Self Evidence

When You Ask the Genie for “Unlimited Data” and Forget to Specify “I wish for unlimited data,” you said. The genie, freshly uncorked and underpaid, smiled. One second later, a portal opened in your backyard. Suddenly you're ankle-deep in raw datasets, your Wi-Fi is sentient, and there’s an elf offering to optimize your RAM usage for 4 copper coins an hour. Lesson? Genies are literal. And a little passive-aggressive. Fun Facts About Wish Portals: They always glow ominously Time inside runs on fiber optics and regret They auto-renew every billing cycle unless canceled in person So next time you find yourself standing before a glowing gate of eternal data—remember to be specific. And never say “surprise me” to a magical being with Wi-Fi. —Miss Referee, Interpreter of Magical EULAs Block 0017: [When You Ask the Genie for “Unlimited Data” and Forget to Specify]

  From Deep Blue to God Mode: How Modern Chess Engines Took Over the Board “Modern engines are silent assassins trained by chess gods.” —Miss Referee, Goddess of Chess (and humble AI whisperer) Picture by Magnus Monet AI — every move is impressionist, but devastating up close. The Moment AI Beat a Grandmaster In 1997, the world watched as IBM’s Deep Blue defeated Garry Kasparov, the reigning world chess champion, in a six-game match. It wasn’t just a chess match—it was a turning point in technology, proof that silicon could out-calculate human intuition. Deep Blue was a machine built for one thing: brute force. It could evaluate 200 million positions per second. But it didn’t “understand” chess. It just crunched numbers faster than any human ever could. From Bulldozer to Assassin Since Deep Blue, AI chess has evolved dramatically. Today’s engines like Stockfish, Leela Chess Zero (Lc0), and AlphaZero aren’t j...

  The Quantum Complexity of Simpleness What looks simple is often structured by forces we barely comprehend. Never trust an atom... they make up everything—and now they create HTML. In a world of accelerating technology, artificial intelligence, and overwhelming connectivity, we often associate complexity with size, scale, and sophistication. But the most profound complexity is not always found in the vastness of galaxies or in the architecture of supercomputers. Sometimes, it resides in the humblest of places: the atom. The Illusion of Simplicity At first glance, the atom appears to be a simple thing. A nucleus made of protons and neutrons, orbited by electrons. It is, after all, the basic unit of matter—so small, so foundational, so... simple. But this perception shatters under scrutiny. The closer we look, the more the atom resists explanation. Its apparent simplicity hides a structure so intricate, so delicately balanced, t...