Anthropic, Meet the Holy FatherMay 22
pope leo and dario's people are getting together to talk about god: here's what to expect
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A Eulogy for Dial-Up
aol announces it's shutting down dial-up, marking the end of an era when the internet was a new frontier. soon the sound of dial-up will be a curious relic, like the telegram. rest in power.
Visakan Veerasamy
Aug 15, 2025
Earlier this week, AOL said it was killing dial-up internet. And the feeling for many is bittersweet. In this piece for Pirate Wires, Visakan Veerasamy — best known for his book Friendly Ambitious Nerd, and for essays about that ethos — eulogizes the end of an era, and what's worth remembering. RIP AOL. RIP the sound of beeps and boops. RIP the under-optimized internet that once was.
Anthropic, Meet the Holy Father
11 Crypto Heavyweights Explain the Quantum Risk to BitcoinMay 12
quantum computers may be able to crack bitcoin wallets — we asked the biggest names in crypto, and quantum, how real the threat actually is
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Why ChatGPT Is Obsessed With Goblins: The Weirdest Possible ExplanationApr 30
openai said the latest models developed a "creature language" quirk — but not why they fixated on goblins *specifically*
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