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Huge math error corrected in black plastic study; authors say it doesn’t matterCorrection issued for black plastic study that had people tossing spatulas. 2024-12-16T14:23:34-0800 Ars Technica Beth Mole 1,000 words Rated 2024-12-20T21:01:32-0800 - sethherr
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Introducing Governing San FranciscoCampaigns are marketing and sales. Governing is the product. 2024-11-12T10:24:13-0800 Governing San Francisco Zack Rosen 1,000 words Rated 2024-12-19T19:31:09-0800 - sethherr
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Alignment faking in large language modelsA paper from Anthropic's Alignment Science team on Alignment Faking in AI large language models anthropic.com 2,000 words Rated 2024-12-19T19:01:38-0800 - sethherr
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Optimizing Ruby’s JSON, Part 2In the previous post, I covered my motivations for improving ruby/json’s performance, and detailed the first 4 notable optimizations applied to speed up JSON generation. 2024-12-18T08:05:51-0800 byroot’s blog 3,000 words Rated 2024-12-18T19:12:01-0800 - sethherr
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Optimizing Ruby’s JSON, Part 1I was recently made maintainer of the json gem, and aside from fixing some old bugs, I focused quite a bit on its performance, so that it is now the fastest JSON parser and generator for Ruby on most benchmarks. 2024-12-15T11:19:51-0800 byroot’s blog 3,000 words Rated 2024-12-18T19:04:49-0800 - sethherr
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The Illusion of Miles Per Gallon2008-06-20T07:21:45-0700 Wheels Blog Richard S. Chang 2,000 words Rated 2024-12-17T21:05:48-0800 - sethherr
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DroppingsRated 2024-12-17T21:04:11-0800 - sethherr
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The art of a Russian joke: anekdoty about Putin and the warCollection of recent Russian jokes about Putin and the war in Ukraine 2024-11-13T09:20:35-0800 Tap Water Sommelier Konstantin Asimonov 1,000 words Rated 2024-12-17T20:58:12-0800 - sethherr
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On blankfacesFor years, I've had a private term I've used with my family. To give a few examples of its use: No, I never applied for that grant. I spent two hours struggling to log in to a web portal designed by the world's top blankfaces until I finally gave up in despair. No, I paid… 2021-08-02T13:30:48-0700 Shtetl-Optimized 20,000 words Rated 2024-12-17T20:52:01-0800 - sethherr
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Chip Cities Rise in Japan’s Fields of DreamsThe scale of Tokyo’s ambition creates the risk of spectacular failure, but so too does succumbing to decline in a sector the nation once dominated. #City #Government #Infrastructure #Japan 2024-12-11T12:00:02-0800 Bloomberg Gearoid Reidy 3,000 words Rated 2024-12-17T19:40:14-0800 - sethherr
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Telraam Traffic Monitoring & Bike Match Network Shutting DownReflecting on 4 years of Bike Match and 2 years of Bay Area Traffic Monitoring 2024-12-17T12:30:34-0800 Transpo Maps Stephen Braitsch 1,000 words Rated 2024-12-17T16:54:29-0800 - sethherr
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Always Go To The FuneralAs a child, Deirdre Sullivan learned from her father to always pay her respects at funerals. Now, this NPR listener believes those simple acts of human kindness are as important as the grand gestures. 2005-08-07T21:00:00-0700 NPR Deirdre Sullivan 1,000 words Rated 2024-12-17T06:56:56-0800 - sethherr
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Scores for Adults Are Dropping on Tests of Basic SkillsAs with kids' test scores, a crucial question is the role of knowledge 2024-12-15T15:42:57-0800 Minding the Gap Natalie Wexler 2,000 words Rated 2024-12-15T20:40:46-0800 - sethherr
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Opinion | The Trouble Began Where #MeToo Became #ChurchTooYes, people want justice — as long as justice costs them nothing or very little. #Child Abuse #Christianity #Donald Trump #Harvey Weinstein #Rape 2024-12-15T03:00:16-0800 The New York Times David French ($) 2,000 words Rated 2024-12-15T17:22:50-0800 - sethherr
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Opinion | My 500-Mile Journey Across Alaska’s Thawing ArcticI had read about how the rapid warming of the Arctic was upending the landscape and its people. Now I’ve seen it. #Climate Change #Global Warming #Weather #Wildfire 2024-12-15T06:00:13-0800 The New York Times Jon Waterman ($) 2,000 words Rated 2024-12-15T07:06:43-0800 - sethherr
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Maximizing the Expected Value of a Lottery Ticket: How to Sell and When to Buy | CHANCEAllen Kim and Steven Skiena With players attracted by the potential winnings from enormous lottery pools, multistate lotteries like Mega Millions and Powerball sell tens to hundreds of millions of tickets each week across the United States. Larger lottery pools attract more sales, but the expected value of a particular lottery ticket is a function ... chance.amstat.org 4,000 words Rated 2024-12-15T00:46:49-0800 - sethherr
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NYC Wants You to Stop Taking Traffic Cam Selfies, But Here's How to Do It AnywayThe Traffic Cam Photobooth website from artist Morry Kolman lets you snap a pic as you pass a public camera. New York officials responded with a cease-and-desist, but Kolman is undeterred. 2024-12-11T05:30:00-0800 PCMag Jon Kalish 500 words Rated 2024-12-14T20:56:25-0800 - sethherr
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OpenAI whistleblower found dead in San Francisco apartmentA former OpenAI researcher who raised concerns about the company is dead at 26. #Artificial Intelligence #Lawsuit #Technology 2024-12-13T13:12:51-0800 The Mercury News Jakob Rodgers 2,000 words Rated 2024-12-13T22:41:55-0800 - sethherr
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Retiring from the core teamsToday we’re announcing on the official Hanami blog that I am retiring from the core teams. It’s a decision I’ve made after about 2 years of contemplating how I want to move forward with my involvement with the Ruby community and its Open Source ecosy... 2024-12-12T02:13:40-0800 solnic.dev Peter Solnica 1,000 words Rated 2024-12-13T06:15:54-0800 - sethherr |
my second year without a jobReflecting on two years of unemployment: personal growth, financial lessons, and creative pursuits like music and startups. Here's how I navigated year two without a job. shilin typing... 2,000 words Rated 2024-12-07T07:54:42-0800 - sethherr
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Opinion | What One Russian Satellite Tells Us About the Future of Nuclear WarfareNo shockwave. No mushroom cloud. But a space nuke would change life on Earth forever. 2024-12-04T22:00:01-0800 The New York Times W.J. Hennigan 4,000 words Rated 2024-12-06T06:31:51-0800 - sethherr
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I trained myself to run farther using the Strava API and an IOT dog food bowl full of M&Msmayer.cool mayer.cool Dan Mayer 3,000 words Rated 2024-12-05T08:04:03-0800 - sethherr
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Is Robert Pattinson the Last True Movie Star?Rated 2024-12-05T07:52:58-0800 - sethherr
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Start PageRated 2024-12-03T16:52:31-0800 - sethherr
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How Murderbot Saved Martha Wells' LifeMartha Wells created one of the most iconic characters in 21st-century science fiction: Murderbot, reluctant savior of humanity. Then she faced an existential threat of her own. #Books #Culture #Robots #Texas 2024-11-26T03:00:00-0800 WIRED Meghan Herbst 3,000 words Rated 2024-12-02T22:06:48-0800 - sethherr
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Save The Valencia Center Bike Lane. It's Better Than You Think.Already agree with me? Save the San Francisco Valencia center bike lane with this email in one tap! (and join me for public comment at the Nov 19th City Hall meeting! (The SFBC will also be there advocating for better biking & rolling in general) More info below. The moment I turn onto Valencia Street ... 2024-10-31T13:17:27-0700 Bike to Everything Dylan Harris 3,000 words Rated 2024-12-01T18:27:16-0800 - sethherr
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Valencia St. appears to be doing better than businesses believeValencia St. near the center bike lane appears to be doing more business than anywhere else in the Mission District, according to new data. 2024-02-03T06:00:00-0800 Mission Local Craig Mautner 3,000 words Rated 2024-12-01T17:05:13-0800 - sethherr
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In the Rockets’ Red Glare, by Rachel KushnerThe past and future of hot-rodding in America #California #Donald Trump #Religion 2024-10-23T10:05:45-0700 Harper's Magazine 200 words Rated 2024-11-30T15:00:30-0800 - sethherr
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M.I.T. Aluminum Bicycle Project 19741974 MIT Aluminum Bicycle Project, we describe some of Marc’s design, the frames he and Harriet built in Shawn Buckleys IAP course, and how these played a role in the Klein vs. Cannondale patent litigation in the mid-1980s. sheldonbrown.com 2,000 words Rated 2024-11-27T19:05:45-0800 - sethherr
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Why San Francisco Is Overhauling Its Most Controversial Bike LaneThe controversial bike lane pilot program on San Francisco's Valencia St. is getting ripped out for a more conventional design. Here's why. 2024-11-25T10:57:33-0800 Velo Alvin Holbrook 1,000 words Rated 2024-11-26T17:42:56-0800 - sethherr
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The AI Reporter That Took My Old Job Just Got FiredA local newspaper in Hawaii experimented with AI-generated presenters to engage and boost its readership. After two months, the bots have been shelved. #Artificial Intelligence #Business #Media 2024-11-21T02:00:00-0800 WIRED Guthrie Scrimgeour 1,000 words Rated 2024-11-26T16:29:42-0800 - sethherr
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Donald Trump Has NOT Won a Majority of the Votes Cast for PresidentDonald Trump’s popular vote total has fallen below 50 percent, and his margin over Kamala Harris has narrowed considerably as all the votes are counted. 2024-11-19T07:17:53-0800 The Nation John Nichols ($) 2,000 words Rated 2024-11-24T17:59:53-0800 - sethherr
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Why Americans Are Obsessed With Poor PostureA recent history of the 20th-century movement to fix slouching questions the moral and political dimensions of addressing bad backs over wider public health concerns. 2024-11-20T02:00:00-0800 The Nation Zoe Adams ($) 3,000 words Rated 2024-11-24T17:58:20-0800 - sethherr
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FBI raids home of Polymarket CEO Shayne CoplanThe prediction market gained mainstream attention during the recent presidential election. 2024-11-13T13:02:08-0800 Axios Dan Primack 1,000 words Rated 2024-11-20T20:17:44-0800 - sethherr
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Opinion | Prop. K was a battle between urban and suburban SF. The right side wonProposition K wasn’t just about the future of a road: It was a clash between two ideologies battling to shape the city. 2024-11-19T15:00:00-0800 The San Francisco Standard Jane Natoli 1,000 words Rated 2024-11-19T17:50:01-0800 - sethherr
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The Early Christian Strategy... 2024-11-14T05:57:42-0800 astralcodexten.com Scott Alexander 60,000 words Rated 2024-11-18T17:49:06-0800 - sethherr
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‘I’m not gang-banging’: Dirt bikers defend their noisy hobbyLondon Breed recently signed a law outlawing sideshows and dirt bike gatherings. But dirt bikers in San Francisco say “bike life” is a valuable community and a stress outlet — not a menace to society. #Sports 2024-11-12T06:00:00-0800 The San Francisco Standard Max Harrison-Caldwell 1,000 words Rated 2024-11-16T05:51:00-0800 - sethherr |
What would it cost to kill coal?The price of shutting down coal power, and what would be gained 2024-11-14T16:00:00-0800 The Economist 1,000 words Rated 2024-11-15T21:46:30-0800 - sethherr
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Maybe Bluesky has “won”November has sucked so far. One upside of the terrible nonsense is that more people are fleeing X. Many are choosing Bluesky. I’ve seen a bunch of takes about this recently, but I keep seeing things I disagree with. I figure that’s a good enough excuse to write more about this weird-assed social network. 2024-11-15T11:36:51-0800 Gavin Anderegg 2,000 words Rated 2024-11-15T19:38:56-0800 - sethherr
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The Anti-Fluoride Movement Vaults Into the MainstreamWith the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as health secretary, a formerly fringe opinion suddenly gets wide attention. #Cold War #Long Island #Water 2024-11-15T00:00:24-0800 The New York Times Joseph Goldstein ($) 2,000 words Rated 2024-11-15T05:22:24-0800 - sethherr
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Something weird is happening with LLMs and chessare they good or bad? 2024-11-13T16:00:00-0800 DYNOMIGHT dynomight 2,000 words Rated 2024-11-15T00:42:06-0800 - sethherr
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New Apple security feature reboots iPhones after 3 days, researchers confirm“Inactivity reboot" effectively puts iPhones in a more secure state by locking the user's encryption keys in the iPhone's secure enclave chip. #Apple #Law Enforcement #Privacy 2024-11-14T09:13:31-0800 TechCrunch Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai 1,000 words Rated 2024-11-15T00:31:37-0800 - sethherr
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The Later Years of Douglas Adams | The Digital Antiquarianfilfre.net 15,000 words Rated 2024-11-13T08:48:05-0800 - sethherr
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RHRV Quick Start Tutorialcran.r-project.org RHRV Team 3,000 words Rated 2024-11-13T08:30:37-0800 - sethherr
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Sleep stage detection using only heart rateGetting enough quality sleep plays a vital role in protecting our mental health, physical health, and quality of life. Sleep deprivation can make it difficult to concentrate on daily activities, and lower sleep quality is associated with hypertension, hyperglycemia, and hyperlipidemia. The amount of … PubMed 1,000 words Rated 2024-11-13T08:30:08-0800 - sethherr
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Meta’s Broken PromisesThe 51-page report, “Meta’s Broken Promises: Systemic Censorship of Palestine Content on Instagram and Facebook,” documents a pattern of undue removal and suppression of protected speech including peaceful expression in support of Palestine and public debate about Palestinian human rights. Human Rights Watch found that the problem stems from flawed Meta policies and their inconsistent and erroneous implementation, overreliance on automated tools to moderate content, and undue government... 2023-12-21T18:30:08-0800 Human Rights Watch 15,000 words Rated 2024-11-13T08:17:50-0800 - sethherr
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No, intelligence is not like height... and the reason is one of the most interesting findings from modern behavioral genetics 2024-08-26T14:05:53-0700 The Infinitesimal Sasha Gusev 4,000 words Rated 2024-11-12T12:39:45-0800 - sethherr
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Literacy is good or bad, perhapsOnce upon a time, a woman read an extremely convincing book called The Literacy Delusion. 2024-10-03T07:01:33-0700 Woman of Letters Naomi Kanakia 4,000 words Rated 2024-11-12T12:31:25-0800 - sethherr
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When muscles work out, they help neurons to grow, a new study showsExercise can have benefits at the level of neurons, through chemical and mechanical effects, MIT researchers find. The discovery could inform exercise-related therapies for repairing damaged and deteriorating nerves. MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1,000 words Rated 2024-11-12T11:32:17-0800 - sethherr
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How to Fight E-Bike Backlash - CalBikeAs more California cities move to criminalize riding and e-bike, CalBike has created a toolkit to help advocates push back. 2024-11-05T14:52:35-0800 California Bicycle Coalition Jared Sanchez 1,000 words Rated 2024-11-12T07:06:26-0800 - sethherr
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