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We ran a randomized controlled trial to see how much AI coding tools speed up experienced open-source developers.
The results surprised us: Developers thought they were 20% faster with AI tools, but they were actually 19% slower when they had access to AI than when they didn't.
The results surprised us: Developers thought they were 20% faster with AI tools, but they were actually 19% slower when they had access to AI than when they didn't.
July 10, 2025 at 7:47 PM
We ran a randomized controlled trial to see how much AI coding tools speed up experienced open-source developers.
The results surprised us: Developers thought they were 20% faster with AI tools, but they were actually 19% slower when they had access to AI than when they didn't.
The results surprised us: Developers thought they were 20% faster with AI tools, but they were actually 19% slower when they had access to AI than when they didn't.
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As far as I can tell, Khalil has still not been charged & his attorney/family still don’t know where he is.
Any Jew who thinks this is going to start and stop with a few Palestinian activists is fooling themselves. Our community should not be used as an excuse to upend democracy & the rule of law.
Any Jew who thinks this is going to start and stop with a few Palestinian activists is fooling themselves. Our community should not be used as an excuse to upend democracy & the rule of law.
The Trump admin is exploiting real concerns about antisemitism to undercut democracy: from gutting education funding to deporting students to attacking diversity, equity, & inclusion.
As we’ve repeatedly said: this makes Jews - & so many others - less safe.
jewishpublicaffairs.org/news/jcpa-re...
As we’ve repeatedly said: this makes Jews - & so many others - less safe.
jewishpublicaffairs.org/news/jcpa-re...
JCPA Responds to Trump Administration’s Executive Order on Antisemitism - Jewish Council for Public Affairs
Amy Spitalnick, CEO of the Jewish Council for Public Affairs, released the following statement on the Trump Administration’s new executive order related to combatting antisemitism: “Rising antisemiti...
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March 10, 2025 at 12:47 PM
As far as I can tell, Khalil has still not been charged & his attorney/family still don’t know where he is.
Any Jew who thinks this is going to start and stop with a few Palestinian activists is fooling themselves. Our community should not be used as an excuse to upend democracy & the rule of law.
Any Jew who thinks this is going to start and stop with a few Palestinian activists is fooling themselves. Our community should not be used as an excuse to upend democracy & the rule of law.
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This is absolutely worth your time. The dodgy nursing app wage calculations make me despair. Imagine your job is to work out how to make struggling nurses work for less money! doctorow.medium.com/https-plural...
With Great Power Came No Responsibility
My Ursula Franklin Lecture on enshittification in the Trump age.
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February 27, 2025 at 8:51 AM
This is absolutely worth your time. The dodgy nursing app wage calculations make me despair. Imagine your job is to work out how to make struggling nurses work for less money! doctorow.medium.com/https-plural...
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Fuck the ADL for saying “free Palestine” is antisemetic but whimp out over an intentional Nazi salute by one of the most powerful men in the US on national TV.
January 22, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Fuck the ADL for saying “free Palestine” is antisemetic but whimp out over an intentional Nazi salute by one of the most powerful men in the US on national TV.