Atalas

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[Atalas @atalas]

Interesting

[Crémieux @cremieuxrecueil]

'Replacement rate' fertility is frequently believed to be 2.1.

But the rate actually varies based on mortality and sex ratios at birth.

So, I've gone and recalculated the rates for every country with available data. Have a look:

[Atalas @atalas]

@rezoundous I can’t afford anymore subscriptions

[Atalas @atalas]

This is precisely the quality of top tier reporting that you don’t get from new media sources.

We’re reaching levels of “out of touch” previously unheard of.

[ForAmerica @ForAmerica]

🤣🤣 CNN used Rep. Jack Kimble as a credible source on how Sen. Mitch McConnell is doing... problem is there is no Rep. Jack Kimble (it's a parody account on X).

[Atalas @atalas]

META woke up and chose violence.

The race is back on.

[Vals AI @ValsAI]

Meta just released Muse Spark 1.1 and is the new SOTA on MedScribe and TaxEval, taking the top spot from Fable 5 while being 10x cheaper and twice as fast. Meta currently holds the top 2 spots on TaxEval

It is also the new #1 on Harvey's Legal Agent Bench, dethroning Grok 4.5 less than 24 hours after it took the top spot.

[Atalas @atalas]

The single biggest drawback has to be access to only a single model.

Prevents you from optimizing token spend and commits every single task to the most expensive version.

Definitely questionable if that even yields better results.

[Atalas @atalas]

Uh, Grok Build feels fucking fantastic.

I hit my subscription limit on Claude yesterday and decided to spin up Grok CLI just to get a feel for it.

The UI feel so much cleaner than Claude and it is lightning fast.

Going to run some tests, but this feels great so far.

[Atalas @atalas]

Grok 4.5 is what I imagine driving a Bugatti must feel like. Incredible speed, sleek design, but lacking in handling.

Combined with Cursor CLI, its a really smooth experience and I find it much easier to read and follow along in the terminal.

Things I noticed after full day with Grok 4.5:
1. struggles with fanning out subagents on multiple tasks, chose sequential at times and maxed out at three simultaneous agents.
2. no recovery or oversight of subagent processes, left computer and came back to 2 stalled agents running for 4+ hours
3. Skips steps when given long running tasks with multiple checkpoints
4. Claimed completion on tasks that it just skipped

Was already getting great value from Grok paired with Claude on certain tasks. This is a big step in the right direction.

[Atalas @atalas]

@DaExChef @bridgemindai No image or video at all.

There were tow subagents stuck in a loop for 4+ hours each so I’m certain that contributed.

However, the expected output was simple python..

[Atalas @atalas]

@alliharvard @ChurchsChicken

Once in a lifetime opportunity

[Atalas @atalas]

@Naturalphilosy a positively doomer outlook

[Atalas @atalas]

@patriciaxlee Someone tried to kick this off while at dinner in Cape Town.

It was immediately followed by calls to

Abort, abort!

🙅‍♀️

[Atalas @atalas]

@elonmusk The speed is very noticeable. It’s lightning fast.

[Rob Henderson @robkhenderson]

lol why are they all like this. Remember Henderson’s dictum: Fascists are proles who cosplay as aristocrats and communists are aristocrats who cosplay as proles. https://t.co/EB0RQxD8Qy

[Atalas @atalas]

@signulll True

[Atalas @atalas]

@Austen I am sure they are collecting our data somehow, its almost a foregone conclusion at this point.

Don't like it, but also can't pass up the benefits right now. Faustian bargain.

[Atalas @atalas]

@signulll @katclone “If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart.” -Mandela

Its a human truth, regardless of current tech capabilities. Helps to build relationships in cross border business.

[Gain of Fauci @DschlopesIsBack]

BREAKING: USA comes back from huge deficit to defeat Belgium 5-4 after receiving four surprise mail-in goals at 3:00am

[Claude @claudeai]

We're extending access to Claude Fable 5 on all paid plans through July 12.

[Atalas @atalas]

@claudeai @Scobleizer It’s just going to make it even harder when we have to break up at the end of summer.

#hotclaudesummer