Claude 4.7 Recognizes OBB
Update on this, btw: Claude 4.7 absolutely knows about OBBBA and doesn't have to rediscover its existence every time. That said, it does seem to take a while for it to develop up-to-date views on niche issues, so you still probably want it to search directly on recent changes.
Even 21‑plane Queue Gets Laptop Stowage Reminder
At the back of a 21-plane line for takeoff at SFO and they still did the “put away your laptops, dummies, we’re ready for takeoff” bit. 🙄
Finding Joy in an Empty Middle Seat
A simple joy: 98% full flight and the middle seat next to me is unoccupied.
Many Sites Botch 2FA, Compromising Security
One problem with "2FA everywhere" is that a lot of websites simply aren't competent to implement it. The number they "can't match me to" is the only number I've ever had, the primary and only one for my account, and where...
Links Earn No Boost, Others Gain Algorithmic Advantage
Let me give a precise model of "link deboosting," which I believe is, for all intents and purposes, real. Forgive me, modest longpost for the full model. Jeff Bezos has argued that when anecdotes and data disagree, the anecdotes often hold the...