I tried the new, still anonymous, Ox Alpha model by having it do some work on github.com/seehuhn/go-pdf . My impressions: The model is capable, maybe a bit weaker than Opus 5.0 at coding, but not much. It is very good at doing long tasks without losing focus, maybe better than Opus. 1/n
Who is better at maths, Claude Opus 4.8 at "xhigh" effort, or Claude Fable 5 at "high" effort?
I'm struggling to figure this one out: www.futilitycloset.com/2026/06/14/h... (wait for the second image to show).
Head Count - Futility Closet
How many people are in this group?
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Opportunity: A fully funded PhD position for statisticians passionate about epidemiology. University of Leeds, start in September 2026. phd.leeds.ac.uk/project/2470...
Next Generation Farrington Model for Infection Prevention/Control: A Farrington Algorithm with Spatiotemporal & Adaptive Baseline Capabilities
Project opportunity - Next Generation Farrington Model for Infection Prevention/Control: A Farrington Algorithm with Spatiotemporal & Adaptive Baseline Capabilities at the University of Leeds
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First time that I have used AI to help with a "real" proof: www.seehuhn.de/blog/maths-w...
Maths with Claude | seehuhn.de
An experience report on using Claude to help complete a mathematical proof.
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It was only today that I learned that "altogether" has only one "l"!
An easy visual puzzle (ǝsnO ɹǝʌᴉɹ ǝɥʇ uᴉ sƃuᴉןᴉɐɹ pǝƃɹǝɯqns ʎןןɐᴉʇɹɐԀ).
Some interesting thoughts in here, in an area where nobody has good answers yet.
Arthur Clune@arthur.clune.org · 11mo agoI am very taken with this argument, but I'm not sure anyone is ready for it - teach without LLMs and push heavily for LLMs in practical work but let the companies do most of the heavy lifting The obvious counter is that it's stepping away, but unis will still have to embrace AI for research
Are these new displays at #York station aimed at deaf people who cannot read? This must be a tiny fraction of all travellers!
I really enjoyed the light show at #York minster. In my opinion, it's even better than last year. If you haven't seen it yet: The show is still on, 6-9pm, until 2nd March (repeats every 10 minutes).
During the pandemic, a heron took residence on the University of Leeds campus. I had not seen it in a long time, but today he is back. (Or maybe his friend is. How old does a heron get?) Hello heron 😊
Sometimes, #DeepSeek is overthinking things a bit. I should probably have untoggled the "DeepThink (R1)" button before saying thank you.
For the first time in my life I have reached a "triple ko" in the game of Go: online-go.com/game/71268565 (I think). #baduk #gogame #weiqi
Ladder Challenge: Dyonn(#15) vs Seehuhn(#14)
Dyonn vs. Seehuhn - 2025-01-11
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