jefftk

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Software engineer at the Nucleic Acid Observatory in Boston. Speaking for myself unless I say otherwise.

Bets, Bonds, and Kindergarteners

jefftk3 Jan 2021 21:20 UTC

414 points

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Accidentally Load Bearing

jefftk13 Jul 2023 16:10 UTC

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Growing Independence

jefftk7 Jun 2020 20:20 UTC

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Make more land

jefftk16 Oct 2019 11:20 UTC

158 points

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We Haven’t Uploaded Worms

jefftk27 Dec 2014 11:44 UTC

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Big Mac Subsidy?

jefftk23 Feb 2023 4:00 UTC

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Authorities and Amateurs

jefftk25 Mar 2020 3:40 UTC

146 points

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Wolf Incident Postmortem

jefftk9 Jan 2023 3:20 UTC

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Only Asking Real Questions

jefftk14 Apr 2022 15:50 UTC

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Perpetual Dickensian Poverty?

jefftk21 Dec 2021 13:30 UTC

119 points

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Leaving Google, Joining the Nucleic Acid Observatory

jefftk10 Jun 2022 17:00 UTC

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Uber Self-Driving Crash

jefftk7 Nov 2019 15:00 UTC

110 points

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Explaining Capitalism Harder

jefftk17 Oct 2021 2:40 UTC

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Running by Default

jefftk5 Jan 2023 13:50 UTC

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Biosecurity Culture, Computer Security Culture

jefftk30 Aug 2023 16:40 UTC

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Helping the kids post

jefftk17 Apr 2020 21:40 UTC

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Ceiling Air Purifier

jefftk30 May 2022 19:20 UTC

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Contract Fraud

jefftk1 Mar 2023 3:10 UTC

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Public Transit is not Infinitely Safe

jefftk20 Jun 2023 18:40 UTC

83 points

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Retirement Accounts and Short Timelines

jefftk19 Feb 2024 18:50 UTC

83 points

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