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So we found out today in San Francisco that autonomous cars don't work in a blackout (Waymos shut down, wherever they were, all over city)
Participating in live experiments is fun! I still wish I'd been asked beforehand. But it is pretty wild and kind of cool to see them discover their edge cases.
Participating in live experiments is fun! I still wish I'd been asked beforehand. But it is pretty wild and kind of cool to see them discover their edge cases.
December 21, 2025 at 3:06 AM
So we found out today in San Francisco that autonomous cars don't work in a blackout (Waymos shut down, wherever they were, all over city)
Participating in live experiments is fun! I still wish I'd been asked beforehand. But it is pretty wild and kind of cool to see them discover their edge cases.
Participating in live experiments is fun! I still wish I'd been asked beforehand. But it is pretty wild and kind of cool to see them discover their edge cases.
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When Joe Ely and Bruce Springsteen jammed on one of Joe's songs. The video quality isn't the best but the sound is pretty great.
youtu.be/V8KFZSY7edc?...
I have stumbled on the plains
Staggered in the wind
Stood at a crossroad or two
Cried to a river
Swept to the sea
All just to get to you
youtu.be/V8KFZSY7edc?...
I have stumbled on the plains
Staggered in the wind
Stood at a crossroad or two
Cried to a river
Swept to the sea
All just to get to you
all just to get to you - bruce springsteen & joe ely
YouTube video by runawaydream
youtu.be
December 17, 2025 at 3:43 AM
When Joe Ely and Bruce Springsteen jammed on one of Joe's songs. The video quality isn't the best but the sound is pretty great.
youtu.be/V8KFZSY7edc?...
I have stumbled on the plains
Staggered in the wind
Stood at a crossroad or two
Cried to a river
Swept to the sea
All just to get to you
youtu.be/V8KFZSY7edc?...
I have stumbled on the plains
Staggered in the wind
Stood at a crossroad or two
Cried to a river
Swept to the sea
All just to get to you
[stares in Texan]
Arizona, the model for voucher programs across the country, spent so much money paying private schoolers’ tuition that it faced hundreds of millions in budget cuts to critical state programs and projects last year.
(Published July 2024)
(Published July 2024)
School Vouchers Were Supposed to Save Taxpayer Money. Instead They Blew a Massive Hole in Arizona’s Budget.
Arizona, the model for voucher programs across the country, has spent so much money paying private schoolers’ tuition that it’s now facing hundreds of millions in budget cuts to critical state program...
www.propublica.org
December 16, 2025 at 2:38 AM
[stares in Texan]
"We audit financial markets. We should audit attention markets too."
I wanted dinner recommendations so I scraped 13,000+ London restaurants and accidentally discovered Google Maps is running a shadow economy. Anyway here's a dashboard and a political economy thesis: open.substack.com/pub/laurenle...
How Google Maps quietly allocates survival across London’s restaurants - and how I built a dashboard to see through it
I wanted a dinner recommendation and got a research agenda instead. Using 13000+ restaurants, I rebuild its ratings with machine learning and map how algorithmic visibility actually distributes power.
open.substack.com
December 10, 2025 at 6:56 PM
"We audit financial markets. We should audit attention markets too."
89 yr old nutritionist lives on 500 calories per day.
PS: Note to @washingtonpost.com those are steel cut oats, not shredded wheat.
PS: Note to @washingtonpost.com those are steel cut oats, not shredded wheat.
At 89, she’s a top nutrition expert. Here’s what she eats in a day.
Marion Nestle’s blunt nutrition advice, sharp criticism of food companies and popular books have made her one of the most recognizable names in nutrition.
wapo.st
November 5, 2025 at 9:03 PM
89 yr old nutritionist lives on 500 calories per day.
PS: Note to @washingtonpost.com those are steel cut oats, not shredded wheat.
PS: Note to @washingtonpost.com those are steel cut oats, not shredded wheat.
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While the gospels say that Judas led the Romans to Jesus, a new theory is gaining traction with some Biblical scholars. There is evidence, some say, that Judas merely shared Christ's location on an insecure group chat that accidentally included several Roman officials and journalists.
April 21, 2025 at 1:46 AM
While the gospels say that Judas led the Romans to Jesus, a new theory is gaining traction with some Biblical scholars. There is evidence, some say, that Judas merely shared Christ's location on an insecure group chat that accidentally included several Roman officials and journalists.
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Gendocybin 3 is out today. If you miss 90s anime or like gender bending body morphing cyberpunk comics--it might be what you are looking for:
mercurialblonde.squarespace.com/gendocybin
mercurialblonde.squarespace.com/gendocybin
February 6, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Gendocybin 3 is out today. If you miss 90s anime or like gender bending body morphing cyberpunk comics--it might be what you are looking for:
mercurialblonde.squarespace.com/gendocybin
mercurialblonde.squarespace.com/gendocybin
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Not just the end of American science but the purposeful destruction of post secondary education. This will decimate colleges and force an industry wide collapse just as admissions decline due to falling birth rates.
The end goal is to destroy economic mobility for women and people of color.
The end goal is to destroy economic mobility for women and people of color.
Here’s a story with some numbers. The proposed cuts are unfathomable: a 60% reduction to NSF would be the end of American science as we know it.
February 7, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Not just the end of American science but the purposeful destruction of post secondary education. This will decimate colleges and force an industry wide collapse just as admissions decline due to falling birth rates.
The end goal is to destroy economic mobility for women and people of color.
The end goal is to destroy economic mobility for women and people of color.
Musk is going to use all the SSNs and EINs to create wallets, and then force all Treasury payments (sending and receiving) to be made in Bit and Doge coin on the blockchain. You want anything from the govt, it's to the blockchain you go, all in the name of "transparency".
February 6, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Musk is going to use all the SSNs and EINs to create wallets, and then force all Treasury payments (sending and receiving) to be made in Bit and Doge coin on the blockchain. You want anything from the govt, it's to the blockchain you go, all in the name of "transparency".
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When I was a Hill staffer in 2009, a Dem trifecta was trying to pass universal healthcare. In response, Senate GOP released a memo detailing all of the tactics they in the minority could use to delay the effort as much as possible. I'm recirculating that 2009 GOP memo here. Take inspiration from it.
February 2, 2025 at 5:33 PM
When I was a Hill staffer in 2009, a Dem trifecta was trying to pass universal healthcare. In response, Senate GOP released a memo detailing all of the tactics they in the minority could use to delay the effort as much as possible. I'm recirculating that 2009 GOP memo here. Take inspiration from it.
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i maintain that trump v. united states has all the makings of the worst scotus decision since dred scott and for many of the same reasons: roberts, like taney before him, used the case to prosecute his ideological vision with no regard to the law or the constitution.
Roberts was all in for Trump from the start.
Exclusive: The inside story of John Roberts and Trump’s immunity win at the Supreme Court | CNN Politics
The Supreme Court’s toughest cases during Chief Justice John Roberts’ tenure have often generated internal suspense, with shifting votes and last-minute switches
www.cnn.com
July 30, 2024 at 12:38 PM
i maintain that trump v. united states has all the makings of the worst scotus decision since dred scott and for many of the same reasons: roberts, like taney before him, used the case to prosecute his ideological vision with no regard to the law or the constitution.
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Just here to share this. And yes, I confirmed they’re real.
July 21, 2024 at 9:30 PM
Just here to share this. And yes, I confirmed they’re real.
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