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Laurence Tratt: Comparing the Glove80 and Maltron keyboardstratt.net 3,000 words Rated 2:25am - sethherr |
How Jane Jacobs got Americans stuckYoni Appelbaum on the real villians behind our housing and mobility problems Jul 9th Riskgaming by Lux Capital Danny Crichton 5,000 words Rated Yesterday 12:13am - sethherr |
The special hell of Bolt, Europe's Uber cloneI don’t like this app. brandur.org 1,000 words Rated Jul 21st - sethherr |
The Great Flood of Adequate SoftwareSomewhere someone is still evaluating WinRAR Jul 12th Works on My Machine Scott Werner 2,000 words Rated Jul 20th - sethherr |
Reflections on OpenAIcalv.info 4,000 words Rated Jul 16th - sethherr |
Measuring the Impact of Early-2025 AI on Experienced Open-Source Developer ProductivityWe conduct a randomized controlled trial to understand how early-2025 AI tools affect the productivity of experienced open-source developers working on their own repositories. Surprisingly, we find that when developers use AI tools, they take 19% longer than without—AI makes them slower. Jul 10th metr.org METR 2,000 words Rated Jul 12th - sethherr |
Toxic US Landfills: Overheating Trash Sites Pose Health RisksRated Jul 2nd - sethherr |
Your Review: Alpha School... Jun 27th astralcodexten.com Scott Alexander 60,000 words Rated Jun 30th - sethherr |
New Terms of Service IP clause cannot be terminated or revoked, not even by deleting content · Issue #35086 · mastodon/mastodonSummary Since it first opened, mastodon.social has operated without any sort of explicit IP grant from the users to the service, which is unusual for a social networking service. Today Mastodon announced effective July 1 there will be a ... Jun 17th GitHub mcclure 3,000 words Rated Jun 19th - sethherr |
How I'm Voting for Mayor in NYC's Democratic Primary1. Tilson // 2. Myrie // 3. Adams // 4. Lander* // 5. Cuomo // (X) Not Mamdani Jun 16th Maximum New York Daniel Golliher 5,000 words Rated Jun 17th - sethherr |
Opinion | The Problem With Everything-Bagel LiberalismRated Jun 17th - sethherr |
Call it Blue TapeDown with anti-government sentiment in blue states // Interstate praise of the federal system Mar 30th Maximum New York Daniel Golliher 2,000 words Rated Jun 17th - sethherr |
Air-dried vs. Kiln-dried WoodAre they different to saw, chisel and plane? Does it matter? Jun 8th The American Peasant Christopher Schwarz, Kara Gebhart Uhl ($) 6,000 words Rated Jun 12th - sethherr |
Don't Panic, but Douglas Adams Predicted All of ThisHow the author of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy foresaw AI chatbots, voice assistants, and irritating kitchen appliances decades before anyone else Jun 7th My Blameless Life Kris St.Gabriel 3,000 words Rated Jun 11th - sethherr |
My AI Skeptic Friends Are All NutsMy smartest friends have bananas arguments about LLM coding. Fly 3,000 words Rated Jun 2nd - sethherr |
Melatonin: Much More Than You Wanted To KnowRated Jun 1st - sethherr |
Good WritingRated May 24th - sethherr |
Linguists Find Proof of Sweeping Language Pattern Once Deemed a ‘Hoax’Inuit languages really do have many words for snow, linguists found—and other languages have conceptual specialties, too, potentially revealing what a culture values May 9th Scientific American Cody Cottier ($) 1,000 words Rated May 20th - sethherr |
SMS 2FA is not just insecure, it's also hostile to mountain peoplei have a friend -- she's an old lady born and raised here in the western north carolina mountains. she hates computers, yes, but she's be... May 14th stillgreenmoss 1,000 words Rated May 14th - sethherr |
Opinion | What People at Pornhub Were Thinking When It Shared Videos of Child RapeFive years ago at Pornhub, executives were removing the most obvious videos of children. But one employee said ‘obvious’ meant a ‘3-year-old.’ #Alabama #Child Abuse #Pornography #Rape #Social Media May 10th The New York Times Nicholas Kristof ($) 3,000 words Rated May 10th - sethherr |
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 May 9th - sethherr |
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... May 2nd micahflee Micah Lee 3,000 words Rated May 6th - sethherr |
Runaway TrenHow a Colorado slumlord’s psyop turned into a brand-new ‘forever war’ on Venezuela #Colorado #Donald Trump #Housing #Immigration #Real Estate #Venezuela Apr 24th The American Prospect Maureen Tkacik 9,000 words Rated Apr 30th - sethherr |
An end to all this prostate trouble?yarchive.net 9,000 words Rated Apr 27th - sethherr |
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 Apr 3rd - sethherr |
The art of DJing: Avalon Emerson · Articoli ⟋ RAOne of the most creative DJs in the game unpacks her methods for Elissa Stolman. 2019-02-06 Resident Advisor Elissa Stolman 7,000 words Rated Mar 29th - sethherr |
The Ghosts in the Machine, by Liz PellySpotify’s plot against musicians #Artificial Intelligence #Jazz #Music #Musician #Sweden #Youtube 2024-11-19 Harper's Magazine 200 words Rated Mar 25th - &e |
Understanding Solar EnergyThe biggest energy story of the last fifteen years is the rise of solar photovoltaics, also known as solar PV or simply solar panels. Mar 20th Construction Physics Brian Potter 4,000 words Rated Mar 20th - sethherr |
Discworld RulesAnd LOTR is brain-rot for technologists Mar 8th Contraptions Venkatesh Rao 7,000 words Rated Mar 15th - sethherr |
Opinion | I Loved ‘Anora,’ but I Still Hope It Loses at the Oscars“Anora” is neither pro-Russian nor anti-Russian. But its Oscar nominations have been portrayed as a national victory in Russia. #Donald Trump #Movies Feb 27th The New York Times Michael Idov ($) 2,000 words Rated Mar 10th - sethherr |
SFF community reeling after Marion Zimmer Bradley's daughter accuses her of abuseMoira Greyland's claims that she was molested by the late fantasy author have horrified readers and writers who had been inspired by her work 2014-06-27 The Guardian Alison Flood 1,000 words Rated Mar 9th - sethherr |
Microsoft is reportedly plotting a future without OpenAI - Tech StartupsMicrosoft’s AI head is plotting a future without OpenAI. According to a report from The Information, Mustafa Suleyman, the head of Microsoft’s AI division, has set his sights on a bold objective: reducing the company’s dependence on OpenAI. In a report titled 'Microsoft’s AI Guru Plots a Future Without OpenAI,' The Information reported: "After setbacks, Mar 7th Tech Startups | Tech Companies | Startups News Nickie Louise 1,000 words Rated Mar 8th - sethherr |
Age and cognitive skills: Use it or lose itCognitive skills do not decline with age for those who use math and reading throughout their life. Mar 7th Science Advances Eric A. Hanushek, Lavinia Kinne, Frauke Witthöft, Ludger Woessmann ... 10,000 words Rated Mar 6th - sethherr |
The secret to perfectly calculate Rails database connection pool sizeisland94.org 1,000 words Rated Feb 27th - sethherr |
1DaySooner's Trump II Health Policy Proposals... Feb 7th astralcodexten.com Scott Alexander 15,000 words Rated Feb 8th - sethherr |
The Antitrust Revolution, by Barry C. LynnLiberal democracy’s last stand against Big Tech #Amazon #Apple #Donald Trump #Facebook #Google #Microsoft #Supreme Court 2024-08-20 Harper's Magazine 200 words Rated Jan 31st - sethherr |
“Founder Mode” and the Art of MythmakingI’ve never been good at “hot takes”. Anyone who knows anything about marketing can tell you that the best time to share your opinion about something is when everyone is all worked up about it. Hot topics drive clicks and eyeballs and attention en masse. Unfortunately, my internal combustion engine doesn’t run that way. If… 2024-12-17 charity.wtf 9,000 words Rated Jan 29th - sethherr |
Paul Graham and the Cult of the Founder"Founder Mode" is such garbage. 2024-09-13 The Future, Now and Then Dave Karpf 2,000 words Rated Jan 29th - sethherr |
What o3 Becomes by 2028 — LessWrongFunding for $150bn training systems just turned less speculative, with OpenAI o3 reaching 25% on FrontierMath, 70% on SWE-Verified, 2700 on Codeforce… 2024-12-22 lesswrong.com Vladimir_Nesov 4,000 words Rated Jan 10th - sethherr |
They squandered the holy grailWhy Apple Intelligence failed even though everything it's built upon is nearly perfect xeiaso.net 5,000 words Rated Jan 6th - sethherr |
The torture of an unphilosophical life2024-12-26 UnHerd Agnes Callard 5,000 words Rated 2024-12-28 - sethherr |
Start PageRated 2024-12-04 - sethherr |
Why Americans Are Obsessed With Poor PostureA recent history of the 20th-century movement to fix slouching questions the moral and political dimensions of addressing bad backs over wider public health concerns. 2024-11-20 The Nation Zoe Adams ($) 3,000 words Rated 2024-11-25 - sethherr |
Opinion | Prop. K was a battle between urban and suburban SF. The right side wonProposition 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 The San Francisco Standard Jane Natoli 1,000 words Rated 2024-11-20 - sethherr |
Opinion | School closures suck. But they’re necessary, and opposing them is wrongShould San Francisco families really be asked to give up on their small community schools for the sake of the public good? Yes, they should. #Education and schools 2024-10-16 The San Francisco Standard Catharine Burhenne 1,000 words Rated 2024-10-21 - sethherr |
Reflections on PalantirA retrospective of an eight-year stint. 2024-10-15 Nabeel S. Qureshi 6,000 words Rated 2024-10-17 - sethherr |
Silicon Valley, the New Lobbying MonsterFrom Coinbase to OpenAI, the tech sector is pouring millions into super PACS that intimidate politicians into supporting its agenda. Charles Duhigg reports. 2024-10-07 The New Yorker Charles Duhigg 8,000 words Rated 2024-10-14 - sethherr |
Inside the TikTok documents: Stripping teens and boosting 'attractive' peopleA trove of secret documents show teens’ increasing reliance on TikTok and how executives were acutely aware of the potential harm the app can cause young people, but appeared unconcerned. 2024-10-13 NPR Bobby Allyn 1,000 words Rated 2024-10-14 - sethherr |
SB 1047: Our Side Of The Story... 2024-10-10 astralcodexten.com Scott Alexander 40,000 words Rated 2024-10-13 - sethherr |
This Chatbot Pulls People Away From Conspiracy TheoriesIn a new study, many people doubted or abandoned false beliefs after a short conversation with the DebunkBot. #Artificial Intelligence #Conspiracy Theory #Psychology 2024-09-12 The New York Times Teddy Rosenbluth ($) 1,000 words Rated 2024-10-11 - sethherr |