Does money buy success in MLB? 2026 statistics suggest that payroll explains only 3% of the variance in teams' winning percentage.

Sad to hear of the passing of Peter Neumann, a respected and beloved mentor to me and many other infosec researchers. Among other things, Peter helped open my eyes early to the role of tech in public policy. We need more like him. The Times has a good obit: www.nytimes.com/2026/05/17/o...

Peter G. Neumann, Who Warned of Computer Security Risks, Dies at 93

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Love them or hate them, the Dodgers do more than just spend. The big Game 7 HRs came from Muncy (originally signed for minimum salary after A's released him), Rojas (signed as minor league free agent, traded away, re-acquired in trade for a journeyman), and Smith (drafted by Dodgers, 32nd overall).

Just as I predicted, the key to the Dodgers’ success is their lights-out bullpen, anchored by key midseason acquisition Will Klein.

Fifty years after he was graduated from Princeton University, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell delivered the baccalaureate address at his alma mater. This is how he ended the speech:

This is just to say I have eaten the plums that were in the icebox and which you were probably saving for breakfast it was because of DEI

This new report, based on work by an international group of experts, looks like a milestone in the discussion about AI capabilities and risks. I was honored to play a small role in its preparation as a "senior advisor".

Yoshua Bengio@yoshuabengio.bsky.social · 2y ago

Today, we are publishing the first-ever International AI Safety Report, backed by 30 countries and the OECD, UN, and EU. It summarises the state of the science on AI capabilities and risks, and how to mitigate those risks. 🧵 Full Report: assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/679a0c... 1/21

Today the White House told me that I have been removed from my Senate-confirmed position on the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board.

President Trump’s Executive Order re: DOGE is not the most important nor most inhumane EO from yesterday, but here’s a thread about it. www.whitehouse.gov/presidential... 1/

Establishing And Implementing The President's "Department Of Government Efficiency" – The White House

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1.

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Last month I was shopping for a fire blanket to hang over the pellet stove for safety, and the 5-star blanket had thousands of reviews about how easy it was to install, how good it looked, and how safe it made them feel. The 1-star reviews all said "the fire blanket caught on fire"

Read the book Read Raising Expectations (and Raising Hell)@jphillll.bsky.social · 2y ago

Hm that’s one way to put it NPR