Stories by surprisetalk

Negative Mass (Part 1)

Mapping the future with 3D-printed titanium Apple Watch cases

Airplanes Attach Advertising Banners After Takeoff

What Now? Handling Errors in Large Systems

Four Heresies

Adventures in Fake Neuralese

Sci-Fi Story: "Happy Aliens"

Designing a Mechanical Calculator

Hamming Questions (2024)

Working Title (Insurance)

The Definitive Classic Mac Pro (2006-2012) Upgrade Guide

Space Type Generator

How to make precise sheet metal parts (photochemical machining) [video]

How to Long Game

China reaches energy milestone by "breeding" uranium from thorium

I mathematically proved the best "Guess Who?" strategy [video]

Gwern's "Stem Humor" Directory

Can you take an ox to Oxford?

All warfare is information warfare

The 45-year period when America got things done [video]

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