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Escalation Theory: Compliance, Violence, and Overachievement In SocietyHow Elites Cause Crime By Acing Marshmallow Tests Some people think crime is caused by poverty. Some think crime is caused by criminals. Some even think crime is caused by the climate. Don’t swallow these easy-to-digest popular narratives — society is shaped by its elite, always has been, always will be. It all comes back to the marshmallows. 2024-01-07T08:09:59-0800 Radical Contributions Conrad Bastable 10,000 words Rated 2024-01-16T09:04:11-0800
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What happened to GE?Bill Gates shares his review of “Lights Out: Pride, Delusion, and the Fall of General Electric” by Thomas Gryta and Ted Mann 2021-06-14T00:00:00-0700 gatesnotes.com Bill Gates 2,000 words Rated 2024-01-16T08:29:56-0800
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Pinker was right, I was wrong. | Statistical Modeling, Causal Inference, and Social Sciencestatmodeling.stat.columbia.edu Rated 2024-01-14T08:42:35-0800
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Invisible Ink: At the CIA’s Creative Writing Group"When an organization has, say, financed the overthrow of the government of Guatemala, you would think there might be a speaking fee." 2024-01-09T12:20:45-0800 The Paris Review Johannes Lichtman 3,000 words Rated 2024-01-10T19:12:25-0800
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LLMs and Programming in the first days of 2024 - <antirez>Rated 2024-01-10T11:19:39-0800
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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 2024-01-04T02:01:26-0800 The New York Times Anna Marks ($) 5,000 words Rated 2024-01-09T22:03:34-0800
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Cycling Doping FallaciesI make the case that we cannot extrapolate clean performances from Lance Armstrong’s doped performances against doped rivals in the Tour de France. 2024-01-05T06:05:00-0800 The New Leaf Journal Nicholas A. Ferrell 6,000 words Rated 2024-01-09T09:42:36-0800
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The reality of the Danish fairytaleDenmark has long ranked high on the list of societies that American liberals dream about turning the United States into. And for many good reasons. Education is state-funded, and students are even paid a stipend to go to university. Health care is equally free of individual charge, and there’s generally a robust social safety net for u... world.hey.com 2,000 words Rated 2024-01-06T23:17:15-0800
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Bill Gates–1986As chief executive officer of Microsoft, William H. (Bill) Gates is considered one of the driving forces behind today's personal computing and office automation industry. Gates started his career in computer software at a young age. Both Gates and Microsoft co-founder, Paul Allen, worked as programming consultants while attending high school in Seattle, Washington. In… 2008-05-19T22:50:49-0700 Programmers At Work 10,000 words Rated 2024-01-06T23:01:14-0800
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Everything you ever wanted to know about car bloatnewsletters.feedbinusercontent.com Rated 2023-12-19T08:49:28-0800
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7 Months Inside an Online Scam Labor CampA man was abducted by a Chinese gang and forced to work in a scam operation. He gathered financial information, photos and videos and shared the material with The New York Times. #China #Crime 2023-12-17T01:54:29-0800 The New York Times Isabelle Qian, Pablo Robles ($) 4,000 words Rated 2023-12-18T13:56:54-0800
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Why Dumb Ideas Capture Smart and Successful PeopleIntelligent individuals are better at understanding the reputational consequences of their beliefs 2023-11-19T03:00:57-0800 Rob Henderson's Newsletter Rob Henderson 3,000 words Rated 2023-12-17T23:15:24-0800
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Giant food companies are quietly ruining your favorite snacks — and hoping you don't noticeFrom Coke to Nutella, your favorite treats are being ruined by a sneaky ploy known as 'flavorflation.' #Economy #Food & drink #Retail 2023-12-12T02:52:01-0800 Insider Jairaj Devadiga ($) 2,000 words Rated 2023-12-14T11:24:05-0800
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What’s on the Menu When Your Cat Goes Out? Probably More Than You Think.Free-ranging cats hunt or scavenge more than 2,000 species, some of them imperiled, according to a new study. #Birds #Endangered Species 2023-12-12T08:03:28-0800 The New York Times Catrin Einhorn ($) 1,000 words Rated 2023-12-12T20:52:14-0800
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Joseph Hone - He Steals Them, of Course!Joseph Hone: He Steals Them, of Course! Literary Review 2,000 words Rated 2023-12-12T08:24:30-0800
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Why Are So Many American Pedestrians Dying at Night?Nothing resembling this pattern has occurred in other comparably wealthy countries. #Cars #Poverty 2023-12-11T00:00:01-0800 The New York Times Emily Badger, Ben Blatt, Josh Katz ($) 3,000 words Rated 2023-12-12T08:09:34-0800
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Byrne Hobart, the unlikely oracleHow the hedge fund analyst turned writer makes the future look clear, even without a crystal ball. 2023-11-27T15:04:00-0800 Meridian Shreeda Segan 3,000 words Rated 2023-12-11T08:21:06-0800
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Opinion | What the University Presidents Got Right and Wrong About Antisemitic SpeechThe proper response to censorship is not more censorship. #Censorship #College #Harvard 2023-12-10T06:00:05-0800 The New York Times David French ($) 2,000 words Rated 2023-12-10T15:08:15-0800
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A Decade of Have I Been PwnedA decade ago to the day, I published a tweet launching what would surely become yet another pet project that scratched an itch, was kinda useful to a few people but other than that, would shortly fade away into the same obscurity as all the other ones I'd launched over the previous couple of decades: It's alive! "Have I been pwned?" by @troyhunt is now up and running. Search for your account across multiple breaches http://t.co/U0QyHZxP6k — Have I Been Pwned... 2023-12-03T23:05:48-0800 Troy Hunt 4,000 words Rated 2023-12-05T03:54:31-0800
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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 2023-12-02T06:15:36-0800 Forbes Joshua Cohen 2,000 words Rated 2023-12-03T22:25:05-0800
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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 2023-11-27T13:00:12-0800 astralcodexten.com Scott Alexander 20,000 words Rated 2023-11-28T17:49:44-0800
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“Useless Ruby sugar”: Argument forwardingThis is a part of a blog post series about “useless” (or: controversial) syntax elements that emerged in recent Ruby version. The goal of the series is not... zverok.space 4,000 words Rated 2023-11-24T08:45:07-0800
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Opinion | Here’s How Houston Is Fighting Homelessness — and WinningHouston demonstrates what should be obvious: that a wealthy society doesn’t have to accept as inevitable throngs of people sleeping on sidewalks. #Dallas #Homelessness #Housing #Jobs #Mental Health #Real Estate #Urban Planning 2023-11-22T16:00:19-0800 The New York Times Nicholas Kristof, Rahim Fortune ($) 3,000 words Rated 2023-11-24T08:15:09-0800
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Exclusive: OpenAI researchers warned board of AI breakthrough ahead of CEO ouster, sources sayAhead of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s four days in exile, several staff researchers wrote a letter to the board of directors warning of a powerful artificial intelligence discovery that they said could threaten humanity, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters. 2023-11-22T18:51:48-0800 Reuters Anna Tong, Jeffrey Dastin, Krystal Hu ($) 2,000 words Rated 2023-11-22T20:26:18-0800
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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? 2023-11-20T08:45:00-0800 Scientific American Emma Bryce 2,000 words Rated 2023-11-21T07:36:16-0800
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These bats use their penis as an 'arm' during sex but not for penetrationMammals usually mate via penetrative sex, but researchers report Nov. 20 in the journal Current Biology that a species of bat, the serotine bat, (Eptesicus serotinus) mates without penetration. This is the first time non-penetrative sex has been documented in a mammal. 2023-11-20T08:00:01-0800 Phys.org Science X 1,000 words Rated 2023-11-21T07:35:42-0800
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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 2022-08-14T12:47:01-0700 The Popehat Report Ken White 2,000 words Rated 2023-11-20T20:40:47-0800
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My Free Speech Means You Have To Shut UpElon Musk and The Enduring Appeal of “Criticism is Censorship” 2023-11-19T19:11:56-0800 The Popehat Report Ken White 1,000 words Rated 2023-11-20T20:02:40-0800
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</> htmx ~ Why I Tend Not To Use Content Negotiationhtmx.org 1,000 words Rated 2023-11-19T17:12:47-0800
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The FCC Is Trying To Stop Discrimination In Broadband Deployment. Telecoms And Republicans Are Big Mad About ItFor decades, big ISPs like AT&T have refused to upgrade low income and poor communities to fiber, despite billions in subsidies, regulatory favors, and tax breaks that were supposed to accomplish precisely that. Groups like the National Digital Inclusion Alliance (NDIA) have released studies on cities like Cleveland and Detroit, documenting how this discrimination lines… 2023-11-17T05:24:01-0800 Techdirt 3,000 words Rated 2023-11-17T07:37:44-0800
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The night train revolution has been hailed as an alternative to airplanes. Here’s how that’s goingNight trains have been making a resurgence across Europe after decades of decline, raising the prospect of more sustainable ways of criss-crossing the continent as travelers look to find alternatives to flying. 2023-11-11T22:00:03-0800 CNN Ben Jones 2,000 words Rated 2023-11-17T07:34:10-0800
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Why we can’t buildAmerica’s inability to build is killing people. #Politics 2020-04-22T05:50:00-0700 Vox Ezra Klein 2,000 words Rated 2023-11-16T07:59:09-0800
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Opinion | The Question of Anti-Zionism and AntisemitismIt is here, in the dispute over definitions, that things begin to break down. #Israel 2023-11-15T16:00:08-0800 The New York Times Charles M. Blow ($) 1,000 words Rated 2023-11-16T07:44:17-0800
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The ‘Georgists’ Are Out There, and They Want to Tax Your LandAmid a crisis in affordable housing, the century-old ideas of Henry George have gained a new currency. #Detroit #Housing #Real Estate #Urban Planning 2023-11-12T00:00:52-0800 The New York Times Conor Dougherty ($) 3,000 words Rated 2023-11-14T07:52:48-0800
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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. 2023-11-13T03:00:00-0800 The New Yorker James Somers 4,000 words Rated 2023-11-13T20:43:44-0800
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We're sorry we created the Torment Nexus - Charlie's Diaryantipope.org 6,000 words Rated 2023-11-10T15:41:05-0800
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America’s shoplifting problem, explained by retail workers and thievesRetailers like Target, Walmart, and Home Depot have a real issue with retail crime. But there’s more they could be doing to address the problem — namely, spend more money — according to workers and even thieves. #Economy #Money 2023-11-02T04:50:00-0700 Vox Emily Stewart 3,000 words Rated 2023-11-08T21:23:57-0800
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OmegleRated 2023-11-08T17:42:10-0800
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Seeing like a Banknewsletters.feedbinusercontent.com 5,000 words Rated 2023-11-08T14:30:09-0800
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Maine 2023 Election Ballot Question #6 Fact Sheet - MITSCDo you favor amending the Constitution of Maine to require that all of the provisions of the Constitution be included in the official printed copies of the Constitution prepared by the Secretary of State? A “yes” vote on Question 6 would restore certain original sections of the Maine Constitution to printed copies. Although these sections have always been part of the Maine Constitution as originally adopted in 1820, an amendment in 1876 prevented those sections from being printed in copies of... mitsc.org 1,000 words Rated 2023-11-07T07:30:41-0800
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How Montreal Built a Blueprint for Bargain Rapid TransitAt $139 million per mile, the REM is far less costly than similar recent projects. Cities with ballooning transit budgets can learn from its approach. #Business #City #Government #Infrastructure #Los Angeles #New York 2023-10-30T06:00:16-0700 Bloomberg 3,000 words Rated 2023-11-05T22:46:59-0800
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Drunk Grizzlies Keep Getting Hit By Trains In MontanaSince 1980, 63 grizzlies have been hit by trains and killed along a section of railroad near Glacier National Park. Many died because they got drunk on fermented grain spilled from railcars and couldn’t move fast enough to outrun the trains. 2023-11-04T14:02:00-0700 Cowboy State Daily Mark Heinz 1,000 words Rated 2023-11-05T22:38:42-0800
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Why Banks Are Suddenly Closing Down Customer AccountsSurprised individuals and small-business owners can’t pay rent or make payroll, and no one ever explains what they did wrong. #Fraud #Money Laundering 2023-11-05T02:00:45-0800 The New York Times Ron Lieber and Tara Siegel Bernard ($) 3,000 words Rated 2023-11-05T17:57:52-0800
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China’s Age of MalaiseParty officials are vanishing, young workers are “lying flat,” and entrepreneurs are fleeing the country. What does China’s inner turmoil mean for the world? Evan Osnos reports. 2023-10-23T03:00:00-0700 The New Yorker Evan Osnos 9,000 words Rated 2023-11-01T08:11:05-0700
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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
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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. 2023-10-16T03:00:00-0700 The New Yorker Heidi Blake 10,000 words Rated 2023-10-25T06:33:15-0700
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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
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Start Pagepnewman.org 500 words Rated 2023-10-22T11:56:07-0700
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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. 2023-07-31T07:51:48-0700 Silver Bulletin Nate Silver 3,000 words Rated 2023-10-20T14:58:06-0700
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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
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