Winfield Peterson
@winfieldpeterson.com
Software engineer, Dad, cyclist, music nerd, auto enthusiast, avid reader - Engineering @ Babylist
Somerville, MA, USA
Somerville, MA, USA
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I Want You to Understand Chicago
aphyr.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:51 AM
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Anthropic signs a multibillion-dollar cloud deal with Google, gaining access to 1M TPUs.
Google invests in Anthropic, who then turns around and spends massively on Google services, reminiscent of the OpenAI & Nvidia deals.
Feels like dotcom era déjà vu. Hope it ends better this time.
Google invests in Anthropic, who then turns around and spends massively on Google services, reminiscent of the OpenAI & Nvidia deals.
Feels like dotcom era déjà vu. Hope it ends better this time.
Google rises on official announcement of Anthropic deal worth “tens of billions”
Confirmation of the agreement with the developer of Claude....
sherwood.news
October 26, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Anthropic signs a multibillion-dollar cloud deal with Google, gaining access to 1M TPUs.
Google invests in Anthropic, who then turns around and spends massively on Google services, reminiscent of the OpenAI & Nvidia deals.
Feels like dotcom era déjà vu. Hope it ends better this time.
Google invests in Anthropic, who then turns around and spends massively on Google services, reminiscent of the OpenAI & Nvidia deals.
Feels like dotcom era déjà vu. Hope it ends better this time.
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Underfunded Schools Forced To Cut Past Tense From Language Programs
Underfunded Schools Forced To Cut Past Tense From Language Programs
WASHINGTON—Faced with ongoing budget crises, underfunded schools nationwide are increasingly left with no option but to cut the past tense—a grammatical construction traditionally used to relate all a...
theonion.com
October 23, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Underfunded Schools Forced To Cut Past Tense From Language Programs
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can't believe we did brexit and now we're missing out on the services of europe's jewel thieves
October 20, 2025 at 3:28 PM
can't believe we did brexit and now we're missing out on the services of europe's jewel thieves
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If the cost of freedom is a few dead commuters then that's what we pay. The dead of U.S. Route 5 can be proudly honored in the same breath as those of the Belleau Wood, Iwo Jima and Khe Sanh.
The misrule of the United States is at this point almost magical.
The misrule of the United States is at this point almost magical.
October 19, 2025 at 11:17 PM
If the cost of freedom is a few dead commuters then that's what we pay. The dead of U.S. Route 5 can be proudly honored in the same breath as those of the Belleau Wood, Iwo Jima and Khe Sanh.
The misrule of the United States is at this point almost magical.
The misrule of the United States is at this point almost magical.
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it is more important to read books you actually enjoy reading than books that are Literature
Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat
October 13, 2025 at 9:19 PM
it is more important to read books you actually enjoy reading than books that are Literature
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If anyone needs me I will be in the museum, lying down next to the bog bodies.
October 13, 2025 at 5:58 PM
If anyone needs me I will be in the museum, lying down next to the bog bodies.
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Can you believe people used to simply answer every phone call, with NO prior knowledge of who was on the other line? No wonder the older generations had no concept of informed consent
October 12, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Can you believe people used to simply answer every phone call, with NO prior knowledge of who was on the other line? No wonder the older generations had no concept of informed consent
"[The MX5] a celebration of all that’s truly great about driving." - www.pistonheads.com/news/ph-driv...
Mazda MX-5 (ND2) | Cars to be thankful for
A lightweight, manual roadster with rear-drive and modest power - the MX-5 should have been here ages ago...
www.pistonheads.com
October 13, 2025 at 12:54 AM
"[The MX5] a celebration of all that’s truly great about driving." - www.pistonheads.com/news/ph-driv...
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Last night, on the corner of Alewife Brook Parkway and Powderhouse Boulevard, my older daughter was struck by a driver.
She was crossing in the crosswalk – with the WALK signal – and the car ran the red light. Miraculously, she was okay and walked away with nothing worse than a bruise.
She was crossing in the crosswalk – with the WALK signal – and the car ran the red light. Miraculously, she was okay and walked away with nothing worse than a bruise.
October 11, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Last night, on the corner of Alewife Brook Parkway and Powderhouse Boulevard, my older daughter was struck by a driver.
She was crossing in the crosswalk – with the WALK signal – and the car ran the red light. Miraculously, she was okay and walked away with nothing worse than a bruise.
She was crossing in the crosswalk – with the WALK signal – and the car ran the red light. Miraculously, she was okay and walked away with nothing worse than a bruise.
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What Governor Pritzker is doing is right for his state, but it is vital for the Republic.
October 8, 2025 at 11:36 PM
What Governor Pritzker is doing is right for his state, but it is vital for the Republic.
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"It's the weirdest job market in my 15 years in tech" -- from a Big Tech recruiter. But why is the job market so weird?
Talking to 30+ hiring managers and recruiters, it doesn't seem like AI. It seems more like.. interest rates.
My longer analysis: newsletter.pragmaticengineer.com/p/state-of-t...
Talking to 30+ hiring managers and recruiters, it doesn't seem like AI. It seems more like.. interest rates.
My longer analysis: newsletter.pragmaticengineer.com/p/state-of-t...
October 7, 2025 at 3:59 PM
"It's the weirdest job market in my 15 years in tech" -- from a Big Tech recruiter. But why is the job market so weird?
Talking to 30+ hiring managers and recruiters, it doesn't seem like AI. It seems more like.. interest rates.
My longer analysis: newsletter.pragmaticengineer.com/p/state-of-t...
Talking to 30+ hiring managers and recruiters, it doesn't seem like AI. It seems more like.. interest rates.
My longer analysis: newsletter.pragmaticengineer.com/p/state-of-t...
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we need a word for a type of person who spends all their time working to live in a city so they can be near cool things, but they don't actually like going out
October 5, 2025 at 11:51 PM
we need a word for a type of person who spends all their time working to live in a city so they can be near cool things, but they don't actually like going out
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Unpopular opinion: while these extremely difficult interviews remain, software engineering will be the one of the only high-paying jobs where you can land an amazing position without needing to have had graduated from a top school
October 4, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Unpopular opinion: while these extremely difficult interviews remain, software engineering will be the one of the only high-paying jobs where you can land an amazing position without needing to have had graduated from a top school
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Most of the power authoritarians have is freely given. We should not comply with them in advance.
Trump is far weaker than he looks. So is the GOP. We should draw them out, drain them at every opportunity, and fight for people’s wellbeing at every turn.
We have been sent here to fight for people.
Trump is far weaker than he looks. So is the GOP. We should draw them out, drain them at every opportunity, and fight for people’s wellbeing at every turn.
We have been sent here to fight for people.
AOC: I think there's two things that are happening at once: One, there absolutely is an unprecedented abuse of power, destruction of norms, erosion of our government and our democracy in order to prop up an authoritarian style of governance
However, they are weaker than they look…
However, they are weaker than they look…
October 1, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Most of the power authoritarians have is freely given. We should not comply with them in advance.
Trump is far weaker than he looks. So is the GOP. We should draw them out, drain them at every opportunity, and fight for people’s wellbeing at every turn.
We have been sent here to fight for people.
Trump is far weaker than he looks. So is the GOP. We should draw them out, drain them at every opportunity, and fight for people’s wellbeing at every turn.
We have been sent here to fight for people.
I was shocked to hear Ezra Klein praise Charlie Kirk.
"You don’t have to panic. You don’t have to burn all the bridges and retreat. You can make a principled stand for what you believe while welcoming [setbacks or misfortune]"
degenerateart.beehiiv.com/p/you-don-t-...
"You don’t have to panic. You don’t have to burn all the bridges and retreat. You can make a principled stand for what you believe while welcoming [setbacks or misfortune]"
degenerateart.beehiiv.com/p/you-don-t-...
You don't have to swallow frogs
Klein and Coates show that if you don't know what your core beliefs are, you're going to get played.
degenerateart.beehiiv.com
October 1, 2025 at 3:34 AM
I was shocked to hear Ezra Klein praise Charlie Kirk.
"You don’t have to panic. You don’t have to burn all the bridges and retreat. You can make a principled stand for what you believe while welcoming [setbacks or misfortune]"
degenerateart.beehiiv.com/p/you-don-t-...
"You don’t have to panic. You don’t have to burn all the bridges and retreat. You can make a principled stand for what you believe while welcoming [setbacks or misfortune]"
degenerateart.beehiiv.com/p/you-don-t-...
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I listened to the whole exchange between Ta-Nehisi Coates and Ezra Klein, and to the original "Charlie Kirk Was Practicing Politics the Right Way" column, and among the takes this piece is the best I have read. Long-ish, so set aside a bit of time. (Disclosure: I have been on Ezra's show...)
I really appreciated this thoughtful piece about Ta-Nehisi Coates & Ezra Klein. Andrea Pitzer says “lost” folks like Klein “don’t have a clear idea how this moment fits into history and what it is exactly that they’re doing”. [degenerateart.beehiiv.com]
You don’t have to swallow frogs
Klein and Coates show that if you don’t know what your core beliefs are, you’re going to get played.
degenerateart.beehiiv.com
October 1, 2025 at 12:05 AM
I listened to the whole exchange between Ta-Nehisi Coates and Ezra Klein, and to the original "Charlie Kirk Was Practicing Politics the Right Way" column, and among the takes this piece is the best I have read. Long-ish, so set aside a bit of time. (Disclosure: I have been on Ezra's show...)
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Every guide to setting up a new device like a laptop or a phone is always explaining how to bring over your old apps and settings, and… I do not want to do that! Why would I want to repeat my old mistakes? 😭
September 27, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Every guide to setting up a new device like a laptop or a phone is always explaining how to bring over your old apps and settings, and… I do not want to do that! Why would I want to repeat my old mistakes? 😭
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[Montell Jordan intensifies]
September 19, 2025 at 12:36 AM
[Montell Jordan intensifies]
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Look, I love all our local political reporters ... honestly anybody who comes across the river is good by me.
But also I think maybe that more reporters covered our cat mayor election than our real one, and that's maybe an issue, right?
Right?
www.instagram.com/reel/DOoPNic...
But also I think maybe that more reporters covered our cat mayor election than our real one, and that's maybe an issue, right?
Right?
www.instagram.com/reel/DOoPNic...
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September 17, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Look, I love all our local political reporters ... honestly anybody who comes across the river is good by me.
But also I think maybe that more reporters covered our cat mayor election than our real one, and that's maybe an issue, right?
Right?
www.instagram.com/reel/DOoPNic...
But also I think maybe that more reporters covered our cat mayor election than our real one, and that's maybe an issue, right?
Right?
www.instagram.com/reel/DOoPNic...