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Chatting into Dark Corners

This is the sort of thing that should come as no surprise. Of course an LLM that ingests as much of the internet as possible is going to incorporate works of fiction, and these programs don’t have any way of…
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HTML Quine

I saw this page shared on Mastodon, and it is an impressive showcase of some things that HTML and CSS can accomplish. Its title also meant that I had to look up what quine means: quine: A program that produces…
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WTF Just Happened Today

WTF Just Happened Today is a newsletter from Matt Kiser that gives an overview of political news. It is sent out four times a week. Each one starts with “Today in one sentence”, which only works thanks to a generous…
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Another ICE Story

He had planned to return to Ireland in December, but was briefly unable to fly due to a health issue, his medical records show. He was only three days overdue to leave the US when an encounter with police landed…
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The OBBB and North Carolina

The OBBB contains provisions that will harm millions of North Carolinians and numerous sectors of our economy. While the effects of this bill were enough to lead Senator Tillis to flip (and now retire), every House Republican voted for this…
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Does Giving Money for Housing Work?

Governments around the world have tried it: giving people cash to make housing more affordable. But does it actually work? We dive into one of the most misunderstood dynamics in housing economics — and reveal the single factor that determines…
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Chatting into Dark Corners

HTML Quine

WTF Just Happened Today

Another ICE Story

The OBBB and North Carolina

Does Giving Money for Housing Work?

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