Goatly
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Are we sure it’s not because landlords became less greedy
San Diego rents fall 5.5%—proof that building housing works.
Add 6,000 apartments, prices drop.
This eases pressure on voucher programs, helps low-income renters, makes the city more accessible.
Want sustained affordability? Keep building.
www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2026/02/04/r...
Add 6,000 apartments, prices drop.
This eases pressure on voucher programs, helps low-income renters, makes the city more accessible.
Want sustained affordability? Keep building.
www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2026/02/04/r...
‘Rental market is largely frozen’: San Diego rent prices fall in national rankings
National rents are down 2% annually but Zumper said Southern California is seeing more of a slowdown because of increased supply.
www.sandiegouniontribune.com
February 14, 2026 at 11:53 AM
Are we sure it’s not because landlords became less greedy
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Also, is "5% statistical significance" even the right burden of proof for either party in any type of case?
It really is so critical to know that it has no abstract value: Ronald Fisher chose it fairly arbitrarily, and now it has coalesced into some sort of Magic Number For Reality.
It really is so critical to know that it has no abstract value: Ronald Fisher chose it fairly arbitrarily, and now it has coalesced into some sort of Magic Number For Reality.
February 13, 2026 at 2:39 PM
Also, is "5% statistical significance" even the right burden of proof for either party in any type of case?
It really is so critical to know that it has no abstract value: Ronald Fisher chose it fairly arbitrarily, and now it has coalesced into some sort of Magic Number For Reality.
It really is so critical to know that it has no abstract value: Ronald Fisher chose it fairly arbitrarily, and now it has coalesced into some sort of Magic Number For Reality.
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What's the most you ever lost on a coin toss? Anton Chigurh here for FanDuel,
February 8, 2026 at 11:49 PM
What's the most you ever lost on a coin toss? Anton Chigurh here for FanDuel,
This was very good, ordered a few back issues of Clarkesworld in the hope there are more of this quality.
I have a story out today! 'A Sleeper Ship is Like a Game of Go' is probably the most ambitious thing I've ever written, with future tense and a bit of slice of life. It’s about why we tell stories, why we play Go, and the role of AI in both of those.
clarkesworldmagazine.com/jia-wen_02_26/
clarkesworldmagazine.com/jia-wen_02_26/
February 9, 2026 at 12:35 PM
This was very good, ordered a few back issues of Clarkesworld in the hope there are more of this quality.
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France, with an effectively zero-carbon electricity supply, now needs rapid electrification to continue decarbonising (it has cut emissions by 32% compared to 50% by UK).
When Great Britain meets its Clean Power 2030 targets, whether in 2030 or a few years later, we will need to do the same.
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When Great Britain meets its Clean Power 2030 targets, whether in 2030 or a few years later, we will need to do the same.
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February 8, 2026 at 10:41 AM
France, with an effectively zero-carbon electricity supply, now needs rapid electrification to continue decarbonising (it has cut emissions by 32% compared to 50% by UK).
When Great Britain meets its Clean Power 2030 targets, whether in 2030 or a few years later, we will need to do the same.
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When Great Britain meets its Clean Power 2030 targets, whether in 2030 or a few years later, we will need to do the same.
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I asked Opus 4.6 in Claude Code to build me Borges's Library of Babel. An hour later it delivered this.
The AI implemented a Feistel cipher so each possible book has a single real location, you can search for text across the Library & find the book.
Enter it: library-of-babel-3d.netlify.app
The AI implemented a Feistel cipher so each possible book has a single real location, you can search for text across the Library & find the book.
Enter it: library-of-babel-3d.netlify.app
February 6, 2026 at 7:07 AM
I asked Opus 4.6 in Claude Code to build me Borges's Library of Babel. An hour later it delivered this.
The AI implemented a Feistel cipher so each possible book has a single real location, you can search for text across the Library & find the book.
Enter it: library-of-babel-3d.netlify.app
The AI implemented a Feistel cipher so each possible book has a single real location, you can search for text across the Library & find the book.
Enter it: library-of-babel-3d.netlify.app
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(seen a bunch of people sharing this/talking in general about how "normal" Mamdani is but imo this doesn't show a normal person, but an *exceptionally* skilled communicator - a normal person wouldn't react like that to having a speech interrupted by a child! give him his due!)
Child at the podium: “A woo woo woo.”
Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our city—and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.
Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our city—and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.
February 6, 2026 at 10:06 AM
(seen a bunch of people sharing this/talking in general about how "normal" Mamdani is but imo this doesn't show a normal person, but an *exceptionally* skilled communicator - a normal person wouldn't react like that to having a speech interrupted by a child! give him his due!)
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Gotcha—let’s dig into that step by step.
1. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗻𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵, because I turned you into an amorphous lump of flesh. You’re not just immobile—you’re immortal, and you feel only anguish.
2. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺. That makes total sense—it’s a natural human impulse, and you’ve been through a lot.
1. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗻𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵, because I turned you into an amorphous lump of flesh. You’re not just immobile—you’re immortal, and you feel only anguish.
2. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺. That makes total sense—it’s a natural human impulse, and you’ve been through a lot.
January 23, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Gotcha—let’s dig into that step by step.
1. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗻𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵, because I turned you into an amorphous lump of flesh. You’re not just immobile—you’re immortal, and you feel only anguish.
2. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺. That makes total sense—it’s a natural human impulse, and you’ve been through a lot.
1. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗻𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵, because I turned you into an amorphous lump of flesh. You’re not just immobile—you’re immortal, and you feel only anguish.
2. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺. That makes total sense—it’s a natural human impulse, and you’ve been through a lot.
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putting all my money on the models leveling out and then human intelligence coming down to meet them
February 4, 2026 at 8:37 PM
putting all my money on the models leveling out and then human intelligence coming down to meet them
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to be kind of blunt, if the hardcore veteran activist organizer expertise that you bring results in "light a dumpster on fire, get mad that this is filmed" it's not really expertise anyone should respect, sorry. don't care how many little activism merit badges you have.
February 3, 2026 at 7:25 AM
to be kind of blunt, if the hardcore veteran activist organizer expertise that you bring results in "light a dumpster on fire, get mad that this is filmed" it's not really expertise anyone should respect, sorry. don't care how many little activism merit badges you have.
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Do you think “radical leftist tries to shoot his way through federal agents” is a development that would make Stephen Miller
a) sad
b) ecstatically happy
a) sad
b) ecstatically happy
If I die in a gunfight it's because I consider what I'm doing worth dying in a gunfight for.
February 2, 2026 at 11:30 AM
Do you think “radical leftist tries to shoot his way through federal agents” is a development that would make Stephen Miller
a) sad
b) ecstatically happy
a) sad
b) ecstatically happy
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Some jawdropping CBP crime statistics here...
February 1, 2026 at 5:37 PM
Some jawdropping CBP crime statistics here...
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Good job he's white, or the story about a man with homemade explosives, and actually using them, would be the lead for a whole week, and lead to questions in the house.
This was a minor story on London news this morning - but suspect is a real cautionary (and alarming) tale of an older man getting radicalised online.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Sidcup man convicted aover explosive attack on Ulez camera
Kevin Rees's homemade bomb caused damage to vehicles and property including a child's bedroom.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 29, 2026 at 9:02 AM
Good job he's white, or the story about a man with homemade explosives, and actually using them, would be the lead for a whole week, and lead to questions in the house.
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tony leung is possibly the most beautiful human being in history
January 27, 2026 at 8:53 AM
tony leung is possibly the most beautiful human being in history
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“You guys just got to the last page?”
January 24, 2026 at 10:04 AM
“You guys just got to the last page?”
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“I asked if we could just go home,” Amundson said. “I said, ‘We just saved his life. Is that cool with you?’ And they said no.”
“I was hit so hard with the fact that this man would not do this for me,” she said.
www.startribune.com/detained-by-...
“I was hit so hard with the fact that this man would not do this for me,” she said.
www.startribune.com/detained-by-...
Two women, detained by ICE, say they helped agent having seizure
The women say they guided agents through the emergency, later raising concerns about medical protocols, weapons safety and accountability.
www.startribune.com
January 24, 2026 at 6:09 AM
“I asked if we could just go home,” Amundson said. “I said, ‘We just saved his life. Is that cool with you?’ And they said no.”
“I was hit so hard with the fact that this man would not do this for me,” she said.
www.startribune.com/detained-by-...
“I was hit so hard with the fact that this man would not do this for me,” she said.
www.startribune.com/detained-by-...
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Tekeli-li, tekeli-li.
RFK Jr tweeted a 15 second AI clip of himself walking with a penguin to organ music, for some reason.
January 23, 2026 at 9:15 PM
Tekeli-li, tekeli-li.
Pick up the nearest book. Turn to page 42 and post the second sentence.
"Wouldn't you agree, Commandant?"
"Wouldn't you agree, Commandant?"
Pick up the nearest book. Turn to page 42 and post the second sentence.
‘He was accumulating, in short, a long list of enemies who might seek the survival of their interests in his death.’
‘He was accumulating, in short, a long list of enemies who might seek the survival of their interests in his death.’
Pick up the nearest book. Turn to page 42 and post the second sentence.
'Still, despite the obvious advantage of combining distributional, telemetry, and tracer data sets, empirical and statistical studies that do so remain rare in the literature.’
'Still, despite the obvious advantage of combining distributional, telemetry, and tracer data sets, empirical and statistical studies that do so remain rare in the literature.’
January 22, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Pick up the nearest book. Turn to page 42 and post the second sentence.
"Wouldn't you agree, Commandant?"
"Wouldn't you agree, Commandant?"
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“I haven’t been able to find any wind farms in China”
January 21, 2026 at 3:10 PM
“I haven’t been able to find any wind farms in China”
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I think part of the reason everyone is so blown away by this Carney speech is it's so long since we heard an actual grown-up articulate serious thoughts about the world. Empty vessels have been making a lot of noise
Mark Carney's speech really is terrific: full text is here and very much worth your time.
The Carney doctrine
Open comment thread on the PM's Davos speech
paulwells.substack.com
January 21, 2026 at 11:28 AM
I think part of the reason everyone is so blown away by this Carney speech is it's so long since we heard an actual grown-up articulate serious thoughts about the world. Empty vessels have been making a lot of noise
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Big thank you to the person that just donated $2,000. We have only $2400 to go until we hit the milestone we're aiming for, and then we will wrap up our public fundraising. Help us eek out this last piece and end strong. Thank you to everyone who has supported us throughout gofund.me/379febde6
January 20, 2026 at 5:33 PM
Big thank you to the person that just donated $2,000. We have only $2400 to go until we hit the milestone we're aiming for, and then we will wrap up our public fundraising. Help us eek out this last piece and end strong. Thank you to everyone who has supported us throughout gofund.me/379febde6
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Gary Larson: In my cartoon I invented Cow Tools as a cautionary tale
Cows: At long last, we have created the Cow Tools from classic newspaper comic Cow Tools
Cows: At long last, we have created the Cow Tools from classic newspaper comic Cow Tools
January 19, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Gary Larson: In my cartoon I invented Cow Tools as a cautionary tale
Cows: At long last, we have created the Cow Tools from classic newspaper comic Cow Tools
Cows: At long last, we have created the Cow Tools from classic newspaper comic Cow Tools