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Yale professor who studies fascism fleeing US to work in CanadaJason Stanley, who says grandmother fled Berlin with his father in 1939, says US may become ‘fascist dictatorship’ 2025-03-26T15:26:12-0700 The Guardian Rachel Leingang 1,000 words Rated 2025-03-27T21:13:44-0700 - sethherr
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The art of DJing: Avalon Emerson · Articoli ⟋ RAOne of the most creative DJs in the game unpacks her methods for Elissa Stolman. 2019-02-06T03:30:24-0800 Resident Advisor Elissa Stolman 7,000 words Rated 2025-03-29T14:57:07-0700 - sethherr
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What to DoRated 2025-03-30T13:33:27-0700 - sethherr
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Gemini 2.5 is the New SoTAGemini 2.5 Pro Experimental is America’s next top large language model. 2025-03-28T07:16:23-0700 thezvi.substack.com Zvi Mowshowitz 4,000 words Rated 2025-03-31T07:27:30-0700 - sethherr
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Gemini 2.5 Pro vs. Claude 3.7 Sonnet: Coding ComparisonThis blog-post compares the coding capabilites of new Gemini 2.5 Pro experimental and Claude 3.7 Sonnet (thinking) 2025-03-30T05:37:39-0700 Composio Shrijal 2,000 words Rated 2025-03-31T07:31:19-0700 - sethherr |
The April Fools joke that might have got me firedEveryone should pull one great practical joke in their lifetimes. This one was mine, and I think it's past the statute of limitations. The s... oldvcr.blogspot.com 2,000 words Rated 2025-04-01T19:03:08-0700 - sethherr
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Bikes in the Age of TariffsToday's post was going to be about a new product we're introducing—but we need to hold off while we recalculate our prices. You've probably seen the news: Virtually all imports into the United States will be subjected to additional, steep import taxes, also called tariffs. The… Rene Herse Cycles 4,000 words Rated 2025-04-03T14:52:12-0700 - sethherr
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An image of an archeologist adventurer who wears a hat and uses a bullwhipThere is only one thing worse than being imitated 2025-04-03T10:50:14-0700 The AI Underwriter Otakar G. Hubschmann 1,000 words Rated 2025-04-03T19:03:44-0700 - sethherr
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fi-le.netfi-le.net, the Fiefdom of Files Rated 2025-04-04T20:08:14-0700 - sethherr
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Buying Sunglasses in Brazil (or how to restore commitment in bargaining)The last time our family went to Brazil, our little ones arrived poorly prepared. We did not bring any sunglasses. Why would we? London’s winter sky rarely requires them. Brazil? That’s a different story. Upon our first five-minute walk between the luxurious apartment blocks, we were struck by the brightest of sunlight. Instead of buying… 2024-09-10T04:22:52-0700 The hold-up problem 2,000 words Rated 2025-04-05T20:14:33-0700 - sethherr
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Recent AI model progress feels mostly like bullshit — LessWrongAbout nine months ago, I and three friends decided that AI had gotten good enough to monitor large codebases autonomously for security problems. We s… 2025-03-24T12:28:43-0700 lesswrong.com lc 9,000 words Rated 2025-04-06T14:27:06-0700 - sethherr
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20 years of Git. Still weird, still wonderful.Twenty years ago, Git was born. How did this unlikely "information manager" take over the world? 2025-04-07T09:21:57-0700 GitButler Scott Chacon 3,000 words Rated 2025-04-07T16:49:23-0700 - sethherr
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Faced with measles, Texas healthcare workers confront ‘information warfare’For the first time in a decade, a US child has died of measles. What can doctors and nurses do to encourage vaccination? #Donald Trump #Politics #United States 2025-03-31T09:37:11-0700 Al Jazeera Tyler Hicks 2,000 words Rated 2025-04-07T17:33:18-0700 - sethherr
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But what if I really want a faster horse? | exotextBut what if I really want a faster horse? | exotext rakhim.exotext.com 500 words Rated 2025-04-11T06:43:57-0700 - sethherr
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How to win an argument with a toddlerYou can’t. That’s because toddlers don’t understand what an argument is and aren’t interesting in having one. Toddlers (which includes defensive bureaucrats, bullies, flat e… 2025-04-14T02:03:00-0700 Seth's Blog 500 words Rated 2025-04-15T12:33:22-0700 - sethherr
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How Two British Orthodontists Became Celebrities to Incels (Published 2020)The Mews, a father-son team of orthodontists, have an unusual theory about the source of crooked teeth — one that has earned them a following in some of the darker corners of the internet. #Children 2020-08-20T02:00:07-0700 The New York Times William Brennan ($) 7,000 words Rated 2025-04-16T10:35:43-0700 - sethherr
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Opinion | An Age of Extinction Is Coming. Here’s How to Survive.Rated 2025-04-20T08:55:57-0700 - sethherr
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The Movie Mistake Mystery from "Revenge of the Sith"Movies are handmade, and just like any other art form, sometimes the seams that hold movies together become visible to the audience. For mov... fxrant.blogspot.com 2,000 words Rated 2025-04-21T16:34:51-0700 - sethherr
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How Private Equity Was BornPrivate equity, now a major presence in the US economic landscape, has been booming since the 2008 financial crisis. Its roots lie in the rise of the corporation at the turn of the century and the shareholder revolution of the 1980s. jacobin.com 2,000 words Rated 2025-04-22T21:06:23-0700 - sethherr
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Inside the Rise and Fall of Toys ‘R’ UsThe retailer turned everyone into a “Toys ‘R’ Us kid”… by driving its competition out of existence. 2018-03-19T14:57:36-0700 HISTORY Erin Blakemore 2,000 words Rated 2025-04-23T07:40:53-0700 - sethherr
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An end to all this prostate trouble?yarchive.net 9,000 words Rated 2025-04-26T20:05:25-0700 - sethherr
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Flagellomania and Fatherhood: Roald Dahl, My Father, and MeI smacked my daughter once. The guilt still haunts me. #Culture #Literature #Memoir #Parenting #Psychology 2025-03-17T03:00:00-0700 The MIT Press Reader 3,000 words Rated 2025-04-27T21:06:18-0700 - sethherr
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The One-Person Framework in practiceHow I built a seven-figure business with Rails bramjetten.dev 2,000 words Rated 2025-04-28T19:17:40-0700 - sethherr
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Another Periodic Suggestion to Try, Just Try, Switching to Kagi for SearchPaying for Kagi today feels a *lot* like paying for HBO back in the cable TV heyday. Daring Fireball 1,000 words Rated 2025-04-29T07:52:39-0700 - sethherr
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Demolition Begins at DC’s Black Lives Matter PlazaThe bright yellow letters became a landmark in 2020, and now are being removed. 2025-03-10T16:51:55-0700 Washingtonian https://www.washingtonian.com/author/chonker/#author ... 500 words Rated 2025-04-29T15:07:15-0700 - sethherr
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Runaway TrenHow a Colorado slumlord’s psyop turned into a brand-new ‘forever war’ on Venezuela #Colorado #Donald Trump #Housing #Immigration #Real Estate #Venezuela 2025-04-24T05:30:00-0700 The American Prospect Maureen Tkacik 9,000 words Rated 2025-04-29T22:19:56-0700 - sethherr
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A judge just blew up Apple’s control of the App StoreThe Epic Games v. Apple judge banned Apple from collecting commissions on purchases made outside its App Store, finding the company in contempt of a 2021 ruling over its anticompetitive behavior. #Apple 2025-04-30T15:58:56-0700 The Verge Jay Peters 500 words Rated 2025-05-01T09:41:50-0700 - sethherr
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How crawlers impact the operations of the Wikimedia projects<p>The Wikimedia Hackathon is an annual event that brings the global technical community together to connect and have technical discussions, hack on existing projects and ...</p>\n 2025-04-01T12:20:19-0700 Diff 1,000 words Rated 2025-05-02T06:02:05-0700 - sethherr
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Vatican City2021-02-01T13:57:15-0800 Vatican Observatory 500 words Rated 2025-05-02T06:05:20-0700 - sethherr
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Judge Rules Apple Executive Lied Under Oath, Makes Criminal Contempt ReferralJudge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers rebuked the phone giant, opened the app store, and made a criminal contempt referral to an Apple executive for lying under oath. Plus, a bad antitrust bill goes down. 2025-04-30T20:11:22-0700 BIG by Matt Stoller Matt Stoller 2,000 words Rated 2025-05-02T18:21:07-0700 - sethherr
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The first driverless semis have started running regular longhaul routes | CNN BusinessDriverless trucks are officially running their first regular long-haul routes, making roundtrips between Dallas and Houston. 2025-05-01T14:31:39-0700 CNN Alexandra Skores ($) 500 words Rated 2025-05-02T18:24:31-0700 - sethherr
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The life-or-death case for self-driving carsNew research from Waymo shows self-driving cars hugely reduce crashes and injuries compared to human drivers. Robot vehicles may be the future of safer roads. #Artificial Intelligence #Google #Technology 2025-05-04T05:00:00-0700 Vox Bryan Walsh ($) 1,000 words Rated 2025-05-04T10:16:35-0700 - sethherr
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"You Wouldn’t Steal a Car”... But Would You Pirate a Font? * TorrentFreakThe statement "You Wouldn't Steal a Car" launched one of the most iconic anti-piracy campaigns. But did the campaign use a pirated font? 2025-04-24T06:28:46-0700 TF Publishing Ernesto Van der Sar 1,000 words Rated 2025-05-04T13:15:31-0700 - sethherr
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I'd rather read the promptI have literally never seen LLM writing that actually improved my life. claytonwramsey.com Clayton Ramsey 2,000 words Rated 2025-05-04T21:48:19-0700 - sethherr
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TM SGNL, the obscure unofficial Signal app Mike Waltz uses to text with Trump officials💡Update May 3, 2025: I have posted a follow-up, Here's the source code for the unofficial Signal app used by Trump officials. Update May 4, 2025: Another followup, and a big one: The Signal Clone the Trump Admin Uses Was Hacked Yesterday, a Reuters photographer captured a photo of the freshly-ousted former National Security Advisor Mike Waltz checking his Signal messages during a Trump cabinet meeting. If you're not familiar with Waltz, he's most well known for inviting The... 2025-05-02T14:34:09-0700 micahflee Micah Lee 3,000 words Rated 2025-05-06T06:59:55-0700 - sethherr
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The Curse of Knowing How, or; Fixing Everything | BlogA reflection on control, burnout, and the strange weight of technical fluency. 2025-04-23T17:00:00-0700 NotAShelf 2,000 words Rated 2025-05-06T16:36:46-0700 - sethherr
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So much bloodbut how much exactly? 2025-05-04T17:00:00-0700 DYNOMIGHT dynomight 2,000 words Rated 2025-05-07T06:48:01-0700 - sethherr
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Ghost students are creating an 'agonizing' problem for Calif. collegesCalifornia community colleges are facing a unique and "agonizing" problem with this technology. #Covid 19 #San Francisco 2025-05-07T04:00:00-0700 SFGATE Madilynne Medina 2,000 words Rated 2025-05-07T22:28:11-0700 - sethherr
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Past, Present, and Future of Sorbet Type Syntax – Jake ZimmermanA discussion of how Sorbet's type syntax came to be, the problems it solves, and how it could improve. blog.jez.io Jake Zimmerman 4,000 words Rated 2025-05-09T14:15:56-0700 - sethherr
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