I didn’t realise how much of my baseline was illness until parts of it disappeared.
About Pckt Notes & Writers Block - Brookie’s Blog
I'm feeling bad at writing lately. I think that's okay sometimes, not everything has to be perfect... And it's not really perfection that I'm seeking, but it ca...
Fell in a hole, got out.
Medium’s recap, financial turnaround, and difficult path back to health.
Andy's Blog
Originally published in October, 2017 – over three years later in 2021 I am still happily using Posteo!
Post-exertional malaise (PEM) in ME/CFS
Post-exertional malaise (PEM), the cardinal feature of ME/CFS, is particularly debilitating as it involves the amplification of existing symptoms, alongside the potential appearance of new ones, following minimal exertion. However, the term “exertion” may be misconstrued, by those unfamiliar with ME/CFS, as activities typically considered high intensity by healthy individuals. Consequently, healthy individuals may inappropriately…
Amy Deng on Twitter / X
I’m an AI researcher turned brain tumor patient, and recently I used the models to crack my mystery fatigue faster than my PCP could. I believe everyone can do the same with their own symptoms. Here’s how: pic.twitter.com/0jhbPvEi7V— Amy Deng (@amydeng_) June 16, 2026
Arvind Narayanan on Twitter / X
This week I had the honor of speaking to Princeton’s entire incoming undergraduate class to address their AI anxieties. I had three messages for them — good news, bad news, and a note of optimism. Here’s a condensed version.The good newsWe have enough evidence now to conclude…— Arvind Narayanan (@random_walker) August 27, 2026
Open Source Gave Me Everything Until I Had Nothing Left to Give
I thought I was having a spiritual awakening. I was having a psychiatric emergency. I was at a tech conference in Sweden when it started. I hadn't slept in...
Another Symptom of Growing Isolation
A recent study found that people spoke fewer words a day in 2019 than in 2005.
88 Prompts for Long Term Thinking
In January 2019 I wrote out scores of prompts for thinking long term that I felt should inform the foundation I was later co-chair of, The Long Now Foundation.
@bmj.com Please look at PubPeer comments on an article you published last week. pubpeer.com/publications/C08779C45DB6E407… I think your research integrity dept shld act swiftly on this one, given clinical significance. I'm aware of even more evidence of problems so let me know if this is not sufficient.
PubPeer - Prevention of acute myocardial infarction induced heart fail...
pubpeer.comyou know what? my own blog was overdue today too
Ecosystem updates / small stuff
alex-bsky.leaflet.pubSorry all this is my fault; and speculation has grown worse because I have been sick in bed with a high fever and unable to reliably address it (still am sick) I was told by management not to comment until they did. Here is my statement in images below arstechnica.com/staff/2026/02/editors-note-re…
Sorry all this is my fault; and speculation has grown worse because I have been sick in bed with a high fever and unable to reliably address it (still am sick) I was told by management not to comment until they did. Here is my statement in images below arstechnica.com/staff/2026/02/editors-note-re…
Good news, everyone! I have a short piece coming out in The Conversation on Monday that explains the main issues with this study. It's impossible for me to have the same media reach as the original press release. So I'd be extremely grateful if people could help me share it as widely as possible 🙏
G. Willow Wilson
Good news, everyone cnn.com/2026/05/14/health/arts-ageing…
