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Is It Better to Fail Spectacularly?Three weeks ago I wrote the following draft of a blog post entitled “Is It Better to Fail Spectacularly?”. I am having a lot of doubts. I’ve been training for the Chicago Marathon in earnest since June, but in reality the preparations began a year ago when I was accepted based on my qualifying time from the 2023 Ventura Marathon. I don’t have doubt that I can run a marathon. I have run three in the last year and a half, and I routinely go on weekend long runs that approach or surpass 20 miles. 2024-10-20T00:41:34-0700 danielmangum.com Daniel Mangum 4,000 words Rated 2024-10-21T12:25:45-0700 - sethherr
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Opinion | School closures suck. But they’re necessary, and opposing them is wrongShould San Francisco families really be asked to give up on their small community schools for the sake of the public good? Yes, they should. #Education and schools 2024-10-16T10:29:20-0700 The San Francisco Standard Catharine Burhenne 1,000 words Rated 2024-10-20T22:01:12-0700 - sethherr
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Opinion | Turning the Great Highway into a park will reap millions for businessThe city's walkers and rollers won't be the only beneficiaries of a permanent highway closure. Nearby businesses will see a spending windfall. 2024-10-20T06:00:00-0700 The San Francisco Standard Stephen Braitsch 1,000 words Rated 2024-10-20T18:21:04-0700 - sethherr
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Opinion | Ann Patchett: The Decision I Made 30 Years Ago That I Still RegretWhat was email but the chance for more friends, more love, more work? #Books #Social Media #Writer 2024-10-15T02:00:20-0700 The New York Times Ann Patchett ($) 2,000 words Rated 2024-10-20T08:38:04-0700 - sethherr
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Martin Gurri: I Refused to Vote in the Last Two Elections. Now, I’m Voting for Trump.There are only two vital forces in American politics today: those who wish to control everything, and those who wish not to be controlled. Reluctantly, I choose the latter. 2024-10-16T15:23:54-0700 The Free Press Martin Gurri ($) 2,000 words Rated 2024-10-19T09:51:31-0700 - sethherr
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Doctor Fukushi Masaichi And The Art Of Preserving Tattooed SkinTattoos have different meanings across cultures, ranging from sacred symbols to marks of rebellion. In Japan, tattoos are part of a broader subculture called irezumi, an intricate form of body art with its own set of unique designs, imagery, and symbolism. These elaborate tattoos often cover large parts of the body, with some resulting in full “bodysuits,” a tradition that is frequently linked with the yakuza—Japan’s organised crime syndicates.But while many viewed irezumi as a criminal mark or 2024-10-16T12:17:10-0700 DannyDutch dthholland 2,000 words Rated 2024-10-18T22:13:45-0700 - sethherr
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Reflections on PalantirA retrospective of an eight-year stint. 2024-10-15T12:19:09-0700 Nabeel S. Qureshi 6,000 words Rated 2024-10-16T17:09:31-0700 - sethherr
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Julia Child’s KitchensThe French Chef’s focus on function over style in the kitchen boosted the accessibility movement that became known as Universal Design. Places Journal 6,000 words Rated 2024-10-13T20:11:12-0700 - sethherr
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Silicon Valley, the New Lobbying MonsterFrom Coinbase to OpenAI, the tech sector is pouring millions into super PACS that intimidate politicians into supporting its agenda. Charles Duhigg reports. 2024-10-07T03:00:00-0700 The New Yorker Charles Duhigg 8,000 words Rated 2024-10-13T20:01:27-0700 - sethherr
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Inside the TikTok documents: Stripping teens and boosting 'attractive' peopleA trove of secret documents show teens’ increasing reliance on TikTok and how executives were acutely aware of the potential harm the app can cause young people, but appeared unconcerned. 2024-10-13T05:00:00-0700 NPR Bobby Allyn 1,000 words Rated 2024-10-13T19:04:58-0700 - sethherr
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Against dystopian views of high-speed audiobook listeningThe sound and the worry 2024-10-10T09:01:07-0700 Dynomight Internet Newsletter dynomight 1,000 words Rated 2024-10-13T18:49:59-0700 - sethherr
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1 bug, $50,000+ in bounties, how Zendesk intentionally left a backdoor in hundreds of Fortune 500 companies1 bug, $50,000+ in bounties, how Zendesk intentionally left a backdoor in hundreds of Fortune 500 companies - zendesk.md Gist 262588213843476 3,000 words Rated 2024-10-12T21:52:02-0700 - sethherr
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SB 1047: Our Side Of The Story... 2024-10-10T05:20:19-0700 astralcodexten.com Scott Alexander 40,000 words Rated 2024-10-12T20:47:58-0700 - sethherr
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How Long Til We’re All on Ozempic?—AsteriskOver 100 million Americans, and possibly many more, could benefit from GLP-1 drugs. When can they expect to get them? asteriskmag.com 4,000 words Rated 2024-10-12T09:10:26-0700 - sethherr
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How to Make an Information Super WeaponA Technical Deep Dive into the Components of a Trust Assembly 2024-06-17T22:49:31-0700 Extelligence Some Guy 9,000 words Rated 2024-10-11T15:26:18-0700 - sethherr
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Why we’re helping more wikis move away from FandomHi! 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
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The open source gift exchangeI 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
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The scourge of stolen bikes in BritainRated 2024-10-09T14:59:40-0700 - sethherr
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How the Online Right Fell ApartBehind 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
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Incomplete Streets Part 3: Even When Caltrans Is Right, It’s Wrong - CalBike2024-07-31T17:08:31-0700 California Bicycle Coalition Jared Sanchez 2,000 words Rated 2024-10-07T17:05:46-0700 - sethherr
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I kind of like rebasingPeople 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 2024-09-24T13:59:17-0700 - sethherr
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The Art of Taking It SlowAnna 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
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llamafile: bringing LLMs to the people, and to your own computerMozilla Innovations 1,000 words Rated 2024-09-23T17:06:38-0700 - &e
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Staying Awake, by Ursula K. Le GuinNotes 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
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The Thin Purple Line, by Jasper CravenThe 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
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Why GitHub Actually WonRated 2024-09-11T15:21:57-0700 - sethherr
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The Future of Open SourceA 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
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Your Book Review: The Pale KingFinalist #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
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Star Wars: Galactic StarcruiserThe 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
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A Weekend at the Immersion Larp FestivalA 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
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The Silicon Valley Canon: On the Paıdeía of the American Tech EliteI 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
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How Costco Hacked the American Shopping PsycheMore 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
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Your Book Review: How the War Was WonFinalist #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
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My New Band Is: The Indoctrinated RichOn 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
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Suspicious data pattern in recent Venezuelan election | Statistical Modeling, Causal Inference, and Social Sciencestatmodeling.stat.columbia.edu Rated 2024-08-05T15:27:48-0700 - sethherr
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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
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Congress Accidentally Legalized Weed Six Years AgoRated 2024-07-30T11:00:32-0700 - sethherr
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Every company should be owned by its employeesCentral 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
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Monetization & Monopolies: How The Internet You Loved DiedOr 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
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America’s New Political War Pits Young Men Against Young Women - WSJRated 2024-07-29T12:58:32-0700 - sethherr
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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
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Advantages of incompetent managementRated 2024-07-16T17:09:06-0700 - sethherr
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(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" / Xx.com 1,000 words Rated 2024-07-16T15:24:08-0700 - sethherr
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Slate Star Codex and Silicon Valley’s War Against the MediaGideon 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
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Reliable Sources: How Wikipedia Admin David Gerard Launders His Grudges Into the Public RecordThe 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
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I Ate Poison Oak To Try to Gain Immunity. Here’s What Happened. - WSJRated 2024-07-09T09:56:04-0700 - sethherr
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I Ate Poison Oak To Try to Gain Immunity. Here’s What Happened. - WSJRated 2024-07-09T09:53:27-0700 - sethherr
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Breath of God: Tripping on Xenon GasThe more you learn about xenon gas the stranger it gets. 2023-07-13T08:55:45-0700 Tripsitter Tripsitter, Justin Cooke 🍄 2,000 words Rated 2024-06-27T10:31:40-0700 - sethherr
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It’s Time for Progressives to Recommit to Academic FreedomThe same justifications we’ve used to restrict conservative speech are being used to silence us on Palestine. We need a different approach. 2024-06-25T06:47:05-0700 The Nation Tascha Shahriari-Parsa ($) 3,000 words Rated 2024-06-27T10:31:08-0700 - sethherr
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Social. Private. Open. Pick three. – Jake ZimmermanRated 2024-06-24T20:02:28-0700 - sethherr
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