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> In my first Substack post, I (half-jokingly) declared that we had been wrong… more
> Recent overuse by language models has led many to declare it bad writing. I'm… more
> It turns out interviewing was broken long before I learned the trade, and… more
> I’m not saying AI is superintelligent or can decide better than you can. I’m… more
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> Indeed, the intellectual dominance of Rawls has been so complete, for so… more
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> The neat thing about The Joel Test is that it’s easy to get a quick yes or no… more
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