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Swamp Possum
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Lives in a swamp. Trash collector. IR doc. Econ nerd.
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.

Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
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January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Great write up about that MIT article at the beginning of the AI hype cycle that was found to be fraudulent. @jessefelder.bsky.social www.wsj.com/economy/aida...
An MIT Student Awed Top Economists With His AI Study—Then It All Fell Apart
Aidan Toner-Rodgers shot to academic fame in a field hungry for new insights and revelatory research. But a computer scientist thought something seemed off.
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November 22, 2025 at 1:29 PM
The state of rock music today: Grammy winners for Best rock album and best rock performance are the Stones and the Beatles respectively. #docswhorock
February 3, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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The term “stent” originated with Charles Thomas Stent, a 19th-century English dentist who developed a compound for dental impressions. While he never envisioned cardiovascular applications, his name became synonymous with supportive medical devices.” So simple, profound results
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The Story of Stent
Today is my 17th re-birthday. If you’ve been a longtime reader, you know why I call it my re-birthday. If you are new around here, well, here is a short recap. Just after I turned 41—17 years ago—a…
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December 29, 2024 at 5:28 PM
Fascinating article. My worry is that AI will take away much of the creative and fulfilling aspects of our jobs.

www.wsj.com/articles/wil...
Will AI Help or Hurt Workers? One 26-Year-Old Found an Unexpected Answer.
New research shows AI made some workers more productive — but less happy.
www.wsj.com
December 29, 2024 at 1:33 PM
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'Spending a quarter trillion dollars in order to have something 1000 times more expensive than average humans is maybe not the way to go.' garymarcus.substack.com/p/o3-agi-the... by @garymarcus.bsky.social
o3, AGI, the art of the demo, and what you can expect in 2025
OpenAI’s new model was revealed yesterday; its most fervent believers think AGI has already arrived. Here’s what you should pay attention to in the coming year.
garymarcus.substack.com
December 21, 2024 at 8:13 PM
I just discovered the best use case for AI in healthcare ->completing 40 hours of required CME in one day.
December 4, 2024 at 5:24 PM