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The CSS ‘z-index’ value · “Stop racing for the highest number.” https://ilo.im/16b8yj
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#Predictability #Maintainability #Stacking #Layers #Tokens #Tooltips #WebDev #Frontend #CSS #JavaScript
#Design #Explorations
Flickr’s URLs scheme · ”It was a beautiful and predictable scheme.” https://ilo.im/16aq98
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#Flickr #URLs #Schemes #Keyboard #Readability #Predictability #UrlDesign #ProductDesign #UiDesign #WebDesign
Futurist Jim Carroll"Stability. Reliability. Predictability. Clarity. This is now the foundation of the new 21st-century economy." - Futurist Jim Carroll
It's been fascinating to watch the speed at which a new global economy has been emerging in the last few months the wake of the rapid, destructive actions of the old one.
For decades, globalization was built on a single metric: cost. We built hyper-extended supply chains that favored the cheapest option over the most certain one. We assumed the world would remain "flat" and friction-free forever.
And it's pretty clear that era is over. The "old economy" was fragile, held together by the hope that nothing would ever go wrong. It also presumed that some of the most reliable partners would show consistent stability, not rash insanity.
Today, in the wake of the rapid destruction of what has bound the global economy together for 80 years, we are seeing the rise of a new global architecture. It’s no longer just about where it’s cheapest to build; it’s about where it’s safest to stay. In a world characterized by sudden shocks and "impossible" events, the new currency of global trade isn't the dollar—it’s certainty.
I wrote about the mindset needed for this new world in my 26 Principles for 2026. When I look at this through the lens of Principle **#12**: Strategic Humility, the lesson for global leaders is clear: the hubris of thinking you can control a chaotic world is a recipe for disaster.
Successful leaders are adopting a new "Leadership Ikigai." Originating from Japan, Ikigai translates to a "reason for being." It is often represented as a Venn diagram where different aspects of life intersect to create a sense of balance and purpose. In this professional context, we are overlapping the four pillars of the modern economy to establish a solid strategic foundation.
This new organizational architecture prioritizes:
Trust over Cost: Moving away from volatile regions toward partners who offer Stability and Reliability.
Resilience over Efficiency: Recognizing that Predictability is what allows an organization to "feed on chaos" rather than be broken by it.
Focus over Complexity: Using absolute Clarity to cut through the noise of geopolitical upheaval.
The way I've been explaining this on stage in my keynotes is pretty simple -
We are shifting from a global economy of "Just-in-Time" to "Just-in-Case," and finally to "Just-with-Certainty."
Stop mourning the old world.
The new one is being built right now, and its foundation is stronger than anything we've seen before.
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Futurist Jim Carroll described the future at a recent conference as 'weird.' This post reflects how he is carefully tracking the seismic changes underway.
**#Stability** **#Reliability** **#Predictability** **#Clarity** **#Economy** **#GlobalTrade** **#Resilience** **#Trust**
Karel 'Clock' K.Is Linux clipboard predictable? Without trying out, please imagine that In Firefox page text, you have words "one two". You doubleclick "one" with left mouse and it highlights. Then you shift-middle click at the end of the word "two".
1) What will be highlighted? Then you press into the highlight with left mouse, drag it and release into a textarea.
2) What will be pasted into the textarea?
3) What will be in the mouse clipboard afterwards?
#linux #firefox #ux #predictability #clipboard #copypaste #complexity #draganddrop #contempt
"one", "one", "one"
"one", "one", "one two"
"one", "one two", "one"
"one", "one two", "one two"
"one two", "one", "one"
"one two", "one", "one two"
"one two", "one two", "one",
"one two", "one two", "one two"
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WIST QuotationsThe consistent persecution of every higher form of intellectual activity by the new mass leaders springs from more than their natural resentment against everything they cannot understand. Total domination does not allow for free initiative in any field of life, for any activity that is not entirely predictable. Totalitarianism in power invariably replaces all first-rate talents, regardless of their sympathies, with those crackpots and fools whose lack of intelligence and creativity is still the best guarantee of their loyalty.
Hannah Arendt (1906-1975) German-American philosopher, political theorist
The Origins of Totalitarianism, Part 3, ch. 10 “A Classless Soceity” (1958 ed.)
More about this quote: wist.info/arendt-hannah/81214/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #arendt #hannaharendt #antiintellectualism #control #hacks #initiative #loyalty #predictability #talent #totalitarianism
Arendt, Hannah - The Origins of Totalitarianism, Part 3, ch. 10 "A Classless Soceity" (1958 ed.) | WIST Quotations
The consistent persecution of every higher form of intellectual activity by the new mass leaders springs from more than their natural resentment against everything they cannot understand. Total domination does not allow for free initiative in any field of life, for any activity that is not entirely predictable. Totalitarianism in…
Hacker NewsDesigning Predictable LLM-Verifier Systems for Formal Method Guarantee
https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.02080
#HackerNews #Designing #Predictable #LLM-Verifier #Systems #for #Formal #Method #Guarantee #LLMVerifier #FormalMethods #AIResearch #Predictability #arXiv
The 4/$δ$ Bound: Designing Predictable LLM-Verifier Systems for Formal Method Guarantee
The integration of Formal Verification tools with Large Language Models (LLMs) offers a path to scale software verification beyond manual workflows. However, current methods remain unreliable: without a solid theoretical footing, the refinement process acts as a black box that may oscillate, loop, or diverge. This work bridges this critical gap by developing an LLM-Verifier Convergence Theorem, providing the first formal framework with provable guarantees for termination in multi-stage verification pipelines. We model the interaction not as a generic loop, but as a sequential absorbing Markov Chain comprising four essential engineering stages: \texttt{CodeGen}, \texttt{Compilation}, \texttt{InvariantSynth}, and \texttt{SMTSolving}. We prove that for any non-zero stage success probability ($δ> 0$), the system reaches the \texttt{Verified} state almost surely. Furthermore, because of the sequential nature of the pipeline, we derive a precise latency bound of $\mathbb{E}[n] \leq 4/δ$. We stress-tested this prediction in an extensive empirical campaign comprising over 90,000 trials. The results match the theory with striking consistency: every run reached verification, and the empirical convergence factor clustered tightly around $C_f\approx 1.0$, confirming that the $4/δ$ bound accurately mirrors system behavior rather than serving as a loose buffer. Based on this data, we identify three distinct operating zones -- marginal, practical, and high-performance -- and propose a dynamic calibration strategy to handle parameter drift in real-world environments. Together, these contributions replace heuristic guesswork with a rigorous architectural foundation, enabling predictable resource planning and performance budgeting for safety-critical software.
Front PageScientists analyzed 15,000 games of rock, paper, scissors and found the trick to winning
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/rock-paper-scissors
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Can a website make you feel safe? · Good design not only works but also feels right https://ilo.im/16826v
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#Communication #Trust #Safety #Predictability #Website #EmotionalDesign #ProductDesign #UxDesign #UiDesign #WebDesign
N-gated Hacker NewsBreaking news: 🤖 #AI can't tell jokes because it's allergic to surprises! 🎉 This groundbreaking revelation from 2025 explains that without surprise, the universe collapses into the abyss of #predictability, where #LLMs live. Who knew that making people laugh involved more than just regurgitating data? 🙄
https://danfabulich.medium.com/llms-tell-bad-jokes-because-they-avoid-surprises-7f111aac4f96 #Humor #AI #Surprises #HackerNews #ngated
https://danfabulich.medium.com/llms-tell-bad-jokes-because-they-avoid-surprises-7f111aac4f96 #Humor #AI #Surprises #HackerNews #ngated
🎉 Breaking news: scientists have discovered the groundbreaking ability to predict the obvious! Turns out, cancer signals its arrival way before it crashes the party, but who knew? 🤯 I mean, besides science, blood, and anyone with a calendar? 🗓️🔬
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/cancer-tumor-dna-blood-test-screening #breakingnews #cancerresearch #predictability #scienceinnovation #healthdiscovery #HackerNews #ngated
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/cancer-tumor-dna-blood-test-screening #breakingnews #cancerresearch #predictability #scienceinnovation #healthdiscovery #HackerNews #ngated
