Yelp rebuilds corrupted Cassandra cluster using its data streaming architecture(infoq.com)

81 points by rgancarz 3 years ago | 35 comments

How would you say “She said goodbye too many times before.” in Latin?(latin.stackexchange.com)

408 points by micouay 3 years ago | 282 comments

A Latin Stack Exchange answer about translating the phrase "She said goodbye too many times before" into Latin.

How the placenta evolved from an ancient virus (2020)(whyy.org)

85 points by bkudria 2 years ago | 90 comments

CAP twelve years later: How the "rules" have changed (2012)(infoq.com)

70 points by thunderbong 2 years ago | 40 comments

Coding on Copilot: Data suggests downward pressure on code quality(gitclear.com)

68 points by mpweiher 2 years ago | 34 comments

The Wonders of Postgres Logical Decoding Messages(infoq.com)

26 points by rbanffy 3 years ago | 1 comments

AI has access to a vastly larger working memory than the human brain(davidepiffer.com)

524 points by rzk 3 months ago | 452 comments

A Substack essay by Davide Piffer arguing that AI's edge over mathematicians comes from a vast symbolic working memory rather than superior reasoning.

GPT-5.2 derives a new result in theoretical physics(openai.com)

545 points by davidbarker 9 months ago | 369 comments

OpenAI post announcing that GPT-5.2 derived a new result in theoretical physics; the captured page shows only a loading logo.

Human brains are preconfigured with instructions for understanding the world(news.ucsc.edu)

414 points by XzetaU8 11 months ago | 284 comments

UC Santa Cruz news article reporting research suggesting early developing human brains are preconfigured with instructions for understanding the world.

MIT Study Finds AI Use Reprograms the Brain, Leading to Cognitive Decline(publichealthpolicyjournal.com)

438 points by cainxinth 1 year ago | 432 comments

Article reporting on an MIT study claiming that using AI tools like ChatGPT alters brain activity and leads to cognitive decline.

I miss thinking hard(jernesto.com)

1166 points by jernestomg 9 months ago | 633 comments

A personal blog post venting that the author rarely spends days thinking hard about difficult problems anymore, tagged as an opinion piece on AI.

Alzheimer’s cases tied to no-longer-used medical procedure(statnews.com)

474 points by leeny 2 years ago | 204 comments

STAT News article reporting scientists documenting the first transmitted Alzheimer's cases, linked to past treatment with cadaver-derived human growth hormone.