Brian Boyer
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F1. Specifically: escapecollective.com/behind-f1s-v...
Behind F1's Velvet Curtain
The Kate Wagner story that Road & Track pulled from its web site.
escapecollective.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:21 AM
F1. Specifically: escapecollective.com/behind-f1s-v...
Trying a different spin on the white/dark conundrum this year: dinner tonight is turkey carnitas (tacos, beans, rice), and roasting the breast on Thursday.
November 25, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Trying a different spin on the white/dark conundrum this year: dinner tonight is turkey carnitas (tacos, beans, rice), and roasting the breast on Thursday.
Of course a question like that presumes good faith which… I wouldn’t presume. :/
November 24, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Of course a question like that presumes good faith which… I wouldn’t presume. :/
For the Open AI number? I don’t know what to measure because I haven’t talked with their team, but the perverse incentives seem quite obvious! How might they count genuinely helpful interactions?
November 24, 2025 at 7:13 PM
For the Open AI number? I don’t know what to measure because I haven’t talked with their team, but the perverse incentives seem quite obvious! How might they count genuinely helpful interactions?
But if your business is subscriptions or membership, then a better metric would be the number of returning local users.
And when we look at stories those people read, you’ll often find the good stuff about libraries and bike lanes and other good civic stuff.
And when we look at stories those people read, you’ll often find the good stuff about libraries and bike lanes and other good civic stuff.
November 24, 2025 at 7:10 PM
But if your business is subscriptions or membership, then a better metric would be the number of returning local users.
And when we look at stories those people read, you’ll often find the good stuff about libraries and bike lanes and other good civic stuff.
And when we look at stories those people read, you’ll often find the good stuff about libraries and bike lanes and other good civic stuff.
I encourage folks to value metrics that matter to their business, and be acutely aware of perverse incentives they might create.
So, if your business is programmatic display ads, total page views (a simple number) might matter. But it’ll cause people to write clickbait, etc.
So, if your business is programmatic display ads, total page views (a simple number) might matter. But it’ll cause people to write clickbait, etc.
November 24, 2025 at 7:07 PM
I encourage folks to value metrics that matter to their business, and be acutely aware of perverse incentives they might create.
So, if your business is programmatic display ads, total page views (a simple number) might matter. But it’ll cause people to write clickbait, etc.
So, if your business is programmatic display ads, total page views (a simple number) might matter. But it’ll cause people to write clickbait, etc.
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Y'all!
Imani Perry and Tananarive Due discuss a titan of Afrofuturist fiction, Octavie E. Butler, and her masterwork,
"Lilith’s Brood: The Xenogenesis Trilogy". My favorite is "Dawn".
Mon, Nov 24 from 6- 7pm EST
Online, Free
Imani Perry and Tananarive Due discuss a titan of Afrofuturist fiction, Octavie E. Butler, and her masterwork,
"Lilith’s Brood: The Xenogenesis Trilogy". My favorite is "Dawn".
Mon, Nov 24 from 6- 7pm EST
Online, Free
Next Monday, 11/24, two celebrated writers and scholars explore the craft and influence of Octavia E. Butler. Join @imaniperry.bsky.social and @tananarivedue.bsky.social for an evening dedicated to the revered SFF author’s luminous imagination. RSVP for free: www.eventbrite.com/e/the-radica...
November 24, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Y'all!
Imani Perry and Tananarive Due discuss a titan of Afrofuturist fiction, Octavie E. Butler, and her masterwork,
"Lilith’s Brood: The Xenogenesis Trilogy". My favorite is "Dawn".
Mon, Nov 24 from 6- 7pm EST
Online, Free
Imani Perry and Tananarive Due discuss a titan of Afrofuturist fiction, Octavie E. Butler, and her masterwork,
"Lilith’s Brood: The Xenogenesis Trilogy". My favorite is "Dawn".
Mon, Nov 24 from 6- 7pm EST
Online, Free
Not gonna rant tonight but “make the simple number go up” is… not what I recommend
November 24, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Not gonna rant tonight but “make the simple number go up” is… not what I recommend
Whoa! Perfect! I just finished my second listen. :)
November 23, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Whoa! Perfect! I just finished my second listen. :)
This live record is new to me, and so great
November 23, 2025 at 8:34 PM
This live record is new to me, and so great
Yeah it’s a solid choice!
November 21, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Yeah it’s a solid choice!
Seems silly maybe, but a whole lotta brewers learned their trade in our fair city.
November 21, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Seems silly maybe, but a whole lotta brewers learned their trade in our fair city.