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I read somewhere recently, I forget where, that the purpose of people getting together for a conversation over a beer or coffee or lunch or dinner is that it the food and drink spare us from the burden of needing … Read more

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They usually aren’t light, and they certainly aren’t small, but the unique perspective a telephoto lens brings makes it an indispensable part of your kit, even when traveling. Let’s review some shots taken with a telephoto to see how we … Read more

In 1978, a dredging gang working for British Waterways was struggling with a problem. They were trying to clear obstacles on the Chesterfield Canal so they could stabilise a concrete wall — not an easy day’s work. But what really … Read more

Inattention to translation is not limited to prizes for translated literature; it is also found in reviews of translated books. As an exercise, I surveyed reviews of translated literary fiction and poetry in the New York Review of Books, the … Read more

A popular view about the future impact of AI on the economy is that it will be primarily mediated through AI automation of R&D. In some form or another, this view has been expressed by many influential figures in the … Read more

structured-logprobs is an open-source Python library that enhances OpenAI’s structured outputs by providing detailed information about token log probabilities. This library is designed to offer valuable insights into the reliability of an LLM’s structured outputs. It works with OpenAI’s Structured … Read more

A high-level how-to guide by Lars Doucet and Dan Cook for game designers and game economists working in large multiplayer online games and/or virtual worlds. Land Speculation and Why It Sucks If you are designing a multiplayer game with a … Read more