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Tag: cognitive bias

Cheap Confession

August 26, 2026August 17, 2026 ~ cafebedouin ~ Leave a comment

On what language models made cheap, what they left exactly as expensive as it was, and why the difference is the whole argument A scheduling manager writes the rule that shifts get posted on Thursday for the following Monday. From where she sits, it is obviously good: it gives three days' notice where there used … Continue reading Cheap Confession

Everything Becomes Taste

July 23, 2026July 20, 2026 ~ cafebedouin

An argument, three failures, and what the failures leave The conclusion at the end of this shouldn't be accepted on its own. Stated flat, it sounds like a shrug: whether a preference is really yours is not a question you can answer, and the harder it presses the less answerable it gets. Said cold, that … Continue reading Everything Becomes Taste

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