In my experience? No. 3.7 is faster and it just seems to get things right more often. Only big architecture tasks and analysis make sense with 3.1, perhaps, but honestly just use the Opus 4.6 to generate a plan and then switch back to flash for the implementation

it is antigravity now. It is ok

Copyright is too long (thank you Disney and Pelosi) and I'm all for shortening it. Also I do agree that market dilution is not really defensible. The main reason why models should have been shut down is the sketchy way in which the models were trained.

because, basically, why paint Elmo's fence?

Could do a "Big model for architecture and planning and smaller model (or local model) for implementation" sort of thing

Just stop. The debt has _not_ be accelerating with either party. Look at the deficit growth numbers under each administration

Huh? Every recent president has seen the debt grow under their term. Deficit and debt are not the same. https://govtransparencyproject.org/national-debt-by-presiden...

If we fail to pay interest in a timely manner is potentially catastrophic. US Bonds are considered a safe haven because we have never defaulted on our debt

The interest is only part of it !

How about paying back the principle when the bond comes due?

The principal is repaid by issuing new bonds at maturity. This can be sustained for a long time if interest rates are low, but for much less time if rates rise. The volume of bonds being issued becomes so great that rates have to be raised to ensure they all find buyers.

It is not as though the US Treasury can afford to wait until it finds a buyer at lower yield. It absolutely must sell these bonds to pay off the principal on the old ones.

It's the payday loan principle. Loan comes due. I pay the interest. And rollover the principle.

Problem is, now we are starting to add to the principle, because there isn't enough cash to cover the interest and keep the lights on.

But it isn't. US warships proved incapable of keeping the Strait of Hormuz open. Oil is not flowing.

have you considered that closing the straight may be one of the primary objectives of the war?

We'll grow our way out whenever the mythical trickle down works

Way too reductive. Look at the deficit growth numbers under democrats vs republicans. This comment is just another variant of lazy "both-siderism" that I have really come to loath

Amongst other issues, it is a proxy for the angst over AI.