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Everybody is Doing Mental Poker Wrong
A plea to the cryptographers out there
Sep 6 • 
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August 2025

System 3
Fixing the problems in AI is hard
Aug 12 • 
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The Future Of The Internet
AI is great for security!
Aug 11 • 
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How to make a better smoking cessation app
They're doing it all wrong
Aug 9 • 
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Stored Proofs Of Work
A thought experiment in consensus algorithms
Aug 8 • 
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July 2025

Hilariously Bad LLM Responses
You think these things are superhuman?
Jul 26 • 
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AI Alignment is Garbage
Stop bragging about something you're failing at
Jul 25 • 
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Paraxanthine
When it comes to drugs less is more
Jul 2 • 
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Nonlinear Genetics
Sometimes it's just math
Jul 1 • 
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June 2025

AIs are Sycophantic Blithering Idiots
An explanation of their real motivations
Jun 28 • 
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Variants on Instant Runoff
A practical view
Jun 18 • 
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How to beat little kids at tic-tac-toe
I'm overly proud of this
Jun 7 • 
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