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Re:Anthropic's Model Naming, Extrapolated on Wednesday June 10, 2026 @04:34PM (#48482276)
I saw a comment on HN that they (Sonnet and Haiku) were originally named from a nearby coffeeshop.

https://postscript.co/pages/shop-coffee-beans

Re:Did a US Chess Champion Cheat? on Friday September 26, 2025 @12:24PM (#45388260)
Magnus Carlsen (2021)

"... But had I started cheating in a clever manner, I am convinced no one would notice. I would've just needed to cheat one or two times during the match, and I would not even need to be given moves, just the answer on which was way better. Or, here there is a possibility of winning and here you need to be more careful. That is all I would need in order to be almost invicible."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VcbHmHHwlUQ&t=313s