Fear and Planning in the Pacific Northwest I’ve been thinking a lot about planning and how I spend my time recently. This Marginalian article about Oliver Burkeman's Antidote jumped out at me today as...

When I get bogged down, it's usually because I've made some decision out of a fear of uncertainty instead of intention or possibility.

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Let's reframe "What's the worth that could happen?" to "What's the BEST that could happen?".

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Working, Thinking, and Learning A few cool things I'm working on this week, and some recommendations...

“AI right now is max profits and acceleration without a worry about the engine blowing or the damage done to people or the environment. It's go go go and then leave the mess for someone else to clean up.”

#EthicalMethods #AI

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Go vote for this: #CalmTech #EthicalMethods

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“This won't be flashy. It won't be perfect. But I'm always learning - about the work, about my own privilege and bias, and about how to show up better.”

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Daniel Kokotajlo Forecasts the End of Human Dominance Podcast Episode · Your Undivided Attention · 07/17/2025 · 38m

TIL about “alignment faking.”

“the AIs might be smart and they might be just pretending to be aligned instead of actually aligned. That's called alignment faking.”

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And so it begins...

"Starting August 28, we're introducing weekly usage limits alongside our existing 5-hour limits...

As we learn more about how developers use Claude Code, we may adjust usage limits to better serve our community."

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