Finally did it. I wrote down how to build a code-editing agent.

In 315 lines of code. And yes, it works. Very well.

There is no moat.

Read it here: ampcode.com/how-to-build...

The reality of sex and gender is complicated. It calls for nuanced examination and thought. The public sphere is terribly bad at this. Add in the close ties between gender and people's self-image, and the issue is ripe for demagoguery.

Or you could just be kind to people different from you.

Leggo che era meglio non combatterlo, il nazismo: bisognava arrendersi, e salvare quelle vite. Poi le cose si sarebbero sistemate.

We’re in a bubble. When it pops it is going to be really ugly. Ilya Sutskever’s new company has no product and is raising $1 billion at a $30bn valuation. Mira Murati’s new company just announced a complete nothing burger. The longer this goes on the worse it will be.

techcrunch.com/2025/02/18/s...

I'm becoming increasingly radical on "we need to crush decorum and grind it into a fine paste". Tell people they're fucking stupid and their ideas are bad. Don't just sit there and squirm, if you know someone is wrong and can say how and why, fucking say so.

Apparently the gutting of the National Science Foundation is underway at the moment. "More to come."

One can debate whether cuts are warranted, but the mindless, know-nothing fashion in which they are being carried out is inexcusable. This will damage US science for generations.

History: “Eventually the incompetent fascists invariably lose power and then society recovers in a new and stronger way”

Me: “Oh, cool, so what has to happen for the spell to be broken??”

History: “mmmm…well, that part is less encouraging.”

The more I watch the news, the more convinced I am that Terry Pratchett nailed it completely with this one

US foreign aid is frozen so people aren't getting crucial medication! Keep up the fight against these actions by contacting Congress. If you're in DC or one of the 22 states in the lawsuit, also contact your Attorney General. For instructions, go to: tbfighter.link/contact-congress

Mindscape 303 | James P. Allison on Fighting Cancer with the Immune System. One of those episodes where I learned a lot that I have a feeling I should have already known about. #MindscapePodcast

www.preposterousuniverse.com/podcast/2025...

Musk appoggia e promuove i fascisti e nazisti di mezza Europa, e passa via in mezza giornata. Musk fa un saluto fascista e ne parleremo una settimana, con grande impegno di tutti. La dice lunga sulla distanza tra sostanza e forma nelle priorità del dibattito pubblico.

This layout of the title *chef's kiss*

This deep dive on Netflix purposely turning movies into barely distinguishable forgettable slop is so insightful, researched & brutally hilarious. A must read if you want to really know what’s happening to the business AND culture of movies.

How did nobody catch this? No one proofread the paper and noticed this incredibly basic mistake? It also certainly speaks of deeper issues with science communication

A gentle breeze rocks the house of cards.

“Although we were initially skeptical that mirror bacteria could pose major risks, we have become deeply concerned. We were uncertain about the feasibility of synthesizing mirror bacteria but have concluded that technological progress will likely make this possible”
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www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Perseverance has reached the rim of Jezero Crater!

«Quando prendiamo decisioni senza conoscere le cose, combiniamo guai di cui poi siamo vittime». Il direttore Luca Sofri, sul rapporto tra democrazia e disinformazione:

I had only a cursory look to this report by Jürgen Schmidhuber, who claims that the ideas of Hinton and Hopfield were plagiarized without citation. I want to dive into it, but if true it would be a really bad look for the Nobel prizes as a whole
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