The iRiver iHP-120 was a gadget nerd’s MP3 player. It had a wired remote, a radio, a voice recorder, two optical ports, and loads of physical buttons. I’ve had it for half my life.
Plenty of people treat “trick the AI into bypassing its guardrails” as a kind of a bonus mode for large language models. In Gandalf, that’s the game. Every level has a password, which you try to finesse from an increasingly sophisticated AI model. There are at least seven levels.
(The company behind it, perhaps inevitably, sells software designed to protect LLMs from this kind of prompt engineering.)
Corsair buying Drop is big news for keyboard nerds. But what happens to Geekhack, the venerable forum which Drop acquired in 2018?
Along with Deskthority, Geekhack is one of the longest-running communities for mechanical keyboard enthusiasts, and its archives are a historical treasure trove of the mech revival. It’s not clear whether today’s acquisition includes Geekhack; we’ve reached out for clarification.
A two-pound jug of my favorite protein powder (shoutouts to Casey) is $28.99, down from a typical $37 to $45. I have consumed probably 80 pounds of this stuff in the past six years. This is a good price for Amazon, but it might be cheaper locally.
The press release mentions licensing the tech out so other companies can build calm smart home controllers, which might represent a change in strategy. The mui Board gen 2 was supposed to go on Kickstarter in June, but now seems to be coming next year. Hardware is hard; hardwood hardware might be harder. I’ve reached out to Mui for clarification.
There’s this album called 69 Love Songs. I listened to it on repeat one New York winter a long time ago, and it’s etched into my brain. The Magnetic Fields just announced that they’re are playing it in its entirety in a series of two-night shows next year. Tickets go on sale in July. Let’s go.
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