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Complexodynamics (26 October 2026) (2011). The beautiful moment of high complexity: source: Aaronson, Scott. (2011). “The First Law of Complexodynamics.” Shtetl-Optimized, September 23.

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A prosthesis over a healthy limb (10 June 2026) (2022). AI as a crutch that cripples.: source: Beauman, Ned. (2022). Venomous Lumpsucker. Soho Press.

via: my partner’s recommendation.

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A market for lemons (13 June 2026) (1970). Information asymmetry drives out quality products and distorts markets.: source: Akerlof, G. A. (1970). “The Market for ‘Lemons’: Quality Uncertainty and the Market Mechanism.” The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 84(3), 488-500.

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Quite frankly, I don't remember (12 June 2026) (1960). A discussion of immortality at a noisy bar.*: source: Borges, J. L. (1960). “Diálogo sobre un diálogo.” El hacedor. Buenos Aires: Emecé. English: “A Dialogue About a Dialogue,” trans. Andrew Hurley, in Collected Fictions. New York: Viking, 1998.

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