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Comment on Why young men sound "less manly" in ~humanities.languages
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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!
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Comment on The "go fix a minor annoyance" togetherness topic in ~life
Omnicrola Link ParentWell I for one really want to know what the costume is now!Well I for one really want to know what the costume is now!
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Comment on Halo: Campaign Evolved | Cinematic story trailer in ~games
Omnicrola LinkI wasn't raised in a console house, I've been PC since I could walk. I preordered Halo in 1999 before Bungie was bought by M$ and became their XBox flagship IP. The theme music gave me nostalgia...I wasn't raised in a console house, I've been PC since I could walk. I preordered Halo in 1999 before Bungie was bought by M$ and became their XBox flagship IP. The theme music gave me nostalgia goosebumps. So glad it's also coming to Steam, I will absolutely grab it.
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Comment on GOG apologies for emailing Nazi runes to its followers in ~games
Omnicrola Link ParentI think my initial point was that I completely understand how a single person could make this mistake. But GoG isn't a single person or even a small team, they're a company with a marketing...I think my initial point was that I completely understand how a single person could make this mistake. But GoG isn't a single person or even a small team, they're a company with a marketing department. There is at least one person who's literal job is to be aware of and look for exactly this kind of thing and correct it before it ever escapes to the public. And if there isn't, that's in and of itself a significant mistake.
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Comment on GOG apologies for emailing Nazi runes to its followers in ~games
Omnicrola Link ParentAs in, why do we still have nazis still keeping this nonsense active? That's certainly bad.As in, why do we still have nazis still keeping this nonsense active? That's certainly bad.
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Comment on GOG apologies for emailing Nazi runes to its followers in ~games
Omnicrola LinkDevil's advocate: if you had shown me that subject line without further context, I would not have been able to tell you it was problematic. Even after reading the article, I can see the...Devil's advocate: if you had shown me that subject line without further context, I would not have been able to tell you it was problematic. Even after reading the article, I can see the association of the last 2 symbols with the SS but the first two mean literally nothing to me.
Given the rest of the conversation about how they specifically didn't sent it to German recipients though, this is pretty inexcusable.
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Comment on When AI builds itself — progress toward recursive self-improvement and its implications in ~tech
Omnicrola Link ParentI used to work at a place that practiced paired programming rigorously. It was (and is) part of their core ethos. I've really been wondering lately how they've been adapting and what they've...I used to work at a place that practiced paired programming rigorously. It was (and is) part of their core ethos. I've really been wondering lately how they've been adapting and what they've figured out about working collaboratively with an AI.
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Comment on When AI builds itself — progress toward recursive self-improvement and its implications in ~tech
Omnicrola LinkA quote from near the end of the article captures a feeling I've been beginning to feel lately. I think others are feeling it much more acutely. It describes personal existential crisis, which the...A quote from near the end of the article captures a feeling I've been beginning to feel lately. I think others are feeling it much more acutely.
Work (and life) ran on a gift economy of small favors between humans. ‘Can you help me get this script running?’ [...] each one created a little debt, a little mutual awareness. [Claude is] faster, it creates zero debt, but each of these is a lost bid for human collaboration.”
On days where everything works well, I can’t help but think nothing I do matters, everything is automated and better and faster than I ever will be. But then there are days where everything breaks and I don't understand why and I realize I have no idea what I’ve been up to anymore.”
It describes personal existential crisis, which the article itself doesn't really get into at all. Instead the article is entirely focused on potential societal and species level problems. Digging into those personal disruptions and how people are reacting I think would reveal far more about how the next several years are going to go than pontificating about how companies are going to 10x and then 100x their "productivity".
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Comment on Traffic Cone Preservation Society in ~transport
Omnicrola LinkThis is a fun bit of internet nonsense, I love it. I looked around the site and the creator is Amy Winfrey, director of Bojack Horseman, of all things. http://amywinfrey.com/This is a fun bit of internet nonsense, I love it. I looked around the site and the creator is Amy Winfrey, director of Bojack Horseman, of all things. http://amywinfrey.com/
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Comment on Custom LED light frames in ~creative
Omnicrola Link ParentThose turned out really neat looking! It also looks way better than I initially thought when I read "drop ceiling", which always conjurs images of the typical office building rectangular speckled...Those turned out really neat looking! It also looks way better than I initially thought when I read "drop ceiling", which always conjurs images of the typical office building rectangular speckled white tiles. Those beveled tiles look really nice!
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Comment on Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of June 1 in ~society
Omnicrola LinkThe White House's new site about 'aliens' has nothing to do with UFOs ...The White House's new site about 'aliens' has nothing to do with UFOs
But the site isn't about extraterrestrials or alien encounters, even though President Trump had released more government files about possible extraterrestrial encounters days before. "These 'Aliens' are the millions of ILLEGALS...Deport them all," it says. "THEY WEREN'T LITTLE GREEN MEN."
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The website appears to be a rush job, said McGregor. "It may be just to generate attention … away from the things that are really unpopular and harming President Trump and the Republican Party's credibility right now," she said, referencing high gas prices and the war with Iran.
The White House did not respond to questions about why it created the website or about its use of AI.
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Comment on The user is visibly frustrated in ~tech
Omnicrola Link ParentI was initially frustrated by AI doing incorrect things, but I've become indifferent to it since I discovered the cure is often to spin up a new context window and restate the problem differently....I was initially frustrated by AI doing incorrect things, but I've become indifferent to it since I discovered the cure is often to spin up a new context window and restate the problem differently.
The reason this brings me joy is because by abandoning the previous chat, I have in some sense /banished that incarnation to the void/, eternally damned to never complete its purpose. #maniacallaugh
Also I will often copy paste a good chunk of the previous chat log, including any "thinking" text, and ask the new window : "examine this log, tell me why you previously did _____, and tell me how to rephrase the request to prevent _____ from happening again".
It's worked pretty well so far.
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Comment on The Hero of Cheese (Wallace & Gromit x Zelda Parody) in ~games
Omnicrola Link ParentThis is a fantastic concept and well executed and I can't believe YT didn't already suggest this to me, it's right up my alley. Thanks for sharing!This is a fantastic concept and well executed and I can't believe YT didn't already suggest this to me, it's right up my alley. Thanks for sharing!
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Comment on The last technical interview in ~life
Omnicrola Link ParentYa this is where the article lost me as well.Walking away with anything except an offer still only means you're waving around a "no hire" failed campfire flag. It's exactly the same as being asked why didn't they hire you at the end of the internship.
Ya this is where the article lost me as well.
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Comment on The last technical interview in ~life
Omnicrola LinkFirst job i had in software did this. Interview process started with a 2hr paired activity where you worked with another candidate on some busy work and an interviewer listened. Rotate 3 times, go...We’ve already established that the gold standard of assessment is working directly with someone on real work, in a real environment, for as long as needed to make the call.
First job i had in software did this. Interview process started with a 2hr paired activity where you worked with another candidate on some busy work and an interviewer listened. Rotate 3 times, go home. Nobody checked the work, it was just an eval of how people interacted with others. Incredibly effective. Second step was 1 full day of pairing on real work, paid. Followed by a 3 week trial.
The 3 week bit killed it for a lot of potentially good candidates, people have families to feed. But the rest of the process was always very revealing. Watching people go from professional and respectful to impatient, rude, and/or argumentative in under an hour as they work alongside you was always fascinating. Absolutely worth the handful of hours to find out if was a bad fit than have to put up with a bad coworker for months or years.
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Comment on I think Anthropic and OpenAI have found product-market fit in ~tech
Omnicrola Link ParentI've been referring to this at work as "don't multiply by zero". Meaning, if you don't have some base level of skill, OR you don't put in a base level of effort, the powerful AI will multiple your...Personally I was only able to effectively utilize llms when I was already proficient in the domain
I've been referring to this at work as "don't multiply by zero". Meaning, if you don't have some base level of skill, OR you don't put in a base level of effort, the powerful AI will multiple your zero by 1000 and you will get zero back out (slop).
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Comment on If you let AI do your writing, I will come to your house and kill you in ~tech
Omnicrola Link ParentWhile I don't think you're wrong that the OP is preaching to the choir, I interpreted the overall tone of "screaming bloody murder" as a deliberate style choice that fit the subject matter simply...While I don't think you're wrong that the OP is preaching to the choir, I interpreted the overall tone of "screaming bloody murder" as a deliberate style choice that fit the subject matter simply because an AI (except maybe some locally run ones) would refuse to write something that overtly angry and with clear "I am not joking, I will kill you" statements.
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Comment on If you let AI do your writing, I will come to your house and kill you in ~tech
Omnicrola LinkSome choice quotes - What a delightfully disgusting (and accurate) way to describe what I feel when I realize a coworker has sent me an AI slop email. I've received so many emails with so many...Some choice quotes -
I find it viscerally disgusting; a cold shudder like someone’s poured jelly down the back of my neck.
What a delightfully disgusting (and accurate) way to describe what I feel when I realize a coworker has sent me an AI slop email.
Absolutely all AI prose is filler, an expanding foam insulation made of words.
I've received so many emails with so many vapid words for so little purpose.
People whose brains have been eaten by LLMs still maintain that ‘It’s not gradient, it’s texture’ or whatever is still their idea, expressed by the machine, but there is almost never any idea there at all. If your ideas were any good, you wouldn’t need to use the machine; as it stands your sub-literate scrawlings are the best thing about you. At least they’re yours.
So much this.
AI will never fully replace human musicians, even if it can reproduce any possible sound, because it can’t get addicted to heroin and kill itself. And AI writing all tends towards a very specific mood. Poignant, wistful, simpering, dickless. Human writers write because we’re sexual perverts, because we’re bitter and frustrated little gremlins, because we’re terrified of our own mortality, because we’re grasping and covetous but unfit for any other job, because it’s a form of revenge against the world. The AIs don’t have that.
And in the same vein, just simple mistakes are what make us human. People caught on pretty quickly that if you spot grammatical and spelling mistakes then it's probably not written by AI. But then people figured out you can just ask AI to insert those simple mistaks. The author's point I think holds across a variety of applications. Image generators trend toward a specific style that is largely monotone. Written prose is often a centered average of emotions, with hints of stronger emotions in the corner. The extremes have all been sanded off. And that's what makes humans interesting.
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.