"Ideas aren’t getting harder to find and anyone who tells you otherwise is a coward and I will fight them": https://www.experimental-history.com/p/ideas-arent-getting-harder-to-find
This is one of the reasons I love reading "New Scientist" , it is a broad survey of current science and I find it makes me pretty hopeful about progress.
Sure there is a lot of incremental work but there are also new ideas, many of which are fascinating to read about.
RE: https://flipboard.com/@404media/404-media-qvt3vv94z/-/a-XYXCnatGThmlZViAiOh9dQ%3Aa%3A4082434389-%2F0
"was losing “approximately $8-9 million per month,” which it said was a massive improvement over the previous year."
In order to even get this they had to make the models almost useless.
OpenAI, Google pushing new AI models easily tricked into making nudes, researchers say
Attack method exposes flaws in OpenAI, Google safeguards against AI nudes.
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/10/openai-google-pushing-new-ai-models-easily-tricked-into-making-nudes-researchers-say/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
#12 Spooky Halloween C++
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What was the werewolf's least favorite storage class?
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static
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"AI Is Changing Motherhood for the Worse': https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-10-13/ai-is-changing-motherhood-and-not-all-for-the-better
This is not accidental, the point if for you to become dependent on them, alienating you from your peers and breaking down society in the process.
#11 Spooky Halloween C++
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What was the zombies favorite type trait?
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std::decay
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#10 Spooky Halloween C++.
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What C++ features are devils and demons looking forward to the most?
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Contracts and assumptions
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#9 Spooky Halloween C++
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What potential C++ feature do vampires find least useful?
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Reflection
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#8 Spooky Halloween C++
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Why are the input characters afraid of the Lexer?
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They heard about maximal munch!
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"Artificial Intelligence in the Firm:
Bottlenecks in Software Production": https://fion.ac/jellyfish.pdf
This has been almost exactly my experience. You can not ignore the SDL. If you look at the whole SDL process, the cost just shift.
This is the current problem in open source that is causing burnout and reduced productivity.
#7 Spooky Halloween C++.
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What are a ghosts favorite types?
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bool and float
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"Pennsylvania’s measles outbreak looks scary. Doctors say the reality is worse.": https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/10/06/pennsylvanias-measles-outbreak-is-worse-than-numbers-suggest/
#5 Spooky Halloween C++.
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Why did Igor make a bad C++ dev?
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He keeps trying to throw the switch
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Reading “The Unaccountability Machine”
Oh, that whole free lunch thing
Reading “The Unaccountability Machine”
“Seemed like a good idea to economists”
#4 Spooky Halloween C++.
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Why don't mummies use exceptions?
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Because they are afraid of unwinding
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#3 Spooky Halloween C++.
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Why are C++ devs bad at halloween?
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Because they all come wearing bit-masks
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#2 Spooky Halloween C++.
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Why don’t the undead make good C++ programmers?
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Because they don’t know how to end their lifetimes properly.
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