What I learned this week 07-11-2026

What I learned this week Software Fun games site Business/Finance ALL SEASON SPORTS ETF… sports betting bet its an etf this time Fraud…. Fraud everywhere Interesting Links Australian inflation Dolphins smoking pufferfish Math/Stat Travel Cool train trip Lifetime united airlines pass Other Coconut for bbq
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What I learned this week 07-04-2026

What I learned this week Software Classic DBA mosh an alt to ssh Business/Finance David_Ogilvy Interesting Links Screwworm Math/Stat Switchback experiments Switchback experiments solve the problem of network effects rendering traditional A/B tests impractical by switching between test and control treatments based on time, rather than randomly splitting the population. Travel Other Spent the long weekend up in Greer with my parents, Aunt, and Ally. I’m just reminded of how great it feels to spend time with loved ones outside of the traditional day-to-day hustle and bustle.
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What I learned this week 06-27-2026

What I learned this week Software The Transfer Station Economy, buying cheap tokens Business/Finance Interesting Links Porsche from the guy he helped put in prison Math/Stat Travel Other Crazy what corruption and incentives will lead to
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What I learned this week 06-20-2026

What I learned this week Software Sandboxes Business/Finance Interesting Links Leader of Egypt Math/Stat Travel Other
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What I learned this week 06-13-2026

What I learned this week Software Reverse Tabnabbing PI File System Business/Finance Telescope Ranching Interesting Links Drinking water from jacket Math/Stat Travel Mt Laguna looks nice Channel Islands National Park looks cool Hannagan Meadow Other Heavy mugs…
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What I learned this week 06-06-2026

What I learned this week Software Probably going to be hot garbage Business/Finance Interesting Links Conformal coating Diode Balsamic vinegar background Miner’s Breakfast Math/Stat Travel Other
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What I learned this week 05-30-2026

What I learned this week Software Redshift with Graviton based instances, no spectrum scan cost any more Probably a DC2 -> RA3 situation based on price and performance… will need to elastic resize once > 4xl iss available Business/Finance Uh Oh more insider trading in markets that are based on… insider trading…. Interesting Links Love the way this is shot GLP-1 sustained weightloss At 24 months post-cessation, 56% of semaglutide, 52% of liraglutide, and 55% of tirzepatide patients kept the weight off or lost additional weight.
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What I learned this week 05-23-2026

What I learned this week Software Git clone off a custom port: git clone ssh://git@mydomain.example:[port]/home/whatever git branch -a for remote branches Git tagging $0 is a way to invoke bash FFUF fast web fuzzer HTTP referer was misspelled in the original RFC and then kept hahaha WAT types Business/Finance Who’s on the other side of your NVDA trade? This google x gentle monster collab is hilarious Why do large companies continue to try and do this shit?
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What I learned this week 05-16-2026

What I learned this week Software Mock data/api calls Slopsquatting the new bucket sniping Business/Finance “the de-rating from a premium multiple to a normal one eats every cent” Interesting Links On Bear spray’s effectiveness Japan bear problems solved? SA Search and rescue Being someone who does things Math/Stats Travel Other Each good intention of unification creates another variation Korean artist that I liked: kim gwang suk - 바람이 불어오는 곳
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What I learned this week 05-09-2026

What I learned this week Software Jevons paradox “when technological improvements that increase the efficiency of a resource’s use lead to a rise, rather than a fall, in total consumption of that resource” “It is better to have a system omit certain anomalous features and improvements, but to reflect one set of design ideas, than to have one that contains many good but independent and uncoordinated ideas." Business/Finance Interesting Links Why power in Spain is so cheap
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