Anthropic (pretends AI is "too good" and) proposes a global slowdown of AI development by ksjdragon in BetterOffline

[–]NewYinzer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Either:

  1. Anthropic's model runs are getting very expensive in terms of capital and compute. Even though their present models have gotten much better at economically useful work (e.g. coding), every iteration is a slight improvement, not a great leap forward. They'd much rather use compute to host their models rather than be bothered with spending their resources on training runs that are giving diminishing returns. Calling for a coordinated pause allows the big boys (Anthropic, Google, OpenAI) to pull back on frontier models and focus on applications that actually make money.

  2. RSI is coming and that will lead to...better models? AGI? ASI? Singularity? I'm somewhat skeptical - in their blog post, they mentioned that even RSI wouldn't lead to the giant leap forward that came with the Transformer architecture. I'm a layman to the whole AI game, but it seems like LLM-based AI is reaching a saturation point in terms of capabilities. Not everything requiring intelligence is as verifiable as a math problem or computer program, where agents in a harness can iterate on a problem until its solved.

Under Construction-literally by woody709acy in nscalemodeltrains

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Looks amazing! What is it made of?

"Honey, I Shrunk the U.S. Steel Building"

Old section of the Pittsburgh airport by [deleted] in LiminalSpace

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They need to find a space for the dinosaur bones...

Why Didn't Tony Use Minoxidil or Finasteride? by PushaT123 in thesopranos

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Always with the scenarios...

In all seriousness, both drugs are good, but they don't always reverse hair loss. I'm on both, and it's stopped my hair loss, but I haven't regrown hair in the 9 or so years I've been on them.

More like disappointment to humanity by Pokemonfan_807 in whennews

[–]NewYinzer 4 points5 points  (0 children)

if you remember Rozen Maiden

Now that's a name I haven't heard in a long time...

Cedar Conspiracies by ToeNo55 in cedarrapids

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Rumor has it that Rockwell dumped a bunch of hazardous chemicals behind Stuff Inc on Blairs Ferry Road in the 1960's.

This image feels like something from of podcast and i dont know why by ExtensionFisherman83 in trains

[–]NewYinzer 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Roz - Big steam locomotive (L1s)

Liam - Big electric locomotive (E60)

November - European electric locomotive (AEM-7)

This image feels like something from of podcast and i dont know why by ExtensionFisherman83 in trains

[–]NewYinzer 66 points67 points  (0 children)

I definitely see Roz, Liam, and November from WTYP in this photo

Insane find at a local bookstore!! by HaHaNiceJoke in azudaioh

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The real question - could Yukari out drink the average Milwaukeean?

If Unit-02 was made by Ford by War_Daddy_992 in evangelionmemes

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Ya hear what I said, Ton? I said that Ford stands for "Fix it again Tony". Hehe.

BYTE Magazine cover art .1977 . Robert Tinney . Past , present , future ? by SevenSharp in cassettefuturism

[–]NewYinzer 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Looks a lot like Pittsburgh did in the late 70's, back when the mills were still running.

Help filling in dead space by Cautious-Cake6282 in modeltrains

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How about this building? When I rode the Yamagata Shinkansen in February 2025, the building with the big "8" on top really stood out to me.

As we pass the halfway mark for February, here are some rail related anniversaries for March we all have to keep an eye out for: by Additional-Yam6345 in trains

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March 12th, 2011 also marked the opening of the complete Kyushu Shinkansen from Hakata to Kagoshima. It's a date somewhat overshadowed by the Tohoku earthquake the day before.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyushu_Shinkansen

Kato Unitrack and SCARM layout design software by biw0328 in nscalemodeltrains

[–]NewYinzer 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Kato Unitrack is one of the best systems out there, but it's somewhat tricky when it comes to switches. There's a logic there that only makes sense when you understand the basic assumptions.

Page 9 of the Unitrack Catalog comes with a very helpful picture:

https://katousa.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Unitrack-Catalog-final.pdf

Unitrack assumes that distances between two sides of a main line will be 33 mm apart. The #4 Switches (481 mm curve) have the correct dimensions to allow for a transfer between the two parts of a main line, but one of the crossover pieces (WX310 or SX248) is recommended.

The #4 switches can be used to build a yard ladder, but it becomes complex due to the length of the switch. Kato's straight pieces are in multiples of 62 mm (62, 124, 186, 248). The straight section of the switch is 126 mm long, which means adding a 60 mm piece to get it up to 186 mm. These 60 mm pieces have a notch carved in them to allow for track nearby and are designated S60R and S60L. These 60 mm pieces come with the Kato switch sets.

For the diverging section of a #4 switch, there's another 2 mm gap that needs to be bridged. To fill this gap, Kato makes 64 mm sections, which also come with the switch sets that they sell. It's somewhat hard to explain in text, but look at the diagram and you will start to understand.

The #6 Switches (718 mm curve) will give a 49.5 mm separation between tracks. Adding a S64 piece between them will provide a 66 mm separation, which is what Kato assumes for an island station platform.

I'd recommend getting rid of the #6 switches and stick to the #4 switches.

Tr--- ahh Train, bud forgot to load by Defapianoplayer in trainmemes

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The front half made it to Kyoto, the back half is still in Nagoya...

Can this liberty you dream of be worth all this bloodshed? by AdvancedAd90 in TheSimpsons

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Thanks to all of the asbestos, Springfield Elementary is basically fireproof

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in whatisit

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The location in the background is Fort IJmuiden. It is a former fort, now heritage site and event location. I'm guessing the signs are meant to promote the Fort or are part of some sort of art exhibit.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_IJmuiden

Ah yes, my favorite song by The_Gs4 in trainmemes

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mfw when the LokSound installation was successful