Nanosecond timestamp collisions are common(evanjones.ca)

279 points by ingve 3 years ago | 236 comments

Webb Mirror (2022)(neil.fraser.name)

33 points by pavel_lishin 3 years ago | 5 comments

My 2.5 year old laptop can write Space Invaders in JavaScript now (GLM-4.5 Air)(simonwillison.net)

544 points by simonw 1 year ago | 362 comments

Simon Willison blog post showing the GLM-4.5 Air model, 3-bit quantized for MLX, generating a working Space Invaders game in JavaScript on a 64GB laptop.

Lunar Terminator Paradox(notes.secretsauce.net)

97 points by dima55 29 days ago | 64 comments

Blog post by Dima Kogan explaining the lunar terminator paradox optical illusion, using a program he wrote to work out why the moon's lit side seems misaligned with the sun.

An LLM is a lossy encyclopedia(simonwillison.net)

450 points by tosh 1 year ago | 304 comments

Short blog post by Simon Willison proposing the analogy that an LLM is a lossy encyclopedia, and advising users to supply correct examples rather than rely on recall.

Strong Solar Flare Erupts from Sun on Jun 20, 2023(blogs.nasa.gov)

49 points by Brajeshwar 3 years ago | 41 comments