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Comment on How to get better at academic writing quickly? in ~humanities
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
Gazook89 Link ParentYou should check out Anchor Positioning plus Popover APIs. All built into the browser these daysYou should check out Anchor Positioning plus Popover APIs. All built into the browser these days
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
Gazook89 Link Parentdid you use a library for the onboarding layer and the positioning of those cards? I thought maybe you used Anchor Positioning, but dev tools doesn't show that, so curious if it's library or you...did you use a library for the onboarding layer and the positioning of those cards? I thought maybe you used Anchor Positioning, but dev tools doesn't show that, so curious if it's library or you made it work yourself.
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Comment on How to get better at academic writing quickly? in ~humanities
Gazook89 LinkYou can ask an LLM to help you, with the explicit goal of teaching you to write better. Language is something LLMs are actually very good at. You can ask general questions about writing, or give...You can ask an LLM to help you, with the explicit goal of teaching you to write better. Language is something LLMs are actually very good at. You can ask general questions about writing, or give it your writing and ask about critiques and suggestions with whatever level of specificity you want, like “is the structure and order okay” or “do I have enough examples” or “is this point sufficiently supporting my thesis”. Don’t have it write your sentences, but you can treat it like a student advisor or writing coach.
Of course, it does tempt overuse particularly when you get tired, the deadline draws near, or your overall thesis starts to feel weak and you want to plug holes in a sinking ship.
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Comment on What is your dream game? in ~games
Gazook89 Link ParentThis doesn’t answer your call, but the one that I’ve been watching for last month via dev vlogs. If you watch, the dev starts at very basic levels in videos but has actually already worked on the...This doesn’t answer your call, but the one that I’ve been watching for last month via dev vlogs. If you watch, the dev starts at very basic levels in videos but has actually already worked on the game for 3 years. Still very early but has some interesting concepts: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4heM4MqK82w
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Comment on AI abundance requires a four-hour workweek in ~tech
Gazook89 Link ParentThe plus side for me at the time was 1.5x pay. But yeah, I quit when I had something more worthwhile to do after work hours.The plus side for me at the time was 1.5x pay. But yeah, I quit when I had something more worthwhile to do after work hours.
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Comment on AI abundance requires a four-hour workweek in ~tech
Gazook89 Link ParentI hear this, but it was never my experience. I guess I was maybe the sucker in the office. I easily worked 40 hours, and frequently 50+ hours. I worked in supply chain/logistics at a very large...I hear this, but it was never my experience. I guess I was maybe the sucker in the office. I easily worked 40 hours, and frequently 50+ hours. I worked in supply chain/logistics at a very large transportation brokerage. Freight never stops, and my customers included some very large multinational companies. If I went on vacation for a week I’d easily have a few thousand emails to wade through.
That said, I no longer work there (or anywhere, as a stay at home dad), and things have changed a lot since in left just before Covid (dodged a bullet there). The company really went all in on AI stuff, having been investing heavily into machine learning before LLMs broke out. Now they’ve laid off about 30% of their total workforce. And I’m sure that my job would have been easier in terms of email management and normal scheduling stuff. Most of the job is exception management though.
Anyway, I could drone on, but mostly I just wanted say that there are definitely people putting in full work weeks out there, and I honestly could never have got my work done inside of 40 hours.
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Comment on Online visual art communities without AI? in ~creative
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Comment on The American religion of self-storage facilities in ~life
Gazook89 Link ParentMy wife is far more frugal than I am, but I am far more indecisive than she is. I never shop online, because there is too much choice, and also I want to open the packaging on the way back from...My wife is far more frugal than I am, but I am far more indecisive than she is. I never shop online, because there is too much choice, and also I want to open the packaging on the way back from the store so I'm not going to sit around waiting for something to ship to me. All that results in "i never buy anything" unless it's just pastries while out and about.
And early on with kids we signed up with the toy library in our city (and tool library, and book library, ....) and everything comes in through those organizations. And they accept donations, so that's where a lot of stuff goes, too.
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Comment on The American religion of self-storage facilities in ~life
Gazook89 LinkCurious as to what you folks keep in a storage unit, if anything. And how long it’s been there, and what conditions would have you take it out. I’m moving internationally in a couple months, for a...Curious as to what you folks keep in a storage unit, if anything. And how long it’s been there, and what conditions would have you take it out.
I’m moving internationally in a couple months, for a few years, keeping my current house and renting it out. Pretty much a perfect reason to get a storage unit. But i know how much of a trap a unit is, and we’ve got rid of most of our stuff, though we fairly minimalist already.
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Comment on Canada's oil windfall may yet wipe out its losses from tariffs in ~finance
Gazook89 Link ParentOh no, you mean he’d be breaking the law? Trump? He would do something unprecedented?Oh no, you mean he’d be breaking the law? Trump? He would do something unprecedented?
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Comment on Canada's oil windfall may yet wipe out its losses from tariffs in ~finance
Gazook89 Link ParentThe republican party is wholly owned by trump at this point. He and his super PACs have enormous amounts of money to support or tear down other republicans. So every republican candidate is a...The republican party is wholly owned by trump at this point. He and his super PACs have enormous amounts of money to support or tear down other republicans. So every republican candidate is a surrogate for him, and if they get elected it means people still like trump and want to enable him as much as possible.
If he doesn't maintain the house and senate (and it's very very close if you are just looking at the seats), then theoretically it becomes more difficult to do the bad stuff. Now, that's theoretical, because nothing about 'norms' seems to apply to him and maybe he'll just have enough democratic politicians arrested before they can take their seats.
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Comment on Deciding whether (or not) to have a child in ~life
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Comment on Atlas: The Animated Movie in ~movies
Gazook89 LinkWent in expecting a trailer. Got the whole movie. Will have to watch later though.Went in expecting a trailer. Got the whole movie. Will have to watch later though.
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Comment on Apple announces iPhone Duo, its first foldable iPhone in ~tech
Gazook89 Link ParentI’m not sure that parent comment was suggesting that $2000 was lower than expected.I’m not sure that parent comment was suggesting that $2000 was lower than expected.
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Comment on You Can See Everything | Official teaser in ~movies
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Comment on OpenAI’s rogue agents were caught communicating via public wikis in ~tech
Gazook89 Link ParentThis is how I feel when I watch kids go from screeching to babbling to speaking. Who knows what is going on in those black boxes. Just got to have faith in its training I guess.This is how I feel when I watch kids go from screeching to babbling to speaking. Who knows what is going on in those black boxes. Just got to have faith in its training I guess.
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Comment on Adulting -- what advice or encouragement did you receive / wish you had received when you were just starting out moving out? in ~life
Gazook89 Link ParentYes. And small houses are not bad houses. They just keep being cheap. Need new siding? New flooring? New windows? All of those things will be a small fraction in cost (and time) as the same...Yes. And small houses are not bad houses. They just keep being cheap. Need new siding? New flooring? New windows? All of those things will be a small fraction in cost (and time) as the same projects on larger houses. Lawn maintenance is much easier and cheaper.
Go on a two week camping trip and learn how little you really need from a house.
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Comment on What made that wedding that you attended particularly memorable? in ~life
Gazook89 Link ParentThe last wedding I went to had a great DJ, and I realized that every prior wedding had only mediocre DJs. Just good mixing, actually read the room well, had a good lights setup, etc. Not as good...The last wedding I went to had a great DJ, and I realized that every prior wedding had only mediocre DJs. Just good mixing, actually read the room well, had a good lights setup, etc. Not as good as yours sounds, but still good.
Guests were asked for song picks along with their dinner choice on the RSVP, and those songs were incorporated into the set list.
I think LLMs are likely very capable of stepping outside a single template. They have been trained on more written language than any single could ever be (many times over). It has long been trivial to ask for a certain style of writing.
But like updawg notes, I'm not really suggesting plastering over some armature of a template with your own writing. You can ask probing questions about language, writing, and logic.