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Comment on I think Anthropic and OpenAI have found product-market fit in ~tech
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Comment on I think Anthropic and OpenAI have found product-market fit in ~tech
LostInBerlin Link ParentNow imagine: you are the CEO of a software company, or one whose core business depends on internally developed software, and you are about 40 years old. Do you care about what will happen in 30...Now imagine: you are the CEO of a software company, or one whose core business depends on internally developed software, and you are about 40 years old.
Do you care about what will happen in 30 years?
Probably not. You are likely trying to make as much money as possible over the next 20 years so you can retire on a yacht and not give a damn about the rest of the world.Regarding the concept of an architect, I have my own personal opinion here, and I may be wrong, but: someone with no computer science knowledge, but with a logical mind, could direct an AI to write code for them.
I believe having a simple foundation of how software communicates is enough to get an AI to understand what it needs to write.
I believe I am a concrete example: I have no computer science knowledge and a completely different background. Yet, I managed to get ChatGPT (OpenAI), the free version, to write pieces of code for me to modify certain WordPress functionalities.
I am not referring to HTML. I am referring to code, interaction between plugins (with each other and with WordPress), PHP functions, etcetera.And if I succeeded with NO IT background, imagine what someone who has studied programming could get an AI to do.
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Comment on I think Anthropic and OpenAI have found product-market fit in ~tech
LostInBerlin Link ParentSalary is not the only number you have to consider. Time is also important. An AI can make in seconds what a human can make in days. I may pay an AI 50x a developer, but I probably get 1000x...Salary is not the only number you have to consider.
Time is also important.
An AI can make in seconds what a human can make in days.I may pay an AI 50x a developer, but I probably get 1000x outcomes.
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Comment on Invite for friends in ~tildes
LostInBerlin Link ParentOh I like it. If I was the owner here I would do the same. One ban, dozens disappear. Smart.Oh I like it.
If I was the owner here I would do the same.
One ban, dozens disappear.
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Comment on If you let AI do your writing, I will come to your house and kill you in ~tech
LostInBerlin LinkWhat this article says is correct, but the point lies in causality: cause and effect. The cause is not AI, but human nature. The average human being is stupid, ignorant, and lazy; the direction AI...What this article says is correct, but the point lies in causality: cause and effect. The cause is not AI, but human nature. The average human being is stupid, ignorant, and lazy; the direction AI has taken in the world is proof of this.
Nowadays, nobody looks for information anymore: everyone just asks AI. The world is what it is, society is made of people, and people are what they are.
The internet and computer technology have already amply demonstrated this limitation of the masses' intellect. Just think of the internet itself: a world of infinite possibilities, and we have ended up with social networks and influencers, to the point where a girl in a bikini, with no qualifications, can influence a product's market, regardless of quality.
The "singularity" (I cannot find a better word) began many years ago; the flattening we perceive now is only the latest sign. There will be more.
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Comment on I think Anthropic and OpenAI have found product-market fit in ~tech
LostInBerlin LinkThis shift towards B2B was certainly predictable. While API costs can be burdensome, they are likely still lower than the cost of hiring a developer. Following this logic, a company needs an...This shift towards B2B was certainly predictable.
While API costs can be burdensome, they are likely still lower than the cost of hiring a developer. Following this logic, a company needs an architect who directs an AI to write the code, rather than an entire team.
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Comment on Invite for friends in ~tildes
LostInBerlin Link ParentNah, I am not here to prove anything to anyone. I will just be myself and continue doing what I have always done. Thanks anyway.Nah, I am not here to prove anything to anyone.
I will just be myself and continue doing what I have always done.
Thanks anyway.
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Comment on Invite for friends in ~tildes
LostInBerlin Link Parent@fxgn Yes, I know. I actually find this community very interesting. Personally, I am not here only for my website; I took the chance to get a different point of view, but I also found other...@fxgn
Yes, I know.I actually find this community very interesting. Personally, I am not here only for my website; I took the chance to get a different point of view, but I also found other interesting topics.
Yes I gave a look into my profile, and I confirm what @TaylorSwiftsPickles said: I cannot generate invites.
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Comment on Invite for friends in ~tildes
LostInBerlin Link ParentI appreciate your candor. Since I had a very positive experience receiving feedback for my website here, I thought it would be a great environment for my friend to do the same. I believe it is...I appreciate your candor. Since I had a very positive experience receiving feedback for my website here, I thought it would be a great environment for my friend to do the same.
I believe it is more respectful to ask for an invite and let him personally decide how to engage with the community, rather than me acting as an intermediary or posting his content on his behalf, which could easily be perceived as spam. If I simply posted his link myself, I would be bypassing the community's vetting process for new members.
That said, I understand your concern about my account history, but everyone started from zero. Or not?
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Invite for friends
Hello everyone, a friend of mine created a social network, interesting one. I do not want to spam... i was wondering how can I invite him here on tildes
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Comment on Startups in Berlin in ~finance
LostInBerlin Link ParentI honestly don't want to go in a 'how-to' direction; there are plenty of websites out there, and AAB is one of the most practical. Smart people can simply navigate berlin.de and find all the...I honestly don't want to go in a 'how-to' direction; there are plenty of websites out there, and AAB is one of the most practical. Smart people can simply navigate berlin.de and find all the information they want. Most of their articles are also available in English, and for those that aren't translated, they can just use a browser's integrated translation tool or an AI.
Moreover, even in articles like The Berlin Room Hunt, the focus is not on where to find room listings or which documents you need, but rather on the approach to WG culture.
My long-term vision is to become a magazine about Berlin, not a guide. I just thought that having a basic foundation of 15 to 20 posts about bureaucracy would be the easiest way to start.
However I am really grateful for every single word you all wrote here.
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Comment on Startups in Berlin in ~finance
LostInBerlin Link ParentThanks for your feedback, Lia It is not a matter of budget, it is a matter of logic: a minimalist illustration has a cost that can be completely eliminated, especially if the intent is to...Thanks for your feedback, Lia
It is not a matter of budget, it is a matter of logic: a minimalist illustration has a cost that can be completely eliminated, especially if the intent is to prioritize content over images.
I do not want the audience to come for the images, I want them to come for the content.
Anyway, I find these comments highly interesting, it is very productive to see things through outside eyes: everything seems clear to me because naturally I have the big picture; I know where I am starting from and I know where I want to go. Outside eyes help me understand if I am moving in the right direction or not, after all, the audience is the goal.
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Comment on Startups in Berlin in ~finance
LostInBerlin Link ParentI know AllAboutBerlin well; it is a perfect compendium of manuals. My project is meant to be something different: something that speaks about Berlin, the city, the lifestyle; not just how-tos or...I know AllAboutBerlin well; it is a perfect compendium of manuals.
My project is meant to be something different: something that speaks about Berlin, the city, the lifestyle; not just how-tos or what steps are needed to do this.
Some practical guides have to be included, because they have to be! But it is not the core I am interested in publishing.
A bit like right now, as I am planning the "NightLife" category: it is Berlin, so I will have to include some mention of clubbing and techno music, but I will prefer to point in a different direction.
Rather than stating what list of steps are necessary for a purpose, I would like to talk about Berlin in such a way that a reader can understand the why, because they have understood the city, not just the how or the what.
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Comment on Tildes Survey #5: Pineapple on pizza? (Results) in ~talk
LostInBerlin LinkThere is a pizzeria in Naples that has a pineapple pizza on the menu for €250. Under each pizza, the ingredients are listed. Under the pineapple pizza, it reads: 'If you want this s***, you must...There is a pizzeria in Naples that has a pineapple pizza on the menu for €250.
Under each pizza, the ingredients are listed. Under the pineapple pizza, it reads: 'If you want this s***, you must pay a lot!'
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Comment on Startups in Berlin in ~finance
LostInBerlin Link Parent@CannibalisticApple Oh, I really appreciate this analysis, and I personally agree with it. I prefer longer texts myself; I don't suffer from a short attention span, and I don't need short...@CannibalisticApple
Oh, I really appreciate this analysis, and I personally agree with it. I prefer longer texts myself; I don't suffer from a short attention span, and I don't need short paragraphs or snappy sentences.I don't know if selling your soul to the devil is the right thing to do, but it’s definitely necessary. I like to think that over time we’ll be able to provide different levels of quality for different audiences. However, to actually reach that target audience, I absolutely need visibility, which means clashing with the harsh reality of the status quo (SEO and indexing). Attention spans are already low, and the "wall of text" effect causes a massive bounce rate. So the stylistic choice, at least for now, is to deliver the message in a format that’s easily digestible for the masses. This is the only way to build that authority (fictional, really) that search engines love to reward so much.
This isn't my first rodeo: writing is my job, and it’s honestly disconcerting having to adapt to an audience whose attention span lasts anywhere from 3 to 5 seconds.
But going back to your feedback, which was spot on, so thanks again, you're right. The question I always ask myself when reading something I wrote, or that someone else on the team wrote, is: "Am I satisfied with what I just read?" I try to see if I actually answered a question, satisfied a curiosity, cleared up a doubt, and so on. Often the answer is no, but I realize that to truly do that, I’d probably need to write an essay for every single topic, not just an article.
On the other hand, I also ask myself: "Did I provide actual information?" And there, the answer is yes. I’m really glad to hear that you, for instance, felt compelled to go look up photos of the ghost stations, or the secret Stasi tunnel discovered 30 years after the fall of the wall. These light little articles might not satisfy every possible curiosity, but they did give you information, and that was exactly the goal I set for myself.
I'm truly grateful for your analysis, and for taking the time to hop around the site.
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Comment on Startups in Berlin in ~finance
LostInBerlin LinkI get that we’re coming from different backgrounds, which obviously means we look at things through different lenses. But honestly, just because a text is grammatically correct doesn't mean it’s...I get that we’re coming from different backgrounds, which obviously means we look at things through different lenses. But honestly, just because a text is grammatically correct doesn't mean it’s AI-generated. There are still people out there who know how to put a proper sentence together.
That said, I genuinely appreciate the feedback. The comment on the first paragraph actually made a lot of sense, so I went ahead and tweaked it a bit since it needed some polishing.
But since a few of you mentioned LLMs, I’m curious: how do you actually tell if a piece of writing is human or AI-generated just by reading it?
I actually ran a quick test with one of those online AI detectors, and the result was pretty funny: a text I wrote myself came back as 90% AI, while a paragraph written by Gemini was flagged as 87% human.
I’m really curious to know what makes you "make the call."
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Comment on Startups in Berlin in ~finance
LostInBerlin LinkThanks for your feedback. The articles are not written by AI. None of them are. If the tone feels a bit flat, that is because we try to avoid personal opinions as much as possible, even if that is...Thanks for your feedback.
The articles are not written by AI. None of them are. If the tone feels a bit flat, that is because we try to avoid personal opinions as much as possible, even if that is not always perfect.
Yes, the site is new and we are building content for expats and non German speakers.
Most images are AI generated. This is intentional. We prefer to focus on the content and keep a simple and consistent visual style.
Everything is checked before publishing. We do not publish random personal rants or unverified content. The project is non commercial and there is no formal editorial team. Posts are signed as Team because everyone involved is a volunteer, even though internally we track who wrote what.
I really appreciate the feedback. It helps a lot to understand how the site is perceived.
And I was not trying to spam or promote anything. I was genuinely looking for this kind of input.
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Comment on Really cool website from Noel Friedrich in ~comp
LostInBerlin LinkDefinitely funny!!!Definitely funny!!!
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Startups in Berlin
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The issue of water being wasted has been widely misunderstood.
Water is arguably the only resource on the planet that has had, still has, and will always have a continuous cycle.
Water used to cool a data center will be discharged into a pipe, which ends up in a river, then eventually in some ocean, or is otherwise absorbed into the ground. By following its course, it will return to hydrate the soil or a water reservoir in the form of rain, because that is where it ends up regardless.
Water will only start to run out in a few thousand years, when the planet temperature including the atmosphere has risen so much that condensation at high altitudes is no longer possible, thus preventing the natural cycle. And no, I am not talking about global warming; I am talking about the natural evolution of the solar system. The Sun is expanding and it is actually in an explosive phase and sooner or later, in about 4.5 billion years, it will turn into a supernova and burn the entire solar system. But that is not our problem; we will be extinct.
I have digressed. In short, I meant to say that water is not the problem.
I would be more concerned about other effects.