Monday, May 18, 2026
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Today at the supermarket, I was smiling at a baby. The baby saw my smile and she smiled back. I did a few more times with older kids and they all smiled back. When I smiled at a few adults, no one smiled back. In fact, one of the young ladies gave me a dirty look. As we grow…
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Culture
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Imagine you are given ten dollars to split with a stranger. You can offer them any amount you like. If they accept, you both keep your shares, but if they…
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So, true to form, a song I thought was a pretty strong entry for the UK comes last in the ESC*. Inevitably UK social media's post-contest dissection takes…
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I took myself off one form of social media, only to replace it in a different form
Film & TV
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This 20 minute video, I found today, illustrates impressively why AI and above all Generative AI is nothing more than worthless. The original (and best…
Life
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Back in September 2023 I noted that the biggest hurdle for AI completely replacing physicians is the physicality of the job. Sure, LLMs are good at giving…
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A link from an earlier note lead me to: you can stick with it | ava's blog Trying out new tools and things is generally cool and I love reading the hands-on…
Tech
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My data seems to have been affected.
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Right now, it's too easy to let AI write the code while you skip the learning. The bug gets fixed. Your mental model doesn't move. We are silently trading…
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Post last updated 1 minute ago Some of you might already be familiar with the concept of the great filter, but for those who aren't: it says there exists a…
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