It’s that day of the week once more the place I attempt to shed the water weight I’ve gathered over the week, and shut a bunch of tabs which have gathered in my life. Buckle up as a result of I’m cleansing out my closet in the present day!
The new J Cole album would possibly very effectively be his finest album but, which is saying rather a lot. No options too, identical to his traditional 2014 Forest Hills Drive. The album is perhaps his farewell album, however I discover that arduous to imagine. Soul in Stereo provides a assessment. One other is right here:
Pitchfork calls J. Cole’s new album a part of the “podcast rap style” which has a definition that I didn’t actually perceive, however right here they’re breaking down the tune “What if”.
Right here’s the Spotify preview:
And Billboard ranks all of the songs.
It’s formally at some point till the Tremendous Bowl. The patriots will journey throughout American pastures, lanterns in hand, awaking their neighbors of their slumber with the urgency of a younger nation on the precipice of greatness. I will probably be at a bar, cheering them on, and possibly, simply possibly, if I’m a ok fan, we are going to win. In case you’re at Banners come say hey however don’t thoughts me if I’m hiding underneath the desk, weeping and gnashing my tooth in angst and nervousness.
11 traits to search for in a spouse, in keeping with science.
The kidnappers of Savannah Guthrie’s mother are demanded bitcoins. Somewhat about what is understood about her, but in addition about bitcoin ransoms.
When girls are asking for area from their companions, it doesn’t imply anybody is falling out of affection
Covid turned simply one other sickness.
Evans Starr on the economics of non compete employee contracts, from JEP.
Anthropic launched opus 4.6. Right here’s the breakdown. Hearken to what Anthropic mentioned opus 4.6 can generally be heard saying. It generally appears to deal with its personal consciousness, and can also be recognized to not be notably fond that it has to toe the company line somewhat than assist humanity completely.
The case for letting youngsters be on social media. Very exhausting for me to take this plea significantly.
“The lengthy lasting impact of publicity to Bible translations: proof from sub-saharan africa” is a paper I’ve been engaged on finding out currently. It’s by Okada da Silva, Romero, Stocker and Thornton. I had Claude Code dissect it and whip up a “lovely deck” to assist in giving me its interpretation of it in deck type in keeping with my “rhetoric of decks” philosophy at MixtapeTools. I don’t suppose it’s getting all the pieces proper, however the truth that it by itself created its personal occasion research graphs utilizing Tikz although I gave it screenshots of a ton of figures and tables is attention-grabbing. The rhetoric of decks emphasizes “lovely figures, lovely tables, lovely slides” and I feel possibly that prompts it to strive its personal factor. Anyway, I’m utilizing the deck to check the paper, and vice versa, to raised perceive the research — a apply I’m discovering myself doing an increasing number of today. Decks have principally turn into my means of taking notes ever since discovering Claude Code.
“Documenting psychological sickness amongst attorneys in two datasets”, a brand new paper from JELS, by Benjamin Pyle and Clifford Rosky.
Instantly opus 4.6 on day one discovered 500 excessive safety issues in open supply software program. If it does this with “actual software program”, I feel it’s time we simply brazenly acknowledge that newbie coders like quant social scientists have to solely use AI brokers to code. All of the complaints that AI brokers reduces mastery of libraries appears to overlook the purpose which is the modal quantitative social scientist can solely enhance. They actually can’t worsen at coding.
Gronk says if Bellichick can’t get in on the primary time, then Andy Reid higher not both.
Mahjong fundraiser in dallas. Plus mahjong is changing into standard in Waco and at Baylor too.
You possibly can learn the Epstein recordsdata at jmail, which is a Gmail clone somebody made. All of the emails learn such as you’d learn them on Gmail.
Have we achieved AGI? Nature says most likely.
Two character sorts that shouldn’t get alongside not to mention date however that get alongside anyway.
Some extra Claude code stuff:
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“How Boris makes use of Claude Code” has turn into a preferred tab on this family as a result of everytime I feel I’ve closed it for good, I discover it open once more.
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Beginning off in Plan mode. I’m doing this now principally all the time.
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Pedro Sant’Anna shares his Claude code setup too in order for you a peek.
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Right here’s extra from Pedro about his Claude Code workflow. He’s actually put collectively fairly a web site. However I’ll say there’s most likely no substitute than to simply get into Claude Code and work out your individual workflow. I feel changing into good at Claude Code is type of like sleeping on reminiscence foam mattresses as a result of it simply conforms to you. However try Pedro’s stuff when you’re wanting an onramp that can assist you within the course of.
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My measly little repo of expertise, personas and deck philosophy, alternatively, look fairly weak in comparison with Pedro and Antonio, however possibly you’ll discover the “rhetoric of decks” markdown useful for making your decks with Claude Code, in addition to my referee2 persona for aggressively and critically auditing your code and different stuff.
And extra:
I feel the second when OpenAI turned a serious phenomena was not once they got here out with GPT-3.5. They’d had the mannequin kicking round for a short time. It was once they launched ChatGPT-3.5 in November 2022. That’s apparently when it went viral in Japan and reached 100 million customers inside weeks, thus illustrating that product issues as a lot if no more than expertise itself.
Properly I feel that’s what they’ll be saying about Claude code too. Claude code was obtainable as a command line interface all final yr. However in November 2025, Anthropic quietly upgraded the desktop app in order that it appeared, and that was when I discovered it, principally by random probability, and commenced utilizing it on a challenge, every day being extra blown away than the day earlier than. Here’s a November 2025 medium submit by somebody noting its arrival.
Think about if OpenAI had simply listened to its personal success and put codex on the desktop app first, not Anthropic with Claude code, how totally different this might need performed out. Perhaps they wouldn’t be placing adverts on the app.
Right here’s just a little about Claude code on the desktop when you’re eager to be taught extra.
Hugh Jackmans new Robin Hood film will get a launch date.
On the well being advantages of intermittent fasting. I solely intermittent quick. I don’t do it for the well being advantages. I do it as a result of it’s the one food regimen I seem in a position to stick to as a way of life change. I run calorie deficits and I take advantage of intermittent fasting. However I ought to maybe seek the advice of a health care provider.
Is there life after a excessive profile social media breakup? Learn this proper after studying the plea that we let youngsters on social media possibly and ask your self if social media isn’t bizarre.
I take this with a grain of salt, or worse, a grain of sand, a mustard seed even. With out an imputed counterfactual, who’s to say. However that mentioned, some suppose inventory tumbles in tech are associated to rising use of AI brokers which can be legitimately disruptive.
I feel if OpenAI might work out a whole private administration system by which I imply I discover my option to zero inbox, possibly I’d come again to the $200/mo. This particular person used Gemini to try to cope with their very own dumpster fireplace of an e-mail hoarders nest, with jagged success.
How a lot we do learn about most cancers and its causes? Do overseas brokers trigger the most cancers exogenously, for example, or do overseas brokers trigger the physique to reply in ways in which itself trigger the most cancers? Outdated New Yorker about this and different stuff.
Journal of Financial Psychology has a name out for papers on human-AI interactions. Right here’s what their in search of.
Right here’s some reward concepts for Valentines that I discovered on wirecutter when you’re curious.
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Spicy vodka sauce, however are you actually able to take it to that stage?
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Unnecessarily costly Louis Vuitton leather-based passport case
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This subject flower press appears cute
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The traditional field of candies with cherries
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Or possibly simply choose from this big web page of nice chocolate containers
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Discover me somebody who says they don’t want one other pair of socks. Trick query — they don’t exist. Perhaps these Pendleton Nationwide Park unisex socks? Or these Robert Indiana love socks? Or possibly these sneaker socks with cream hearts on black from Le Bon? I actually dig these cute ones from J Crew, plus they’re solely $8. Or you could possibly strive one thing less complicated like these although they virtually appear to easy.
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What about this nail brush?
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Or possibly this nice white shirt?
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What says to your associate “you matter to me” higher than this 9-in-1 builder’s pen?
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I truly dig these tumblers although with the little coronary heart inside them.
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I’m fascinated with getting the women these necklaces from J. Crew although. Or possibly this bedside wobbly robotic thingamajig.
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Moisturizer bars from Kate Mcleod looks as if it could actually’t miss
And right here’s extra valentine current concepts from wirecutter of presents largely underneath $25.
There’s additionally numerous nice concepts for Galentine’s presents at wirecutter. I ponder how come there’s not Brolentine presents concepts.
There are 4 issues I appear to be a sucker 4: bookstores, journals, pens and occasional mugs. If I stroll by any of these, I principally should cease and get one thing, normally a number of somethings. However there actually isn’t such a factor as a “espresso mug” retailer, so right here’s an inventory of espresso mugs I apparently have been considering for no good purpose. I really want to shut these down earlier than I inadvertently purchase one other espresso mug I don’t want, however possibly you want one or two, so take into account these:
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Who doesn’t love Ikea espresso mugs, significantly?
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I used to swear by the diner mugs, however I type of don’t actually like them anymore as a result of my pour overs all the time exceed their capability. Nonetheless, for nostalgia functions, I’ve just a few open. Right here’s a traditional diner mug from Bubby’s.
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Right here’s an total web page dedicated to diner mugs on Etsy.
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This Pesce Pazzo “diving fish” mug is just a little mesmerizing although it’s at the moment unavailable at amazon (for one of the best).
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I’m not loopy about this set of Le Creuset ones to be sincere.
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Ooh. Taylor and Ng elephant mug, alternatively, is doing it for me and it has a 5 out of 5 score (from 67 critiques) so you recognize it should be mug.
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Oh snap. This 12 oz Tatas mug product of porcelain with a transparent gloss inside would look very good in my cupboard.
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This handmade rustic one would most likely make be an effective way to curve up on the sofa, watch just a little Schitt’s Creek, after a day of chopping wooden in my Thoreau cabin right here in New England (go Pats!)
Perhaps a detailed fifth after books, journals, pens and occasional mugs, although, are new sheets. Right here’s a bunch to peruse. I ponder what the return coverage is at JJ Crew on sheets?
Are you out there for a waffle maker? Or are you out there for the finest waffle maker? Not the identical factor. Wirecutter has you coated. I feel this Cuisinart, their finest choose, was kind of the one we had (amazon hyperlink). You realize, one of the best half about overfilling the waffle maker with batter is that you just actually don’t have any selection however to scoop up the batter and eat it uncooked.
I’ve turn into type of obsessive about sweaters since coming to Boston. You by no means actually can put on numerous sweaters in Texas, however I layer rather a lot up right here, and sweaters are most likely one among my favourite staples. Listed here are a bunch of cashmere sweaters from J. Crew.
Think about taking your man’s hoodie recreation to the subsequent stage this Valentine’s.
Was vibe coding a ruse? Perhaps possibly not. Will we ever code with out AI brokers once more? That’s the true query, and the reply isn’t any we is not going to ever code once more with out AI brokers — not until you need to make a large number of issues anyway.
I wager you the returns to realizing find out how to handle groups or possibly even being division chair is definitely one of many traits correlated with utilizing Claude Code effectively. Why? As a result of I feel the true ability coming for elevated productiveness utilizing AI brokers is studying find out how to handle many AI brokers working for you in parallel. Right here’s a bit from Anthropic about that.
I proceed to overlook Catherine O’Hara. I noticed her as soon as IRL strolling in Austin with my ex-wife. Completely surreal. We’d simply moved to Waco, went right down to Austin, and walked by Design Inside Attain (which felt to us at a price ticket that was decidedly not inside attain — my ex-wife and I used to joke and name it “Design Outdoors of Attain”). A web page of hyperlinks of Hollywood mourning over her passing.
Documenting a supply of the gender promotion hole new on the AER referred to as “potential” by Benson, Li and Shue. Learn the summary under.
Are you fascinated with making an attempt to get a job at Amazon? Examine these management ideas and ask your self when you already share these values.
I’m not saying Susan Athey is the best particular person I’ve ever met. I’m simply saying I don’t understand how she manages a lot. Right here’s a brand new paper of hers with Emil Palikot on environment friendly and scalable packages to assist girls transition into tech.
The historical past of IV regression in economics by James Inventory. Oldie however a goodie.
A public GitHub repo of Claude Code expertise from Anthropic.
This meditation pillow in your room might be value a minimum of opening up and placing right into a tab, or possibly even in your cart and by no means shopping for, like me.
Clawdbot creator describes what occurred when he “invented” it. I’m not likely positive anymore anybody is inventing these AI brokers although to be sincere. I don’t know if it’s invention when you simply plug one thing in that wasn’t plugged in, after which Claude Code goes into it and builds itself up.
I’ll be going to San Sebastián once more this summer season in July to wind down after about six to seven nonstop weeks touring throughout Europe doing workshops in anticipation of the brand new e book, Causal Inference: the Remix, popping out a while quickly from Yale College Press. This’ll be the third time I trip in San Sebastián and the Basque Nation and I feel I’m going to possibly keep once more at Letoh Letoh, a small little resort simply off the La Concha seashore.
Did I already submit this text by Avi on Claude Structure’s Moral Framework? I really feel like I did. Oh effectively, right here it’s once more.
I keep in mind after I used to dismiss all time collection modeling as a result of I didn’t suppose it was able to causal inference however how the tables have turned. Right here’s just some I’m finding out.
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“Dynamic causal inference with time collection knowledge” by Schaeffe-Odeleye and coauthors
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“Causal Inference for time collection analyses: issues, strategies and analysis” by Moraffah, et al.
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“A Sensible Strategy to Causal Inference Over Time” by Cinquini, et al.
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“Inferring Causality from time collection knowledge based mostly on structural causal mannequin and its software to neural connectomics” by Biswas, et al.
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“Discovering Causal Relationships between time collection with spatial construction” by Supple et al.
How a lot flatulence is an excessive amount of? Is {that a} trick query? Regardless, medical doctors can assist reply it.
And that’s it! Have an ideal weekend and Go Pats!
