Memory, context windows, and illusions

Subtitle: You can’t yell at math.

A quick check-in on whether or not the machines are helping.

(Recorded on Tuesday, December 9, 2025)

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A quick check-in on whether or not the machines are helping.

Credits

• Audio Editor: Jim Metzendorf
  
• Admin Assistance: Kerry Provenzano
  
• Music: Merlin Mann
• The Suits: Stephen Hackett, Myke Hurley

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