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Worth reading. A personal index selected by Ratipcan Uysal.

2026-09-29 · 7 pieces

Reading issue 7.

A selection to read and return to.

01

Redis is not a map you talk to over TCP

Why read thisShows how scale turns Redis abstractions into cluster, slot, TTL, batching, and serialization design constraints.

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Engineering · blog.verygoodsoftwarenotvirus.dev via Lobsters September 2026
A personal relevance score

80–100: high value. 70–79: worth the time. Below 70: below the usual publication threshold.

Evidence-reviewed score based on available publisher text. Evidence appears substantive and complete, but the judgment is limited to the provided extracted text.

Scores reflect one reader’s profile, not an objective quality rating. Best is a separate personal selection.

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02

Parsing “Can” from “Should”: How Netflix's Product Team Got Thousands of Creatives to Trust an AI Overhaul

Why read thisTurns AI transformation into explicit choices about human judgment, workflow redesign, complexity placement, and measurable bets.

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Product · First Round Review · First Round Staff September 2026
A personal relevance score

80–100: high value. 70–79: worth the time. Below 70: below the usual publication threshold.

Evidence-reviewed score based on available publisher text. The evidence is sampled with gaps, but the visible portions are substantive enough to support a strong judgment.

Scores reflect one reader’s profile, not an objective quality rating. Best is a separate personal selection.

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03

How to Handle Disruptive Change

Why read thisReframes disruptive change as buying time and finding a workable decision frame while preserving organizational morale.

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Leadership · Commoncog (Cedric Chin) September 2026
A personal relevance score

80–100: high value. 70–79: worth the time. Below 70: below the usual publication threshold.

Evidence-reviewed score based on available publisher text. Evidence is sampled with gaps, so the score is based on the visible argument and excerpts, not on a verified complete article.

Scores reflect one reader’s profile, not an objective quality rating. Best is a separate personal selection.

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04

He was probably right

Why read thisOffers a practical form of skepticism that grades belief by evidence without making decisive action impossible.

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Philosophy · Aeon · Massimo Pigliucci September 2026
A personal relevance score

80–100: high value. 70–79: worth the time. Below 70: below the usual publication threshold.

Evidence-reviewed score based on available publisher text. Evidence is sampled with gaps, but the supplied excerpts are substantial enough to judge the central argument.

Scores reflect one reader’s profile, not an objective quality rating. Best is a separate personal selection.

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05

Talking Shop

Why read thisExplains why junior judgment grows through real, supervised work rather than supervising AI output before learning the craft.

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AI · boxofamazing.substack.com
A personal relevance score

80–100: high value. 70–79: worth the time. Below 70: below the usual publication threshold.

Evidence-reviewed score based on available publisher text. The assessment covers only the available publisher text; unseen research, visuals, counterarguments, and full-page context were not reviewed.

Scores reflect one reader’s profile, not an objective quality rating. Best is a separate personal selection.

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06

Among Social Scientists, a Vigorous Debate Over Loss Aversion

Why read thisUses the loss-aversion debate to show how useful behavioral concepts become misleading when stretched into universal laws.

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Surprise · undark.org via Editor’s archive · Refind February 2022
A personal relevance score

80–100: high value. 70–79: worth the time. Below 70: below the usual publication threshold.

Historical score; not verified under the current evidence-review process.

Scores reflect one reader’s profile, not an objective quality rating. Best is a separate personal selection.

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07

On agency

Why read thisDefines agency as autonomy plus efficacy: choose the real outcome, test reality, and remain flexible about the solution.

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Life · henrikkarlsson.xyz via Editor’s archive · Raindrop December 2025
A personal relevance score

80–100: high value. 70–79: worth the time. Below 70: below the usual publication threshold.

Historical score; not verified under the current evidence-review process.

Scores reflect one reader’s profile, not an objective quality rating. Best is a separate personal selection.

How scoring works →