Omnicrola's recent activity
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Comment on Greta Gerwig’s Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew, an epic adventure, will release in IMAX and wide globally in theaters on February 12, 2027, and on Netflix on April 2, 2027 in ~movies
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Comment on This photo has no pigment: How structural color works in ~science
Omnicrola LinkSteve makes good content on an average day, but this one was extra interesting. The random chameleon cameos was just extra icing on this delicious physics cake.Steve makes good content on an average day, but this one was extra interesting. The random chameleon cameos was just extra icing on this delicious physics cake.
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Comment on Greta Gerwig’s Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew, an epic adventure, will release in IMAX and wide globally in theaters on February 12, 2027, and on Netflix on April 2, 2027 in ~movies
Omnicrola LinkI am not religious any more, but I grew up in a Christian household where the Narnia books were a mainstay and we rewatched the BBC productions we had taped off TV on a regular basis. They only...I am not religious any more, but I grew up in a Christian household where the Narnia books were a mainstay and we rewatched the BBC productions we had taped off TV on a regular basis. They only did the first four books, and I was always disappointed that they never did The Magicians Nephew. It's one of the later books, despite it being the creation story of Narnia. I'm genuinely excited to see how it turns out.
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Comment on New AI data center in Utah will generate and consume more than twice the amount of power the entire state uses in ~tech
Omnicrola Link ParentI think it's helpful to think of it that way. In some ways this race is even more impactful. Pouring resources into building nukes is one thing, this AI race is about building something that in...Is AI is the new cold war?
I think it's helpful to think of it that way. In some ways this race is even more impactful. Pouring resources into building nukes is one thing, this AI race is about building something that in turn directly influences the lives of billions. The potential levels of surveillance, analysis, and control are staggeringly large. As pivotal moments in history go, this is definitely one of them.
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Comment on Exporters without borders: why you should start a company instead of working in aid in ~finance
Omnicrola Link ParentExactly. The response I have cue'd up for when I hear this from people is "What are you optimizing for, efficiency or effectiveness? Efficiency says the post office shouldn't deliver mail to the...but the reality is that most of that is manufactured out of the private sector gobbling up the low hanging fruit, leaving the public sector to eat the responsibility of the unprofitable needs
Exactly. The response I have cue'd up for when I hear this from people is "What are you optimizing for, efficiency or effectiveness? Efficiency says the post office shouldn't deliver mail to the family living 20 miles from town. Effectiveness means every citizen receives regular mail service."
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Comment on Millions of Americans may now also be considered Canadian under a new law in ~society
Omnicrola Link ParentI bet there's a whole new industry forming right now to help you with that exact problem.I bet there's a whole new industry forming right now to help you with that exact problem.
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Comment on Godzilla Minus Zero | First look teaser in ~movies
Omnicrola LinkThat last shot, with the framing designed to fool you into thinking Godzilla is smaller than Liberty, only for it to pass behind it right as the shot cuts ... :chef_kiss:That last shot, with the framing designed to fool you into thinking Godzilla is smaller than Liberty, only for it to pass behind it right as the shot cuts ... :chef_kiss:
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Comment on Godzilla Minus Zero | First look teaser in ~movies
Omnicrola Link ParentIt gets my whole heartedly endorsement, an excellent movie is so many aspects.It gets my whole heartedly endorsement, an excellent movie is so many aspects.
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Comment on Young people are falling behind, but not because of AI in ~finance
Omnicrola Link ParentI see this in a lot of places, not just startups. May the gods save us from mediocre white men. Where I work has also been hiring a lot of director level people and very few actual workers, much...All they have to do is pretend to have vague expertise and clueless startups will give them months or even years of runway.
I see this in a lot of places, not just startups. May the gods save us from mediocre white men. Where I work has also been hiring a lot of director level people and very few actual workers, much to everyone's bafflement.
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Comment on NASA’s Artemis II crew comes home (official live broadcast) | Splashdown at 8:07 pm EDT in ~space
Omnicrola Link ParentJust speculating, maybe they have them there just in case something goes wrong during decent? The last bit happens fast and can go very wrong very quickly, so it might be very cautious planning....But given all the astronauts are healthy and uninjured, I'm not sure why they still feel it's necessary to get them on the helis.
Just speculating, maybe they have them there just in case something goes wrong during decent? The last bit happens fast and can go very wrong very quickly, so it might be very cautious planning. And once they're on site, might as well use them anyway?
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Comment on Am I German or autistic? in ~health.mental
Omnicrola Link ParentSame here!Same here!
German 51% Autistic 42% Result: Both. The Wittgenstein Result. I don't know whether to be proud or concerned.
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Comment on Prototyping with LLMs in ~tech
Omnicrola LinkGood advice. Along the same lines, I enjoyed having Claude help me build out a design doc for a tool I needed. It was helpful just working through the whole thing in text, organizing thoughts and...Good advice. Along the same lines, I enjoyed having Claude help me build out a design doc for a tool I needed. It was helpful just working through the whole thing in text, organizing thoughts and working i more detail, before having to deal with compile errors, library version conflicts, etc etc.
I've only had the opportunity to do it once, but I like how it helped the rest of the process.
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Comment on Babylon 5 S01E06: "Mind War" - Episode Discussion in ~tv
Omnicrola Link ParentI haven't! I never really delved into books based on shows/movies, but maybe I need to try a few...I haven't! I never really delved into books based on shows/movies, but maybe I need to try a few...
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Comment on Babylon 5 S01E06: "Mind War" - Episode Discussion in ~tv
Omnicrola Link ParentI loved Bester, he's another great character from this show. He has a whole arc and is a complete 3 dimensional antagonist, even though at first the audience is probably ment to think he's a...I loved Bester, he's another great character from this show. He has a whole arc and is a complete 3 dimensional antagonist, even though at first the audience is probably ment to think he's a shallow stereotype.
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Comment on Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of April 6 in ~society
Omnicrola Link ParentThis succinctly captures so much of the last decade. I'm absolutely stealing this.The human body was not designed to know what the world's worst person is doing every 15 minutes".
This succinctly captures so much of the last decade. I'm absolutely stealing this.
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Comment on NASA’s Artemis II crew flies around the moon (live broadcast) in ~space
Omnicrola Link ParentCompared to those 2, no. But for what reason? All so they avoid a very predictable and understood communications gap? If we get a base on the moon then sure, that's probably worth it, but not for...Compared to those 2, no. But for what reason? All so they avoid a very predictable and understood communications gap? If we get a base on the moon then sure, that's probably worth it, but not for the once-every-50yr pace we're currently going at.
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Comment on The busiest place you've never seen [the island of Tristan da Cunha] in ~travel
Omnicrola LinkI had no idea this island existed, and this was a really interesting media-rich look at life on the island. In particular the story of how in 1961 the entire population of 264 people had to...I had no idea this island existed, and this was a really interesting media-rich look at life on the island. In particular the story of how in 1961 the entire population of 264 people had to evacuate due to the volcano they live on erupting. [1] Was also interesting to read how life on the island has changed and evolved as contact with the outside world has increased.
[1] - Wikipedia - Tristan da Canha - Eruption of Queen Mary's Peak
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The busiest place you've never seen [the island of Tristan da Cunha]
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Comment on Google releases Gemma 4 in ~comp
Omnicrola Link ParentThat's a really interesting project! What kind of errors is whisperx introducing that you're seeing? I haven't gotten to the cleanup phase of my project yet, but I'm sure I'm going to have to do...That's a really interesting project! What kind of errors is whisperx introducing that you're seeing? I haven't gotten to the cleanup phase of my project yet, but I'm sure I'm going to have to do some, since a lot of the words aren't "real" and basic phenoms detection can only go so far.
re: your prompt - have you tried providing examples? I got very mediocre results from my model until I gave it a multishot example of "this transcript should result in this output" along with the base prompt.
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Comment on Google releases Gemma 4 in ~comp
Omnicrola Link ParentAre you willing to share more? This sounds similar to a pet project I'm currently working on; extracting specific data (not summarized) from podcast transcripts. Currently I'm splitting the...(I'm trying to provide a blow-by-blow of TTRPG sessions)
Are you willing to share more? This sounds similar to a pet project I'm currently working on; extracting specific data (not summarized) from podcast transcripts. Currently I'm splitting the transcript into chunks and running it through a Qwen3 model, and getting pretty good results. On par with running the same transcript through Claude Opus.
The lines that get drawn by people trying to actually live a life while also trying to follow dogma are so weird sometimes. It's not like the other books were strict physics lessons, they're all pretty magical. But that one says Magician, so...