Here are some questions I’ve found fun to ask people I’ve just met to get to know them. I’ve found that good conversations start from questions that get your (future) friend to: recall an emotionally charged memory (positive or negative) … Read more
The last few years have seen a wave of hysteria about LLMs becoming conscious and then suddenly attempting to kill humanity. This hysteria, often expressed in scientific-sounding pseudo-bayesian language typical of the „lesswrong“ forums, has seeped into the media and … Read more
Reviewer: MobCat – favoritefavoritefavorite – July 1, 2023 Subject: Not compleate. But close. From my educated guess, this is some source tree leak for the pc ver of the game to add support for the ubisoft game launcher / drm.It … Read more
I have zero AI/ML knowledge but Steve Yegge on Medium thinks that the team behind Transformers deserves a Nobel. Makes me want to better understand this tech. Edit: thank you for some amazing top level responses and links to valuable … Read more
In 2014, the city of San Francisco decided to try to improve equity in math education by barring kids from taking algebra in 8th grade. The results were highly disappointing — Black and Latino kids’ math skills did not improve, … Read more
blows my mind that a screwdriver is all it takes to bypass the lock and ignition of a car made in 2016. c’mon, is that really the best we can do? My car is gone. I’m standing in front of … Read more
Once upon a time – and certainly before the Roman conquest – Britain was ruled by good King Lud. According to the utterly unreliable History of the Kings of Britain by the 12th-century Welsh cleric Geoffrey of Monmouth, Lud rebuilt … Read more
Comment Black Friday is nearly upon us, but the annual online price-drop frenzy seems to be losing its shine. Numerous reports highlight that discounting may not be all it seems, and buyers would be best to shop around. But behind … Read more
A few years ago, I lost my dad to a kitesurfing accident. Beyond losing one of the most important people in my life, the most painful thing I had to “survive” was how people reacted around me. It was even … Read more
On September 14, 2022 I got an email from someone that reeked eerily of a scam, but it turned out to be quite real. The full text is below. Hi Connor, A few days ago, this person named Maris [redacted] … Read more