Protected demand for cheap or free AI will exceed companies' ability to provide it. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

I have taken the Tylenol that was in the medicine cabinet and which they think probably is the reason you like trains forgive me but that’s bullshit you got autism from your dad

"This is a rare instance in which a public execution in Gaza has been captured on video." www.bbc.com/news/article...

It appears most research suggests that the H1-B program does more good than harm, and than crashing it, as the Trump administration is doing, will inflict harm on the economy, with little benefit. Oh well. www.wsj.com/economy/jobs...

"OpenAI will use the cash from Nvidia’s investments to help pay for new chips produced by Nvidia, a circular arrangement that allows the chip company to turn its balance sheet cash into new revenue." www.wsj.com/tech/nvidia-...

Intifada? religionnews.com/2025/09/22/a... Maybe tone it down a bit. More than one speaker suggested that the fate of Western civilization is at stake.

Unfolding AI is a new Substack that is exploring foundational questions about AI. Please subscribe. And let me know what questions you would like to see tackled! unfoldingai.substack.com/p/how-can-yo...

It is too bad that speakers at the Charlie Kirk memorial used holy war rhetoric ("wear the full armor of God and confront the evil in high places and the spiritual warfare that lies ahead") and blamed primarily the left for his death ("The violence comes largely from the left"--Trump)

Peace between Armenia and Cambodia at last.

A police force that travels in plain clothes,masked, in unmarked vehicles, is a "secret police." You can't change that by expressing outrage. Try to win public support for what you are doing.

In a democracy, law enforcement agencies need the support of the public.

"The person who was murdered was a representative of a hateful ideology, the person thought to have killed him was a deluded young man who may have tried to oppose that hatred in the most destructive manner imaginable." www.nytimes.com/2025/09/21/o...

This is the golden age of corruption

U.S. news organizations that still care about independence should refuse to sign the Pentagon's censorship pledge. Instead they can write about what the compliant outlets are publishing and refer to those outlets, correctly, as government-controlled media.

Eritrea, North Korea, China, Vietnam, Belarus, Cuba, Iran, Russia, Venezuela: These countries require the press to get government approval before publishing.

For the last time, we are not saying they are Nazis. We are saying they act like Nazis. And this is beyond debate.

Vital male style guidance

The new war on drugs

"And when we're done destroying our great universities...well..." Trump to add $100,000 application fee to H-1B foreign worker visas - on.ft.com/4nisPq2 via @FT

Risk and benefit of automation

This is a classic post.

Dutch late night TV has its take

Inspired by The suit he is bringing against the New York Times, I'm filing a $110 trillion lawsuit against Donald Trump.

In another installment of "They're eating the dogs," Trump and Vance are lying again to justify destroyimg more institutions they don't like. JD Vance vows retribution on liberal institutions after Charlie Kirk killing www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

"AI chatbots have had no significant impact on earnings or recorded hours in any occupation, with confidence intervals ruling out effects larger than 1%." From this paper published in April: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

I am pleased to share that I used a regular expression in a search/replace command today. It was the first time in many years. I feel young again.

"Inequality appears to be one consequence of the Fed succeeding in doing what it’s been told to do by Congress." www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

If you are a Bobby Caldwell fan or appreciate his hit song "What You Won't Do For Love," you will find this interesting.

He's sitting this way directly in front of the courtesy sign. <Shrug>

No “The radicals on the right oftentimes are radical because they don’t want to see crime,” Trump said. “The radicals on the left are the problem, and they’re vicious and they’re horrible and they’re politically savvy.” www.nytimes.com/live/2025/09...

Proposed playbook: acknowledge imperfection; cite examples where some were addressed; explain the relevant quality protocols; engage with problematic critiques and disproven theories; eschew ad hominem rebuttal. Thoughts? #physics #science

What did we call it before "own goal."

"Mr. Lutnick...initially considered creating a sovereign wealth fund...But that idea appeared to fall out of favor as officials came to terms with the fact that the United States, unlike most countries that run such funds, has vast amounts of debt rather than wealth." www.nytimes.com/2025/09/10/u...

Trump's "crowning achievement" is introducing the "deadliest vaccine ever made." 🤷‍♂️

QQ: Where does this end?

Dude with massive platform claims to have the fix to K-12 education but hasn't been able to convince anyone. www.wsj.com/opinion/the-...

Who else is he going to fire? BLS revises jobs numbers down by 911,000 in annual revision www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

"It was a sign that, among other skills, they may not be able to determine the purpose of a political speech." www.nytimes.com/2025/09/09/u...

The risk of earthquakes, engineering failures or territorial disputes meant that less than 1,500 gigatonnes could be safely stored, they found, compared with previous estimates of up to 40,000 GT. Carbon capture set to be less useful in tackling climate change, scientists warn - on.ft.com/4nigq4Z

MAGA's "drill baby drill" working out nicely.

They are not eating the dogs. And they never were. For me, it's simple: never believe any assertion that Trump or Vance make.

Totally agree with Fox News that Obama was overdoing it on media attention and tan suits.

I don't mind that the waitresses in Glasgow call me "my love" and "my darling."

@leavingmaga.bsky.social where are you on X and Truth Social?

We already had "publish," "release," and "post." Why do we need "drop"?

The U.S. citizens who blew up that Venezuelan boat and killed 11 people can be tried for murder, correct?

Economists don't opine on deep learning architectures. So why do computer scientists opine on labor markets?

"But what if there is no crisis? What if the markets merely shrug? Some investors may cheer. But anyone attached to the before times will know that the game is really up. A crisis, after all, is a sign that the patient is not dead yet. " Polycrisis — is this the sequel? - on.ft.com/45SdIgK via @FT

Speaking of the end of society... "Smartphone use on the toilet was associated with a 46 percent increased risk of having hemorrhoids." news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...