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LLMs break down in funny ways when told the Jacobian Conjecture counterargument

Cognitohazards can affect machines too.

July 23, 2026 · 8 min
The image that makes me say "yay" less often than "god damn it".

What's the deal with all the random weekly quota resets for agents lately?

I’m going to be the weirdo who complains about literally getting free stuff.

July 18, 2026 · 5 min

The mysterious Hy3 LLM is topping OpenRouter Model Rankings by a large margin

Why Hy3?

May 26, 2026 · 9 min

An AI agent coding skeptic tries AI agent coding, in excessive detail

No vagueposting here, just look at the Estimated Read Time.

February 27, 2026 · 33 min
A typical Nano Banana Pro generation, with just a hint of prompt engineering.

Nano Banana Pro is the best AI image generator, with caveats

The problem with Nano Banana Pro is that it’s too good.

December 22, 2025 · 22 min