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Jacques on X: "Sharing a long, but insightful comment @Gwern made in response to the question: "EA had a pretty weak hand throughout and played it as well as can be reasonably expected"? Gwern: It was a pretty weak hand. There is this pervasive attitude that Sam Altman could have been…" / X

X (formerly Twitter) 1,000 words

Rated 2024-02-11T13:27:12-0800 - sethherr

Activists vow to keep installing guerrilla benches at East Bay bus stops

Berkeley has replaced one DIY bench with a city-approved one. A pair of activists have added at least four more wood benches in the East Bay. #Transportation

2024-01-12T16:30:00-0800 Berkeleyside Iris Kwok 2,000 words

Rated 2024-02-11T21:22:54-0800 - sethherr

Taste games

or why I avoid midrange beer

2024-02-15T09:01:14-0800 Dynomight Internet Newsletter dynomight 3,000 words

Rated 2024-02-15T20:46:06-0800 - sethherr

Paying people to work on open source is good actually - Jacob Kaplan-Moss

If you have a problem with maintainers getting paid then you have a problem with me and I suggest you let that one marinate.

jacobian.org 2,000 words

Rated 2024-02-16T20:44:56-0800 - sethherr

Berkeley's Upzoning Would Be Among Nation's Largest

A proposal to end exclusionary zoning would allow for 100,000 more homes in Berkeley's neighborhoods.

2024-02-17T07:02:03-0800 The Discourse Lounge Darrell Owens 3,000 words

Rated 2024-02-17T21:20:37-0800 - sethherr

“Rabbit Test” unwins the Hugo

I cannot convey the supreme depths to which I'd rather be doing anything else with my Saturday afternoon other than writing this blog post, but here we are. If you have been blessedly insulated from the current furor over the 2023 Hugo Awards -- good for you! (I'm going to have to explain this post…

2024-02-17T17:08:27-0800 SAMANTHA MILLS 2,000 words

Rated 2024-02-18T21:22:35-0800 - sethherr

My Notes on GitLab Postgres Schema Design

I spent some time going over the Postgres schema of Gitlab. GitLab is an alternative to Github. You can self host GitLab since it is an open source DevOps platform. My motivation to understand the schema of a big project like Gitlab was to compare it against schemas I am designing and learn some best…

2022-07-08T09:16:11-0700 Shekhar Gulati 6,000 words

Rated 2024-02-21T10:59:33-0800 - elll

Diseconomies of scale in fraud, spam, support, and moderation

danluu.com

Rated 2024-02-21T10:59:46-0800 - elll Rated 2024-03-18T22:49:24-0700 - sethherr

Britney Spears’s Instagram is secretly being used by Russian hackers

Comments on her photos are the key to the Russian hackers’ operations. #Social Media

2017-06-08T12:30:02-0700 Vox Lindsay Maizland 500 words

Rated 2024-03-11T17:01:35-0700 - &e Rated 2024-03-18T22:50:01-0700 - sethherr

40 years of programming

liw.fi

Rated 2024-03-12T16:12:19-0700 - sethherr

Gary Stevenson: This Is How You Make Money Trading

nymag.com

Rated 2024-03-18T08:24:01-0700 - sethherr

Driving at ridiculous speeds should be physically impossible

Intelligent Speed Assistance, a type of speed-limiting tech, is being tested in New York, DC, and Europe. But will it take off?

2024-03-01T04:00:00-0800 Vox David Zipper 1,000 words

Rated 2024-03-18T23:20:59-0700 - sethherr

An Interview with Scott Alexander

Disambiguated AI, brain emulations, Scott’s writing schedule, figuring out life with newborn twins, and a whole lot more.

2024-02-23T08:05:43-0800 NeoNarrative Sotonye 6,000 words

Rated 2024-03-18T23:35:34-0700 - sethherr

Lies, Damned Lies, and Manometer Readings—Asterisk

America’s HVAC labor force is plagued by dishonesty and frequently incapable of meeting industry standards. Interventions in indoor air quality are the next frontier in pandemic prevention — but are they up to the task?

asteriskmag.com 3,000 words

Rated 2024-03-19T07:13:01-0700 - sethherr

TinyLetter had a big moment

On February 29th, 2024, Mailchimp shuttered TinyLetter, a simple email service that attracted a number of personal and experimental writers in the mid-‘10s.

2024-02-29T06:00:00-0800 The Verge Kevin Nguyen 3,000 words

Rated 2024-03-19T22:27:14-0700 - sethherr

Vaclav Smil and the Value of Doubt

David Owen interviews the author and scientist Vaclav Smil, whose books on environmental issues include “Size: How It Explains the World” and “How the World Really Works.” #Climate Change #Environmentalism #Renewable energy #Science

2024-02-20T03:00:00-0800 The New Yorker David Owen 4,000 words

Rated 2024-03-19T22:44:49-0700 - sethherr

Less Utilitarian Than Thou

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2024-02-27T21:03:18-0800 astralcodexten.com Scott Alexander 65,000 words

Rated 2024-03-19T23:08:24-0700 - sethherr

Using axis lines for good or evil

add them only if they mean something

2024-02-29T09:00:41-0800 Dynomight Internet Newsletter dynomight 1,000 words

Rated 2024-03-19T23:20:50-0700 - sethherr

How Israel turned homeowners into YIMBYs

Homeowners are often the biggest opponents of building new homes. An Israeli reform reversed this by making homeowners the main beneficiaries of development.

2024-02-16T05:30:44-0800 Works in Progress 6,000 words

Rated 2024-03-20T07:50:46-0700 - sethherr

Indonesia’s e-bike shops are building their own batteries - Rest of World

restofworld.org

Rated 2024-03-20T08:01:18-0700 - sethherr

The asbestos times

Asbestos was a miracle material, virtually impervious to fire. But as we fixed city fires in other ways, we came to learn about its horrific downsides.

2023-11-15T07:18:37-0800 Works in Progress 3,000 words

Rated 2024-03-21T08:01:24-0700 - sethherr

Who Is Podcast Guest Turned Star Andrew Huberman, Really?

nymag.com

Rated 2024-03-27T19:07:53-0700 - sethherr

Practically-A-Book Review: Rootclaim $100,000 Lab Leak Debate

I watched 15 hours of COVID origins arguments so you don't have to - but you should!

2024-03-28T04:24:57-0700 astralcodexten.com Scott Alexander 105,000 words

Rated 2024-03-30T20:49:37-0700 - sethherr

Lableak truther loses $100,000 in his own debate

The false myth of a research-related accident being at the root of the COVID-19 pandemic has become endemic in society. Despite a large and detailed body of scientific evidence contradicting or…

2024-02-22T02:40:43-0800 protagonist-science.medium.com Philipp Markolin 6,000 words

Rated 2024-03-30T21:08:05-0700 - sethherr

What Have Fourteen Years of Conservative Rule Done to Britain?

Sam Knight on the Tory U.K. Prime Ministers David Cameron, Theresa May, Boris Johnson, Liz Truss, and Rishi Sunak, and issues including Brexit, the N.H.S., inflation, housing, and the economy.

2024-03-25T03:00:00-0700 The New Yorker Sam Knight 8,000 words

Rated 2024-04-06T07:06:14-0700 - sethherr

4 month sleep regression: Why it happens and what you can do about it

What are the signs of 4 month sleep regression? Learn about developmental changes causing the 4 month sleep regression, and how you can improve your baby's sleep

Huckleberry 3,000 words

Rated 2024-04-06T17:40:05-0700 - sethherr

The US Tried Permanent Daylight Saving Time in the ’70s. People Hated It

The sun rose at 8:27 AM on January 7, 1974. Children in the Washington area had left for school in the dark that morning, thanks to a new national experiment during a wrenching energy crisis: most of the US went to year-round daylight saving time beginning on January 6. "It was jet black" outside when

2022-03-15T12:20:40-0700 Washingtonian https://www.washingtonian.com/author/abeaujon/#author ... 1,000 words

Rated 2024-04-08T13:15:24-0700 - sethherr

San Francisco mayor’s veto of housing bill gets overturned

The Board of Supervisors overturned Mayor London Breed’s veto of Aaron Peskin’s housing density bill on Tuesday, marking the latest political flashpoint as the November election nears.

2024-03-26T14:42:51-0700 The San Francisco Standard Gabe Greschler 1,000 words

Rated 2024-04-08T13:27:04-0700 - sethherr

How the Alt Right won

a Retrospective from Walt Bismarck

2024-01-26T16:54:31-0800 The Walt Right Walt Bismarck 15,000 words

Rated 2024-04-08T17:59:30-0700 - sethherr

Stop being mean to slutty women

It codes as low status and doesn't accomplish anything

2024-03-23T06:39:58-0700 The Walt Right Walt Bismarck 6,000 words

Rated 2024-04-08T18:44:12-0700 - sethherr

The Ex-N.Y.P.D. Offcial Trying to Tame New York’s Trash

The city has lived in filth for decades. Can the commissioner of the Department of Sanitation, a scion of one of the country’s richest families, finally clean up the streets? Eric Lach reports.

2024-04-08T03:00:00-0700 The New Yorker Eric Lach 6,000 words

Rated 2024-04-14T09:00:12-0700 - sethherr

This is a teenager

pudding.cool

Rated 2024-04-16T21:01:53-0700 - sethherr

12 Map Happenings that Rocked our World: Part 9

The Map Happenings series on the hugely impactful events that forever changed our world. This week: the story of a little known company called 'Etak'. I think you'll find it a fascinating read...

2024-04-11T08:00:00-0700 Map Happenings 4,000 words

Rated 2024-04-16T21:02:02-0700 - sethherr

TBM 271: The Biggest Untapped Opportunity

The biggest source of waste is not low performers or having too many employees. The biggest source of waste is untapped skilled pragmatists. The number of skilled pragmatists in any given company is much larger than people realize and, therefore, represents a HUGE opportunity. But almost by definition, they are less visible.

2024-02-04T13:34:57-0800 The Beautiful Mess John Cutler 1,000 words

Rated 2024-04-17T18:29:55-0700 - sethherr

(1) Prof. Ian Walker on X: "And this is where we saw the big win-win: there's a clear negative relationship between water pressure and consumption. More powerful showers used less water overall. A LOVELY TINGLY SHOWER MIGHT BE *BETTER* FOR THE ENVIRONMENT THAN A WEAK DRIBBLE. I know, right? https://t.co/dVCWHgb7JO" / X

X (formerly Twitter) 500 words

Rated 2024-04-17T19:31:22-0700 - sethherr

This Bay Area school district spent $250,000 on Woke Kindergarten program. Test scores fell even further

This Bay Area school district spent $250,000 on Woke Kindergarten. Test scores fell even further #LGBTQ+ #Maryland #San Francisco

2024-02-03T04:00:00-0800 San Francisco Chronicle Jill Tucker 1,000 words

Rated 2024-04-17T23:08:49-0700 - sethherr

(1) Patrick McKenzie on X: "It occurs to me that I have explicitly explained to my children that teachers respond well to guessing their password and that a rule of the game is you aren’t supposed to explicitly say that is what you are doing. “Remember this is just game, not all games have the same rules.”" / X

X (formerly Twitter) 1,000 words

Rated 2024-04-17T23:27:23-0700 - sethherr

Dragon In My Garage • Skeptical Science

skeptical-science.com

Rated 2024-04-18T14:32:59-0700 - sethherr

Thoughts on seed oil

Don't get distracted.

2024-04-18T09:01:11-0700 Dynomight Internet Newsletter dynomight 5,000 words

Rated 2024-04-18T14:45:50-0700 - sethherr

Responses to Tyler Cowen on Rationality

In his recent podcast with Ezra Klein (recommended), Ezra asked Tyler his views on many things. One of them was the rationality community, and he put that response on Marginal Revolution as its own post. Here is the back and forth: Ezra Klein The rationality community. Tyler Cowen Well, tell me a little more what…

2017-04-04T16:40:02-0700 Don't Worry About the Vase 4,000 words

Rated 2024-04-22T23:51:53-0700 - sethherr

Opinion | The ‘Blood Bath’ Battle and the Electric Car War

Does President Biden expect to win on a Jan. 6 strategy alone? #Donald Trump #Joe Biden #US Politics

2024-03-23T04:00:22-0700 The New York Times Ross Douthat ($) 1,000 words

Rated 2024-04-22T23:55:55-0700 - sethherr

Opinion | Is the Internet the Enemy of Progress?

Revisiting Michael Crichton’s prophecy of cultural stagnation. #1990s #Artificial Intelligence #China

2024-04-19T10:25:07-0700 The New York Times Ross Douthat ($) 2,000 words

Rated 2024-04-23T00:00:11-0700 - sethherr

The Man Who Killed Google Search

This is the story of how Google Search died, and the people responsible for killing it. The story begins on February 5th 2019, when Ben Gomes, Google’s head of search, had a problem. Jerry Dischler, then the VP and General Manager of Ads at Google, and Shiv Venkataraman, then the VP of Engineering, Search and Ads on Google properties, had called a “code yellow” for search revenue due to, and I quote, “steady weakness in the daily numbers” and a likeliness that it would end the quarter significa

2024-04-23T09:24:21-0700 Ed Zitron's Where's Your Ed At Edward Zitron 4,000 words

Rated 2024-04-24T13:01:31-0700 - sethherr

How bad are search results? Let's compare Google, Bing, Marginalia, Kagi, Mwmbl, and ChatGPT

danluu.com 20,000 words

Rated 2024-04-24T13:03:34-0700 - sethherr

Bollards: Why & What

Naming something we see and benefit from every day

josh.works 1,000 words

Rated 2024-05-05T18:46:23-0700 - sethherr

MIT abandons use of DEI statements

DEI statements are affirmations made when you're applying for college admission, university jobs, or even science-society grants, recounting to the authorities your philosophy of "diversity, equity, and inclusion," your history of DEI activities, and how you will implement DEI initiatives if you get the admission/job/grant. I have posted quite a bit about them (see collection…

2024-05-04T09:45:17-0700 Why Evolution Is True 2,000 words

Rated 2024-05-05T18:46:54-0700 - sethherr

Israeli authorities raid Al Jazeera after shutdown order

Benjamin Netanyahu's cabinet shut down the network for as long as the war in Gaza continues, saying the network threatens national security. Al Jazeera called the accusation a "dangerous and ridiculous lie" that puts its journalists at risk. #Asia #War

2024-05-05T12:35:11-0700 Reuters ($) 1,000 words

Rated 2024-05-05T19:01:47-0700 - sethherr

Israel shuts down local Al Jazeera offices in ‘dark day for the media’

Foreign Press Association decries move under new law based on claim network is a threat to national security

2024-05-05T09:53:31-0700 The Guardian Jason Burke 1,000 words

Rated 2024-05-05T19:03:23-0700 - sethherr