Philip Winston
@metastable.org
Writer | Programmer: Graphics, Games, Neuroscience, AI. Gamedev: Guitar Hero. Podcast Host: Software Engineering Radio. Writing at metastable.org and tobeva.com.
He’s impressive. But I’m not sure I’ve read 100% of any of his except the Scott Adams one. Deep deep dives, very “rationalist”.
January 18, 2026 at 6:32 PM
He’s impressive. But I’m not sure I’ve read 100% of any of his except the Scott Adams one. Deep deep dives, very “rationalist”.
Scott Alexander is an extremely odd dude. He’s a psychiatrist, but a crazily detailed writer on a wide range of topics and he must write so incredibly fast, because this came out only four days after Scott Adams died.
January 18, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Scott Alexander is an extremely odd dude. He’s a psychiatrist, but a crazily detailed writer on a wide range of topics and he must write so incredibly fast, because this came out only four days after Scott Adams died.
While it's good to use simple straightforward language, you can throw in obscure words or extremely dense phrasing it will 100% understand you. You can also invent cute or compact terms. The base models can handle that kind of stuff perfectly.
January 17, 2026 at 6:04 PM
While it's good to use simple straightforward language, you can throw in obscure words or extremely dense phrasing it will 100% understand you. You can also invent cute or compact terms. The base models can handle that kind of stuff perfectly.
Imagine eating 1800 calories and going “this is not enough” and stuffing down a second helping of dinner or a dessert. Happens all the time.
January 15, 2026 at 1:10 PM
Imagine eating 1800 calories and going “this is not enough” and stuffing down a second helping of dinner or a dessert. Happens all the time.
When using Claude Code.
January 15, 2026 at 12:33 PM
When using Claude Code.