Is it named Coolwulf? The home page doesn't say its name anywhere.

Apparently the formal specification of OpenNHP was submitted as an IETF Internet-Draft in January:

https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-opennhp-saag-nhp/

The number of snacks in the basket is a random variable with a Poisson distribution.

I think it's now part of their training though, thanks to Simon constantly testing every new model against it, and sharing his results publicly.

There's a specific term for this in education and applied linguistics: the washback effect.

One reason is that you can get sued for libel or defamation. Another reason is privacy laws (weak to non-existent in the USA, but strong in Europe, Canada, and elsewhere).

You've hit the nail on the head regarding the biggest challenges for any reputation system.

On Libel/Defamation: This is why MySocialGuard doesn't act as a 'judge.' Instead of making definitive claims, we provide a platform for community-sourced signals. We are implementing a 'consensus threshold' model where data is only highlighted after multiple independent reports and evidence are provided, similar to how community-driven spam filters or 'Community Notes' work.

On Privacy (GDPR/CCPA): MySocialGuard is a live platform, and we are actively navigating these challenges. Our primary focus is on publicly used identifiers involved in transactions (like crypto wallets and business-related handles). However, balancing transparency with privacy is our top priority. We are currently building out 'Right to Dispute' mechanisms and strict data-handling policies to ensure we remain compliant as we scale globally.

I believe the 'public interest' in preventing financial fraud provides a strong baseline for this, but I'm fully committed to refining our legal framework as the platform grows.

Also the potential for abuse to destroy competitors.

That is a critical point. The 'Sybil attack' or malicious reporting to sabotage competitors is a real risk for any reputation system.

To mitigate this, we are currently designing a weighted reputation system for reporters. The goal is to ensure that a report from a brand-new account doesn't carry the same weight as one from a contributor with a proven track record of accurate flagging.

In the meantime, we are emphasizing the inclusion of verifiable evidence (like transaction hashes or communication logs) so the community can peer-review the validity of a report rather than just counting 'blind' votes.

It’s a constant cat-and-mouse game. Since we are in the early stages, I'm very interested to hear if you’ve seen any specific consensus models or 'Web of Trust' implementations that could help us prevent this type of abuse effectively.

For most cars driving through air, at sea level, on planet Earth, at normal speed, the drag force F is proportional to the square of the speed (v^2).

That's not exponential because the speed (v) is not in the exponent. In fact, it's quadratic.

Corollaries: The power required to push the car at speed v will be proportional to Fv ~ v^3. The gas spent over time t ~ energy spent ~ power time ~ v^3 * time.

Yeah sorry for my bad memory, you're right to correct it.

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Human teenagers somehow manage to learn to drive with less.

One of my favourite reads from this past year was Infinite Powers: How Calculus Reveals the Secrets of the Universe by Steven Strogatz. It's a wonderful review of the history of calculus, including intuitive explanations of the basics.

And have a great rest of your day!