August in Westport CT
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Henri
@Henri
About Me
I've always loved the feeling of opening the mailbox and finding the latest issue of a magazine you've subscribed to for years. Growing up, my favorites were ESPN The Magazine and Architectural Digest. These days, we're constantly sharing videos, photos, and opinions - so why not our own magazines? Qorrum is a platform where anyone can create and share their own monthly magazine, and explore ones made by others. Mine will usually center on cumulative knowledge, major tech developments, and general learnings - though each issue will take a slightly different shape!
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Posts by Henri
A few takes on the US national debt passing $40 trillion this month (“If something cannot go on forever it will stop…”)
Business & Tech - August 2026
From a colleague on OpenAI's math and computer science achievements this month:
"These are genuine results - not all the problems are super high visiblity/significance but still we are now in an era where some mathematicians will be tasked with understanding and confirming Al generated results. We are making discoveries faster than we can understand them fully."
Health / longevity: break up sitting, not just “exercise more”. A new Medicine study of 91,000+ people over ~12 years linked longer uninterrupted sedentary time with higher cancer mortality; replacing sitting with light movement was associated with lower risk (for workdays: 2–5 minute walk breaks, calls while walking, errands between deep-work blocks).
Few takes on AI - June 2026
Up until the last year, developing an app took enough time and expertise that it tended to be done for multiple people and repetitive use cases.
But AI coding capabilities have gotten so good that in literally a few minutes, you can make a tailor made app.
I tried out doing just that, using a train ride to make an apartment comparison app for one time use, just for me - few snapshots below.
This month I started using ChatGPT to send me a daily morning briefing. I chose the specific set of sections and style I wanted, and have been able to iterate on the format. I'm finding what is essentially my own morning newsletter to be a great addition to my news routine, and recommend creating your own
