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This Mysterious Combination Lock Sank in a 1583 Shipwreck. When Engineers Cracked the Code, It Clicked Open for the First Time in More Than 400 Years

A metal detectorist recovered the brass artifact from the wreck of the "Ann Francis," a merchant vessel that sank off southern Wales. Researchers used micro-CT scans to identify the four-letter combination

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My Paranoid Coding Machine Setup

The combination of running AI agents which can install and run anything with supply chain attacks / the Hackening has made me much more paranoid about my personal machine than I used to be. I've been slowly improving this, and finally moved all of my AI agents into a VM today. I'm sharing this to show how far you can take this, even if you have requirements like GPU access or the ability to run (something close enough to) Docker. This is a follow-up / longer version of a recent shortform . Goals I run Claude Code in a custom harness which currently disables all permission prompts. I'm not real

LessWrong · EN

Show HN: Fermi Poker, a combination of poker betting mechanics with estimation

Throughout this year I've been working on a game called Fermi Poker and have now published a guide on how to play and host a tournament. This guide includes a question set, a rule sheet to print out, and everything else you need to know. If you don't want to print out anything, you can also use fermi.org/play to see the questions on your device. Fermi Poker combines the betting mechanics of poker with Fermi estimation questions like "How many new smartphones were sold worldwide in 2024?" or "How many chickens were slaughtered for meat worldwide in 2024?" Once you've submitted a range estimate,

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