link.dump.5.29.2026
parenthood, friend-of-a-friend, government money, and liberal nationalism
I read a lot of random stuff. Link Dumps are the things I think are worth remembering. You can always check out my Link Dump Tag if you’re looking for even more to read and please forward to anyone else you think might find these interesting.
Staring in wonder around the world — a good round up by Noah Smith of current state of some things.
CEO of Cloudflare lays of 20% of his workforce and explicitly blames AI.
10 thoughts on new parenthood from Tim Urban, author of Wait But Why.
I may eventually come back to argue with this piece more but I’ll let it marinate a bit first. This software engineer’s answer to LLMs is that it’s “art” and it’s about “human connection” and states that they just want to be left behind rather than use LLMs. I both disagree and think there will be a very narrow space for this time of “artist” view of creating software.
Fantastic value on talking to people that you strongly disagree with it. Another thing I might like to unpack more at some point.
Etiquette for Befriending a Friend’s Friend. Good chuckles to be had.
Here’s 1,000 words on how the internet works. I have minor quibbles, this is a great overview.
A great summary of how the US government sent money to universities in 2023. Which isn’t exactly the same picture here in 2026 of course.
Solid take from Noah Smith: American Needs Liberal Nationalism Back
This ends up paywalled but is still vastly useful even with that. The AI Boom Has Enters Its “Wait, Is This Worth It?” Era.