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Comment on British AI startup beats humans in international forecasting in ~tech
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Comment on What writing 'tics' stand out to you? Repeated phrases, strange words, or otherwise weird stuff that jumps out at you. in ~books
creesch LinkVarious things come to mind: patterns, quirks or habits. Having said that, nothing directly comes to mind as specific as your examples. I can think of various things that will pull me out of a...If we could come up with a better term, that'd be great!
Various things come to mind: patterns, quirks or habits.
Having said that, nothing directly comes to mind as specific as your examples. I can think of various things that will pull me out of a story or fail to capture me to begin with. But those are of different categories.
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Comment on Waymo has received their permit to operate at San Francisco International Airport in ~transport
creesch Link ParentNeither have I flown into SF, it is why I mentioned it is from a non US perspective. Your points seem fair to me, certainly when you include a lot of transfers, which I admittedly did not. I can...I've only flown into SF once so my experience is very limited, I'm basing this mostly off my experience traveling to cities like LA and Boston which have similar train networks that I've used before. If I'm wildly off my estimations feel free to correct me, its mostly just a thought exercise on why taking BART may not be that good of an experience for someone with a lot of luggage.
Neither have I flown into SF, it is why I mentioned it is from a non US perspective. Your points seem fair to me, certainly when you include a lot of transfers, which I admittedly did not. I can get a direct train to Amsterdam's airport and that station is right under it. Flying to other European cities largely has been a similar experience, where there is connected rail directly to the airport.
As far as Amsterdam is involved, taking the train might be faster depending on the time of day as well.So that might have colored my perspective a bit.
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Comment on Waymo has received their permit to operate at San Francisco International Airport in ~transport
creesch Link ParentI mean, to me, it seems that you can always take a taxi/uber/waymo for the bit from the station to your home. Granted, this is from a non US perspective. But it is how I have done it in the past...I mean, to me, it seems that you can always take a taxi/uber/waymo for the bit from the station to your home. Granted, this is from a non US perspective. But it is how I have done it in the past as well.
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Comment on Samsung confirms its $1,800+ fridges will start showing you ads in ~tech
creesch Link ParentFor settings, I feel this is still very much a gimmick. There is basically only temperature you need to set and show. Which can be done with simple buttons and a no frills segmented display. For...For settings, I feel this is still very much a gimmick. There is basically only temperature you need to set and show. Which can be done with simple buttons and a no frills segmented display.
For reminders and stuff, I see the appeal. But then I would never trust Samsung to deliver on that, given my experience with their software and products. I have had a few appliances of them over the years but in my experience they break down much faster than other brands (our cloths dryer) or Samsung finds creative ways to enshitify the software side of things. Certainly with appliances that I expect to own for a long time they simply do not have earned my trust.
But if we're going to be paying 4 figures and these companies still feel a need to shove ads in my face, I'll just stick to the old stuff.
So yeah, exactly that ;) Not to mention that for reminders and other stuff there are a variety of stand alone products out there you can use. Ranging from Android tablets to simple e-paper solutions.
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Comment on Samsung confirms its $1,800+ fridges will start showing you ads in ~tech
creesch Link ParentTo me it is, our current fridge which is a Bosch fridge freezer combo cost us around 800 euros which is roughly 941 usd. For around 1800 usd you are looking at the upper limit of what you can even...To me it is, our current fridge which is a Bosch fridge freezer combo cost us around 800 euros which is roughly 941 usd. For around 1800 usd you are looking at the upper limit of what you can even spend on these type of fridges.
To be fair, these are not the double door American style fridges. I also took a look at those, but also there you are only looking at these inflated prices if you insist on things like an ice and/or water dispenser. Without those, the price range is very similar. As a tangibly related PSA, dispensers while neat also make your fridge much less efficient and are often the first thing to break.
The other source of price inflation seems to be displays with information. Which, in my opinion, is very much a gimmick. Also with Samsung specifically, you know that if it has a screen they will pull shit like this at some point.
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Comment on Automation for android, preferably FOSS in ~tech
creesch LinkNot FOSS, but if you happen to have a Samsung device you already will have automation available to you. It's called "routines" afaik. I don't have extensive experience with it either, just figured...Not FOSS, but if you happen to have a Samsung device you already will have automation available to you. It's called "routines" afaik. I don't have extensive experience with it either, just figured I'd mention it in case it is useful to you or someone passing by.
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Comment on I'm Not a Robot in ~games
creesch Link ParentI just managed to get it right by using reverse image search through https://tineye.com. A bunch of them are stock photos, one of them has news articles about AI, one is obvious and I believe...I just managed to get it right by using reverse image search through https://tineye.com. A bunch of them are stock photos, one of them has news articles about AI, one is obvious and I believe there was one more.
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In the category of sentences out of context, that baby has a bigger hit box than I thought.
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Comment on I'm Not a Robot in ~games
creesch LinkToday I learned I actually didn't know the rules for candy crush even though I have seen the game countless times. I am now stuck on the AI generated men. You can get slightly higher res versions...Today I learned I actually didn't know the rules for candy crush even though I have seen the game countless times. I am now stuck on the AI generated men. You can get slightly higher res versions through the dev tools, but that doesn't really help me.
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Comment on Is Tildes protected from malicious actors, aka paid trolls, aka bots? in ~tildes
creesch Link ParentWhat is this sentence? It is very broken and reads as if you are asking why that mimicking is bad. Reading some other sentences, my good faith guess is that English might not be your first language?Why mimicking the type of behavior I've described as problematic is bad?
What is this sentence? It is very broken and reads as if you are asking why that mimicking is bad.
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Comment on Is Tildes protected from malicious actors, aka paid trolls, aka bots? in ~tildes
creesch Link ParentAccording to cfabrro's bioAccording to cfabrro's bio
On Tildes I have these permissions:
- Edit topic tags
- Edit topic link
- Edit topic title
- Move topic to a different group
- Create new wiki pages
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Comment on What's a setting that you'd recommend? in ~tech
creesch Link ParentNot just your watch, your phone as well. At least, that is my experience. The majority of notifications on my phone are silent without vibration. If something is urgent people will call me anyway....Not just your watch, your phone as well. At least, that is my experience. The majority of notifications on my phone are silent without vibration. If something is urgent people will call me anyway.
For a lot of applications I have actively turned off notifications. For example, I have discord on my phone but will only know if I got pinged when I open the app.
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Comment on Is Tildes protected from malicious actors, aka paid trolls, aka bots? in ~tildes
creesch Link ParentWe have had a few spam accounts here and there. But for the most part they stood out rather obviously and were dealt with rather quickly as well.Honestly, I think the Tildes community is not large enough to be worth it to have budget for having paid trolls or bots. And I'm glad that it isn't.
We have had a few spam accounts here and there. But for the most part they stood out rather obviously and were dealt with rather quickly as well.
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Comment on Am I the only who finds raw photography souless? in ~arts
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Comment on Am I the only who finds raw photography souless? in ~arts
creesch (edited )LinkHard disagree, the majority of professional photos will be taken in raw. Some photographers process the hell out of it, others are really subtle with the adjustments they make. I am willing to bet...Hard disagree, the majority of professional photos will be taken in raw. Some photographers process the hell out of it, others are really subtle with the adjustments they make. I am willing to bet you have looked at countless photos that were processed raws and not even realized. Simply because you have such very specific expectations of how processed raw photos will look like.
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BY RAW PHOTOGRAPHY I MEAN THE EDITED OUTPUT OF RAW FILES TRANSFORMED INTO IMAGES BY PHOTOGRAPHERS
This is all photos you encounter in any professional settings and a lot of additional photos made by amateurs as well. Photos in magazines, photos next to news articles, photos on any company website, photos used in advertising, wedding photos, portraits, hotel listings, real estate listings, etc, etc.
I honestly think you have a very specific aesthetic in mind, rather than just edited raws. But without concrete examples, I simply can only disagree with the statement as is.
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Comment on Playing tricks with web browser tabs in ~comp
creesch Link ParentTbh, it is a neat trick. But, I am also glad other websites don't do this sort of stuff.The favicon trick is super cool, I almost wish I hadn't read the article and instead had been tricked.
Tbh, it is a neat trick. But, I am also glad other websites don't do this sort of stuff.
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Comment on Samification of the current Web in ~design
creesch LinkFigured I'd share this one that I came across today: https://posthog.com I have no clue what the company is about and navigation feels a bit clunky. Which is part of the reason we see a lot of...Figured I'd share this one that I came across today: https://posthog.com
I have no clue what the company is about and navigation feels a bit clunky. Which is part of the reason we see a lot of corporate websites not having such unique looks anymore. But I do love the overall design and approach!
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Comment on Reddit announces new limits on moderating large subreddits and for moderators to remove content sitewide in ~tech
creesch (edited )Link ParentThat is a valid point, the sort of spam that got through into queues has changed and you could (up until I left) see that more of the "raw" spam was being caught. But, not all spam is created...That is a valid point, the sort of spam that got through into queues has changed and you could (up until I left) see that more of the "raw" spam was being caught.
But, not all spam is created equal. What the admins don't consider spam, some mods might still consider spam for very valid reasons.
Not to mention that there is highly domain specific spam that will simply not be recognized by admins.Basically what I am getting at is that I don't think there will ever be a world where moderators will not be dealing with some sort of spam.
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Comment on IRC - The Serial Port's love letter to Internet Relay Chat in ~tech
creesch LinkI could have sworn that this was posted on Tildes already, but apparently not. It is a pretty extensive history about IRC ranging from its origins (going back further than I thought) as well as...I could have sworn that this was posted on Tildes already, but apparently not. It is a pretty extensive history about IRC ranging from its origins (going back further than I thought) as well as the various technical and human challenges it faced over its history.
Having spend a fair amount of time in various IRC channels over the years it also was a nostalgia trip.
Sort of off-topic but also on-topic. Very recently I did boot up my BNC again and have been sitting on IRC (Which is very quiet these days). Today I discovered that libera.chat has a
#tildeschannel someone created at some point. It was empty, but now it has two of us for anyone who wants to hang out and feel nostalgic. ;) -
IRC - The Serial Port's love letter to Internet Relay Chat
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It's also important to note that while the title seems to imply that it ranked first, that is not the case. It ranked eight in a competition of 300 competitors. Which is still good, but not outperforming all humans.