17 June 2026

Someone created a astronomically-correct solar system, where you can play astronaut. This was vibe-coded during a marathon session with Claude Fable 5. Haven't tried it out, but it sounds impressive. THIS is how one should use artificial intelligence.

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Then there are people who waste tokens asking inane questions on Elbakyan's Sci-Bot, which seems like it's supposed to be a free version of Scite or Consensus or other deep research sites. Is this worth the expenditures on datacenters?

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This is a lesson for all those medical LLMs that claims to have done well on medical licensing exams. It's possible for bots to be pruned (deliberately hobbled) and still pass multiple-choice benchmarks, but when the question is asked directly, bots "often fail" and the correct answer won't be highly-ranked in the output. They call it the Benchmark Illusion.

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Is Apple following the same strategy that Microsoft did when they came out with Universal Windows Platform? I don't remember that campaign from 2015. I can see the appeal, but it's a technical nightmare, and may slow things down. We'll see.

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In this way, the emergence of today’s AI health products remind me of the rise, in the 2010s, of ride-sharing services such as Uber and Lyft. The taxi industry is heavily regulated, making it difficult for new players to enter the market. Yet by skirting and at times ignoring those rules, ride-sharing companies were able to acquire a critical mass of users in a short period of time. Pretty soon, governments had little choice but to adjust their laws to match what had by then become the status quo. The same pattern could end up playing out in medicine. Will regulations meant to ensure that medical products are safe and effective remain in force? Or will they instead be weakened or removed to clear the path for tools that everyone is already using?
Interesting perspective. Maybe the FDA will just throw up their hands and craft law around the usage.

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Amazon almost killed Best Buy, yet they survived. I still go to Best Buy and am glad they're still around. How did the CEO do it? Basically, he refused to give up, and chose to compete with Amazon leveraging their own advantages.

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You can start a business renting EV chargers. This is like buying vending machines and making money off the convenience. Or renting parking space. Cool. But be prepared to sustain damage. This kind of business probably doesn't work in Blue cities. It probably works in Japan or South Korea or Singapore – places where people respect property. Not in the U.S.

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What bullshit! California will be starting a Gay-Certification Program. This is so you can qualify for special discriminatory benefits for one of the Left's favored victim groups. Can California get more crazy?

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Doom Loop. Under Armour is moving out of Portland. This is no small company. The number of employees who will lose jobs isn't reported in the article. Tick tock, Portland.

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Oregon cities rank lower in bike friendliness. Man, can't Oregon win something?

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Seattle City Light eyes biggest bill increases in recent memory. Well, with all the wealthy people leaving the city, someone's gotta pay, right?

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