







Early on April 29, 2026, Bailey Townsend posted a skeet that turned out to be prophetic for what would happen later in the day: I think people forget sometimes that the "credible exit" part
Cuckoo Logs
Cuckoo Logs is a third-party tool that allows you to search and view your past Bluesky posts quickly.

dev scoops: some narrative advice a Valve person gave me once
Many years ago when I was a tiny baby making InFlux (of which there is now a Redux), I had no idea what I wanted to do with it narratively, if anything. Because, from a young age, he had humoured me, I emailed Gabe Newell about it, knowing he was in the habit of either replying or forwarding to someone he thought might reply. I got some good thoughts back from David Speyrer, who’s been at Valve since ’99, which I shall publish here now because at a party last night someone was interested.

Meredith Whittaker on Twitter / X
I read it. And I'll engage here in good faith. But before I get into substance, I implore you to open the window, touch grass, and let yourself connect with the reality of what’s happening right now. This is a world historical moment. Please recognize what ICE is at this time,… https://t.co/DJVVqNX6oX— Meredith Whittaker (@mer__edith) January 29, 2026
The Curious About Everything Newsletter #60
The many interesting things I read in February 2026

The Curious About Everything Newsletter #65
The many interesting things I read in July 2026

Joshua Achiam on Twitter / X
There is a fact about the future that I feel many people are not facing for reasons that are largely psychological: there are going to be rogue AIs that exist in the world, that will replicate in the wild, and that will attempt to acquire resources for themselves. There will be…— Joshua Achiam (@jachiam0) September 1, 2026
The Curious About Everything Newsletter #63
The many interesting things I read in May 2026

AMA | June 2026
Polly Wants a Better Argument
The “Stochastic Parrot” Argument is Both Wrong and Actively Harmful


The Expert Trap and the Next War
what forecasting failure tells us about the future

Daniël Lakens on Twitter / X
Can they? Published in PNAS 🚩Edited by Susan Fiske🚩None of the link to preregs are public in publication🚩difference between significant and non-significant is itself not significant errors 🚩marginally significant results interpreted as support for hypothesis 🚩and then some https://t.co/6n8aJ2DSuo pic.twitter.com/c0eVKnlUfK— Daniël Lakens (@lakens) July 30, 2024

Who Gets War Right? Michael Kofman Responds
a debate about military forecasting, broken clocks, and magic wands

Cuckoos can beget Offshoots — and that's a sensational feature of keeping lexicons open. @rude1.blacksky.team and @anirudh.fi just demonstrated how ATProto's app-layer credible exit is meant to work, socially and technically. numergent.com/2026-04/Cuckoo-begets-Offshoo…
Cuckoo begets Offshoot
numergent.com056. Ephesians 3:1-12
Epiphany • Ephesians 3:1–12 • January 6, 2013 - Concordia Theology
First Impressions on Ephesians 3:1-12 - Without Authority
Epiphany • Ephesians 3:1–12 • January 4, 2015 - Concordia Theology