Scott Barlow
@jsbarlow.bsky.social
Still Battling Gell-Man Amnesia
BMO: "Capped out?"
November 26, 2025 at 12:39 PM
BMO: "Capped out?"
Any of my followers tried to read Schattenfroh by Michael Lentz? I’m considering an attempt
November 25, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Any of my followers tried to read Schattenfroh by Michael Lentz? I’m considering an attempt
NYT top 100 movies of 21st century
November 25, 2025 at 4:26 PM
NYT top 100 movies of 21st century
<--- just got upsold by the FT
November 25, 2025 at 1:23 PM
<--- just got upsold by the FT
BMO: "A post-industrial economy?"
November 25, 2025 at 12:47 PM
BMO: "A post-industrial economy?"
Google Denies Reading Your Gmail to Train Its AI futurism.com/artificial-i...
Google Denies Reading Your Gmail to Train Its AI
Google has denied that it's been rifling through users' Gmail accounts to train its AI models on their emails and attachments.
futurism.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Google Denies Reading Your Gmail to Train Its AI futurism.com/artificial-i...
I remain surprised that chunks of accounting hasn't been automated already. "More art than science " yah yah yah but maybe an area where creativity misplaced
“Artificial intelligence, meet artificial accounting.” The guy who first pointed out Enron’s sketchy accounting is now scrutinizing AI accounting and it’s the same nonsense: www.wsj.com/tech/meta-ai...
AI Meets Aggressive Accounting at Meta’s Gigantic New Data Center
Favorable treatment off the balance sheet hinges on some convenient assumptions.
www.wsj.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:55 PM
I remain surprised that chunks of accounting hasn't been automated already. "More art than science " yah yah yah but maybe an area where creativity misplaced
DDOG, a compelling 483x trailing.
November 21, 2025 at 4:26 PM
DDOG, a compelling 483x trailing.
"in my experience the loudest anti-consensus voices—on vaccines, climate, macroeconomics, whatever—tend to be the least informed."
marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevo...
marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevo...
Confidently Wrong - Marginal REVOLUTION
If you’re going to challenge a scientific consensus, you better know the material. Most of us, most of the time, don’t—so deferring to expert consensus is usually the rational strategy. Pushing agains...
marginalrevolution.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:01 PM
"in my experience the loudest anti-consensus voices—on vaccines, climate, macroeconomics, whatever—tend to be the least informed."
marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevo...
marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevo...
FFS,
Grok Says Elon Musk Is Smarter Than Einstein and More Fit Than LeBron James gizmodo.com/grok-says-el...
Grok Says Elon Musk Is Smarter Than Einstein and More Fit Than LeBron James gizmodo.com/grok-says-el...
Grok Says Elon Musk Is Smarter Than Einstein and More Fit Than LeBron James
While Musk wants you to trust Grok to organize all of human civilization's knowledge, the bot's fealty to Dear Leader is out of control.
gizmodo.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:26 PM
FFS,
Grok Says Elon Musk Is Smarter Than Einstein and More Fit Than LeBron James gizmodo.com/grok-says-el...
Grok Says Elon Musk Is Smarter Than Einstein and More Fit Than LeBron James gizmodo.com/grok-says-el...
Markets always bottom on Fridays - Jeff Macke
November 21, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Markets always bottom on Fridays - Jeff Macke
Like we don't have enough to worry about?
November 14, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Like we don't have enough to worry about?
Oracle 5Y CDS through 100bps
November 14, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Oracle 5Y CDS through 100bps
Im no technician but I have seen better charts
November 13, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Im no technician but I have seen better charts
I point this out as a sign the general populace is now getting AI investment scare stories
Dark Clouds Suddenly Gathering Over AI Industry futurism.com/artificial-i...
Dark Clouds Suddenly Gathering Over AI Industry futurism.com/artificial-i...
Dark Clouds Suddenly Gathering Over AI Industry
A major tech selloff is shaking up Wall Street as the gulf between AI company valuations and their lagging revenues continues to grow.
futurism.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:13 PM
I point this out as a sign the general populace is now getting AI investment scare stories
Dark Clouds Suddenly Gathering Over AI Industry futurism.com/artificial-i...
Dark Clouds Suddenly Gathering Over AI Industry futurism.com/artificial-i...
say what, now?
Testosterone in body odor linked to perceptions of social status phys.org/news/2025-11...
Testosterone in body odor linked to perceptions of social status phys.org/news/2025-11...
Testosterone in body odor linked to perceptions of social status
As humans, we are constantly navigating social status, using subconscious strategies to assert either our dominance or prestige.
phys.org
November 13, 2025 at 2:07 PM
say what, now?
Testosterone in body odor linked to perceptions of social status phys.org/news/2025-11...
Testosterone in body odor linked to perceptions of social status phys.org/news/2025-11...
15 hours of free audiobook listening was a pleasant surprise from a rare company that consistently does provide positive surprises (like annual recap). i'm aware the sub price goes up but I'm more ok with this for them than elsewhere
Spotify starts rolling out Recaps, a new AI feature for audiobooks that summarizes what users have listened to so far, in beta on iOS (Elissa Welle/The Verge)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
November 13, 2025 at 2:04 PM
15 hours of free audiobook listening was a pleasant surprise from a rare company that consistently does provide positive surprises (like annual recap). i'm aware the sub price goes up but I'm more ok with this for them than elsewhere
The Secret Tax on Being Single macleans.ca/economy/mone...
The Secret Tax on Being Single - Macleans.ca
More than 15 million Canadians are single. Why are we being charged for it?
macleans.ca
November 13, 2025 at 2:00 PM
The Secret Tax on Being Single macleans.ca/economy/mone...
Now that's a headline
November 12, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Now that's a headline
govt price fixing coming to a utility near you
November 12, 2025 at 4:52 PM
govt price fixing coming to a utility near you
yesterday I learned that delivery box paint bombs to dissuade porch pirates are illegal in the U.S.
November 12, 2025 at 1:34 PM
yesterday I learned that delivery box paint bombs to dissuade porch pirates are illegal in the U.S.
BMO: Canadian employment - the big get bigger
November 11, 2025 at 12:51 PM
BMO: Canadian employment - the big get bigger
Has he stopped talking?
November 9, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Has he stopped talking?