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We have made so much progress in computing. In the 50s, people told Grace Hopper they wouldn't use her compiler because "computers could only do arithmetic; they could not do programs". Now, LLMs can do easily do programs, what they can't do is arithmetic.
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📺 Youth screen use can cause family conflict, exacerbate mental health problems
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-10-youth-screen-family-conflict-exacerbate.html

Youth screen use can cause family conflict, exacerbate mental health problems
The presence of cellphones can have a negative impact on family relationships and youth mental health, according to two new studies from the University of Georgia.

Dan Campbell on Lions' Jahmyr Gibbs tying Barry Sanders for most TDs before age-24: 'There’s just not a cap on this dude' https://www.nfl.com/news/dan-campbell-on-lions-jahmyr-gibbs-tying-barry-sanders-for-most-tds-before-age-2…

Comcast completes the separation of most of its cable networks into a separate entity called Versant Media, led by Mark Lazarus as CEO (Georg Szalai/The Hollywood Reporter)
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news…

Versant CEO Touts “Scale, Strategy and Leadership to Grow” as Comcast Completes Separation
The owner of MSNBC and CNBC will start trading on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbol VSNT.

Intelligence watchdog shares whistleblower complaint involving Gabbard with Congress after monthslong delay (Olivia Gazis/CBS News)
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/intelligence-watchdog-sensitive-whistleblower-complaint-congress-monthslong-delay/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260203/p121#a260203p121

Michael Stipe, ex líder y vocalista de una de mis bandas de rock favoritas de la vida: R.E.M., hoy estš cumpliendo 66 años. ¡Gracias por tanto, querido Michael!
#MichaelStipe #CumpleañosRockero #REM

Research: AI's ability to complete long and complex software engineering tasks doubles every 6-7 months, but there is a "messiness tax" for real-world tasks (Boaz Barak/Windows On Theory)
https://windowsontheory.org/2025/11/04/thoughts-by…

Thoughts by a non-economist on AI and economics
Crossposted on lesswrong Modern humans first emerged about 100,000 years ago. For the next 99,800 years or so, nothing happened. Well, not quite nothing. There were wars, political intrigue, the in…

Congress Receives Redacted Version of Whistleblower Complaint Against Gabbard (Dustin Volz/Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/congress-receives-redacted-version-of-whistleblower-complaint-against-gabbard-35a767d8?st=9nfnvS&reflink=article_copyURL_share
http://www.memeorandum.com/260204/p141#a260204p141

The EU says it is gathering info and feedback from ~200 stakeholders on Google's offer to fix alleged antitrust violations linked to its ad tech business (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-04/goog…

Google’s Proposals on Ad Tech Antitrust Compliance Tested by EU
The European Commission is seeking industry feedback on Google’s offer to fix alleged antitrust violations linked to its ad tech business that sparked a fine of nearly €3 billion ($3.5 billion).

Leaked Email Reveals Border Patrol Goon's Jaw-Dropping Complaint About Tactics (Leigh Kimmins/The Daily Beast)
https://www.thedailybeast.com/leaked-email-reveals-border-patrol-goons-jaw-dropping-complaint-about-tactics/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260203/p88#a260203p88