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I’ve been continuing to work on the project (code named Hubert) I’ve been discussing for the past two weeks. There are a few ways to think about it: It…

Apr 13

Continuing from last week, I’ve started working on a new open-source web app which I’m calling Hubert because it will be a hub for all your content (an…

Apr 6

My first draft of this started out with a bunch of background on what I’ve been thinking lately, but I ended up getting lost while writing it, so inste…

Mar 30

I’ve been thinking about marketplaces recently in connection with newsletters. For example, CrowdMagnet is a marketplace I’ve used to find other newsle…

Mar 23

I have a small follow-up on my previous post about the idea of filter bubbles. As I was discussing the post with a friend, I realized that I conflated …

Mar 16

As a pro-algorithm person, it always sticks out to me when I see people say some variation on “algorithms are bad because they cause filter bubbles.” W…

Mar 9

Hey everyone! I’ve made a couple announcements recently about The Sample, another machine-learning-driven newsletter I just launched. I wanted to give …

Mar 4

This is an idea I’ve had bumping around in my head for almost four years now, in various forms. I’ve been thinking about it again lately, so here’s the…

Mar 2

I recently launched The Sample. Like Findka Essays (my main project until now), it’s a newsletter curated by machine learning. You sign up and then an …

Feb 24

My daughter is just over a month old now. She’s very cute and stuff. I didn’t realize how much babies vomit. (Yes, I know about burping). I feel like t…

Feb 2

New articles: An open-source discussion aggregator Move fast, but understand the problem first A job board for people who aren’t looking for jobs Sane …

Jan 20

Our first child was born on Monday (a girl). So that’s the biggest news I’ve got from the past few weeks. Feel free to ask me for parenting advice sinc…

Jan 1

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