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Off topic
Anything adjacent and interesting. Not a rules-free zone, just a relaxed one.
14 topics
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Follow-up: What other technical communities get right that we do not
What other technical communities get right that we do not I have a specific reason for asking rather than idle curiosity, and the context is below. Lower-stakes topic, but the sourcing rule still applies if…
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+117 | 126 | 13k | 14mo |
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Revisiting: The best-written scientific paper you have read
Posting this under the heading it deserves: Revisiting: The best-written scientific paper you have read Everything below is what sits behind that. Lower-stakes topic, but the sourcing rule still applies if…
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+102 | 121 | 21k | 1h |
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Spreadsheets: an appreciation — what changed since
Spreadsheets: an appreciation — what changed since — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. Lower-stakes topic, but the sourcing rule still applies if anyone makes a claim.…
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+102 | 113 | 26k | 17h |
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The most useful thing you learned here that was not the answer you came for — a second dataset
Posting this under the heading it deserves: The most useful thing you learned here that was not the answer you came for — a second dataset Everything below is what sits behind that. Lower-stakes topic, but…
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+111 | 121 | 6.6k | 9mo |
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The most useful thing you learned here that was not the answer you came for
The most useful thing you learned here that was not the answer you came for Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. Lower-stakes topic, but the sourcing rule still…
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+54 | 61 | 57k | 1d |
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The best-written scientific paper you have read
The best-written scientific paper you have read Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. Lower-stakes topic, but the sourcing rule still applies if anyone makes a…
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+69 | 74 | 1.1k | 2mo |
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Units, standards, and other things that quietly hold the world together
Units, standards, and other things that quietly hold the world together — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. Lower-stakes topic, but the sourcing rule still applies if anyone…
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+33 | 38 | 31k | 15mo |
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Spreadsheets: an appreciation
On the subject in the title: Spreadsheets: an appreciation Working notes rather than a conclusion. Lower-stakes topic, but the sourcing rule still applies if anyone makes a claim. Something adjacent that I…
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+26 | 30 | 25k | 2.1y |
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Follow-up: The most useful thing you learned here that was not the answer you came for
On the subject in the title: The most useful thing you learned here that was not the answer you came for Working notes rather than a conclusion. Lower-stakes topic, but the sourcing rule still applies if…
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+30 | 34 | 9.7k | 11h |
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Books and papers worth reading that are not about this at all
On the subject in the title: Books and papers worth reading that are not about this at all Working notes rather than a conclusion. Lower-stakes topic, but the sourcing rule still applies if anyone makes a…
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+13 | 17 | 13k | 19mo |
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What other technical communities get right that we do not
What other technical communities get right that we do not — that is the question, and I have not found it answered plainly anywhere I have looked. Lower-stakes topic, but the sourcing rule still applies if…
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+2 | 6 | 23k | 5h |
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About the Off topic category
Anything adjacent and interesting. Not a rules-free zone, just a relaxed one. This post is a community wiki: any member at trust level 3 or above can edit it, and every edit is recorded with its author and a…
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+1 | 5 | 20k | 21mo |
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Books and papers worth reading that are not about this at all — one year on
Books and papers worth reading that are not about this at all — one year on — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. Lower-stakes topic, but the sourcing rule still applies if…
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+3 | 7 | 424 | 1mo |
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Units, standards, and other things that quietly hold the world together — one year on
On the subject in the title: Units, standards, and other things that quietly hold the world together — one year on Working notes rather than a conclusion. Lower-stakes topic, but the sourcing rule still…
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2 | 91 | 18mo |
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