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RealClimate: DOE CWG Report “Debatable”?

Thanks, Ken. I asked chatGPT to review your review. The following is from chatGPT, with a comment from me in parentheses about formatting a table… Full text of the comment (for reference): Martín…I can criticize what you thought about the report… “…which I think is discrediting the science that shows that global warming is real,…

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How to get your Apple Music Replay 2025 playlist

It’s not just Spotify that has a year-end summary feature: Apple Music does too, and it’s available all year round! Here’s how to get your Apple Music Replay playlist today. Apple Music Playback 2025 Spotify has a unique feature called Spotify Wrapped that shows your top artists, songs, and genres of the year. It’s a…

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The last word on anything

Normally I like the beginning of the school year, but this year I want to do it again. Lucky for me, a new year begins next week: the Year of Water 2026! We had a surprise storm this week, with purple streaks of lightning and raindrops filling our barrel to complete the end of water…

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Identity Verification in a Globalized World

Remote work and digital nomadism are now a part of everyday life for millions of people. However, the ability to work from anywhere also brings responsibilities for the accepting country. It involves the process of identity verification (IDV): from visa applications and apartment rentals to purchasing strong beverages in grocery stores. Regula, with their partner…

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Anthropic experiments with AI introspection

Checking your intentions Anthropic researchers wanted to know if Claude could accurately describe his internal state based solely on internal information. This required the researchers to compare Claude’s self-reported “thoughts” with internal processes, something like connecting a human to a brain monitor, asking questions, and then analyzing the scan to map the thoughts to the…

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