🔬 Research links: using AI to read fund documents, the return of the S&P 500 inclusion effect, and the case for international small-cap value. abnormalreturns.com/2025/10/21/r... chart: tinyurl.com/zkpdy7px

By @dull_investing

“… right-wing Hindu groups attacked Zohran Mamdani, a Muslim of Indian origin, as “anti-Hindu.” Despite their mobilization for his opponent…, Mamdani won decisively. Now he faces renewed resistance as rivals court Hindu voters — an increasingly powerful political bloc.” @yashicadutt.bsky.social

Baker Mayfield turning offensive coordinators into head coaches.

I stand with Anil.

“Bowles was adamant that Mayfield — tough and resilient — was the type of quarterback they needed. They had connected years earlier when Bowles was with the Jets, scouting quarterbacks for that upcoming draft.” @diannarussini.bsky.social

When we tell people that their best defense at a protest is just to turn off their phones, they always seem disappointed. But it's true. The best way to avoid being surveilled is to never be on the grid in the first place.

If you are going to a No Kings protest this weekend, be sure to review our Surveillance Self Defense guide for attending a protest and bring Rayhunter along for the ride! ssd.eff.org/module/atte.... eff.org/rayhunter.

Bear in mind that even after the dot-com bubble burst, we were still making websites. In fact, after the outsource-to-foreign-climes madness had worn off, wages were at a premium because a lot of people had left the industry in the interim, and the people who were left could ask for the stars. 1/7

“After all the disappointment in existing tools, there are only two methods that I can consider for protecting myself from fake reviews. Method 1: AI analysis … Method 2: Manual detective work”

Seeing a misconception that a government shutdown means the US is out of money; it is not. The Treasury has $851 billion in its account, ready to spend. The shutdown is about lacking *Congressional authority* to spend on discretionary operations. Congress has power of purse.

Dancing With Razors: The C Programming Experience #programming #pointers #debugging #programminglanguage #Cprogramming https://programmerhumor.io/cpp-memes/dancing-with-razors-the-c-programming-experience-tpfl

“Such a decision would send a strong signal that even a powerful Catholic organization famed for its influence is not above reform – or dissolution — when it fails to align with the broader Church’s accountability and charism.”

“Your obsession with and constant annual threats to move Dreamforce to Las Vegas is ironic...Las Vegas has a higher rate of violent crime than San Francisco. San Francisco does not need a federal invasion because you don’t like paying for extra security for Dreamforce.” - Ron Conway to Marc Benioff

JDK 25 is here! Featured in InfoWorld, Azul Deputy CTO @speakjava.bsky.social highlights 3 important features: startup performance, observability, and memory efficiency. Read the full article here: https://bit.ly/4qc6ImG #JDK25 #Java #OpenJDK #JavaPerformance

“Mike Alstott has owned the hearts of Buc fans for almost three decades… there’s a feisty gunslinger poised to derail the A-Train. The love affair between Buc Nation and Baker Mayfield grows with each Tampa Bay victory and his swashbuckling style is a perfect fit for this blue-collar region.”

I’ve stopped reading the news because I don’t need a constant reminder that the worst people we know are getting everything they want.

“The vultures are circling over Gaza, and they're likely to keep circling for a long time. Hamas won't surrender its authority easily, the clans will keep pushing for advantage, and (Palestinian Islamic Jihad) will wait for its moment. Meanwhile, ordinary Gazans will pay the price.”

Commentary: A wide majority of Jewish Americans say President Trump is exploiting antisemitism in disingenuous fashion — that it’s a thinly veiled disguise to justify his assault on higher education, as revealed by a national survey.

America is going to feel the impact of Hillary losing in 2016 and Trump getting to choose 3 Supreme Court justices for generations.

Seems like a good time to share this too... Turning on a VPN, using a privacy-focused mobile browser, and adding an ad blocker can all help reduce the location data you leak during mobile browsing.

What separates Todd Bowles from other coaches in the NFL? He can teach, former Arizona Cardinals and Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Bruce Arians writes. http://dlvr.it/TNht98

www.mercurynews.com/2025/10/06/d... “… but the middle-income workers educating children, repairing roads and working in hospitals often must look far from where they work to find a home they can afford to rent, let alone buy.”

Some context

🆕 Adviser links: the importance of growth, optimizing employee equity compensation, and why everyone has their own unique money story. abnormalreturns.com/2025/10/13/a... chart: tinyurl.com/pkk6yw7f

A canonical problem in computer science is to find the shortest route to every point in a network. A new approach beats the classic algorithm taught in textbooks. www.wired.com/story/new-me...

Doing this while making it harder for regular people to get COVID vaccines. Anti-vax in the streets and pro-vax under the hospital sheets.

Upon his hiring, Bill Belichick and his staff made public proclamations that UNC would be run exactly like an NFL franchise. “We consider ourselves the 33rd team.” That approach hasn't quite panned out in Chapel Hill: http://dlvr.it/TNbz0q

The real winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize? Florida governor Ron DeSantis.

🆓 Friday links: record stock market concentration, Intel's make-or-break new fab, and going deep on a topic. abnormalreturns.com/2025/10/10/f... image: x.com/RyanDetrick/...

Israelis and Palestinians greet Gaza deal with joy, relief, and caution

Social media is a major source of info for abortion seekers — but Big Tech is stopping them from finding correct, timely facts. Join EFF, Plan C, M+A Hotline, and Women on Web TOMORROW at 9am PT as we dive into what’s happening and the future of sharing information online. www.eff.org/event/stop-...

“Enormous structures resembling bones or snakes are found near the center of the galaxy. These elongated formations are seen in radio waves and are threaded by magnetic fields running parallel to them. The radio waves are caused by energized particles spiraling along the magnetic fields.” - @nasa

🆓 Wednesday links: diversification as an exercise in humility, why base rates matter, and America's two economies. abnormalreturns.com/2025/10/08/w... chart: tinyurl.com/5acjsv94

LLMs aren't actually intelligent but are more akin to synthesizing Google search results for your question then guessing where there are gaps in data. This doesn't seem like a path to intelligence. That said, you don't need AGI to generate massive financial upside or productivity gains.

www.amnesty.org/en/wp-conten... “IF YOU SPEAK UP, YOUR HOUSE WILL BE DEMOLISHED” BULLDOZER INJUSTICE IN INDIA From @amnesty.org

“The popular and retired Bucs fullback approached Talib and said, “Why are you yelling at your head coach like that? You should be in bed.” Talib did not take it well. “M———-, I don’t know you!” he screamed at Alstott, who yelled back at Talib, criticizing him for disrespecting Morris.”

www.draysbay.com/rays/85912/f... “While Orlando was not completely eliminated from consideration in response to press questions, the new ownership was emphatic that the priority is Tampa Bay.” From Danny Russell / @d_russ

Unsafe C: The White Powder Edition #programming #pointers #Cprogramming #Codinghumor #Memorymanagement https://programmerhumor.io/cpp-memes/unsafe-c-the-white-powder-edition-35ev

"Venkat explains new syntactical enhancements, introduces type constructs, describes the importance of modularity, and encourages us to appreciate what’s up and coming." -- Daniel Hinojosa pragprog.com/titles/... Today - 40% off with code Pragpicks #java

📊 Top clicks this week on Abnormal Returns including: tight credit spreads, how bear markets work, and sizing your 'fun money' account. abnormalreturns.com/2025/10/05/t... image: fred.stlouisfed.org/series/BAMLC...

I’m looking forward to the day when an LLM, out of sheer frustration, tells a "vibes coder" that "the code works on my machine" and that it’s a skill problem. That day, be afraid, very afraid, of the machines 😳

ICE is buying a location tracking tool that harvests data from hundreds of millions of phones a day. Protect your location data by updating a few settings on your phone 🧵 (1/4): www.404media.co/ice-to-buy-...

Journalism and teaching are some of the most valuable yet thankless jobs in our society. I want to thank everyone who wakes up in the morning excited to teach others or inform their fellow humans for terrible pay.

A VPN is not a tool for anonymity, and while it can protect your location from some companies, there are many other ways companies may track you. ssd.eff.org/module/choo...

A VPN is a handy tool to have in your privacy toolbox, even on Apple's relatively secure iOS, so make sure to use one of the best iPhone VPNs we've tested.

People thought the killer app of crypto was money laundering but it turns out it was actually bribery.

www.tampabay.com/sports/rays/... “Ultimately, failing to win games they were in position to do so by allowing comebacks or not expanding leads was most damning.” by Marc Topkin / @tbtimesrays.bsky.social