Amazon Web Services (AWS) has made quite a splash with the launch of the next generation of its custom-designed AI chip families — the AWS Graviton4 and AWS Trainium2. Unveiled at the AWS re:Invent event in Las Vegas, these chips deliver a leap in price performance and energy efficiency, catering…

Microsoft’s recent announcement of its Microsoft Azure Maia and Cobalt processors signals a major shift among the world’s leading cloud service providers towards the in-house development of custom silicon platforms for their data centers. With these processors being built by TSMC, the move is a big nod to the deepening…

Now that I have finished the first round of my translation of the Daodejing, I plan to return to the beginning so that I can polish the text and add breakdowns to the chapters that currently lack them. I found it very useful to go through the latter chapters of…

Chapter 81 provides a fitting conclusion to the Daodejing, reminding you not to be deceived by beautiful words, superficial talk, and shallow intellectualism. By acting in harmony with the natural order of the Dao, you will lead a long and meaningful life without harming others. Section 1 Trustworthy words are not…

Trustworthy words are not beautiful. Beautiful words are not trustworthy. The good are not silver-tongued. The silver-tongued are not good. The wise are not learned. The learned are not wise. The sage does not hoard. The more he serves, the more he has. The more he gives, the more he receives. The way of heaven is…

Daodejing Chapter 80 is the penultimate chapter of the text. It brings together many of Laozi’s major themes by advocating a return to a mythical golden age of simplicity when everyone lived in harmony and contentment within their own small community and had no desire or need to venture further…

Let a state be small And its population sparse. Let it have powerful tools That never need to be used. Let its people be so mindful of death That they never journey far. Let it have boats and carriages That never need to be ridden in. Let it have weapons and armor That…

Chapter 79 of the Daodejing examines how to handle a situation in which one party is indebted to the other. Rather than insisting on repayment of the debt, Laozi recommends that you simply keep a record of it in order to avoid becoming embroiled in a nasty feud that will…

When a bitter dispute is settled, Some bitterness is sure to linger. How can this be resolved? The sage holds the left tally, But never makes a claim on the debtor. Those who have inner power hold the tally. Those who lack inner power call in their debts. The way of heaven has no favorites. But it…