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Comment on Papa Johns can predict when your fridge is empty in ~tech
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Comment on Papa Johns can predict when your fridge is empty in ~tech
Omnicrola LinkHiro Protagonist has clocked in for his shift and is ready to deliver.Hiro Protagonist has clocked in for his shift and is ready to deliver.
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Comment on What AI does to the minds of novice coders in ~comp
Omnicrola Link ParentI've noticed the same thing (if I'm offloading more, I should stop for the day). Personally this was one of the things that first made me realize the genuine utility of the LLMs, was just doing...I've noticed the same thing (if I'm offloading more, I should stop for the day).
do find them very useful as a glorified search engine. I don't know if I've lost the ability to search by keywords, but it's so difficult to find anything mildly obscure these days
Personally this was one of the things that first made me realize the genuine utility of the LLMs, was just doing basic search. Having a tool that can search based on a concept is incredible. It solves one of the inherent flaws of keyword based search - if you're just starting to learn a new topic, you don't even know the correct vocabulary for the things you're trying to learn. On top of that, having the ability to refine the search (eg "that's not quite it, it was more like X and less like Y") feels way more powerful than just trying different keywords.
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Comment on How do I keep my dog from fearing water sprinklers? in ~life.pets
Omnicrola LinkDisclaimer: I'm normally a cat person. Only recently starting living with a dog. I've a theory i haven't tried yet for my partner's dog who is incredibly reactive to delivery trucks. My theory is...Disclaimer: I'm normally a cat person. Only recently starting living with a dog.
I've a theory i haven't tried yet for my partner's dog who is incredibly reactive to delivery trucks. My theory is to break it into visual and audio. I want to try small pictures of trucks (real ones, taken from our own yard, and printed in varying sizes) and see if she reacts. If she does, I want to see if I can build positive association with pictures (or maybe video?) that would translate to real things. Same for audio, by playing the sound at lower volumes and quickly offering treats for positive behavior. The theory being this would build the association faster since I have direct control over the timing, intensity, and duration of the thing causing distress.
I wonder if using the sound of your irrigation system, played back at lower volume for short durations would help? Again, this is all theoretical.
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Comment on AI job grief in ~tech
Omnicrola Link ParentI think they're will be a market for it. Just as there is for hand crafted furniture, it's just utterly dwarfed in comparison to how much factory made furniture is consumed. And I think it will be...Though, there may be some difference in that I doubt there will end up being a market for “handcrafted code”
I think they're will be a market for it. Just as there is for hand crafted furniture, it's just utterly dwarfed in comparison to how much factory made furniture is consumed.
And I think it will be less about "every character was typed by a human" and more about achieving a certain level of quality. Quality is admittedly subjective, but people who know a craft know when they see it. If I'm looking for some apps to amuse my cats, the code quality is not something I really care about. However the software running the radiation treatment machine for my cancer, that I care about a lot.
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Comment on AI job grief in ~tech
Omnicrola Link ParentIm glad you posted this, it was interesting to read, even though I agree one is it's central arguments falls flat. It has some good points, but i didn't see any that were particularly new or...Im glad you posted this, it was interesting to read, even though I agree one is it's central arguments falls flat.
It has some good points, but i didn't see any that were particularly new or novel. In particular I agree with it's assertions that the AI change is different because of the shear speed of change, and because the benefits have not yet proven themselves to be concrete.
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Comment on Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of June 29 in ~society
Omnicrola Link ParentWho are also definitely not fae either?Who are also definitely not fae either?
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Comment on Should the plural of "milf" be "milfs" or "milves"? in ~humanities.languages
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Comment on Nvidia announces liquid cooling system that promises to reduce electricity consumption and cut water use by up to 100% in ~tech
Omnicrola Link ParentThe design isn't particularly novel, however I suspect it's just the cost that prevented it before. Existing cooling was sufficient for data centers and the hardware they had. Upgrading massive...The design isn't particularly novel, however I suspect it's just the cost that prevented it before. Existing cooling was sufficient for data centers and the hardware they had. Upgrading massive swaths of racks to all-GPUs changes that cost equation about how much X$ investment is worth it to gain Y% in cooling efficiency.
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Comment on Nvidia announces liquid cooling system that promises to reduce electricity consumption and cut water use by up to 100% in ~tech
Omnicrola Link ParentI make this reference (without stopping to explain) IRL sometimes just to watch people's confused faces.I make this reference (without stopping to explain) IRL sometimes just to watch people's confused faces.
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Comment on Bevy 0.19 in ~comp
Omnicrola Link ParentI am! I've had an idea for a voxel based RTS kicking around for over a decade. I started a prototype in LWJGL but never got it to a playable state : https://github.com/Omnicrola/voxel-cascade So I...I am! I've had an idea for a voxel based RTS kicking around for over a decade. I started a prototype in LWJGL but never got it to a playable state : https://github.com/Omnicrola/voxel-cascade
So I decided to use that idea as a motivator to learn Rust as well as learn how best to use Claude in a large long-running project. It's been helpful to learn how to scaffold the AI and keep it focused, and where it's blind spots and limitations are. It took several steps to ensure it stopped relying on it's own training data for how Bevy works and instead always go check the current API in the crates. It also tends to get stuck thinking when trying to reason about geometry until it hits context collapse. I had to give it very explicit and redundant instructions to instead make a guess and show me the visual result and I'll tell it if it's correct or not.
Anyways, the game itself is a fairly standard Starcraft inspired 3-faction RTS where the defining feature is you can alter the terrain. So builders can build buildings, but also excavate and construct the terrain. Sufficiently powerful weapons will also destroy terrain. Specific units specialize in tunneling, and others have subterranean countermeasures.
So far I've got the terrain system working, as well as unit pathing and basic combat. Currently working on the basic UX for designating areas of the terrain for builder units to construct/deconstruct without the player having to select voxels 1 by 1.
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Comment on Nobody clicks your share buttons in ~tech
Omnicrola LinkFurther evidence, is that I constantly gripe at friends who share links that have tracking URL bits on them. The average user is savvy enough to just copy-paste a URL, but the technobabble that...Further evidence, is that I constantly gripe at friends who share links that have tracking URL bits on them. The average user is savvy enough to just copy-paste a URL, but the technobabble that are tracking URL params is indecipherable to them, and they just leave them.
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Comment on Bevy 0.19 in ~comp
Omnicrola LinkSome real solid improvements to the engine in this update, can't wait to try some of them out. @hungariantoast are you working on something using Bevy, or are you just following it's development?Some real solid improvements to the engine in this update, can't wait to try some of them out. @hungariantoast are you working on something using Bevy, or are you just following it's development?
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Comment on The founder of Craigslist has given away half a billion dollars. He fears for an America where generosity is trolled. in ~tech
Omnicrola Link ParentFor the Emperor! (Warhammer 40k reference)For the Emperor!
(Warhammer 40k reference)
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Comment on Don’t call it a sequel. Or a reboot. Or a remake. Why certain words trigger Hollywood. in ~movies
Omnicrola Link ParentAgreed. My go to rebuttal to the "sequels/remakes are so uninspired" bit is : Shakespeare. We have collectively been re-imagining, re-booting, re-casting, and re-interpreting those plays for over...Agreed. My go to rebuttal to the "sequels/remakes are so uninspired" bit is : Shakespeare. We have collectively been re-imagining, re-booting, re-casting, and re-interpreting those plays for over 400 years, and people still go to see them. Are all of them good? Not by any stretch of the imagination. Some of them are absolute trash. Others are so bad but still so good because everyone in the local community theater is still clearly just having fun. And that's a good thing. Getting to put a personal spin on something you love is one of the ways we get amazing art.
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Comment on Fox is buying Roku in $22 billion deal in ~tv
Omnicrola Link ParentI find this infuriating, and is also a key reason why I'm happy to pay for a dedicated device. I don't even own any other Apple devices, but the frictionless setup that I experienced setting up a...which recently started showing popups while I'm viewing content
I find this infuriating, and is also a key reason why I'm happy to pay for a dedicated device. I don't even own any other Apple devices, but the frictionless setup that I experienced setting up a few years ago made it click why so many people go all-in on that ecosystem.
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Comment on Fox is buying Roku in $22 billion deal in ~tv
Omnicrola Link ParentAnother +1 for the AppleTV box. I don't even watch a lot of their shows (but there's some really good ones) I'm watching Netflix, HBO, and Plex. But the UI is so snappy and fluid compared to any...Another +1 for the AppleTV box. I don't even watch a lot of their shows (but there's some really good ones) I'm watching Netflix, HBO, and Plex. But the UI is so snappy and fluid compared to any built in TV app system. It's physically painful to try and use the one in three Samsung TV now.
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Comment on Why young men sound "less manly" in ~humanities.languages
Omnicrola Link ParentI like the style, personally. The whole video was a good watch/listen, my only note is i wish he had given a few side by side examples to illustrate how the pronunciation has shifted. Though...I like the style, personally. The whole video was a good watch/listen, my only note is i wish he had given a few side by side examples to illustrate how the pronunciation has shifted. Though without them, it won't date the video, the same breakdown will be just as true no matter when someone watches it.
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Comment on Friday Facts #442 - Flip, flow, and fresh paint in ~games
Omnicrola Link ParentOh, in their announcement post they showcase the models vision and long term planning capabilities by showing it playing a variety of games. The blog only directly talks about Pokémon and Slay the...Oh, in their announcement post they showcase the models vision and long term planning capabilities by showing it playing a variety of games. The blog only directly talks about Pokémon and Slay the Spire, but there are a few other videos of it playing other games (it's about 1/3 the way down).
Coworkers who hadn't heard of any of the games except maybe Pokémon didn't know why this was impressive or interesting.
https://www.anthropic.com/news/claude-fable-5-mythos-5
Direct YT link to Factorio play:
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Comment on Friday Facts #442 - Flip, flow, and fresh paint in ~games
Omnicrola Link ParentThe recent Fable announcement from Anthropic gave me reason to explain to coworkers what Factorio was, and it was all I could do to restrain myself from firing it back up that evening. I have too...The recent Fable announcement from Anthropic gave me reason to explain to coworkers what Factorio was, and it was all I could do to restrain myself from firing it back up that evening. I have too many other things to do this summer!
It all comes down to trust.
If a friend thought I might be hungry, and suggested we get a pizza I would be grateful for their thoughtfulness even if they also happened to own the pizza company. A friend has earned that trust from me by being a good friend.
If a stranger walked up to me and said "you look like you might be hungry, you should try my pizza place right across the street there" I am immediately suspicious. I do not know this person or their business, and while they might be interested in my well being they also very clearly want to sell me something unsolicited. They have not earned my trust.
And personally, the best way to earn my suspicion and disgust is to try and sell me something I did not ask for.