21. Economic Japanification: Not What You Think(lynalden.com)12.2K points | January 1, 2022 âJapanificationâ in the economic sense refers to the stagnation that Japanâs economy has faced over the past three decades, and is typically applied in reference to the concern among economists thatâŠ
22. The NYT Now Admits the Biden Laptop -- Falsely Called "Russian Disinformation" -- is Authentic(greenwald.substack.com)11.6K points | March 17, 2022 The media outlets which spread this lie from ex-CIA officials never retracted their pre-election falsehoods, ones used by Big Tech to censor reporting on the front-runner.
24. The White House privately demanded Twitter ban me months before the company did so(alexberenson.substack.com)10K points | August 12, 2022 Federal officials targeted me specifically; when they met with Twitter in April 2021, "they really wanted to know about Alex Berenson"
25. Apple's Mistake(paulgraham.com)9.7K points | January 1, 1995 November 2009* * * I don't think Apple realizes how badly the App Store approval process is broken. Or rather, I don't think they realize how much it matters that it's broken. The way Apple runs theâŠ
26. Denmark ENDS Covid vaccinations for almost everyone under 50.(alexberenson.substack.com)9.5K points | September 14, 2022 Remember mandatory vaccinations? This is, well, the opposite. We've come a long way in a year. Except at American colleges - which, insanely, are forcing mRNA boosters on students.
27. Congress Escalates Pressure on Tech Giants to Censor More, Threatening the First Amendment(greenwald.substack.com)9.5K points | February 20, 2021 In their zeal for control over online speech, House Democrats are getting closer and closer to the constitutional line, if they have not already crossed it.
28. I sell onions on the Internet(deepsouthventures.com)9.5K points | April 22, 2019 Vidalia Onions to be exact. Theyâre classified as a sweet onion, and because of their mild flavor (they donât make your eyes tear up), some folks can eat them like an apple. Most of my customersâŠ
29. Why Is Latin Considered a "Dead Language"? - Tales of Times Forgotten(talesoftimesforgotten.com)9.4K points | June 29, 2021 When I tell someone that Iâm studying Ancient Greek and Latin, it is very common for the person with whom I am speaking to react with surprise at the fact that it is even possible to study Latin.âŠ
30. Kansas Man Killed In âSWATtingâ Attack â Krebs on Security(krebsonsecurity.com)9.4K points | December 29, 2017 A 28-year-old Kansas man was shot and killed by police officers on the evening of Dec. 28 after someone fraudulently reported a hostage situation ongoing at his home. The false report was the latestâŠ
31. Why Iâm done with Chrome â A Few Thoughts on Cryptographic Engineering(blog.cryptographyengineering.com)9.2K points | September 23, 2018 This blog is mainly reserved for cryptography, and I try to avoid filling it with random "someone is wrong on the Internet" posts. After all, that's what Twitter is for! But from time to timeâŠ
32. From 1,000,000 to Graham's Number â Wait But Why(waitbutwhy.com)9K points | November 10, 2014 Graham's number is so big, we need a whole new set of tools to even discuss it.
33. Slack's new WYSIWYG input box is really terrible â Arthur O'Dwyer â Stuff mostly about C++(quuxplusone.github.io)8.7K points | November 20, 2019 Slack has just recently rolled out a âWYSIWYG text inputâ widget to its Web browser interface. (Apparently, the phased rollout started at the beginning of November 2019, but itâs just now startingâŠ
34. Green Dogma Behind Fall Of Sri Lanka(michaelshellenberger.substack.com)8.6K points | July 10, 2022 Organic farm advocates said they wanted what's best for the 22 million people of the island nation off the coast of India. What went wrong?
35. Yak Shaving Defined - I'll get that done, as soon as I shave this yak. - Scott Hanselman's Blog(hanselman.com)8.6K points | January 23, 2014 I've used the term Yak Shaving for years. You're probably shaving yaks at work ...
36. What I Didn't Say(paulgraham.com)8.4K points | January 1, 2013 December 2013 A quote from an "interview" with me (I'll explain the scare quotes in a minute) went viral on the Internet recently: We can't make women look at the world through hacker eyes and startâŠ
37. NYT Is Threatening My Safety By Revealing My Real Name, So I Am Deleting The Blog | Slate Star Codex(slatestarcodex.com)8.4K points | June 22, 2020 [EDIT 2/13/21: This post is originally from June 2020, but thereâs been renewed interest in it because the NYT article involved just came out. This post says the NYT was going to write a positiveâŠ
38. Why Logitech Just Killed the Universal Remote Control Industry(mattstoller.substack.com)8.1K points | April 10, 2021 Monopolies are lazy. Logitech bought, monopolized, and killed the universal remote control business.
39. Putting Time In Perspective - UPDATED â Wait But Why(waitbutwhy.com)8.1K points | August 22, 2013 Putting massive amounts of time in perspective is incredibly hard for humans, so we made this graphic.
40. Do Things that Don't Scale(paulgraham.com)8K points | July 25, 2013 July 2013 One of the most common types of advice we give at Y Combinator is to do things that don't scale. A lot of would-be founders believe that startups either take off or don't. You buildâŠ