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Comment on Long-term experiences with Google search alternatives? in ~tech
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Comment on Looking for lighthearted action anime in ~anime
mordae Link ParentNot sure what are you getting at. There is a guy as well, brother of the captain. They are not bioweapons, but rather seem to posses some implanted knowledge of unknown origin.Not sure what are you getting at. There is a guy as well, brother of the captain. They are not bioweapons, but rather seem to posses some implanted knowledge of unknown origin.
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Comment on Looking for lighthearted action anime in ~anime
mordae (edited )LinkViolent: Dungeon Meshi (2024) [Trigger] While not as lighthearted, the drama is balanced by eating and fun with monsters. Ben-To (2011) [David Production] Fun take on people fighting over...Violent:
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Dungeon Meshi (2024) [Trigger]
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Ben-To (2011) [David Production]
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Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu! (2003) [Kyoto Animation]
Lighthearted bonus season of an ancient show where hidden war for the future of earth clashes with high school norms. Watchable standalone or from the start. It's fun. -
Ansatsu Kyoushitsu (2015) [Lerche]
School for young assassins.
Non-violent:
- Shirobako (2014) [P.A. Works]
Anime about anime production with lead learning the ropes of herding cats. Can play bingo matching characters in the show to your colleagues at work.
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Comment on I used to teach students. Now I catch ChatGPT cheats. in ~tech
mordae Link ParentCzechia as well. 60 minutes per student in 4 sessions for different subjects usually. They could do it in half the time for pass/fail, but someone wants them to add an extra bit of precision and...Czechia as well. 60 minutes per student in 4 sessions for different subjects usually. They could do it in half the time for pass/fail, but someone wants them to add an extra bit of precision and make the grade 1/2/3/F instead of just 1/F. Especially silly given students answer single randomly selected question, which dominates the measurement outcome.
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Comment on I used to teach students. Now I catch ChatGPT cheats. in ~tech
mordae (edited )Link ParentI hear you. Aider can now feed linter and compiler outputs back to the model, so you don't have to copy-paste manually. The actual problem here is that our socioeconomic system is pushing people...I hear you. Aider can now feed linter and compiler outputs back to the model, so you don't have to copy-paste manually.
The actual problem here is that our socioeconomic system is pushing people to be more "productive" and to be jacks of all trades. Taking the shortcuts works in the short term. And who knows what's in the future.
If you want people to learn, to get deep into stuff, I guess neither academic sector nor their workplace encourage that anyway.
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Comment on I used to teach students. Now I catch ChatGPT cheats. in ~tech
mordae Link ParentWell, academic setting includes primary and secondary education. It is also debatable whether participation in tertiary education truly is voluntary, since some parents are pretty forceful about...Well, academic setting includes primary and secondary education. It is also debatable whether participation in tertiary education truly is voluntary, since some parents are pretty forceful about it and the labor market also kinda insists.
Failing them means that despite having successfully completed e.g. 95% of required courses you still have to repeat the whole thing from scratch. That's punishment, not "grading". Look up Sisyphus.
Also, coursework is not actual useful work for oneself or to help out others. It's mostly synthetic busywork to prove stuff. Kinda reminds me of the wasteful proof-of-work blockchain crap.
Now I understand that playing with stuff is actually critical for learning, but I have yet to see a student who's having fun engaging with their coursework, because it's stimulating. The whole setting where they are punished for not completing on time doesn't really help.
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Comment on Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and US influencers bash seed oils, baffling nutrition scientists in ~food
mordae Link ParentThere is a Czech restaurant in Tokyo. Reportedly groups of Japanese go there and share a single goulash with dumplings. Asians do not need to eat, they live from their sense of honour and only...There is a Czech restaurant in Tokyo. Reportedly groups of Japanese go there and share a single goulash with dumplings.
Asians do not need to eat, they live from their sense of honour and only consume food for entertainment. That's the only possible explanation.
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Comment on I used to teach students. Now I catch ChatGPT cheats. in ~tech
mordae (edited )Link ParentWe knew from the outset that technology replaces human labour. That was the idea. That was why we invested in it. To avoid labour. Once sufficient portion of labour is automated, capitalism will...We knew from the outset that technology replaces human labour. That was the idea. That was why we invested in it. To avoid labour.
Once sufficient portion of labour is automated, capitalism will collapse. How depends on what we do:
- People will agree to redistribute the products roughly equitably and then we'll see.
- People will let the society regress to feudalism where they are not fundamentally necessary and thus have zero leverage for their continued existence.
Currently we are on track for (2).
I hope we choose (1), have two decade breather and then slowly get back to the fact that some people still wish to impose their ideas on others with force and work on that for a while.
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Comment on I used to teach students. Now I catch ChatGPT cheats. in ~tech
mordae Link ParentYou can detect gaps in understanding in at most five minutes by just conversing. It's this stupid idea people are "graded" by exactly "how much did they not understand" that's causing most of the...You can detect gaps in understanding in at most five minutes by just conversing. It's this stupid idea people are "graded" by exactly "how much did they not understand" that's causing most of the issues in education.
Also, I fail to see why should anyone be punished for being lazy. Maybe for being dishonest, but lazy? We literally have in the declarations of human rights that compelled work shall be outlawed.
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Comment on I used to teach students. Now I catch ChatGPT cheats. in ~tech
mordae (edited )Link ParentI am sorry but this sounds a lot like "I have suffered in my studies so now you have to as well." Complex numbers are not that hard. They're just 2D vectors. At least from the point of practicing...I am sorry but this sounds a lot like "I have suffered in my studies so now you have to as well."
Complex numbers are not that hard. They're just 2D vectors. At least from the point of practicing programmer. The whole i^2 = -1 boils down to sin/cos behaviour.
Also, I have routinely used tools to simplify algebraic expressions via symbolic manipulation such as SymPy way before LLMs.
I learned complex math by arguing with Sonnet and writing the code that needed it, after reading PySDR. This is a valid strategy even if you let the LLM do the bulk of the work. The point is to engage with the material and it's kinda hard to start from a blank slate.
LLMs are currently very close to people who got all As in my high school. Good memorizers with crappy understanding and little creativity outside language.
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Comment on I used to teach students. Now I catch ChatGPT cheats. in ~tech
mordae Link ParentI am not sure. These models are always hit or miss.I am not sure. These models are always hit or miss.
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Comment on I used to teach students. Now I catch ChatGPT cheats. in ~tech
mordae Link ParentI have originally wrote up the counterpoints myself and had Sonnet tidy it up, but then I've just tried feeding it it's own opening "OP's moral grandstanding is as hollow as the credentials his...I have originally wrote up the counterpoints myself and had Sonnet tidy it up, but then I've just tried feeding it it's own opening "OP's moral grandstanding is as hollow as the credentials his students are chasing. He’s part of a system that..." and asked it to finish writing the commentary alone. It gave me most of the text. Finally I've asked it to mention that it's mostly liability and law that dictates what healthcare professionals will do and it revised and wrote the last paragraph. I think I've asked it not to write that confidently.
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Comment on I used to teach students. Now I catch ChatGPT cheats. in ~tech
mordae (edited )LinkOP's moral grandstanding is as hollow as the credentials his students are chasing. He’s part of a system that prioritizes credentials over genuine learning, and he’s now grappling with the...OP's moral grandstanding is as hollow as the credentials his students are chasing. He’s part of a system that prioritizes credentials over genuine learning, and he’s now grappling with the consequences of that system. While he laments the rise of AI-generated essays and the erosion of intellectual curiosity, he fails to acknowledge that the educational system he’s a part of has long been complicit in fostering this environment. Grades, degrees, and job prospects have become the primary focus of higher education, often at the expense of fostering critical thinking, creativity, and a true love of learning.
The author’s frustration is understandable, but it’s also somewhat hypocritical. He’s part of a system that has, for decades, treated education as a transactional process—students pay for degrees, and institutions provide them. The rise of AI is merely exposing the cracks in this system. Students are using AI not because they’re inherently lazy or disinterested, but because they’ve been conditioned to see education as a means to an end—a degree that will get them a job, not as an opportunity to grow intellectually or morally.
The author’s moralizing about the value of education rings hollow because it doesn’t address the systemic issues that have led to this point. Standardized testing, grade inflation, and the commodification of education have all contributed to a culture where the end goal is the credential, not the learning. Students are simply responding to the incentives that the system has created. If the system rewards shortcuts, why wouldn’t students take them?
Moreover, the author’s insistence on handwritten, in-class essays as a solution is both impractical and outdated. It’s a Band-Aid fix that doesn’t address the root problem: the disconnect between what education is supposed to be and what it has become. Instead of clinging to traditional methods, educators need to rethink how they assess learning in an age where AI is ubiquitous. This might mean embracing new forms of assessment, such as oral exams, project-based learning, or collaborative assignments, that are harder to automate and more reflective of real-world skills.
In the end, the author’s lament is less about the students and more about the failure of the educational system to adapt to a changing world. AI isn’t the problem—it’s a symptom of a deeper issue. Until educators and institutions confront the systemic flaws that have led to this point, the cycle of cheating, policing, and moral grandstanding will continue. The real question isn’t how to stop students from using AI, but how to create an educational system that values learning over credentials and prepares students for a future where critical thinking and creativity are more important than ever.
And while the author emphasizes the importance of ethics, particularly in fields like healthcare, he overlooks the reality that law and liability often take precedence in professional decision-making. In practice, many professionals—especially in high-stakes fields like medicine—are conditioned to prioritize legal compliance over ethical idealism. The author’s focus on ethical education is commendable, but it risks being undermined by a system that ultimately rewards legal caution over moral courage.
-- Sonnet 3.5
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Comment on What is a book that every 13-year-old boy should read? in ~books
mordae LinkWhole Discworld series by Pratchett, definitely. I would recommend either Guards, Guards! and Mort to get him started. I think you should just read it and see for yourself.Whole Discworld series by Pratchett, definitely. I would recommend either Guards, Guards! and Mort to get him started. I think you should just read it and see for yourself.
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Comment on Linus Torvalds weighs in on the Rust for Linux controversy in ~comp
mordae Link ParentAlso do keep in mind that Linux release cycle starts with the phase of merging changes, then follows with multiple rounds of fixing whatever broke or someone overlooked. So it's not like the Rust...Also do keep in mind that Linux release cycle starts with the phase of merging changes, then follows with multiple rounds of fixing whatever broke or someone overlooked.
So it's not like the Rust code is released broken.
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Comment on Linus Torvalds weighs in on the Rust for Linux controversy in ~comp
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Comment on Resigning as Asahi Linux project lead in ~comp
mordae Link ParentYou shouldn't be. The reason Rust people were angry is pretty simple. They asked whether they can have a shared module (piece of reusable code) that multiple Rust drivers could use in order to...I'm annoyed by both sides.
You shouldn't be. The reason Rust people were angry is pretty simple. They asked whether they can have a shared module (piece of reusable code) that multiple Rust drivers could use in order to avoid duplicating the code wrapping the DMA subsystem. Having multiple copies of said wrapper code would be much harder to maintain, much hard to fix bugs in and so on.
And the maintainer said "no". He literally barred them from having a shared piece of code, forcing them to duplicating the necessary code all over the place indefinitely. With no good reason. Just because he can.
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Comment on The Tiananmen Square protests in pictures, 1989 in ~humanities.history
mordae Link ParentFTFY. Seriously. US is not that far away from this. Neither is Europe with rising reactionary tide. In these pictures, I can easily see myself within 1-2 years if things go wrong enough in Europe.authoritarian
communismregimes in generalFTFY.
Seriously. US is not that far away from this. Neither is Europe with rising reactionary tide. In these pictures, I can easily see myself within 1-2 years if things go wrong enough in Europe.
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Comment on At what age do you consider someone to be an adult? in ~talk
mordae (edited )Link ParentCzechia, EU. We are pretty collectivist as well, but it's the norm for the kids to get out for a bit. Possibly because experience, unlike knowledge, cannot be easily transferred and has to be...Czechia, EU. We are pretty collectivist as well, but it's the norm for the kids to get out for a bit. Possibly because experience, unlike knowledge, cannot be easily transferred and has to be lived. Like buying and cooking your food, washing your dishes, doing your laundry, paying the bills... Valuing your work.
It somewhat changes what you seek in your partner. You want them to be able to weather some discomfort and pull their own weight.
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Comment on At what age do you consider someone to be an adult? in ~talk
mordae (edited )LinkTwo years into a full-time work and living away from parents, roughly. It varies highly case-to-case, but it's when people undergo significant shifts in behavior and opinions. Rubber hits the...Two years into a full-time work and living away from parents, roughly.
It varies highly case-to-case, but it's when people undergo significant shifts in behavior and opinions. Rubber hits the road, people adjust and then develop at much slower pace.
E.g. for dating advice, relationships have better chance to survive if both have been independent for a while.
I have yet to feel like an adult, but I do feel older. :-)
Because Kagi penalizes slop with ads more. But some people put up slop without ads. Possibly to drive more traffic to a site that sells some related service.