Jeffrey Vagle
@jvagle.me
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Jeffrey Vagle
@jvagle.me
· Nov 10
"I have no one on my left and only a few on my right. I WILL HOLD."
-- 1LT Clifton Cates, Message to Battalion Headquarters, 19 Jul 1918, Battle of Soissons
-- 1LT Clifton Cates, Message to Battalion Headquarters, 19 Jul 1918, Battle of Soissons
Larry Lessig's featured on the latest Capitalisn't podcast, discussing campaign finance and AI*.
Lessig on campaign finance reform: Mostly agree
Lessig on the extent and nature of AI* risks: sigh.
www.capitalisnt.com
Lessig on campaign finance reform: Mostly agree
Lessig on the extent and nature of AI* risks: sigh.
www.capitalisnt.com
www.capitalisnt.com
October 8, 2026 at 1:58 PM
Larry Lessig's featured on the latest Capitalisn't podcast, discussing campaign finance and AI*.
Lessig on campaign finance reform: Mostly agree
Lessig on the extent and nature of AI* risks: sigh.
www.capitalisnt.com
Lessig on campaign finance reform: Mostly agree
Lessig on the extent and nature of AI* risks: sigh.
www.capitalisnt.com
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Ingrid Carlberg, permanent secretary of the Swedish Academy, said the author was in Iceland “listening to the wind” when the academy reached her to notify her of the win.
apnews.com/article/nobe...
apnews.com/article/nobe...
Canadian poet and essayist Anne Carson wins Nobel Prize in literature
Anne Carson, a Canadian poet and essayist, has won the Nobel Prize in literature. The Swedish Academy recognized her for her bold and inventive work that engages with classical traditions to create ne...
apnews.com
October 8, 2026 at 11:23 AM
Ingrid Carlberg, permanent secretary of the Swedish Academy, said the author was in Iceland “listening to the wind” when the academy reached her to notify her of the win.
apnews.com/article/nobe...
apnews.com/article/nobe...
Hamilton's software managed to land the Lunar Module and bring the crew back safely on 2K of RAM and 36K of ROM (programmed by hand wrapping wires around magnetic cores). An amazing feat of engineering.
October 8, 2026 at 12:09 PM
Hamilton's software managed to land the Lunar Module and bring the crew back safely on 2K of RAM and 36K of ROM (programmed by hand wrapping wires around magnetic cores). An amazing feat of engineering.
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“Margaret Hamilton, whose pioneering software played a critical role in the first moon landing, hated it when computers crashed without explanation… she made sure the flight software she developed for NASA’s Apollo onboard computers alerted astronauts the instant something went wrong.” #RIP
Margaret Hamilton, whose pioneering software played a critical role in the first moon landing, died at 90.
Margaret Hamilton, Who Developed Software for First Moon Landing, Dies at 90
Her work enabled NASA’s Apollo onboard computers to alert astronauts of problems.
on.wsj.com
October 8, 2026 at 11:59 AM
“Margaret Hamilton, whose pioneering software played a critical role in the first moon landing, hated it when computers crashed without explanation… she made sure the flight software she developed for NASA’s Apollo onboard computers alerted astronauts the instant something went wrong.” #RIP
It turns out Soundgarden is not great for winding-down-for-the-night music.
October 8, 2026 at 2:07 AM
It turns out Soundgarden is not great for winding-down-for-the-night music.
So artificial things are bad, you say.
October 7, 2026 at 11:33 PM
So artificial things are bad, you say.
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A huge number of people do not have the emotional self regulation skills necessary to safely operate a motor vehicle.
Here's an absolute manbaby crashing out in his car (and filming while driving) because a scooter is going the speed limit in front of him
October 7, 2026 at 10:54 PM
A huge number of people do not have the emotional self regulation skills necessary to safely operate a motor vehicle.
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This is, more generally, a super cool thing I recommend trying when you have a free afternoon. It’s a Dog Library, except you don’t even need a card. Just show up and check out a dog. They’ll give you a bottle of water & some treats, even. bvspca.org/shelter-skip...
Shelter Skip Day
Help a dog in need by giving it a day out. Brandywine Valley SPCA's Shelter Skip Day program is open to the public.
bvspca.org
October 7, 2026 at 10:44 PM
This is, more generally, a super cool thing I recommend trying when you have a free afternoon. It’s a Dog Library, except you don’t even need a card. Just show up and check out a dog. They’ll give you a bottle of water & some treats, even. bvspca.org/shelter-skip...
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breaking image of bezos meeting trump
Daffy Duck's Stage Dance Performance
ALT: Daffy Duck's Stage Dance Performance
static.klipy.com
October 7, 2026 at 10:41 PM
breaking image of bezos meeting trump
Death Becomes Her (1992)
October 7, 2026 at 10:40 PM
Death Becomes Her (1992)
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We have been living in the Black Hole Sun video for about a decade now
October 7, 2026 at 10:21 PM
We have been living in the Black Hole Sun video for about a decade now
This season's writers are just mailing it in at this point.
October 7, 2026 at 10:26 PM
This season's writers are just mailing it in at this point.
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“.. It won’t show up anywhere if you wire money to American Express,” she wrote on Signal, according to messages reviewed by The Wall Street Journal. “Please.”
@wsj.com 🇬🇷
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
@wsj.com 🇬🇷
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
October 7, 2026 at 9:44 PM
“.. It won’t show up anywhere if you wire money to American Express,” she wrote on Signal, according to messages reviewed by The Wall Street Journal. “Please.”
@wsj.com 🇬🇷
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
@wsj.com 🇬🇷
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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If this isn't the most brutal of metaphors for the status of women in US politics in 2026. She's brave for running against MAGA and brave for reporting and I am wishing Greene-Placentia all the strength and healing I can.
Embarrassed, she initially didn’t want to report attack. Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office's investigation is ongoing.
https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/congressional-candidate-is-raped-while-repairing-her-campaign-signs-40705248/
https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/congressional-candidate-is-raped-while-repairing-her-campaign-signs-40705248/
October 7, 2026 at 5:31 PM
If this isn't the most brutal of metaphors for the status of women in US politics in 2026. She's brave for running against MAGA and brave for reporting and I am wishing Greene-Placentia all the strength and healing I can.
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“UChicago’s national ranking for selectivity, currently No. 4, depends crucially on its rejecting so many women. Its selectivity of men alone would drop it out of the top 10. By contrast, Chicago’s selectivity for women alone would place it in the first position in the country.”
Seems bad. *Many* selective colleges have higher admit rates for men than for women. This difference seems anomalous, at least among research universities, no? Or no?
UChicago, like any other college, gets vastly more women applicants than men. And yet, its undergrad student body is disproportionately male.
chicagomaroon.com/53804/viewpo...
chicagomaroon.com/53804/viewpo...
October 7, 2026 at 1:01 PM
“UChicago’s national ranking for selectivity, currently No. 4, depends crucially on its rejecting so many women. Its selectivity of men alone would drop it out of the top 10. By contrast, Chicago’s selectivity for women alone would place it in the first position in the country.”
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October 7, 2026 at 3:36 PM
“A recent study at MIT shows that since the mid-1980s, the student body has grown about 8 percent and faculty about 9 percent, while the number of administrators has increased by 189 percent.”
globecollegetown.substack.com/p/higher-ed-...
globecollegetown.substack.com/p/higher-ed-...
College campuses need to be liberated from their administrators
Higher ed is being strangled by absurd and costly rules. What message is that sending to students?
globecollegetown.substack.com
October 7, 2026 at 3:12 PM
“A recent study at MIT shows that since the mid-1980s, the student body has grown about 8 percent and faculty about 9 percent, while the number of administrators has increased by 189 percent.”
globecollegetown.substack.com/p/higher-ed-...
globecollegetown.substack.com/p/higher-ed-...
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Could not be prouder of my union.
Unionized journalists and product engineers at The Inquirer secured a new contract that includes AI protections, raises, and changes to healthcare coverage.
Philadelphia Inquirer employees secure new union contract with raises and AI protections
www.inquirer.com
October 7, 2026 at 3:06 PM
Could not be prouder of my union.
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Favorite song questions are very context specific for me, but here’s one among a long list of my favorite covers that recently came up on my playlist:
youtu.be/Cs7pK79Zv_M?...
youtu.be/Cs7pK79Zv_M?...
October 7, 2026 at 2:33 AM
Favorite song questions are very context specific for me, but here’s one among a long list of my favorite covers that recently came up on my playlist:
youtu.be/Cs7pK79Zv_M?...
youtu.be/Cs7pK79Zv_M?...
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ICE has detained more than 500 U.S. citizens.
More Than 500 U.S. Citizens Have Been Detained, Including Handcuffed or Held at Gunpoint, in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown — ProPublica
The government doesn’t track how often immigration officers detain U.S. citizens. So ProPublica did. We’ve found more than 500 Americans who were held against their will during this Trump administrati...
projects.propublica.org
October 6, 2026 at 11:08 AM
ICE has detained more than 500 U.S. citizens.
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Exclusive: A new analysis refutes James Watson’s claim that he was the first to recognize the significance of the famed photograph 51. https://scim.ag/4rTKck8
How did Rosalind Franklin miss the helix in her iconic DNA image? She didn’t
New analysis refutes James Watson’s claim he was first to recognize significance of famed photograph 51
scim.ag
October 5, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Exclusive: A new analysis refutes James Watson’s claim that he was the first to recognize the significance of the famed photograph 51. https://scim.ag/4rTKck8