Guess Im A Rationalist Now

Guess Im A Rationalist Now A week ago I attended LessOnline, a rationalist blogging conference featuring many people I’ve known for years—Scott Alexander, Eliezer Yudkowsky, Zvi Mowshowitz, Sarah Constantin, Carl Feynman—as well as people I’ve known only online and was delighted to meet in person, like Joe Carlsmith and Jacob Falkovich and Daniel Reeves. The

https://scottaaronson.blog/?p=8908 · June 10, 2025

Comma v01 1T and 2T - 7B LLMs trained on openly licensed text

Comma v01 1T and 2T - 7B LLMs trained on openly licensed text

https://simonwillison.net/2025/Jun/7/comma/#atom-entries · June 7, 2025

The last six months in LLMs illustrated by pelicans on bicycles

The last six months in LLMs illustrated by pelicans on bicycles

https://simonwillison.net/2025/Jun/6/six-months-in-llms/#atom-entries · June 6, 2025

Sipeed NanoCluster fits 7-node Pi cluster in 6cm

Sipeed NanoCluster fits 7-node Pi cluster in 6cm Sipeed NanoCluster fits 7-node Pi cluster in 6cm Sipeed’s NanoCluster is a tiny compute module clusterboard with room for up to 7 tiny computers. Each slot has two inline M.2 (NGFF) slots which accept either a custom-designed SoM (System on

https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2025/sipeed-nanocluster-fits-7-node-pi-cluster-6cm · June 6, 2025

Self-hosting your own media considered harmful updated

Self-hosting your own media considered harmful updated Self-hosting your own media considered harmful (updated) I just received my second community guidelines violation for my video demonstrating the use of LibreELEC on a Raspberry Pi 5, for 4K video playback. I purposefully avoid demonstrating any of the tools

https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2025/self-hosting-your-own-media-considered-harmful-updated · June 6, 2025

Dynamic Runtime Configuration in Angular 19

Dynamic Runtime Configuration in Angular 19 Angular applications traditionally require separate builds for different environments (development, staging, production). This approach has limitations: longer CI/CD pipelines, multiple artefacts to manage, and the inability to change configuration without rebuilding. Let’s implement a better solution using runtime configuration. The Problem with Traditional Environment Files Angular’s default environment files require compile-time configuration: //

https://badsector.dev/posts/dynamic-runtime-configuration-in-angular-19/ · June 6, 2025

Tips on prompting ChatGPT for UK technology secretary Peter Kyle

Tips on prompting ChatGPT for UK technology secretary Peter Kyle

https://simonwillison.net/2025/Jun/3/tips-for-peter-kyle/#atom-entries · June 3, 2025

How often do LLMs snitch Recreating Theos SnitchBench with LLM

How often do LLMs snitch Recreating Theos SnitchBench with LLM

https://simonwillison.net/2025/May/31/snitchbench-with-llm/#atom-entries · May 31, 2025

If Anyone Builds It Everyone Dies

If Anyone Builds It Everyone Dies Eliezer Yudkowsky and Nate Soares are publishing a mass-market book, the rather self-explanatorily-titled If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies. (Yes, the “it” means “sufficiently powerful AI.”) The book is now available for preorder from Amazon: (If you plan to buy the book at all, Eliezer and Nate ask that you

https://scottaaronson.blog/?p=8901 · May 30, 2025

A limited-time flavor Blue Raspberry Pi

A limited-time flavor Blue Raspberry Pi A limited-time flavor: Blue Raspberry Pi The most unique Raspberry Pi I own is a limited-time flavor: blue raspberry. And no, this isn’t the Brazilian version, or the red Chinese version. This blue version is one of 1000 blue

https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2025/limited-time-flavor-blue-raspberry-pi · May 30, 2025