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Caroline Ellison Was Supposed to Shock the SBF Trial. Instead, the Defense Team Has.

Sam Bankman-Fried’s business partner and on-again, off-again girlfriend surprised and awed in her testimony last week. But perhaps most surprising was how her days in court exposed the defense.

2023-10-16T09:49:59-0700 The Ringer Katie Baker 4,000 words

Rated 2023-10-30T15:22:19-0700 - sethherr

The Great Cash-for-Carbon Hustle

Offsetting 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

Life After “Calvin and Hobbes”

Watterson’s return to print, after nearly three decades, comes in the form of a fable called “The Mysteries,” which shares with his famous comic strip a sense of enchantment, Rivka Galchen writes. #Books

2023-10-23T03:00:00-0700 The New Yorker Rivka Galchen 2,000 words

Rated 2023-10-24T22:41:32-0700 - sethherr

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pnewman.org 500 words

Rated 2023-10-22T11:56:07-0700 - sethherr

Twitter, Elon and the Indigo Blob

The 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

It's easy to screw up on breaking news. But you have to admit when you do.

This week brought another self-inflected wound for trust in journalism.

2023-10-19T07:51:05-0700 Silver Bulletin Nate Silver 2,000 words

Rated 2023-10-20T06:42:39-0700 - sethherr

Please Pay For a Year of Nothing

joe-steel.com 2,000 words

Rated 2023-10-19T17:24:02-0700 - sethherr

What Happened to San Francisco, Really?

Nathan Heller on the fate of America’s most enterprising downtown and the debates over housing, homelessness, and public safety that have engulfed the city since the pandemic.

2023-10-16T03:00:00-0700 The New Yorker Nathan Heller 8,000 words

Rated 2023-10-18T22:05:43-0700 - sethherr

Rethinking the Liberation Pledge (Eva Hamer) — EA Forum

This article is a really interesting example of people in a prosocial movement trying radical tactics and then changing their minds. I'm not sure the…

2023-09-03T11:44:53-0700 forum.effectivealtruism.org Aaron Gertler 4,000 words

Rated 2023-10-12T18:31:44-0700 - sethherr

The Great Awokening of Higher Ed Has Ended—But Is It Too Late?

Growing numbers of Americans prefer sticks over carrots to move colleges and universities towards reform—a crisis we in academia largely brought upon ourselves

2023-06-21T05:15:58-0700 The Liberal Patriot Musa al-Gharbi 2,000 words

Rated 2023-10-12T18:23:38-0700 - sethherr

‘We’re changing the clouds.’ An unintended test of geoengineering is fueling record ocean warmth

Pollution cuts have diminished “ship track” clouds, adding to global warming

science.org 2,000 words

Rated 2023-10-12T17:38:38-0700 - sethherr

Opinion | Israel Has Never Needed to Be Smarter Than in This Moment

It 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

‘We’ve Been Shaken Out of This Fantasy’: How the Left Sees the War in Israel

A former top aide for Bernie Sanders on how Israel's critics on the political left see the Hamas attack and what this means for deal-making in the region.

Politico 2,000 words

Rated 2023-10-09T12:54:51-0700 - cindy Rated 2023-10-09T12:16:09-0700 - sethherr

How the Elon Musk biography exposes Walter Isaacson

Walter 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

New talk: Making Hard Things Easy

New talk: Making Hard Things Easy

Julia Evans 6,000 words

Rated 2023-10-06T21:55:46-0700 - sethherr

Where does my computer get the time from? – Tony Finch

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Rated 2023-10-05T22:25:08-0700 - sethherr

The Harvard Professor and the Bloggers

When Francesca Gino, a rising academic star, was accused of falsifying data — about how to stop dishonesty — it didn’t just torch her career. It inflamed a crisis in behavioral science. #College #Lawsuit #Sociology

2023-09-30T02:01:18-0700 The New York Times Noam Scheiber ($) 4,000 words

Rated 2023-10-05T16:38:46-0700 - sethherr

A review of Number Go Up, on crypto shenanigans

Zeke Faux's book on crypto shenanigans is best book on crypto ever and occasionally frustrating, plus bonus commentary on financial journalism.

2023-09-29T09:52:31-0700 Bits about Money Patrick McKenzie (patio11) 4,000 words

Rated 2023-10-04T16:35:56-0700 - sethherr

Arnold Schwarzenegger Is Here to Pump You Up (Emotionally)

“The more powerful you are,” says the action icon, author of a new self-help book, “the more power you have in giving back.” #2020 Election #Comedy #Donald Trump

2023-10-01T02:01:02-0700 The New York Times David Marchese ($) 5,000 words

Rated 2023-10-01T19:36:20-0700 - sethherr

Fine, I'll run a regression analysis. But it won't make you happy.

State partisanship and COVID vaccination rates are strongly predictive of COVID death rates even once you account for age.

2023-10-01T05:20:22-0700 Silver Bulletin Nate Silver 2,000 words

Rated 2023-10-01T15:48:58-0700 - sethherr

The Curator of Climate Change

Soren Brothers has a crucial job: convince museum goers not to be scared of climate change—or climate solutions

2023-09-25T06:30:58-0700 The Walrus Guy Dixon 2,000 words

Rated 2023-09-27T17:22:11-0700 - elll

Y Combinator's Garry Tan Declares War on San Francisco Politics

The CEO of Y Combinator is using his considerable wealth and social media megaphone to attack the progressive agenda. #Elon Musk

2023-09-27T05:00:00-0700 The San Francisco Standard Josh Koehn 4,000 words

Rated 2023-09-27T15:38:38-0700 - sethherr

One man’s quest to end cheating in virtual cycling

A 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

FTC Sues Amazon for Illegally Maintaining Monopoly Power

The Federal Trade Commission and 17 state attorneys general today sued Amazon.com, Inc.

2023-09-26T06:16:29-0700 Federal Trade Commission 1,000 words

Rated 2023-09-26T21:13:12-0700 - sethherr

America Is Using Up Its Groundwater Like There’s No Tomorrow

Unchecked overuse is draining and damaging aquifers nationwide, a data investigation by the New York Times revealed, threatening millions of people and America’s status as a food superpower. #Agriculture #Climate Change #Global Warming #Water

2023-08-28T14:19:48-0700 The New York Times Mira Rojanasakul, Christopher Flavelle, Blacki Migliozzi, ... ($) 5,000 words

Rated 2023-09-26T07:16:33-0700 - sethherr Rated 2023-09-25T11:15:51-0700 - cindy

Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s Great ‘Indiana Jones’ Adventure

“I’m not interested in perfectly behaved men or women,” the actress says. “I’m drawn to the ones who feel a bit dangerous.” #Actor #Movies #TV

2023-07-02T02:00:15-0700 The New York Times David Marchese ($) 3,000 words

Rated 2023-09-26T04:52:34-0700 - sethherr

Meet the Shadowy Global Network Vilifying Climate Protesters

For 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

When half a million Americans died and nobody noticed

Was 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

How the illegal harvesting of giant trees in California shines a light on rural poverty

Danny 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

George Eliot’s Subversive Vision of Marriage

Unlike 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

Speed Kills: Addressing the Real Road Hazard - CalBike

The best thing we could do to prevent traffic fatalities is to prevent speeding. And the best way to do that is through infrastructure.

2023-09-18T18:15:04-0700 California Bicycle Coalition Kendra Ramsey 2,000 words

Rated 2023-09-19T16:04:21-0700 - sethherr

Mythbusters: Wing Commander I Edition

You've probably heard of the famous 'thank you for playing Wing Commander' story. It claims that a programmer on the original Wing Commander was stuck getting an error message when the game unloaded its memory during a quit. Pressed for time, instead of fixing the issue he simply hex edited the memory manager's error reporting to print 'thank you for playing Wing Commander' instead. A funny and relatable story!

2023-09-18T00:00:00-0700 Wing Commander CIC LOAF 2,000 words

Rated 2023-09-18T20:44:57-0700 - sethherr

Electric cars have a road trip problem, even for the secretary of energy

A 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

‘A Ticket to Disney’? Politicians Charge Millions to Send Migrants to U.S.

The Biden administration vowed to “end the illicit movement” of people through the Darién jungle. But the number of migrants moving through the forest has never been greater — and the profits are too big to pass up. #Colombia #Panama #Politics

2023-09-14T02:03:09-0700 The New York Times Julie Turkewitz, Federico Rios ($) 6,000 words

Rated 2023-09-15T13:05:46-0700 - sethherr Rated 2023-09-14T04:46:54-0700 - cindy

The Inside Story of How the Navy Spent Billions on the “Little Crappy Ship”

Littoral combat ships were supposed to launch the Navy into the future. Instead they broke down across the globe and many of their weapons never worked. Now the Navy is getting rid of them. One is less than five years old.

2023-09-07T03:00:00-0700 ProPublica Joaquin Sapien 10,000 words

Rated 2023-09-14T07:40:35-0700 - sethherr Rated 2023-09-10T20:01:34-0700 - Jaog

Why Gen X Dads Can Appreciate Olivia Rodrigo

Jay 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

Pivot to AI: Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain

The LLM is for spam

2023-09-12T14:43:42-0700 Amy Castor 2,000 words

Rated 2023-09-13T18:27:23-0700 - sethherr

Don’t mess with a genius

Or: What happens when Newton's laws are violated Recently, I read a book called Newton and the Counterfeiter, subtitled The Unknown Detective Career of the World's Greatest Scientist. It focuses on an awesome phase of Isaac Newton's later career that, like his pursuits in alchemy, gets little mention in most accounts. The story, of Newton's…

2010-06-04T07:25:19-0700 The Lumber Room 3,000 words

Rated 2023-09-13T17:47:29-0700 - sethherr

How Much Would Reducing Lead Exposure Improve Children’s Learning in the Developing World?

Around half of children in low-income countries have elevated blood lead levels. What role does lead play in explaining low educational outcomes in these settings?

Center For Global Development | Ideas to Action 500 words

Rated 2023-09-12T15:30:36-0700 - sethherr

Blanchard's Dangerous Idea and the Plight of the Lucid Crossdreamer ★ The Scintillating But Ultimately Untrue Thought

I'm beginning to wonder if he's constructed an entire system of moral philosophy around the effects of the loyalty mod—a prospect that makes me distinctly uneasy. It would hardly be the first time a victim of mental illness has responded to their affliction that way—but it would certainly …

unremediatedgender.space Zack M. Davis 25,000 words

Rated 2023-09-12T15:16:00-0700 - sethherr

Typical mind and gender identity

Ozy Frantz introduced zirself to me by saying that “I major in gender studies, but I am not that kind of gender studies student. Promise.” So far this claim has been entirely borne out …

2013-02-18T14:27:48-0800 Slate Star Codex 15,000 words

Rated 2023-09-11T18:56:36-0700 - sethherr

Should we buy coal mines? — EA Forum

At Effective Altruism Global, Will MacAskill proposed the idea of buying a coal mine in order to keep coal in the ground, as a potential longtermist…

2022-05-04T00:28:33-0700 forum.effectivealtruism.org John G. Halstead 6,000 words

Rated 2023-09-11T07:39:54-0700 - sethherr

Coffee in a Can

Life’s inconveniences, when they happen to you and me, are just that. Inconveniences. When they happen to some people though they end up becoming multi-billion dollar businesses. This is the story of Japan’s canned coffee. One finds at least one vending machine in almost every street in Japan. In every vending machine one row is dedicated to just one product: canned coffee. Canned coffee, as it says on the tin, is ready-to-drink coffee in a can. There are hundreds of variations of ca

2023-09-09T17:24:56-0700 One from Nippon The One from Nippon team 1,000 words

Rated 2023-09-10T06:51:41-0700 - sethherr

The Berkeley Hotel hostage

The Bookseller is the incisive and independent source of news and analysis for the book trade and publishing industry. Get breaking news, in-depth features, author interviews and book charts. The Bookseller provides you with the intelligence you need to sell more books.

The Bookseller 2,000 words

Rated 2023-09-09T16:07:30-0700 - sethherr

I Left Out the Full Truth to Get My Climate Change Paper Published

Scientist Patrick T. Brown reveals how he got his wildfire research published in Nature by leaving out key facts that conflict with the climate change agenda.

2023-09-05T03:01:07-0700 The Free Press Patrick T Brown 2,000 words

Rated 2023-09-07T23:03:05-0700 - sethherr

Rotten Tomatoes Still Has Hollywood in Its Grip

vulture.com

Rated 2023-09-07T17:16:40-0700 - sethherr