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Hey @scalzi.com! I just finished The Shattering Peace and loved it! Ran was easily my favorite character. I’m hoping for a whole book (maybe a novella at least?) with Ran as the lead. 😁
September 21, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Hey @scalzi.com! I just finished The Shattering Peace and loved it! Ran was easily my favorite character. I’m hoping for a whole book (maybe a novella at least?) with Ran as the lead. 😁
Space shuttle Discovery. Exactly where it should be. Exactly where it should stay.
July 10, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Space shuttle Discovery. Exactly where it should be. Exactly where it should stay.
Hardware stores should have reserved spots for people making their third trip in an hour for the same project. No way to enforce it but it would make most of my home projects suck a little less 🤣
July 7, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Hardware stores should have reserved spots for people making their third trip in an hour for the same project. No way to enforce it but it would make most of my home projects suck a little less 🤣
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🇺🇦Supporters of Ukraine have unfurled the world’s largest Ukrainian flag on the White House ellipse, pushing for the U.S. to continue its aid against the Russian invasion: “Do not abandon Ukraine!”
March 8, 2025 at 8:45 PM
🇺🇦Supporters of Ukraine have unfurled the world’s largest Ukrainian flag on the White House ellipse, pushing for the U.S. to continue its aid against the Russian invasion: “Do not abandon Ukraine!”
This is exactly why AI shouldn’t be allowed to make decisions that affect the lives of humans. For example, making decisions on medical insurance claims. It could cheat to preserve the company’s profits instead of approving life-saving health care procedures.
www.schneier.com/blog/archive...
www.schneier.com/blog/archive...
More Research Showing AI Breaking the Rules - Schneier on Security
These researchers had LLMs play chess against better opponents. When they couldn’t win, they sometimes resorted to cheating. Researchers gave the models a seemingly impossible task: to win against Sto...
www.schneier.com
February 25, 2025 at 3:06 AM
This is exactly why AI shouldn’t be allowed to make decisions that affect the lives of humans. For example, making decisions on medical insurance claims. It could cheat to preserve the company’s profits instead of approving life-saving health care procedures.
www.schneier.com/blog/archive...
www.schneier.com/blog/archive...
Playing Frosthaven with some friends today and the scenario started with the text in the image ("You feel good, all things considered."). At the end of the scenario, 3/4 of the party was exhausted and the last character had 1 HP. So incredibly close but lots of fun.
February 16, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Playing Frosthaven with some friends today and the scenario started with the text in the image ("You feel good, all things considered."). At the end of the scenario, 3/4 of the party was exhausted and the last character had 1 HP. So incredibly close but lots of fun.
We can’t get healthcare reform because the monkeys driving the ship are too focused on bullshit like this: www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...
H.R.1161 - To authorize the President to enter into negotiations to acquire Greenland and to rename Greenland as "Red, White, and Blueland".
H.R.1161 - To authorize the President to enter into negotiations to acquire Greenland and to rename Greenland as "Red, White, and Blueland".
www.congress.gov
February 12, 2025 at 1:59 AM
We can’t get healthcare reform because the monkeys driving the ship are too focused on bullshit like this: www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...
H.R.1161 - To authorize the President to enter into negotiations to acquire Greenland and to rename Greenland as "Red, White, and Blueland".
H.R.1161 - To authorize the President to enter into negotiations to acquire Greenland and to rename Greenland as "Red, White, and Blueland".
Can anyone recommend a good news source? I just cancelled my @washingtonpost.com subscription because Bezos is Nazi collaborator. @nytimes.com seems to have hit bottom of the barrel over the last couple of years.
January 29, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Can anyone recommend a good news source? I just cancelled my @washingtonpost.com subscription because Bezos is Nazi collaborator. @nytimes.com seems to have hit bottom of the barrel over the last couple of years.
RIP Bram Moolenaar. https://groups.google.com/g/vim_announce/c/tWahca9zkt4
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August 5, 2023 at 1:22 PM
RIP Bram Moolenaar. https://groups.google.com/g/vim_announce/c/tWahca9zkt4