Best of Twitter - Week of June 6, 2022
"Data available upon request" doesn't work. In case you didn't already know that, there's a new study of Biomed Central papers. 1792 manuscripts indicated authors are willing to share their data. 93% either did not respond or declined to share their data.
So, you weigh 250lb and want to lose 50lb
Can you do so safely with a once-a-week medicine?
Looks like tirzepatide will do the trick.
Amazing!
nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…
The skill of surgeons varies tremendously, with bottom quartile surgeons having over 4x as many complications as the best surgeons in the same hospital. And surgeons are keenly aware of who is good & who is bad - their rankings of others are very accurate. nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…
Matt Levine today, re suing OpenSea to get your NFT back, even though the blockchain says otherwise
bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…
I used to love programming because it had such short feedback cycles. I still do, but now I also think that those short feedback cycles often trap smart people in local optima.
If you're a senior engineer trying to have a bigger impact, consider whether this is holding you back!
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I spent five years exploring the origins of PayPal and the lives of its earliest employees—a group that's left a wide imprint on technology, culture, and entrepreneurship.
The end result—THE FOUNDERS—debuts on 2/22/22, and I hope you’ll read and enjoy it.
^ very good book