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Hi Google, please stop 💩 the bed: a desperate plea from the independent web.Served with humor, as I cry into my goldfish bowl of boxed Chardonnay. 2024-10-28T09:51:44-0700 Building Shepherd.com Ben Fox 2,000 words Rated 2024-10-30T16:44:07-0700 - sethherr
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Physiology Friday #241: How Caffeine Dose and Timing Affect Our Sleep PhysiologyThat afternoon coffee is subtly changing your brain overnight—even if you can’t detect it. 2024-10-25T05:10:35-0700 Physiologically Speaking Brady Holmer 2,000 words Rated 2024-10-30T16:07:52-0700 - sethherr
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Australia/Lord_Howe is the weirdest timezone | SSOReadyTimezones are weird. But only finitely so. Here's the exact conceptual model you should have of them. ssoready.com 3,000 words Rated 2024-10-30T07:14:55-0700 - sethherr
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2024-10-26 buy payphones and retireComputers Are Bad 3,000 words Rated 2024-10-29T07:19:41-0700 - sethherr
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A return to hand-written notes by learning to read & writeresearch.google 2,000 words Rated 2024-10-28T21:24:35-0700 - sethherr
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Regenerative farming practices require unlearning past adviceEarly on a cool September morning, farmer Josh Payne tends to his flock in Concordia, just east of Kansas City, Missouri. As Payne opens the gate, about a thousand sheep round the corner and bound into fresh grass. The pasture the flock grazes was once corn and soybeans, along with the rest of the Payne ... 2024-10-11T08:31:57-0700 Investigate Midwest Lauren Cross 2,000 words Rated 2024-10-26T06:19:38-0700 - sethherr
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Take The Near Impossible Literacy Test Louisiana Used to Suppress the Black Vote (1964)In William Faulkner’s 1938 novel The Unvanquished, the implacable Colonel Sartoris takes drastic action to stop the election of a black Republican candidate to office after the Civil War, destroying the ballots of black voters and shooting two Northern carpetbaggers. Open Culture, openculture.com 2024-10-21T00:21:20-0700 Openculture.com OC 500 words Rated 2024-10-21T18:22:31-0700 - 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 - sethherr
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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 - sethherr
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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 - sethherr
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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 - sethherr
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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 - sethherr
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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 - sethherr
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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 - sethherr
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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 - sethherr
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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 - sethherr
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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 - sethherr
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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 - sethherr
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Third Time: a better way to work — LessWrongHOW CAN you be more productive? Instead of half-working all day, it’s better to work in focused stints, with breaks in between to recover. … 2022-01-07T13:15:57-0800 lesswrong.com bfinn 7,000 words Rated 2024-05-20T10:25:53-0700 - sethherr
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