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Ask HN: What niche blogs are worthwhile to follow?

363 pointsby notomorrowover 5 years ago
I enjoyed reading Gwern and slate star codex&#x27;s essays. I wonder if you can suggest another one.<p>https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.gwern.net&#x2F; https:&#x2F;&#x2F;slatestarcodex.com&#x2F; https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.gwern.net&#x2F;

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IfOnlyYouKnewover 5 years ago
Read <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;pedestrianobservations.com" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;pedestrianobservations.com</a> and learn more about public transit than you ever wanted.<p>You might enjoy seeing the complexity of optimising these systems that you know so well but only superficially. There may be articles about your region, and it will point out some huge mistake with the subway interchange at &lt;x&gt; that is totally obvious once you read about it. At that point you&#x27;ll be sharpening some pitchfork and trying to find where that totally corrupt mayor from the 90s now lives. But on the way over to his nursing home you miss the connection at &lt;x&gt; and have enough time to finish the article, which gives a reasonable-but-not-totally-satisfying reason the problem couldn&#x27;t be avoided.<p>You turn around, and pretty soon you&#x27;re back in a happy mood. Because at least you don&#x27;t have to suffer some US transit system.<p>(Sorry, I got slightly carried away in the narrative fiction there)
weinzierlover 5 years ago
For programming and tech topics:<p>Dan Luu&#x27;s Blog <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;danluu.com&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;danluu.com&#x2F;</a><p>Drew DeVault&#x27;s Blog <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;drewdevault.com&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;drewdevault.com&#x2F;</a><p>For a broader scope:<p>Derek Sivers&#x27; Blog <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;sivers.org&#x2F;blog" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;sivers.org&#x2F;blog</a><p>If you love books, Maria Popova&#x27;s Blog <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.brainpickings.org&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.brainpickings.org&#x2F;</a>
BossingAroundover 5 years ago
Wait but why is pretty neat... For example, [1] was quite nice.<p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;waitbutwhy.com&#x2F;2018&#x2F;04&#x2F;picking-career.html" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;waitbutwhy.com&#x2F;2018&#x2F;04&#x2F;picking-career.html</a>
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flipactualover 5 years ago
ribbonfarm - a longform blog devoted to unusual takes on both familiar and new themes. What we call “refactored perception.” <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.ribbonfarm.com&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.ribbonfarm.com&#x2F;</a><p>meaningness - Better ways of thinking, feeling, and acting—around problems of meaning and meaninglessness; self and society; ethics, purpose, and value. <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;meaningness.com&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;meaningness.com&#x2F;</a><p>Whereas sites like SSC and LessWrong are rationalist, both of these suggestions are predominately post-rationalist, but perhaps you’re like I was – reading the rationalist sites because I didn’t know there were post-rationalist sites
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gwernover 5 years ago
If you like my website, you may find my RSS subscriptions of interest: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.gwern.net&#x2F;docs&#x2F;personal&#x2F;rss-subscriptions.opml" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.gwern.net&#x2F;docs&#x2F;personal&#x2F;rss-subscriptions.opml</a>
bpodgurskyover 5 years ago
If you&#x27;re familiar with SSC, you may be familiar with Scott Aaronson: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.scottaaronson.com&#x2F;blog&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.scottaaronson.com&#x2F;blog&#x2F;</a><p>The Quantum Mechanics itself is generally over my head, but it&#x27;s super well-written and interesting nonetheless.
sterlindover 5 years ago
For the pharma industry, Derek Lowe&#x27;s blog <i>In the Pipeline</i>:<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;blogs.sciencemag.org&#x2F;pipeline&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;blogs.sciencemag.org&#x2F;pipeline&#x2F;</a>
jaxonriceover 5 years ago
Idlewords <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;idlewords.com&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;idlewords.com&#x2F;</a> - Maciej Ceglowski of Pinboard&#x27;s blog. His essays are always worth reading
icebrainingover 5 years ago
Two tech blogs of which I read every post:<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.windytan.com&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.windytan.com&#x2F;</a> - Oona Räisänen - great hacker of signal-related stuff (audio, video, wireless, etc), graphics, and more.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;syonyk.blogspot.com&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;syonyk.blogspot.com&#x2F;</a> - a lot of hacking around batteries, off-grid energy, and teardowns and repairs of various devices.<p>Non-tech related, Ken White at <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.popehat.com&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.popehat.com&#x2F;</a> can be quite funny, though he hasn&#x27;t been posting as much lately.
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johnmorrisonover 5 years ago
These are my two favorite blogs of Q4`19:<p>Pat Collison [1] (Co-founder, CEO Stripe) doesn&#x27;t blog often, but is one of the most interesting and insightful people I have ever read<p>I don&#x27;t know much about Alexey Guzey [2] yet, but he also has some very good posts (he writes more often and more long form, and is more similar to Gwern and SSC, in part because I think those two blogs have influenced him heavily)<p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;patrickcollison.com&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;patrickcollison.com&#x2F;</a><p>[2] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;guzey.com&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;guzey.com&#x2F;</a>
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cobbyover 5 years ago
<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;beepb00p.xyz&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;beepb00p.xyz&#x2F;</a> - Dmitrii writes a lot about quantified self and building personal knowledge bases.
v3gasover 5 years ago
Marginal revolution! <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;marginalrevolution.com" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;marginalrevolution.com</a>
hispanicover 5 years ago
<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.marksdailyapple.com&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.marksdailyapple.com&#x2F;</a> - Ancestral health and lifestyle<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;earlyretirementextreme.com&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;earlyretirementextreme.com&#x2F;</a> - Financial independence. No longer adding new posts.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;frequentmiler.boardingarea.com&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;frequentmiler.boardingarea.com&#x2F;</a> - Travel &quot;hacking&quot; and the miles and points &quot;game&quot;.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;jamesclear.com&#x2F;newsletter" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;jamesclear.com&#x2F;newsletter</a> - Habits and human potential. Email newsletter - not a blog, per se.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;blog.asmartbear.com&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;blog.asmartbear.com&#x2F;</a> - Startups and marketing<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;recraigslist.com&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;recraigslist.com&#x2F;</a> - Appliance repair and entrepreneurship. No longer adding new posts.
tvaughanover 5 years ago
<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.emptywheel.net&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.emptywheel.net&#x2F;</a>, though just the posts written by Marcy Wheeler, a.k.a. emptywheel, herself.<p>&gt; Marcy Wheeler is an independent journalist writing about national security and civil liberties. She writes as emptywheel at her eponymous blog, publishes at outlets including Vice, Motherboard, the Nation, the Atlantic, Al Jazeera, and appears frequently on television and radio. She is the author of Anatomy of Deceit, a primer on the CIA leak investigation, and liveblogged the Scooter Libby trial.<p>&gt; Marcy has a PhD from the University of Michigan, where she researched the “feuilleton,” a short conversational newspaper form that has proven important in times of heightened censorship. Before and after her time in academics, Marcy provided documentation consulting for corporations in the auto, tech, and energy industries. She lives with her spouse in Grand Rapids, MI.
squeakynickover 5 years ago
If we are allowed to self promote, then I&#x27;ll put forward my blog <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;datagenetics.com&#x2F;blog.html" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;datagenetics.com&#x2F;blog.html</a><p>There&#x27;s currently about 360 articles about math, science, programming, data-mining, geekery ... in style similar to a hero of mine, the late Martin Gardner.
jefftkover 5 years ago
Some I follow:<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;apenwarr.ca&#x2F;log&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;apenwarr.ca&#x2F;log&#x2F;</a> - programming, high level perspective<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.benkuhn.net&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.benkuhn.net&#x2F;</a> - programming, startups, effective altruism<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;danluu.com&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;danluu.com&#x2F;</a> - programming, hardware<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;pedestrianobservations.com&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;pedestrianobservations.com&#x2F;</a> - public transit<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;sideways-view.com&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;sideways-view.com&#x2F;</a> - lots of interesting ideas, very eclectic<p>And plugging my own blog: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.jefftk.com" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.jefftk.com</a> - effective altruism, contra dance, diy, not very focused
michaelbuckbeeover 5 years ago
I love reading Granola Shotgun, it&#x27;s a blog focused on how to navigate the current macro trends in urban&#x2F;suburban real estate design but from a very interesting and personal viewpoint.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;granolashotgun.com&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;granolashotgun.com&#x2F;</a>
iandinwoodieover 5 years ago
I find Joel Spolsky&#x27;s (CEO of Stack Exchange and Co-founder of Trello and Fog Creek Software) blog to be informative for software engineering and management (link: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.joelonsoftware.com" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.joelonsoftware.com</a>).<p>I revisit his article &quot;Things You Should Never Do, Part I&quot; (link: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.joelonsoftware.com&#x2F;2000&#x2F;04&#x2F;06&#x2F;things-you-should-never-do-part-i&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.joelonsoftware.com&#x2F;2000&#x2F;04&#x2F;06&#x2F;things-you-should-...</a>) every time I get the itch to rewrite code from scratch.
reaperducerover 5 years ago
Not tech-related, but if you&#x27;re into city issues, I enjoy these:<p>Vital Vegas: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;vitalvegas.com" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;vitalvegas.com</a><p>Chicago Architecture: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.chicagoarchitecture.org" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.chicagoarchitecture.org</a><p>Even though I don&#x27;t live in either place, their cheeky writing styles can be a nice change from the pretense we see so often in blogs.
hola_mundoover 5 years ago
In the beginning of 2019, I felt overwhelmed with information overload across Twitter, HN, and the dozen or so newsletters I subscribed to.<p>I ended up unsubscribing from just about everything and now follow a handful of great curators instead. It&#x27;s probably the best thing I did last year to find more signal online.<p>My favorite is Stew&#x27;s Letter: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;stewfortier.com&#x2F;subscribe" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;stewfortier.com&#x2F;subscribe</a><p>It&#x27;s a short email that comes out every week or so and includes a funny&#x2F;entertaining collection of ideas across a broad range of topics (AI, communication skills, evolutionary biology, etc.).<p>David Perell sends out a similar email that I also enjoy: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.perell.com&#x2F;newsletter" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.perell.com&#x2F;newsletter</a>
nestorherreover 5 years ago
<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;dariusforoux.com&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;dariusforoux.com&#x2F;</a> on productivity, self improvement.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;fs.blog&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;fs.blog&#x2F;</a> mental models, critical thinking.
TheAsprngHackerover 5 years ago
A blog that I recently discovered is the Sakuga Blog, which analyzes the process of anime production, the works of individual animators, and the state of the anime industry. The blog is very nuanced and has led me to better appreciate the artistic qualities of anime.<p>The Sakuga Blog is a publication of Sakugabooru, a booru (image board, <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Imageboard#Danbooru-style_boards" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Imageboard#Danbooru-style_boar...</a>) that collects the works of animators.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;blog.sakugabooru.com&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;blog.sakugabooru.com&#x2F;</a>
ceohockey60over 5 years ago
COSS Media (<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;coss.media&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;coss.media&#x2F;</a>) is a new blog that&#x27;s focused on the niche of building companies out of open source software.<p>Disclosure: I write for the blog from time to time.
nrauover 5 years ago
For solid data points and analysis on how the US economy is performing I follow:<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.calculatedriskblog.com&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.calculatedriskblog.com&#x2F;</a><p>The blog is authored by Bill McBride who correctly called the 2008 downturn and housing market blow-up. I find his data points and corresponding analysis to be much better than any coverage in major media organizations, and it has majorly influenced the financial decisions that I have made over the past decade.<p>At the moment he is posting about a series of 10 questions about how the US economy will perform in 2020 that are worth checking out.
gregdoesitover 5 years ago
Tech blogs I follow (and one I write): - Irrational Exuberance![1] by Will Larson (ex Digg, Uber, Stripe) - focuses on engineering management<p>- Hillel Wayne’s blog [2] - software engineering and formal methods<p>- The Pragmatic Engineer [3] - software engineering &amp; tech lead topics, written by myself<p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;lethain.com&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;lethain.com&#x2F;</a><p>[2] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.hillelwayne.com&#x2F;post&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.hillelwayne.com&#x2F;post&#x2F;</a><p>[3] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;blog.pragmaticengineer.com&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;blog.pragmaticengineer.com&#x2F;</a>
jonasvpover 5 years ago
For understanding the world we&#x27;re living in and expanding your horizons (substantially): <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.ecosophia.net" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.ecosophia.net</a>
wk0over 5 years ago
Ribbonfarm? A bit more flowery
hargover 5 years ago
I found Do the Math really good, especially the posts assessing various energy sources&#x27; abilities to provide mankind with its energy needs. There hasn&#x27;t been a new post in quite a while but the ones there are well worth a read.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;dothemath.ucsd.edu&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;dothemath.ucsd.edu&#x2F;</a>
Mikajisover 5 years ago
I&#x27;m biased, though...<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;bassi.li&#x2F;blog" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;bassi.li&#x2F;blog</a> has short-form programming-related content.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;mikesgamingtrove.ca&#x2F;archives&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;mikesgamingtrove.ca&#x2F;archives&#x2F;</a> has long-form video game-related content.
lowdoseover 5 years ago
<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;stratechery.com&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;stratechery.com&#x2F;</a><p>Ben writes about technology companies from a business model perspective. He also has a good podcast where he weekly summarizes his blog posts about company specific platform and aggregator data&#x2F;revenue models. Very insightful.
nathancahillover 5 years ago
Longform: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;longform.org&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;longform.org&#x2F;</a>
hansmrtnover 5 years ago
If you&#x27;re a resident of the Pacific Northwest, Cliff Mass -- an atmospheric scientist at the University of Washington -- has an excellent regional climate and weather blog. <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;cliffmass.blogspot.com&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;cliffmass.blogspot.com&#x2F;</a>
quanticleover 5 years ago
If you&#x27;re at all interested in ships, history, or the intersection of ships and history, I can wholeheartedly recommend Naval Gazing: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.navalgazing.net&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.navalgazing.net&#x2F;</a>
paulorlandoover 5 years ago
If you&#x27;re interested to learn about systems and complexity in a humanities style: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;unintendedconsequenc.es&#x2F;blog&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;unintendedconsequenc.es&#x2F;blog&#x2F;</a>
mNovakover 5 years ago
<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.thedrive.com&#x2F;the-war-zone" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.thedrive.com&#x2F;the-war-zone</a> has good coverage of geopolitics, defense acquisitions, and occasionally military history
ojkellyover 5 years ago
I’ve collated a bunch from various sources into a website I can go and check. It’s updated from the feeds throughout the day.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;goodengineering.dev" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;goodengineering.dev</a>
vinrob92over 5 years ago
On productized services: (<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.productizedstartups.com" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.productizedstartups.com</a>) with interviews of productized service entrepreneurs.
tfehringover 5 years ago
<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.interfluidity.com&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.interfluidity.com&#x2F;</a>, on economics and economic philosophy
mannycalaveraover 5 years ago
<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.filfre.net&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.filfre.net&#x2F;</a> for an amazing trip trough the history of gaming!
fr0doover 5 years ago
Meaningness by David Chapman, LessWrong.
lanecwagnerover 5 years ago
Mine is <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;qvault.io&#x2F;blog" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;qvault.io&#x2F;blog</a> I guess I&#x27;m quite biased though :P
killbot5000over 5 years ago
rachelbythebay.com
ikeboyover 5 years ago
Here&#x27;s my list of Feedly subscriptions that update reasonably often I put together. Should all be easy to find on Google.<p>Shtetls optimised, slate star codex, xkcd, smbc, existential comics, put a num on it, don&#x27;t worry about the vase, fake nous, overcoming bias, backreaction, preposterous universe, Krebs on security, the old new thing, torrent freak, Matt Levine Bloomberg, random critical analysis, Scott Sumner econlog, the money illusion, stratechery, freakonomics, Greg mankiw blogspot, the grumpy economist, crimestory.com, likelihood of confusion, Fred Wilson AVC
wk0over 5 years ago
ribbonfarm? A bit more flowery
smallcharlestonover 5 years ago
I refuse to read any blogs.
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npr11over 5 years ago
Dominic Cummings <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;dominiccummings.com&#x2F;an-index-of-blogs-articles-papers&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;dominiccummings.com&#x2F;an-index-of-blogs-articles-paper...</a>
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