Speculations Concerning the First Ultraintelligent Machine (1965) [pdf]
https://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/myl/Good1964.pdf
https://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/myl/Good1964.pdf
USAA closed 51% of home insurance claims without making a payment in 2025
https://www.expressnews.com/business/article/san-antonio-usaa-insurance-claims-rejected-22293061.php
https://www.expressnews.com/business/article/san-antonio-usaa-insurance-claims-rejected-22293061.php
San Antonio Express-News
USAA closed 51% of home insurance claims without making a payment in 2025
Denials have been an ongoing issue for insurers, and data show the rate of nonpayment of claims has been inching up for years. Climate change is a factor.
We scaled PgBouncer to 4x throughput
https://clickhouse.com/blog/pgbouncer-clickhouse-managed-postgres
https://clickhouse.com/blog/pgbouncer-clickhouse-managed-postgres
ClickHouse
How we scale PgBouncer in ClickHouse Managed Postgres | ClickHouse
PgBouncer is single-threaded, so a single process caps out at one CPU core no matter the box size. See how ClickHouse Managed Postgres runs a peered fleet of PgBouncer processes with so_reuseport to scale pooling across every core — with benchmarks showin
Tropical forests facing increasing risks of exposure to critical temp thresholds
https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2528622123
https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2528622123
PNAS
Tropical forests are facing increasing risks of exposure to critical temperature thresholds | PNAS
Understanding how close tropical tree species are to critical temperature thresholds
that might impede photosynthetic activity is vital in a world ...
that might impede photosynthetic activity is vital in a world ...
Female US rower completes historic solo journey from California to Hawaii
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/04/california-hawaii-rowing-solo-journey
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/04/california-hawaii-rowing-solo-journey
the Guardian
Female US rower completes historic solo journey from California to Hawaii
Kelsey Pfendler set out to become first US woman, youngest woman and fastest woman to solo over 2,400-mile journey
Reverse centaurs are the answer to the AI paradox
https://pluralistic.net/2025/09/11/vulgar-thatcherism/#there-is-an-alternative
https://pluralistic.net/2025/09/11/vulgar-thatcherism/#there-is-an-alternative
I used to love Claude, but the latest models are slowly ruining it
https://www.androidauthority.com/claude-latest-models-pushback-bad-3683521/
https://www.androidauthority.com/claude-latest-models-pushback-bad-3683521/
Android Authority
I used to love Claude, but the latest models are slowly ruining it
For the longest time, Claude was hands-down my favorite AI chatbot. However, that's changed after the latest models were released.
Weightlifting beats running for blood sugar control, researchers find
https://news.vt.edu/articles/2025/11/research_fralinbiomed_yanweightlifting.html
https://news.vt.edu/articles/2025/11/research_fralinbiomed_yanweightlifting.html
Virginia Tech
Weightlifting beats running for blood sugar control, researchers find
Virginia Tech scientists at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute show that resistance training outperforms endurance exercise in improving insulin sensitivity in obesity and Type 2 diabetes models.
Doctors die. It's not like the rest of us, but it should be (2016)
https://archive.cancerworld.net/featured/how-doctors-die/
https://archive.cancerworld.net/featured/how-doctors-die/
archive.cancerworld.net
How doctors die. It’s not like the rest of us, but it should be | Cancer World Archive
This hard-hitting blogpost by Ken Murray, a retired Los Angeles family doctor, helped open up discussions about why doctors routinely administer treatments to dying patients that they would adamantly refuse for themselves. Years ago, Charlie, a highly respected…
Rep. Ro Khanna was detained by Israeli settlers in occupied West Bank
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/11/ro-khanna-congressman-detained-israel-settlers-west-bank
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/11/ro-khanna-congressman-detained-israel-settlers-west-bank
the Guardian
US congressman says he was detained by armed Israeli settlers in occupied West Bank
Ro Khanna said settlers were armed with US-made weapons and Israel Defense Forces refused to intervene
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Show HN: Quantum-Qec / Matrix-Free Quantum Homeostatic Engine(Blueprint)
https://github.com/PJHkorea/quantum-mesh-qec
https://github.com/PJHkorea/quantum-mesh-qec
GitHub
GitHub - PJHkorea/quantum-mesh-qec: Blueprint for a decentralized, fault-tolerant Surface Code infrastructure leveraging branchless…
Blueprint for a decentralized, fault-tolerant Surface Code infrastructure leveraging branchless C99 ancilla-syndrome registers, zero-copy C++ binders, and JAX/XLA gradient isolation gates to bypass...
Under federal rule, colleges must leave grads better off or lose financial aid
https://www.npr.org/2026/06/30/nx-s1-5835631/turner-camhi-do-no-harm-college-loans
https://www.npr.org/2026/06/30/nx-s1-5835631/turner-camhi-do-no-harm-college-loans
NPR
Under a new federal rule, colleges must leave grads better off or lose financial aid
If an undergraduate program's graduates don't earn more than workers who never went to college, that program could be cut off from federal student loans. But is a degree just about making more money?