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Comment on Someone ‘torturing’ LLMs in a robot prison has triggered the dumbest debate in AI yet in ~tech
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Comment on Do you have an "anime of the season"? | Summer 2026 (June - Sept) in ~anime
Grayscail Link ParentTrue. Reading ahead, Sasaki develops more as a character over time, but he definitely starts out as more one dimensional than Yamada.True. Reading ahead, Sasaki develops more as a character over time, but he definitely starts out as more one dimensional than Yamada.
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Comment on Do you have an "anime of the season"? | Summer 2026 (June - Sept) in ~anime
Grayscail LinkMy favorite anime of this season has been Smoking Behind the Supermarket With You. Its a well written romance/slice of life anime. I think both of the two leads have interesting nuanced...My favorite anime of this season has been Smoking Behind the Supermarket With You.
Its a well written romance/slice of life anime. I think both of the two leads have interesting nuanced personalities, and have good chemistry and banter. It avoids a lot of the common tropes that tend to make anime feel weird.
The side characters that start to get introduced later on are good too, it feels like a nice cozy cast.
The anime holds to the manga pretty much shot for shot in most cases, but I think the voice acting elevates a lot of the scenes. I like the subtlety that both voice actors bring to their characters in the dub.
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Comment on Jon Watts is our ‘Star Wars: Episode X’ director in ~movies
Grayscail LinkThe time has finally come to make a Star Wars trilogy where we find out Jar Jar was the mastermind behind everything.The time has finally come to make a Star Wars trilogy where we find out Jar Jar was the mastermind behind everything.
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Comment on Ed Sheeran concerts at Robert Kraft stadiums cancelled over weather in ~music
Grayscail LinkIf you think about it, in a Judas kind of way Ed Sheeran has kinda done more for Palestine than anyone in this situation.If you think about it, in a Judas kind of way Ed Sheeran has kinda done more for Palestine than anyone in this situation.
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Comment on Do you think you're special? in ~talk
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Comment on Do you think you're special? in ~talk
Grayscail Link ParentI mean, I ran track in middle and high school. And once I actually got good at it, it was less fun, honestly. Its way more interesting to be in the middle of the pack, and to be competing and...I mean, I ran track in middle and high school. And once I actually got good at it, it was less fun, honestly.
Its way more interesting to be in the middle of the pack, and to be competing and passing people and trying not to get passed and stuff.
Once you get pretty good though, youre kinda just doing your own thing most races. Youre focusing on trying to get a PR and improve your time more than worrying about place, until the end of the year. Which is also still rewarding, to see yourself improve from your efforts.
But that means nothing to Dash, because hes intentionally going slow the whole time. A PR is meaningless to him.
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Comment on Do you think you're special? in ~talk
Grayscail LinkI think Im special, but being special doesnt necessarily mean youre destined for anything special. Im going to end up a very special person who lived a very unremarkable life.I think Im special, but being special doesnt necessarily mean youre destined for anything special.
Im going to end up a very special person who lived a very unremarkable life.
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Comment on Do you think you're special? in ~talk
Grayscail Link ParentThats something I always found kinda off about The Incredibles, how they act like that idea so sinister. Like, at the end of the movie the "happy ending" is that Dash finally gets to join the...Thats something I always found kinda off about The Incredibles, how they act like that idea so sinister.
Like, at the end of the movie the "happy ending" is that Dash finally gets to join the track team, and Im just like, why would he even want that?
He doesnt need to train, he doesnt need to try hard, he doesnt need to apply himself consistently, hes not doing his best, none of the normal reasons a child would feel pride in athletics. Hes just getting cheers and applause for being inherently superior to others.
But he still has to show up for practice every day, and specifically not exercise so as to avoid revealing his powers. If I were Dash Id be super bored waiting around all day just to slow walk down a 100 meter stretch.
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Comment on Fifteen years since Occupy Wall Street. An analysis of its effects. in ~humanities.history
Grayscail LinkRather than analysis of the global impact of Occupy Wallstreet, the writer is reflecting on how transformative the event was on an individual level for them and other attendees. Early on they ask...Rather than analysis of the global impact of Occupy Wallstreet, the writer is reflecting on how transformative the event was on an individual level for them and other attendees.
Early on they ask "Can we now, without provoking all the usual dismissals, acknowledge how powerful and transformative an event it was?"
And I guess I cant really, because I didnt know them before 2011 and I dont know them now, nor do I know anyone else who was a part of OW. So I dont really have any frame of reference for how much it affected the people who were a part of it.
But Ill take their word for it. It certainly seems like it was a big deal for them, and I have no reason to suspect them of lying.
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Comment on Mindful posting in ~society
Grayscail Link ParentI think it just fundamentally contradicts with some people's sensibilities about what politics are.I think it just fundamentally contradicts with some people's sensibilities about what politics are.
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Comment on Everyday/week seems to fly by as I get older, how to change one's perception? in ~life
Grayscail LinkFocus on your impending retirement, which is just a scant 40 years away. Then youll be more aware of how slowly time passes.Focus on your impending retirement, which is just a scant 40 years away. Then youll be more aware of how slowly time passes.
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Comment on I want an RPG with reverse leveling in ~games
Grayscail LinkI had an idea once that there should be a game where you have access to powerups in the form of drugs, and it gives you a temporary big boost in abilities in the short term, but permanently...I had an idea once that there should be a game where you have access to powerups in the form of drugs, and it gives you a temporary big boost in abilities in the short term, but permanently decreases your stats by a miniscule amount. The game would be very difficult without the powerups, and they would be highly abundant to encourage people to use them regularly, but you wouldnt notice the long term effect of using it until late game because of how gradually the negative effects are applied. But then you get to the final dungeon and go "wait, has my health bar always been this small?"
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Comment on Mindful posting in ~society
Grayscail LinkWhen the stats say "voters care most about the economy", that might only be because there isnt an option on the poll to say "my coworker wouldnt shut up about Kamala Harris and it made me want to...When the stats say "voters care most about the economy", that might only be because there isnt an option on the poll to say "my coworker wouldnt shut up about Kamala Harris and it made me want to burn the world to the ground".
For better or for worse I think raw emotional appeals matter. People just want the economy to be better, that doesnt imply they are going to believe you more if you remind them of that issue.
I mean, I still agree overall that there are lots of posts that probably are doing more harm than good for the poster's side. Because those people arent posting to try to help their side, they are just venting their emotions or communicating their honest opinions.
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Comment on There is no epidemic of loneliness, but there is an epidemic of social scurvy in ~life
Grayscail Link ParentShould have gotten the chili lime flavored ramen.Should have gotten the chili lime flavored ramen.
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Comment on Share your favorite live music performance recordings in ~music
Grayscail LinkMetallica's S&M concert series with the San Fransisco Symphony is really good. Whoever wrote the orchestral accompaniments did a great job, some songs are really elevated, and other songs just...Metallica's S&M concert series with the San Fransisco Symphony is really good.
Whoever wrote the orchestral accompaniments did a great job, some songs are really elevated, and other songs just take on a very different tone which is interesting.
If I had to pick one song from the set, it would be One. Which I guess goes without saying, but you know what I mean.
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Comment on Where do we go from here? (Regarding AI) in ~tech
Grayscail Link ParentDepends on whether you are counting the cost to run the model or the costs to develop the model. You cant easily separate out how much of the model training was specifically applicable to that...Depends on whether you are counting the cost to run the model or the costs to develop the model.
You cant easily separate out how much of the model training was specifically applicable to that problem, so youd have to count all the training as included costs, in which case absolutely no chance.
On the other hand of you just count the cost to run that one query, then you should compare that to the cost of just asking the scientists to write up the solution, not figure it out.
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Comment on Ex-oil engineer turned climate whistleblower: We face collapse | Aaron Bastani meets Kevin Anderson in ~enviro
Grayscail Link ParentI can agree with all of that. As I said, I understand all my objections are just rhetorical choices and not his core message. And aside from it pissing me off its probably not worth griping about....I can agree with all of that. As I said, I understand all my objections are just rhetorical choices and not his core message. And aside from it pissing me off its probably not worth griping about.
However, I disagree with him about the nature of "the conversation that will get us where we need to be".
The way I see it, the conversation is split into 2 halves. There is the half concerned with discussing the need for action, and there is the half concerned with discussing action.
This first half is the part which this guest is immersed in. Modelling the climate, insisting the problem exists, setting targets for when we need to decarbonize by, setting standards by which the actions of others will be evaluated. This all exists to inform others of the fact that something needs to be done.
Within that first half, I would agree that this is a settled issue. Theres no doubt that we ought to be decarbonizing and moving off fossil fuels. To that end, theres really no need to keep having this conversation.
This is where politics and policy diverge. In policy its important to engage with the genuinely difficult questions head on. In politics it is more advantageous to just stick to the talking points that play well in your favor, and ignore the stufd that doesnt help your case.
So in politics, it might seem like a good idea to exclusively stay on the first half of that conversation, amd just pretend the second half doesnt exist. Because the first half is the side that seems easier to win at.
The second half is the real key conversation that will get us where we need to be. And we are not having it. And I include this guy in that statment. I doubt that conversation will ever really be able to happen in the public sphere.
To again use his own words:
I would say at the moment its not a strategy its a rhetoric. A strategy requires delivery. So, its a dream or a rhetoric. And I think this is really important this, that weve nomalized that to a point that where like the language you used, its a strategy. If you have strategy you can back cast it, like well what are you doing about it?
That would be an interesting dicussion to have, if he was willing to have it.
Look, full disclosure, Im not in a position to discuss this. I still havent finished the video. I just cant stand this guys attitude, and I can't stay focused long enough to listen to the whole thing. So maybe in the back half he actually ends up talking about everything I would have wanted to talk about, I just cant be bothered to find out.
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Comment on What are the genuinely worst films of all time? in ~movies
Grayscail Link ParentWhatever else you want to say about the cgi or the weird dialogue, but the prequels are where lightsaber combat became awesome.Whatever else you want to say about the cgi or the weird dialogue, but the prequels are where lightsaber combat became awesome.
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Comment on Draw a drum in a weird shape, see what it sounds like in ~creative
Grayscail LinkThis is interesting, it would be cool to write something like this myself, but the explanation of how it works isnt quite enough for me to understand the technique. I kind of know about eigenmodes...This is interesting, it would be cool to write something like this myself, but the explanation of how it works isnt quite enough for me to understand the technique. I kind of know about eigenmodes and stuff but its been a while since Ive learned about that sort of thing.
Running a Saw experiment on an LLM is no more problematic than playing GTA and murdering people. The structure of the computation does not change the fact that you're just adding up a bunch of 1s and 0s.
Which is not to say that the NPCs in GTA arent conscious. Maybe machines really are all alive on some level for all I know. But if youre not worried about video game NPCs then that should extend to LLMs as well I think.