October 2026 News
October 2026 Gwern.net newsletter with links on TODO
October 2026’s Gwern.net newsletter is now out; previous, September 2026 (archives). This is a collation of links and summary of major changes, overlapping with my Changelog; brought to you by my donors on Patreon.
Writings
Links
“She’s She, and I’m I”, Claude-5.1-Fable & Gwern 2026
Samon: a Zen sand garden puzzle game
Comics: “Cooking With Butter”
AI
“What’s The Date?”, N8 Programs
Genetics
Everything Is Heritable:
Recent Evolution:
Engineering:
Statistics/Meta-Science
Politics/Religion
Psychology/Biology
“Cheetahs on the Edge”, Greg Wilson 201214ya (1,200 FPS cheetah sprinting footage: a cheetah is a furry yellow rocket whose feet barely touch the ground)
Technology
“Ledger Nano X: the spy implant”, Tibane Labs (a Tempest attack on hardware wallets IRL)
Economics
Philosophy
Fiction
Books
Fiction:
Film/TV
Live-action:
Animated: