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It would be interesting if it were Dan Simmons…

This does not appear to be true if you read the earlier "Activation" section. If you have an existing subscription, it pauses while the free period is active. After that free period, your existing subscription resumes. As I read it, there is no "auto-subscribe" after the free period ends -- you just revert back to whatever you had before (or nothing, if you weren't a subscriber before).

If I'm reading it wrong, let me know.


I think you are right. I'll edit my comment to point to this.

Even if they did let the free users continue using, and then preesnted them with invoices, those would mean nothing without a registered, up-to-date payment method on file.

I mean, pay this invoice ... or else what?


> I mean, pay this invoice ... or else what?

Or else they send it to collections.


I don't think replacing "increased" with "greater" or "higher" would compromise communication to researchers at all, but it could cut down on misinterpretation and miscommunication in the wider science reporting world.

Seems like it would be overall beneficial.


Yes, but should we expect researchers to have the lay communication skills to even consider such things, to realize that the phrasing could be misinterpreted? Traditionally that's the job of the institute's PR department writing press releases. Anyone reading an abstract directly from its authors should also be expected to have basic academic reading skills.

It's that, as I understand it. Anthropic is the only vendor certified to run its models on DoD/DoW classified networks.

Take your pick from the many other choices offered by companies that don't care about mass spying on _anyone_.

Have a look at https://thaura.ai.

Or don't.

I thought we were the allies and looked down on powerful secret police. Like the Nazis or the Soviets. Did we lose those wars?

The US is no longer a reliable ally to Europe. Look at the threats against Greenland.

I hope the next few elections change this, but right now that's how things are.


When? Its entire history from the foundation of the Republic to 1947. The name was changed after WWII; now a faction wants to change it back. The difference in name never changed the behavior, in either direction.

You're hiring, so of course that's the message you're getting from recruiters. "Market is hot", so take their candidates quick before someone else snaps them up. Don't believe this line without confirmation.

No, that's just the reality of the market right now. Software engineers are an extremely hot field, likely because everybody is trying to add AI to their products.

https://www.citadelsecurities.com/news-and-insights/2026-glo...


I'm an software engineer with 17 years experience and I can't even get an interview at most places I put my resume in to.

I'm being very picky with what I look at, which doesn't help, but yeah, it doesn't seem great. Maybe they're all in person gigs? Or is there some ageism? (There has always been some ageism in software)

Largely in-person gigs in the SF Bay Area, yeah. One reason the rents are up so much.

Easier to hire consultants to add AI to do your software engineering for you than temporarily hire humans with needs and benefit costs to add AI to do your software engineering for you.

Yeah that would make me consider finding a different recruiter. Real estate agent mentality means their interests are not aligned properly.

I don't know what you like, but in addition to the Book of the New Sun I really enjoyed his three-volume "Soldier" series, about a mercenary in ancient Greece who suffers from Memento-style amnesia (although this series far predates Memento).

The "Wizard Knight" series (two books) I also really enjoyed if you like something with a bit more fantasy bent.

Can't recommend Wolfe enough!


¿..who says readinglists cannot span beyond into the 2030s..?

Your comment has been screenshotted, for consideration after New Sun. Thanks.


It feels human to me, but LinkedIn-ish. The "Press enter or click to view image in full size" suggests this was cut and pasted from a source blog or something.

I'm sorry you were able to read that far so as to notice this gem. Ah ah.

It's a copy paste of the medium article. That's not what HN comments are supposed to be.


It suddenly feels like the future is being built by the most careless and least detail-oriented people. How did we let things become this stupid?

"Move fast and break things?"

I did something very similar, but less focused on dialogue and more focused on deep analysis of medical research papers for a specific condition. Like you, I got really outstanding results.

Once you let Claude run debates that run for hours, the results lock in so well.

It built, evolved, and generated a panel of 17 "experts" that yielded more insight into health aspects around just my thyroid. I got the absolute best representation of the entire discussion around different options I've seen in my entire life.

It's AMAZING.


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