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Comment on What internet discussion sites remain? in ~tech
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Comment on If you let AI do your writing, I will come to your house and kill you in ~tech
Chiasmic LinkI think it’s interesting in this post they specifically say they are making a real death threat, and quote legislation about what crime they are committing. I’m would think it’s a rhetoric device,...I think it’s interesting in this post they specifically say they are making a real death threat, and quote legislation about what crime they are committing. I’m would think it’s a rhetoric device, but it seems a little foolish and opens them up to legal issues if someone decides to take it literally!
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Comment on Japan is gripped by mass allergies. A 1950s project is to blame. in ~enviro
Chiasmic Link ParentThat is true, but I still think addressing the trees is better long term.That is true, but I still think addressing the trees is better long term.
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Comment on Google Search as you know it is over in ~tech
Chiasmic Link ParentConvenience trap is exactly right. It’s tempting in the same way that crap candy bar is that’s by the till. They have used every psychological technique to try and get you to interact with it.Convenience trap is exactly right. It’s tempting in the same way that crap candy bar is that’s by the till. They have used every psychological technique to try and get you to interact with it.
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Comment on Tildes Gardening Group: Week 18/5/26 in ~hobbies
Chiasmic Link@nukeman @vord @zenon @crialpaca @Aran @thecakeisalime @tyrny @pekt @rosco @dustylungs @lackofaname @neonbright @monarda @tanglisha @Esteebestee @mimic @Zenon @lynxy @monarda @gourd @sparksbet...@nukeman @vord @zenon @crialpaca @Aran @thecakeisalime @tyrny @pekt @rosco @dustylungs @lackofaname @neonbright @monarda @tanglisha @Esteebestee @mimic @Zenon @lynxy @monarda @gourd @sparksbet @patience_limited @arctanh @Zorind @TheInflatableKayak @Akir
(Let me know if you want me to stop pinging you!)
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Tildes Gardening Group: Week 18/5/26
Welcome all to our fortnightly (ish) gardening group discussion! Feel free to discuss anything related to gardening, beginner or advanced, challenge or success. Ive moved it to a fortnightly...
Welcome all to our fortnightly (ish) gardening group discussion!
Feel free to discuss anything related to gardening, beginner or advanced, challenge or success.
Ive moved it to a fortnightly thread, as sometimes gardening can be a bit slooooowwww motion
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Comment on How I feel about LLM (AI) writing in ~tech
Chiasmic Link ParentI try and post commentary, but I’m often too lazy to post snippets of the text as well.I try and post commentary, but I’m often too lazy to post snippets of the text as well.
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Comment on How I feel about LLM (AI) writing in ~tech
Chiasmic Link ParentYeah, I don’t really do this, but I will start doing it.Yeah, I don’t really do this, but I will start doing it.
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Comment on We should take hantavirus more seriously in ~health
Chiasmic Link ParentIn many ways I agree, but it is still your (our) problem even if we did all the right things. That’s what makes it even more frustrating.In many ways I agree, but it is still your (our) problem even if we did all the right things. That’s what makes it even more frustrating.
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Comment on The boy that cried Mythos in ~comp
Chiasmic Link ParentHey, Mythos is a Greek beer too, maybe it would be a good name for a model that was worse with more hallucinations, and blame it on the booze. Next up, “Guinness” and “Absinthe” models- the most...Hey, Mythos is a Greek beer too, maybe it would be a good name for a model that was worse with more hallucinations, and blame it on the booze. Next up, “Guinness” and “Absinthe” models- the most ‘fun’ models yet.
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Comment on Anyone else a bit unnerved by the number of visible satellites? in ~space
Chiasmic Link ParentThat’s how I used to think about it, but it’s so extensive now it feels different and more negative.That’s how I used to think about it, but it’s so extensive now it feels different and more negative.
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Comment on Anyone else a bit unnerved by the number of visible satellites? in ~space
Chiasmic Link ParentWhere abouts are you based? I live in a town/city in the UK and I can see most significant constellations, but no Milky Way. Countryside needed for the Milky Way. But I had always thought it was...Where abouts are you based? I live in a town/city in the UK and I can see most significant constellations, but no Milky Way. Countryside needed for the Milky Way. But I had always thought it was quite bad here, but that sounds way worse!
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Anyone else a bit unnerved by the number of visible satellites?
I have always know there are satellites going around the earth, but more often that not now when I casually inspect the night sky I see at least one moving satellite. It’s obvious and no need for...
I have always know there are satellites going around the earth, but more often that not now when I casually inspect the night sky I see at least one moving satellite. It’s obvious and no need for any telescope. It feels so different than when I was younger: instead of a sense of wonder at the scale of the universe and nature, it’s a constant reminder of the pervasiveness of humanity’s technology and scope for surveillance.
I don’t really have a specific point from this post other than to express a sorrow for the loss of a night sky from my youth.
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Comment on Happy Birthday David Attenborough, 'the voice for nature,' turns 100 in ~enviro
Chiasmic Link ParentAmazing he can still do anything like that at his age.Amazing he can still do anything like that at his age.
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‘The odds are not in our favour’: who sets the Doomsday Clock – and what can they tell us about the future of humanity?
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Comment on Nintendo raises prices for Switch, Switch 2 and NSO in ~games
Chiasmic Link ParentYeah I think this is where I am at. It is sad, I feel like I’ve left a bit of my childhood self behind.Yeah I think this is where I am at. It is sad, I feel like I’ve left a bit of my childhood self behind.
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Comment on Nintendo raises prices for Switch, Switch 2 and NSO in ~games
Chiasmic Link ParentI already own a switch, so it is the exclusive switch 2 titles. I used to enjoy them, but either the games have changed or I have (more the latter probably, maybe both). I enjoyed BoTW a lot. I...I already own a switch, so it is the exclusive switch 2 titles. I used to enjoy them, but either the games have changed or I have (more the latter probably, maybe both). I enjoyed BoTW a lot. I used to enjoy pokemon a huge amount as a kid, but it just feels too easy now. I tried Pokémon sword, so I don’t know if that is representative of other titles. Mario, I like the idea, but couldn’t get into it.
I like city building, survival, RPGs, FPS, digital card/board games. I’ll try most games tbh.
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Comment on Nintendo raises prices for Switch, Switch 2 and NSO in ~games
Chiasmic Link ParentI really enjoyed Zelda on the switch. That’s probably the thing that will make me really consider jumping in.I really enjoyed Zelda on the switch. That’s probably the thing that will make me really consider jumping in.
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Comment on Nintendo raises prices for Switch, Switch 2 and NSO in ~games
Chiasmic Link ParentYeah I own both but haven’t used the switch in a while tbh, mostly because the hardware is a bit half broken but playable. I’ll hold off for now.Yeah I own both but haven’t used the switch in a while tbh, mostly because the hardware is a bit half broken but playable. I’ll hold off for now.
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Comment on Nintendo raises prices for Switch, Switch 2 and NSO in ~games
Chiasmic Link ParentYeah I already own a switch. I’ll hold off for now, thanks for the advice.Yeah I already own a switch. I’ll hold off for now, thanks for the advice.
In a similar vein, has anyone had any positive experience with closed communities which aren’t accessible without an account? The particular problem with this type of community is it’s hard to know which ones are active because by their nature they are hidden. I do wonder if this is the future though, what with bots crawling the internet at large.