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- problem solvingHow to Learn From Failed Solutions: A Record to KeepHow to learn from failed solutions: keep the failure on record with what you tried, what happened and why, so the next attempt starts from evidence, not memory.
- self-reflectionDaily Self-Reflection Questions: Five to Ask YourselfDaily self-reflection questions work best when there are few of them, they cannot be answered yes or no, and they climb from easy to deep. Here is a set of five.
- practice questionsHow to Make Practice Questions From Your NotesMaking practice questions from your notes starts with one page, questions at three levels, an answer given before you look and a reason read for every miss.
- great man theoryGreat Man Theory of History: Claims and CriticsThe great man theory of history says the past is best told through a few unusual individuals. Where it comes from, what it gets right, and what the history-from-below view adds.
- future aiHow to Write a Letter to a Future AI: Dear SuperintelligenceA letter to a future AI names one value, gives the reason for it and offers one real moment from the writer's life. Here is the shape, with a worked example.
- senecaSeneca's Three Questions for the End of the DaySeneca's three questions for the end of the day ask which bad habit you cured, which vice you checked and how you are better. Where they come from and how to answer them.
- sql injectionWhat Is SQL Injection and How to Prevent ItSQL injection happens when an app pastes typed text into a database query. The attack, its main kinds, and how parameterized queries and least privilege stop it.
- alan turingWhat Did Alan Turing Say About Thinking Machines?In 1950 Turing called the question 'can machines think?' too meaningless to discuss and offered a game about behavior instead. Here is what he said, and how to use the idea.
- screen recordingWhy Does a Screen Recording Have No Sound in the BrowserA screen recording has no sound when system audio, tab audio or the microphone is not captured. Cheap Recorder records screen, webcam and calls with a transcript.
- malware typesTypes of Malware and How They Spread Between ComputersTypes of malware and how they spread: how worms, trojans, spyware and rootkits get onto a computer, what each does, and the defences that limit them.
- ai alignmentIs RLHF Enough to Make AI Safe? Individuation and AlignmentRLHF shapes what a model outputs, not what it is. IndividuationLab applies Jungian individuation to AI alignment and to safety that fails under new pressure.
- intelligence explosionWhat Is an Intelligence Explosion? Recursive AI GrowthAn intelligence explosion is a runaway loop where an AI improves its own design, each version faster than the last. Origins, mechanics, limits and lab race dynamics.