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Imagine if we optimized for number of independent replications over number of citations. A citation typically assumes the cited study is true. In a paper that cites 50 other papers,
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The one line pitch for Ethereum is that it has become the financial internet.An internet where apps can send money back and forth to each other just like they can
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If you're a city or country that wants the next Silicon Valley, the recipe is simple: abolish obsolete regulations.- Fully legalize crypto- Carve out zones for self-driving cars- Allow expanded
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The extent to which YIMBY folks have shifted the discourse over the last few years is impressive. Feels like they have the moral high ground and momentum now nationally. Credit
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We really should be in the middle of a golden age of productivity. Within living memory, computers did not exist. Photocopiers did not exist. *Backspace* did not exist. You had
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"One of the clearest indications of stagnation is the flatlining of energy usage...Hall calls the long-term trend of about 7% annual growth in energy usage per capita the 'Henry Adams
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A new way to fund open source?- Be open source dev- Issue a token- Hold X% of it- Has 0 value initially- Award (100-X)% of it over time to folks
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Lockdown = Dem votes down? If Ds are less likely to vote in-person this year than Rs due to COVID, and only (say) 80% of those would have voted in-person actually
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San Francisco as the de facto capital of tech is done. That time and place is over. There’s no point in moving there for tech, the businesses are shut down
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Compiling a list of the official misinformation from press & state.- Flu is more serious- Travel bans are overreacting- Only Wuhan visitors at risk- Avoiding handshakes is paranoid- Virus is
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Can we quantify the negative impact of quantifying popularity? Many have observed that teens are growing up in a world of quantified popularity. What was opaque in the 90s is
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It's time to gradually exit Twitter.While Substack is great, it's better to set up a paid newsletter at your own domain. You can do this in an hour and maintain
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