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Worth reading. A personal index selected by Ratipcan Uysal.

2026-11-07 · 5 pieces

Reading issue 12.

A selection to read and return to.

01

New Research Tests Whether AI Models Know Their Own Thoughts

Why read thisDetecting an injected internal anomaly and naming its content can come apart, leaving a narrower experimental finding than apparent self-knowledge suggests.

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AI · quantamagazine.org · Ben Brubaker via Quanta Magazine November 2026
A personal relevance score

80–100: high value. 70–79: worth the time. Below 70: below the usual publication threshold.

Evidence-reviewed score based on available publisher text. The supplied text describes relevant experiments but does not detail the full control battery or provide enough methodological information to independently assess robustness.

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How we halved DNS build delay and cut memory use by 85%

Why read thisTargeted DNS builds save work only when their output matches a full build; explicit uncertainty, fresh-state checks and message acknowledgements determine where shortcuts remain safe.

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Engineering · Cloudflare Blog · Alex Fattouche November 2026
A personal relevance score

80–100: high value. 70–79: worth the time. Below 70: below the usual publication threshold.

Evidence-reviewed score based on available publisher text. The supplied text contains sampling gaps; omitted sections and visuals were not assessed. Results rely on internal measurements: the 24-hour scheduler comparison and subsequent delay reductions from changed safeguards have different evidential scopes.

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Inside GitHub’s new Git storage architecture

Why read thisSeparating immutable Git objects from reference consensus allows request serving and compaction to scale independently while keeping publication ordered after durable storage.

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Engineering · GitHub Blog · Karthik Raman via Hacker News (100+ points) · Lobsters November 2026
A personal relevance score

80–100: high value. 70–79: worth the time. Below 70: below the usual publication threshold.

Evidence-reviewed score based on available publisher text. The text is sampled, with missing compaction details and unseen charts; throughput figures come from internal testing with limited benchmark methodology.

Scores reflect one reader’s profile, not an objective quality rating. Best is a separate personal selection.

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04

28 slightly rude notes on writing

Why read thisA reason to write changes what the reader can receive; polish alone cannot supply that reason.

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Life · Experimental History · Adam Mastroianni via Editor’s archive
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80–100: high value. 70–79: worth the time. Below 70: below the usual publication threshold.

Evidence-reviewed score based on available publisher text. The evidence contains sampling gaps and does not show the visuals; broad claims about despair, bitterness, and AI are interpretive rather than established findings.

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05

Believing and thinking

Why read thisReligious credence and factual belief are proposed as different attitudes, helping explain how private commitments can coexist with publicly contestable reasons.

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Philosophy · Aeon · Neil Van Leeuwen & Jacob Eisler November 2026
A personal relevance score

80–100: high value. 70–79: worth the time. Below 70: below the usual publication threshold.

Evidence-reviewed score based on available publisher text. The text is sampled with gaps; cited studies' methods are not provided, and the psychological generalizations do not independently establish the normative conclusion.

Scores reflect one reader’s profile, not an objective quality rating. Best is a separate personal selection.

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