Seems like a more reasonable case of obstruction than this framing
April 26, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Seems like a more reasonable case of obstruction than this framing
Seems like a more reasonable case of obstruction than this framing
April 26, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Seems like a more reasonable case of obstruction than this framing
A bit more complicated than that
April 26, 2025 at 6:02 PM
A bit more complicated than that
Agreed—but I don’t think anything short of promising would be significant enough to justify pausing discovery.
April 24, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Agreed—but I don’t think anything short of promising would be significant enough to justify pausing discovery.
The government must have promised to get him back
April 24, 2025 at 3:54 AM
The government must have promised to get him back
Agreed. It’s the only reasonable explanation for Xinis to pause discovery. The government could still be playing them, but that’s a whole new level of defiance, and that’s saying something.
April 24, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Agreed. It’s the only reasonable explanation for Xinis to pause discovery. The government could still be playing them, but that’s a whole new level of defiance, and that’s saying something.
The government must have promised to bring him back
April 24, 2025 at 3:51 AM
The government must have promised to bring him back
I don’t think there is any other reasonable explanation
April 24, 2025 at 3:50 AM
I don’t think there is any other reasonable explanation
The government probably has promised to bring Abrego Garcia back
April 24, 2025 at 3:50 AM
The government probably has promised to bring Abrego Garcia back
Agreed—and I don’t think anything short of credibly promising to bring him back would be meaningful enough to pause discovery
April 24, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Agreed—and I don’t think anything short of credibly promising to bring him back would be meaningful enough to pause discovery
The government probably promised to bring him back
April 24, 2025 at 3:48 AM
The government probably promised to bring him back
How will AI affect venture capital investing?
December 26, 2024 at 9:48 PM
How will AI affect venture capital investing?
People wish, or even believe, that "smart" solutions always beat "dumb" ones.
Same reason "intelligent design" was attractive vs evolution.
Same reason "intelligent design" was attractive vs evolution.
December 8, 2024 at 11:31 PM
People wish, or even believe, that "smart" solutions always beat "dumb" ones.
Same reason "intelligent design" was attractive vs evolution.
Same reason "intelligent design" was attractive vs evolution.
Last day for Barry’s annual sale FYI
December 8, 2024 at 11:28 PM
Last day for Barry’s annual sale FYI
James Scott's Seeing Like a State is the best starting point for thinking about the societal implications of legibility more generally. It's a great book, too.
November 21, 2024 at 9:28 PM
James Scott's Seeing Like a State is the best starting point for thinking about the societal implications of legibility more generally. It's a great book, too.
In a recent podcast, Peter Thiel points out the internet also limits the ability to microtarget political messages.
November 21, 2024 at 9:28 PM
In a recent podcast, Peter Thiel points out the internet also limits the ability to microtarget political messages.
"microtargeting doesn't work nearly as well as it used to.
The internet is everywhere and forever, and anything controversial you say to one group will likely escape containment and go viral," McArdle notes in reference to the Jaguar and Bud Light marketing fiascos.
The internet is everywhere and forever, and anything controversial you say to one group will likely escape containment and go viral," McArdle notes in reference to the Jaguar and Bud Light marketing fiascos.
November 21, 2024 at 9:28 PM
"microtargeting doesn't work nearly as well as it used to.
The internet is everywhere and forever, and anything controversial you say to one group will likely escape containment and go viral," McArdle notes in reference to the Jaguar and Bud Light marketing fiascos.
The internet is everywhere and forever, and anything controversial you say to one group will likely escape containment and go viral," McArdle notes in reference to the Jaguar and Bud Light marketing fiascos.
Matt Levine, meet Thomas Schelling
November 28, 2023 at 4:25 AM
Matt Levine, meet Thomas Schelling
No audience capture here
May 31, 2023 at 2:03 AM
No audience capture here
The secret life of anon SWEs
May 21, 2023 at 2:28 AM
The secret life of anon SWEs
Nice. Here’s one of mine
May 7, 2023 at 8:50 PM
Nice. Here’s one of mine
Context is that which is scarce
May 7, 2023 at 7:22 PM
Context is that which is scarce
