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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
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Police brushed him off. So he exposed an international bike theft ring on his ownIn the dark heart of the pandemic, cyclist Bryan Hance was tipped to a scheme to spirit stolen bikes from California to Mexico. He set out to crack the case — and in the process exposed lapses in systems meant to prevent trafficking in stolen goods. 2024-08-27T03:00:43-0700 Los Angeles Times Jessica Garrison ($) 2,000 words Rated 2024-08-27T20:45:02-0700
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The Silicon Valley Canon: On the Paıdeía of the American Tech EliteI often draw a distinction between the political elites of Washington DC and the industrial elites of Silicon Valley with a joke: in San Francisco reading books, and talking about what you have read, is a matter of high prestige. Not so in Washington DC. In Washington people never read books—they just write them. To… 2024-08-21T13:51:14-0700 The Scholar's Stage 4,000 words Rated 2024-08-26T21:43:54-0700
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How Costco Hacked the American Shopping PsycheMore than 100 million people visit the retailer for their groceries — and gas and TVs and gold bars and pet coffins — but saving money may not be the only motive. 2024-08-20T13:46:25-0700 The New York Times Ben Ryder Howe ($) 4,000 words Rated 2024-08-24T22:16:53-0700
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Britannica_x_Pendleton.pdfRated 2024-08-13T10:35:58-0700
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Congress Accidentally Legalized Weed Six Years AgoRated 2024-07-30T11:00:32-0700
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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
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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
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Opinion | Are Smartphones and Social Media Driving a Teen Mental Heath Crisis?Rated 2024-07-29T15:38:53-0700
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America’s New Political War Pits Young Men Against Young Women - WSJRated 2024-07-29T12:58:32-0700
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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
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Summer Camp and Parenting PanicsJay Caspian Kang on summer camps’ promises of social improvement, and the reason that upper-middle-class families can’t conceive of an unscheduled moment. #Parenting 2024-05-24T03:00:00-0700 The New Yorker Jay Caspian Kang 1,000 words Rated 2024-07-20T12:55:22-0700
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How to Do Politics: The Political Capital Savings PlanGet capital, do politics 2023-03-22T10:56:03-0700 Maximum New York Daniel Golliher 4,000 words Rated 2024-07-17T22:42:24-0700
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Advantages of incompetent managementRated 2024-07-16T17:09:06-0700
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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
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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
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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
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I Ate Poison Oak To Try to Gain Immunity. Here’s What Happened. - WSJRated 2024-07-09T09:56:04-0700
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I Ate Poison Oak To Try to Gain Immunity. Here’s What Happened. - WSJRated 2024-07-09T09:53:27-0700
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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
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Opinion | I Study Homelessness. I Wish More Places Looked Like This Shelter.Matthew Desmond takes you to a shelter designed with residents in mind. #Homelessness #Jobs #Pennsylvania #Poverty 2024-06-26T02:02:13-0700 The New York Times Matthew Desmond, Jillian Weinberger ($) 1,000 words Rated 2024-06-27T10:31:23-0700
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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 ($) 3,000 words Rated 2024-06-27T10:31:08-0700
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Social. Private. Open. Pick three. – Jake ZimmermanRated 2024-06-24T20:02:28-0700
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UUID Benchmark WarThis month's PGSQL Phriday #015 topic is about UUIDs, hosted by Lætitia Avrot. Lætitia has called for a debate. No, no, no. I say let's have an all-out war. A benchmark war. I have decided to orchestrate a benchmark war between four different methods of storing a primary key: use a text field to store… 2024-02-03T15:54:01-0800 Ardent Performance Computing 3,000 words Rated 2024-06-24T19:55:31-0700
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Opinion | What Have We Liberals Done to the West Coast?Infected with ideological purity, the West Coast is focused more on intentions than on oversight and outcomes. #California #Homelessness #Mental Health #Oregon #Politics 2024-06-15T04:00:48-0700 The New York Times Nicholas Kristof ($) 2,000 words Rated 2024-06-21T09:07:10-0700
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An Unexpected Turn in the Evangelical Culture WarsA proposal to ban Southern Baptist women from serving as pastors failed a two-thirds-majority vote, signalling that the far right has not yet consolidated its control of the Church. #Christianity #Religion 2024-06-12T13:52:49-0700 The New Yorker Eliza Griswold 2,000 words Rated 2024-06-14T18:02:02-0700
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Not Your Childhood LibraryPaige Williams writes that an ambitious experiment in Minneapolis is changing the way librarians work with their homeless patrons and challenging how we share public space. #Homelessness #Libraries #Minnesota 2024-05-23T03:00:00-0700 The New Yorker Paige Williams 4,000 words Rated 2024-06-14T17:50:26-0700
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What Does an "Analyst" Do?Rated 2024-06-14T17:30:17-0700
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Yes, Social Media Really Is a Cause of the Epidemic of Teenage Mental IllnessTwo major problems with a review in Nature 2024-04-09T07:55:25-0700 After Babel Jon Haidt 4,000 words Rated 2024-06-14T17:26:50-0700
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How to be More AgenticOn a supposedly difficult thing 2024-01-10T12:43:50-0800 Useful Fictions Cate Hall 2,000 words Rated 2024-06-14T17:26:33-0700
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Can Turning Office Towers Into Apartments Save Downtowns?Nathan Berman has helped rescue Manhattan’s financial district from a “doom loop” by carving attractive living spaces from hulking buildings that once housed fields of cubicles. D. T. Max reports. 2024-04-29T03:00:00-0700 The New Yorker D. T. Max 5,000 words Rated 2024-06-14T17:24:05-0700
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Why Is Everyone on Steroids Now?Across the internet and in gyms everywhere, body-modifying drug use has become ubiquitous, effective and... normal. Can this really be a good thing? 2024-06-05T05:00:00-0700 GQ Rosecrans Baldwin 5,000 words Rated 2024-06-14T17:23:39-0700
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Silicon Valley’s Best Kept Secret: Founder LiquidityAsk most venture-backed founders why they get 10x more equity than employee #1, 100x more equity than employee #5, and 1000x more equity than employee #15, and you'll get the same answer: "I'M TAKING SO MUCH RISK, IT'S SO HARD TO START A COMPANY, I MADE A BIG MOVE!!!" And then you'll ask, "but why are you yelling?” The narrative of the founder's risk is a cornerstone of Silicon Valley's mythology. Founders are celebrated for leaving stable jobs... 2024-06-08T17:35:35-0700 Stefan Theard 1,000 words Rated 2024-06-14T17:22:26-0700
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#AskTamara: Which mugs are Lead-free? How can I tell if my mug has unsafe levels of Lead? Which mugs do you use?For those new to this website: Tamara Rubin is a multiple-federal-award-winning independent advocate for childhood Lead poisoning prevention and consumer goods safety, and a documentary filmmaker. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children (two of her sons were acutely Lead-poisoned in 2005). Since 2009, Tamara has been using XRF technology (a scientific method ... Read More about #AskTamara: Which mugs are Lead-free? How can I tell if my mug has unsafe levels of Lead? Which mugs do... 2019-12-28T11:17:02-0800 Lead Safe Mama, LLC Tamara 10,000 words Rated 2024-06-14T17:22:16-0700
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Why I retired from the tech crusadesWhen Ruby on Rails was launched over twenty years ago, I was a twenty-some young programmer convinced that anyone who gave my stack a try would accept its universal superiority for solving The Web Problem. So I pursued the path of the crusade, attempting to convert the unenlightened masses by the edge of a pointed argument. And for a l... world.hey.com 1,000 words Rated 2024-06-14T17:21:01-0700 |
How Online Privacy Is Like FishingNews that Microsoft caught hackers using its generative AI tools prompted security experts to guess that it was spying on users. Bruce Schneier and Barath Raghavan argue that the gradual erosion of expectations of privacy has a lot in common with the gradual destruction of fish populations in the ocean. #Microsoft #Privacy 2024-06-03T04:00:02-0700 IEEE Spectrum Barath Raghavan, Bruce Schneier 3,000 words Rated 2024-06-14T17:20:40-0700
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Parable of the Sofaongoing by Tim Bray 2,000 words Rated 2024-06-14T17:19:44-0700
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How the Guinness Brewery Invented the Most Important Statistical Method in ScienceThe most common test of statistical significance originated from the Guinness brewery. Here’s how it works 2024-05-25T05:00:00-0700 Scientific American Jack Murtagh ($) 2,000 words Rated 2024-06-14T17:18:23-0700
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UI DensityI speak and write about design, front-end code, leadership, and (occasionally) math. matthewstrom.com 3,000 words Rated 2024-06-14T17:17:49-0700
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The Missionary in the KitchenI longed for purpose, meaning, the sense of being found. Then, one summer, I sort of was, Clare Sestanovich writes. #College #Religion 2024-06-01T03:00:00-0700 The New Yorker Clare Sestanovich 2,000 words Rated 2024-06-05T21:09:42-0700
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Colorado’s Bold New Approach to Highways — Not Building ThemThe state has made it harder to widen highways, and transportation officials are turning their eyes to transit. #Climate Change #Colorado #Global Warming #Transportation 2024-05-31T02:00:29-0700 The New York Times Megan Kimble 3,000 words Rated 2024-06-01T17:50:32-0700
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How 3M Discovered, Then Concealed, the Dangers of Forever Chemicals3M found that many of its products, including Scotchgard and Scotchban, leached toxic chemicals called PFAS. Sharon Lerner reports on why the company kept making them. 2024-05-20T03:00:00-0700 The New Yorker Sharon Lerner 7,000 words Rated 2024-05-30T14:40:17-0700
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The Trials and Tribulations of the BoymomRated 2024-05-29T16:53:54-0700
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Can You Read a Book in a Quarter of an Hour?Anthony Lane writes about Blinkist, one of a number of phone apps that aim to boil down entire books into synopses lasting as little as ten minutes. 2024-05-20T03:00:00-0700 The New Yorker Anthony Lane 4,000 words Rated 2024-05-29T15:49:12-0700
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The Lunacy of ArtemisFor the first time since the 1960's, it looks doubtful whether the US space agency is even capable of getting us to the Moon. idlewords.com 8,000 words Rated 2024-05-20T10:58:03-0700
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DeviantArt’s Downfall Is Devastating, Depressing, and DumbOnce a vibrant platform for artists, DeviantArt is now buckling under the weight of bots and greed—and spurning the creative community that made it great. #Art #Artificial Intelligence #Internet #Law 2024-05-16T08:30:00-0700 Slate Nitish Pahwa 3,000 words Rated 2024-05-20T10:57:24-0700
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