Are better models better? — Benedict Evans
Essays - Benedict Evansby Benedict Evans·22 Jan 2025
Are better models better? Every week, there’s a new model, a new approach, and something new to play with. And every week, people ask me ‘have you tried o1 Pro? Phi 4?
24 Memorable Inks in 2024
Olive Octopus·19 Jan 2025
Ok, hide your wallets (or don't, I'm not your financial advisor)—it's time for me to recount the most memorable inks I encountered in 2024.
Scaling Large Language Models for e-Commerce: The Development of a Llama-Based Customized LLM
eBay Tech Blogby Christian Herold and Shahram Khadivi·17 Jan 2025
eBay holds decades of insights we can use to enrich our AI technology and create personalized, magical experiences for our customers.
A Korean Beauty Tour With Comme Si's Jenni Lee
Into The Glossby Into The Gloss·16 Jan 2025
Although she travels to Korea every year, Jenni Lee’s latest visit was extra special. The founder and designer behind sock and loungewear brand Comme Si travelled to Seoul—with her husband and...
Sam Edwards in Updates | January 15, 2025
Handstand Samby Sam Edwards·15 Jan 2025
There is documentation on the Android Developer website sharing tips to run Android UI tests via the command-line which I’ve found super useful.
What's involved in getting a "modern" terminal setup?
Julia Evansby Julia Evans·11 Jan 2025
Hello! Recently I ran a terminal survey and I asked people what frustrated them. One person commented: There are so many pieces to having a modern terminal experience.
Quick Advice to New Rustaceans
Ellie's Blog·11 Jan 2025
Let’s say you’re new to Rust. Maybe you’ve read TRPL and worked through Rustlings or YARR. You can write enough Rust to solve problems, and can fix compiler errors when they crop up.
Amber Grimes Is The Best-Smelling Music Exec Around
Into The Glossby Into The Gloss·9 Jan 2025
“Because I’m from Atlanta, I’ve always been in the music world. I think it's the most accessible-to-music place that you can be in.
Using Renovate to update build JDK – Jake Wharton
Jake Wharton·8 Jan 2025
08 January 2025 You want to be using the latest JDK for development. Don't use Gradle toolchains, they'll needlessly force you to use old JDKs.
Reflections
Sam Altmanby Sam Altman·6 Jan 2025
The second birthday of ChatGPT was only a little over a month ago, and now we have transitioned into the next paradigm of models that can do complex reasoning.
Back to the origins: vanilla Emacs - Waldeinsamkeit
Waldeinsamkeitby Unknown·4 Jan 2025
After an intense but complicated love story with Doom Emacs started in 2021 I'm back to vanilla Emacs. Here are some thoughts after 4 years of Doom Emacs use.
Making Up The Star of *Emilia Pérez*
Into The Glossby Into The Gloss·4 Jan 2025
Makeup artist Vincent Oquendo is pretty sure he and hairstylist Marc Mena manifested working with actress Karla Sofía Gascón, the star of this year’s Golden Globe favorite, Emilia Pérez.
My Home Automation setup
Bruno Rochaby Bruno Rocha·4 Jan 2025
My Home Automation setup Note: An updated version of this post is out! Check out "Everything about my smart home and homelab setup" instead.
Alan Jeffrey
decomposition ∘ alby Lindsey Kuper·31 Dec 2024
I want to wrap up 2024 by talking about my friend Alan Jeffrey, who we lost this year. I’m pretty sure I met Alan at the first academic conference I ever attended, which was ICFP 2010, but he was a...
My 2025 JavaScript Wishlist
ByteofDevby Jacob Jackson·31 Dec 2024
My 2025 JavaScript Wishlist Similar to myself when I realize I have spent more time looking up API methods on MDN than actually writing code, JavaScript has had one extended identity crisis.
Jen Monroe, Food Artist, Bad Taste
Into The Glossby Into The Gloss·26 Dec 2024
“Bad Taste started out of a desire to see what I felt was missing in the food world. I burned out working in restaurant kitchens at a really young age.
JavaScript Benchmarking Is a Mess
ByteofDevby Jacob Jackson·23 Dec 2024
JavaScript Benchmarking Is a Mess I hate benchmarking code, just like any human (which, at this point, most viewers of this probably aren’t ¯\_(ツ)_/¯).
This $6 Mascara Has A Chokehold On Telenovela Sets
Into The Glossby Into The Gloss·19 Dec 2024
“I wanted to be a pop star growing up, but that dream was always tied to acting because there was a show in Mexico called Código F.A.M.A. that was a big deal.
Dominant Industry Ink Archiving Book: A Log of Atlantis
Olive Octopus·19 Dec 2024
The Dominant Industry Ink Archiving Book: A Log of Atlantis is a hardcover B6 coloring book for fountain pen inks, and hands-down one of the products I have enjoyed most this year.
AI Could Be Making Scientists Less Creative
Scienceby Todd Feathers·15 Dec 2024
Adopting artificial intelligence tools to analyze data and model outcomes has a huge impact on the career prospects of young scientists, significantly increasing their chances of rising to...
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