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Modeling and Statistics
We’ve got limited time, limited data, and infinite questions. How should we choose which questions to ask?
Aug 3
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Zach Flynn
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Write Things Down Without Robots
Writing it out isn't about the doc.
Aug 3
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Zach Flynn
July 2026
LLMs, Competition, and the Government
Reflexively, I recoil, but there might not be better options if it do end up being like that
Jul 20
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Zach Flynn
A Pitch For Sofia Coppola and Scarlett Johansson
Neither of you have cashed in on remake-fever. You are missing the opportunity. I present to you: "Lost In Translation 2".
Jul 11
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Zach Flynn
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Memo-Generating Machines
Why memos are better than dashboards, and how, at last, they will replace them
Jul 10
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Zach Flynn
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We know a little more about the value of LLMs
Takes about LLM budgeting
Jul 3
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Zach Flynn
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June 2026
No, Elon Musk Didn't Kill Millions
Look at me, contributing to the Discourse
Jun 28
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Zach Flynn
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Reinventing the Wheel #1: Personal Finance Software
A fun little side project (inspired by matrimony) that has become my main personal finance tool
Jun 23
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Zach Flynn
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Experiments and Gradient Descent
How to find the best version via iterative experiments via analogy to gradient descent
Jun 19
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Zach Flynn
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Shocking Results Need Mundane Assumptions
The rule for persuasive analyses
Jun 12
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Zach Flynn
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Two Good Things: 2026-06-05
Bathhouses and AI IPOs
Jun 5
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Zach Flynn
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Good Metrics Maximize Surprise
"Let it surprise you."
Jun 3
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Zach Flynn
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