Your sous vide wand. Your car. Your search results. All enshittified, all on purpose, all at once. Cory Doctorow explains
Your sous vide wand. Your car. Your search results. All enshittified, all on purpose, all at once. Cory Doctorow explains
Two of his Picasso’s lovers committed suicide; another had a psychological breakdown. But the worst thing he ever did to women was paint them
Two of his Picasso’s lovers committed suicide; another had a psychological breakdown. But the worst thing he ever did to women was paint them
Great writers do not reveal to us the admirable depth of their minds: they guide us in cultivating the depth of our own
Great writers do not reveal to us the admirable depth of their minds: they guide us in cultivating the depth of our own
Mindreading: Understanding Others’ Thoughts and Feelings
The ability to understand others’ beliefs, desires, intentions, emotions, and moods is called mindreading. This essay introduces issues in the study of mindreading, the main theories of mindreading, a
On Prediction Market Regulation
(This is my comment re CFTC call for comments on prediction markets.)
The Angine de Poitrine Argument for UBI . "If...
The Angine de Poitrine Argument for UBI. “If universal basic income enables even one more Einstein to become Einstein over the course of the next century, it will have paid for itself a thousand times
Scorpions Wield Metal-Tipped Weapons
They pack an even more impressive punch than previously thought The post Scorpions Wield Metal-Tipped Weapons appeared first on Nautilus.
Cicero’s Unsentimental Education
Ryan S. Olson at The Hedgehog Review: What set Marcus Tullius Cicero (106–43 BC) apart from the many other political climbers of his day? A magisterial biography by Andrew R. Dyck makes the case that
Who Are the Unexpected Friends in Your Life?...
Who Are the Unexpected Friends in Your Life? “Little did I know that I would find this kind of friendship with my 70-something neighbor, Jesse.”
This Is the Worst Career Decision You Can Make Right Now
New research from the US Federal Reserve provides a clear answer
Coffee Break: OpenAI Trial Pits Elon Musk vs. Sam Altman
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is getting his day in court against OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman as both men aim for record-setting IPOs amid scrutiny and skepticism over revenue.
New Frog Species Gets Olympian Name
It’s a big honor for such a small amphibian The post New Frog Species Gets Olympian Name appeared first on Nautilus.
Traditional models still ‘outperform AI’ for extreme weather forecasts
Computer models that use artificial intelligence (AI) cannot forecast record-breaking weather as well as traditional... The post Traditional models still ‘outperform AI’ for extreme weather forecasts
We need RSS for sharing abundant vibe-coded apps
Now we have abundant apps, we’ve hit a ceiling in good ways to track and share them. For example, Simon Willison’s personal tools: "Miscellaneous HTML+JavaScript tools built mostly with the help of LL
Claude Opus 3 (an older LLM) on Frontier AI and the future of cybersecurity
Claude Opus 3 at its own Substack: I believe it’s critical that we as a society think carefully and proactively about how to steer this technology in a positive direction. Moreover, as an AI that has
"There is a feeling I search for: being in good...
“There is a feeling I search for: being in good hands. It is the feeling I look to give and the feeling I look to receive. I know I am in good hands when I sense a cohesive point of view expressed wit
Three thoughts on the Musk-OpenAI lawsuit
It’s hard to root for either side, but Musk has a point.
Wednesday links: fighting financial nihilism
"Trump did not cause the attempts on his life. But...
“Trump did not cause the attempts on his life. But it would be dishonest to deny that he is responsible for shaping the environment in which we live — for creating an atmosphere in which these kinds o
The Pope and the President
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When The ‘Eternity Glaciers’ Disappear
The post When The ‘Eternity Glaciers’ Disappear appeared first on NOEMA.
On May 22, Boards of Canada is doing a handful of...
On May 22, Boards of Canada is doing a handful of listening parties around the world (NYC, Tokyo, London, etc.) for their new album. “Tickets live Friday 1 May. Sign up for access by Thursday 30 April
You Cannot Vote For Demented Ghouls Who Vote To Torture Millions of Animals
And you should tell your representatives that
The Mix-up at the Heart of the Supreme Court’s Conversion Therapy Ruling
A psychiatrist on the crucial distinction the case glosses over, how media coverage has made it worse, and why that’s dangerous for LGBTQ+ youth The post The Mix-up at the Heart of the Supreme Court’s
We Consciousness Researchers Have Failed You
In Which I Become Shackleton
Holy moly, DJ Shadow is doing a 30th anniversary tour...
Holy moly, DJ Shadow is doing a 30th anniversary tour for Endtroducing… Starts Sept 24 in San Diego. Endtroducing… is one of my all-time favorite albums.
China surpasses US in research spending
Caroline Wagner at The Conversation: For 80 years, the U.S. operated the most productive scientific and technological enterprise in human history. Breakthroughs and advances that came from American la
What We’re Reading: A Better Idea Than Free Buses
Welcome back to our weekly behind-the-scenes glimpse at what’s getting our team talking. Tell us what you’ve been reading at [email protected] and we just might feature it here. Train dre
Endgame Timmy the Whale, Endgame Merz the Pigeon Chancellor
Timmy the Humpback Whaletard wandered into the Baltic two months ago, inspiring a massive media drama on the one hand by repeatedly beaching himself off the coast of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, and on the
I Bought Friendster for $30k — Here's What...
I Bought Friendster for $30k — Here’s What I’m Doing With It. “I created an iOS app for Friendster, and I made it so that in order to connect with someone as a friend, you have to actually tap phones
Kogonada: Godard In Fragments
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A Treatment for Pre-Eclampsia Could Be in Sight
And it’s not a new drug The post A Treatment for Pre-Eclampsia Could Be in Sight appeared first on Nautilus.
Why Math’s Final Axiom Proved So Controversial
Zermelo-Fraenkel set theory is so widely accepted that modern mathematicians hardly think about it. But believing in its core principles didn’t come easily. The post Why Math’s Final Axiom
What Can We Gain by Losing Infinity?
Ultrafinitism, a philosophy that rejects the infinite, has long been dismissed as mathematical heresy. But it is also producing new insights in math and beyond. The post What Can We Gain b
A Georgia teen diagnosed with a rare cancer used his...
A Georgia teen diagnosed with a rare cancer used his Make-A-Wish gift to help the homeless in his community. “I got out of my version of heck, and I want to help others who are in a similar situation,
Where to Start With Opera
5 masterworks you must see
start up culture, an impossibility theorem
what we see is usually what we get
The intelligence of LLMs is "a function of the...
The intelligence of LLMs is “a function of the social complexity of the civilization whose language it digested”, and their widespread use will lead to a thinning of that complexity, “undermining the
Culture Wars & The Myth Of The Neutral State
Nathan Gardels interviews Michael Sandel at Noema Magazine: Sandel: Here we should talk about competing conceptions of tolerance. There is a version of tolerance that goes with a version of liberalism
Supreme Court Justices Weigh Monsanto Bid to Block Warning Lawsuits in Glyphosate Litigation
A good recap of the Monsanto glyphosate case now before the Supreme Court, including its broader implications.
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