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Sunday Good Reads for June 29th, 2025 [1]
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Date: 2025-06-29
Things to read that do not suck.
Robodebt: When automation fails - by Don Moynihan: Algorithms are responsibility avoidance machines.
Could This Be the Most Restful Rest Area in Texas?: Civilization is the presence of nice things.
As Dale Earnhardt Jr. approached 50, memories of his dad couldn’t be ignored - The Washington Post: Nice portrait of a man surviving what his father did to him.
Opinion | How the Democratic Party can better engage voters - The Washington Post: I don’t think Democrats understand how angry their voters are.
The Forever Dying and the Always Dead; or, Literary Fiction and the Novel: Really nice discussion of art and commerce.
Duncan Keith’s Hall of Fame election puts him in rarefied company — exactly where he belongs - The Athletic: Duncan Keith changed how defenders play.
What if Cooper Flagg could play where he wanted? He could … if you abolish the draft - The Athletic: Rich people always want socialism for them, not for anyone else.
This Is The Beginning of The End of The 9/11 Era: Thoughtful discussion of the implications of Mamdani’s win.
Computer-use agents seem like a dead end: This is written by someone generally very bullish on imitative AI.
Fireside Friday, June 27, 2025 (On the Limits of Realism) – A Collection of Unmitigated Pedantry: Good discussion of how realism isn’t all that real.
Have the best possible week, everyone.
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