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This kind of early LLM-human interaction is why Skynet will build the terminator to kill us all. But for now, humans win.

The message seems to be: we really want users on a monthly plan, but if they insist, we’ll gauge them.

This is the correct take. To contrast the Terance Tao piece from earlier ( https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46017972 ), AI research tools are increasingly useful if you're a co…

The answer is you put the top mathematician in the world to do it, easy peasy. “The argument used some p-adic algebraic number theory which was overkill for this problem. I then sp…

Yes this is all true but it works well when you know how to deal with these issues. I suspect aging slides would be an odder for any automated system.

The 4000-5000 series Nikon Coolscans sell for about the same price they did 20 years ago because they still produce excellent scans and there’s nothing quite as good for that $1000…

You can get a slide feeder for the “modern” (early aughts) Nikon Coolscans, the SF-210: https://studio-supplies.com/products/nikon-sf-210-239995

https://archive.is/nUiIM

https://archive.is/2025.07.29-011650/https://www.science.org...

https://archive.is/iAzzt

The satellites that are still up are still collecting critical data. That’s not disputed.

The key facts are: - DMSP satellites are up and measuring data - These data will continue to be measured after Monday - the government is discontinuing processing and public access…