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Big Tech Sees Like a StatePlus! Pirate’s Treasure, Redux; Takedowns; Antitrust and Laggy Beliefs; Money, The High-Order Bit; More... 2020-11-06T08:32:26-0800 The Diff Byrne Hobart 4,000 words Rated 2023-05-01T22:45:09-0700
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U.S. Could Run Out of Cash by June 1, Yellen WarnsPresident Biden said he would meet with lawmakers on May 9 to discuss ways to avoid a default. 2023-05-01T13:25:39-0700 The New York Times Alan Rappeport, Jim Tankersley ($) 2,000 words Rated 2023-05-01T20:46:44-0700 |
The Risky Gamble of Kevin McCarthy’s Debt-Ceiling StrategyJonathan Blitzer writes about the House Republican’s budget proposal that was bundled with its vote to raise the debt ceiling, and about Kevin McCarthy’s weakened position as Speaker. 2023-04-28T13:22:28-0700 The New Yorker Jonathan Blitzer 2,000 words Rated 2023-05-01T07:49:08-0700
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How Much Can Duolingo Teach Us?Carina Chocano on the company’s founder, Luis von Ahn, who believes that artificial intelligence is going to make computers better teachers than humans. 2023-04-17T03:00:00-0700 The New Yorker Carina Chocano 6,000 words Rated 2023-04-30T22:45:37-0700
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It's Not Intelligent If It Always Halts: A Critical Perspective on Current Approaches to AGIIntelligence requires the ability to explore "trains of thought" that are potentially never-ending. Most current approaches fail at this. 2023-04-05T21:06:49-0700 Life Is Computation 4,000 words Rated 2023-04-30T22:09:01-0700
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Advanced Small Modular ReactorsAdvanced small modular reactors (SMRs) offer advantages such as relatively small size, reduced capital investment, ability to be sited in locations not possible for larger nuclear plants, and provisions for incremental power additions. 2019-05-14T08:27:40-0700 INL 2,000 words Rated 2023-04-30T21:39:24-0700
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Small modular reactors produce high levels of nuclear wasteSmall modular reactors, long touted as the future of nuclear energy, will actually generate more radioactive waste than conventional nuclear power plants, according to research from Stanford and the University of British Columbia. #Climate Change #Infrastructure 2022-05-30T12:00:11-0700 Stanford News Stanford University 1,000 words Rated 2023-04-30T08:05:21-0700
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The Internet Is Just Investment Banking NowThe internet has always financialized our lives. Web3 just makes that explicit. 2022-02-04T08:19:58-0800 The Atlantic Ian Bogost ($) 6,000 words Rated 2023-04-30T07:21:13-0700
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Nuclear Power Today | Nuclear Energy - World Nuclear AssociationNuclear energy provides about 30% of the world's low carbon electricity. There are about 450 commercial nuclear power reactors operable in 30 countries. #Nuclear power world nuclear 3,000 words Rated 2023-04-29T08:48:08-0700
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The Real Difference Between European and American ButterRated 2023-04-28T14:38:16-0700
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Fed Slams Its Own Oversight of Silicon Valley Bank in Post-MortemThe Federal Reserve released hundreds of pages documenting how bank supervision and regulation failed to prevent the lender’s painful collapse. The F.D.I.C. released a separate report on Signature Bank’s failure. 2023-04-28T02:00:15-0700 The New York Times Jeanna Smialek ($) 4,000 words Rated 2023-04-28T11:15:49-0700 |
Wrong door, wrong driveway: How US got to shoot first, ask laterRated 2023-04-28T07:44:35-0700
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The Endless Battle to Remove Girls Do Porn Videos From PornhubRated 2023-04-26T23:07:40-0700
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Behind Pornhub’s decade-old moderation problemsRated 2023-04-26T22:56:57-0700
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We Need To Decommodify Mental Health CareRated 2023-04-26T22:22:32-0700
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Google contractors vote to unionize in historic landslide electionGoogle-contracted employees of Cognizant voted 41-0 to form a union Wednesday, forming a bargaining unit they hope will negotiate with both companies. 2023-04-26T14:07:53-0700 SFGATE Stephen Council 1,000 words Rated 2023-04-26T18:58:45-0700 |
The Unbelievable Zombie Comeback of Analog ComputingRated 2023-04-26T07:28:14-0700
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The Battle for the Soul of Buy NothingRated 2023-04-26T00:03:53-0700
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Why We Keep Guns in the HouseRated 2023-04-25T23:12:39-0700
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Alcohol healthy: the flip-flop on whether it's good for you is to understand—if you know who's behind it.Rated 2023-04-25T23:05:45-0700
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How Would You Run a 10,000-Year Endowment?Rated 2023-04-24T23:18:09-0700
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Kesha: Animal Album ReviewRated 2023-04-24T22:44:45-0700
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Fox News Is Bigger Than Any HostRated 2023-04-24T22:16:52-0700
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Dril Is Everyone. More Specifically, He’s a Guy Named Paul.Rated 2023-04-24T09:49:19-0700
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#ReceptioGate and the (absolute) state of academia | Charlotte Gauthier | The Critic MagazineRated 2023-04-23T07:27:58-0700
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Explosions Are Great, Actually. - by areoform - 1517 FundRated 2023-04-22T15:36:20-0700
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The Commission for Stopping Further ImprovementsRated 2023-04-21T16:42:40-0700
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Long accused of Native American misappropriation, Boy Scouts ask if it’s time to changeRated 2023-04-20T18:18:58-0700
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The internet wants to be fragmented - by Noah SmithRated 2023-04-20T18:16:38-0700
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The Future of Search Is BoutiqueRated 2023-04-20T15:28:40-0700
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How an engagement bike changed one couple’s lifeRated 2023-04-20T08:07:34-0700
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90% of My Skills Are Now Worth $0 - by Kent BeckRated 2023-04-19T09:37:46-0700
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MillerKnoll CEO Andi Owen blasted for 'leave pity city' leaked videoRated 2023-04-19T07:51:11-0700
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Escorts are the ER Doctors of RelationshipsRated 2023-04-19T07:41:19-0700
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Misdemeanor BailRated 2023-04-18T22:17:35-0700 |
I Really Didn’t Want to Go, by Lauren OylerRated 2023-04-18T14:19:45-0700
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The 'Dead-Internet Theory' Is Wrong but Feels TrueRated 2023-04-17T17:38:07-0700
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Tim Cook on Shaping the Future of AppleRated 2023-04-17T13:26:16-0700
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Richard Montañez didn't actually invent Flamin' Hot CheetosRated 2023-04-17T10:29:47-0700
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'Algebra for none' fails in San FranciscoRated 2023-04-16T17:55:46-0700 |
Mark Twain's Two Week Stint as a Confederate SoldierRated 2023-04-16T16:11:50-0700
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Do We Need to Abolish Child Protective Services?Rated 2023-04-16T09:46:06-0700
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The early days of Linux [LWN.net]Rated 2023-04-15T16:28:19-0700
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Poking around OpenAI.Rated 2023-04-14T17:10:35-0700
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Trendy “raw water” source under bird’s nest sparks diarrheal outbreakRated 2023-04-14T16:04:46-0700
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It’s 10 PM. Do You Know Where Your Cat Is?Rated 2023-04-13T23:48:52-0700
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The Paris Review - The Crane WifeRated 2023-04-13T23:28:56-0700
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[Letter from Minneapolis] The Sanctuary2020-09-11T13:55:36-0700 Harper's Magazine https://harpers.org/author/wesenzinna/#author 7,000 words Rated 2023-04-13T19:16:16-0700
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Lawyer says man accused of beating ex-S.F. official was pepper sprayedRated 2023-04-13T08:55:59-0700
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Arrest made in SF killing of Bob Lee — tech exec's alleged killer also worked in techRated 2023-04-13T08:52:35-0700
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