lesswrong
4h ago
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Is there only one FairBot?
The FairBot from the MIRI prisoner's dilemma tournament is defined by a theorem of Peano arithmetic (PA) that holds for each opponent:
theatlantic
25h ago
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Gwyneth Paltrow Is Very Sorry to Postpone Her Dinner
Is controversy not all the more reason to take a conversation alfresco?
arstechnica
27h ago
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"RFK Jr. has lied to the Senate": Lawmakers call for criminal probe, ouster
RFK Jr. went to Samoa to spread vaccine fears. The measles outbreak after killed 83.
theregister
40h ago
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BOFH: Schrödinger's petty cash puts us in a very awkward superposition
Why oh why are the accountants stricter than the IRS and HMRC put together?
fastcompany
36h ago
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This gay softball sitcom from the ‘Heated Rivalry’ streamer could succeed where knockoffs have failed
When Heated Rivalry premiered last fall, it became an unprecedented international smash success.
petapixel
11h ago
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The Konica IIA Is a Shining Example of Timeless Technology
Out of nowhere, a package arrived for me from an anonymous source and what was contained inside intrigued me instantly: A Konica IIA in almost perfect condition. It was a gift from a viewer hoping that I’ll give it a try.
nautil
29h ago
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Listen in on the Sounds of a Jurassic Period Forest
Behold the call of the katydid
quillette
46h ago
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Women’s Sport or ‘Transformational’ Activism: It Can’t Be Both
A U.S.-based Australian Rules Football league allows trans-identified men to play on women’s teams. When one turned out to be a convicted sex criminal, no one wanted to talk about it.
atlasobscura
31h ago
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Liberation Mural in Indio, California
The artwork created by Mexican artist Hervey Garcia, draws from Eadweard Muybridge's 1878 motion photography The Horse in Motion. As vehicles drive past at speeds of 35 to 45 mph, the frames blend together creating and animated effect showing a galloping horse stretching, morphing into a winged Pegasus, and finally transforming into a bird soaring through a starry night sky.
theconversation
32h ago
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Why it’s so hard to apologise sincerely in a foreign language
Saying ‘sorry’ to someone in authority evokes more guilt and shame in your first language.