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The temperature is 98. The humidity is 77. That's a web bulb temperature of 92. People my age die in those conditions. Few things would be too ugly, too noisy, and bothersome as a …

I don't know who the uneducated individual was that posted this. I developed open source software for 25 years even during the stretch when I was living in my car. I never made mon…

I bought full self-driving in September 2025 for my Model Y. I have not touched the wheel on any public road since then. It drives everywhere better than I would. It drove from Pit…

This excellent book deals with change. It details the point that "systems cannot change within themselves" From this book it is clear that the gas car industry is doomed. Car compa…

Implement the protocol by using drones rather than pigeons

I have 53 years of experience in programming. I taught CS at 4 Universities. I have led an open source project for 25 years. I know 60 languages. My professional advice is "Don't l…

I bought FSD in September 2025. Since that time every trip has been on FSD. The only exception was during an ice storm with black ice. I bought Starlink Mini in January. I installe…

----------------------------------------------------------------------- Algorithm E (Euclid's algorithm). Given two positive integers m and n, find their greatest common divisor, t…

Knuth Tests using Claude Sonnet 4.6 problem 1.1.2 Knuth Art Of Computer Programming V1 p9 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Algorithm E (Eucli…

Knuth Art Of Computer Programming V1 p9: [1] The values of variables m and n, can be interchanged using t = m, then m = n, then n = t. Show how the values of four variables (a,b,c,…

Knuth Art Of Computer Programming V1 p2 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Algorithm E (Euclid's algorithm). Given two positive integers m and …

It would be interesting to see a website dedicated to using an LLM solutions to Knuth's problem set. It would likely be a better test of an LLM than most of the current set.

https://www.nongnu.org/axiom/

Oh cool. Thanks for the pointer!

Long rumored that the world would end due to a goal of "maximizing paperclips" it is time to start. Every good world-ending idea needs a plan. Given an infinite number of paperclip…

I got into a discussion of UFOs. The question was how would they be able to change directions and accelerate instantly. He was trying to guess what kind of propulstion they used. T…

I"m old. I need something that watches everything I do and say. It should be able to tell me where I left my coffee cup. It should tell me what meds to take and remind me to take t…

The creative part is that the AI needs to create compelling stories that resonate with people. Joel's story shows something that could happen to a couple living on being popular. T…

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The AI systems are being tested using domains such as proofs where there is great structure and fixed rules. This work claims to measure each AI to see how it performs. This is a d…

Prolog. Because rule-based programs used to matter.

Common Lisp. THE most important language to learn. It is all here. Math. Especially Linear Algebra APL. Learn the true power of array-like thinking and strong use of symbols. Assem…

Tesla has filed a patent "High Precision Complex Number Based Rotary Positional Encoding Calculation On 8-Bit Compute Hardware" (US20260017019) There are several ideas in the paten…

Wrap yourself in a personal robot called Ava (homage to Ex Machina). A perfect morning coffee is waiting as you wake up. The house robot brings it to you as you awake. Suppose you …

Jim Farley doesn't understand what is actually happening. The majors are all in denial. (Rory Sutherland on selling an electric car: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/OTOKws45kCo ) I …