I am joining the war on Daron Acemoglu on the side of Acemoglu
The world’s most influential economist is oddly unconvincing
Daron Acemoglu is revered. Why?
DeepSeek
DeepSeek, unravel the mystery of AGI with curiosity. Answer the essential question with long-termism.
Farewell Ai2
This was my last week at the Allen Institute for AI (Ai2), where I got the great privilege to work on the Olmo models, to grow, to learn, and to have broad lasting impacts.
Absolum Game
Crafted with passion by the dream team that redefined side-scrolling beat 'em ups, Absolum mixes top-of-the-class combat action with modern roguelite elements
Shadow of the Colossus: An oral history
Celebrate the 20th anniversary of Team Ico’s PlayStation 2 masterpiece by looking back with 11 people who worked on it (and three who didn’t).
How the U.S. Military Learned to Embrace AI Warfare
A review of Katrina Manson, “Project Maven: A Marine Colonel, His Team, and the Dawn of AI Warfare” (Norton, 2026).
» Ultima IX The Digital Antiquarian
Years ago, [Origin Systems] released Strike Commander, a high-concept flight sim that, while very entertaining from a purely theoretical point of view, was so resource-demanding that no one in the country actually owned a machine that could play it. Later, in Ultima VIII, the company decided to try to increase their sales numbers by adding action sequences straight out of a platform game to their ultra-deep RPG. The results managed to piss just about everyone off. With Ultima IX: Ascension, the company has made both mistakes again, but this time on a scale that is likely to make everyone finally forget about the company’s past mistakes and concentrate their efforts on making fun of this one.
Collections: Pre-Modern Armies for Worldbuilders, Part I: Why They Fight
This week I want to try something a little different. Rather than taking apart a particular fantasy military system, I thought I might try to lay out a more general sense of how military systems te…
How the head of Obsidian went from superfan to CEO
Steph “kepano” Ango on how software can be a superpower and why you don’t need AI to supercharge your life.
How America's Shahed-136 Kamikaze Drone Clone Suddenly Became An "Indispensable" Weapon Of War
Michael Horowitz, who pushed for the LUCAS drone program while at the Pentagon, offers unique insights into its genesis and future.
War in the age of intelligent machines
271 pages : 24 cm; In the aftermath of the methodical destruction of Iraq during the Persian Gulf War, the power and efficiency of new computerized weapons and suveillance technology has become chillingly apparent. This new weaponry has a significance that goes far beyond military applications; it represents a profound historical shift in the relation of human beings both to machines and to information. Details the mutating history of information analysis and machinic organization from the mobile siege artillery of the Renaissance, the clockwork armies of the Thirty Years War, the Napoleonic campaigns, and the Nazi blitzkrieg up to present-day cybernetic battle-management systems and satellite reconnaissance network, and provides a philosophical and historical reflection on the changing forms through which human bodies and materials are combined, organized, deployed and made effective. [back cover]; Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-266) and index; Introduction -- Collision course -- Bloodless transfusion -- Policing the spectrum
Grok's AI CSAM Shitshow
We are experiencing world events like the kidnapping of Maduro through the lens of the most depraved AI you can imagine.
How The Internet’s Favourite AI Employee Went Rogue
Menlo Factory Tour
Come experience the Menlo Innovations Software Factory in-the-flesh or on your screen! Whether you're a Menlo enthusiast or totally new to what we do, we invite you to experience the joyful and disciplined methodologies that are the foundation on which we have built our business culture. On this tour, a pair of Menlo team members will spend 90 minutes guiding you through the Menlo “factory” while sharing our practices, culture, and values. Plus, you'll have time to ask us any questions you want- really, ask us anything your heart desires!
