Different links for Saturday
1. Links from Sam Enright. 2. If you put animals in money. 3. How Nicholas Carlini uses AI. 4. Jon Hartley podcast with Acemoglu. 5. […]
Month: August 2024
Links 8/3/2024 | bare capitalism
A couple had an owl that became a couple at their wedding – We flew to the New York Post What does plant philosophy say […]
Uncovering Dark Oxygen: Deep-Sea Discovery Challenges Scientific Assumptions
Yves here. We linked to reports of the discovery of so-called black oxygen, but we did not realize that this discovery might argue against limiting […]
ChatGPT Advanced Voice Mode
It is extremely flexible, very responsive to feedback, and has a response time comparable to that of a human, or better yet. Just keep telling […]
El Salvador notes – REVOLUTION on the Edge
Here are a few highlights from the trip: 1. El Salvador seems really safe, arguably “Canada safe” or maybe even safer. 2. I have never […]
Eventful Week – Interest Rates
The 10-year Treasury yield fell 40 bps during the week. This week, the year-end CME Fed funds futures fell 15 bps. By the end of […]
Attackers use Cloudflare tunnels to hide the distribution of malware
Cybercriminals often abuse free services to host malware or set up Command-control (C2) infrastructure because they know that connecting to such services will not cause […]
Business Cycle Indicators, Employment, Monthly GDP
Here is a snapshot of some key indicators tracked by the NBER BCDC, along with monthly GDP: Figure 1: Nonfarm Payroll (NFP) from CES (blue), […]
The Case Against Compulsory National Service
In mine Defining Ideas In last month’s article, “The Draft Is Still a Bad Idea,” I made the case against the traditional draft for military […]
Shaping Youth Driver Habits
Here’s a new way to reduce youth driving deaths: We show that targeted legislation can change young people’s risky behaviour. We examine the effects of […]