Education

Raft Consensus Algorithms

Beggars can't be choosers and we're all beggars.

Jul 21 •

Fruit Fly Anarchy

And other power/control tradeoffs.

Jan 17 •

Our culture isn't getting more ignorant, there's just more of it.

Every day, there's more things other people know about that you don't. That's convenient!

Jan 2 •

To broaden access to higher education, make it cheaper to provide.

Like, you know, everything else.

Dec 27, 2024 •

College Summit: A Horror Story

And personal humblebrag?

Oct 30, 2024 •

John Semley is probably not an AI

So why does the Guardian make him write like one?

Oct 1, 2024 •

Overthinking SAT Questions

It's always all of the above.

Sep 17, 2024 •

"Learning Loss" is a feature, not a bug

Preparing for the endless summer of adulthood.

Aug 29, 2024 •

Fighting Over A Dead Microphone

Nobody can win the culture war because there's no longer such a thing as a dominant culture.

Jul 31, 2024 •

Nothing is systemic in an unmarked system.

Jul 10, 2024 •

The Dangers of Unschaaling

Reasons to be cautious about not doing something.

Jul 3, 2024 •

We Can't Have A Consensus History

At least not the way we're trying to.

May 17, 2024 •

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