10/10 trip it was a blast. You know that stupid question "what if you used 100% of your brain," well we used 100% of the car and I have to recommend it

Congress being weaker means that more and more power accumulated to leadership, which made Congress weaker, etc etc.

In addition, I don't see people trying to change policy via a law because its too hard/slow.

So Congress is now (more and more) not the place where policy is made.

I wish there was a scientific way to measure the human capital of Congress. Not speech-giving or fundraising abilities, more doing (in theory) the actual job of hiring staff, writing laws, passing budgets, etc etc.

I suspect that over time, more and more strong people have passed on that job.

And any agenda will therefore get at least partially hijacked by people who want to bend its effects to be of the greatest benefit to them.

The cumulative costs of a regulatory thicket on new entrants and the legitimacy of the rules apparatus make the whole system weaker IMO.

That sometimes a reg helps in some specific circumstances is not IMO a reason to retain it. When only some people can navigate the thicket of interlocking rules, it gives them a privilege and people with resources are advantaged. I hear you that sometimes opposition is a trojan horse.

The truth emerges with a whimper after the baseless allegation reverberated round the world: variety.com/2026/music/n...

looks awesome

The most complex model we actually understand YouTube video by Welch Labs

Here's a link on the most complex model we fully understand: www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8GO...

LLMs are not as smart as their strongest public proponents not as empty as their strongest public detractors. We are at the "using leaches as medicine" stage of sophistication in understanding them.

Yet social media tends to amplify those extreme takes the most, because they get *engagement." :/

If you think I should know the brand and trust it, that's fine I guess, but again - the headline is saying things about the content of the underlying source docs that I never saw when reading them. We can leave it there I suppose.

"The newspaper" typically has an editorial staff and process (with published corrections) that makes it reputable. I've never heard of Tom's Hardware or Future US Inc, and I would love a paragraph or anything (or even just someone confirming they read the full thing and it backs the point up).

Not dunking on Zack or this post, I’m just always struck by how easily American journalists will admit that the media shapes public polling and political outcomes when they’re not talking about America.

Then give me the text, no summary needed. I'll read it all. Demanding I pay to question isn't it.

When that's all I can read to support the headline/sub-headline, yes. If you think I'm wrong, please let me know where. I read the underlying report earlier this week and I don't think the headline accurate describes its claims.

I didn't see anyone say "sentient super-hacker" in the original posts - putting words in their mouth makes it easy to attack, but the scary thing is that these systems can (with enough time) chain together issues to find big exploits.

I don't see evidence in part of the paywall-free text that anyone fell for anything. The disclosures we can see made in the public blog post are valid/worrying and Anthropic's choice to talk about them now (instead of waiting) is fair given the security risks to everyone else.

if you think software generated by LLMs is inherently worse than code typed by humans, then please sit down, because i'm about to give you some terrible news:

you have considerably overestimated how good we, as a species, are at creating reliable software

A desperate, addicted gambler won't admit they lost and cash out with their remaining chips. They rebuy (with other's money if they can), bet more, and go huge - obliterating themselves in the small hope of digging themselves out.

Redemption is always possible. Would that it happens. Happy Easter.

This is so, so well-articulated.

right now the astronauts are calling houston because the computer on the spaceship is running two instances of microsoft outlook and they can't figure out why. nasa is about to remote into the computer

Oil pressure is the only thing keeping an engine alive YouTube video by Technology Connections

Excellent video on how engine lubrication works from the same creator who taught me everything I know about dishwashers: www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmCf...

People who despise themselves don't think anyone else cares about their words (because who would ever listen to them when they don't value their own words?), and thus might be more likely to say awful things on the internet. Hrm.

When the press reports judicial decisions as “judge sides with X“ or “judges back Y” they do a disservice to the judicial process. If judges are simply political actors picking sides, their opinions should not hold the rule of law.

Media should say instead “Judge: first amendment sides with X”

Internal messages of concern about platform decisions were used to great effect by the plaintiffs' attorneys in the social media cases. As @masnick.com observes, this will lead companies to shut down internal dissent channels or internal reviews of risks. www.techdirt.com/2026/03/26/e...

Drop eight zeros and federal finances look like a household that earns $52,446 and spends $73,378 — running a $20,932 annual deficit. Its total liabilities and unfunded promises amount to $1,361,788 against $60,554 in assets, leaving it $1.3 million in the hole.

fortune.com/2026/03/23/u...

The easiest way to make the world smarter YouTube video by Rabbit Hole

Had no idea of the history of iodized salt and how important it was/is: www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRcw...

In Heinrich's triangle, there are several unreported incidents/near misses reported for every incident. For every major event not involving a fatality, there are up to 100 incidents that led up to it. And for every fatality, ~10 major events led up to it.

In Heinrich's triangle, there are several unreported incidents/near misses reported for every incident. For every major event not involving a fatality, there are up to 100 incidents that led up to it. And for every fatality, ~10 major events led up to it.

They love presenting Election Night(s) like a sports event, where count reports that come in early are like points scored in the first half, so a candidate can "come from behind" or "extend their lead" in the second.

It's the highest-rated night of the year, and they won't give it up willingly.

ranked choice is a fundamental shift in the meaning of "a vote" - Dana Chisnell & I were just remembering a 1-day usability study she led, testing ranked choice ballots with Bay Area voters ~2010. people *struggled*.

voters do figure it out, but you see some weird results the first couple elections