Adam Finlayson
@adamf.in
Chaotic neutral NPC. Technorati capitalist. Backbench electioneer. Hard determinist machiavellian. Black hat. Black tie. Always kayfabe. Somebody nobody sent
His theory was contrasted with colleague Robert Gordon and they debated for audiences at Northwestern. I am more inclined to Gordon's "the party will stop" take but the Nobel committee understands economics better than I do. Both could be right news.northwestern.edu/stories/2025...
Joel Mokyr wins Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences
Nobel recognizes Mokyr’s theory on sustained economic growth
news.northwestern.edu
October 13, 2025 at 11:28 PM
His theory was contrasted with colleague Robert Gordon and they debated for audiences at Northwestern. I am more inclined to Gordon's "the party will stop" take but the Nobel committee understands economics better than I do. Both could be right news.northwestern.edu/stories/2025...
Now that we have moved we are selling our home in Evanston. It is in the Washington school district. Here is the listing.
As Good A Place To Become Embroiled In Conspiracy Theories As Any
This house has a great porch and gets plenty of natural light, but if you’re going to spend 12 hours a day on Reddit, it doesn’t really matter. Reference #57893
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September 17, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Now that we have moved we are selling our home in Evanston. It is in the Washington school district. Here is the listing.
![[meme] Heartwood kid points at butterfly asking, “Is this church?: Acupuncture, Astrology, Energy Healing, Hypnotherapy, Massage, Psychotherapy, Spiritual Coaching, Tai Chi, Yoga”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:vgjl3emye5l7lcwcbm2xyai4/bafkreif43pwmrd3zvvx4vzt6cevoekuq6jmqkj5fkrrnaxwqnxo6lk2ure@jpeg)
This is the complete packet I sent to the media regarding Heartwood filing taxes as a church when in reality they are a holistic healthcare and alternative medicine provider. The complaint is 7 pages with 46 pages of evidence. It is okay if I am the bad guy here. drive.google.com/file/d/1finL...
Heartwood-Complaints-Press-Packet.pdf
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August 21, 2025 at 3:43 PM
This is the complete packet I sent to the media regarding Heartwood filing taxes as a church when in reality they are a holistic healthcare and alternative medicine provider. The complaint is 7 pages with 46 pages of evidence. It is okay if I am the bad guy here. drive.google.com/file/d/1finL...
Reposted by Adam Finlayson
FAFO. their tax exemption came under question only because of their nimby tactics
In other news: A nearby resident filed a formal complaint with the IRS, Illinois AG and Cook County Board of Review today, alleging Heartwood Center is misusing its “religious” tax exemption
evanstonnow.com/heartwoods-t...
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Heartwood's tax-exempt status questioned - Evanston Now
Fried chicken fight takes a new turn.
evanstonnow.com
August 21, 2025 at 2:06 AM
FAFO. their tax exemption came under question only because of their nimby tactics
Before I say anything else I want to make clear I support Daniel Biss for Congress. We need justice. We need dignity. But we need truth. I have personally worked with him. If you appreciate what I stand for, let us stand together secure.actblue.com/donate/dkb-web
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August 20, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Before I say anything else I want to make clear I support Daniel Biss for Congress. We need justice. We need dignity. But we need truth. I have personally worked with him. If you appreciate what I stand for, let us stand together secure.actblue.com/donate/dkb-web
The People’s Paperwork Paradox is people get mad about doing paperwork, people get mad about paperwork not being done, people get mad about not firing people for paperwork not being done, people get mad about firing people for paperwork not being done, and people fire people for paperwork being done
August 19, 2025 at 5:32 PM
The People’s Paperwork Paradox is people get mad about doing paperwork, people get mad about paperwork not being done, people get mad about not firing people for paperwork not being done, people get mad about firing people for paperwork not being done, and people fire people for paperwork being done
When you stay too long you leave salty
July 4, 2025 at 3:20 PM
When you stay too long you leave salty
Computing at scale is configuration management
June 27, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Computing at scale is configuration management
Because you are allowed to do whatever you want with it, the sandbox should be a shining city on a hill, not a spaghetti wasteland
May 26, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Because you are allowed to do whatever you want with it, the sandbox should be a shining city on a hill, not a spaghetti wasteland
As AI integrates into our lives, the word of the future will be “context.” Does the machine have the right context? Do you? Today’s knowledge worker is tomorrow’s context worker. Society is a shared context (much of which is imaginary)
April 21, 2025 at 5:54 AM
As AI integrates into our lives, the word of the future will be “context.” Does the machine have the right context? Do you? Today’s knowledge worker is tomorrow’s context worker. Society is a shared context (much of which is imaginary)
“There are only two hard problems in Computer Science, cache invalidation and naming things.”
The joke is that naming things is hard. That is actually not a joke. Either is cache invalidation.
The joke is that naming things is hard. That is actually not a joke. Either is cache invalidation.
April 18, 2025 at 1:48 PM
“There are only two hard problems in Computer Science, cache invalidation and naming things.”
The joke is that naming things is hard. That is actually not a joke. Either is cache invalidation.
The joke is that naming things is hard. That is actually not a joke. Either is cache invalidation.
Why always one-shot from a prompt?
1. It gets worse as the context grows
2. We will learn more and get faster by the machines getting it right from the start
3. We can commit the prompt as an artifact of the repository. “Context as Code”
1. It gets worse as the context grows
2. We will learn more and get faster by the machines getting it right from the start
3. We can commit the prompt as an artifact of the repository. “Context as Code”
April 15, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Why always one-shot from a prompt?
1. It gets worse as the context grows
2. We will learn more and get faster by the machines getting it right from the start
3. We can commit the prompt as an artifact of the repository. “Context as Code”
1. It gets worse as the context grows
2. We will learn more and get faster by the machines getting it right from the start
3. We can commit the prompt as an artifact of the repository. “Context as Code”
When I’m watching my TV and a man comes on and tells me how expensive my shirts can be
April 12, 2025 at 1:08 AM
When I’m watching my TV and a man comes on and tells me how expensive my shirts can be
Guess coworking neighbors occupation. Has a sign up that says “love is love, science is real, no live is illegal, etc.” Puts coat hanger outside their office in the common area. I used it by mistake but they set me straight. My guess “Evanston therapist working through their own control issues”
April 10, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Guess coworking neighbors occupation. Has a sign up that says “love is love, science is real, no live is illegal, etc.” Puts coat hanger outside their office in the common area. I used it by mistake but they set me straight. My guess “Evanston therapist working through their own control issues”
Today President Trump said it’s a great time to get rich. That means those shitty times to get rich are behind us. I think we have all put off getting rich for too long
April 4, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Today President Trump said it’s a great time to get rich. That means those shitty times to get rich are behind us. I think we have all put off getting rich for too long
What is the process to change the name of a state? Looking at you, New Mexico, er, New America
March 25, 2025 at 2:00 AM
What is the process to change the name of a state? Looking at you, New Mexico, er, New America
Minecraft is a game primarily about sorting things
March 14, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Minecraft is a game primarily about sorting things
Keeping with tradition, the primary focus of the LWV Evanston candidate forums is adherence to the League’s rules. Also discussed, issues facing the Evanston community
March 9, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Keeping with tradition, the primary focus of the LWV Evanston candidate forums is adherence to the League’s rules. Also discussed, issues facing the Evanston community
Bats frighten me. It is time my enemies shared my dread
February 27, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Bats frighten me. It is time my enemies shared my dread
The tl;dr is networking is about copying the right values and pasting them in the right place. But first, there is a perilous dungeon you have to traverse with this data on your clipboard. Dora the Explorer would be an ideal network engineer. She brings a map and she follows it
February 25, 2025 at 3:16 PM
The tl;dr is networking is about copying the right values and pasting them in the right place. But first, there is a perilous dungeon you have to traverse with this data on your clipboard. Dora the Explorer would be an ideal network engineer. She brings a map and she follows it
Typing "According to the Chicago Manual of Style," into ChatGPT felt bad
February 14, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Typing "According to the Chicago Manual of Style," into ChatGPT felt bad
My daughter very loudly on the phone, “we should name the group chat something that isn’t suspicious”
February 6, 2025 at 1:17 AM
My daughter very loudly on the phone, “we should name the group chat something that isn’t suspicious”
You can’t spell Chicago without chicanery, even in Evanston elections evanstonnow.com/candidacy-ch...
Candidacy challenger says he's acting on his own - Evanston Now
Says no one is behind his effort to disqualify some District 65 candidates from the ballot.
evanstonnow.com
December 4, 2024 at 5:24 PM
You can’t spell Chicago without chicanery, even in Evanston elections evanstonnow.com/candidacy-ch...
Tooling needs to be a first epoch consideration. You don’t have to have conviction about your product direction but you have to have conviction in your tooling
March 12, 2024 at 4:27 PM
Tooling needs to be a first epoch consideration. You don’t have to have conviction about your product direction but you have to have conviction in your tooling