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by bdr 1mo ago
Speaking of “witty, and learned, and wise, and humane”, this post is all of the above. The kind of writing that, before you’re even done reading, makes you eager to look up everything else the author has written.
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by bdr 4mo ago
I enjoyed it too, a long time ago, and some sentences have stuck with me. This is the first time I’ve seen someone mention it. Felt inspired by Pale Fire.
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Reflections on 2025(samuelalbanie.substack.com)
1 points by bdr 9mo ago|0 comments
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by bdr 9mo ago
I think they mean that, with writing, it’s easier to parse complex syntax trees. Think fractal dimension and finite vs stack memory.
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by bdr 9mo ago
> Plus there's zero direct evidence for their colours This is no longer true! Starting with Sinosauropteryx in 2010, paleontologists have identified what they believe to be fossilized melanin-containing organelles. These organelles,
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BusyBeaver(6) Is Quite Large(scottaaronson.blog)
272 points by bdr 1y ago|223 comments
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The impossible predicament of the death newts(crookedtimber.org)
578 points by bdr 1y ago|183 comments
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by bdr 1y ago
Stinky Pinky! https://www.nosupplies.com/play/stinky-pinky
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Usaid: My Next-to-Last Project(crookedtimber.org)
2 points by bdr 2y ago|0 comments
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Claude, Makers, and Managers(andrewbadr.com)
1 points by bdr 2y ago|0 comments
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Claude, Makers, and Managers(andrewbadr.com)
1 points by bdr 2y ago|0 comments
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Golden Gate Claude(anthropic.com)
6 points by bdr 2y ago|0 comments
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by bdr 3y ago
There are plenty of tools for organizing activities. Meetup’s real value, which no one has replaced yet for various reasons, is in getting new people to join.
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by bdr 3y ago
One more to add from the early days: widespread use of  , the character entity for a non-breaking space. They were used to move text to the right to the left within a container. Or (IIRC) in table cells to make them behave, similar
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What makes Advent of Code special(andrewbadr.com)
1 points by bdr 3y ago|0 comments
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Kathleen Sully, the Vanished Novelist (2022)(neglectedbooks.com)
124 points by bdr 3y ago|17 comments
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Inequalities, convergence, and continuity as "special deals"(terrytao.wordpress.com)
64 points by bdr 3y ago|10 comments
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New Work from Calvin and Hobbes's Bill Watterson: Graphic Novel "The Mysteries"(boingboing.net)
2 points by bdr 3y ago|0 comments
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Inequalities, convergence, and continuity as “special deals”(terrytao.wordpress.com)
1 points by bdr 3y ago|0 comments
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Designing a Programming Language to Speedrun Advent of Code(blog.vero.site)
5 points by bdr 3y ago|0 comments
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Wartime Lviv in Photos: Measures to Protect Citizens and Architectural Heritage(forgottengalicia.com)
1 points by bdr 4y ago|0 comments
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by bdr 4y ago
Crazy idea: a red team for hire that tries to scam your relatives (but doesn’t actually go through with it). Seems like the most effective way to teach people what to look out for.
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by bdr 4y ago
It's worth noting that betaveros won several previous Advents of Code without using Noulith. You can't attribute too much of this year's success to the language. Still, it's pretty cool, and I've really enjoyed re
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Kathleen Sully, the Vanished Novelist (2022)(neglectedbooks.com)
2 points by bdr 4y ago|0 comments
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My AI Safety Lecture for UT Effective Altruism(scottaaronson.blog)
2 points by bdr 4y ago|0 comments
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The Twitter Advertiser Exodus(caterina.net)
218 points by bdr 4y ago|315 comments
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Ante X Zellic: Aligned Auditing(medium.com)
1 points by bdr 4y ago|0 comments
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Don't be a postdoctoral fellow, be a postdoctoral employee(flamholz.github.io)
3 points by bdr 4y ago|1 comments
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by bdr 4y ago
I agree. One additional detail to notice is the use of horizontal space. There are several different widths being used, depending on the type of content. (I'm on desktop.) I like the varying "full-width" image sizes, as well
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Digital Marbling(blog.amandaghassaei.com)
3 points by bdr 4y ago|0 comments

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