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I did wonder how many scammers know that they just need to correctly set the last digit of a credit card number in order to pass the first phase of validation.

TIL about the Luhn algorithm and how it is used in determining credit card numbers in order to catch common typos. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/what-is-the-luhn-algorithm-the-math-behind-secure-credit-card-numbers/

For me, resistance would be futile.

In 2023, I made a prediction to multiple colleagues that there would be an AI that was basically in charge of a government position within 10 years - I was off by 8 years. This morning, I read how Albania has appointed an AI system named Diella as a cabinet-level minister overseeing public...

Went to the theater last night. Parked at a garage advertising $16 after 5pm (going rate in DC). Came back at 9:15 to discover that the garage closed at 7. Fortunately, we live next to a metro station and got home OK. I'll be having a conversation with them when go back this morning to find...

Minivac 601 Simulator - A 1961 Relay Computer Running in Your Browser https://minivac.greg.technology/

AI-generated clocks https://clocks.brianmoore.com/

Very sorry to hear about his passing. His posts were definitely awesome with his breadth of knowledge and sense of wit. We all need people like Vanadium in our lives to keep us pointed in the right direction. He will be missed greatly.

My coworker and I are very focused on an aspect of my architecture that we call a World View. Based on the above, it sounds very similar to the world models with respect to how we're approaching its design. I'm sure that his is more advanced but I'm definitely on that page w.r.t. the future.

I tossed out some trash in the kitchen at work this morning and saw that someone had thrown out two bins worth of perfectly good, unopened and unexpired food. Usually people put things on the counter if they don't want stuff. What a senseless waste. :frown:

TIL that IBM patented a technique created by Euler. :bugeye: https://leetarxiv.substack.com/p/ibm-patented-eulers-fractions

It won't truly be like a wife until it can remind you of the toilet seat that you left up two years earlier. :wink:

On November 13, 2026, Voyager 1 Will Reach One Full Light-Day Away From Earth - nearly 5 decades after it was launched. https://www.iflscience.com/on-november-13-2026-voyager-will-reach-one-full-light-day-away-from-earth-81432

On some AI platforms, users are marrying and having virtual children with their chatbots. :olduhh: https://www.psypost.org/new-study-finds-users-are-marrying-and-having-virtual-children-with-ai-chatbots/

Meanwhile in Russia...