On what language models made cheap, what they left exactly as expensive as it was, and why the difference is the whole argument A scheduling manager writes the rule that shifts get posted on Thursday for the following Monday. From where she sits, it is obviously good: it gives three days' notice where there used … Continue reading Cheap Confession
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The Stream Beneath the Seat
There is a question that hides inside every careful one: from where am I looking? Ask it once and you get the standpoint — the angle, the interest, the position you happen to occupy. The honest response, on most accounts, is to name that position rather than pretend you have none. But naming it treats … Continue reading The Stream Beneath the Seat
