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College English majors can't readThey have one job and they can't do it 2025-05-20T06:15:40-0700 Kitten 3,000 words Rated 2025-07-04T16:03:18-0700
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The hardest part about fundraising for GiveWellUsing a metaphor about shopping for a dinner party, Philanthropy Advisor Maggie Lloydhauser explains how fundraising for GiveWell is different from fundraising for most other nonprofits. 2024-06-10T09:36:19-0700 The GiveWell Blog Maggie Lloydhauser 2,000 words Rated 2025-07-04T15:52:10-0700
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Your Review: SchoolFinalist #2 in the Review Contest 2025-07-04T06:01:37-0700 astralcodexten.com Astral Codex Ten 8,000 words Rated 2025-07-04T15:49:39-0700
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hydrogen jukeboxes: on the crammed poetics of "creative writing" LLMshydrogen jukeboxes: on the crammed poetics of “creative writing” LLMsThis is a follow-up to my earlier brief rant about the new, unreleased OpenAI model that’s supposed “good at creative writing.” It... 2025-03-14T17:18:08-0700 nostalgebraist.tumblr.com nostalgebraist 200 words Rated 2025-07-03T20:58:47-0700
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Tools: Code Is All You NeedThe solution to agentic flows was code all along. 2025-07-03T00:00:00-0700 Armin Ronacher 2,000 words Rated 2025-07-03T16:56:26-0700
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COROS Confirms Substantial Watch Security Vulnerablity: Says Fixes Are ComingA German IT security firm has published a list of 8 different security bugs found in all COROS watches that give essentially full access to not only the user's watch, but also their COROS account. This includes everything from 2025-06-30T03:20:40-0700 DC Rainmaker 5,000 words Rated 2025-07-03T13:40:27-0700
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Cloudflare Introduces Blocking of A.I. Scrapers By DefaultRated 2025-07-02T07:22:17-0700
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Toxic US Landfills: Overheating Trash Sites Pose Health RisksRated 2025-07-01T20:56:50-0700
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I built something that changed my friend group's social fabricThis is a story that started back in 2022, but I think its a perfect time to reflect on the impact that it has had on my friend group still to this day. A year or so before COVID, our friend group dispersed across the world - I moved to Vancouver, one friend moved to the UK and another one moved to the United States. The rest of them still lived in Melbourne. Once COVID hit, like many others, we looked to find a way to keep in contact and still hang out. We have always been a big gaming group 2025-06-27T22:16:52-0700 Dan Petrolito 1,000 words Rated 2025-07-01T19:07:27-0700
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The cheapest cars aren't cheap anymoremedia.hubspot.com 1,000 words Rated 2025-06-30T07:55:51-0700
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Your Review: Alpha School... 2025-06-27T04:49:52-0700 astralcodexten.com Scott Alexander 60,000 words Rated 2025-06-29T20:55:47-0700
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Defense Department will stop providing crucial satellite weather datatext.npr.org 2,000 words Rated 2025-06-29T20:19:29-0700
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Sudden loss of key US satellite data could send hurricane forecasting back ‘decades’Scientists left scrambling amid hurricane season after irreplaceable program is slotted to be shuttered 2025-06-28T07:27:10-0700 The Guardian Eric Holthaus 2,000 words Rated 2025-06-29T20:00:33-0700
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Woman in custody after car hits bicyclist on closed OpenStreetsPGH course in North Point BreezePolice took a woman into custody after witnesses said a car drove through a barricade and onto streets that had been closed for OpenStreetsPGH, striking at least one person on a bicycle. 2025-06-29T05:51:30-0700 WESA Rachel McDevitt, Julia Maruca 1,000 words Rated 2025-06-29T16:13:35-0700
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The Claude Bliss Attractor... 2025-06-12T18:33:35-0700 astralcodexten.com Scott Alexander 25,000 words Rated 2025-06-29T07:18:53-0700
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I Love(d) L.A."I'd be safe and warm if I was in L.A.," The Mamas and the Papas sang 60 years ago. "California... #Homelessness #Los Angeles 2025-06-09T11:14:00-0700 PJ Media Stephen Green 1,000 words Rated 2025-06-27T22:43:28-0700
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The effect of noise on sleepUsing Apple Watch Empirical Health 500 words Rated 2025-06-27T07:24:30-0700
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Lovable makes $75m in 7 months—but is it nailing pricing?The current (and future) monetization strategies of "Shopify for SaaS" 2025-06-25T06:57:24-0700 The Bill, Please Finn 3,000 words Rated 2025-06-25T21:14:13-0700
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What Problems to Solve - By Richard Feynmangenius.cat-v.org 1,000 words Rated 2025-06-25T20:18:02-0700
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The NO FAKES Act Has Changed – and It’s So Much WorseA bill purporting to target the issue of misinformation and defamation caused by generative AI has mutated into something that could change the internet forever, harming speech and innovation from here on out.The Nurture Originals, Foster Art and Keep Entertainment Safe (NO FAKES) Act aims to... 2025-06-23T12:39:42-0700 Electronic Frontier Foundation Katharine Trendacosta and Corynne McSherry 1,000 words Rated 2025-06-24T17:56:28-0700
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Guess I’m A Rationalist NowA week ago I attended LessOnline, a rationalist blogging conference featuring many people I've known for years---Scott Alexander, Eliezer Yudkowsky, Zvi Mowshowitz, Sarah Constantin, Carl Feynman---as well as people I've known only online and was delighted to meet in person, like Joe Carlsmith and Jacob Falkovich and Daniel Reeves. The conference was at Lighthaven, a… 2025-06-09T18:02:03-0700 Shtetl-Optimized 10,000 words Rated 2025-06-20T07:12:21-0700
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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 ... 2025-06-17T15:40:04-0700 GitHub mcclure 3,000 words Rated 2025-06-18T21:39:09-0700
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Honda Conducts Successful Launch and Landing Test of Experimental Reusable Rocket | Honda Global Corporate WebsiteHonda Global | Honda R26 D Co., Ltd., a research and development subsidiary of Honda Motor Co., Ltd., today conducted a launch and landing test of an experimental reusable rocket*1 (6.3 m in length, 85 cm in diameter, 900 kg dry weight2f 1,312 kg wet weight) developed independently by Honda. The test was completed successfully, the first time Honda landed a rocket after reaching an altitude of nearly 300 meters. 2025-06-17T03:30:00-0700 Honda Motor Co.,Ltd. 1,000 words Rated 2025-06-18T07:31:03-0700
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How I'm Voting for Mayor in NYC's Democratic Primary1. Tilson // 2. Myrie // 3. Adams // 4. Lander* // 5. Cuomo // (X) Not Mamdani 2025-06-16T10:19:50-0700 Maximum New York Daniel Golliher 5,000 words Rated 2025-06-16T19:42:36-0700
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Opinion | The Problem With Everything-Bagel LiberalismRated 2025-06-16T19:39:41-0700
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Call it Blue TapeDown with anti-government sentiment in blue states // Interstate praise of the federal system 2025-03-30T15:16:23-0700 Maximum New York Daniel Golliher 2,000 words Rated 2025-06-16T19:26:03-0700
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The unions are (finally) coming for big techAfter decades of taking a back seat, the rise of AI, layoffs, and industry-wide burnout has led to a call for more prominent tech unions. 2025-06-05T02:16:39-0700 LeadDev Kelli Korducki 1,000 words Rated 2025-06-15T18:36:07-0700
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Air-dried vs. Kiln-dried WoodAre they different to saw, chisel and plane? Does it matter? 2025-06-08T03:00:53-0700 The American Peasant Christopher Schwarz, Kara Gebhart Uhl ($) 6,000 words Rated 2025-06-12T07:47:50-0700
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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 2025-06-07T04:55:12-0700 My Blameless Life Kris St.Gabriel 3,000 words Rated 2025-06-10T20:57:05-0700
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Opinion | The Problems Democrats Don’t Like to SeeThe Democratic future isn’t going to look like the Democratic past. #Books #California #Chicago #Housing #Real Estate #Texas #US Politics 2025-06-08T03:00:12-0700 The New York Times Ezra Klein ($) 3,000 words Rated 2025-06-10T20:18:44-0700
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The Men Who Fix Manhattan's Symbolic Shabbat BoundariesEvery Thursday and Friday morning, Rabbi Moshe Tauber leaves his home in Rockland County, New York, at about 3:30 a.m. He arrives in Manhattan an hour later... #Border #Law #Religion 2017-10-16T15:07:00-0700 Atlas Obscura Michael Inscoe 2,000 words Rated 2025-06-08T19:55:13-0700
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Oprah Shamed James Frey. He’s Back Anyway.Twenty years after “A Million Little Pieces” became a national scandal, James Frey is ready for a new audience. #Books #Writer 2025-06-08T02:01:53-0700 The New York Times Sam Dolnick ($) 3,000 words Rated 2025-06-08T14:32:07-0700
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I Read All Of Cloudflare's Claude-Generated CommitsMax Mitchell's personal portfolio website showcasing his photography, YouTube videos, coding projects, and work history. 2020-05-20T00:00:00-0700 Max Mitchell 1,000 words Rated 2025-06-07T14:44:36-0700 |
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Claude’s System Prompt Changes Reveal Anthropic’s PrioritiesReviewing the few changes in the Claude 4.0 system prompts, we get a sense for how system prompts program chatbot applications. 2025-06-03T13:04:00-0700 Drew Breunig 1,000 words Rated 2025-06-04T20:28:54-0700
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Direct File on GitHubPersonal blog of Chris Given, government technologist. These words are always written by a human; I have no one to blame but myself. chrisgiven.com 500 words Rated 2025-06-04T16:51:18-0700
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Problems in Precious PlasticNews update: Precious Plastic is in problems. You can decide the future of the project. Die or grow preciousplastic.com 2,000 words Rated 2025-06-04T07:05:53-0700
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No One Knows How to Deal With 'Student-on-Student' AI CSAMA new report from Stanford finds that schools, parents, police, and our legal system are not prepared to deal with the growing problem of minors using AI to generate CSAM of other minors. 2025-05-29T06:00:06-0700 404 Media Emanuel Maiberg 1,000 words Rated 2025-06-02T18:52:38-0700
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My AI Skeptic Friends Are All NutsMy smartest friends have bananas arguments about LLM coding. Fly 3,000 words Rated 2025-06-02T16:13:47-0700
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Opinion | Christo Grozev Is the Man Putin Couldn’t KillPutin had Christo Grozev in his sights. Grozev was way ahead of him. #Assassination #Austria #Crime #New York City #Plane Crash 2025-06-02T02:01:30-0700 The New York Times M. Gessen ($) 6,000 words Rated 2025-06-02T16:02:01-0700
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Melatonin: Much More Than You Wanted To KnowRated 2025-06-01T11:03:14-0700
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Figma Slides is a Beautiful DisasterSome highlights and lowlights. Allen Pike 1,000 words Rated 2025-06-01T07:10:32-0700
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Probe lenses and focus stacking: the secrets to incredible photos taken inside instrumentsPhotographer Charles Brooks embarked upon a quest to photograph the inside of musical instruments, creating images that look like monumental buildings. 2025-05-22T17:00:00-0700 DPReview Abby Ferguson 2,000 words Rated 2025-05-31T06:07:23-0700
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Why I Broke Up with New YorkMost people accept the city’s chaos as a toll for an expansive life. It took Lena Dunham several decades to realize that she could go her own way. 2025-05-05T03:00:00-0700 The New Yorker Lena Dunham 3,000 words Rated 2025-05-30T21:44:30-0700
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Why Good Ideas Die Quietly and Bad Ideas Go ViralA new book, “Antimemetics: Why Some Ideas Resist Spreading,” argues that notions get taken up not because of their virtue but because of their catchiness. #Sociology #Technology 2025-05-28T03:00:00-0700 The New Yorker Gideon Lewis-Kraus 4,000 words Rated 2025-05-29T08:05:51-0700
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The Who Cares Eradansinker.com 1,000 words Rated 2025-05-28T06:40:22-0700
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Salsa Cutthroat Build - Brakes - 180mm flat-mount - Hike Bike CakeDuring the Salsa Cutthroat build we discover its unique design for the front brake mount - a flat-mount caliper that is able to take a 180mm rotor. 2020-04-23T16:18:29-0700 HikeBikeCake kaitatari.com 1,000 words Rated 2025-05-27T17:23:39-0700
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My review of Power Failure: the downfall of America's greatest companyPower Failure by William Cohan chronicles the spectacular collapse of General Electric, once America's most valuable company. From a $600 billion giant to near-bankruptcy, GE's downfall reveals how financialization and imperial CEOs destroyed a 130-year industrial icon. 2025-05-26T13:30:21-0700 Gordon Wintrob 1,000 words Rated 2025-05-26T20:39:01-0700
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Cloudflare CEO: Football Piracy Blocks Will Claim Lives; "I Pray No One Dies" * TorrentFreakCloudflare CEO Matthew Prince says he "Pray no one dies" after revealing that piracy blocking denies access to critical resources in Spain. 2025-05-25T23:27:27-0700 TF Publishing Andy Maxwell 1,000 words Rated 2025-05-26T08:27:41-0700
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GitHub issues for notesGitHub issues is *almost* the best notebook in the world. Free and unlimited, for both public and private notes. Comprehensive Markdown support, including syntax highlighting for almost any language. Plus … Simon Willison’s Weblog Simon Willison 500 words Rated 2025-05-26T07:29:51-0700
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