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The thesis I was reading spent the majority of it's time focused on John Boyd's OODA loop as a tool for critical analysis in high pressure or constrained situations. Table top exercises could also benefit from using these steps to slow down the thought process, expose what's actually happening, and sharpen these tools.
So each step could start by observing (which is generally what the GM will tell you, but you may ask additional questions to refine observational thinking). What do you look for in any given situation? How do you gather data? What sources do you use?
Next you would orient. Talk through this out loud. What does that data mean? How this fit what you already know, or does it challenge your assumptions? Are you observing something related to a previous action? What does that tell you about your previous action or actions? How do you turn the data you observed into intelligence you can act on? How do your observations narrow the options for the next possible action?
Then you decide your action. But you're not simply deciding, you're coming up with a hypothesis that your action will test. Anything you do is an opportunity to learn something about the world, about your situation, about the accuracy of the model you're using to make decisions. What belief does your next action imply? How will you know if that action was correct or incorrect? What observations would challenge your hypothesis? What observations would confirm it? Are those mutually exclusive, or are there additional observations or actions you must make to clarify things?
Then act. Finish your turn by choosing your action or actions (individually or collectively). Perhaps take a moment to write down notes, like what your observations, your hypothesis, and if you think your previous hypothesis was confirmed or refuted. You can review these all later to refine your thinking.
By exploring these ideas in a safe environment, you can train your brain to run through the process at high speed when under pressure. This helps you avoid panic. It's a lot like slowly practicing marshal arts moves until they become muscle memory, which then just happen without thought when needed.

Seriously, this.
So what, you show up the first day and they’re like “welcome to Yale, here’s your AI ‘yAIe’ assistant who will be doing all your work for you” and I go fuck off drinking and perusing sex clubs for 4 years while hoping “yAIe” manages to get me a degree‽
Is College AI…
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jenny tightpants (@jtp.bsky.social)
after reading a bit about the state of college in the era of LLMs my honest reaction is what's even the point of college anymore. this isn't me saying LLMs are epic and replacing the need for college. but it sounds like it's just a place where you go to and play pretend now. [contains quote post or other embedded content]

“If we didn’t do this deal, we could have dropped more bombs for another three weeks,
two weeks, four weeks,
two years, you years,
you would never have the Hormuz strait open,
you would never have success,”
Trump said.
He said he “didn’t want to see economic catastrophe.
If you kept this going, that could have happened.”
He added:
And by the way, if they don’t honor the agreement or some things aren’t even mentioned in the agreement,
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More Windrose gameplay happening right now! If you're looking for a chill stream to hang out and chat in today, you've found it. See you there! 🍿⚓
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WSocial ... what a stupid idea IMHO .... as of now you'd have to pay me to join that. A lot ... but go ahead, change my mind.

His ex-wife Ashley shared a
three-minute voicemail with the AP from last winter
where he told her that he thought someone should slit her throat.
In that message,
sent around the time he joined ICE,
he called her “disgusting”
and said that she and other women and girls in her “bloodline” should die.
“And all of you should have your
f—king throats cut,”
Brouillette’s voicemail said.
“Yeah, you should.
Am I threatening that I’m go…

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I’m completely charmed as
— after pointing to the band and saying,
“I don’t know who these people are,
but I hope they know the same songs I do”
— they launch into a solid rendition of
“Dream When You’re Feeling Blue,”
with Reilly singing a strong lead and launching into even stronger comedic dance and pantomime during the instrumental sections. 

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While love may continue to elude John C. Reilly’s character, entertainment does not.

FBI Director Kash Patel may have authorized taxpayer-funded special payments to his inner circle of FBI executives and agents on his protective detail,
according to the ranking Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee.
“We have been receiving troubling reports that you may be using part of the budget of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) as a personal slush fund
to make tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars in unlawful ‘bonus’ payments to loyalist MAGA henchmen

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Rep. Jamie Raskin is demanding documents from the FBI director, citing claims that $8,000 payments are made to agents who carry out “unlawful partisan and personal orders.”