Travis Korte
@traviskorte.bsky.social
Methods, metaphors, measurement, "impact," etc. Send me a weird diagram.
Somebody posted this prompt, which attempts to make ChatGPT responses less friendly and more critical.
Feels like a rich document for a science-and-technology-studies analysis.
Feels like a rich document for a science-and-technology-studies analysis.
November 3, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Somebody posted this prompt, which attempts to make ChatGPT responses less friendly and more critical.
Feels like a rich document for a science-and-technology-studies analysis.
Feels like a rich document for a science-and-technology-studies analysis.
Coase, R. H. (1960). The Problem of Social Cost. The Journal of Law and Economics, 3, 1–44.
October 29, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Coase, R. H. (1960). The Problem of Social Cost. The Journal of Law and Economics, 3, 1–44.
I just passed a billboard advertising Orlando with the slogan “unbelievably real”
October 25, 2025 at 2:03 AM
I just passed a billboard advertising Orlando with the slogan “unbelievably real”
This taxonomy of externalities is nice
September 26, 2025 at 7:17 PM
This taxonomy of externalities is nice
It’s probably that the median Dave is too old to be addicted to posting
December 11, 2024 at 9:57 PM
It’s probably that the median Dave is too old to be addicted to posting
Happy Friday, here’s a free mental model for you
November 22, 2024 at 2:13 PM
Happy Friday, here’s a free mental model for you
Remarkable take alert: this 2017 UK think tank report arguing that tobacco usage is net beneficial to the UK national health service (NHS) because it causes people to die early and thus not need to be cared for by the NHS.
November 21, 2024 at 10:59 PM
Remarkable take alert: this 2017 UK think tank report arguing that tobacco usage is net beneficial to the UK national health service (NHS) because it causes people to die early and thus not need to be cared for by the NHS.
What’s my “theory of change?” Well,
November 20, 2024 at 3:59 AM
What’s my “theory of change?” Well,
What is it about externalities that brings out the very most galaxy brain takes?
November 18, 2024 at 9:17 PM
What is it about externalities that brings out the very most galaxy brain takes?
Anyway I was reading the Wikipedia article for The Rescuers for some reason and came upon this powerful phrase.
November 15, 2024 at 10:56 PM
Anyway I was reading the Wikipedia article for The Rescuers for some reason and came upon this powerful phrase.
Safety was not in the v1 of this new open source LLM, but not to worry: it’s on the roadmap.
October 2, 2023 at 1:32 PM
Safety was not in the v1 of this new open source LLM, but not to worry: it’s on the roadmap.
I am in Montreal and she gets me
September 7, 2023 at 9:51 PM
I am in Montreal and she gets me
Also shares some flavor with the Dogme 95 filmmaking “vow of chastity”
August 13, 2023 at 1:44 PM
Also shares some flavor with the Dogme 95 filmmaking “vow of chastity”
I watched an unusual animated(?) film called The Wolf House this week, and have been pondering its Rules.
August 13, 2023 at 1:35 PM
I watched an unusual animated(?) film called The Wolf House this week, and have been pondering its Rules.