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OpenAI Launches GPT-5

21 hours ago

from Mazdak in finance

On August 7, 2025, OpenAI officially released GPT-5, its latest flagship model, to the world.

Brief items - Static electricity, quantum geometry, Hubbard model, + news

17 hours ago

from nanoscale views in science

It's been a busy time that has cut into my blogging, but I wanted to point out some links from the past couple of weeks. Physics Today has a cover...

What I Read in July 2025 - books are quiet and unobtrusive, and do not try to hustle the reader

16 hours ago

from Wuthering Expectations in literature

In general, however, he [Louis XVI] preferred writing down his thoughts instead of uttering them by word of mouth; and he was fond of reading,...

A 1-Day Virtual Symposium on Future of Astronomy

12 hours ago

from Andrew Fraknoi – Astronomy Lectures – Astronomy Education Resources in science

For those of you with a deeper interest in astronomy and how we learn about the universe, this may be of interest. There is a good discount if you...

One Month of Building the Used Bookstore of the Future + Things I loved in July

14 hours ago

from Charlie Becker in life

Charlie Becker Letter #97

GPT-5: It Just Does Stuff

yesterday

from One Useful Thing in AI

Putting the AI in Charge

Archinect City Guide: Unlock Manhattan with Julia Gamolina of Madame Architect

2 days ago

from Archinect - Features in architecture

Manhattan: So much to do, so little time! To make New York City's most densely populated borough more accessible for out-of-towners and residents...

AI Is A Money Trap

2 days ago

from Ed Zitron's Where's Your Ed At in startups

In the last week, we’ve had no less than three different pieces asking whether the massive proliferation of data centers is a massive bubble, and...

Time-warp walkability mapping in ArcGIS Pro

2 days ago

from Adventures In Mapping in cartography

In my mental model of a walkability map it’s not enough to know how far away something is, but also how long it takes me to get there. My perceptions...

ML for SWEs #62: World models are the breakthrough AI agents need

2 days ago

from Machine Learning for Software Engineers in AI

Welcome to machine learning for software engineers.

Doing versus Delegating

2 days ago

from Basta’s Notes in programming

A staff+ skill

Hype is a Business Tool

2 days ago

from Scott Jenson in design

Remember WAAAY back in late 2022 (what feels like ancient history now) when you first started playing with ChatGPT? Like everyone else, you probably...

It Gets Worse.

2 days ago

from Trying to Understand the World in history

This time, there will be consequences.

Software books I wish I could read

2 days ago

from Computer Things in programming

New Logic for Programmers Release! v0.11 is now available! This is over 20% longer than v0.10, with a new chapter on code proofs, three chapter...

Digital hygiene: Notifications

2 days ago

from ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ Herman's blog in programming

Take back your attention.

Speedball Speedy Carve Block using Process Colours

2 days ago

from Handprinted - Blog in creative

Speedy Carve Blocks are delicious to cut and a joy to print. We have featured them many times in our blog, but this time we have created a process...

We shouldn’t have needed lockfiles

2 days ago

from tonsky.me in programming

Imagine you’re writing a project and need a library. Let’s call it libpupa. You look up its current version, which is 1.2.3, and add it to your...

The Age of AI Flattery

3 days ago

from Rozado’s Visual Analytics in AI

How Wrong Incentives Can Undermine Honest AI-Human Dialogue

HTML is Dead, Long Live HTML

3 days ago

from Acko.net in programming

Rethinking DOM from first principles Browsers are in a very weird place. While WebAssembly has succeeded, even on the server, the client still...

The Job Search for Independents Just Got AI-Powered

3 days ago

from Build In Public Newsletter in indiehacker

The 2 AM job hunt is officially over thanks to Indy AI 🚀

The Imitation Game: Defending against AI's Dark Side!

3 days ago

from Musings on Markets in finance

A few weeks ago, I started receiving a stream of message about an Instagram post that I was allegedly starring in, where after offering my views on...

Omarchy is on the move

3 days ago

from David Heinemeier Hansson in programming

Omarchy has been improving at a furious pace. Since it was first released on June 26, I've pushed out 18(!) new releases together with a rapidly...

Why Are There No Short Arch Dams?

3 days ago

from Blog - Practical Engineering in science

[Note that this article is a transcript of the video embedded above.] Flaming Gorge Dam rises from the Green River in northern Utah like a concrete...

Some stories from healthcare founders | Out-Of-Pocket

3 days ago

from Out-of-Pocket Blog in science

Titles matter, you can change regulation, how M&A happens

It’s Just A Correlation

3 days ago

from NeuroLogica Blog in science

Did you know that the number of Google searches for cat memes correlates tightly (P-value < 0.01) with England’s performance in cricket World Cups?...

We Are Still the Web

3 days ago

from The History of the Web in programming

Twenty years ago, Kevin Kelly wrote an absolutely seminal piece for Wired. This week is a great opportunity to look back at it. The post We Are Still...

This inexpensive adapter brings Apple Universal Control to vintage Macs

4 days ago

from Arduino Blog in technology

In the distant past of about two decades ago, one would need to use a KVM (Keyboard, Video, Mouse) switch to control multiple computers with the same...

Extending My Japanese Visa as a Freelancer

4 days ago

from TokyoDev in programming

With TokyoDev as my sponsor, I extended my Engineer/Specialist in Humanities/International Services visa for another three years. I’m thrilled by this...

Mineral Hurricane

4 days ago

from BLDGBLOG in architecture

I recently had the pleasure of attending a press preview of the new documentary Architecton, directed by Victor Kossakovsky and released last week by...

Mineral Hurricane

4 days ago

from BLDGBLOG in architecture

I recently had the pleasure of attending a press preview of the new documentary Architecton, directed by Victor Kossakovsky and released last week by...

p-fast trie: lexically ordered hash map

4 days ago

from Tony Finch's blog in programming

Here’s a sketch of an idea that might or might not be a good idea. Dunno if it’s similar to something already described in the literature – if you...

Blink Twice to Quell a Quasar: Carl Sagan on Superstition

4 days ago

from The Marginalian in literature

Growing up in Bulgaria, in a city teeming in stray dogs and cars, I was deeply distressed by the sight of each dead animal in the streets between home...

MUFG Workplace: A Workplace Rooted in Nature and Culture

4 days ago

from Retail Design Blog in design

Amidst rapid growth, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) envisioned a Bengaluru workplace that echoed its global ethos and commitment to...

"You Have to Get People's Attention in the First Two Seconds"

4 days ago

from The Honest Broker in life

And other updates on previous articles

The TERRAFORM print pamphlet is now available—here's what we earned

4 days ago

from The Elysian in literature

Plus, join our literary salon discussion this week!

Trust

4 days ago

from Atoms vs Bits in life

This one makes me sad to write, but: I've had two people who worked for me who told me early on that their previous manager was terrible, horrible, a...

Earth’s Core Appears To Be Leaking Up and Out of Earth’s Surface

4 days ago

from Quanta Magazine in science

Strong new evidence suggests that primordial material from the planet’s center is somehow making its way out. Continent-size entities anchored to the...

World Cannot Recycle Its Way Out of Plastics Crisis, Report Warns

4 days ago

from Yale E360 in science

The 8 billion tons of plastic waste that have amassed on Earth pose a grave and growing danger to human health, according to a new report published in...

When a Beloved Client Dies

4 days ago

from Common Edge in architecture

The connection between designer and user can—wonderfully and painfully—transcend the business of architecture.

‘The Colonialist’ by William Kelleher Storey review

4 days ago

from History Today Feed in history

‘The Colonialist’ by William Kelleher Storey review JamesHoare Mon, 08/04/2025 - 09:08

Watch Anémic Cinéma, Marcel Duchamp’s Whirling Avant-Garde Film (1926)

4 days ago

from Open Culture in creative

Marcel Duchamp (1887–1968) made some heady art. His whole goal was to “put art back in the service of the mind,” or to create what Jasper Johns once...

VinFast speeds into India after U.S. U-turn

4 days ago

from Rest of World - Global in startups

After U.S. failure, Vietnam’s EV leader turns to markets dominated by Tesla and BYD.

“Dead Man’s Hand”

4 days ago

from The American Scholar in literature

The post “Dead Man’s Hand” appeared first on The American Scholar.

Grounded

4 days ago

from xkcd.com in comics

3D printing is pretty darn cool, actually

4 days ago

from ./techtipsy in technology

I love 3D printing. Out of all the tech hype cycles and trends over the last decade, this one is genuinely useful. There’s simply something magical...

A Few Things About the Anchor Element’s href You Might Not Have Known

5 days ago

from Jim Nielsen’s Blog in programming

I’ve written previously about reloading a document using only HTML but that got me thinking: What are all the values you can put in an anchor tag’s...

Big O vs Hardware: Better Complexity ≠ Better Performance

5 days ago

from Confessions of a Code Addict in programming

Why Your O(log n) Algorithm Might Lose to O(n)

Weekly Wisdom Quiz

5 days ago

from Classical Wisdom in history

Sisyphus, Sophists, and Stoics

AI is polytheistic, not monotheistic

5 days ago

from balajis.com in finance

And ten more thoughts on AI.

A real PowerBook: the Macintosh Application Environment on a PA-RISC laptop

5 days ago

from Old Vintage Computing Research in technology

I like the Power ISA very much, but there's nothing architecturally obvious to say that the next natural step from the Motorola 68000 family must be...