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ICE backlash; progressive bumbling; antisocial Americans; bad inflation data; the Roaring 20s; AI politics; China vs. America

The bug shirt is one of Tara Booth’s…

I thought they were just a gimmick, but MCP Servers are unusually reliable — and useful — compared to most AI tools I've tried.

Landfills, car crash datasets, AI legal flubs, British literary prizes, and subway art.

Listen now | in recovery and art

A complicated question to answer for a controversial flight intended to advance India’s grand ambition of indigenously sending humans to space.

Hey friends, My debut book, The Inner Compass, was published last week… and wow. You showed up to support the release in a way that truly surprised me. The book…

Seriously, so nice out!

A nice little thing. Read here.

Welcome to Import AI, a newsletter about AI research. Import AI runs on lattes, ramen, and feedback from readers. If you’d like to support this, please subscribe. Subscribe now AI…

The Contact Sheet / July 13, 2025At Least You Aren't a Lobster. Or, Change is Hard.      Something a little different for you this morning. My heart stopped dead when…

This edition of The Profile features Anne Hathaway, "The Milk Guy," Michael Sordilla, and others.

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In a post about the "PhD metagame," Max Forbes, an AI researcher and indie developer who recently completed his PhD at the University of Washington, relates the experience of having…

Congratulations to Richard Rutter and Mildred, winners of the Face with Tears of Joy giveaway! Their names were picked at random from the set of all entrants who replied to…

Plus! Summer reading reccos!! 38 libraries, no regrets!!!

SLOW NEWSIt has been a while. Last time we wrote, the old fella was celebrating a milestone birthday and JoJo had arrived in Shrewsbury after a series of trains from…

And something exciting for this fall!

UofWinds 415, Week 27 2025: Unbreaking, Usufruct, Utopia Clicker Good morning... although I feel like I should confess that I wrote most of today's newsletter last night after dinner, so…

​ Recently I attended a showing of Sundance Shorts, seven short films chosen as standouts by the Sundance Film Festival. My favorite by far was We Were the Scenery, about…

Take over by Glorija Lizde

Let's celebrate the only way we know how

Hello, friends— This is Adventure Cartoonist Lucy Bellwood and you’re subscribed to my very rare newsletter! (If you want to jump ship for any reason, you can unsubscribe at the…

The Convivial Society: Vol. 6, No. 2

Ever wondered what happens if you try to take $50,000 in cash out of a bank? Answer: a year of investigative journalism.

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Poem I’m in the house. It’s nice out: warm sun on cold snow. First day of spring or last of winter. My legs run down the stairs and out the…

Day 27: Oct 6, 2023 Bishop, CA → San Francisco, CA 
Miles: 250 — As I drift off to sleep, I smell fire. I drowsily brush this off, equating it…

Friends, I love making this newsletter but I can’t manage it right now — I am hitting the pause button, possibly for a long while. However, I still will be…

This newsletter was started ~2 yrs ago for trying out Substack and practicing my vim skill.

There's been a lot going on around here the last few weeks. The weather has turned, giving us a preview of spring so I've been spending the weekends outside prepping…

Reader beware: my first fiction

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Hey y’all! Thirteen years ago today (the 24th), despite all evidence to the contrary, Renee decided it would be a good idea to marry me. I was making virtually no…

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