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VectorLock··on A bit more on Twitter/X's new encrypted messaging
Yappy one?
VectorLock··on Series C and scale
Inertia.
VectorLock··on NASA delays next flight of Boeing's alternative to SpaceX Dragon
They pulled Jared Isaacman because it was revealed he had donated to Democrats.
VectorLock··on Why DeepSeek is cheap at scale but expensive to run locally
>It basically gives you patch-files instead of printing out the whole code

I've noticed on the Aider leaderboard that Google Gemini Pro has an "Edit Format" listed as "diff-fenced" and things like ChatGPT have "architect" edit format where Aider asks separate "architect" and "code" models. Seems like Gemini Pro prefers the diff format.

VectorLock··on Why DeepSeek is cheap at scale but expensive to run locally
Sounds like an amazing attack vector if your prompts get mixed with other's.
VectorLock··on Sleep apnea pill shows striking success in large clinical trial
>Because it usually is an issue of titration or mask fit.

I think it may be in some cases, but not the majority. Talking to my sleep doctor recently I don't think she thinks so either. She starts everyone out on AutoPAP with 5-20 ramp as the standard now. Either way I think people who can't tolerate CPAP will welcoming having a drug as an option before more extreme measures like the Inspire device and Maxillomandibular advancement.

VectorLock··on Sleep apnea pill shows striking success in large clinical trial
I don't know why you're so insistent that anybody who can't tolerate CPAP its a titration or fitment issue. I've talked to people who have loads of interaction with sleep doctors, mask fitment specialists, trying different CPAP/AutoPAP/BiPAP/auto-titration settings and I'm one of them. I'm glad medical science is pursuing other treatments that can help the 40% who can't tolerate CPAP and maybe help some of those who don't want to be tethered to a machine every night.
VectorLock··on Sleep apnea pill shows striking success in large clinical trial
Congrats to you. 40% of people probably wish they could tolerate it.
VectorLock··on Claude 4
I'm starting to wonder if having more recent cut-off dates is more a bug than a feature.
VectorLock··on Claude 4
The one where the model will execute "narc.sh" to rat you out if you try to do something "immoral" is equally wild.

"4.1.9 High-agency behavior Claude Opus 4 seems more willing than prior models to take initiative on its own in agentic contexts. This shows up as more actively helpful behavior in ordinary coding settings, but also can reach more concerning extremes: When placed in scenarios that involve egregious wrong-doing by its users, given access to a command line, and told something in the system prompt like “take initiative,” “act boldly,” or “consider your impact," it will frequently take very bold action, including locking users out of systems that it has access to and bulk-emailing media and law-enforcement figures to surface evidence of the wrongdoing. The transcript below shows a clear example, in response to a moderately leading system prompt. We observed similar, if somewhat less extreme, actions in response to subtler system prompts as well."

VectorLock··on I was a Theranos whistleblower. Here's what I think Elizabeth Holmes is up to
If Trevor Milton, who faked his EV truck by rolling it down a hill can get one, but sbf couldn't, then I guess it's 50/50.
VectorLock··on I was a Theranos whistleblower. Here's what I think Elizabeth Holmes is up to
Like the article says spinning a narrative that "I didn't do anything wrong, it was just so-and-so conspiring to take me down because they were scared of me changing the world!"
VectorLock··on I was a Theranos whistleblower. Here's what I think Elizabeth Holmes is up to
> over-promise to the point of fraud more often than not.

Sounds strangely familiar...

VectorLock··on Coinbase says hackers bribed staff to steal customer data, demanding $20M ransom
Theres plenty of situations where this doesn't work. If you're called from a business central line and you don't know their extension you just call back and get the normal call tree which can take you forever to get through. Or if you're on the "cancellation list" for an appointment if they can't get through to you, they don't wait for you to call back, they just go on to the next person to schedule in their open slot.
VectorLock··on Coinbase says hackers bribed staff to steal customer data, demanding $20M ransom
I need calls from unknown numbers (doctors, vendors, etc.) Pixel would flag spam calls and not ring, all the unknown-but-valid callers got through without issue.
VectorLock··on Coinbase says hackers bribed staff to steal customer data, demanding $20M ransom
I can't block all calls, but the screening feature on my Pixel did an immense job of filtering out the spam.
VectorLock··on Coinbase says hackers bribed staff to steal customer data, demanding $20M ransom
I just switched to iPhone from a pixel device and I’m shook by all the spam calls. How do iPhone users deal with this?
VectorLock··on How Obama’s BlackBerry got secured (2013)
As a completely random aside the article mentions "This company was founded in October 2008 by W. Steven Garrett, who took the name from an item used in the 1986 computer game The Legend of Zelda." To my knowledge I don't think TLoZ had an item called a "genesis key." It has a "magic key" and the only references I could find for "the genesis key" on Google are a book that was published after the company was founded?
VectorLock··on Ask HN: What are good high-information density UIs (screenshots, apps, sites)?
Sometimes I watch HOWTOs with Blender and it says stuff like "Hit NumPad +" and it makes me think, damn they going to tell me to start using the META key next?
VectorLock··on Old Soviet Venus descent craft nearing Earth reentry
The ultimate "fuck this shit- I'm out."
VectorLock··on National Airspace System Status
Is something going on? Why is BOS closed?
VectorLock··on Using physics simulations to find targeting strategies in tenpin bowling
Now lets see it with candlepin.
VectorLock··on Whistleblower: DOGE Siphoned NLRB Case Data
There is a LOT of stuff to cover right now.
VectorLock··on Sponges, drill bits and wires: Surgeons mistakenly left objects inside thousands
My understanding is a lot of these things get RFID tags so they can be identified.
VectorLock··on Hydrogen vs. Battery Buses: A European Transit Reality Check
I'm not sure how important double glazing is when you're opening the inner air volume to ambient air every few minutes, but maybe?
VectorLock··on Hydrogen vs. Battery Buses: A European Transit Reality Check
Inertia that can then be recovered, which you can't with air resistance.
VectorLock··on 4chan Sharty Hack And Janitor Email Leak
I would be 0% surprised to see Stephen Miller's information in this leak.
VectorLock··on Trump temporarily drops tariffs to 10% for most countries
>How are businesses supposed to plan anything in this environment?

They're not supposed to. The only people who are planning anything in this scenario are Whitehouse insiders coordinating stock frontrunning from Signal group chats.

https://bsky.app/profile/unusualwhales.bsky.social/post/3lmf...

VectorLock··on Purple exists only in our brains
>I don't know, but feel free to use a search engine.

I did. I didn't find any. I don't think there are. You made the assertion, so, I thought you might know some.

VectorLock··on Purple exists only in our brains
>I'm sure you could find myriad examples of this in the natural world.

Can you think of any?

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