Video Games as Art(gwern.net)

88 points by andsoitis 9 months ago | 57 comments

First, make me care(gwern.net)

742 points by andsoitis 9 months ago | 221 comments

Gwern blog post arguing that nonfiction writing should open by making the reader care, e.g. with a compelling question, rather than with background.

Internet search tips(gwern.net)

186 points by herbertl 3 years ago | 65 comments

My Ordinary Life: Improvements Since the 1990s (2019)(gwern.net)

57 points by csdvrx 2 years ago | 52 comments

Feynman’s Maze-Running Story(gwern.net)

184 points by telotortium 3 years ago | 42 comments

Good ideas do not need lots of lies in order to gain public acceptance (2008)(blog.danieldavies.com)

331 points by sedev 6 months ago | 173 comments

Daniel Davies' 2004 blog post, the 'D-Squared Digest One Minute MBA', arguing that good ideas do not need lies to gain acceptance, written amid the Iraq War debate, with a 2008 update.