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I Ate Poison Oak To Try to Gain Immunity. Here’s What Happened. - WSJ

The Wall Street Journal

Rated 2024-07-09T09:53:27-0700 - sethherr

I Ate Poison Oak To Try to Gain Immunity. Here’s What Happened. - WSJ

archive.ph

Rated 2024-07-09T09:56:04-0700 - sethherr

Reliable Sources: How Wikipedia Admin David Gerard Launders His Grudges Into the Public Record

The feud between basilisk-obsessed Wikipedia admin David Gerard and everyone from heterodox news sources to the right wing to rationalists,

2024-07-10T07:31:47-0700 Tracing Woodgrains 15,000 words

Rated 2024-07-16T13:18:24-0700 - sethherr

Slate Star Codex and Silicon Valley’s War Against the Media

Gideon Lewis-Kraus writes about the tension between Scott Alexander, of the rationalist blog Slate Star Codex, and the New York Times. #Journalism #New York Times #Silicon Valley #Social Media

2020-07-09T08:10:18-0700 The New Yorker Gideon Lewis-Kraus 5,000 words

Rated 2024-07-16T14:10:04-0700 - sethherr

(20) TracingWoodgrains on X: "In conversations about intelligence, people often take the @charlesmurray approach of emphasizing that intelligence doesn't determine a person's worth. I find myself a bit dissatisfied when I chew on this. It's true, but I suspect it's a bit too easy. Specifically: while I https://t.co/jzo9YEsWRX" / X

x.com 1,000 words

Rated 2024-07-16T15:24:08-0700 - sethherr

Advantages of incompetent management

yosefk.com

Rated 2024-07-16T17:09:06-0700 - sethherr

How to Do Politics: The Political Capital Savings Plan

Get capital, do politics

2023-03-22T10:56:03-0700 Maximum New York Daniel Golliher 4,000 words

Rated 2024-07-17T22:42:24-0700 - sethherr

Summer Camp and Parenting Panics

Jay Caspian Kang on summer camps’ promises of social improvement, and the reason that upper-middle-class families can’t conceive of an unscheduled moment. #Parenting

2024-05-24T03:00:00-0700 The New Yorker Jay Caspian Kang 1,000 words

Rated 2024-07-20T12:55:22-0700 - sethherr

Patronage vs. Constituent Parties (Or Why Republican Party Leaders Matter More Than Democratic Ones)

The Republican and Democratic parties are not the same: power flows differently within them. The two big political news items of this week—the happenings of the Republican National Convention and the desperate attempts of many Democrats to replace their candidate before their own convention next month—reflect these asymmetries. Nevertheless, many discussions of American politics assume…

2024-07-20T12:56:55-0700 The Scholar's Stage 5,000 words

Rated 2024-07-27T21:59:57-0700 - sethherr

America’s New Political War Pits Young Men Against Young Women - WSJ

The Wall Street Journal

Rated 2024-07-29T12:58:32-0700 - sethherr

Opinion | Are Smartphones and Social Media Driving a Teen Mental Heath Crisis?

The New York Times

Rated 2024-07-29T15:38:53-0700 - sethherr

Monetization & Monopolies: How The Internet You Loved Died

Or Why Tech Monopolies Are Actually Good For Society. A defence of “Big Tech” on the principles of progress. Hold on! Stow the pitchforks! Hear me out...

2024-07-25T07:31:11-0700 Radical Contributions Conrad Bastable 10,000 words

Rated 2024-07-30T10:36:42-0700 - sethherr

Every company should be owned by its employees

Central States Manufacturing as a model for employee-ownership.

2024-07-24T03:13:57-0700 The Elysian Elle Griffin 2,000 words

Rated 2024-07-30T10:39:38-0700 - sethherr

Congress Accidentally Legalized Weed Six Years Ago

The Atlantic

Rated 2024-07-30T11:00:32-0700 - sethherr

Venezuela’s Maduro clings to power. Opposition hopes this time it ends differently.

Venezuelan President Maduro has claimed – without evidence – that he won the presidential election. Despite high levels of repression, the opposition is leaning into their hope for change.

2024-08-05T13:26:53-0700 The Christian Science Monitor Mie Hoejris Dahl ($) 2,000 words

Rated 2024-08-05T15:20:22-0700 - sethherr

Suspicious data pattern in recent Venezuelan election | Statistical Modeling, Causal Inference, and Social Science

statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu

Rated 2024-08-05T15:27:48-0700 - sethherr

My New Band Is: The Indoctrinated Rich

On the Brearley dad, what indoctrination means in the context of education, and private schools that are segregation academies

2021-04-17T15:11:30-0700 My New Band Is Elizabeth Spiers 6,000 words

Rated 2024-08-05T15:40:50-0700 - sethherr

Your Book Review: How the War Was Won

Finalist #8 in the Book Review Contest

2024-08-09T13:24:01-0700 astralcodexten.com Astral Codex Ten 7,000 words

Rated 2024-08-09T14:19:17-0700 - sethherr

Britannica_x_Pendleton.pdf

pendleton-usa.com

Rated 2024-08-13T10:35:58-0700 - sethherr

How Costco Hacked the American Shopping Psyche

More than 100 million people visit the retailer for their groceries — and gas and TVs and gold bars and pet coffins — but saving money may not be the only motive.

2024-08-20T13:46:25-0700 The New York Times Ben Ryder Howe ($) 4,000 words

Rated 2024-08-24T22:16:53-0700 - sethherr

The Silicon Valley Canon: On the Paıdeía of the American Tech Elite

I often draw a distinction between the political elites of Washington DC and the industrial elites of Silicon Valley with a joke: in San Francisco reading books, and talking about what you have read, is a matter of high prestige. Not so in Washington DC. In Washington people never read books—they just write them. To…

2024-08-21T13:51:14-0700 The Scholar's Stage 4,000 words

Rated 2024-08-26T21:43:54-0700 - sethherr

Police brushed him off. So he exposed an international bike theft ring on his own

In the dark heart of the pandemic, cyclist Bryan Hance was tipped to a scheme to spirit stolen bikes from California to Mexico. He set out to crack the case — and in the process exposed lapses in systems meant to prevent trafficking in stolen goods.

2024-08-27T03:00:43-0700 Los Angeles Times Jessica Garrison ($) 2,000 words

Rated 2024-08-27T20:45:02-0700 - sethherr

A Weekend at the Immersion Larp Festival

A world where you buy every word you speak, a sensory journey through Monet’s memories, and life in an open-air prison.

2024-08-21T12:50:01-0700 mssv + Have You Played 6,000 words

Rated 2024-08-27T23:21:18-0700 - sethherr

Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser

The future of entertainment is here – but we weren’t prepared for it.

2023-08-07T08:08:00-0700 mssv + Have You Played 10,000 words

Rated 2024-08-28T04:47:24-0700 - sethherr

Your Book Review: The Pale King

Finalist #12 in the Book Review Contest

2024-09-06T08:47:37-0700 astralcodexten.com Astral Codex Ten 30,000 words

Rated 2024-09-09T19:59:57-0700 - sethherr

The Future of Open Source

A GitHub founder's musings on the past, present and future of large groups of people collaborating on software in awesome ways. #Essay

2024-08-06T12:23:17-0700 GitButler Scott Chacon 3,000 words

Rated 2024-09-11T15:06:17-0700 - sethherr

Why GitHub Actually Won

GitButler

Rated 2024-09-11T15:21:57-0700 - sethherr

What We're Getting Wrong About Ethical Eating

When it comes to ethical eating, the journey is not as simple as "eat more plants." We have to think about the whole system and our place in it.

2020-01-07T06:17:43-0800 Greatist Leigh Huggins 3,000 words

Rated 2024-09-12T21:12:18-0700 - sethherr Rated 2024-09-23T17:19:29-0700 - &e Rated 2024-10-11T11:29:14-0700 - elll

The Thin Purple Line, by Jasper Craven

The dubious rise of the private-security industry #9/11 #Crime #New York City #Surveillance

2024-07-23T12:22:18-0700 Harper's Magazine 200 words

Rated 2024-09-15T17:06:27-0700 - sethherr

Staying Awake, by Ursula K. Le Guin

Notes on the alleged decline of reading #United States

2008-01-31T16:00:21-0800 Harper's Magazine 200 words

Rated 2024-09-15T17:24:07-0700 - sethherr

What Happens When You Use Your Phone Around Your Kids

The more often parents are on their smartphones in front of their kids, the lower the children's emotional intelligence.

Greater Good 1,000 words

Rated 2024-09-15T17:39:47-0700 - sethherr

Aaron Sorkin Thinks Life Still Imitates ‘The West Wing’

The political drama debuted 25 years ago. But the creator believes the politics were mostly beside the point. #TV

2024-09-19T02:04:49-0700 The New York Times Marc Tracy ($) 3,000 words

Rated 2024-09-19T14:11:44-0700 - sethherr

A bottle of water per email: the hidden environmental costs of using AI chatbots

AI needs a lot of electricity and water to stay cool in data centers. We break down the toll prompt-by-prompt to show the scale of AI’s environmental needs.

2024-09-18T02:00:00-0700 The Washington Post Pranshu Verma, Shelly Tan ($) 1,000 words

Rated 2024-09-23T17:02:13-0700 - &e

llamafile: bringing LLMs to the people, and to your own computer

Mozilla Innovations 1,000 words

Rated 2024-09-23T17:06:38-0700 - &e

This Chatbot Pulls People Away From Conspiracy Theories

In a new study, many people doubted or abandoned false beliefs after a short conversation with the DebunkBot. #Artificial Intelligence #Conspiracy Theory #Psychology

2024-09-12T11:30:55-0700 The New York Times Teddy Rosenbluth ($) 1,000 words

Rated 2024-09-23T17:10:31-0700 - &e Rated 2024-10-11T15:22:14-0700 - sethherr

I kind of like rebasing

People tend to get pretty passionate about Git workflows on different online forums. Some like to rebase, while others prefer to keep the disorganized records. Some dislike the extra merge commit, while others love to preserve all the historical artifacts. There’s merit to both sides of the discussion. That being said, I kind of like rebasing because I’m a messy committer who: Usually doesn’t care for keeping atomic commits1. Creates a lot of short commits with messages like “fix” or...

2024-06-17T17:00:00-0700 Redowan's Reflections Redowan Delowar 2,000 words

Rated 2024-09-23T17:25:37-0700 - &e Rated 2024-09-24T13:59:17-0700 - sethherr

The Art of Taking It Slow

Anna Wiener interviews Grant Petersen, the owner of Rivendell Bicycle Works, who has amassed an ardent following by urging people to abandon the spandex and personal bests, get a comfortable bike, and go easy.

2024-09-16T03:00:00-0700 The New Yorker Anna Wiener 5,000 words

Rated 2024-09-23T22:38:03-0700 - sethherr

San Francisco’s new housing pitch: Hot Friend Compounds

The “live near friends” movement has leveled up. A housing startup is rolling out a new one-stop shop to find and buy a place with friends. #Housing

2024-09-22T06:00:00-0700 The San Francisco Standard Zara Stone 2,000 words

Rated 2024-09-24T13:57:46-0700 - sethherr

How to Pull the Perfect Shot of Espresso

Finally, an all-in-one guide to help you master that elusive perfect espresso shot at home. We lay it out in this easy, six-minute step-by-step walkthrough with tips, tricks, and even our signature espresso recipe. What's the difference between dose and yield? What size dose should you be using based on your basket? Grab a pen and notebook, and stop head-scratching whenever your espresso turns out differently. You'll thank us later. Recipe An espresso recipe consists of dose, yield, and...

Clive Coffee 1,000 words

Rated 2024-10-07T09:01:25-0700 - sethherr

Incomplete Streets Part 3: Even When Caltrans Is Right, It’s Wrong - CalBike

2024-07-31T17:08:31-0700 California Bicycle Coalition Jared Sanchez 2,000 words

Rated 2024-10-07T17:05:46-0700 - sethherr

How the Online Right Fell Apart

Behind the scenes, the online Right is just as divided as the Left—and it’s adopted many of its pathologies too. Are we facing a fascist coup, or just a collapse into political confusion? #Christianity #Internet

2024-08-21T05:20:47-0700 Damage Sam Kriss 2,000 words

Rated 2024-10-07T18:19:45-0700 - sethherr

The scourge of stolen bikes in Britain

The Economist

Rated 2024-10-09T14:59:40-0700 - sethherr

The open source gift exchange

I love writing and sharing code as open source, but it's not an abstract act of pure altruism. The first recipients of these programming gifts are almost always myself and my company. It's an intentionally selfish drive first, then a broader benefit second. But, ironically, this is what's made my participation in the gift exchange of o...

world.hey.com 500 words

Rated 2024-10-10T15:07:24-0700 - sethherr

Automattic is doing open source dirty

Automattic demanding 8% of WP Engine's revenues because they're not "giving back enough" to WordPress is a wanton violation of general open source ideals and the specifics of the GPL license. Automattic is completely out of line, and the potential damage to the open source world extends far beyond the WordPress. Don't let the drama or ...

world.hey.com 1,000 words

Rated 2024-10-10T15:07:34-0700 - sethherr

Gay bathhouses could come again. For once, no one is moaning

There have been no gay bathhouses in San Francisco since 1987. In large part that’s because red tape is less a bondage prop and more a fact of life for the city. #LGBTQ+

2024-10-04T08:00:00-0700 The San Francisco Standard Kevin Truong 1,000 words

Rated 2024-10-10T15:32:31-0700 - sethherr

Why we’re helping more wikis move away from Fandom

Hi! You may have seen that Weird Gloop is now hosting the official League of Legends Wiki. We’ve spent the last couple months working with the Riot folks and the League wiki editors to move it off of Fandom, and turn it into something the players will (hopefully!) really dig. I also love that it got started because one of the Riot guys plays a ton of Old School RuneScape and thinks our wiki is awesome. How cool is that?? I want this to kick off a new era where communities and developers take...

2024-10-09T17:00:00-0700 Jonathan Lee 2,000 words

Rated 2024-10-11T11:05:50-0700 - sethherr