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Simon Willison explores "horizontal wealth" inspired by Terry Pratchett

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Simon Willison reflects on the concept of "horizontal wealth," inspired by Terry Pratchett's writings. He uses the idea to explain his personal decision to expand his home office into a library for research, contrasting it with "vertical wealth" which focuses on luxury purchases. Willison also briefly mentions recent articles on Qwen 3.8-27B's capabilities and the U.S. Census Bureau's engagement with "Super Intelligence." AI

IMPACT Explores the concept of 'horizontal wealth' as it relates to personal research and intellectual pursuits, touching on AI models like Qwen 3.8-27B and the U.S. Census Bureau's engagement with AI.

RANK_REASON The item is an opinion piece by an author reflecting on a concept, not a primary news event.

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Simon Willison explores "horizontal wealth" inspired by Terry Pratchett

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  1. Simon Willison TIER_1 English(EN) ·

    Terry Pratchett's Study

    <p><a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50405674#50407316">My comment</a> on <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50405674">Terry Pratchett&#x27;s Study</a> &mdash; Hacker News.</p><p>Terry Pratchett once wrote about the concept of "horizontal wealth". Vertical …

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