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That's what worries me about AI. Not that it will replace human judgment, but that it may gradually remove the friction that judgment depends on.

A lot of decentralized projects focus on the philosophy, but most people just want something that works smoothly. Platforms like Blacksky probably grew not because of cutting-edge …

Running every day for ten years is impressive enough on its own. What really stands out to me is how you turned the whole thing into a structured, data-driven project. The way you …

The biggest issue with Copilot might not be the model itself, but the naming strategy. One name is used for several completely different products, and users end up totally confused…

I used to think Basic Economy was just airlines making things uncomfortable on purpose. Then I realized it’s really about separating customers based on how much they’re willing to …

We talk a lot about AI’s potential, but its energy footprint is often underestimated. As model sizes grow, the environmental impact of both training and inference may show up faste…

AI tools are great for speeding up small tasks, but when it comes to debugging, refactoring, or designing anything more complex, manual coding is still essential. Especially when t…

I’ve noticed my reading habits changing too. I used to read a lot of literary fiction in my twenties, but now I mostly go for nonfiction or short-form stuff. It’s not that I think …

Using AI to improve enforcement makes sense, but I do worry a bit when reporting turns into a way to make money. If people start watching each other for profit, it feels like we co…

I’ve honestly never known which sites use DNSSEC and which don’t. Browsers don’t warn you when it’s missing, and most people probably wouldn’t even know where to look. It’s hard to…

These days, I usually start with a basic LLM, layer in RAG for external knowledge, and build workflows to keep things stable and maintainable. Agents sound promising, but in practi…

Reading this made me realize that rationality isn’t really about joining a group. It’s more about whether you care about how you think. No matter how solid the logic is, if the sta…

I’m not sure if Iran’s claim is true, but honestly, I’ve always felt uneasy about what these apps actually log. End-to-end encryption is great, but it doesn’t protect metadata. The…

This article is a good reminder to start with the simplest thing that works and only add complexity when it's truly needed. A few clearly defined LLM calls with some light glue log…

I’ve run into this a few times while working on projects. Even a few seconds of connection loss can cause serious issues. A lot of systems seem to assume the network is always avai…

When I was a kid, hearing leukemia basically meant there was no hope. These days, I know families whose kids went through treatment and are now living totally normal lives. It’s pr…

I've had a similar experience. These tools are pretty helpful for small scripts or quick utility code, but once you're working on something with a more complex structure and lots o…

I've experienced social anxiety myself and always thought it was just part of who I am. Seeing that gut microbiota might influence something as specific as social fear and that it …

Really impressive that a student managed to find something Hofmann suspected nearly a century ago. Makes you wonder how many of these hidden chemists are still quietly working in s…

Early on, there were people who gave me their time and trust even when I had nothing. That made a big difference in my life. Now I try to give back in my own way. I focus on doing …

It’s honestly kind of disturbing. Period tracking apps used to feel like a helpful tool, but now they feel more like surveillance. Most people have no idea their most personal data…

I think the first real AI disaster probably won’t come from some kind of superintelligence. It’s more likely to happen in a very ordinary situation, where a system gives the wrong …

I’ve noticed that LLMs are fast and cheap for simple Q&A. They just generate answers without needing to crawl or index. But I wonder if this low cost will last. Once the LLM race k…

It’s so easy to think of AI as “conscious,” especially when it sounds so natural. A lot of companies lean into that, making AI feel like a real person. But in the end, it’s just pr…

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