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Diseconomies of scale in fraud, spam, support, and moderationRated 2024-02-21 - elll
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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 2024-02-11 - 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 2024-02-01 - 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! 2022-11-25 Radical Contributions Conrad Bastable 8,000 words Rated 2024-01-23 - sethherr
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Pinker was right, I was wrong. | Statistical Modeling, Causal Inference, and Social Sciencestatmodeling.stat.columbia.edu Rated 2024-01-14 - sethherr
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LLMs and Programming in the first days of 2024 - <antirez>Rated 2024-01-10 - 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 2024-01-04 The New York Times Anna Marks ($) 5,000 words Rated 2024-01-10 - sethherr
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Bill Gates–1986As chief executive officer of Microsoft, William H. (Bill) Gates is considered one of the driving forces behind today's personal computing and office automation industry. Gates started his career in computer software at a young age. Both Gates and Microsoft co-founder, Paul Allen, worked as programming consultants while attending high school in Seattle, Washington. In… 2008-05-20 Programmers At Work 10,000 words Rated 2024-01-07 - sethherr
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7 Months Inside an Online Scam Labor CampA man was abducted by a Chinese gang and forced to work in a scam operation. He gathered financial information, photos and videos and shared the material with The New York Times. #China #Crime 2023-12-17 The New York Times Isabelle Qian, Pablo Robles ($) 4,000 words Rated 2023-12-18 - 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 2023-12-10 The New York Times David French ($) 2,000 words Rated 2023-12-10 - sethherr
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Europe And U.S. Diverge Sharply On Treatment Of Gender Incongruence In MinorsIn line with precautionary principle, introduction of treatments whose effects are either disputed or unknown should be carefully reviewed before being routinely adopted. #Transgender 2023-12-02 Forbes Joshua Cohen 2,000 words Rated 2023-12-04 - sethherr
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God Help Us, Let's Try To Understand The Paper On AI MonosemanticityInside every AI is a bigger AI, trying to get out 2023-11-27 astralcodexten.com Scott Alexander 20,000 words Rated 2023-11-29 - sethherr
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Exclusive: OpenAI researchers warned board of AI breakthrough ahead of CEO ouster, sources sayAhead of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s four days in exile, several staff researchers wrote a letter to the board of directors warning of a powerful artificial intelligence discovery that they said could threaten humanity, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters. 2023-11-23 Reuters Anna Tong, Jeffrey Dastin, Krystal Hu ($) 2,000 words Rated 2023-11-23 - 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? 2023-11-20 Scientific American Emma Bryce 2,000 words Rated 2023-11-21 - 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 2022-08-14 The Popehat Report Ken White 2,000 words Rated 2023-11-21 - sethherr
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My Free Speech Means You Have To Shut UpElon Musk and The Enduring Appeal of “Criticism is Censorship” 2023-11-20 The Popehat Report Ken White 1,000 words Rated 2023-11-21 - 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. 2023-11-13 The New Yorker James Somers 4,000 words Rated 2023-11-14 - sethherr
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OmegleRated 2023-11-09 - sethherr
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Seeing like a Banknewsletters.feedbinusercontent.com 5,000 words Rated 2023-11-08 - 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 2023-11-05 The New York Times Ron Lieber and Tara Siegel Bernard ($) 3,000 words Rated 2023-11-06 - sethherr
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The Great Cash-for-Carbon HustleOffsetting is hailed as a fix for climate catastrophe—but the world’s biggest carbon firm, South Pole, sold millions of worthless credits to Gucci, Porsche, Nestlé, and many others. Heidi Blake reports. 2023-10-16 The New Yorker Heidi Blake 10,000 words Rated 2023-10-25 - sethherr
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Twitter, Elon and the Indigo BlobThe line between expertise and politics has become increasingly blurry. The demise of "Old Twitter" could help to reverse that. 2023-07-31 Silver Bulletin Nate Silver 3,000 words Rated 2023-10-20 - sethherr
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Please Pay For a Year of Nothingjoe-steel.com 2,000 words Rated 2023-10-20 - sethherr
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Opinion | Israel Has Never Needed to Be Smarter Than in This MomentIt would be a mistake to give Hamas what it wants: an overreaction like an invasion of Gaza. #Israel #Joe Biden #Middle East #Military #Politics #Terrorism 2023-10-10 The New York Times Thomas L. Friedman ($) 2,000 words Rated 2023-10-12 - 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. 2023-10-01 The Verge Elizabeth Lopatto 3,000 words Rated 2023-10-09 - sethherr
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New talk: Making Hard Things EasyNew talk: Making Hard Things Easy Julia Evans 6,000 words Rated 2023-10-07 - sethherr
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Where does my computer get the time from? – Tony FinchRated 2023-10-06 - 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. 2023-09-22 The Hustle Katherine Laidlaw 2,000 words Rated 2023-09-27 - 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. 2023-09-12 The New Republic Amy Westervelt 4,000 words Rated 2023-09-23 - 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? 2012-04-27 The Week Alexander Cockburn 1,000 words Rated 2023-09-22 - 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 2023-09-12 The Guardian Guardian staff reporter 3,000 words Rated 2023-09-20 - 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 2023-09-07 The Atlantic Ann Hulbert ($) 3,000 words Rated 2023-09-20 - 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). 2023-09-10 NPR Camila Domonoske 4,000 words Rated 2023-09-17 - 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 2023-09-13 The New Yorker Jay Caspian Kang 1,000 words Rated 2023-09-14 - Jaog
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Blanchard's Dangerous Idea and the Plight of the Lucid Crossdreamer ★ The Scintillating But Ultimately Untrue ThoughtI'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 2023-09-12 - sethherr
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Typical mind and gender identityOzy 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 … 2013-02-18 Slate Star Codex 15,000 words Rated 2023-09-12 - sethherr
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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. 2023-09-07 ProPublica Joaquin Sapien 10,000 words Rated 2023-09-11 - Jaog
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The Berkeley Hotel hostageThe 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 2023-09-09 - sethherr
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Why “Alone” Is the Best Reality Show Ever MadeJay Caspian Kang writes about the appeal of the reality-TV show “Alone” and other shows about survival in the wilderness. #Nature #Survival #Television 2023-09-06 The New Yorker Jay Caspian Kang 1,000 words Rated 2023-09-07 - sethherr
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Why This Award-Winning Piece of AI Art Can’t Be CopyrightedMatthew Allen’s AI art won first prize at the Colorado State Fair. But the US government has ruled it can’t be copyrighted because it’s too much “machine” and not enough “human.” #Art #Artificial Intelligence #Culture 2023-09-06 WIRED Kate Knibbs 1,000 words Rated 2023-09-07 - Jaog
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All Your Questions About Trans Kids in Sports, Asked and AnsweredChris Mosier of Team USA breaks down the science, logistics, and fairness of including trans kids in sports. #LGBTQ+ #Sports 2023-08-24 SELF Chris Mosier 2,000 words Rated 2023-09-07 - alexandradancing
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Debatable - TranscriptHow an outsider became the vanguard of a movement that made everything about debate debatable. #Art #Culture #Debate #Music #New York #Radio Radiolab Podcasts | WNYC Studios 10,000 words Rated 2023-09-04 - sethherr
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Can Plastic Recycling Ever Really Work?Many plastics that carry the “chasing arrows” symbol, like soda cups and yogurt tubs, are rarely recycled. A new California law is raising the bar. #California #Environment 2023-09-01 The New York Times Susan Shain ($) 3,000 words Rated 2023-09-03 - sethherr
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Goodreads Is Terrible for Books. Why Can’t We All Quit It?It’s not entirely clear who it’s for and what its function should be in a rapidly changing literary ecosystem 2023-08-29 The Walrus Tajja Isen 2,000 words Rated 2023-09-01 - sethherr
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Quad City, Old Forge, jumbo slice and more quirky American pizzasYou might not have heard of these pizza styles, but they're iconic to some. 2023-08-31 The Washington Post Emily Heil ($) 2,000 words Rated 2023-08-31 - Jaog
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The Fourteenth Amendment FantasyThe Constitution won’t disqualify Trump from running. The only real-world way of stopping him is through the ballot box. #Civil War #United States 2023-08-29 The Atlantic David Frum ($) 2,000 words Rated 2023-08-30 - Jaog
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Meet Oliver Anthony: The New Voice of America’s Working ClassTwo weeks ago, nobody had heard of ‘Rich Men North of Richmond.’ Now the song is a symbol of forgotten America. The Free Press sits down with the man behind a movement. 2023-08-28 The Free Press Rupa Subramanya ($) 3,000 words Rated 2023-08-29 - sethherr
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Reading the Yield CurveInfallible Recession Indicator? Noisy Signal? Both? #Business #Education and schools #Finance 2023-08-23 Capital Gains Byrne Hobart 1,000 words Rated 2023-08-27 - sethherr
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What Happens to All the Stuff We Return?Online merchants changed the way we shop—and made “reverse logistics” into a booming new industry, David Owen writes. 2023-08-14 The New Yorker David Owen 5,000 words Rated 2023-08-27 - sethherr
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Have You Been to the Library Lately?Librarians once worried about shushing patrons. Now they have to deal with mental health episodes, the homelessness crisis, and random violence 2023-06-12 The Walrus Nicholas Hune-Brown 6,000 words Rated 2023-08-25 - sethherr
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