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Why the Extremists Took Over on the Right https://thomaszimmer.substack.com/p/why-the-extremists-took-over-on-the

Why the Extremists Took Over on the Right https://thomaszimmer.substack.com/p/why-the-extremists-took-over-on-the

Why the Extremists Took Over on the Right
 
Fear of a pluralizing America is fueling a radicalization out of a sense of weakness and besiegement.
 
New piece:
 
https://thomaszimmer.substack.com/p/why-the-extremists-took-over-on-the

Why the Extremists Took Over on the Right
 
Fear of a pluralizing America is fueling a radicalization out of a sense of weakness and besiegement.
 
New piece:
 
https://thomaszimmer.substack.com/p/why-the-extremists-took-over-on-the

Why the Extremists Took Over on the Right
 
Fear of a pluralizing America is fueling a radicalization out of a sense of weakness and besiegement.
 
Some thoughts from my new piece:

🧵
 
https://thomaszimmer.substack.com/p/why-the-extremists-took-over-on-the

Why the Extremists Took Over on the Right
 
Fear of a pluralizing America is fueling a radicalization out of a sense of weakness and besiegement.
 
Some thoughts from my new piece:

🧵
 
https://thomaszimmer.substack.com/p/why-the-extremists-took-over-on-the

Why the Extremists Took Over on the Right
 
Fear of a pluralizing America is fueling a radicalization out of a sense of weakness and besiegement.
 
Some thoughts from my new piece:

🧵
 
https://thomaszimmer.substack.com/p/why-the-extremists-took-over-on-the

Why the Extremists Took Over on the Right
 
Fear of a pluralizing America is fueling a radicalization out of a sense of weakness and besiegement.
 
Some thoughts from my new piece:

🧵
 
https://thomaszimmer.substack.com/p/why-the-extremists-took-over-on-the

Why the Extremists Took Over on the Right
 
Fear of a pluralizing America is fueling a radicalization out of a sense of weakness and besiegement.
 
New piece:
 
https://thomaszimmer.substack.com/p/why-the-extremists-took-over-on-the

Why the Extremists Took Over on the Right
 
Fear of a pluralizing America is fueling a radicalization out of a sense of weakness and besiegement.
 
Some thoughts from my new piece:

🧵
 
https://thomaszimmer.substack.com/p/why-the-extremists-took-over-on-the

simonwillison.net/2025/Aug/7/g...

GPT-5: Key characteristics, pr...

I've had preview access to GPT-5 for a couple of weeks, so I have a lot to say about it. Here's my first post, focusing just on core characteristics, pricing (it's VERY competitively priced) and interesting details from the GPT-5 system card https://simonwillison.net/2025/Aug/7/gpt-5/

Link: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Aug/7/gpt-5/
Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44827794

I've had preview access to GPT-5 for a couple of weeks, so I have a lot to say about it. Here's my first post, focusing just on core characteristics, pricing (it's VERY competitively priced) and interesting details from the GPT-5 system card https://simonwillison.net/2025/Aug/7/gpt-5/

I've had preview access to GPT-5 for a couple of weeks, so I have a lot to say about it. Here's my first post, focusing just on core characteristics, pricing (it's VERY competitively priced) and interesting details from the GPT-5 system card https://simonwillison.net/2025/Aug/7/gpt-5/

Link: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Aug/7/gpt-5/
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44827794

GPT-5: Key characteristics, pricing and model card
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- 43 minutes ago | 23 points | 0 comments
- URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Aug/7/gpt-5/
- Discussions: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44827794
- Summary: The author has been using GPT-5, the latest model from OpenAI, as their daily driver for two weeks and finds it to be competent and rarely makes mistakes. GPT-5 is available in three models: regular, mini, and nano, with varying pricing. The pricing is competitively aggressive, with GPT-5 costing $1.25 per million input tokens and $10 per million output tokens. The model has a large input limit of 272,000 tokens and an output limit of 128,000 tokens. The author notes that GPT-5 has made significant advances in reducing hallucinations and improving instruction following. The model's performance is impressive, and it is capable of generating high-quality content, such as SVGs of pelicans riding bicycles.

I've had preview access to GPT-5 for a couple of weeks, so I have a lot to say about it. Here's my first post, focusing just on core characteristics, pricing (it's VERY competitively priced) and interesting details from the GPT-5 system card https://simonwillison.net/2025/Aug/7/gpt-5/

GPT-5: Key characteristics, pricing and system card: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Aug/7/gpt-5/

Discussion: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44827794

GPT-5: Key characteristics, pricing and model card
L: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Aug/7/gpt-5/
C: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44827794
posted on 2025.08.07 at 13:46:18 (c=0, p=8)

Reflections on the social web

https://john.onolan.org/reflections-on-the-social-web/

Reflections on the social web

https://john.onolan.org/reflections-on-the-social-web/

Reflections on the social web

https://john.onolan.org/reflections-on-the-social-web/

https://john.onolan.org/reflections-on-the-social-web/

Reflections on the social web https://john.onolan.org/reflections-on-the-social-web/

Amen. ““My strongest belief about the social web is that if we want it to succeed, we have to keep lowering the barrier to entry.” Ghost https://john.onolan.org/reflections-on-the-social-web/

"My strongest belief about the social web is that if we want it to succeed, we have to keep lowering the barrier to entry. We have to keep minimizing the need for arcane language. We have to keep solving the things that people expect to work, but don't, rather than endlessly explaining how the underlying technology works. We have to create more familiarity with concepts people already know." - @john 🎯

Great piece: https://john.onolan.org/reflections-on-the-social-web/

Reflections on the social web

https://john.onolan.org/reflections-on-the-social-web/

"My strongest belief about the social web is that if we want it to succeed, we have to keep lowering the barrier to entry. We have to keep minimizing the need for arcane language. We have to keep solving the things that people expect to work, but don't, rather than endlessly explaining how the underlying technology works. We have to create more familiarity with concepts people already know." - @john 🎯

Great piece: https://john.onolan.org/reflections-on-the-social-web/

Amen. “My strongest belief about the social web is that if we want it to succeed, we have to keep lowering the barrier to entry.” #Ghost https://john.onolan.org/reflections-on-the-social-web/

https://www.theverge.com/news/756444/openai-gpt-5-vibe-graphing-chart-crime
http://www.techmeme.com/250808/p1#a250808p1

OpenAI gets caught vibe graphing https://www.theverge.com/news/756444/openai-gpt-5-vibe-graphing-chart-crime

New article for #ai: OpenAI gets caught vibe graphing: An OpenAI staffer apologized for the “unintentional chart crime.” https://www.theverge.com/news/756444/openai-gpt-5-vibe-graphing-chart-crime

OpenAI unveiled its new AI yesterday at a presentation which was riddled with obvious graph errors. https://www.theverge.com/news/756444/openai-gpt-5-vibe-graphing-chart-crime

OpenAI gets caught vibe graphing

https://www.theverge.com/news/756444/openai-gpt-5-vibe-graphing-chart-crime

#ai #technology #press

OpenAI gets caught vibe graphing https://www.theverge.com/news/756444/openai-gpt-5-vibe-graphing-chart-crime

https://www.theverge.com/news/756444/openai-gpt-5-vibe-graphing-chart-crime

#ai #technology #press

OpenAI gets caught vibe graphing https://thever.ge/AFhs #OpenAI #News #AI

OpenAI unveiled its new AI yesterday at a presentation which was riddled with obvious graph errors. https://www.theverge.com/news/756444/openai-gpt-5-vibe-graphing-chart-crime

https://www.theverge.com/news/756444/openai-gpt-5-vibe-graphing-chart-crime

"At FediCon, as much happened in the cafes, bars and lobbies around the conference hall as during the talks. Lots of servers in the Fediverse are patches, or Third Spaces. They’re communities."

Energised by FediCon, @michael has put his pen to paper to explore how we can grow the Fediverse by thinking outside of the current space.

Check out the latest Paths & Patches blog here 👉 https://www.blog-pat.ch/patches-paths-the-matrix-fedicon-thoughts-part-i/

#FediCon #Fediverse #SocialWeb #Mastodon #SocialMedia #Tech #Community #Blog

"At FediCon, as much happened in the cafes, bars and lobbies around the conference hall as during the talks. Lots of servers in the Fediverse are patches, or Third Spaces. They’re communities."

Energised by FediCon, @michael has put his pen to paper to explore how we can grow the Fediverse by thinking outside of the current space.

Check out the latest Paths & Patches blog here 👉 https://www.blog-pat.ch/patches-paths-the-matrix-fedicon-thoughts-part-i/

#FediCon #Fediverse #SocialWeb #Mastodon #SocialMedia #Tech #Community #Blog

"At FediCon, as much happened in the cafes, bars and lobbies around the conference hall as during the talks. Lots of servers in the Fediverse are patches, or Third Spaces. They’re communities."

Energised by FediCon, @michael has put his pen to paper to explore how we can grow the Fediverse by thinking outside of the current space.

Check out the latest Paths & Patches blog here 👉 https://www.blog-pat.ch/patches-paths-the-matrix-fedicon-thoughts-part-i/

#FediCon #Fediverse #SocialWeb #Mastodon #SocialMedia #Tech #Community #Blog

"At FediCon, as much happened in the cafes, bars and lobbies around the conference hall as during the talks. Lots of servers in the Fediverse are patches, or Third Spaces. They’re communities."

Energised by FediCon, @michael has put his pen to paper to explore how we can grow the Fediverse by thinking outside of the current space.

Check out the latest Paths & Patches blog here 👉 https://www.blog-pat.ch/patches-paths-the-matrix-fedicon-thoughts-part-i/

#FediCon #Fediverse #SocialWeb #Mastodon #SocialMedia #Tech #Community #Blog

"At FediCon, as much happened in the cafes, bars and lobbies around the conference hall as during the talks. Lots of servers in the Fediverse are patches, or Third Spaces. They’re communities."

Energised by FediCon, @michael has put his pen to paper to explore how we can grow the Fediverse by thinking outside of the current space.

Check out the latest Paths & Patches blog here 👉 https://www.blog-pat.ch/patches-paths-the-matrix-fedicon-thoughts-part-i/

#FediCon #Fediverse #SocialWeb #Mastodon #SocialMedia #Tech #Community #Blog

"At FediCon, as much happened in the cafes, bars and lobbies around the conference hall as during the talks. Lots of servers in the Fediverse are patches, or Third Spaces. They’re communities."

Energised by FediCon, @michael has put his pen to paper to explore how we can grow the Fediverse by thinking outside of the current space.

Check out the latest Paths & Patches blog here 👉 https://www.blog-pat.ch/patches-paths-the-matrix-fedicon-thoughts-part-i/

#FediCon #Fediverse #SocialWeb #Mastodon #SocialMedia #Tech #Community #Blog

"At FediCon, as much happened in the cafes, bars and lobbies around the conference hall as during the talks. Lots of servers in the Fediverse are patches, or Third Spaces. They’re communities."

Energised by FediCon, @michael has put his pen to paper to explore how we can grow the Fediverse by thinking outside of the current space.

Check out the latest Paths & Patches blog here 👉 https://www.blog-pat.ch/patches-paths-the-matrix-fedicon-thoughts-part-i/

#FediCon #Fediverse #SocialWeb #Mastodon #SocialMedia #Tech #Community #Blog

"At FediCon, as much happened in the cafes, bars and lobbies around the conference hall as during the talks. Lots of servers in the Fediverse are patches, or Third Spaces. They’re communities."

Energised by FediCon, @michael has put his pen to paper to explore how we can grow the Fediverse by thinking outside of the current space.

Check out the latest Paths & Patches blog here 👉 https://www.blog-pat.ch/patches-paths-the-matrix-fedicon-thoughts-part-i/

#FediCon #Fediverse #SocialWeb #Mastodon #SocialMedia #Tech #Community #Blog

Energised by FediCon, @michael has put his pen to paper to explore how we can grow the Fediverse by thinking outside of the current space.

Check out the latest Paths & Patches blog here 👉 https://www.blog-pat.ch/patches-paths-the-matrix-fedicon-thoughts-part-i/

#FediCon #Fediverse #SocialWeb #Mastodon #SocialMedia #Tech #Community #Blog

"At FediCon, as much happened in the cafes, bars and lobbies around the conference hall as during the talks. Lots of servers in the Fediverse are patches, or Third Spaces. They’re communities."

Energised by FediCon, @thomasmfoster has put his pen to paper to explore how we can grow the Fediverse by thinking outside of the current space.

Check out the latest Paths & Patches blog here 👉 https://www.blog-pat.ch/patches-paths-the-matrix-fedicon-thoughts-part-i/
#Fediverse Threads

New executive order puts all grants under political control
https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/08/new-executive-order-puts-all-grants-under-political-control/

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44832829

New executive order puts all grants under political control https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/08/new-executive-order-puts-all-grants-under-political-control/

New executive order puts all grants under political control https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/08/new-executive-order-puts-all-grants-under-political-control/

https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/08/new-executive-order-puts-all-grants-under-political-control/

Forget all the talk of diversity of opinions, gold standards, evidence-based, etc. This is cancel culture carried out by truly stupid or evil, nihilistic people — or both.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/08/new-executive-order-puts-all-grants-under-political-control/

https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/08/new-executive-order-puts-all-grants-under-political-control/

This will finally destroy all US research leadership for the next 50 years. https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/08/new-executive-order-puts-all-grants-under-political-control/

On Thursday, the Trump administration issued an executive order 🆘 asserting political control over grant funding,
-- including all federally supported research.
The order requires that any announcement of funding opportunities be reviewed by the head of the agency or someone they designate,
💥which means a political appointee will have the ultimate say over what areas of science the US funds.
Individual grants will also require clearance from a political appointee
and "must, where applicable, demonstrably advance the President’s policy priorities."
The order also instructs agencies to formalize the ability to
❌cancel previously awarded grants at any time if they're considered to "no longer advance agency priorities."
⚠️ Until a system is in place to enforce the new rules, agencies are forbidden from starting new funding programs
https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/08/new-executive-order-puts-all-grants-under-political-control/

This will finally destroy all US research leadership for the next 50 years. https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/08/new-executive-order-puts-all-grants-under-political-control/

This will finally destroy all US research leadership for the next 50 years. https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/08/new-executive-order-puts-all-grants-under-political-control/

ChatGPT uses different internal models dynamically now and, when your undisclosed budget is up, the cheap, dumb ones. Without telling you.

You have access to GTP-5, but is it used? You can‘t tell.

You spin the wheel, they have their foot on the break pedal.

https://www.theverge.com/openai/748017/gpt-5-chatgpt-openai-release

ChatGPT uses different internal models dynamically now and, when your undisclosed budget is up, the cheap, dumb ones. Without telling you.

You have access to GTP-5, but is it used? You can‘t tell.

You spin the wheel, they have their foot on the break pedal.

https://www.theverge.com/openai/748017/gpt-5-chatgpt-openai-release

ChatGPT uses different internal models dynamically now and, when your undisclosed budget is up, the cheap, dumb ones. Without telling you.

You have access to GTP-5, but is it used? You can‘t tell.

You spin the wheel, they have their foot on the break pedal.

https://www.theverge.com/openai/748017/gpt-5-chatgpt-openai-release

GPT-5 is being released to all ChatGPT users | The Verge https://www.theverge.com/openai/748017/gpt-5-chatgpt-openai-release

OpenAI releases GPT-5, its new flagship model, to all of its ChatGPT users and developers, available in three flavors via the API (Alex Heath/The Verge)

https://www.theverge.com/openai/748017/gpt-5-chatgpt-openai-release
http://www.techmeme.com/250807/p29#a250807p29

GPT-5 is being released to all ChatGPT users https://www.theverge.com/openai/748017/gpt-5-chatgpt-openai-release

ChatGPT uses different internal models dynamically now and, when your undisclosed budget is up, the cheap, dumb ones. Without telling you.

You have access to GTP-5, but is it used? You can‘t tell.

You spin the wheel, they have their foot on the break pedal.

https://www.theverge.com/openai/748017/gpt-5-chatgpt-openai-release

https://www.theverge.com/openai/748017/gpt-5-chatgpt-openai-release

New article for #ai: GPT-5 is being released to all ChatGPT users: Sam Altman says that GPT-5 is “the best model in the world.” https://www.theverge.com/openai/748017/gpt-5-chatgpt-openai-release

Don’t have it yet, and am curious how it compares to Claude, which has lately been my go-to LLM, especially for anything involving code. https://www.theverge.com/openai/748017/gpt-5-chatgpt-openai-release

Let's stop pretending that managers and executives care about productivity
https://www.baldurbjarnason.com/2025/disingenuous-discourse/
#ycombinator

Let's stop pretending that managers and executives care about productivity: https://www.baldurbjarnason.com/2025/disingenuous-discourse/

Let's stop pretending that managers and executives care about productivity https://www.baldurbjarnason.com/2025/disingenuous-discourse/

"Let's stop pretending that managers and executives care about productivity"

https://www.baldurbjarnason.com/2025/disingenuous-discourse/

A few thoughts about modern management, theories, and the impact of "silver bullets" such as LLMs

Let's stop pretending that managers and executives care about productivity: https://www.baldurbjarnason.com/2025/disingenuous-discourse/

Let's stop pretending that managers and executives care about productivity: https://www.baldurbjarnason.com/2025/disingenuous-discourse/

Link: https://www.baldurbjarnason.com/2025/disingenuous-discourse/
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44824981

Let's stop pretending that managers and executives care about productivity: https://www.baldurbjarnason.com/2025/disingenuous-discourse/

Let's stop pretending that managers and executives care about productivity https://www.baldurbjarnason.com/2025/disingenuous-discourse/

Link: https://www.baldurbjarnason.com/2025/disingenuous-discourse/
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44824981

GPT-5 is alive! Here's what people are saying, why Google and Anthropic may be breathing a sigh of relief, and one weird AI safety trick that I think other labs should borrow: https://www.platformer.news/gpt-5-launch-release-reviews-impressions/

GPT-5 is alive! Here's what people are saying, why Google and Anthropic may be breathing a sigh of relief, and one weird AI safety trick that I think other labs should borrow: https://www.platformer.news/gpt-5-launch-release-reviews-impressions/

GPT-5 is alive! Here's what people are saying, why Google and Anthropic may be breathing a sigh of relief, and one weird AI safety trick that I think other labs should borrow: https://www.platformer.news/gpt-5-launch-release-reviews-impressions/

GPT-5 is alive! Here's what people are saying, why Google and Anthropic may be breathing a sigh of relief, and one weird AI safety trick that I think other labs should borrow: https://www.platformer.news/gpt-5-launch-release-reviews-impressions/

GPT-5 is alive! Here's what people are saying, why Google and Anthropic may be breathing a sigh of relief, and one weird AI safety trick that I think other labs should borrow: https://www.platformer.news/gpt-5-launch-release-reviews-impressions/

GPT-5 is alive! Here's what people are saying, why Google and Anthropic may be breathing a sigh of relief, and one weird AI safety trick that I think other labs should borrow: https://www.platformer.news/gpt-5-launch-release-reviews-impressions/

GPT-5 is alive! Here's what people are saying, why Google and Anthropic may be breathing a sigh of relief, and one weird AI safety trick that I think other labs should borrow: https://www.platformer.news/gpt-5-launch-release-reviews-impressions/