Optimistic Tech

Let's Light the fuse on Fusion

What is fusion, why is it important and what are some of it's variants

12 hrs ago • Richard Howard

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February 2026

Devs are the serfs pre-Agricultural Revolution

Some bullet-point thoughts in-between larger posts

Feb 16 • Richard Howard

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We need to invent our way out of the AI Slopocalypse

Otherwise we get the slop we deserve

Feb 2 • Richard Howard

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January 2026

Optimistic Tech Newsletter: Editing DNA to cure Orphan diseases

Changing our DNA to cure 1 in a million diseases

Jan 19 • Richard Howard

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Is the Anthropic IPO the Netscape moment for AI?

AI bubble or bust - Anthropics IPO might just hold the answer

Jan 6 • Richard Howard

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December 2025

Some 2026 Predictions and 2025 thoughts

Merry Christmas ya filthy animals

Dec 29, 2025 • Richard Howard

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A Smorgasbord of thoughts

Some links, some thoughts, some things

Dec 8, 2025 • Richard Howard

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November 2025

What about no?

A treatise on the upcoming budget

Nov 4, 2025 • Richard Howard

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June 2025

Optimistic Tech Newsletter: Nitricity

Formulating fertilizer out of thin air (and other stuff)

Jun 9, 2025 • Richard Howard

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Optimistic Tech Newsletter: Stoke Space

Scaling a vibrant space economy

Jun 2, 2025 • Richard Howard

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May 2025

Mission Zero Technologies

Sucking Carbon out of the sky and turning it into jet fuel

May 27, 2025 • Richard Howard

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Mast Reforestation

Burying carbon to restore forests

May 19, 2025 • Richard Howard

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