2025-04-21
$500 Bounty Problem: Are (Approximately) Deterministic Natural Latents All You Need?
Published on April 21, 2025 8:19 PM GMTOur posts on natural latents have involved two distinct definitions, which we call "stochastic" and "deterministic" natural latents. We conjecture that, whenever there...
I thought I knew my keyboard until I played the Initial D typing game, which somehow takes touch typing even more seriously than drifting
Trading RPM for WPM in the Japanese street racing counterpart to Typing of the Dead.
Best base locations in RuneScape: Dragonwilds for collecting resources and staying fed
Park your first base by a forested river, but remember to branch out later.
Larry David: My Dinner With Adolf. “We need to talk to the...
Larry David: My Dinner With Adolf. “We need to talk to the other side — even if it has invaded and annexed other countries and committed unspeakable crimes against humanity.”
Fallout 1 lead Tim Cain says the marketing department wanted him to make it real-time 'because of Diablo,' but he got them to back off when he told them how much it would cost
He has some ideas of how real-time Fallout 1 could theoretically work, but says "I would never do it."
The US Executive vs Supreme Court Deportations Clash
Published on April 21, 2025 7:56 PM GMTForecaster perspectivesSentinel forecasters in aggregate assess as “83% true” (65% to 100%) the statement that the Trump administration has disobeyed the Supreme Court...
Anxiety by Doechii (Official Video)
After an old, unreleased song (and accompanying video) called Anxiety went viral on TikTok a couple of months back, Doechii released it as a single last month. And now it’s...
Harnessing renewable energy growth for Bangladesh’s digital future
Bangladesh is striving to shift to a digital economy, but faces energy challenges, with power shortages hindering growth. Chinese investments in renewable energy, infrastructure, and tech are accelerating progress, but...
OpenAI's Hot New AI Has an Embarrassing Problem
OpenAI launched its latest AI reasoning models, dubbed o3 and o4-mini, last week. According to the Sam Altman-led company, the new models outperform any of its predecessors, and "excel at...
Steam's latest themed sale is so specific it includes just 0.367% of the 135,000 game library
The latest Steam fest is all about boxes.
Implications for the likelihood of human extinction from the recent discovery of possible microbial life
Published on April 21, 2025 7:15 PM GMTYou might have seen the recent news that there are signatures that suggest the planet K2 18-b might be the home of microbial...
ConnArtist: Lightweight Endpoint Network Logger in PowerShell
ConnArtist is a simple yet powerful network monitoring tool built specifically for single endpoints. Perfect for quick checks by security analysts, sysadmins, or tech support, ConnArtist helps you swiftly identify...
Could a Trade War Present an Opportunity for AI to Showcase its Worth for Hedge Funds?
Trade wars are generally bad news for markets, and traders struggle as their judgments are clouded by tariffs and retaliatory measures.
From Helpful to Harmful: How AI Recommendations Destroyed My OS
Always stay in control when using AI tools. Blind trust can lead you to costly mistakes.
Load Bearing Magic
Published on April 21, 2025 6:53 PM GMTIn the days of yore, you do not invoke magic, but to become for a moment the faucet it pours from into this...
Delightful undersea soulslike Another Crab's Treasure just got a huge 'Year Of The Crab' update featuring a fully remixed New Game Plus
A museum of aquatic assailants, spooky mystic sigils and a whole new boss to batter.
NORAD Is Falling Behind: Why Canada Must Act Now to Secure North America
In a speech to Canada’s Parliament in 1936, Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King stated, “It is our duty, as well as our interest, to make it manifest that we...
The Uses of Complacency
Published on April 21, 2025 6:50 PM GMTMidjourneyOur Culture Expects Self-JustificationI really like David Chapman’s explication of what he calls “reasonableness” and “accountability.”At least in the culture he and I...
Why Do AI Company Logos Look Like Buttholes?
Radek Sienkiewicz: If you pay attention to AI company branding, you’ll notice a pattern: Circular shape (often with a gradient) Central opening or focal point Radiating elements from the center...
Welcome to Postreads
Discover and follow the best content from across the web, all in one place. Create an account to start building your personalized feed today.
Support Postreads
Enjoying the service? Help me keep it running and improve it further by buying me a coffee!
Buy me a coffee
