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“Monthly Roundup #40: March 2026” by Zvi


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It is that time again.

After events surrounding Anthropic and the Department of War, I plan on taking full advantage of whatever lulls I can get. Things are only going to move faster over time.

That means a higher bar for coverage, and it means potentially skipping more days, or using those days for short posts that either spin off fun little things or that embody concepts I want to refer back to over time.

In the meantime, here's everything that doesn’t go anywhere else, and that does not want to fully stand on its own.

Table of Contents

  1. Sauce For The Goose.
  2. Age Verification Has Severe Issues.
  3. Bad News.
  4. A Pattern Language.
  5. Good Advice.
  6. While I Cannot Condone This.
  7. Locking In.
  8. Subscription Price Dynamics Are Weird.
  9. Good News, Everyone.
  10. For Your Entertainment.
  11. Slay The Spire II.
  12. Gamers Gonna Game Game Game Game Game.
  13. The Gathering Is Magical.
  14. Sports Go Sports.
  15. Government Working.
  16. Not Great, Britain.
  17. Variously Effective Altruism.
  18. The Road To Hell.
  19. Jones Act Watch.
  20. Patrick McKenzie Periodically.
  21. The Lighter Side.
  22. [...]

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    Outline:

    (00:43) Sauce For The Goose

    (01:44) Age Verification Has Severe Issues

    (02:43) Bad News

    (03:24) A Pattern Language

    (04:32) Good Advice

    (09:40) While I Cannot Condone This

    (13:36) Locking In

    (15:10) Subscription Price Dynamics Are Weird

    (17:34) Good News, Everyone

    (20:28) For Your Entertainment

    (21:25) Slay The Spire II

    (24:36) Gamers Gonna Game Game Game Game Game

    (27:35) The Gathering Is Magical

    (32:43) Sports Go Sports

    (34:38) Government Working

    (41:00) Not Great, Britain

    (42:46) Variously Effective Altruism

    (44:22) The Road To Hell

    (45:28) Jones Act Watch

    (47:30) Patrick McKenzie Periodically

    (57:32) The Lighter Side

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    First published:

    March 16th, 2026

    Source:

    https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/Y8c4kh6fjkWu7Auxp/monthly-roundup-40-march-2026

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