Sam Patterson
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Sam Patterson
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A wild boar cools off under a nasone fountain in Saxa Rubra in the northern outskirts of Rome.


buying a house has been my worst mistake of my life


Temperature check on AI recruiting, here's an n of 1: a friend of mine just left OpenAI ($2M/year total comp) to go to Google ($8M/year total comp, cash/RSUs). They joined OpenAI well past ChatGPT launch and are research adjacent, but mainly software dev, not researcher.



the big irony of all this is that I'm a defender of British cuisine. I've eaten several fry-ups on this trip, I've been to pubs with terrific food, but I submit that Brits still find comfort—just from time to time, maybe—in truly flavorless slop


The Elizabeth line has transformed how Londoners move across the city. 🚇 Tottenham Court Road station is now the busiest Tube station, with 63.4m journeys in 2025 (Northern, Central & Elizabeth line connections).


but i did learn that they call some kernels cute which is pretty cute 🎀💕
















