2026-09-20
The Anatomy of a Chinese AI Researcher
The Chinese AI researcher has read the Three Body Problem series of sci-fi novels since high school, and understand the concept of existential risk vaguely. He is fascinated by Ye...
The US Navy May Build Two Frigates Overseas After Constellation-Class Died at 12% Complete
The last new US Navy frigate was only at 12 percent complete when the program was ended. The next one starts as a Coast Guard cutter — or as someone...
‘Effectively Closed’: The Strait of Hormuz Oil and Gas Crisis Is Going from Bad to Even Worse
Four ships crossed the Strait of Hormuz Thursday against a 10-day average of 16. Iran said it hit tanker Trend on Friday. Brent is still near $104.
31 Years Later, One 'Calvin and Hobbes' Line Remains The Greatest Quote In Comic Strip History
What's your pick for your favorite Calvin and Hobbes strip? Here's ours
The Royal Navy’s Oberon-Class ‘Diesel’ Submarines Summed Up in Just 4 Words
The Oberon-Class of the Royal Navy: Not nuclear. Not fast. Twenty-seven boats, five navies, and a reputation for going almost silent once the batteries were charged.
US Offers Saudi Arabia 48 F-35s for $24,300,000,000. Congress Has 30 Days
Forty-eight F-35 jets, 49 engines, $24.3 billion. Congress has 30 days. Israel’s qualitative edge is the line the State Department says this does not cross.
Based on my preliminary research into Astra and Fable 5.1 in the AI field...
Same $10/$50 per million tokens. Fable 5.1's cache reads cost 75% less; Astra doubles rates above 272K tokens. Pick by workflow, not price.
Don't call it a "pause", as that messages that a pause is much weirder than it is
Eric Schmidt on CNN: "we're not going to pause AI progress because the entire incentive system in America is not to pause." And he added, it's hard to enforce a...
NYT Editorial Board Comes Out Against Extinction
(Archive link)The NYT editorial board's article on AI is far better than I'd expected, but at the same time not all I'd hoped for.The title sets off very well: "Humanity...
We are not prepared to win
TL;DR: It would be nice to survive for a long time and be happy about it. It doesn't look like we'll be happy about it right now. We should change...
Common mistakes in AI safety group organizing
Back in the day, I was a very active AI safety group organizer. I commonly notice people making the same mistakes across many clubs. I have written down a list...
A Hotspot Becomes A Handheld
A Linux handheld computer is, in theory, easy and inexpensive given the availability of single-board computers, but in practice the budget invariably edges well into three figures. There’s an interesting...
Robot Voice Bridge
Run ElevenLabs like a voiceover session, right on your Mac Discussion | Link
An agent skill to help update your app for the iPhone Duo
I put together as much of Apple's iPhone Duo documentation as I could into a skill that I'm using to audit my apps for the new layouts and features. You...
ooon.ai
AI employee that answers, books, and reminds clients Discussion | Link
BG3 Is Great But Still Not the Best Baldur's Gate Game Ever Made
Baldur's Gate 3 is great. Baldur's Gate 2, 26 years old and still BioWare's best blueprint, might be better
2026-09-19
Tailscale and RustDesk: Secure remote access to all your desktops
Learn how to combine RustDesk and Tailscale for secure remote desktop access without port forwarding, self-hosted RustDesk servers, or subscriptions.
Modretro Announce Two New Chromatic Games Alongside New Battery Pack
We last reported on new Modretro game releases in November last year when two new Chromatic GBC titles were announced. We now have two more games to report on, as...
Agentic AI Meets Its Missing Layer: Market Access
AI agents can reason about trades, but market access requires identity, authorization, controls, and settlement infrastructure built for software acting.
The 10 Best Books of the Decade So Far, Ranked
The sprawling epics of the 2010s are dead. Here are the 10 most ambitious books released since 2020 that will completely rewire your brain.
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