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The Cruise of the Dazzler by Jack London
Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by volunteers.
THE PENN-LEHMAN AUTOMATED TRADING PROJECT: 2005-06
The Penn-Lehman Automated Trading (PLAT) Project is currently inactive. Below is a description of the project and links to publications and past events, competitions, etc.
Martin Eden by Jack London
Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by volunteers.
The Best Books of 2025
The New Yorker’s editors and critics choose this year’s essential reads in fiction, poetry, and nonfiction.
Concordia Journal Summer 2023
Obviously Awesome: Comprehensive Book Summary
April Dunford's book on product positioning is awesome, and has some overlap with those of us who are interested in positioning an individual career.
2026 in LLMs (so far)
On Friday I gave the closing keynote at the WeAreDevelopers World Congress North America in San Jose. I tied together the key trends from the past year into a chronological …
What We’re Looking for at All Things Open 2026 • All Things Open
The 2026 All Things Open call-for-papers officially opens on Tuesday, February 17. Anyone and everyone interested is encouraged to submit a talk title and abstract before the closing date of Tuesday, March 31.... Read More
An alternate ending to the tragedy of the commons
I recently read Elinor Ostrom’s Governing the Commons and have been evangelizing it so enthusiastically that I figured I’d do a quick…
Just Enough Research — MULE BOOKS
The bestselling design research classic. Essential knowledge, also jokes.
the future of search
2025 Reading List
Common Knowledge Futures
Hister | Your Own Search Engine
atproto-aware concept search engine
Google Search Is Dying. What Comes Next Is Worse | The Walrus
It was a huge honor to present the opening keynote address at #SIGIR2026 and to talk about the need for IR to resist uncritical adoption of…
We’re — slowly, yes, but surely — building an open, decentralized search index with atproto
What’s the Difference Between Search and Recommendation? | TechPolicy.Press
I’ve been quiet on social media lately, but today I’m launching Audit Clinical Evidence (ACE), an initiative I’ve been developing over the…
A New Paradigm for Scientific Publishing, Peer Review, and Impact Assessment
Nova Scotia’s Experiment in Research That Solves Real Problems
datasetpapers — a public research experiment
Helpful reminder from Elsevier that they have the "legal power" to do what they want with your journals. You have the collective power to…
Andreas De Block on Twitter / X
Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World by David Epstein
Rationality: What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters by Steven Pinker
Radical Candor: Be a Kickass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity by Kim Malone Scott
Radical Respect: How to Work Together Better by Kim Scott
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
The Algebra of Wealth: A Simple Formula for Financial Security by Scott Galloway