2026-03-14

Assessing heterogeneity in METR's late 2025 developer productivity experiment

Assessing heterogeneity in METR's late 2025 developer productivity experiment

Update: Fixed exponentiation of estimated parameters. Summary I use data from METR's recent developer productivity experiment to assess the possibility of heterogeneity in the effect of AI on time to...

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The Asymmetry Trap: Why $20,000 Iranian Drones are Exhausting America’s Multi-Million Dollar Missile Reserves

The Asymmetry Trap: Why $20,000 Iranian Drones are Exhausting America’s Multi-Million Dollar Missile Reserves

Reuben F. Johnson, a 36-year veteran of foreign weapons systems analysis and Director of Research at the Casimir Pulaski Foundation, evaluates the "cost-asymmetry crisis" of the U.S.-Iran war. While Iran’s...

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Police Drones in Haiti Have Killed More Than 1,000 People

Police Drones in Haiti Have Killed More Than 1,000 People

"Dozens of ordinary people, including many children, have been killed and injured in these lethal drone operations." The post Police Drones in Haiti Have Killed More Than 1,000 People appeared...

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Astounding Stories of Super-Science, October, 2022 - Table of Links

Astounding Stories of Super-Science, October 2022 features Agatha Christie’s classic The Murder of Roger Ackroyd and other compelling stories. From Dr. Sheppard’s breakfast to Poirot’s investigations, the issue explores mystery,...

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Military History Quote of the Day by Caesar: ‘Without knowledge, they lacked confidence. Without confidence, they lacked victory…’

Military History Quote of the Day by Caesar: ‘Without knowledge, they lacked confidence. Without confidence, they lacked victory…’

Christian D. Orr, a Senior Defense Editor and former Air Force Security Forces officer, evaluates the tactical brilliance of Julius Caesar at the Battle of Alesia (September 52 BC). This...

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Astounding Stories of Super-Science, July, 2008 - Table of Links

Astounding Stories of Super-Science, July 2008 is a classic sci-fi anthology featuring stories like The Call of the Wild, Into the Primitive, and The Law of Club and Fang. Part...

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The Man in the High Castle is now on Netflix, but just watch the first two seasons

The Man in the High Castle is now on Netflix, but just watch the first two seasons

Amazon's alt-history series drops off in quality for its final two seasons, but it's definitely worth watching the beginning.

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22 years later, this classic Half-Life zombie survival mod shambles onto Steam with all new features

22 years later, this classic Half-Life zombie survival mod shambles onto Steam with all new features

Zombie Panic! arrives with a new fatigue system, reworked maps and "zombie vision".

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Aviation Warfare 101: Russia’s MiG-25 Foxbat Hit Mach 3.2 and America Broke 1 Into Pieces to Study Its Secrets

Aviation Warfare 101: Russia’s MiG-25 Foxbat Hit Mach 3.2 and America Broke 1 Into Pieces to Study Its Secrets

Christian D. Orr, a Senior Defense Editor and former Air Force Security Forces officer, provides a retrospective on the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25 "Foxbat". Once the most feared interceptor in the Soviet...

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Best video game coffee table books for sale right now

Best video game coffee table books for sale right now

These video game coffee table books from the Nintendo, Square Enix, and more feature original illustrations, loads of lore, and developer interviews.

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Here’s How Much Each Popular Drug Impacts Your Chances of Having a Stroke

Here’s How Much Each Popular Drug Impacts Your Chances of Having a Stroke

Talk about a buzzkill. The post Here’s How Much Each Popular Drug Impacts Your Chances of Having a Stroke appeared first on Futurism.

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LaterAI

AI-powered reading, 100% on your device Discussion | Link

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How I found the confidence to write

How I found the confidence to write

#podcast #substack #confidence

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The Complete OpenClaw Setup Guide: Install, Configure, and Secure Your AI Gateway

This guide explains how to install, configure, and secure OpenClaw, a self-hosted gateway that routes messages from platforms like WhatsApp, Telegram, and Discord to AI agents capable of running tools...

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If You Like The Sound of a Thermoacoustic Stirling Engine, Check Out These Plans

If You Like The Sound of a Thermoacoustic Stirling Engine, Check Out These Plans

[My Engines] has been doing some sterling work on Stirling engines for some years now. Their thermoacoustic engine is now finally far enough along to open-source, so the magic of...

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The Club and the Law

In the opening chapter of The Call of the Wild, Buck—once the proud ruler of Judge Miller’s estate—is kidnapped and shipped north during the Klondike Gold Rush. After being brutally...

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Owning Your Identity Online: How Web3 Could Change the Internet

Web3 aims to give individuals more control over their digital lives. Instead of signing in through a traditional account, users interact with applications through cryptographic wallets. In this model, your...

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Professors Say AI Is Destroying Their Students’ Ability to Think

Professors Say AI Is Destroying Their Students’ Ability to Think

Students are "incapable of reading and analyzing, synthesizing data." The post Professors Say AI Is Destroying Their Students’ Ability to Think appeared first on Futurism.

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Is Physical Automation the Next Big Opportunity for AI Startups?

Physical automation integrates artificial intelligence and hardware to create autonomous machines. Startups can embed machine learning models into robots, sensors, drones and vehicles to unlock new, lucrative applications. Most venture...

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How AI Companions Impact the Gaming Experience

AI-powered companions in modern games have several impacts, including forging deeper emotional connections, creating dynamic stories, enhancing gameplay, building personalized experiences, and generating vast and unpredictable worlds.

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