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The Fundamentals Still Matter

https://datamethods.substack.com/p/the-fundamentals-still-matter
2•zekrom•2h ago

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k310•1h ago
> We should be using LLMs to help us learn, not merely to get the answer.

If am LLM doesn't know how it learned, can it help us learn, other than by regurgitating textbooks that it digested?

I believe the value in a well-written book, completed to the scattershot info bytes on the internet (and I have lots of these) is in the three C's.

Contunuity: each chapter builds on another.

Consistency: pieces fit and don't contradict or wander.

Context: all pieces refer to the same subject and each other.

How would an LLM achieve these? Would worked-out examples be better than answers? At least, the worked-out examples can be verified, similar to open source software.

And can an LLM actually work out examples? Explain your steps!

Most e-scooter riders follow the rules

https://zagdaily.com/opinion/insight-hub-most-e-scooter-riders-follow-the-rules-heres-what-we-found/
1•elahieh•4m ago•0 comments

Co-Founder of xAI Departing

https://twitter.com/ibab/status/1955741698690322585
2•twalichiewicz•4m ago•0 comments

Ask HN: Why it's so difficult to use Google AI offerings?

1•faangguyindia•10m ago•0 comments

Thirteen-Lined Ground Squirrel

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirteen-lined_ground_squirrel
1•ultrablue•11m ago•0 comments

Two sizes fit most: PostgreSQL and ClickHouse

https://about.gitlab.com/blog/two-sizes-fit-most-postgresql-and-clickhouse/
1•saisrirampur•11m ago•0 comments

OpenAI August 2025 Retention Bonuses

https://www.levels.fyi/benchmark/competitive-intelligence/OpenAI
1•zuhayeer•11m ago•0 comments

Find the Fast Moving Water (2022)

https://www.nfx.com/post/find-the-fast-moving-water
1•pbardea•22m ago•0 comments

Show HN: VibeI18n – i18n linter for vibe coding

https://vibei18n.com/
1•Airyisland•33m ago•0 comments

YouTube will start using AI to guess your age If it's wrong you have to prove it

https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/13/tech/youtube-ai-age-verification
3•Bender•33m ago•0 comments

HTTP/2 implementations are vulnerable to "MadeYouReset" DoS attack

https://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/767506
2•pier25•34m ago•0 comments

Rendering with ChatGPT

https://chatgpt-rendering.pages.dev/
1•eddieweng•37m ago•0 comments

What's your preferred playback speed: 1x, 1.5x or 2x?

https://www.economist.com/culture/2025/08/13/whats-your-preferred-playback-speed-1x-15x-or-2x
2•petethomas•40m ago•0 comments

Scientists discover sex reversal in kookaburras and lorikeets with cause unknown

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/aug/14/sex-reversal-australian-birds-kookaburras-lorikeets
2•pseudolus•46m ago•0 comments

Why Metadata Matters (2013)

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2013/06/why-metadata-matters
2•toomanyrichies•1h ago•0 comments

"Mocha Dick," the White Whale of the Pacific

https://lithub.com/on-mocha-dick-the-white-whale-of-the-pacific-that-influenced-herman-melville/
2•samclemens•1h ago•0 comments

Jobs.now

https://www.jobs.now
5•itqwertz•1h ago•2 comments

Talking with ChatGPT, a sane man became convinced he was a superhero

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/08/technology/ai-chatbots-delusions-chatgpt.html
2•chaosmachine•1h ago•0 comments

Re: Does Memory Leak? (1995)

https://web.archive.org/web/20210414224148/https://groups.google.com/forum/message/raw?msg=comp.lang.ada/E9bNCvDQ12k/1tezW24ZxdAJ
1•MYEUHD•1h ago•0 comments

Remote sensing reveals underestimated methane emissions from global landfills

https://phys.org/news/2025-07-high-resolution-satellite-remote-reveals.html
2•PaulHoule•1h ago•0 comments

Who makes money from open-source models?

https://blog.kilocode.ai/p/who-monetizes-open-source-ai-models
1•heymax054•1h ago•0 comments

PayPal is hiring someone to build its CEO's personal brand for $236.5K/yr

https://twitter.com/realchrisebert/status/1955780522455785520
4•rmason•1h ago•4 comments

ADHD drugs reduce risk of criminal behaviour, drug abuse and accidents

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2492380-adhd-drugs-reduce-risk-of-criminal-behaviour-drug-abuse-and-accidents/
2•OutOfHere•1h ago•2 comments

Is the AI Mania a Psych-Ops?

http://charleshughsmith.blogspot.com/2025/08/if-it-walks-like-duck-is-ai-mania-psych.html
4•spking•1h ago•7 comments

IHRA definition of antisemitism has long been a target in anti-Zionist campaigns

https://www.theguardian.com/news/2025/aug/13/ihra-definition-of-antisemitism-has-long-been-a-target-in-anti-zionist-campaigns
1•NomDePlum•1h ago•0 comments

OpenAI brings GPT-4o back as a default

https://venturebeat.com/ai/openai-brings-gpt-4o-back-as-a-default-for-all-paying-chatgpt-users-altman-promises-plenty-of-notice-if-it-leaves-again/
3•cintusshied•1h ago•0 comments

GitHub Copilot: Remote Code Execution via Prompt Injection (CVE-2025-53773)

https://embracethered.com/blog/posts/2025/github-copilot-remote-code-execution-via-prompt-injection/
3•prosim•1h ago•1 comments

Which Ways of Knowing Work? Building an Epistemology Tier List

https://linch.substack.com/p/which-ways-of-knowing-actually-work
1•zrkrlc•1h ago•1 comments

Doximity's 15-Year Rails Monolith

https://onrails.buzzsprout.com/2462975/episodes/17653501-ryan-stawarz-austin-story-inside-doximity-s-15-year-rails-monolith
2•robbyrussell•1h ago•0 comments

What Medieval People Got Right About Learning (2019)

https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2019/06/07/apprenticeships/
3•ripe•1h ago•0 comments

Inofficial Oasis Driver for Windows Mixed Reality

https://github.com/mbucchia/Oasis-Driver-for-Windows-Mixed-Reality
1•croes•1h ago•0 comments