Hacker NewsEvaluating Chain-of-Thought Monitorability
https://openai.com/index/evaluating-chain-of-thought-monitorability/
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Evaluating Argon2 Adoption and Effectiveness in Real-World Software
https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.17121
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Evaluating Argon2 Adoption and Effectiveness in Real-World Software
Modern password hashing remains a critical defense against credential cracking, yet the transition from theoretically secure algorithms to robust real-world implementations remains fraught with challenges. This paper presents a dual analysis of Argon2, the Password Hashing Competition winner, combining attack simulations quantifying how parameter configurations impact guessing costs under realistic budgets, with the first large-scale empirical study of Argon2 adoption across public GitHub software repositories. Our economic model, validated against cryptocurrency mining benchmarks, demonstrates that OWASP's recommended 46 MiB configuration reduces compromise rates by 42.5% compared to SHA-256 at \$1/account attack budgets for strong user passwords. However, memory-hardness exhibits diminishing returns as increasing allocations to RFC 9106's 2048 MiB provides just 23.3% (\$1) and 17.7% (\$20) additional protection despite 44.5 times greater memory demands. Crucially, both configurations fail to mitigate risks from weak passwords, with 96.9-99.8% compromise rates for RockYou-like credentials regardless of algorithm choice. Our repository analysis shows accelerating Argon2 adoption, yet weak configuration practices: 46.6% of deployments use weaker-than-OWASP parameters. Surprisingly, sensitive applications (password managers, encryption tools) show no stronger configurations than general software. Our findings highlight that a secure algorithm alone cannot ensure security, effective parameter guidance and developer education remain essential for realizing Argon2's theoretical advantages.
Evaluating the Infinity Cache in AMD Strix Halo
https://chipsandcheese.com/p/evaluating-the-infinity-cache-in
#HackerNews #Evaluating #Infinity #Cache #AMD #Strix #Halo #Hardware #Review #Technology
Osna.FMThe German government has acknowledged US President Donald Trump's remarks during the UN General Debate, in which he suggested Germany was returning to fossil f... https://news.osna.fm/?p=16697 | #news #comments #dismisses #energy #evaluating
Evaluating LLMs for my personal use case
https://darkcoding.net/software/personal-ai-evals-aug-2025/
#HackerNews #Evaluating #LLMs #personaluse #case #AItechnology #machinelearning #HackerNews
openSUSE LinuxWe received 22 submissions for this year's #Google #Summer of #Code under the @opensuse #mentoring #Org. Thank you to all those who submitted a proposal. The mentors & admins look forward to #evaluating these proposals & will rank them by the #deadline on April 24.
Susan Larson ♀️🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🌈An #Expert Who Has #Testified in #FosterCare #Cases Across #Colorado Admits Her #Evaluations Are #Unscientific.
#DianeBaird had spent four decades #evaluating the #relationships of #poor #families with their #children.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Fostering #FosterParents #Courts #Abuse
https://www.propublica.org/article/expert-in-foster-care-cases-admits-her-method-is-unscientific
An Expert Who Has Testified in Foster Care Cases Across Colorado Admits Her Evaluations Are Unscientific
Diane Baird labeled her method for assessing families the “Kempe Protocol” after the renowned University of Colorado institute where she worked for decades. The school has yet to publicly disavow it.
The Triangle AgencyUnderstanding AI-generated misinformation and evaluating algorithmic and human solutions https://triangleagency.co.uk/understanding-ai-generated-misinformation-and-evaluating-algorithmic-and-human-solutions/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #TheTriangleAgencyNews #AIGenerated #Algorithmic #evaluating
Understanding AI-generated misinformation and evaluating algorithmic and human solutions - The Triangle Agency
Click the link to learn more about our marketing tools and receive unlimited access B2B email leads. Leads Vault Jiawei Zhou, a PhD student in Georgia Tech’s School of Interactive Computing. Existing machine learning (ML) models used to detect online misinformation are less effective when matched against content created by ChatGPT or other large language […]
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Lesson 6: Introduction to Algorithms by Mohammad Hajiaghayi: Smart Algorithm Design through Strong Induction: #celebrity problem, #evaluating a polynomial, maximum #consecutive #subsequence
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Lesson 6: Introduction to Algorithms by Mohammad Hajiaghayi: Smart Algorithm Design through Strong Induction: #celebrity problem, #evaluating a polynomial, maximum #consecutive #subsequence
Lesson 6: Introduction to Algorithms by Mohammad Hajiaghayi: Smart Algorithm Design Strong Induction
Spaceflight 🚀@christiankoestner They don't know yet : "The IDA will be vital in #evaluating how well the Gateway module structure shields the interior habitable volume from radiation" https://www.nasa.gov/feature/gateway-instruments-to-improve-radiation-detection-for-artemis-astronauts
