Arguments for and against (me) dropping out
One year ago, I was preparing for my first year of undergrad. Today, I’m considering dropping out. What changed? Before writing this post, I attribute my decision to variety of…
Dems Will Investigate Trump Admin’s Reflecting Pool “Vandalism” Charges
The vandalism case against David Hearn was dropped in late July.
Patient Zero
I want to show you something, she says. She’s magnetic. The way she smiles. Tilts her shoulder. It’s in the corners of her eyes, in the curl of her lips. Always leading you on,…
Sanders Demands Democrats Ban Super PAC Spending in Primaries After AIPAC Blitz
AIPAC is reportedly slated to spend tens of millions opposing Abdul El-Sayed and backing his Republican opponent.
An anytime algorithm for mixing the computable measures
Epistemic status: Not peer reviewed, high chance of typos and small chance of errors. Written entirely by me, checked by Fable. In this post I prove the existence of an anytime…
UN Experts Warn of Israeli Escalation in Gaza After 160 Killed in July Alone
They also condemned Israel’s escalation in the occupied West Bank, where settler attacks have reached a record high.
Various Reflections About What Happened With OpenAI’s Internal Models
Table of Contents Pre Post Mortem. Important Correction: OpenAI Didn’t Know About First Message Board. There Were No Snitches And No AIs Got Stitches. I’d Like To Speak To My…
Keith LaMar Celebrates 3-Year Execution Reprieve From Death Row in Ohio
LaMar, who maintains his innocence, says he is facing “consistent torture” by guards spraying chemicals near his cell.
Taxi Drivers Rarely Die of Alzheimer's
An anonymous reader shares a report from The Conversation, written by Hatim Sharif, a civil and environmental engineer who has "spent more than two decades staring at maps" and…
Ocean Temperatures in July Broke Record Due to Fossil Fuel-Driven Super El Niño
“With Big Oil’s earnings skyrocketing while a global food crisis looms, now is the time to act,” said one activist.
Claude Opus 5 Just Beat My Text-Based Adventure Game Benchmark
Cross-posted from my Substack . Basically, I created a text-based adventure game benchmark in April, and this morning my agent harness using Claude Opus 5 solved it for the first…
Forget Climate Doomerism. We Know What We Must Do to Protect the Planet.
A group of climate experts have several game-changing policies to preserve our right to a clean, healthy environment.
Misaligned AIs could use killer robots to take over
TLDR; We are (potentially irreversibly) giving AIs control of weapons systems through the standard procurement process while hiding our strongest warning shots behind classified…
Software Is Not Soft
An ode to live theory . Software is not soft. It is hard. Its sharp edges hack. It breaks as dead twigs break. It runs while static. Why do we call it software? Why did the…
Cyber Vulnerability Sweep Picks Up Royal Navy Drones Sending Data To China
A routine security assessment found that cameras aboard Royal Navy Kraken unmanned surface vessels were sending "heartbeat" signals to an IP address in China. "A thorough…
A Data Breach At Shipping Giant Ceva Logistics Is Rippling Across Banks, Retailers, Steam Gamers, and Beyond
An anonymous reader quotes a report from TechCrunch: Ceva Logistics, one of the world's largest shipping and logistics giants, has been hacked. Several companies that rely on Ceva…