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1. sailingparrot · 1790095545 · focus · HN ↗

   > Claude Opus 5.5 is our first release since we called for pacing the frontier.

   Interesting how the very first line is used to remind the reader of their call to pace the frontier just last week, and everything else after that line is to demonstrate with very specific numbers how they absolutely are not pacing.

   1. mukmuk · 1790096500 · focus · HN ↗

      “Pacing the frontier” sounds smarmy and weird, like the phrase was generated by Claude itself

      1. tclancy · 1790097555 · focus · HN ↗

         It combines the elegance of LinkedIn-speak with the humbleness of desk-bound people who speak in military metaphor.

         1. usef- · 1790118285 · focus · HN ↗

            What would be a better title in your mind?

            The metaphor seems to be a pacer runner in marathons: If you run too hard in the beginning of a marathon you will blow up and fail, so runners follow a pacer at the speed they can actually maintain safely (and not necessarily be slower at finishing the overall race).

            1. tclancy · 1790125551 · focus · HN ↗

               I read it like they were the only ones who could protect us from the leopards so they pace at the edge of the fire all night, selflessly keeping us safe. While pocketing a sweet wedge of VC cash.

               1. usef- · 1790125936 · focus · HN ↗

                  Maybe that was a different essay?

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