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links 2/11/26: https://roamresearch.com/#/app/srcpublic/page/02-11-2026
- https://www.clinicaltrialsabundance.blog/p/the-moderna-rtf-and-the-cost-of-regulatory Ruxandra Tesloianu on why FDA changing its mind to reject trial protocols it previously approved is harmful for biomedical progress
- https://www.drmaciver.com/2015/04/some-empirically-derived-testing-principles/ D.R. Maciver advice on software testing
- https://notebook.ldeming.com/garden/index.html Laura Deming on how, if longevity ever really works, it would be creating a new sort of creature with a mindset very different from a "normal"-lifespan human
- https://mcfunley.com/choose-boring-technology advice on picking a software stack
- https://www.owlposting.com/p/heuristics-for-lab-robotics-and-where excellent overview of new directions in (biology) lab automation by Abhishaike Mahajan
- https://authorshipai.vercel.app/ writing app that's more of a thinking partner than just writing for you
- I don't care for AI assistance in writing myself, but I do like attempts to make more "wholesome" tools that don't degenerate into machines for cheating on homework and mass-producing slop
- https://priori.chat/ allows you to toggle the "implicit assumptions" in an LLM's response; though upon playing with it, i consistently preferred Claude's default choices anyhow. this is definitely the kind of thing i want to exist though.
https://www.bitsaboutmoney.com/archive/fraud-investigation/ Patrick McKenzie makes the case that we should get more serious about investigating benefits fraud, using the tools of the finance industry
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