Archive - Not Boring by Packy McCormick

Weekly Dose of Optimism #179

Opus 4.6, GPT-5.3-Codex, As Rocks May Think, Mouse Brain Computers, Waymo, Contrary Tech Trends + 4 Extra Doses

Feb 6

Raising a Special Little AI

The actual lesson from Clawdbot/Moltbook

Feb 3

January 2026

Weekly Dose of Optimism #178

Neuralink, Pancreatic Cancer, AlphaGenome, Project Genie, Life Bio, Silver Linings + a whole lot of Extra Dose

Jan 30

Weekly Dose of Optimism #177

Founder Mode on Cancer, Cancer Vaccine, Zipline, Ocean Cleanup, TeraWave + Brex/Ramp, Levin/Ferriss, and Stewart Brand/Stripe Press

Jan 23

The Venezuela Opportunity

A Co-Written Essay with Ross Garlick

Jan 22

16 Lessons on Selling (and Life) from My 5-Year-Old

a little Sunday treat to celebrate Dev's first Donut Hat sale

Jan 18

Weekly Dose of Optimism #176

MedGemma & MRIs, Claude, Tesla Lithium, Conceivable, Moon Week + a16z pod

Jan 17

Many Small Steps for Robots, One Giant Leap for Mankind

A Co-Written Essay with Evan Beard

Jan 16

Weekly Dose of Optimism #175

New Food Pyramid, Chinese Peptides, Boltz Lab, HALEU $$$, and Rintamaki on Robots

Jan 10

a16z: The Power Brokers

a16k word essay on a16z on the day of a15b fundraise

Jan 9

welcome to not boring world

introducing not boring's first paid product

Jan 6

December 2025

My 5 Favorite Not Boring Essays of 2025

Electric Slide, Means & Meaning, Cable Caballero, Most Human Wins, Great Differentiation

Dec 23, 2025

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