2026-07-11
The Termination Circuit (how reasoning models stop thinking).
Reasoning models since the dawn of o1 and R1 have a tendency to overthink. Despite a lot of work on early-exit methods and steering, open-weight and smaller reasoning models still...
Notes on Tony Parkes' "Contra Dance Calling"
In 1992 Tony Parkes, one of the best-known New England contra dance callers, wrote a book: Contra Dance Calling: a Basic Text. In 2010 he published an updated second edition....
Call of Duty fans surprised to discover new Black Ops 2 port preserves the emblem editor, not surprised to find swastikas being made with it
The new PlayStation ports have preserved a controversial feature of the originals.
People Who Don’t Know How to Code Make 6 Figures By Cashing In On the $4.7 Billion ‘Vibe Coding’ Boom
The four moves any non-coder can use to launch a one-person business this week.
Good DevOps Practices Are Essential for Reliable AI Agentic Workflows
Months of building and shipping AI systems made me realize - one thing that makes agentic workflows work is good old best devops practices.
Bloom Filter Emerged as Key Evidence in OpenAI Copyright Dispute
A Bloom filter became key evidence in a multibillion-dollar copyright lawsuit against OpenAI. Did not expect that combination ever to show up... ever.
In defense of not understanding your codebase
As a software engineer, how well do you have to understand your own codebase? My guess is that people who work on small codebases with low-turnover teams (say, Redis or...
Army Quote of the Day By France’s Napoleon: ‘An Army Marches on Its Stomach’ (Sorry, He Never Said It)
"An army marches on its stomach" is the most quoted line in military logistics, hung on Napoleon on a thousand mugs and staff-college slides. He almost certainly never said it,...
10 new movies to watch on Netflix and streaming this weekend (July 10-13)
Here's everything new on streaming this weekend, including Backrooms, Faces of Death, The Furious, Amores Perros, and more.
Russia’s New T-72B3A Tank Has One Job: Survive Ukraine’s Drone War
Russia is reportedly fielding a new T-72B3A equipped with the Arena-M active protection system. The upgrade targets missiles and FPV drones, though experts question whether its limited countermeasures will survive...
Xbox's new chief strategist is a metaverse true believer
Matthew Ball was hired to help fix Xbox. Will gamers like what he prescribes?
I’ve Spent Years Refining a 10-Step SEO System. Here’s How to Use It.
Most founders fail at SEO not because they skip steps, but because they run them in the wrong order. Here's the 10-step sequence I follow with every client — and...
Plan A: Suggestions For Further Work
Yesterday we released AI 2040: Plan A, but there's lots of work left to do. We still have tons of uncertainty about the future of AI and the best strategies...
Canada Just Spent Its Way Off NATO’s Deadbeat List. The Money Didn’t Buy a Military
Canada has spent its way off Washington's list of NATO deadbeats, praised by name in Ankara for a two-year, $215 billion surge. The number everyone applauded measures money. It does...
Documenting the IR Protocol of the PumpSaver Plus Device
Having a pump in a remote location where you aren’t constantly monitoring it is a common scenario, which can be unfortunate when said pump runs into problems like a dry...
The One Trait That Actually Predicts Startup Success (Hint: It’s Not Age)
It's not youth, boldness or speed — the data shows one specific trait separates startups that scale from startups that stall.
Russia’s Air Force Gets New Su-34 and Su-30SM2 Combat Jets Amid Heavy Losses
On July 9, Russia's state defense conglomerate Rostec announced fresh deliveries of Su-30SM2 fighters and Su-34 fighter-bombers, complete with factory-test boilerplate and a glowing pilot testimonial. What it did not...
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Freeing Thucydides
Prompted by discussion with Buck Shlegeris and others at the Forethought retreat. The idea that AI could bring an end to Thucydides traps is Buck’s. Speculative. I think it's plausible...
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