Using LLMs at Oxide
While LLMs are adept at reading and can be terrific at editing, their writing is much more mixed. At best, writing from LLMs is hackneyed and cliché-ridden; at worst, it brims with tells that reveal that the prose is in fact automatically generated. What’s so bad about this? First, to those who can recognize an […]
Trains cancelled over fake bridge collapse image
Trains were halted after a suspected AI-generated picture that seemed to show major damage to a bridge appeared on social media following an earthquake. The tremor, which struck on Wednesday night, was felt across Lancashire and the southern Lake District. Network Rail said it was made aware of the image which appeared to show major […]
Show HN: FuseCells – a handcrafted logic puzzle game with 2,500 levels
FuseCells blends Sudoku deduction, Minesweeper logic, and Nonogram-style reasoning into a clean cosmic puzzle experience. Every puzzle is handcrafted and fully logical. FuseCells is a clean, no ads, satisfying logic puzzle that blends the deduction of Sudoku, the neighbor logic of Minesweeper, and the pattern reasoning of Nonogram into one fresh cosmic experience. Every puzzle […]
Kilauea erupts, destroying webcam [video]
Saving Japan’s exceptionally rare ‘snow monsters’
Across Japan’s alpine zones, temperatures have been rising faster than the global average since the 1980s. “In scenarios where climate change continues to advance significantly by the end of this century, it is possible that in warmer-than-usual winters, juhyo may no longer form at all,” Ito says. The threat has prompted action across Yamagata. In […]
Wave of (Open Street Map) Vandalism in South Korea
About a week ago, vandals began defacing the map in South Korea. Over the course of that week, I rolled back hundreds of changes, and with the help of the site’s moderators, I banned over 50 malicious accounts. In fact, the problem arose not even a week ago, but about a month ago. Back then, […]
United States Antarctic Program Field Manual (2024) [pdf]
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Screenshots from developers: 2002 vs. 2015 (2015)
How things have (and have not changed). I’m still a command-line junkie with at least two xterm windows open. I’m still using a 3×3 virtual desktop. However, instead of fvwm, it is now LXDE. I’ve also switched from FreeBSD to Linux and I’m running Lubuntu as my distribution. There are a lot of indispensable GUI […]
The past was not that cute
I was excited when cottagecore became a thing. Maybe my interest in retro clothes and handicrafts would be less embarrassing now! Cottagecore, Pinterest 2025 I still enjoy it. But in spaces focused on old-fashioned vibes, you encounter a lot of people who believe that the past was actually this charming. 1879s farmers through the eyes […]
Coffee link to slower biological aging in those w mental illness–to point
New research from King’s College London finds that coffee consumption within the NHS recommended limit is linked to longer telomere lengths – a marker of biological ageing – among people with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. The effect is comparable to roughly five years younger biological age. Telomeres are structures that protect DNA. As people get […]