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OpenAI, The ‘Bailout,' and The Likely Path Forward
Sequoia's Unexpected Steward Shakeup
Eric Newcomer
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Newcomer
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The Engine of Waking Life
Ken Baumann
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12 min read
BF16 vs FP16 for Reinforcement Learning: Where Are We?
Window on America
"Seasons Clear, and Awe" - Chapter 3
PILCROW
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38 min read
Why Every Restaurant Owner Should Still Wait Tables
Is Violence Possible Today?
My least favorite literary endeavors of the year, so far
Dreams Come True
'Once you’re writing to convey information, the prose is dead.'
The best writers on the Stack
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16 min read
Do What You Believe In
Hamilton Nolan
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11 min read
The Week Observed: November 7, 2025
butternut, black bean & beef chili
Timely Economics Nobel – Creative Destruction and genAI
SAVE AUSTIN NOW: AAS Recap, WSJ Editorial on Prop Q Defeat // CM Fuentes Threatens Public Safety // Mayor Releases Updated Budget Timeline // Broadnax Releases Memo on Budget Efficiency Action Plan
Weekly Dose of Optimism #169
Packy McCormick
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Not Boring
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13 min read
A good defense demands offense
Reality, Probability, and Perception
A day too long
The 2024 Trump "realignment" is already over
The Nonfiction Files 9: Nonfiction November Book Generator
Traci Thomas
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Unstacked
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4 min read
EMERGENCY POD: Tariffs on Trial
Jordan Schneider
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ChinaTalk
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51 min read
October Digest | Part 2 — The World as Viewed From China
Weekly Roundup: EU Says Moldova Made the Fastest Progress Among Candidate Countries
The logic behind low teacher salaries
Mike Petrilli
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SCHOOLED
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11 min read
The fly can escape when it realises it is the spider
Ma Ying-jeou remembers historic meeting with Xi Jinping a decade ago
In What Sense Is Life Suffering?