Cock's recent activity
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
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Comment on No, AI is not making engineers 10x as productive: curing your AI 10x engineer imposter syndrome in ~tech
Cock LinkThe AI will only generate boilerplate if that's all that you're telling it to do. I have greatly increased productivity using pointed, well written prompts that instruct the AI effectively....The AI will only generate boilerplate if that's all that you're telling it to do. I have greatly increased productivity using pointed, well written prompts that instruct the AI effectively.
Basically, I think it's a little bit of user error. But it definitely doesn't make everyone a super engineer.
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Comment on NASA won't publish key climate change report online, citing 'no legal obligation' to do so in ~enviro
Cock LinkI can't even be upset anymore, like great, another American institution is being destroyed by the people who hold all the power! I've said it before and I will say it again, all this does is cause...I can't even be upset anymore, like great, another American institution is being destroyed by the people who hold all the power! I've said it before and I will say it again, all this does is cause America to fall behind. What NASA doesn't do, the ESA, the ISRO, and other programs will.
Here's your reminder that Trump is in the Epstein list!
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Comment on Vatican sent Italian children born out of wedlock to America as orphans; new book uncovers program in ~humanities
Cock LinkThe church once again being used to spread positivity throughout the world, touching kids (hearts) everywhere!The church once again being used to spread positivity throughout the world, touching kids (hearts) everywhere!
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Comment on US National Institutes of Health suspends dozens of pathogen studies over ‘gain-of-function’ concerns in ~science
Cock LinkAll this does is prevent America from keeping up with the rest of the world. Christo-fascist dumb fucks are the bane of this country.All this does is prevent America from keeping up with the rest of the world. Christo-fascist dumb fucks are the bane of this country.
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Comment on Request for KVM! in ~tech
Cock Link ParentCan it do dual 144hz at 1440p? I run my thunderbolt dock in the same janky method as you, however I keep my macbook in clamshell mode so that I can use my desktop dual monitors.Can it do dual 144hz at 1440p? I run my thunderbolt dock in the same janky method as you, however I keep my macbook in clamshell mode so that I can use my desktop dual monitors.
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Comment on Scientists reveal how DMT alters brain activity and consciousness by lowering control energy in ~science
Cock Link ParentThank you for the educated response. I understand now, and I appreciate your willingness to explain it in layman's terms. This is what makes Tildes great!Thank you for the educated response. I understand now, and I appreciate your willingness to explain it in layman's terms. This is what makes Tildes great!
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Comment on AlphaEvolve: A Gemini-powered coding agent for designing advanced algorithms in ~comp
Cock Link ParentHow do they determine "rediscovering" vs just the model returning the same thing it was trained on?How do they determine "rediscovering" vs just the model returning the same thing it was trained on?
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Comment on Scientists reveal how DMT alters brain activity and consciousness by lowering control energy in ~science
Cock Link ParentI mean, that's not the point I am making. That's irrelevant outside of America.I mean, that's not the point I am making. That's irrelevant outside of America.
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Comment on Scientists reveal how DMT alters brain activity and consciousness by lowering control energy in ~science
Cock LinkCould someone smarter than me explain how a drug permanently alters your brain from just one use of DMT? For example, why do I have to take a daily dose of anti-depressants, yet this random street...Could someone smarter than me explain how a drug permanently alters your brain from just one use of DMT? For example, why do I have to take a daily dose of anti-depressants, yet this random street drug can "edit" some part of you with one dose? Could this possibly be used to replace antidepressants in the future? Interesting.
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Comment on I don’t care whether you use ChatGPT to write in ~tech
Cock Link ParentBut with an AI chatbot you can very easily set up an API key, prompt it to generate "realistic sounding comments that are 5 sentences long" or something and then blast it out like there's no...But with an AI chatbot you can very easily set up an API key, prompt it to generate "realistic sounding comments that are 5 sentences long" or something and then blast it out like there's no tomorrow. I think the point you are making undermines the main issue, which is the SCALE at which AI can be weaponized.
With AI now creating life like videos and images, that's even more of a concern. Not just "anyone" could photoshop a hyper realistic edit, and certainly not a 3D scene in a video. But now, even that barrier is gone and it's only just getting started.
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Comment on Texas measles outbreak could continue for a full year, official says in ~health
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Comment on Test in ~test
Cock Link ParentWill it come back? The testflight expired.Will it come back? The testflight expired.
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Comment on What have you made using an AI tool? in ~creative
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Comment on Astronomer here! AMA! in ~space
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Comment on What are you supposed to be doing right now that you're not doing? in ~talk
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Comment on Squarespace enters definitive agreement to acquire assets of Google Domains in ~tech
Fantastic! Any ideas for how you are going to host it? How does it work?