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The article explores the 'Head of Claude' experiment, which aims to understand the inner workings of the AI language model Claude by probing its abilities and limitations through a series of tasks and prompts. The findings shed light on the model's strengths, weaknesses, and the potential implications for the development of AI systems.

The article argues against the use of scroll fade effects, which can be detrimental to user experience, and suggests focusing on content and performance instead of visual gimmicks.

Hello Roboticits!

We are building Ajime (https://ajime.io) to provide a zero-config and pipeline building, Ajime is a CI/CD drag and drop experience for edge computing & robotics. Just link your GitHub repository, we handle the build and deployment of CUDA-ready containers, manage your cloud/on-prem databases and compute resources (provide also fast hosting), and provide secure, fleet connectivity over the cloud. Easy like building lego.

Whether you’re deploying to an NVIDIA Jetson or Raspberry PI or any other linux based SOM, Ajime automates the entire pipeline—from LLM-generated Dockerfiles with sensor drivers to NVIDIA Isaac Sim validation. We’re in private beta and looking for engineers to help us kill the “dependency hell” of robotics DevOps. Check out the demo and join the waitlist at ajime.io.

The article discusses the concept of lifespan and its implications for individuals and society. It explores factors that influence lifespan, such as advancements in medical technology, and the potential challenges and opportunities presented by an increasing global population with longer lifespans.

I was tired of "free" photo tools that required signups or uploaded my personal photos to their servers.

So, I added two new utilities to my site:

A background remover that runs in the browser.

A passport-size photo maker with standard dimensions.

Everything is 100% client-side (privacy-first). No data ever leaves your machine. I'd love some feedback on the UI and if the background removal quality is up to the mark for you guys.

Site: https://webaitool.net/bg-remove.html

Grantvera adds granular permission control on top of Google Sheets.

An owner selects a range to share. Within that shared range, the owner can explicitly choose which cells are editable and which are read-only, and can also set the input type of the editable cells for validation.

The assignee does not access the raw spreadsheet directly. Instead, they interact through a controlled web UI. Every write is validated server-side against the defined editable cell set, and only permitted cells are updated via the Google Sheets API.

All writes execute under the owner’s authorization context using the official Google's OAuth integration and Google Sheets API.

No spreadsheet content is stored, analyzed, or interpreted.

The spreadsheet remains the single source of truth. Grantvera acts as a constrained access layer on top of it.

Interested in feedback.

https://grantvera.com

Hello Everyone.

Resumes and CVs have a fundamental problem: anyone can write anything. As someone who's been job searching, I've wondered if there's a better way to separate genuine experience from creative writing, I am an engineer at the end of the day not a creative author.

I've been thinking about applying something similar to X's Community Notes model to skill verification. The idea: engineers could "fact check" claims on each other's CVs - not as formal references, but as a crowd-sourced verification layer, where you get a check-mark on your skill like X check mark. If someone claims they're an expert in Kubernetes, other engineers who've worked with them (or reviewed their OSS contributions) could validate or challenge that. Also companies have repetitive interviews, why can't I simply do one interview and be "interviewed" fully for all other companies?

I put together a rough prototype to illustrate the concept: https://skillverdict.com/

Some questions I'm trying to work through(ask more please):

How useful will this be for engineers? Would this create its own set of problems? (gaming the system, bias, grudges) Could it scale beyond personal networks? Would companies even trust community-sourced verification?

Curious what you guys think about the mechanism itself, not the prototype. Would something like this reduce friction in hiring, or just add another layer of noise?

The article proposes a novel approach to training large language models that significantly improves their performance on a wide range of natural language tasks, while maintaining computational efficiency and scalability.

LibreOffice has accused OnlyOffice, another open-source office suite, of working with Microsoft to lock users into their ecosystem. LibreOffice claims that OnlyOffice's collaboration with Microsoft threatens the open-source nature of their software and harms user freedom.

I posted this yesterday and kept building. Original post got some good feedback about wanting more domain-specific personas beyond the generic analyst/contrarian archetypes. So I added them. 35 personas now, organized into actual professional structures:

Law Firm — Litigator + Corporate Counsel + Compliance Officer + Junior Associate, synthesized by a Senior Partner Hospital Team — GP + Specialist + Pharmacist + Medical Ethicist, synthesized by Chief of Medicine Editorial Team — Reporter + Editor + Legal Reviewer + SEO lead, synthesized by Editor-in-Chief Corporate — CFO + CTO + CMO + Legal, synthesized by CEO Startup — Founder + Engineer + Designer + Growth Lead, synthesized by Investor Consulting — Strategy + Operations + Finance + Risk, synthesized by Senior Partner

Each persona has a role-specific system prompt tuned to how that function actually thinks — the CFO talks in EBITDA and burn rate, the Junior Associate flags the clause the partners missed. Also shipped in v2:

Temperature slider per run (Precise → Balanced → Creative) Follow-up questions — council carries the full prior verdict as context Abort mid-run with partial result preservation Export MD / PDF Import/export council config as JSON Webhook after every completed session (works with Zapier, n8n, Make)

Still zero backend. Still runs entirely in the browser. API keys never leave your machine.

GitHub: https://github.com/prijak/Ai-council

Livelink: https://council.gameinghub.com/

Genuinely curious: has anyone found multi-model deliberation actually useful for a specific domain, or does it mostly just produce longer wrong answers?

GenPPT.ai is an AI-powered presentation generation tool that automatically creates professional-looking PowerPoint slides based on text input. The platform utilizes natural language processing and machine learning to generate visually appealing slides with relevant content, images, and design elements.

Researchers have found a way to plant ideas in people's dreams using sound cues, which can help improve problem-solving abilities. The study suggests that this technique, known as 'targeted dream incubation,' could be a powerful tool for enhancing cognitive performance and creative thinking.

The article introduces 'undent', a JavaScript utility that removes indentation from multiline strings, allowing for cleaner and more readable code. The tool aims to simplify the process of working with formatted text in JavaScript, particularly when dealing with templates or other structures that require precise formatting.

This article provides a comprehensive guide to creating AI-powered video content at scale, covering topics such as leveraging AI to automate video production, optimizing video assets for maximum engagement, and managing the end-to-end video creation process efficiently.

The article compares the lives and literary achievements of Louisa May Alcott and H.C. Andersen, two renowned authors from the 19th century. It explores their contrasting backgrounds, writing styles, and the enduring impact of their iconic works on literature and popular culture.

24HF Unsubscribe is an open-source tool that allows users to easily unsubscribe from unwanted email lists and manage their email subscriptions in a secure and efficient manner.

Phil Spencer, the head of Xbox, and Samantha Bond, a senior executive at Xbox, are both leaving the company. This significant leadership change at Microsoft's gaming division is expected to impact the company's future direction and strategy.

The article discusses the decision to make YAML the default configuration format in Bruno v3.1, citing its advantages over JSON and the desire to provide a more user-friendly experience for Bruno users.

Maligna Kodera is a horror game that puts players in the role of a journalist investigating a mysterious cult. The game features a dark and atmospheric setting, complex characters, and branching storylines that challenge players to make difficult moral choices.

The article discusses the concept of diffusion of responsibility, where individuals are less likely to take action in an emergency situation when others are present. It explores how this psychological phenomenon can lead to inaction and decreased sense of personal accountability in group settings.

The European Union has implemented a new law to promote a more sustainable and circular battery industry. The law aims to improve battery durability, reuse, and recycling, as well as increase transparency and traceability throughout the battery supply chain.

The article introduces the OpenClaw Secure Kit, an open-source hardware security module that enables secure authentication and data storage for IoT devices. The kit provides a hardware-based solution to improve the security of embedded systems and protect against various cyber threats.

Coccinelle is a program transformation tool that can automatically apply complex collateral evolutions to source code. It is designed to handle the evolution of the Linux kernel and other large-scale software projects, making it easier to maintain and update codebase over time.

The article describes pmcli, a command-line interface tool for managing packages and dependencies in a project. It provides a simple and efficient way to install, update, and remove packages, as well as manage project-level dependencies.

The article discusses the challenges of integrating AI systems into incident management processes, highlighting the need for a balanced approach between human expertise and AI capabilities to effectively manage complex incidents.

The article provides a brief introduction to Project Gutenberg, a volunteer effort to digitize and archive cultural works, making them available to the public for free. It highlights the project's mission to preserve and share literature, and its extensive collection of over 60,000 free ebooks.