This sounds exactly like Amotz Zahavi's Handicap Principle. Any signal should involve a cost, to prevent cheats from issuing false signals.
Fogknife : Six days of the Python (5 minute read)
I feel so seen, and this by Someone Who Knows.
Oh my god web results for popular programming questions are terrible. The top hits for every search phrase with python in it lead to pages that technically contain the information I seek, but which clog up the browser window with animated ads, subscription pop-ups, and sliding survey pitches.
Either I've enjoyed a step change in fitness -- avge heartrate during HIIT down from 125 to 116 -- or Apple has changed what my watch is doing. I know where my money is.
Thanks Google. Three of the top 10 search terms that brought people to my podcast site involved wheat pennies. Alas, none wanted to hear about wheat and the growth of empires. https://www.eatthispodcast.com/empire-grain/
Just finished tomorrow’s Eat This Newsletter so I am going to take a nap and then read, because I can.
fluffy rambles: Warning signs with social media platforms
Still not feeling a whole lot of urgency about any alternatives to That Silo. Maybe that just reflects my lousy performance as a self-promoter.
52 things I learned in 2022
I really, really like this series, and am thankful it comes around each year. (Even though Medium's markup sucks.)