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Comment on Study: essay graders rarely detect AI, give higher grades in ~tech
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Comment on Study: essay graders rarely detect AI, give higher grades in ~tech
SteeeveTheSteve Link Parent... someone could just have an AI rewrite it until it passed the AI checkers. Heck, they could figure out what the checkers are looking for and just have it written to pass. Would it not be...... someone could just have an AI rewrite it until it passed the AI checkers. Heck, they could figure out what the checkers are looking for and just have it written to pass.
Would it not be smarter to pull her aside and quiz her on her own report? If she actually wrote it then it should be easy to recall the info.
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Comment on What are your predictions for 2025? in ~talk
SteeeveTheSteve Link ParentI sure hope so, he seems like the type to go down swinging. 😟 How'd I miss this?! Thanks, didn't realize they had a fancy new VR set in the works. 😀 Sony sells smartphones? I'm thinking that...Putin steps down as president after some turmoil
I sure hope so, he seems like the type to go down swinging. 😟
Steam's new headset
How'd I miss this?! Thanks, didn't realize they had a fancy new VR set in the works. 😀
Sony is leaving the smartphone market
Sony sells smartphones? I'm thinking that leaving the market would be wise.
Cowless cheese gains traction
Cowless dairy in general I hope. It's already out there and it seems like an easy one to scale up. It'd be nice to see a few more breakthroughs with lab grown meat too. Are there lab-grown eggs (with yolk) yet?
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Comment on How a simple math error sparked a panic about black plastic kitchen utensils in ~health
SteeeveTheSteve Link ParentNow I'm picturing a coconut oil utensil that oils and stirs at the same time.Now I'm picturing a coconut oil utensil that oils and stirs at the same time.
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Comment on How a simple math error sparked a panic about black plastic kitchen utensils in ~health
SteeeveTheSteve Link ParentHa, I forgot the "crude" on the second oil. I fixed it. 😋Ha, I forgot the "crude" on the second oil. I fixed it. 😋
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Comment on What possession(s) do you have that continue to delight you every time? in ~talk
SteeeveTheSteve LinkMy Quest 2 headset. It's not quite to the level I want, but it still makes me happy every time I go to use it. I love immersion, feeling like you're in another world, and VR does that well....My Quest 2 headset. It's not quite to the level I want, but it still makes me happy every time I go to use it. I love immersion, feeling like you're in another world, and VR does that well. There's just a marked difference between seeing stuff on monitor and being face-to-face with it. Feeling like you bring what's only been the realm of fantasy or digital to the real world. VR movies are fantastic, you can look around at things so that every time you watch it's different. Going places you will probably never get to go to in person is really nice too, it'd be neat if someday there were tiny drones with 360 cameras hooked up to VR that you could fly or roll around certain areas on the other side of the planet to explore and even talk to people there.
I have this cheap yard decoration, that I can't even find a picture of online, on my desk. It's a small plastic statue of a Fox with solar lights for eyes that I found at a convenience store and it makes me smile to look at (it looks cute and fluffy). It was one of those things that when I saw it I thought "I need that" and so I bought it. It isn't often I find something like that.
I have a tiny metal Leprechaun statue my grandmother gave me after her trip to Ireland that makes me smile, it reminds me of her.
At work I have a rather old Soylent Green bar I keep on my desk that still makes me chuckle.
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Comment on What possession(s) do you have that continue to delight you every time? in ~talk
SteeeveTheSteve Link ParentThat same type said the internet would be a passing fad too. They don't really see it for what it is and there's a TON of untapped potential still in it just waiting for the right hardware and...a bunch of people saying something like "they still make VR headsets? Nobody wants that!
That same type said the internet would be a passing fad too. They don't really see it for what it is and there's a TON of untapped potential still in it just waiting for the right hardware and software to explode in popularity.
It's times like this I wish Steve Jobs was still around. I'm not a fan of Apple, but Jobs was really good at bringing new tech to the masses.
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Comment on How a simple math error sparked a panic about black plastic kitchen utensils in ~health
SteeeveTheSteve (edited )Link ParentThere's benefit in refusing to use plastic too, the more people rejecting plastic the greater the chance of getting rid of it or at least having more alternatives to choose from. Besides, plastic...There's benefit in refusing to use plastic too, the more people rejecting plastic the greater the chance of getting rid of it or at least having more alternatives to choose from.
Besides, plastic is basically solidified crude oil. Doesn't it sound gross using solidified crude oil to cook/serve food?
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Comment on US officials urge Americans to use encrypted apps amid unprecedented cyberattack in ~tech
SteeeveTheSteve Link ParentOh, right, I forget about how crappy and old security for calls/sms is and with AI being easier to use now they could fish out the good stuff from verbal conversation quite easily. We really need...Oh, right, I forget about how crappy and old security for calls/sms is and with AI being easier to use now they could fish out the good stuff from verbal conversation quite easily. We really need an infrastructure upgrade to phones. :/
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Comment on Oatly loses right to call its drinks ‘milk’ in landmark UK ruling – lexical dispute with trade body Dairy UK argued slogan ‘Post Milk Generation’ was misleading to consumers in ~food
SteeeveTheSteve Link ParentIt's still quite normal to like milk. There's lots of reasons not to drink it now though (mostly the sugar/fat content) and I feel like more people have intolerance to it these days. I'd drink...It's still quite normal to like milk. There's lots of reasons not to drink it now though (mostly the sugar/fat content) and I feel like more people have intolerance to it these days.
I'd drink more, but I only get it for a couple weeks because I only go to the store once a month or so.
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Comment on Oatly loses right to call its drinks ‘milk’ in landmark UK ruling – lexical dispute with trade body Dairy UK argued slogan ‘Post Milk Generation’ was misleading to consumers in ~food
SteeeveTheSteve Link ParentThe prices would likely decrease as they subsidize to increase the price of milk. The US Gov't buys dairy products at set prices, for things like school lunches, to keep the price of milk higher...The prices would likely decrease as they subsidize to increase the price of milk. The US Gov't buys dairy products at set prices, for things like school lunches, to keep the price of milk higher and dairies literally dump their milk when demand is low (when school is out). So we're maxed out on milk production, the price could only go down until enough dairies go under to lower the supply enough to bring it back up. https://www.fsa.usda.gov/Internet/FSA_File/mpsp04.pdf
No worries though, milk from microbes (Imagindairy) will make cow milk a thing of the past in the not so distant future.
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Comment on What’s your “I didn’t know I needed that” item? in ~life
SteeeveTheSteve Link ParentBuys pen with a broad steel nib and replaceable cartridge -> They prefer thin, gold nibs with a piston filler. Yeah, that is how my luck goes. Although if it looks nice enough it could at least be...Buys pen with a broad steel nib and replaceable cartridge -> They prefer thin, gold nibs with a piston filler.
Yeah, that is how my luck goes. Although if it looks nice enough it could at least be a display piece.
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Comment on US officials urge Americans to use encrypted apps amid unprecedented cyberattack in ~tech
SteeeveTheSteve Link ParentFixed"China firmly opposes and combats all kinds of cyber attacks [against itself]."
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Comment on US officials urge Americans to use encrypted apps amid unprecedented cyberattack in ~tech
SteeeveTheSteve LinkOr... now here me out now... we just don't use apps to share our login and other confidential info that can be used by hackers? Also use an authenticator when you can, so it doesn't matter if...Or... now here me out now... we just don't use apps to share our login and other confidential info that can be used by hackers? Also use an authenticator when you can, so it doesn't matter if someone gets your login.
Always assume anything you text, email, PM, DM, etc... will end up somewhere public for all to see. Even if they don't intercept it, they could hack your phone or the person you're communicating with or the app company itself and get it that way.
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Comment on US officials urge Americans to use encrypted apps amid unprecedented cyberattack in ~tech
SteeeveTheSteve Link ParentHow well does your government do online services as it is? I'm curious because if the USA made such apps it'd results in terrible apps that barely work with a user interface that looks like it was...How well does your government do online services as it is? I'm curious because if the USA made such apps it'd results in terrible apps that barely work with a user interface that looks like it was designed by the programmers as an afterthought and it'd cost hundreds of millions, if not billions to create. That's not even getting into how it'd be subverted for political party propaganda and spying.
It's almost a joke how our grossly overfunded federal government has such crappy web services. Makes me worried our leaders are not taking the internet and new tech seriously. Until recently (at least for businesses), to do anything we've had to call or write to the IRS with no website to do things like find out why they think a payment is late or we owe some weird amount (usually due to misapplied payments). This is just sad for one of the supposedly most advance countries, we ought to be rolling in new tech, but we're run by the technologically challenged and technophobes. 😭
We even struggle just to get the government to help file returns (just got a website for that and it's not even fully functional) which could even be automated by now but we're still stuck on phones and paper. They're citing concerns over job loss (not an excuse to bar progress imo) and cost (a few hundred million - my STATE brushed that much off when a past governor flubbed an attempt to make an insurance website and a single fighter jet can cost over $100 million and they plan to purchase 60 next year).
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Comment on Why are people on social media fixated on sharing insane takes for "criticism" or mocking? in ~talk
SteeeveTheSteve LinkSure there's probably some deeper meaning to a number of them, but a large helping of it is for the same reason the media does it, anger and pettiness gets the clicks, shares and upvotes. They're...Sure there's probably some deeper meaning to a number of them, but a large helping of it is for the same reason the media does it, anger and pettiness gets the clicks, shares and upvotes.
They're karma farming (or whatever the equivalent is on other platforms). They'll grab old posts that did well and repost them or post what did well on another sub, knowing it'll get lots of upvotes. Some have bots doing this stuff and I'm sure we have AI written posts as well. You might not notice, but they do this with comments as well. All to get more Karma either because they're obsessed with raising it, selling accounts or raising Karma to make an account appear more legit with some underhanded plan like creating accounts for bots that will influencing voters, upvote/downvote posts or praise/hate a product.
I'm curious what Reddit would be like without karma or awards. How much of the trash posts would just disappear?
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Comment on I just bought a 64GB iPad, anything I should know/do? in ~tech
SteeeveTheSteve Link ParentAh, MPEG is the one charging. Never seen it outside of Apple's products so just figured they bought the patent. So Apple is going for JPEG-XL now? Sweet! Will Apple change the default setting on...Ah, MPEG is the one charging. Never seen it outside of Apple's products so just figured they bought the patent.
So Apple is going for JPEG-XL now? Sweet! Will Apple change the default setting on existing devices?
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Comment on Lilo & Stitch | Official teaser in ~movies
SteeeveTheSteve Link ParentWhat I don't get is 3D animation, especially with a lot of detail, is not cheap right? So it feels a lot like Shiny Toy Syndrome, where things are done because they have the tools now and not...What I don't get is 3D animation, especially with a lot of detail, is not cheap right? So it feels a lot like Shiny Toy Syndrome, where things are done because they have the tools now and not because they should.. except it's not going away like it should, their toys keep getting upgrades and so they stay shiny.
IMO 3D animation should only be for creating realistic shows and cartoons have no need of that unless it's for some kind of artistic effect.
Suppose it could be worse, it could have looked like Sonic.
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Comment on What's on your Christmas wish list? in ~life
SteeeveTheSteve Link ParentThat stuff is expensive. :(That stuff is expensive. :(
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Comment on Former Dallas PD officer ordered to pay $100 million in ~news
SteeeveTheSteve LinkJust 10 years for murdering someone. <_< Distracted or not, she heard someone was in there beforehand and had plenty of time to stop to think but instead chose to shoot someone who had yet to be a...Just 10 years for murdering someone. <_<
"was exhausted and scared when she heard someone inside the unit she thought was her own. She opened the door, saw a “silhouette figure” in the dark apartment and feared for her life, they said." https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/10/01/amber-guyger-police-officer-who-shot-man-death-his-apartment-found-guilty-murder/
Distracted or not, she heard someone was in there beforehand and had plenty of time to stop to think but instead chose to shoot someone who had yet to be a credible threat. I'm all for the castle doctrine, because without it you have to let criminals do as they wish to your property, but using it as justification to kill someone who isn't a threat (to life or property) or even in your own home is asinine. No threat because she had no reason to think he'd run before help arrived to arrest him and was obviously not in any danger if she had yet to open the door.
Don't police have a rule about going into a potentially risky situation without backup? It's just really hard to believe she thought she was in danger. Seems more likely she knew about the castle doctrine and planned to shoot whoever was inside before even seeing who it was, thinking she'd be protected.
Was it her or is this just how police are trained, to have zero care for human life or shoot first ask questions later? She's crying over killing an innocent person, but does she think it'd have been fine to shoot him if he were an actual intruder? It's ok to shoot criminals committing petty crimes, especially when there's plenty of time to get help to arrest them instead? What would have happened if he got the wrong apartment and walked into hers? Would she have just shot him there too?
I do not envy academics right now. Scientific researchers too, wonder how many reports have been published with fake data generated by AI? It's bad enough we have bots "contributing" to wiki, at times writing entire articles about made up things.