Thursday assorted links

1. Shruti on Coltrane.

2. On the drop in Pisa scores.  Quite exaggerated, it turns out.

3. Hope you all reoptimize your views accordingly, on AI agreements with China.

4. Dutch economy is picking up.

5. One professor’s AI-assisted output.  Hey people, solve for the equilibrium…

6. Brisket is now too expensive for this Texas smokehouse.

7. I asked the new Claude to write a 900-word column on refineries, supply, and how to improve the problem.

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