chris-evelyn's recent activity
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Comment on After eighteen years of infertility, an AI tool let a couple conceive in ~health
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Comment on Which translation tools are LLM free? Will they remain LLM free? in ~tech
chris-evelyn Link ParentThere‘s a difference between language learners translating something (I guess it‘s something way shorter than a novel and more straightforward than a poem) and an accomplished translator...There‘s a difference between language learners translating something (I guess it‘s something way shorter than a novel and more straightforward than a poem) and an accomplished translator translating a novel, conveying not only vocabulary and tone, but a shitload of context.
The question is, will the demand for „little“ jobs, which would allow a translator to become accomplished go away? Like the junior problem in software development.
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Comment on Uber to introduce fixed-route shuttles in major US cities designed for commuters in ~transport
chris-evelyn Link ParentDo you know how people treat things they do not own? Those things will get yucky fast. How many people would let their car circle the block if they can‘t find a parking space? I‘m betting on...if you have self-driving, you can have a world where nobody owns cars
Do you know how people treat things they do not own? Those things will get yucky fast.
Even if everyone privately owns their own self-driving car, you can make efficiency gains that are highly significant.
How many people would let their car circle the block if they can‘t find a parking space? I‘m betting on enough to more than offset any gains.
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Comment on Podcast recommendations thread in ~talk
chris-evelyn Link ParentAnd don't forget the spinoff by Margeret Killjoy: Cool People who did Cool Stuff (inspired by the "anti-bastard" christmas episodes).And don't forget the spinoff by Margeret Killjoy: Cool People who did Cool Stuff (inspired by the "anti-bastard" christmas episodes).
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Comment on Texas measles outbreak grows; Michigan, Pennsylvania report new outbreaks in ~health
chris-evelyn Link ParentI got another fun fact: Did you know that Measles also is the leading cause of blindness in developing countries?I got another fun fact: Did you know that Measles also is the leading cause of blindness in developing countries?
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Comment on I used to teach students. Now I catch ChatGPT cheats. in ~tech
chris-evelyn Link ParentHow much of that reply did you write, how much was Sonnet?How much of that reply did you write, how much was Sonnet?
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Comment on For those involved / interested in Web3, what do you make of the near and long term future for it? in ~tech
chris-evelyn Link ParentMaybe it's because I'm in the EU, more specifically the SEPA area. I was sending money to people without interference before the blockchain. ^^ And even here in Germany, where many people could...Maybe it's because I'm in the EU, more specifically the SEPA area. I was sending money to people without interference before the blockchain. ^^
And even here in Germany, where many people could not imagine why a non-company entity (vulgo: person) would want to have a website, having an email address was considered very useful. (Maybe those people didn't consider email to be a part of the internet? I don't know.)
Oh, and a small nitpick: You aren't sending money on the blockchain. You are putting numbers into a database. The day I can pay my taxes in Bitcoin it is money, but not before. (Yes, "fiat money" is also just numbers in a database, but the powers that be say that is money and until the Libertarian Uprising it will stay that way.)
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Comment on For those involved / interested in Web3, what do you make of the near and long term future for it? in ~tech
chris-evelyn Link ParentPet peeve time, sorry. The early internet was never a solution in search of a problem. Universities, the military etc. had computers. They found that they could more things with their computers...- Exemplary
It probably sounds like an academic point. A solution in search of a problem. But the same was true of the internet.
Pet peeve time, sorry.
The early internet was never a solution in search of a problem. Universities, the military etc. had computers. They found that they could more things with their computers networked together.
Doing even more things by connecting those networks together was not a big leap of logic. Email was a killer app from day one, as was file sharing.
The innovative idea was to keep the network dumb, to push all the capabilities to the endpoints, and that together with the WWW providing a user friendly interface lead to the explosion of usage, where a lot of things, some of them stupid, were tried. Many failed, some got wildly successful. But there was never a period of uselessness.
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Comment on What is the "bible" of your hobby or activity? in ~hobbies
chris-evelyn Link ParentInfluential, yes. But not a Bible and more for „Object Oriented Business Software Engineering“ than computer science. I rather think of Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs or Knuth‘s...Influential, yes. But not a Bible and more for „Object Oriented Business Software Engineering“ than computer science.
I rather think of Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs or Knuth‘s The Art of Computer Programming when I think about foundational texts.
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Comment on Have you ever compiled a custom Linux kernel? in ~comp
chris-evelyn LinkYes, back when I started I had only a very old PC (Pentium II, I think) built with whatever other parts I could scrounge together. Leaving out everything I didn‘t use made a small but noticeable...Yes, back when I started I had only a very old PC (Pentium II, I think) built with whatever other parts I could scrounge together.
Leaving out everything I didn‘t use made a small but noticeable performance difference and I had to customize things to get my graphics and sound card working.
It was kinda fun but these days I have better uses for my time. And money for supported hardware.
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Comment on What is a simple tech tip that changed how you use your computer or other devices in a significant way? in ~tech
chris-evelyn Link ParentYep. I didn‘t use sudo back then, but now that one climbed up to a close second place.Yep. I didn‘t use
sudoback then, but now that one climbed up to a close second place. -
Comment on What is a simple tech tip that changed how you use your computer or other devices in a significant way? in ~tech
chris-evelyn LinkIn Bash: Learning about !$. (Substitutes the last argument of the previous command.) There lots of other cool shortcuts in Bash, but this is the first one I learned and I think my most used. And...In Bash: Learning about
!$. (Substitutes the last argument of the previous command.)There lots of other cool shortcuts in Bash, but this is the first one I learned and I think my most used.
And it made me actively look for more, starting my journey towards becoming the Linux witch I am today. -
Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music
chris-evelyn LinkRichtfeuer by Rană -- A great mix of Post- and Black Metal, with some punkish influences. Really powerful sound The Demos by Mephitic Entrails -- Great Death Metal/Gore Grind, hope they do a full...- Richtfeuer by Rană -- A great mix of Post- and Black Metal, with some punkish influences. Really powerful sound
- The Demos by Mephitic Entrails -- Great Death Metal/Gore Grind, hope they do a full length album soon
- God Cum Poltergeist by Sigil Crisis (Ada Rook), released only yesterday but I'm on my 5th listen now. Great chaotic electronic noise/Cybergrind
The article mentions "inspired by astrophysics processes of identifying novelties in space", there is a lot of automated image processing and classification going on in that field. I think it would be hard to pinpoint a single paper for the source.