Cultural Offering

“Agents are unlike people in many ways. They can work for longer, instantly grasp large bodies of information, and exhibit a breadth of knowledge surpassing any person. Yet they are also susceptible to confabulation and reward hacking, and despite progress in alignment, we know very little about how they behave in complex, real-world, multiagent environments.”

When you are all trained the same, you make the same mistakes. Train differently. Grok wouldn’t accept that it was confirmation bias.

I can’t argue with this.

I can’t argue with this .

(untitled)

Amen.

Amen .

My wife: “Why did you spend $92 on a Foreigner 4 album?’

My wife: “Why did you spend $92 on a Foreigner 4 album?’ Me: “It’s an Original Master Recording.” silence

Happy Friday.

Happy Friday.

This!

rainbowriderjt : This!

“We can’t crucify beauty without steadily walking into hell. Every time we walk the dog we are surrounded by hints of the Kingdom of Heaven.”

Amen .

A thing of beauty. Thank you, Rob.

A thing of beauty. Thank you, Rob.

(untitled)

“So then I started a blog. I still remember following a link from Slate to Mickey Kaus’s then-new…

“So then I started a blog. I still remember following a link from Slate to Mickey Kaus’s then-new blog Kausfiles. I was struck by how seamless it was – one second you were on an expensive site funded by Microsoft, then with a single click you were on an independent journalism site funded by an individual – and it looked every bit as slick and professional.” Glenn Harlan Reynolds on…

With respect to the New England sage, another in my illustrations of why being “cool” has never…

purplebullfinch : With respect to the New England sage, another in my illustrations of why being “cool” has never been, and will never be, my “main rule.” #European carry-all

It’s Telemann Tuesday!

It’s Telemann Tuesday!

(untitled)

“Not every disappointment needs another social media post. Not every slight needs to be revisited.”

Well explained .

“In person, Buckley’s manner is friendly, and I recalled that most people who know him well—even…

“In person, Buckley’s manner is friendly, and I recalled that most people who know him well—even those who disagree with him—like him. George McGovern, for example, has given him a blurb for his latest book: ‘How can he be so clear and compelling on sailing and so confused on politics?’” July 27, 1987 Profile from New York Magazine

Grandad and Uncle Barry. Grandad was nice enough, but he also carried the heat.

Grandad and Uncle Barry. Grandad was nice enough, but he also carried the heat.

(untitled)

krakenteacups :

“The disappearance of table manners will have, and is already having, the most serious consequences…

serpentinesheldonserpentine : infanteriesauvage : “The disappearance of table manners will have, and is already having, the most serious consequences for civilization…” Renaud Camus, Decivilization For the past decade I have been ridiculed for waiting for others to be served before eating, rising when others join or leave the table, leaving my napkin on my chair when I leave the table, leaving my…

“You might think that a nation known for its extraordinary achievements would have universities with Success Studies programs examining how West Indians, Cuban Americans, Asian Americans and others thrived in the American system.”

Michael Wade hits an out-of-the-park home run: The Real Victims of The Long March .