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Friends, LTT just dropped their latest Linux Challenge video (episode 3).I spent all day editing my reaction since I felt I had a lot to say about this one.I also had a bit of a freak out at the end when I saw just how badly the Linux
Only six weeks after Opus 4.7, we have Opus 4.8. For everyone, that means another incremental upgrade to Claude. It is once again smarter, and can do tasks for longer, and comes with a number of hot new features. For … Continue reading →
Kyla Scanlon: Is AI Going to Destroy our Lives or Not? It has been two months since Scanlon last posted so this is a long update that doesn’t cover much more than Ed Zitron recently did, albeit in a — to me, at least — more readable...
In 2018, during a sabbatical from work, I quit Facebook after 10 years on the platform. I made a concentrated effort to unplug for the first few weeks of my time off and just never returned to Facebook, which had become pretty toxic, at...
Discussing what's good about what's bad
It’s significant that the major characteristics of wakefulness I’ve identified through my research are essentially the same… as the main themes of wakefulness as described in the world’s spiritual traditions. (…[T]hese included union,...
Iglica in Wrocław A May trip to Wrocław and a stroll by the Centennial Hall. Pictured is the Iglica monument standing next to the Hall.
A quick ramble about Sidney Gish's cosy, charming music.
Model Collapse Posted 5/29/2026 I’ve heard many people talk about model collapse recently, especially regarding Large Language Models. This is a phenomenon where training a machine learning model on the outputs of itself or other machine...
With the summer season upon us, fly-fishing manufacturers are prepping their customers for better weather. This month’s offerings includes a new streamer fly reel, new sunglasses from a well-known lens crafter, a new collaborative...
I’m always curious to try new things – and this was something I’ve wanted to try. After a long tiome of changing things around, here [...] The post Noodle Bomb Craft Ramen Sauce Taste Test & Unboxing appeared first on THE RAMEN RATER.
May 29th, 2026: Trump to decide imminently on Iran deal. Every week it’s another “imminent deal”. We saw this last week, too, only for nothing to happen. As I correctly predicted last week on the 25th, when there was yet again another...
Does the photo have a parking lot? Yes. And as a bonus: a CVS! This one’s a classic of the form. Reminder that I’m in town for tomorrow’s PGH Book Fest, and my event, with Isabel J. Kim is a 1pm, with a signing to follow. Come see us...