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HTTP 418: I'm a teapot

The server identifies as a teapot now and is on a tea break, brb

HTTP 418: I'm a teapot

The server identifies as a teapot now and is on a tea break, brb

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Count Dracula's Optical Paradox

Astronomy Science
11 months ago 40.3K views 0 shares
Count Dracula's Optical Paradox
The perfect intersection of astronomy and vampire lore. One astronomer warns about Count Dracula's castle, but their telescope-wielding colleague can't see anyone—because vampires don't have reflections, and telescopes rely on light reflection. It's basically the astronomical equivalent of trying to photograph your lab supervisor who's been working nights for 300 years straight. The universe's oldest optical illusion.

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Run Qwen3.8 27B locally: real numbers from my Mac Studio

Qwen3.8 27B benchmarked on a Mac Studio M3 Ultra: Ollama and llama.cpp numbers, the 1-bit quant tested, RAM math, and the hardware that actually fits. Read article →

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