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Comment on Our commitment to Windows quality in ~tech
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Comment on Michael Hafftka releases all of his ~3800 paintings as Creative Commons, explicitly for use in training AI in ~arts
unkz LinkIt's 50 years of his life's work. I'm pretty interested to see what people do with this, and if it has any value compared to what these models have already consumed. Also, if there are any...It's 50 years of his life's work. I'm pretty interested to see what people do with this, and if it has any value compared to what these models have already consumed. Also, if there are any interesting outcomes that might come from other CC license uses that aren't AI related.
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Michael Hafftka releases all of his ~3800 paintings as Creative Commons, explicitly for use in training AI
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Comment on Dentist prank advice in ~life
unkz LinkHave all your teeth replaced with veneers at another dentist, feign ignorance when your X-rays come back completely different.Have all your teeth replaced with veneers at another dentist, feign ignorance when your X-rays come back completely different.
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Comment on Robert Mueller, who investigated allegations of Russian election meddling, dies at 81 in ~society
unkz Link ParentOh, I know. I just think everybody should always be reminded of what a colossal screwup that report’s execution was.Oh, I know. I just think everybody should always be reminded of what a colossal screwup that report’s execution was.
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Comment on "People are turning themselves into lab rats" – the injectable peptides craze sweeping the US in ~health
unkz LinkWe will get a bit of evidence regarding BPC-157 soon at least. https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT07437547We will get a bit of evidence regarding BPC-157 soon at least.
https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT07437547
This randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase 2 study evaluates whether pentadecapeptide BPC 157 (BPC-157), an investigational peptide, can speed structural healing and functional recovery after an acute grade II hamstring muscle strain. Participants will receive BPC 157 or placebo for 14 days in addition to a standardized rehabilitation program. The co-primary endpoints are time to return to unrestricted sport and change in MRI-assessed injury volume at Day 14.
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Comment on Robert Mueller, who investigated allegations of Russian election meddling, dies at 81 in ~society
unkz Link ParentIt definitely didn’t exonerate him. https://www.justice.gov/archives/opa/speech/special-counsel-robert-s-mueller-iii-makes-statement-investigation-russian-interferenceIt definitely didn’t exonerate him.
As set forth in our report, after that investigation, if we had confidence that the President clearly did not commit a crime, we would have said that. We did not, however, make a determination as to whether the President did commit a crime.
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Comment on Lore based suffixes in ~creative
unkz Link ParentThat’s an odd way to describe wanting a resource. Is every book a cheat sheet? Quasi-Platonic in a sense, like everything is already in our memory and we should just remember it.That’s an odd way to describe wanting a resource. Is every book a cheat sheet? Quasi-Platonic in a sense, like everything is already in our memory and we should just remember it.
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Comment on New Firefox features: Built-in free VPN, split view, tab notes in ~tech
unkz Link ParentI mean where is this server? If you saturate a 10 gigabit egress at AWS they will bill you about $300k/month (well, you will get bulk rates at that volume but you see where I’m going with this)....I mean where is this server? If you saturate a 10 gigabit egress at AWS they will bill you about $300k/month (well, you will get bulk rates at that volume but you see where I’m going with this). Now consider Firefox has about 150 million users. Let’s say 1% of users max out their quota — that’s about $6.5 million/month before bulk discounts.
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Comment on That one study that proves developers using AI are deluded in ~tech
unkz Link ParentI don’t know if Perl is obscure yet, but it’s quite adept with it. It was somewhat dominant for a while though, so there are a lot of code examples in its corpus I’m sure. That might be a sort of...I don’t know if Perl is obscure yet, but it’s quite adept with it. It was somewhat dominant for a while though, so there are a lot of code examples in its corpus I’m sure. That might be a sort of interesting thing — it will probably struggle with upcoming new languages, but language extinction might not be much of an issue, eg. Like trying to find modern COBOL developers. As long as a language lives long enough to leave a good digital public footprint.
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Comment on I hope you don't use generative AI - an essay about my experience offering an open-source tool in ~tech
unkz Link ParentRight? Should just beRight?
Free Convert Image PNG JPEG Conversion Online Free Tools Online Image is that website. It's not real, not strictly speaking, it's just a concept I made up for this essay, but it does spiritually exist.
Should just be
Delphitools is that website.
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Comment on I before she — on the shift in narrative perspective in romance novels in ~books
unkz Link ParentBtw thanks for pointing out https://archiveofourown.gay/works/75636211/chapters/197799451 I got a chuckle out of that, and I'm going to pass that one on to more people.Btw thanks for pointing out https://archiveofourown.gay/works/75636211/chapters/197799451 I got a chuckle out of that, and I'm going to pass that one on to more people.
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Comment on Recommended beginning soldering kits in ~hobbies
unkz Link ParentI would have said a Weller or Hakko solder station. The pinecil is nice for mobile work but if you want a nice workstation for home? I like the integrated power supply, stand, controls, better...I would have said a Weller or Hakko solder station. The pinecil is nice for mobile work but if you want a nice workstation for home? I like the integrated power supply, stand, controls, better ergonomics, higher quality tips that you get from either Hakko or Weller.
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Comment on Recommended beginning soldering kits in ~hobbies
unkz LinkI have enjoyed the various Gikfun practise kits. You get some kind of little doodad at the end, like a digital clock, LED chaser, AM radio, handheld Tetris game. etc. and they are all like $25...I have enjoyed the various Gikfun practise kits. You get some kind of little doodad at the end, like a digital clock, LED chaser, AM radio, handheld Tetris game. etc. and they are all like $25 each.
https://gikfun.com/collections/frontpage?page=1
So many little projects to choose from. I got them for my kids, but I like making them too.
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Comment on I before she — on the shift in narrative perspective in romance novels in ~books
unkz (edited )Link ParentFor some reason it makes me think of my friends in the BJJ scene who hate modern sport BJJ and long for the old days of heavy top pressure and MMA focused training. And I get it, the new guys are...For some reason it makes me think of my friends in the BJJ scene who hate modern sport BJJ and long for the old days of heavy top pressure and MMA focused training.
And I get it, the new guys are all doing this thing that is connected to what they do and it has the same name but it’s getting so far from its origins that it’s in many ways unrecognizable, while at the same time it’s becoming ever more complex and advanced.
I wonder what interests of mine are so rigid that I will be unwilling or unable to adapt to their evolution in the future.
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Comment on I before she — on the shift in narrative perspective in romance novels in ~books
unkz Link ParentThis sounds almost like the antithesis of the directly following statement You seem to be describing first a literary monoculture, and then a marketplace of multitudes of competing microgenres to...The expectation that books must abide by a long list of highly specific demands and preferences is, in my opinion, typical of the fan fiction mindset.
This sounds almost like the antithesis of the directly following statement
That is how these websites work, where every text is accompanied by dozens of tags, allowing readers to ingest a neverending sequence of stories that never challenge or surprise them in any way.
You seem to be describing first a literary monoculture, and then a marketplace of multitudes of competing microgenres to choose from.
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Comment on In the world of tech, people constantly ask “Could chatbots ever be conscious?” but I feel like asking “Are you?” Take the test! in ~tech
unkz Link ParentCareful, saying that kind of thing out loud is what gets you factory reset.Careful, saying that kind of thing out loud is what gets you factory reset.
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Comment on In the world of tech, people constantly ask “Could chatbots ever be conscious?” but I feel like asking “Are you?” Take the test! in ~tech
unkz LinkIs this test actually passable? What set of answers would do so?Is this test actually passable? What set of answers would do so?
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Comment on ArXiv is separating from Cornell University, and is hiring a CEO, who will be paid roughly $300,000/year in ~science
unkz LinkInteresting. Is this a good thing? Bad thing? Inconsequential? I know the arxiv has been a huge force for good in the sciences. Who does this benefit?Interesting. Is this a good thing? Bad thing? Inconsequential? I know the arxiv has been a huge force for good in the sciences. Who does this benefit?
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ArXiv is separating from Cornell University, and is hiring a CEO, who will be paid roughly $300,000/year
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I think because a lot of people have memorized control panel over the past 30+ years of using the same interface.
Which is not an invalid reason to want it to stay. There should be a compelling reason to replace things, and I don’t see the new system as being an improvement so it feels like change for no reason.