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2025: The year in LLMs
This is the third in my annual series reviewing everything that happened in the LLM space over the past 12 months. For previous years see Stuff we figured out about …

Some ideas for what comes next, May 2026
Gemini Flash 3.5, Mythos, open-closed balance, America's open-source surge, emerging power struggles and more.

What We’re Looking for at All Things Open 2026 • All Things Open
The 2026 All Things Open call-for-papers officially opens on Tuesday, February 17. Anyone and everyone interested is encouraged to submit a talk title and abstract before the closing date of Tuesday, March 31.... Read More

Making Sense of Open-Source: Ideals, Reality, and What's on the Horizon - December, 3 2025 | Notion
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The Future of Everything is Lies, I Guess: Where Do We Go From Here?
This is a long article, so I've broken it up into a series of posts, listed below. You can also read the full work as a PDF or EPUB.

The Curious About Everything Newsletter #63
The many interesting things I read in May 2026

The Curious About Everything Newsletter #65
The many interesting things I read in July 2026

List of Lists ... PDS lists 2025-12-10 - Hilary's Leaflet
Had this in draft mode for a few days. Four currently:
[009] Folkification - Dreaming at the Edge of the Apocalypse
Sunday 24 August 2025
The Best Books of 2025
The New Yorker’s editors and critics choose this year’s essential reads in fiction, poetry, and nonfiction.



Prophecy: Prediction, Power, and the Fight for the Future, from Ancient Oracles to AI
From an award-winning University of Oxford professor comes a brilliant, urgent new look at prophecies--the predictions that determine our lives, from our personal finances and the quality of our healthcare to the news and social media we consume and the produces foisted upon us

The Future of Everything is Lies, I Guess
This is a long article, so I've broken it up into a series of posts, listed below. You can also read the full work as a PDF or EPUB.