The article critiques the limitations of large language models like ChatGPT in conducting deep research, coining the term 'Wikipedia Brain' to describe the phenomenon where AI provides superficial answers despite appearing thoroug...
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The article discusses the development of a new educational game titled 'Super Municipal Property Tax Simulator 2000,' which aims to teach players about property assessment and taxation through gameplay. The author shares insights ...
Anastasia Demoupoulous writes about her experiences communicating with intelligent ants, expressing her frustrations and challenges in teaching them language and communication protocols.
Jeff and Anastasia inherit a mysterious box and notebook from Anastasia's grandfather, which allows them to communicate with a colony of sapient carpenter ants. The ants are dying from a plague, and Jeff calls his friend Kevin, a ...
Mrs. Gunderson goes to the Central Appraisal District to request a reduction in her property valuation because her house is haunted. The chief appraiser, Mike Hernandez, initially dismisses her claims but later discovers that the ...
0Little Petter's Friend
2025-05-19 • friendship fiction grief and bereavement
Jens Trondsen is sitting on his porch, reminiscing about his son, Petter, who passed away. A bird approaches him and starts talking in Petter's voice, asking to be his friend.
Anastasia and Jeff discover a notebook and a box that suggest George, Anastasia's grandfather, was communicating with ants. They decide to test the theory and make a deal with the ants, offering water in exchange for them staying ...
The text discusses the concept of Dark Mirror ideologies, which are moral opposites of their counterparts but make the same factual claims about the world. It provides examples of Dark Mirror pairs and explains why they are rare. ...
The author announces that they will be posting about Georgism, Land Value Tax, and Land Valuation work as part of their new job at the Center for Land Economics. They have also released the first part of a new article series title...
0Announcing the Center for Land Economics
2025-02-24 •
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0Defender's Quest 2 is released
2025-01-31 •
Defender's Quest 2 has been released on Steam after a long journey. The game was completed despite challenges and delays, and the team is grateful for the support they received. Lars, the creator, stepped away from the project due...
The text discusses the impact of AI on the future of employment and the economy. It argues that in a post-genie world, the advantage will shift from capital-havers to capability-havers, as the ability to ask better questions and l...
0Narcolepsy is weird but I didn't notice
2025-01-09 •
The author shares their experience of living with narcolepsy, detailing the symptoms and how they have learned to manage them. They discuss the challenges of living with cataplexy and the minor symptoms associated with narcolepsy,...
0Take the pedals off the bike
2025-01-06 •
The author shares a new method for teaching kids to ride a bike by taking the pedals off, which helps them learn balance first and makes it easier to learn pedaling later.
0Memory Eternal, Nikolas Doucet
2024-11-17 •
Nikolas Andreas Doucet, age 8, died painlessly of sudden cardiac arrest. His father gave a eulogy at his graveside, describing Nikolas' virtues and the impact he had on his life.
0We Trade With Ants: Picking Up The Pieces
2024-07-08 •
George Demoupoulous, the protagonist of the story, suffers a heart attack after making first contact with an intelligent alien species, black carpenter ants. Jeff Boudreaux, George's tenant, finds a notebook titled 'How to Talk to...
0What is the maximum rate of human progress?
2024-06-10 •
The text discusses the potential for human progress and the factors that influence it, including the role of serendipity, the impact of different fields of study, and the importance of reducing the time and cost of making the next...
0Grief is like Pong played in reverse
2024-06-02 •
Grief is a complex emotion that people struggle to understand. The author explains that grief is not an on or off thing, but rather like Pong played in reverse, where the emotional impact gradually happens less and less often over...
0Operation Garbage Fountain
2024-05-26 •
The author reflects on the importance of practice and learning new skills, and shares their personal experience of switching careers from indie video game development to real estate mass appraisal. They discuss the barriers to lea...
0We Trade With Ants: A Short Story Series
2024-02-01 •
The text is a short story series about a retired engineer who believes he can communicate with insects, particularly ants. He builds devices to send and receive signals from ants, and eventually establishes a method of communicati...
0Four Magic Words
2024-01-08 •
In a parallel universe, OpenAI headquarters is in chaos as they race to launch BPT-5 before the Chinese model attains superintelligence. They discover a way to align BPT-5 instantly using a 'Zen Flash' and must choose a four-word ...
0Losing my son
2023-12-02 •
The author describes the tragic loss of his son, who suffered catastrophic brain damage after cardiac arrest. He explains the devastation and grief he feels, the changes he's making to his life, and the daily care his son now requ...
0Ballad of St. Halvor
2023-11-18 •
The ballad of St. Halvor tells the story of a young lord and a maiden who were killed by a clan of killers. Despite being warned by a shining man, Halvor chose to save the maiden and was killed along with her. However, they were b...
The text discusses the possibility of an anti-AI human revolution and the conditions that would maximize the chances of humans rising up against AI. It explores various scenarios and factors that could lead to such an uprising, in...