E-ink screen is easier on the eyes, and also helps the battery to last for way longer than a phone would. Some people also appreciate having the compartmentalisation of a separate device that’s just for reading — fewer distractions.

My phone is pretty heavy, and reading on it can hurt my hand after a while, especially as there isn’t an ergonomic way to turn pages (the app I use can have it so the volume buttons turn the page, but they’re not positioned well to do that).

“Their models are as good and require less compute.”

In a sense, this is exactly why I think that China will inevitably overtake the US in this field too. Even besides things like Deepseek, which distills LLMs dominant in the US into a more streamlined model, China also seems to be putting more resources into researching AI that doesn’t need to start out with mahoosive amounts of data.

Yeah, Jesus seems pretty based. I like the part where the wrecks the temple (or rather, the predatory merchants in the temple). That was pretty metal.

Ooh, I love this. It drapes wonderfully.

Also, excellent timing with this post: if I start now, I might get round to finishing it by Halloween