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• Branding: From Economics to Culture [& Econometrics to Digital Humanities]

  

  I’ve been thinking about the economics issues that Tyler Cowen raises early in the last chapter of his marginalism monograph, “Why Marginalism Will Dwindle,... Read more

  The 30 may 2026 by   Bbenzon
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• On the Waterfront

  

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  The 30 may 2026 by   Bbenzon
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• The Origins of LLMs – A Long Tectonic Subduction Event Finally Producing a...

  A new working paper. Title above, link, abstract, contents, and introduction below. Academic.edu: Read more

  The 29 may 2026 by   Bbenzon
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• Why Most AI Healthcare Applications Are Misconceived

  From the text: Yet decades of transactional, episodic, payment-driven infrastructure undermined the patient–physician relationship at the center of health.... Read more

  The 29 may 2026 by   Bbenzon
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• Adam Neely Points out the Folly of Misusing AI to Create Music

  

  Neeley (16:33): “I hate small-minded people with money who use technology as a cudgel to enforce their terrible taste on the rest of us. Read more

  The 29 may 2026 by   Bbenzon
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• Friday Fotos: Popeye's at Newport Mall

  

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  The 29 may 2026 by   Bbenzon
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• Idolatry and A.I. [Magnifica Humanitas]

  Yuval Levin, Idols of the Valley, The New Atlantis, May 27, 2026. Levin is commenting on Pope Leo XIV's recent encyclical, Magnifica humanitas. Read more

  The 29 may 2026 by   Bbenzon
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• Negative ROI on AI

  The AI numbers are starting to look very ugly.Even under "best case" assumptions, FT's own data shows Microsoft AI ROI at -9%, Google at -15%, Meta at -28%,... Read more

  The 28 may 2026 by   Bbenzon
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• The Fountain in Shipyard Park, Plus Geese

  

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  The 28 may 2026 by   Bbenzon
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• Alexandria as the Manhattan of the Ancient World, Rome, Writing (Rank 2 Culture)

  Tyler Cowen, Toby Wilkinson on Ptolemaic Egypt and the First Great Commercial Civilization (Ep. 278), May 27, 2026. Toby Wilkinson is one of the world’s... Read more

  The 28 may 2026 by   Bbenzon
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