ChatGPT is exposing the structural corruption of the academic knowledge system.

If you spam your dogshit paper long enough, to the right outlets, it becomes 'peer reviewed'. Simple as.

english.elpais.com/science-tech/2…

these the kind of mfs who fly home and say dc has no good restaurants

This dude built a Master Chief suit out of Modelo boxes called 'Modelo Chief'

With all the recent news regarding private transactions, this report from Coin Center is even more relevant:

'Cash is more than a method of payment. It is a fundamental tool for individual privacy and
autonomy, and it is necessary for an open society.'

coincenter.org/the-case-for-e…

you're in line at cvs. you just needed one thing. you had to wait 20 minutes for someone to unlock the case. there is some kind of altercation happening at both open registers. the people behind you are yelling at the staff. several people just walked out with their stuff. they…

3% percent of the world's total generated electrical power is used to crush rocks

running into cvs to pick up one thing feels like venturing into the backrooms

Daily users of marijuana are reshaping the consumer economy by buying more frozen food, and they’re also ordering on delivery apps such as DoorDash and Uber Eats more than average, per Bloomberg.

the thing about mass surveillance is that it induces a positive feedback loop: behavior revealed by mass surveillance is used as evidence that there needs to be more surveillance. with no limiting principle (fourth amendment or equiv), this quickly spirals out of control

A good day to tap the sign again.

Americans have constitutional rights to anonymous assembly and anonymous donations - Peter Van Valkenburgh

We have a framework for onchain privacy and censorship resistance.

Don’t let the conformists tell you otherwise.

someone is selling a medieval-themed house in chevy chase.

complete with castle gatehouse, functioning ramparts, and a villa courtyard to receive guests. $1.8m
homes.com/property/3207-…

the kids need math blaster

i don't even care about tiktok but some of the discussion around it is in such bad faith that it's making me insane

Neeraj K. Agrawal Q

Why do people talk as if phone bans need to be done nationwide rather than by schools individually?

i imagine most companies wouldn't want to do a forced sale at gunpoint even if they werent secretly being controlled by a foreign adversary

a16z crypto CTO: Memecoins alter how the public, regulators, and entrepreneurs see crypto. At best, it looks like a risky casino. Or a series of false promises masking a casino. This deeply affects adoption, regulation/laws, and builder behavior. Besides undermining the…

i have an idea

A yellow legal pad with 'Buy Bitcoin' scribbled on it - the type that will cost you $8.99 for a three-pack on Amazon — just sold for $1.027 million during an auction trib.al/uW0iboF