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Literacy is good or bad, perhaps

Once upon a time, a woman read an extremely convincing book called The Literacy Delusion.

2024-10-3 7:01am Woman of Letters Naomi Kanakia 4,000 words

Rated 2024-11-12 12:31pm

No, intelligence is not like height

... and the reason is one of the most interesting findings from modern behavioral genetics

2024-8-26 2:05pm The Infinitesimal Sasha Gusev 4,000 words

Rated 2024-11-12 12:39pm

Meta’s Broken Promises

The 51-page report, “Meta’s Broken Promises: Systemic Censorship of Palestine Content on Instagram and Facebook,” documents a pattern of undue removal and suppression of protected speech including peaceful expression in support of Palestine and public debate about Palestinian human rights. Human Rights Watch found that the problem stems from flawed Meta policies and their inconsistent and erroneous implementation, overreliance on automated tools to moderate content, and undue government...

2023-12-21 6:30pm Human Rights Watch 15,000 words

Rated 2024-11-13 8:17am

Sleep stage detection using only heart rate

Getting enough quality sleep plays a vital role in protecting our mental health, physical health, and quality of life. Sleep deprivation can make it difficult to concentrate on daily activities, and lower sleep quality is associated with hypertension, hyperglycemia, and hyperlipidemia. The amount of …

PubMed 1,000 words

Rated 2024-11-13 8:30am

RHRV Quick Start Tutorial

cran.r-project.org RHRV Team 3,000 words

Rated 2024-11-13 8:30am

The Later Years of Douglas Adams | The Digital Antiquarian

filfre.net 15,000 words

Rated 2024-11-13 8:48am

New Apple security feature reboots iPhones after 3 days, researchers confirm

“Inactivity reboot" effectively puts iPhones in a more secure state by locking the user's encryption keys in the iPhone's secure enclave chip. #Apple #Law Enforcement #Privacy

2024-11-14 9:13am TechCrunch Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai 1,000 words

Rated 2024-11-15 12:31am

Something weird is happening with LLMs and chess

are they good or bad?

2024-11-13 4:00pm DYNOMIGHT dynomight 2,000 words

Rated 2024-11-15 12:42am

The Anti-Fluoride Movement Vaults Into the Mainstream

With the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as health secretary, a formerly fringe opinion suddenly gets wide attention. #Cold War #Long Island #Water

2024-11-15 12:00am The New York Times Joseph Goldstein ($) 2,000 words

Rated 2024-11-15 5:22am

Maybe Bluesky has “won”

November has sucked so far. One upside of the terrible nonsense is that more people are fleeing X. Many are choosing Bluesky. I’ve seen a bunch of takes about this recently, but I keep seeing things I disagree with. I figure that’s a good enough excuse to write more about this weird-assed social network.

2024-11-15 11:36am Gavin Anderegg 2,000 words

Rated 2024-11-15 7:38pm

What would it cost to kill coal?

The price of shutting down coal power, and what would be gained

2024-11-14 4:00pm The Economist 1,000 words

Rated 2024-11-15 9:46pm

‘I’m not gang-banging’: Dirt bikers defend their noisy hobby

London Breed recently signed a law outlawing sideshows and dirt bike gatherings. But dirt bikers in San Francisco say “bike life” is a valuable community and a stress outlet — not a menace to society. #Sports

2024-11-12 6:00am The San Francisco Standard Max Harrison-Caldwell 1,000 words

Rated 2024-11-16 5:51am

The Early Christian Strategy

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2024-11-14 5:57am astralcodexten.com Scott Alexander 60,000 words

Rated 2024-11-18 5:49pm

Opinion | Prop. K was a battle between urban and suburban SF. The right side won

Proposition K wasn’t just about the future of a road: It was a clash between two ideologies battling to shape the city.

2024-11-19 3:00pm The San Francisco Standard Jane Natoli 1,000 words

Rated 2024-11-19 5:50pm

FBI raids home of Polymarket CEO Shayne Coplan

The prediction market gained mainstream attention during the recent presidential election.

2024-11-13 1:02pm Axios Dan Primack 1,000 words

Rated 2024-11-20 8:17pm

Why Americans Are Obsessed With Poor Posture

A recent history of the 20th-century movement to fix slouching questions the moral and political dimensions of addressing bad backs over wider public health concerns.

2024-11-20 2:00am The Nation Zoe Adams ($) 3,000 words

Rated 2024-11-24 5:58pm

Donald Trump Has NOT Won a Majority of the Votes Cast for President

Donald Trump’s popular vote total has fallen below 50 percent, and his margin over Kamala Harris has narrowed considerably as all the votes are counted.

2024-11-19 7:17am The Nation John Nichols ($) 2,000 words

Rated 2024-11-24 5:59pm

The AI Reporter That Took My Old Job Just Got Fired

A local newspaper in Hawaii experimented with AI-generated presenters to engage and boost its readership. After two months, the bots have been shelved. #Artificial Intelligence #Business #Media

2024-11-21 2:00am WIRED Guthrie Scrimgeour 1,000 words

Rated 2024-11-26 4:29pm

Why San Francisco Is Overhauling Its Most Controversial Bike Lane

The controversial bike lane pilot program on San Francisco's Valencia St. is getting ripped out for a more conventional design. Here's why.

2024-11-25 10:57am Velo Alvin Holbrook 1,000 words

Rated 2024-11-26 5:42pm

M.I.T. Aluminum Bicycle Project 1974

1974 MIT Aluminum Bicycle Project, we describe some of Marc’s design, the frames he and Harriet built in Shawn Buckleys IAP course, and how these played a role in the Klein vs. Cannondale patent litigation in the mid-1980s.

sheldonbrown.com 2,000 words

Rated 2024-11-27 7:05pm

In the Rockets’ Red Glare, by Rachel Kushner

The past and future of hot-rodding in America #California #Donald Trump #Religion

2024-10-23 10:05am Harper's Magazine 200 words

Rated 2024-11-30 3:00pm

Valencia St. appears to be doing better than businesses believe

Valencia St. near the center bike lane appears to be doing more business than anywhere else in the Mission District, according to new data.

2024-2-3 6:00am Mission Local Craig Mautner 3,000 words

Rated 2024-12-1 5:05pm

Save The Valencia Center Bike Lane. It's Better Than You Think.

Already agree with me? Save the San Francisco Valencia center bike lane with this email in one tap! (and join me for public comment at the Nov 19th City Hall meeting! (The SFBC will also be there advocating for better biking & rolling in general) More info below. The moment I turn onto Valencia Street ...

2024-10-31 1:17pm Bike to Everything Dylan Harris 3,000 words

Rated 2024-12-1 6:27pm

How Murderbot Saved Martha Wells' Life

Martha Wells created one of the most iconic characters in 21st-century science fiction: Murderbot, reluctant savior of humanity. Then she faced an existential threat of her own. #Books #Culture #Robots #Texas

2024-11-26 3:00am WIRED Meghan Herbst 3,000 words

Rated 2024-12-2 10:06pm

Start Page

minjunes.ai

Rated 2024-12-3 4:52pm

Is Robert Pattinson the Last True Movie Star?

The New York Times

Rated 2024-12-5 7:52am

I trained myself to run farther using the Strava API and an IOT dog food bowl full of M&Ms

mayer.cool

mayer.cool Dan Mayer 3,000 words

Rated 2024-12-5 8:04am

Opinion | What One Russian Satellite Tells Us About the Future of Nuclear Warfare

No shockwave. No mushroom cloud. But a space nuke would change life on Earth forever.

2024-12-4 10:00pm The New York Times W.J. Hennigan 4,000 words

Rated 2024-12-6 6:31am

my second year without a job

Reflecting on two years of unemployment: personal growth, financial lessons, and creative pursuits like music and startups. Here's how I navigated year two without a job.

shilin typing... 2,000 words

Rated 2024-12-7 7:54am

Retiring from the core teams

Today we’re announcing on the official Hanami blog that I am retiring from the core teams. It’s a decision I’ve made after about 2 years of contemplating how I want to move forward with my involvement with the Ruby community and its Open Source ecosy...

2024-12-12 2:13am solnic.dev Peter Solnica 1,000 words

Rated 2024-12-13 6:15am

OpenAI whistleblower found dead in San Francisco apartment

A former OpenAI researcher who raised concerns about the company is dead at 26. #Artificial Intelligence #Lawsuit #Technology

2024-12-13 1:12pm The Mercury News Jakob Rodgers 2,000 words

Rated 2024-12-13 10:41pm

NYC Wants You to Stop Taking Traffic Cam Selfies, But Here's How to Do It Anyway

The Traffic Cam Photobooth website from artist Morry Kolman lets you snap a pic as you pass a public camera. New York officials responded with a cease-and-desist, but Kolman is undeterred.

2024-12-11 5:30am PCMag Jon Kalish 500 words

Rated 2024-12-14 8:56pm

Maximizing the Expected Value of a Lottery Ticket: How to Sell and When to Buy | CHANCE

Allen Kim and Steven Skiena With players attracted by the potential winnings from enormous lottery pools, multistate lotteries like Mega Millions and Powerball sell tens to hundreds of millions of tickets each week across the United States. Larger lottery pools attract more sales, but the expected value of a particular lottery ticket is a function ...

chance.amstat.org 4,000 words

Rated 2024-12-15 12:46am

Opinion | My 500-Mile Journey Across Alaska’s Thawing Arctic

I had read about how the rapid warming of the Arctic was upending the landscape and its people. Now I’ve seen it. #Climate Change #Global Warming #Weather #Wildfire

2024-12-15 6:00am The New York Times Jon Waterman ($) 2,000 words

Rated 2024-12-15 7:06am

Opinion | The Trouble Began Where #MeToo Became #ChurchToo

Yes, people want justice — as long as justice costs them nothing or very little. #Child Abuse #Christianity #Donald Trump #Harvey Weinstein #Rape

2024-12-15 3:00am The New York Times David French ($) 2,000 words

Rated 2024-12-15 5:22pm

Scores for Adults Are Dropping on Tests of Basic Skills

As with kids' test scores, a crucial question is the role of knowledge

2024-12-15 3:42pm Minding the Gap Natalie Wexler 2,000 words

Rated 2024-12-15 8:40pm

Always Go To The Funeral

As a child, Deirdre Sullivan learned from her father to always pay her respects at funerals. Now, this NPR listener believes those simple acts of human kindness are as important as the grand gestures.

2005-8-7 9:00pm NPR Deirdre Sullivan 1,000 words

Rated 2024-12-17 6:56am

Telraam Traffic Monitoring & Bike Match Network Shutting Down

Reflecting on 4 years of Bike Match and 2 years of Bay Area Traffic Monitoring

2024-12-17 12:30pm Transpo Maps Stephen Braitsch 1,000 words

Rated 2024-12-17 4:54pm

Chip Cities Rise in Japan’s Fields of Dreams

The scale of Tokyo’s ambition creates the risk of spectacular failure, but so too does succumbing to decline in a sector the nation once dominated. #City #Government #Infrastructure #Japan

2024-12-11 12:00pm Bloomberg Gearoid Reidy 3,000 words

Rated 2024-12-17 7:40pm

On blankfaces

For years, I've had a private term I've used with my family. To give a few examples of its use: No, I never applied for that grant. I spent two hours struggling to log in to a web portal designed by the world's top blankfaces until I finally gave up in despair. No, I paid…

2021-8-2 1:30pm Shtetl-Optimized 20,000 words

Rated 2024-12-17 8:52pm

The art of a Russian joke: anekdoty about Putin and the war

Collection of recent Russian jokes about Putin and the war in Ukraine

2024-11-13 9:20am Tap Water Sommelier Konstantin Asimonov 1,000 words

Rated 2024-12-17 8:58pm

Droppings

what-if.xkcd.com

Rated 2024-12-17 9:04pm

The Illusion of Miles Per Gallon

2008-6-20 7:21am Wheels Blog Richard S. Chang 2,000 words

Rated 2024-12-17 9:05pm

Optimizing Ruby’s JSON, Part 1

I was recently made maintainer of the json gem, and aside from fixing some old bugs, I focused quite a bit on its performance, so that it is now the fastest JSON parser and generator for Ruby on most benchmarks.

2024-12-15 11:19am byroot’s blog 3,000 words

Rated 2024-12-18 7:04pm

Optimizing Ruby’s JSON, Part 2

In the previous post, I covered my motivations for improving ruby/json’s performance, and detailed the first 4 notable optimizations applied to speed up JSON generation.

2024-12-18 8:05am byroot’s blog 3,000 words

Rated 2024-12-18 7:12pm

Alignment faking in large language models

A paper from Anthropic's Alignment Science team on Alignment Faking in AI large language models

anthropic.com 2,000 words

Rated 2024-12-19 7:01pm

Introducing Governing San Francisco

Campaigns are marketing and sales. Governing is the product.

2024-11-12 10:24am Governing San Francisco Zack Rosen 1,000 words

Rated 2024-12-19 7:31pm

Huge math error corrected in black plastic study; authors say it doesn’t matter

Correction issued for black plastic study that had people tossing spatulas.

2024-12-16 2:23pm Ars Technica Beth Mole 1,000 words

Rated 2024-12-20 9:01pm

Berkeley's Evolution On Housing

To understand and appreciate Adena Ishii's victory, it's important to understand how Berkeley got to this point and what the election really means vs. the bombastic headlines.

2024-12-23 1:56pm The Discourse Lounge Darrell Owens 3,000 words

Rated 2024-12-25 11:23am

Cognitive load is what matters

There are so many buzzwords and best practices out there, but let's focus on something more fundamental. What matters is the amount of confusion developers feel when going through the code.

minds.md 2,000 words

Rated 2024-12-26 6:52am