Scott Bowles
@speepo.bsky.social
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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.
This is terrible. It’s bad for workers and it’s bad for the economy.
The top U.S. labor law enforcer is @nlrbgc.bsky.social.
Biden-era GC maintained that contracts binding workers against taking their skill to competing employers are unlawful.
The new NLRB General Counsel reversed this, will stop fighting such noncompete clauses.
HT @mattbruenig.bsky.social
Biden-era GC maintained that contracts binding workers against taking their skill to competing employers are unlawful.
The new NLRB General Counsel reversed this, will stop fighting such noncompete clauses.
HT @mattbruenig.bsky.social
February 18, 2025 at 2:46 AM
This is terrible. It’s bad for workers and it’s bad for the economy.
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Boston Market recently changed their name to Boston MARKET, a move that increased their market capitalization by 500%
January 28, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Boston Market recently changed their name to Boston MARKET, a move that increased their market capitalization by 500%
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"If you deport all the undocumented immigrants, food will cost more bc Americans will demand better pay to pick crops."
Ok. So. Food prices *should* go up, morally, bc right now our food is subsidized by desperate workers earning unfair wages. We shouldn't deport, obviously, but we should pay more.
Ok. So. Food prices *should* go up, morally, bc right now our food is subsidized by desperate workers earning unfair wages. We shouldn't deport, obviously, but we should pay more.
January 24, 2025 at 2:33 AM
"If you deport all the undocumented immigrants, food will cost more bc Americans will demand better pay to pick crops."
Ok. So. Food prices *should* go up, morally, bc right now our food is subsidized by desperate workers earning unfair wages. We shouldn't deport, obviously, but we should pay more.
Ok. So. Food prices *should* go up, morally, bc right now our food is subsidized by desperate workers earning unfair wages. We shouldn't deport, obviously, but we should pay more.
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Now listening - one of Scofield’s best, with the inimitable Medeski Martin and Wood as his backing band
January 2, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Now listening - one of Scofield’s best, with the inimitable Medeski Martin and Wood as his backing band
Fyi for all who do the NYT mini—today is a day for possible PRs. Go into it accordingly.
December 9, 2024 at 3:39 PM
Fyi for all who do the NYT mini—today is a day for possible PRs. Go into it accordingly.
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Notre Dame in Paris re-opens this wkd.
I'm a cathedral nerd. Here are some things that you might not notice about it – just from that one photo.
THREAD.
1. You can see straight down the nave to the apse. No medieval English cathedral has that.
I'm a cathedral nerd. Here are some things that you might not notice about it – just from that one photo.
THREAD.
1. You can see straight down the nave to the apse. No medieval English cathedral has that.
December 2, 2024 at 9:59 AM
Notre Dame in Paris re-opens this wkd.
I'm a cathedral nerd. Here are some things that you might not notice about it – just from that one photo.
THREAD.
1. You can see straight down the nave to the apse. No medieval English cathedral has that.
I'm a cathedral nerd. Here are some things that you might not notice about it – just from that one photo.
THREAD.
1. You can see straight down the nave to the apse. No medieval English cathedral has that.
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www.outdoorlife.com/conservation... “fish returning to the upper Klamath within a month of the dams being removed was sooner than many expected.”
Salmon Are Returning to the Undammed Upper Klamath River Even Sooner than Expected
Officials in California and Oregon are already seeing coho and chinook salmon returning to the now free-flowing upper Klamath River.
www.outdoorlife.com
December 7, 2024 at 5:20 AM
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if you're seeing this and wondering, "where do I get my econ analysis now?!"
look no further than Joey Politano @josephpolitano.bsky.social
has endorsements of his econ work by Krugman himself!
look no further than Joey Politano @josephpolitano.bsky.social
has endorsements of his econ work by Krugman himself!
December 6, 2024 at 3:43 PM
if you're seeing this and wondering, "where do I get my econ analysis now?!"
look no further than Joey Politano @josephpolitano.bsky.social
has endorsements of his econ work by Krugman himself!
look no further than Joey Politano @josephpolitano.bsky.social
has endorsements of his econ work by Krugman himself!
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Theologians used to write detailed allegorical explanations of what every tiny thing in the Mass meant and why. These explanations overlapped and contradicted because symbols don’t mean one thing, and cuz making symbols into more allegories is like putting a hat on a hat. This has the same energy.
How about: Scar is only portrayed as a villain because he cared about the exploited hyena underclass.
December 2, 2024 at 6:36 PM
Theologians used to write detailed allegorical explanations of what every tiny thing in the Mass meant and why. These explanations overlapped and contradicted because symbols don’t mean one thing, and cuz making symbols into more allegories is like putting a hat on a hat. This has the same energy.
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If you need new Xmas music, see this list via @kkramermcginnis.bsky.social:
"This batch of new Christmas releases was full of fun surprises: elaborately orchestrated arrangements of favorite carols, bluesy ballads, & an array of thoughtful, original songs."
www.christianitytoday.com/2024/11/new-...
"This batch of new Christmas releases was full of fun surprises: elaborately orchestrated arrangements of favorite carols, bluesy ballads, & an array of thoughtful, original songs."
www.christianitytoday.com/2024/11/new-...
New Christmas Music with Just the Right Holiday Vibes - Christianity Today
From Matt Redman’s rich sing-alongs to CeCe Winans’s surprising crossovers, these 2024 releases are getting us in the spirit.
www.christianitytoday.com
December 2, 2024 at 4:34 PM
If you need new Xmas music, see this list via @kkramermcginnis.bsky.social:
"This batch of new Christmas releases was full of fun surprises: elaborately orchestrated arrangements of favorite carols, bluesy ballads, & an array of thoughtful, original songs."
www.christianitytoday.com/2024/11/new-...
"This batch of new Christmas releases was full of fun surprises: elaborately orchestrated arrangements of favorite carols, bluesy ballads, & an array of thoughtful, original songs."
www.christianitytoday.com/2024/11/new-...
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It's day 3 of the War on Christmas.
Today, we saw our first shipments of new weapons. Generic Snow Globe grenades. They are just a snowy forest.
My personal favorite are the "Seasons Greetings" missles. The last thing elf eyes will see.
The holidays are for everyone and our weapons reflect that
Today, we saw our first shipments of new weapons. Generic Snow Globe grenades. They are just a snowy forest.
My personal favorite are the "Seasons Greetings" missles. The last thing elf eyes will see.
The holidays are for everyone and our weapons reflect that
December 2, 2024 at 5:03 AM
It's day 3 of the War on Christmas.
Today, we saw our first shipments of new weapons. Generic Snow Globe grenades. They are just a snowy forest.
My personal favorite are the "Seasons Greetings" missles. The last thing elf eyes will see.
The holidays are for everyone and our weapons reflect that
Today, we saw our first shipments of new weapons. Generic Snow Globe grenades. They are just a snowy forest.
My personal favorite are the "Seasons Greetings" missles. The last thing elf eyes will see.
The holidays are for everyone and our weapons reflect that
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My absolute favorite part of the dead salmon wearing trend (scientists are, as the article says, reasonably sure it's a fashion trend) is not that orcas have fashion, it's that they, too, have the occasional wave of 80s nostalgia.
Orcas have started wearing dead salmon as hats again, just fyi
www.iflscience.com/wearing-a-sa...
www.iflscience.com/wearing-a-sa...
Wearing A Salmon On Your Head Is Back In Fashion For Orcas, After A 37-Year Break
In 1987, there was a strange trend amongst killer whales. Recent sightings show it's back in fashion.
www.iflscience.com
December 2, 2024 at 5:05 AM
My absolute favorite part of the dead salmon wearing trend (scientists are, as the article says, reasonably sure it's a fashion trend) is not that orcas have fashion, it's that they, too, have the occasional wave of 80s nostalgia.
Well I bought a keyboard and it 100% screwed our already overcrowded little apartment.
Worth it but also pray for my wife.
Worth it but also pray for my wife.
December 2, 2024 at 4:57 AM
Well I bought a keyboard and it 100% screwed our already overcrowded little apartment.
Worth it but also pray for my wife.
Worth it but also pray for my wife.
I have never seen Wicked and I have no opinion of it, but I enjoyed this thread nonetheless.
Being an entertaining hater is a thin line, and twitter used to be the place to see it done well. Hopefully we can reclaim some of that here in time.
Being an entertaining hater is a thin line, and twitter used to be the place to see it done well. Hopefully we can reclaim some of that here in time.
Currently watching Wicked. Why didn't anyone tell me this movie is boring and dumb?
December 2, 2024 at 4:40 AM
I have never seen Wicked and I have no opinion of it, but I enjoyed this thread nonetheless.
Being an entertaining hater is a thin line, and twitter used to be the place to see it done well. Hopefully we can reclaim some of that here in time.
Being an entertaining hater is a thin line, and twitter used to be the place to see it done well. Hopefully we can reclaim some of that here in time.
This year’s Advent of Code storyline narrated two days ahead
It’s day 1 of the war on Christmas.
With the Trump win, aid that was previously destined for Ukraine is instead going to the North Pole. We need to prepare missile defenses especially from flying sleighs.
This year is gonna be about survival
With the Trump win, aid that was previously destined for Ukraine is instead going to the North Pole. We need to prepare missile defenses especially from flying sleighs.
This year is gonna be about survival
November 30, 2024 at 11:42 PM
This year’s Advent of Code storyline narrated two days ahead
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No one:
Absolutely no one:
Me, watching Sleeping Beauty, a harmless children’s cartoon: what do you think the economic impact was to the kingdom when they burned all the looms? Do you think they had to turn to cloth imports, creating a trade deficit which destabilized the nascent industrial econ—
Absolutely no one:
Me, watching Sleeping Beauty, a harmless children’s cartoon: what do you think the economic impact was to the kingdom when they burned all the looms? Do you think they had to turn to cloth imports, creating a trade deficit which destabilized the nascent industrial econ—
November 25, 2024 at 12:13 AM
No one:
Absolutely no one:
Me, watching Sleeping Beauty, a harmless children’s cartoon: what do you think the economic impact was to the kingdom when they burned all the looms? Do you think they had to turn to cloth imports, creating a trade deficit which destabilized the nascent industrial econ—
Absolutely no one:
Me, watching Sleeping Beauty, a harmless children’s cartoon: what do you think the economic impact was to the kingdom when they burned all the looms? Do you think they had to turn to cloth imports, creating a trade deficit which destabilized the nascent industrial econ—
Interesting
November 22, 2024 at 8:00 PM
Interesting
The opening notes of Giant Steps are just Da Ya Think I’m Sexy? turned minor
November 17, 2024 at 1:20 AM
The opening notes of Giant Steps are just Da Ya Think I’m Sexy? turned minor
Give my close friend Mike some people to follow, and give him a follow while you’re at it!
Hey everyone, who’s good to follow on here?
November 16, 2024 at 6:57 PM
Give my close friend Mike some people to follow, and give him a follow while you’re at it!
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Post a banger that isn’t in English. Here is a Georgian blowing away the Pope in Aramaic. youtu.be/locW-9S00VU?...
November 14, 2024 at 5:56 AM
Post a banger that isn’t in English. Here is a Georgian blowing away the Pope in Aramaic. youtu.be/locW-9S00VU?...
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I’m sick and I feel awful. Would appreciate any prayers.
November 1, 2024 at 2:42 PM
I’m sick and I feel awful. Would appreciate any prayers.
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i hail from Old Internet, where we had an ancient adage: "Don't feed the trolls"
can we try bringing it back while this place is young and pure
can we try bringing it back while this place is young and pure
October 19, 2024 at 9:05 PM
i hail from Old Internet, where we had an ancient adage: "Don't feed the trolls"
can we try bringing it back while this place is young and pure
can we try bringing it back while this place is young and pure
Today's jazz album:
Cannonball Adderley with Bill Evans: Know What I Mean?
I haven't heard this one, but I've been wanting to listen to more of both Adderley and Evans.
jazzsky
Cannonball Adderley with Bill Evans: Know What I Mean?
I haven't heard this one, but I've been wanting to listen to more of both Adderley and Evans.
jazzsky
Know What I Mean? (Original Jazz Classics Series / Remastered 2024) by Cannonball Adderley & Bill Evans
Listen now on your favorite streaming service. Powered by Songlink/Odesli, an on-demand, customizable smart link service to help you share songs, albums, podcasts and more.
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March 13, 2024 at 5:15 PM
Today's jazz album:
Cannonball Adderley with Bill Evans: Know What I Mean?
I haven't heard this one, but I've been wanting to listen to more of both Adderley and Evans.
jazzsky
Cannonball Adderley with Bill Evans: Know What I Mean?
I haven't heard this one, but I've been wanting to listen to more of both Adderley and Evans.
jazzsky