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MIT abandons use of DEI statementsDEI 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
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How bad are search results? Let's compare Google, Bing, Marginalia, Kagi, Mwmbl, and ChatGPTdanluu.com 20,000 words Rated 2024-04-24T13:03:34-0700 - sethherr
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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
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(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" / XX (formerly Twitter) 500 words Rated 2024-04-17T19:31:22-0700 - sethherr
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How the Alt Right wona 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
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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
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Practically-A-Book Review: Rootclaim $100,000 Lab Leak DebateI 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
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The asbestos timesAsbestos 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
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Less Utilitarian Than Thou... 2024-02-27T21:03:18-0800 astralcodexten.com Scott Alexander 65,000 words Rated 2024-03-19T23:08:24-0700 - sethherr
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Lies, Damned Lies, and Manometer Readings—AsteriskAmerica’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
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Diseconomies of scale in fraud, spam, support, and moderationRated 2024-03-18T22:49:24-0700 - sethherr
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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…" / XX (formerly Twitter) 1,000 words Rated 2024-02-11T13:27:12-0800 - sethherr
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What it was like working for GitLabyorickpeterse.com 6,000 words Rated 2024-02-11T11:43:54-0800 - sethherr
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Why You Should Be a LudditeTech columnist Brian Merchant takes us back to the 19th century to see who the Luddites really were and what they fought for. Luddism, he says, is about “questioning who machinery serves.” Current Affairs 6,000 words Rated 2024-01-31T21:27:05-0800 - sethherr
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Japan’s Housing Crisis: What The YIMBYs Don’t UnderstandWhat Really Drives Housing Prices — And Why Japan’s Haven’t Increased Since 1995! 2022-11-25T10:34:46-0800 Radical Contributions Conrad Bastable 8,000 words Rated 2024-01-23T05:56:01-0800 - sethherr
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Pinker was right, I was wrong. | Statistical Modeling, Causal Inference, and Social Sciencestatmodeling.stat.columbia.edu Rated 2024-01-14T08:42:35-0800 - sethherr
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LLMs and Programming in the first days of 2024 - <antirez>Rated 2024-01-10T11:19:39-0800 - sethherr
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Opinion | Look What We Made Taylor Swift DoWhether she is conscious of it or not, Ms. Swift signals to queer people — in our language — that she has some affinity for queer identity. #Celebrity #Country Music 2024-01-04T02:01:26-0800 The New York Times Anna Marks ($) 5,000 words Rated 2024-01-09T22:03:34-0800 - sethherr
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Bill Gates–1986As chief executive officer of Microsoft, William H. (Bill) Gates is considered one of the driving forces behind today's personal computing and office automation industry. Gates started his career in computer software at a young age. Both Gates and Microsoft co-founder, Paul Allen, worked as programming consultants while attending high school in Seattle, Washington. In… 2008-05-19T22:50:49-0700 Programmers At Work 10,000 words Rated 2024-01-06T23:01:14-0800 - sethherr
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7 Months Inside an Online Scam Labor CampA man was abducted by a Chinese gang and forced to work in a scam operation. He gathered financial information, photos and videos and shared the material with The New York Times. #China #Crime 2023-12-17T01:54:29-0800 The New York Times Isabelle Qian, Pablo Robles ($) 4,000 words Rated 2023-12-18T13:56:54-0800 - sethherr
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Opinion | What the University Presidents Got Right and Wrong About Antisemitic SpeechThe proper response to censorship is not more censorship. #Censorship #College #Harvard 2023-12-10T06:00:05-0800 The New York Times David French ($) 2,000 words Rated 2023-12-10T15:08:15-0800 - sethherr
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Europe And U.S. Diverge Sharply On Treatment Of Gender Incongruence In MinorsIn line with precautionary principle, introduction of treatments whose effects are either disputed or unknown should be carefully reviewed before being routinely adopted. #Transgender 2023-12-02T06:15:36-0800 Forbes Joshua Cohen 2,000 words Rated 2023-12-03T22:25:05-0800 - sethherr
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Why Anonymous Sperm Donation Is Over, and Why That MattersActivists are trying to end secrecy for sperm and egg donors — a campaign that troubles some L.G.B.T.Q. families. 2023-12-03T02:03:43-0800 The New York Times Emily Bazelon ($) 2,000 words Rated 2023-12-03T17:48:38-0800 - sethherr
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Answers to Readers' Questions: "Is the song `Hound Dog' about a dog?"Videos by American Songwriter Answer: No. Contrary to common misconceptions about its meaning, “Hound Dog” is not a song about a dog. In our ongoing campaign to fight misinformation about songs and songwriters, we will attempt again to untangle the prevalent confusion about this song. This confusion is not random. It happened because the most ... More 2020-12-12T18:36:45-0800 American Songwriter Paul Zollo 1,000 words Rated 2023-12-02T07:39:55-0800 - Jaog
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God Help Us, Let's Try To Understand The Paper On AI MonosemanticityInside every AI is a bigger AI, trying to get out 2023-11-27T13:00:12-0800 astralcodexten.com Scott Alexander 20,000 words Rated 2023-11-28T17:49:44-0800 - sethherr
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Exclusive: OpenAI researchers warned board of AI breakthrough ahead of CEO ouster, sources sayAhead of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s four days in exile, several staff researchers wrote a letter to the board of directors warning of a powerful artificial intelligence discovery that they said could threaten humanity, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters. 2023-11-22T18:51:48-0800 Reuters Anna Tong, Jeffrey Dastin, Krystal Hu ($) 2,000 words Rated 2023-11-22T20:26:18-0800 - sethherr
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Do Squirrels Remember Where They Buried Their Nuts?Squirrels spread their fall bounty across several locations. But do they have a key to this treasure map? 2023-11-20T08:45:00-0800 Scientific American Emma Bryce 2,000 words Rated 2023-11-21T07:36:16-0800 - sethherr
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The Philosophical And Moral Incoherence of “How Dare You Walk Out Of My Speech”“Cancel Culture” Has Victims, But You’re Probably Not One Of Them 2022-08-14T12:47:01-0700 The Popehat Report Ken White 2,000 words Rated 2023-11-20T20:40:47-0800 - sethherr
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My Free Speech Means You Have To Shut UpElon Musk and The Enduring Appeal of “Criticism is Censorship” 2023-11-19T19:11:56-0800 The Popehat Report Ken White 1,000 words Rated 2023-11-20T20:02:40-0800 - sethherr
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A Coder Considers the Waning Days of the CraftJames Somers, a professional coder, writes about the astonishing scripting skills of A.I. chatbots like GPT-4 and considers the future of a once exalted craft. 2023-11-13T03:00:00-0800 The New Yorker James Somers 4,000 words Rated 2023-11-13T20:43:44-0800 - sethherr
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OmegleRated 2023-11-08T17:42:10-0800 - sethherr
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Seeing like a Banknewsletters.feedbinusercontent.com 5,000 words Rated 2023-11-08T14:30:09-0800 - sethherr
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Why Banks Are Suddenly Closing Down Customer AccountsSurprised individuals and small-business owners can’t pay rent or make payroll, and no one ever explains what they did wrong. #Fraud #Money Laundering 2023-11-05T02:00:45-0800 The New York Times Ron Lieber and Tara Siegel Bernard ($) 3,000 words Rated 2023-11-05T17:57:52-0800 - sethherr
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Auto execs are coming clean: EVs aren't workingFrom GM to Tesla to Mercedes, execs across the auto industry are tempering expectations on electric vehicles. #Transportation 2023-10-26T09:43:59-0700 Insider Alexa St. John, Nora Naughton ($) 500 words Rated 2023-11-02T23:20:36-0700 - sethherr
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The Great Cash-for-Carbon HustleOffsetting is hailed as a fix for climate catastrophe—but the world’s biggest carbon firm, South Pole, sold millions of worthless credits to Gucci, Porsche, Nestlé, and many others. Heidi Blake reports. 2023-10-16T03:00:00-0700 The New Yorker Heidi Blake 10,000 words Rated 2023-10-25T06:33:15-0700 - sethherr
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Twitter, Elon and the Indigo BlobThe line between expertise and politics has become increasingly blurry. The demise of "Old Twitter" could help to reverse that. 2023-07-31T07:51:48-0700 Silver Bulletin Nate Silver 3,000 words Rated 2023-10-20T14:58:06-0700 - sethherr
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Please Pay For a Year of Nothingjoe-steel.com 2,000 words Rated 2023-10-19T17:24:02-0700 - sethherr
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Opinion | Israel Has Never Needed to Be Smarter Than in This MomentIt would be a mistake to give Hamas what it wants: an overreaction like an invasion of Gaza. #Israel #Joe Biden #Middle East #Military #Politics #Terrorism 2023-10-10T14:58:28-0700 The New York Times Thomas L. Friedman ($) 2,000 words Rated 2023-10-12T10:25:12-0700 - sethherr
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How the Elon Musk biography exposes Walter IsaacsonWalter Isaacson’s Elon Musk is a strangely incurious book. Its shallow reporting and bizarre skew left me with more questions than I had before I read it. 2023-10-01T05:30:00-0700 The Verge Elizabeth Lopatto 3,000 words Rated 2023-10-08T18:16:30-0700 - sethherr
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New talk: Making Hard Things EasyNew talk: Making Hard Things Easy Julia Evans 6,000 words Rated 2023-10-06T21:55:46-0700 - sethherr
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Where does my computer get the time from? – Tony FinchRated 2023-10-05T22:25:08-0700 - sethherr
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One man’s quest to end cheating in virtual cyclingA cyclist discovered widespread cheating on the popular online cycling platform Zwift. Then came the death threats. 2023-09-22T09:50:44-0700 The Hustle Katherine Laidlaw 2,000 words Rated 2023-09-26T21:31:37-0700 - sethherr
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Meet the Shadowy Global Network Vilifying Climate ProtestersFor decades, the Atlas Network has used its reach and influence to spread conservative philosophy—and criminalize climate protest. 2023-09-12T00:00:00-0700 The New Republic Amy Westervelt 4,000 words Rated 2023-09-23T10:43:28-0700 - sethherr
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When half a million Americans died and nobody noticedWas the US drug Vioxx responsible for far more deaths than has been acknowledged so far? 2012-04-27T02:04:52-0700 The Week Alexander Cockburn 1,000 words Rated 2023-09-22T15:37:50-0700 - sethherr
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How the illegal harvesting of giant trees in California shines a light on rural povertyDanny Garcia hoped to flee the life of poverty and crime that led him to poach wood from national park land. But the circle of violence was inescapable 2023-09-12T05:00:29-0700 The Guardian Guardian staff reporter 3,000 words Rated 2023-09-20T13:40:11-0700 - elll
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George Eliot’s Subversive Vision of MarriageUnlike Jane Austen, the novelist was most interested in what happens after “I do.” #Marriage #United States 2023-09-07T04:00:00-0700 The Atlantic Ann Hulbert ($) 3,000 words Rated 2023-09-20T08:57:21-0700 - sethherr
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Electric cars have a road trip problem, even for the secretary of energyA road trip I took with Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm confirmed one thing: The U.S. is wrestling with an inadequate charging network (unless you're a Tesla driver). 2023-09-10T03:00:51-0700 NPR Camila Domonoske 4,000 words Rated 2023-09-17T08:44:38-0700 - sethherr
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Why Gen X Dads Can Appreciate Olivia RodrigoJay Caspian Kang on his appreciation for Olivia Rodrigo’s sophomore album, “Guts,” as a Gen X dad to a young daughter. #Pop Music 2023-09-13T14:38:00-0700 The New Yorker Jay Caspian Kang 1,000 words Rated 2023-09-13T18:30:32-0700 - Jaog
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