2025-04-13
Vestigial reasoning in RL
Published on April 13, 2025 3:40 PM GMTTL;DR: I claim that many reasoning patterns that appear in chains-of-thought are not actually used by the model to come to its answer,...
Trump Official Says It's Okay to Destroy Endangered Species Because We Can Just Clone Them
A Trump official is coming after the real menace plaguing America: those gosh-darn freeloaders moping around in the endangered species list. On Monday, interior secretary Doug Burgum suggested that the...
The J-50 Fighter Question We Had To Ask
Summary and Key Points: China’s J-50 fighter, notable for its lambda wing configuration, represents the PLA Air Force’s potential next-generation combat jet. Designed for high maneuverability and agility, its distinctive...
The Royal Navy’s Queen Elizabeth Aircraft Carriers Explained in 4 Words
Summary and Key Points: The Royal Navy’s Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers, HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales, are the largest warships in British naval history. -With advanced technology,...
Why the U.S. Marines Dumped All Of Their Tanks
In 2020, the United States Marine Corps (USMC) announced it would implement a 10-year plan to forego its “second land army” focus and return to its maritime legacy. Before assuming...
Scientists Study Who Actually Likes Lip Filler
As supplies become cheaper and stigmas against cosmetic procedures ease, lip fillers are becoming more and more ubiquitous — but men who like to kiss women are, apparently, not impressed....
Think U.S. Navy Carriers are Unsinkable? Meet the Gotland-class Submarine
Meet the Gotland-Class: The US Navy has used aircraft carriers for power projection for over 80 years. With aircraft on board, they can sweep an enemy from the sea or...
China’s Arsenal of Missiles Could Paralyze the U.S. Military in a Crisis
China’s Medium and Intermediate-Range Ballistic Missile Threat in the Indo-Pacific: What Can the U.S. Military Do?: China currently has one of the world’s top military capabilities, with force projection power...
Everything You Have to Know About Go 1.24
Go 1.24 comes with many improvements over Go 1.23. The language now fully supports type aliases. The standard library now includes mechanisms to facilitate FIPS 140-3 compliance.
New Study Finds Average American Stands No Chance Against What’s Coming. “The...
New Study Finds Average American Stands No Chance Against What’s Coming. “The typical American is toast.”
The Army’s M551 Sheridan Light Tank Could ‘Fly’ Into Battle
M551 Sheridan Was the Flying Light Tank Thanks to Air Drops: While designated as an AR/AAV or Armored Reconnaissance/Airborne Assault Vehicle, the M551 Sheridan was actually an Army light tank....
The Army’s M551 Sheridan Was Always Destined for Hard Times
The United States has a long history of developing light tanks, balancing mobility, firepower, and protection to meet specific battlefield needs. Among these, the M551 Sheridan stands out as an...
The Epic Store's latest free games giveaway includes 'over $100' worth of stuff for the Forgotten Realms idle game
Also includes River City Girls and in-game currency for Arcadeogeddon.
Spouse Alarmed by What "Stargazing" Husband Is Really Doing With Telescope
In an advice column letter, a woman described her husband's usage of a telescope in their big ole apartment in the sky — and let's just say it sounds like...
The F-5E Fighter Was No F-35 or F-22 (But Was a Powerhouse)
As a long-time defense acquisition analyst, one thing that jumped out at me while researching the F-5E Tiger II fighter was its sterling manufacturing record. From the first flight of...
Only 200 NGAD Needed: What Everyone Misses on the F-47 Fighter
On March 21, President Trump, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, and Air Force Chief of Staff General David Allvin surprised the world by announcing a $20 billion contract with Boeing...
Scientists Detect "Strange Filaments" at the Heart of Our Galaxy
Researchers have zoomed in on the area surrounding the supermassive black hole lurking at the center of our galaxy, and made a fascinating discovery: an alien superstructure of "strange filaments"...
Age of Empires 2's quest to conquer the strategy globe continues unabated as The Three Kingdoms DLC invades ancient China this May
Five new factions, three new campaigns, and camels wearing trebuchets all coming in the expansion.
The U.S. Navy’s Great Nuclear Attack Submarine Shortage Is Real
Not Enough U.S. Navy Submarines? Yes. There must be a way to counteract the growth of the Chinese and Russian navies. China has the world’s largest maritime branch, and Russia...
The Fantastic Optimus Alpha Approach to Data-Informed Retrospectives
TL; DR: Optimus Alpha Creates Useful Retrospective Format In this experiment, OpenAI’s new stealthy LLM Optimus Alpha demonstrated exceptional performance in team data analysis, quickly identifying key patterns in complex...
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