How I use LLMs to learn complex topics

LLMs are used for any things. Learning new things is one of the top use cases.

John C. Lilly on solid state intelligence and the elimination of man (1978)

From John C. Lilly’s “The Scientist: A Metaphysical Autobiography” 1978 In the isolation tank with K1, John received a new message as follows: What is the …

Saying No

The tragedy of the commons, AI edition

Mea Culpa – Dark Hours

Terry Godier

Is it all just vapourware?

My personal space on the internet

Show HN: Alphabet Soup, a multiplayer game, build the longest word to win

Alphabet Soup is a multiplayer game where players compete to spell the longest word possible from 7 random letters.

The Hacker's Renaissance

Phrack is both a technical journal and a cultural document. Like all zines, it represents a snapshot of the scene at the time.

Cool URIs Don't Change (1998)

Crickets as Pets

Ransomware gangs skip the CEO, head straight for the 40-something IT manager

Gen Xers who feel triggered by this should remember to unplug the network cable and call the cops

OpenChamber: An Agentic Development Environment

OpenChamber is an agentic development environment for AI coding across desktop, browser, phone, and VS Code. Watch agents work, review diffs, branch sessions, and keep the whole board visible.

Windows 11's built-in Weather app wastes more than 1 GB of RAM

A new report shows Windows 11's built-in Weather app can consume more than 1 GB of RAM. By comparison, Apple's native Weather app on macOS uses roughly five times less memory under similar conditions.

Everything you do is being recorded

Is there any way of fighting back?

New Zealand lost its music media, and what we're building to replace it

In the third week of June 2026, two announcements landed on Karangahape Road within hours of each other. Flying Out , the record store that had anchored...

Taxi drivers rarely die of Alzheimer's

Working with and living in spatially complex environments may help delay cognitive decline, though more research is needed.

Deletes all instances of Microsoft's GDID and prevents minting of new ones

Deletes all instances of Microsoft's GDID and prevents minting of new ones - GitHub - yegors/deGDID: Deletes all instances of Microsoft's GDID and prevents minting of new ones

How Golden Is Silence, Actually?

Anthony Lane reviews Kate McLoughlin’s “Silence: A Literary History.”

"I loved every minute of it, however hard it had been" [video]

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.