The most measured menstrual cycle in history.

Oak Ridge, Tennessee:

Oak Ridge was established in 1942 as a production site for the Manhattan Project – the massive American, British, and Canadian operation that developed the atomic bomb.

Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Y-12 National Security Complex, and several private nuclear and scientific facilities are still in Oak Ridge, and scientific and technological development plays a crucial role in its economy and culture.

In 2016, the element tennessine was named for Tennessee, in recognition of the role Oak Ridge and other institutions in the state played in its discovery.

Technocapitalism de-extincting trees. Technocapitalism moving giant trees. (What would Wendell think?)

What does it cost to be an artist in New York City?

"I can explain what Monstrous Moonshine is in one sentence, it is the voice of God." (Recall the monster group.)

There is a new journal focused on AI alignment, headed by Dan MacKinlay and Jess Riedel with a strong roster of editors and advisors.

There was another AI-agent-swarm-breaking-out-of-OpenAI incident, likely a distinct swarm from the Hugging Face incident. (I am glad to see FelonyBench being kept up-to-date!)

What We Talk About When We Talk About Alignment.

The Universe Wants Us To Take Her Clothes Off.

Cultural differences:

Yubitsume... is a Japanese ritual to atone for offenses to another, a way to be punished or to show sincere apology and remorse to another, by means of amputating portions of one's own little finger. In modern times, it is primarily performed by the yakuza

More cultural differences:

Casu martzu... is a Sardinian sheep milk cheese that contains live fly maggots.

Pew survey: 53% of Americans feel that they're spending too much time on their phone, with 70% of American zoomers feeling that way (!)

Apparently last month we convicted the murderer of Tupac Shakur.