I Want a Squire
(hollisrobbinsanecdotal.substack.com)
I want a squire. Not an AI personal assistant. A squire.
I want a squire. Not an AI personal assistant. A squire.
What Is Dating Like in Starbase (SpaceX HQ) by SpaceX Engineer?
(ianbrown.substack.com)
When dealing with a tough problem, the best thing one can do is describe it in as much detail as possible.
When dealing with a tough problem, the best thing one can do is describe it in as much detail as possible.
Show HN: Printstack – I'll print and post your Substacks to you
(printstack.net)
If I get 100 orders by Sunday night I'll do it.
If I get 100 orders by Sunday night I'll do it.
Abandoning the USA (or your home country)
(indignified.substack.com)
I’d like to thank the twenty of you for believing in me enough, or being interested in wha I’m writing about enough to have subscribed. All of you will have your names inscribed on the door of Satoshi Manor where I’ve written the Indignified Manifesto. You are akin to the original signers of the Declaration of Independence.
I’d like to thank the twenty of you for believing in me enough, or being interested in wha I’m writing about enough to have subscribed. All of you will have your names inscribed on the door of Satoshi Manor where I’ve written the Indignified Manifesto. You are akin to the original signers of the Declaration of Independence.
I should have loved biology too
(nehalslearnings.substack.com)
About a year ago, I came across James Somers’ blog post, I should have loved biology. I began reading it and every sentence struck a chord: “I should have loved biology but found it a lifeless recitation of names”; “In textbooks, astonishing facts were presented without astonishment”; “In biology class, biology wasn’t presented as a quest for the secrets of life.
About a year ago, I came across James Somers’ blog post, I should have loved biology. I began reading it and every sentence struck a chord: “I should have loved biology but found it a lifeless recitation of names”; “In textbooks, astonishing facts were presented without astonishment”; “In biology class, biology wasn’t presented as a quest for the secrets of life.
Clowning Around: On the Principles of Clowning
(funnyhow.substack.com)
The most basic technique of the clown is to create and maintain rapport.
The most basic technique of the clown is to create and maintain rapport.
What can we take away from the ‘stochastic parrot’ saga?
(inferencemagazine.substack.com)
The parrot is dead. Don’t be the shopkeeper.
The parrot is dead. Don’t be the shopkeeper.
AI 2027: Responses
(thezvi.substack.com)
Yesterday I covered Dwarkesh Patel’s excellent podcast coverage of AI 2027 with Daniel Kokotajlo and Scott Alexander. Today covers the reactions of others.
Yesterday I covered Dwarkesh Patel’s excellent podcast coverage of AI 2027 with Daniel Kokotajlo and Scott Alexander. Today covers the reactions of others.
Battling the Blaze: Artifacts from the history of firefighting
(worldhistory.substack.com)
Welcome to Looking Through the Past! At its heart, this is a project in which I find a bunch of cool stuff every week and share it with you. It takes hours of research and writing to produce. If you’re new here, click the button below to subscribe. If you’re already a free subscriber who appreciates getting a bunch of cool stuff in your inbox every week, please consider a paid subscription, for less than $1 a week.
Welcome to Looking Through the Past! At its heart, this is a project in which I find a bunch of cool stuff every week and share it with you. It takes hours of research and writing to produce. If you’re new here, click the button below to subscribe. If you’re already a free subscriber who appreciates getting a bunch of cool stuff in your inbox every week, please consider a paid subscription, for less than $1 a week.
Childhood and Education #9: School is Hell
(thezvi.substack.com)
This complication of tales from the world of school isn’t all negative. I don’t want to overstate the problem. School is not hell for every child all the time. Learning occasionally happens. There are great teachers and classes, and so on. Some kids really enjoy it.
This complication of tales from the world of school isn’t all negative. I don’t want to overstate the problem. School is not hell for every child all the time. Learning occasionally happens. There are great teachers and classes, and so on. Some kids really enjoy it.
Tell HN: Substack Is Spamming
(ycombinator.com)
I subscribed to a (reputable) Substack and immediately found myself receiving unsolicited emails and other substacks I didn't subscribe for. I also found a shadow profile was created for me.
I subscribed to a (reputable) Substack and immediately found myself receiving unsolicited emails and other substacks I didn't subscribe for. I also found a shadow profile was created for me.
We Kind of Suck at That Right Now
(cutlefish.substack.com)
"Wow, we kind of suck at that right now," I said.
"Wow, we kind of suck at that right now," I said.
What do people see when they're tripping? Analyzing Erowid's trip reports
(themicrodose.substack.com)
The existence of synesthesia blew Sean Noah’s mind the first time he learned about it in high school biology class.
The existence of synesthesia blew Sean Noah’s mind the first time he learned about it in high school biology class.
Security Teams Fail
(lcamtuf.substack.com)
I spent 25 years working in information security. I published research, authored books, and led large security teams for publicly-traded companies. That said, when I kicked off this Substack in 2022, I wanted to try something different — so with few exceptions, I shied away from infosec punditry.
I spent 25 years working in information security. I published research, authored books, and led large security teams for publicly-traded companies. That said, when I kicked off this Substack in 2022, I wanted to try something different — so with few exceptions, I shied away from infosec punditry.
Worthwhile Lives for Sensitive Young Men
(librarianofcelaeno.substack.com)
I was very grateful for the opportunity to speak with Johann Kurtz and Dave Greene the other day and for the chance to hear their views expounded more directly, as well as to elaborate on my own. Johann Kurtz has offered an afterword and I thought I might do so as well.
I was very grateful for the opportunity to speak with Johann Kurtz and Dave Greene the other day and for the chance to hear their views expounded more directly, as well as to elaborate on my own. Johann Kurtz has offered an afterword and I thought I might do so as well.
Ghosts in the Shadow of the Mouse
(fiddlersgreene.substack.com)
You can't go home again, but you can never really leave it.
You can't go home again, but you can never really leave it.
A luminous, brave, and unputdownable article about blurbs
(countercraft.substack.com)
Blurbs. Can’t live with them, can’t live a luminous tour-de-force life of tender-hearted lyricism and soul-nourishing honesty without them.
Blurbs. Can’t live with them, can’t live a luminous tour-de-force life of tender-hearted lyricism and soul-nourishing honesty without them.
Ask HN: How do you improve your writing?
(ycombinator.com)
I've been writing more and more on Substack. I started with simple Haikus and just expanded with longer posts before settling into this mix of poetry, mental health and my software career.<p>I finally did this by letting go of my perfectionism but I don't want to let go of improvement.<p>Are you a someone who writes on your own blog?
I've been writing more and more on Substack. I started with simple Haikus and just expanded with longer posts before settling into this mix of poetry, mental health and my software career.<p>I finally did this by letting go of my perfectionism but I don't want to let go of improvement.<p>Are you a someone who writes on your own blog?
Substack Is at It Again
(kottke.org)
Marisa Kabas correctly asserts that Substack’s latest announcement reaffirms their status as a publication (and not a platform) and as a place that will publish disinformation and hate under the guise of “free speech”.
Marisa Kabas correctly asserts that Substack’s latest announcement reaffirms their status as a publication (and not a platform) and as a place that will publish disinformation and hate under the guise of “free speech”.
Always. Be. Blogging
(natesilver.net)
With a staff of just two people, Silver Bulletin is now the #3 Substack newsletter in Substack’s largest category, U.S. Politics. We even briefly hit #2 during the election peak.
With a staff of just two people, Silver Bulletin is now the #3 Substack newsletter in Substack’s largest category, U.S. Politics. We even briefly hit #2 during the election peak.
Don't Call It a Substack.
(anildash.com)
Email's been here for years. But the reason Substack wants you to call your creative work by their brand name is because they control your audience and distribution, and they want to own your content and voice, too. You may not think you care about that today, but you will when you see what they want to do with it.
Email's been here for years. But the reason Substack wants you to call your creative work by their brand name is because they control your audience and distribution, and they want to own your content and voice, too. You may not think you care about that today, but you will when you see what they want to do with it.
Don't Call It a Substack
(anildash.com)
Email's been here for years. But the reason Substack wants you to call your creative work by their brand name is because they control your audience and distribution, and they want to own your content and voice, too. You may not think you care about that today, but you will when you see what they want to do with it.
Email's been here for years. But the reason Substack wants you to call your creative work by their brand name is because they control your audience and distribution, and they want to own your content and voice, too. You may not think you care about that today, but you will when you see what they want to do with it.
Don't Call It a Substack
(anildash.com)
Email's been here for years. But the reason Substack wants you to call your creative work by their brand name is because they control your audience and distribution, and they want to own your content and voice, too. You may not think you care about that today, but you will when you see what they want to do with it.
Email's been here for years. But the reason Substack wants you to call your creative work by their brand name is because they control your audience and distribution, and they want to own your content and voice, too. You may not think you care about that today, but you will when you see what they want to do with it.
Who Do Children Belong To?
(lyz.substack.com)
Written from a journalist in a red state, this newsletter is personal, political, sometimes funny and always raises hell.
Written from a journalist in a red state, this newsletter is personal, political, sometimes funny and always raises hell.
Losers Average Losers
(quantian.substack.com)
This is Paul Tudor Jones, for those of you who are unaware.
This is Paul Tudor Jones, for those of you who are unaware.
The Atlantic Did Me Dirty
(cmsthomas.substack.com)
Early this summer I was interviewed by Rose Horowitch, an editor for The Atlantic. She told me that she had heard from a university professor that incoming students were struggling to keep up with the reading load. She explained that she was working on an article that would explore the problem of reading stamina and asked me to share my experiences in the high school classroom.
Early this summer I was interviewed by Rose Horowitch, an editor for The Atlantic. She told me that she had heard from a university professor that incoming students were struggling to keep up with the reading load. She explained that she was working on an article that would explore the problem of reading stamina and asked me to share my experiences in the high school classroom.