Plastic Rings and Woolen Clothes
Recently, a meme from one of Twitter’s many socialist residents has gotten a lot of attention. The message he seems to be presenting is that […]
Lessons from non-recessions – Econlib
Many economists were expecting a recession in 2023. This prediction didn’t come close—2023 was definitely the best year. I have already discussed one consequence of […]
Thursday various links
1. Good thread on AI and national security. 2. NYT on South African jazz. Here is one cut. 3. Scott Sumner on modernism. 4. Finland […]
FBI offers to share 7,000 ransom LockBit decryption keys with CISOs
The most likely way the FBI will link certain keys to specific victims — assuming a certain victim contacts authorities — is that “the FBI […]
Mark Lutter reports on the Bahamas (from my email)
I won’t double down, this is all by Mark: “The Prime Minister of the Bahamas recently gave a speech about revitalizing Grand Bahama. He called […]
Download our guide to password managers for the enterprise consumer
From the editors of CSO, this business buyer’s guide helps IT security professionals understand what password managers can do for their organizations and how to […]
The EU’s Outsourced Migration Control is violent, expensive and ineffective
Yves here. Perhaps I’m being a bit biased, so I hope that readers from Europe and/or those familiar with the Middle East and North Africa […]
Complaints to the EU challenge Meta’s plans to use personal data for AI
“As more AI models are developed and more organizations are involved, it is important that they include legal safeguards in their operations,” Jain said. “This […]
NIH Doesn’t Fund Small Crappy Trials
Max’s best catch at Maximum Progress: [A common critique] that the NIH is funding too many “small trials”. That quote is from FDA officials, but […]
Links 6/6/2024 | bare capitalism
About Lambert Strether Readers, I’ve had a reporter present my views as literally absurd. Let me explain them briefly. I believe in universal programs that […]