Suspicious discontinuities (2020)(danluu.com)

462 points by explosion-s 2 years ago | 240 comments

Dan Luu essay examining suspicious discontinuities in data, such as income subsidy cliffs, and the perverse incentives that sharp thresholds create.

Big Companies vs. Startups (2015)(danluu.com)

40 points by fzliu 2 years ago | 39 comments

Steve Ballmer was an underrated CEO(danluu.com)

326 points by greggyb 2 years ago | 617 comments

Dan Luu essay arguing Steve Ballmer was an underrated Microsoft CEO whose long-term bets and groundwork set up Satya Nadella's later success.

Pascal's Scams (2012)(unenumerated.blogspot.com)

56 points by walterbell 1 year ago | 44 comments

Does anyone remember websites?(tttthis.com)

31 points by lr0 1 year ago | 37 comments

How accurate have Ed Zitron's AI skeptic predictions been?(danluu.com)

804 points by jatins 1 month ago | 905 comments

Dan Luu essay evaluating the accuracy of AI skeptic Ed Zitron's predictions, starting with his 2024 claim that Meta, Google, and Microsoft are dying.