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Sunday Good Reads for June 15th, 2025 [1]

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Date: 2025-06-15

Hope you all enjoyed the No Kings protests yesterday.

A knockout blow for LLMs? - by Gary Marcus - Marcus on AI: Definitely seems like it.

For No. 3 goalies on Stanley Cup teams, the NHL’s least glamorous job still ends in glory - The Athletic: Fascinating look at players who contribute, but don’t play.

When players like Tyrese Haliburton hit buzzer-beaters, it can be a sportswriter’s nightmare - The Athletic: Pity the sportswriters. Did like Mark Lazarus’ story, though.

Admin is crashing out - by Max Read - Read Max: This makes a disturbing amount of sense.

Weather to Protest: The Effect of Black Lives Matter Protests on the 2020 Presidential Election by Bouke Klein Teeselink, Georgios Melios :: SSRN: BLM protests helped Democrats, not Republicans.

The weaponization of Waymo - by Brian Merchant: Good look at how much of California sees Waymo cars.

Striking SAG-AFTRA Voice Actors Reach Tentative Video Game Deal - Aftermath: Labor power works.

On Abundance and a World of Silicon Plenty - by Casey Mock: Trenchant critique of the Abundance movement. I wish people looked at the system, not just their own bugaboos.

Return of the bag man: NIL clearinghouse could revive paying college athletes under table - The Athletic: Just admit the players are employees and negotiate with them.

WelcomeFest Wants Politicians Who Choose to Believe in Nothing - The American Prospect: Yep, part 2.

derek guy: "Not true. I see you're a luxury watch dealer. I'm also interested in watches. Let me show you how free and easy migration has allowed you to earn a living. 🧵" — Bluesky: Immigrants are good.

The great American gaslighting - by lyz - Men Yell at Me: Excellent interview with the author of Bad Company

ChatGPT Lost a Chess Game to an Atari 2600 | Extremetech: LLM’s cannot reason.

How to Protest Safely in the Age of Surveillance | WIRED: Good advice.

One of the Dreamliners That Gave a Boeing Manager Nightmares Just Crashed - The American Prospect: Man, I never want to fly on a Boeing jet.

MLB’s baseball is behaving differently again, but no one seems to know why - The Athletic: Billionaire business hanging entirely off of a hand stitched ball.

I Didn't Take an Oath to a King - by Charlotte Clymer: No kings

Enjoy Father’s Day, for those who celebrate. Have the best week possible, everyone.

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