Links #3: 2026/06 Part 1

Preface I show my discovery graph in (via …) blocks, those without (via …) usually come from my RSS reader, or the algorithm in the corresponding website. This is approximately a 1 in 20 filter of content. This is very disorganized, but hopefully still useful.Sometimes quotes are not in quote blocks, but should be obvious in context.Links in quotes are sometimes removed.The usual rule is that a link goes to the bottommost relevant heading, i.e. an engineering related article on Less Wrong goes to engineeringAcronymsFT: Financial TimesHN: Hacker NewsLW: LessWrongHow I would use my linkpostSometimes, the only thing worth reading is the title! Read it and move on.For HackerNews entries, if you choose to read the article, also ask an LLM for things that are worth reading in the commentsBeware systematic selection biases:I mostly don't read AI policy stuffVery engineering centeredEverything ElseShantell Sans (2023) (via HN): Looks pretty goodAestheticswiki: a wiki of around 1,000 pages devoted to various strains of historical fashion, subcultures, interior design, and web design (via LW)(NSFW) https://x.com/Aella_Girl/status/2055700685099090410I asked people to rate, on a 1-10 scale, the attractiveness of various naked people. Women got much higher scores than men did. The 6/10 bin was full of normal-cute ladies and absolute ripped godlike chads.So you recreated the okcupid results.Ian's Secure Shoelace KnotAlso known as the “Double Slip Knot”, this is a secure shoelace knot with a simple, symmetrical method of tying. Cross two loops and pass them both through the “hole” in the middle. This is a shoelace knot that won't come undone on its own!https://aella.substack.com/p/do-hot-people-fuck-moreI’ve looked into self-ratings of attractiveness before. It’s hard to measure - the trope goes every woman thinks they’re a 7/10, right? How can you get good information on a survey?I found that the best method I tested is to give people photos of faces and asking ‘are you more or less at