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• Simon & Schuster: "Book Blurbs? Who Needs Them?" [the Inside Skinny]

  Elisabeth Egan, What Are Book Blurbs, and How Much Do They Matter in Publishing? NYTimes, Feb. 4, 2025. The famously fractious publishing community seems to... Read more

  The 05 february 2025 by   Bbenzon
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• Maui Travel and Adventure Guide by Ocean Breeze Adventures

  Maui, often called the “Valley Isle,” is a paradise of diverse landscapes, rich Hawaiian culture, and thrilling outdoor experiences. Read more

  The 05 february 2025 by   Robin Salvador
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• What LLMs Are Good at

  To make it super clear, language models are awesome. Otherwise, I wouldn't spend 9 months of my life working hours after my day job on writing a book on them. Read more

  The 05 february 2025 by   Bbenzon
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• Claude 3.5 Sonata Compares Three Images Showing Visual Chaos and Makes Some...

  

  This is the second time I've set out to have Claude describe two or more images. I've already done that in Claude 3.5 Sonata describes two different photos and... Read more

  The 04 february 2025 by   Bbenzon
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• Andrej Karpathy: "Vibe Coding"

  There's a new kind of coding I call "vibe coding", where you fully give in to the vibes, embrace exponentials, and forget that the code even exists. It's... Read more

  The 03 february 2025 by   Bbenzon
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• Whimsical Monday: ChatGPT Draws a Picture of a Silver-Crested Swamp Swizzle

  

  My father used to kid my sister and me about a bird he called a silver-crested swamp swizzle. As far as I know, it's a creature of his own invention. Read more

  The 03 february 2025 by   Bbenzon
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• Into the Mystery [Indiana Jones Was Here]

  

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  The 03 february 2025 by   Bbenzon
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• TNSTASFL, That Goes for Knowledge Too. OR: Why There’s So Much AI Hype. [once...

  

  Why is there so much hype about AI? Sure, it’s new, it’s interesting, and certainly has transformative potential. That’s one thing. Read more

  The 03 february 2025 by   Bbenzon
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• Is Trump Overextending Himself And, in Effect, Exposing His Flank? [Ezra Klein]

  Ezra Klein, Don't Believe Him, NYTimes, Feb. 2, 2025. From the end of the article: The flurry of activity is meant to suggest the existence of a plan. The... Read more

  The 02 february 2025 by   Bbenzon
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• DeepSeek's Approach Only Works in Limited Technical Domains

  If you look at their excellent paper code, the reward model is a logical function that was handcrafted progammed by engineers. Read more

  The 02 february 2025 by   Bbenzon
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