Attention — Aug 17, 2026
What caught my attention on Aug 17 (3 items).
Classic Episode: How Do I Kick My Scrolling Habit? | Monday Advice
Deep Questions with Cal Newport (Podcast:08:27) - Published 2026-08-16 23:00 - Discovered 2026-08-17 08:27
In this classic episode of Deep Questions, Cal Newport revisits his philosophy on overcoming mindless scrolling and building a healthier relationship with technology. He introduces a “high-quality leisure toolkit” consisting of six concrete activities: reading, consuming high-quality video media, engaging in skill-based hobbies, pursuing exercise-based fitness, participating in regular community g…
Qwen 3.8 27B - second look and test
NoPlaceLikeLocalhost (Article:10:10) - Published 2026-08-16 18:00 - Discovered 2026-08-17 10:10
In this follow-up evaluation, the host conducts a comprehensive second test of the Qwen 3.8 27B model after a previous video was compromised by incorrect parameters and limited local hardware. To ensure a fair assessment, the creator utilizes a viewer’s high-end remote server featuring four modified RTX 4090 GPUs, enabling FP8 quantization and a 262,000-token context window. The test centers on a…
Anthropic watermarks AI output — and the AI bros yell
Pivot to AI (Article:17:41) - Published 2026-08-16 18:00 - Discovered 2026-08-17 17:41
In this Pivot to AI episode, David Gerard discusses Anthropic’s announcement that it will begin watermarking Claude’s text output so that AI-generated writing can be detected. The move is framed as a response to the EU AI Act’s transparency requirements, which call for AI-generated content to be identifiable to the public. Anthropic is reportedly using a version of Google’s SynthID technology, a w…