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  1. Comment on Report: Potential New York Times lawsuit could force OpenAI to wipe ChatGPT and start over in ~tech

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    Oh what a terrible site. I'll have to bookmark it so that I never visit it.

    Oh what a terrible site. I'll have to bookmark it so that I never visit it.

    3 votes

  2. Comment on Former US President Donald Trump's televised trial could rival Super Bowl viewership in ~tv

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    For what it's worth, the Admistrative Office of the US Courts (all federal courts) is piloting streaming video services with the major Cloud Service Providers. That's a fun coincidence.

    For what it's worth, the Admistrative Office of the US Courts (all federal courts) is piloting streaming video services with the major Cloud Service Providers. That's a fun coincidence.

    4 votes

  3. Comment on US Special Counsel got a search warrant for Twitter to turn over info on Donald Trump’s account in ~tech

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    DOJ != NSA. Do you really think the 3-letter agencies stopped their mass surveillance after Snowden? The intelligence community absolutely can intercept and catalog whatever they want to see, but...

    DOJ != NSA.

    Do you really think the 3-letter agencies stopped their mass surveillance after Snowden? The intelligence community absolutely can intercept and catalog whatever they want to see, but that doesn't mean they will share it with DOJ or that it would be admissible as evidence in any eventual trial.

    13 votes

  4. Comment on Formula 1 2024 calendar announced in ~sports.motorsports

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    Interestingly enough, the cargo is why the calendar has all of the flying back and forth. They have multiple sets of kit and if it takes more than the 3 days available to ship from what feels like...

    Interestingly enough, the cargo is why the calendar has all of the flying back and forth. They have multiple sets of kit and if it takes more than the 3 days available to ship from what feels like would be the next logical stop, so they fly off to another continent where the other kit has pre-shipped.

  5. Comment on RFK Stadium | Abandoned in ~sports

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    What an absolute beauty of a stadium. I'll cry the day they finish tearing it down. Somehow, this 16 minute video missed the best thing about RFK: The lower bowl seating bowl was on rails and...

    What an absolute beauty of a stadium. I'll cry the day they finish tearing it down.

    Somehow, this 16 minute video missed the best thing about RFK: The lower bowl seating bowl was on rails and would be rotated to fit either football or baseball configuration. A pleasant side effect of that was that it would bounce like a trampoline when the crowd went nuts. There's no feeling I've ever experienced like being in a packed RFK and literally feeling it shake as the fans sing and jump in rhythm.

    I was lucky enough to be in RFK three times with a capacity crowd: Nationals first game, David Beckhams first game in MLS, and USA vs Germany 100th anniversary game. I wish I could have gone to a racist football team game to experience that atmosphere, but they had moved out before I moved to DC.

    Towards the end RFK was a pile crumbling concrete that smelled of stale beer and piss, but it had a soul that modern stadiums don't.

    I'm really sad to see it go, it's the last (and first!) of an era of multi-use stadiums that were used by both MLB and NFL teams.

    3 votes

  6. Comment on Formula 1 2024 calendar announced in ~sports.motorsports

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    Nothing earth shattering - looks like what the 2023 calendar was intended to be. Shanghai is back (again, for real!)

    Nothing earth shattering - looks like what the 2023 calendar was intended to be. Shanghai is back (again, for real!)

    F1 2024 Calendar:
    March 2 – Bahrain Grand Prix (Sakhir)
    March 9 – Saudi Arabian Grand Prix (Jeddah)
    March 24 – Australian Grand Prix (Melbourne)
    April 7 – Japanese Grand Prix (Suzuka)
    April 21 – Chinese Grand Prix (Shanghai)
    May 5 – Miami Grand Prix (Miami)
    May 19 – Emilia Romagna Grand Prix (Imola)
    May 26 – Monaco Grand Prix (Monte Carlo)
    June 9 – Canadian Grand Prix (Montreal)
    June 23 – Spanish Grand Prix (Barcelona)
    June 30 – Austrian Grand Prix (Spielberg)
    July 7 – British Grand Prix (Silverstone)
    July 21 – Hungarian Grand Prix (Hungaroring)
    July 28 – Belgian Grand Prix (Spa-Francorchamps)
    August 25 – Dutch Grand Prix (Zandvoort)
    September 1 – Italian Grand Prix (Monza)
    September 15 – Azerbaijan Grand Prix (Baku)
    September 22 – Singapore Grand Prix (Marina Bay)
    October 20 – United States Grand Prix (Austin)
    October 27 – Mexico City Grand Prix (Mexico City)
    November 3 – Brazilian Grand Prix (Interlagos)
    November 23 – Las Vegas Grand Prix (Las Vegas)
    December 1 – Qatar Grand Prix (Lusail)
    December 8 – Abu Dhabi Grand Prix (Yas Marina)

    5 votes

  8. Comment on Formula 1 race weekend (British GP) thread in ~sports.motorsports

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    Woah, never heard of that before. Thanks for sharing!

    Woah, never heard of that before. Thanks for sharing!

    1 vote

  9. Comment on Formula 1 race weekend (British GP) thread in ~sports.motorsports

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    Albon seems to be a shitbox whisperer the way he is able to get somewhat consistent points in the Williams. I really hope Sargeant can get going too, because he has been basically invisible so far.

    Albon seems to be a shitbox whisperer the way he is able to get somewhat consistent points in the Williams. I really hope Sargeant can get going too, because he has been basically invisible so far.

    1 vote

  10. Comment on The actual danger from AI is mostly not what is getting talked about in ~tech

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    That makes perfect sense to me. The slightly "unnatural" way in which non-native speakers form sentences can very easily be confused with the LLM generated text. They both have that distinct...

    That makes perfect sense to me. The slightly "unnatural" way in which non-native speakers form sentences can very easily be confused with the LLM generated text. They both have that distinct feeling "wrong" to the reader. That's a tough one to deal with for sure but I think pretty easily dealt with by having a conversation around how and why the student formed and presented their arguments. Within a few minutes, you will know if they have clunky syntax due to working in their non-native language or are using ChatGPT or a traditional essay mill.

    8 votes

  11. Comment on The actual danger from AI is mostly not what is getting talked about in ~tech

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    As a current MBA student and Adjunct instructor at a community College, I actually don't think this is the problem people think it is. ChatGPT will write you an essay that on the surface has well...

    Finally, consider ChatGPT’s writing capabilities. The technology is in the process of eliminating the role of writing assignments in higher education. If it does, educators will lose a key tool for teaching students how to think critically.

    As a current MBA student and Adjunct instructor at a community College, I actually don't think this is the problem people think it is.

    ChatGPT will write you an essay that on the surface has well reasoned arguments, but a person with appreciable knowledge in any given field will be able to pick it apart and know it is bullshit if they actually read the essay word for word.

    As a student, I have used ChatGPT to generate ideas for open-ended prompts, but I could never get away with just turning in what it spits out because the logic it used to reach its conclusions is almost always flawed when you analyze it.

    As an instructor, I can tell if a students writing voice resembles their "casual voice" or if they have turned in a ChatGPT word salad. ChatGPT has a distinct style of writing that is very easy to pick up on once you have seen it a few times.

    At the end of the day if a student wants to cheat in a 100 level class they can probably get away with it because the prompts tend to be closed and formulaic responses fit the need.

    People need to remember that these LLMs are just pattern matching and language generation. They don't think. They aren't sentient. They write stuff that looks right on the surface but crumbles under scrutiny.

    I actually view this more of "is using a calculator on a math test cheating?" type of dilemma. A calculator will very confidently give you an answer to a prompt, but you need to understand the concepts at hand to validate that answer and be able to defend it to another person. Similarly ChatGPT is the same. If used correctly, it will accelerate the process, but domain knowledge is required to validate it.

    21 votes

  12. Comment on Formula 1 race weekend (British GP) thread in ~sports.motorsports

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    I'd expect McLaren to take a step forward. Only Landos car had the upgrades this last weekend. Once both cars are in the new spec, they should comfortably get double-points.

    I'd expect McLaren to take a step forward. Only Landos car had the upgrades this last weekend. Once both cars are in the new spec, they should comfortably get double-points.

    3 votes

  13. Comment on Formula 1 race weekend (British GP) thread in ~sports.motorsports

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    As a west coast US fan I love and hate this time of year. 6am lights out is both amazing and absolutely terrible on a Sunday.

    As a west coast US fan I love and hate this time of year. 6am lights out is both amazing and absolutely terrible on a Sunday.

    2 votes

  14. Comment on What are the best portable retro consoles under 120 US dollars? in ~games

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    I have a retroid 3, PSP, and Vita. All 3 are good options, but the RP3 is probably the best once you get through the initial setup. I really enjoy the ability to use it as a small android tablet...

    I have a retroid 3, PSP, and Vita.

    All 3 are good options, but the RP3 is probably the best once you get through the initial setup.

    I really enjoy the ability to use it as a small android tablet as well as a dedicated gaming device. Now when I fly I just throw some movies on the RP3 SD card and only carry one "fun" device with me.

  15. Comment on Looking for advice on getting a cheap prepaid plan in the US for a couple of months in ~tech

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    Just do something like mint mobile

    Just do something like mint mobile

    12 votes

  16. Comment on US Supreme Court strikes down President Biden's student loan forgiveness: Now what? in ~finance

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    How much did you make working part time and how much was your tuition? Either you went to school many years ago, got a very high paying job, or there is more to the story. It is not possible to...

    How much did you make working part time and how much was your tuition? Either you went to school many years ago, got a very high paying job, or there is more to the story.

    It is not possible to work your way through school like it was 30-40 years ago.

    8 votes

  17. Comment on US Supreme Court strikes down President Biden's student loan forgiveness: Now what? in ~finance

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    In 2016 they absolutely did. The primary was rigged. The debates were rigged. The CNN and MSNBC pushed Hillary and minimized Sanders. You can choose not to see it, but the DNC absolutely forced...

    but there were Democratically held elections. The DNC did not unilaterally decide the candidate

    In 2016 they absolutely did. The primary was rigged. The debates were rigged. The CNN and MSNBC pushed Hillary and minimized Sanders.

    You can choose not to see it, but the DNC absolutely forced their chosen candidate on us.

    She then ran a horrible campaign and lost.

    7 votes

  18. Comment on Cooklang - Recipe markup language in ~tech

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    This is very cool but maybe I'm missing something... why cant this just be some json documents?

    This is very cool but maybe I'm missing something... why cant this just be some json documents?

  19. Comment on All five people on Titan sub dead after 'catastrophic implosion' in ~transport

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    Airplanes are safe because the industry is regulated to the Nth degree. Oceangate went out of their way to ensure they didn't have to pass inspection or otherwise submit to regulation. I get on an...

    Airplanes are safe because the industry is regulated to the Nth degree. Oceangate went out of their way to ensure they didn't have to pass inspection or otherwise submit to regulation.

    I get on an American Airlines plane without asking any questions because I know there is no way that plane is allowed to operate if it has not been properly inspected and maintained.

    The dudes in this propane tank with a window had no such assurances and I think it's fair to take the position of: you knowingly got into a machine that had a high risk of killing you, and it killed you.

    13 votes

  20. Comment on Are there any other simracing enthusiasts? in ~games

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    Does GT7 count even though it is more "simcade" than a hard-core sim? If so, count me among the ranks.

    Does GT7 count even though it is more "simcade" than a hard-core sim? If so, count me among the ranks.