The Inkhaven Residency

Thursday, April 16, 2026

54 of 55 residents published · 12 other contributors

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Start Dictating Yesterday

3 min read

the voice dictation singularity

Inkhaven Day 16 - The Appeal to Pity

9 min read

In the Spirit, Not the Letter: Part 2 of 4

Just as Best as You Are

5 min read

In 2013, I pitched a story on middle school math to America’s finest magazines. I failed. I wrote the story anyway, hopi

How To Not Fail At Breakups

5 min read

insights from negative 60,000,000 points

The Mushroom

3 min read

Contamination 𐫱 When I first noticed a mushroom growing at the foot of the shower, it seemed very small. I plucked it easily enough and flushed it down the toi...

I go to the DMV

11 min read

I go to the DMV When you dance with the DMV, the DMV doesn't change. The DMV changes you. I have been changed by t

Egypt's Forgotten Industrial Revolution

11 min read

Industrialization by Legislative Fiat

You Can Just Build Things with Claude Code

4 min read

Building personal automations with Claude Code — from meeting transcription to daily briefing emails.

I fucking love sentences

4 min read

An ugly sentence to inaugurate an elegy

Who I Follow: Top Ten

3 min read

April 16, 2026 !Technical illustration of a vast exchange hall flooded with incoming messages, where a lone figure at a

Convergent Ecology for the Homesick Traveler

(Team)2 min read

When my wife and I went to Busan, we hiked a trail along the coast, and as I looked around at the trees I kept thinking

The amount of honor to go around is very limited

4 min read

Alok Singh's Blog

All Preferences are Valid, but Some Preferences are More Valid than Others

(Alumni)6 min read

The tale of the blue shirt

I hope he makes it

3 min read

A reflection on Clavicular and the hollow influencer lifestyle.

Tools Expand the Plan Space

(Lightcone Infrastructure)3 min read

Having more tools greatly increases the space of potential plans you can consider. So by default you should be getting m

Get Lit

8 min read

Interior Design Megapost #1

Solar Revolution

3 min read

Nearly 250 years on, the French Revolution’s legacy continues to underpin American culture. Liberty, freedom, and brotherhood! No kings! Actually, let’s kill al...

Scott Alexander's Writing Advice

2 min read

Finally got what i paid for

Review: Cultivated Salmon

(Team)2 min read

Is lab-grown meat good yet?

Missing markets in executive function

4 min read

It’s early in the morning, and sadly 1:29pm.

The Top 3 Military Speeches of All Time

5 min read

An opinionated analysis.

How to stop nagging, forever

3 min read

Nagging is the least sexy thing on earth.

The Last Drop

13 min read

A fictional scenario on AI water use

Let goodness conquer all that it can defend

(Lightcone Infrastructure)7 min read

Epistemic status: All of the western canon must eventually be re-invented in a LessWrong post, so today we are re-invent

high school anecdotes

2 min read

true story!

Advice to My Children For a Time When I am Not There

(Writing Advisor)3 min read

...

I went to the AI-run store in SF

2 min read

ai-run store in sf

Three Superintelligence Intuitions

3 min read

Extrapolation, theology, critical path

The Door

2 min read

The painless simplicity of dysphoria

Going Back: Judging Irrational Numbers

(Alumni)3 min read

I’ve written three posts in the past judging geometric shapes. For this post, I’m going back to that series, this time for irrational numbers. As per the condit...

Palentines Day Pt 1 · Ady Mehta

2 min read

← Writing “He finally begins. “I miss her guys,” he says, tracing his feelings onto his glass. His voice splinters—a bli

Confronting the tyrant

(Alumni)3 min read

A man puts his knees on the floor and hands on his knees in seiza, and bows his spine forward, looking at the tatami floor.

Fake Meat Cooldown

(Writing Advisor)2 min read

I can’t have too much fake meat. Why? When Impossible 1.0 came out, I got a free promotional slider with all the fixing

More Gig Shorts

3 min read

Scott Alexander says you don't need subtitles

why i quit pokemon

3 min read

i’m loathe to admit it, but for many years in my youth i was a hardcore pokemon fan.

Hours of physical labour per death inflicted

5 min read

This post sets up the framework for a supporting argument: current human methods of killing people involve a serious amount of physical labour.

On Consciousness

2 min read

more qualiaposting (better but still slop)

Memoire of a Blog: "Do the Math"

6 min read

What it got right, and where it went wrong

A tale of two Inkhavens

(Alumni)3 min read

Back in my day, everything was magical and perfect and better

Under Old Stars

2 min read

He clenched the music-box as he approached. Black-barked trees laden with scores of softly chittering bats stretched their knuckles forlornly to the stars. In t...

The American Union is a Misogenic Institution

6 min read

Creating hatred is usually evil, and the Union generates a lot of it

From Artificial Intelligence to an ecosystem of artificial life-forms.

3 min read

It’s interesting how many professional athletes have long hair....

The Elegance of the Hedgehog

4 min read

Take the L, but do it well

Against foolproof software

3 min read

If you’re familiar with spaced repetition systems, this should work as a standalone post. This is the last post of a 3 post series. The first two posts explain ...

Anatomy of a breakup

3 min read

Notes from the one who ended it, twice

The world model will not be built by lab-grown meat

6 min read

It is time for AI Scientists, not our own models

The economic trilemma facing Bayern’s opponents in the Champions League

5 min read

Reflection on the strengths and weaknesses of various ownership models in European football after Bayern’s victory against Real Madrid

Chore Chokepoints

4 min read

Household management as production process

How to Apply for an Emergent Ventures Grant

4 min read

If you're reading this, you're probably a good candidate.

the ideal to-do app

4 min read

it's not that complicated, claude can probably make it for me

discussing the second renaissance

4 min read

...

Why I'm Less of a Shill for Related Work Sections

3 min read

Written very quickly for the Inkhaven Residency. As I dug through my drafts for today’s InkHaven’s post, I found an old

inkhaven - day 16

3 min read

prose attempt 16

On Wisdom and AI

5 min read

Two features of wisdom are suspending your judgment about your terminal goals, and suspending your idolatry for the sake of your children.

Siren's Kiss (Siren of Soulfield, Part 4)

3 min read

Sacrificing Her Voice

public request for writing feedback

3 min read

(please be nice, im scared <3)

You don't have to say "I'm good, how are you?"

3 min read

But you definitely DO need to embrace small talk!

my folks at tgi friday's

2 min read

when i was a kid there was this brief period we would go to tgi friday’s every couple of weeks and there was this really

Curzis on Movies: a Conversation with my Brother on the Craft of Acting, Part III

7 min read

Part III: Acting as presence vs. performance

A long hike (Part 1)

2 min read

Vietnam to Cambodia on foot

Should We Be Worried About Bioweapons?

6 min read

An Analysis of Historical Case Studies

Hell Creek Formation

(Alumni)11 min read

When I woke the dinosaur was still there.

Developments in Canada's AI Landscape February - April 2026

2 min read

A lot has happened in the past two months in Canadian AI.

The Inkhaven Residency

Thursday, April 16, 2026

54 of 55 residents published · 12 other contributors

← Back to dashboard

Start Dictating Yesterday

3 min read

the voice dictation singularity

Inkhaven Day 16 - The Appeal to Pity

9 min read

In the Spirit, Not the Letter: Part 2 of 4

Just as Best as You Are

5 min read

In 2013, I pitched a story on middle school math to America’s finest magazines. I failed. I wrote the story anyway, hopi

How To Not Fail At Breakups

5 min read

insights from negative 60,000,000 points

The Mushroom

3 min read

Contamination 𐫱 When I first noticed a mushroom growing at the foot of the shower, it seemed very small. I plucked it easily enough and flushed it down the toi...

I go to the DMV

11 min read

I go to the DMV When you dance with the DMV, the DMV doesn't change. The DMV changes you. I have been changed by t

Egypt's Forgotten Industrial Revolution

11 min read

Industrialization by Legislative Fiat

You Can Just Build Things with Claude Code

4 min read

Building personal automations with Claude Code — from meeting transcription to daily briefing emails.

I fucking love sentences

4 min read

An ugly sentence to inaugurate an elegy

Who I Follow: Top Ten

3 min read

April 16, 2026 !Technical illustration of a vast exchange hall flooded with incoming messages, where a lone figure at a

Convergent Ecology for the Homesick Traveler

(Team)2 min read

When my wife and I went to Busan, we hiked a trail along the coast, and as I looked around at the trees I kept thinking

The amount of honor to go around is very limited

4 min read

Alok Singh's Blog

All Preferences are Valid, but Some Preferences are More Valid than Others

(Alumni)6 min read

The tale of the blue shirt

I hope he makes it

3 min read

A reflection on Clavicular and the hollow influencer lifestyle.

Tools Expand the Plan Space

(Lightcone Infrastructure)3 min read

Having more tools greatly increases the space of potential plans you can consider. So by default you should be getting m

Get Lit

8 min read

Interior Design Megapost #1

Solar Revolution

3 min read

Nearly 250 years on, the French Revolution’s legacy continues to underpin American culture. Liberty, freedom, and brotherhood! No kings! Actually, let’s kill al...

Scott Alexander's Writing Advice

2 min read

Finally got what i paid for

Review: Cultivated Salmon

(Team)2 min read

Is lab-grown meat good yet?

Missing markets in executive function

4 min read

It’s early in the morning, and sadly 1:29pm.

The Top 3 Military Speeches of All Time

5 min read

An opinionated analysis.

How to stop nagging, forever

3 min read

Nagging is the least sexy thing on earth.

The Last Drop

13 min read

A fictional scenario on AI water use

Let goodness conquer all that it can defend

(Lightcone Infrastructure)7 min read

Epistemic status: All of the western canon must eventually be re-invented in a LessWrong post, so today we are re-invent

high school anecdotes

2 min read

true story!

Advice to My Children For a Time When I am Not There

(Writing Advisor)3 min read

...

I went to the AI-run store in SF

2 min read

ai-run store in sf

Three Superintelligence Intuitions

3 min read

Extrapolation, theology, critical path

The Door

2 min read

The painless simplicity of dysphoria

Going Back: Judging Irrational Numbers

(Alumni)3 min read

I’ve written three posts in the past judging geometric shapes. For this post, I’m going back to that series, this time for irrational numbers. As per the condit...

Palentines Day Pt 1 · Ady Mehta

2 min read

← Writing “He finally begins. “I miss her guys,” he says, tracing his feelings onto his glass. His voice splinters—a bli

Confronting the tyrant

(Alumni)3 min read

A man puts his knees on the floor and hands on his knees in seiza, and bows his spine forward, looking at the tatami floor.

Fake Meat Cooldown

(Writing Advisor)2 min read

I can’t have too much fake meat. Why? When Impossible 1.0 came out, I got a free promotional slider with all the fixing

More Gig Shorts

3 min read

Scott Alexander says you don't need subtitles

why i quit pokemon

3 min read

i’m loathe to admit it, but for many years in my youth i was a hardcore pokemon fan.

Hours of physical labour per death inflicted

5 min read

This post sets up the framework for a supporting argument: current human methods of killing people involve a serious amount of physical labour.

On Consciousness

2 min read

more qualiaposting (better but still slop)

Memoire of a Blog: "Do the Math"

6 min read

What it got right, and where it went wrong

A tale of two Inkhavens

(Alumni)3 min read

Back in my day, everything was magical and perfect and better

Under Old Stars

2 min read

He clenched the music-box as he approached. Black-barked trees laden with scores of softly chittering bats stretched their knuckles forlornly to the stars. In t...

The American Union is a Misogenic Institution

6 min read

Creating hatred is usually evil, and the Union generates a lot of it

From Artificial Intelligence to an ecosystem of artificial life-forms.

3 min read

It’s interesting how many professional athletes have long hair....

The Elegance of the Hedgehog

4 min read

Take the L, but do it well

Against foolproof software

3 min read

If you’re familiar with spaced repetition systems, this should work as a standalone post. This is the last post of a 3 post series. The first two posts explain ...

Anatomy of a breakup

3 min read

Notes from the one who ended it, twice

The world model will not be built by lab-grown meat

6 min read

It is time for AI Scientists, not our own models

The economic trilemma facing Bayern’s opponents in the Champions League

5 min read

Reflection on the strengths and weaknesses of various ownership models in European football after Bayern’s victory against Real Madrid

Chore Chokepoints

4 min read

Household management as production process

How to Apply for an Emergent Ventures Grant

4 min read

If you're reading this, you're probably a good candidate.

the ideal to-do app

4 min read

it's not that complicated, claude can probably make it for me

discussing the second renaissance

4 min read

...

Why I'm Less of a Shill for Related Work Sections

3 min read

Written very quickly for the Inkhaven Residency. As I dug through my drafts for today’s InkHaven’s post, I found an old

inkhaven - day 16

3 min read

prose attempt 16

On Wisdom and AI

5 min read

Two features of wisdom are suspending your judgment about your terminal goals, and suspending your idolatry for the sake of your children.

Siren's Kiss (Siren of Soulfield, Part 4)

3 min read

Sacrificing Her Voice

public request for writing feedback

3 min read

(please be nice, im scared <3)

You don't have to say "I'm good, how are you?"

3 min read

But you definitely DO need to embrace small talk!

my folks at tgi friday's

2 min read

when i was a kid there was this brief period we would go to tgi friday’s every couple of weeks and there was this really

Curzis on Movies: a Conversation with my Brother on the Craft of Acting, Part III

7 min read

Part III: Acting as presence vs. performance

A long hike (Part 1)

2 min read

Vietnam to Cambodia on foot

Should We Be Worried About Bioweapons?

6 min read

An Analysis of Historical Case Studies

Hell Creek Formation

(Alumni)11 min read

When I woke the dinosaur was still there.

Developments in Canada's AI Landscape February - April 2026

2 min read

A lot has happened in the past two months in Canadian AI.