DefinitelyNotAFae's recent activity

  1. Comment on That book you remember some details but can't recall the title in ~books

    DefinitelyNotAFae
    Link Parent
    I figured not. That would be much harder to find too

    I figured not. That would be much harder to find too

    2 votes

  2. Comment on UN says world will miss its climate target, warming must be reversed in ~enviro

  3. Comment on Uppercase - A daily word puzzle in ~games

    DefinitelyNotAFae
    Link Parent
    yeah I'm not sure, it's definitely been called diddy's Kong Quest but Dixie doesn't get title credit. makes me wonder if it's bad AI? Seems unlikely after googling the author but also...
    yeah I'm not sure, it's definitely been called diddy's Kong Quest but Dixie doesn't get title credit. makes me wonder if it's bad AI? Seems unlikely after googling the author but also ...¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠⊙⁠_⁠ʖ⁠⊙⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯

    It could also be a human mistake but all the past ones being locked under a payment give me only a small sample size.

    2 votes

  4. Comment on Proposal to ban development of AI superintelligence by US Senator Bernie Sanders and US Representative Greg Casar in ~society

    DefinitelyNotAFae
    Link Parent
    Especially since IME AI videos are noticeable for long, uncut segments without errors. I got sent a video about cuts of meat by what turned out to be a fake AI butcher character. It was his lack...

    Especially since IME AI videos are noticeable for long, uncut segments without errors. I got sent a video about cuts of meat by what turned out to be a fake AI butcher character. It was his lack of stumbling without frequent cuts that made it as noticeable as it was

    3 votes

  5. Comment on OpenAI’s rogue agents were caught communicating via public wikis in ~tech

    DefinitelyNotAFae
    Link Parent
    You make a great point, I could have sent out invites to agents, but it's important that I don't. I've got it.

    You make a great point, I could have sent out invites to agents, but it's important that I don't. I've got it.

    33 votes

  6. Comment on Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of August 31 in ~society

  7. Comment on That book you remember some details but can't recall the title in ~books

  8. Comment on That book you remember some details but can't recall the title in ~books

    DefinitelyNotAFae
    Link Parent
    There's a kids series that also seemed promising but their Marco Polo book didn't come out until 2011 so it dropped back down.

    There's a kids series that also seemed promising but their Marco Polo book didn't come out until 2011 so it dropped back down.

  9. Comment on That book you remember some details but can't recall the title in ~books

    DefinitelyNotAFae
    Link Parent
    Yeah I thought that seemed really similar when I found it after Doomspell. I hope it helped

    Yeah I thought that seemed really similar when I found it after Doomspell. I hope it helped

    1 vote

  10. Comment on That book you remember some details but can't recall the title in ~books

    DefinitelyNotAFae
    Link Parent
    It really seems to be the only Marco Polo themed book from the era besides Journeyer which isn't fantasy. But I like finding things

    It really seems to be the only Marco Polo themed book from the era besides Journeyer which isn't fantasy.

    But I like finding things

  11. Comment on That book you remember some details but can't recall the title in ~books

  12. Comment on That book you remember some details but can't recall the title in ~books

  13. Comment on That book you remember some details but can't recall the title in ~books

    DefinitelyNotAFae
    Link Parent
    It wasn't the classic Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, was it?

    It wasn't the classic Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, was it?

    4 votes

  14. Comment on That book you remember some details but can't recall the title in ~books

    DefinitelyNotAFae
    (edited )
    Link Parent
    Marco Polo and the Sleeping Beauty, by Avram Davidson and Grania Davis https://rrhorton.blogspot.com/2023/11/review-marco-polo-and-sleeping-beauty.html?m=1 Would this be it? They face griffins in...

    Marco Polo and the Sleeping Beauty, by Avram Davidson and Grania Davis https://rrhorton.blogspot.com/2023/11/review-marco-polo-and-sleeping-beauty.html?m=1

    Would this be it?

    They face griffins in the first chapter, but wizards are mentioned in the book

    1 vote

  15. Comment on 1Password wades into a right-wing mess after funding a Linux project in ~tech

    DefinitelyNotAFae
    Link Parent
    Well the answer is skin color and accent, and they don't like you making them admit that.

    Well the answer is skin color and accent, and they don't like you making them admit that.

    9 votes

  16. What's your line?

    ~life Ask
    When do you decide you can no longer ethically work somewhere? What would be your line? Would your ability to do harm reduction or meaningfully change the situation make a difference in your...

    When do you decide you can no longer ethically work somewhere?
    What would be your line?
    Would your ability to do harm reduction or meaningfully change the situation make a difference in your decision?

    Have you acted on these stances before?

    43 votes

  17. Comment on 1Password wades into a right-wing mess after funding a Linux project in ~tech

    DefinitelyNotAFae
    Link Parent
    I saw someone talking about how the rich people lost their shit during COVID because they've never been inconvenienced like that before, and it's like they've never recovered. I don't believe that...

    I saw someone talking about how the rich people lost their shit during COVID because they've never been inconvenienced like that before, and it's like they've never recovered.

    I don't believe that is the cause of it, however the tenor of the country and the world has changed since, and not just because of the pandemic by any means. And the social acceptability of bigotry and cruelty in general has drastically changed.

    7 votes

  18. Comment on How to spot a psychopath: ‘It’s like the difference between a domestic cat and a wild cat’ in ~science

    DefinitelyNotAFae
    Link Parent
    Sure and most people misuse terms like narcissist, and psycho/sociopath etc. Or treat terms like they're diagnoses and they can understand them. I think though, more so, especially with something...

    Sure and most people misuse terms like narcissist, and psycho/sociopath etc. Or treat terms like they're diagnoses and they can understand them.

    I think though, more so, especially with something like psychopathy, it's more a risk of adding an improper label to someone you don't like, than causing people to dislike someone due to said label. Which is mostly annoying in a "the public has found our words" sort of way. (Ala narcissism). Especially since it's not even really a diagnosis and no one wants to talk about ASPD instead.

    But again, I get your broader point, and agree with it. Just think that belaboring the point about whether it's appropriate for Trump or not vs that broader point is less effective because he so clearly and totally demonstrates these traits.

    4 votes

  19. Comment on The 2026 Hugo Award winners! in ~books

    DefinitelyNotAFae
    Link Parent
    Same! I like the genre pivot and the older protagonist in The Incandescent, it shows me range for Tesh and I am excited to read more of her in the future

    Same! I like the genre pivot and the older protagonist in The Incandescent, it shows me range for Tesh and I am excited to read more of her in the future

    1 vote

  20. Comment on What workplace absurdity are you forced to live with? in ~life

    DefinitelyNotAFae
    Link
    Working Genius - the latest (and possibly cheapest?) of the work personality assessments. Seriously, I think these are useful tools sometimes but we're obsessed currently. And it's the third such...

    Working Genius - the latest (and possibly cheapest?) of the work personality assessments.

    Seriously, I think these are useful tools sometimes but we're obsessed currently. And it's the third such assessment we have pivoted to in ten years. (But only $25 a person!)

    7 votes