rickartz's recent activity
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
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Comment on What have you been watching / reading this week? (Anime/Manga) in ~anime
rickartz LinkI have been watching Helck, and it's been hilarious. I'm at chapter 12 and it's my thing: an overpowered guy doing his best, and a tsukkomi girl (the straight man yelling at the nonsense) with an...I have been watching Helck, and it's been hilarious. I'm at chapter 12 and it's my thing: an overpowered guy doing his best, and a tsukkomi girl (the straight man yelling at the nonsense) with an excellent voice actress.
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Comment on Can you beat Uncharted 2 without guns? | VG Myths in ~games
rickartz LinkThanks for sharing it, I had a blast watching all that. I can understand a speed runner who wants to complete the game as fast as possible, but I cannot fathom what's inside the mind of someone...Thanks for sharing it, I had a blast watching all that. I can understand a speed runner who wants to complete the game as fast as possible, but I cannot fathom what's inside the mind of someone who makes the game harder just for fun. But I don't need to understand it to appreciate it, especially if it's as funny as this guy makes it out to be.
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Comment on Bruce Lee feared the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times. What would be your one kick? in ~talk
rickartz Link ParentWe just lost some of the most funny responses here because you thought they were stupid. My brother always rolls his eyes when I say something I think funny, but my sister always laughs. If my...We just lost some of the most funny responses here because you thought they were stupid.
My brother always rolls his eyes when I say something I think funny, but my sister always laughs. If my sister wasn't there, maybe I'll be like this, filtering what I say, but ultimately I like to embrace the silliness. Maybe there's tons of sisters here for you to make them laugh, we can't know yet.
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Comment on Three Cheers for Tildes (Android version) is open for alpha testing on the Google Play Store in ~tildes
rickartz Link ParentEveryone is going to call it Three Cat, and they're going to ignore why.Everyone is going to call it Three Cat, and they're going to ignore why.
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Comment on Computer chip with built-in human brain tissue gets military funding in ~tech
rickartz Link ParentI would like to throw at this discussion the fact that we don't understand the brain 100%, and we can't model something if we don't understand how it works. We can't even tell right now if it's...I would like to throw at this discussion the fact that we don't understand the brain 100%, and we can't model something if we don't understand how it works. We can't even tell right now if it's possible with the current limitations in Computer Science, because we don't understand what we want to simulate, so we don't know what we need to simulate it correctly.
So, it could be possible, but there's also the possibility that we can't with our technology, and to be able to really do it, before we build an even better computer we have to understand how we think.
One example is about how language makes us able to think, what's the relationship between language, culture and individual thinking, what would happen to a human that didn't learn any language whatsoever, and so on.
We can't copy from scratch what we can't understand.
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Comment on Are you currently learning a new language? Are there any languages that are on your wishlist to learn? in ~humanities.languages
rickartz LinkYou're going to be (or you already are) like those tactical teams in the army, going to the store in black Friday, with all that noise going on and people shouting, and you calmly tell your...You're going to be (or you already are) like those tactical teams in the army, going to the store in black Friday, with all that noise going on and people shouting, and you calmly tell your significant other: "go for the 60° TV while I get the PS5, and we regroup here in 30 seconds". You actually made me want to learn ASL or something like that myself.
I know native Spanish but learned English at school, and now I finally could land a job that allows me to use it. I'm still learning English, but I also like Japanese, because I'm hard of hearing and Japanese phonetics are really close to Spanish (what you write is almost what you hear). I also love the culture, I love the process of learning the language, and I would like to reread some things in Japanese. It's just a hobby for now, but it may allow me to work with it in the future, maybe.
Also, I'm studying to become an Spanish language teacher in the future, so having two languages under the sleeve wouldn't be bad at all.
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Comment on 'Fuck Spez': Reddit users unite to turn r/Place mural into a protest in ~tech
rickartz LinkIs it just me? I still have access through RIF, a third party app, but only log out. Jokes on them, I never participated as a long-time lurker, so I don't mind. But that means I still don't have...Is it just me? I still have access through RIF, a third party app, but only log out. Jokes on them, I never participated as a long-time lurker, so I don't mind.
But that means I still don't have to put up with the terrible GUI, I don't have ads, and I don't promote Reddit's numbers with my participation. I guess I hit the jackpot. -
Comment on Favorite out of bounds experience? in ~games
rickartz Link ParentReplying so I can go get a YouTube video about this when I'm done with work. I want to see this in action!Replying so I can go get a YouTube video about this when I'm done with work. I want to see this in action!
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Comment on Psychologists at the University of Cambridge developed a Misinformation Susceptibility Tests. What's your MIST score? in ~science
rickartz Link ParentI could say someone curious would qualify as less lazy, and I'm pretty sure someone as curious as to research little trivia like that, is not gullible. And the lazy one, by choosing to believe...I could say someone curious would qualify as less lazy, and I'm pretty sure someone as curious as to research little trivia like that, is not gullible. And the lazy one, by choosing to believe (the test doesn't have a neutral option, so you have to choose a side) whatever is presented to them, becomes gullible. So the test is to identify how much curiosity motivates you to know more about anything, even things you don't care too much about.
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Comment on Complaints about Tildes and comparisons to other sites in ~tech
rickartz Link ParentWell then, that made my lie even more easy to believe, because I put no label. After I wrote it, I thought my lie won't work because it cause no effect. But now I know my lie was successful...Well then, that made my lie even more easy to believe, because I put no label. After I wrote it, I thought my lie won't work because it cause no effect. But now I know my lie was successful because only one label won't affect anything. Good to know.
By the way, that's a good system.
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Comment on How do you stay motivated in work? in ~life
rickartz LinkI work for myself, not for others. I mean, I'm an employee, but my motivation exist within myself. So, is I want to see a customer smile, and I do it, that's it. That's my product, that's my KPI....I work for myself, not for others. I mean, I'm an employee, but my motivation exist within myself.
So, is I want to see a customer smile, and I do it, that's it. That's my product, that's my KPI. That was the change I wanted to give to the world.
And I'm happy with that, because I only work for things I really care about. Just one step at the time.
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Comment on Complaints about Tildes and comparisons to other sites in ~tech
rickartz Link ParentI put a noise label to your comment just because. But yeah, I can understand that situation, but I couldn't imagine it before. It is the best decision, but even without the label we can see it in...I put a noise label to your comment just because.
But yeah, I can understand that situation, but I couldn't imagine it before. It is the best decision, but even without the label we can see it in the outcome.
At the end, all features are to make the community better, and to find out those labels would be polemic pretty sure was hilarious at the time.
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Comment on Complaints about Tildes and comparisons to other sites in ~tech
rickartz Link ParentI haven't even seen a Joke or Noise label at all. But when the inevitable happens, we have ways to deal with that.I haven't even seen a Joke or Noise label at all. But when the inevitable happens, we have ways to deal with that.
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Comment on Mark Zuckerberg announces that there has been over five million signups to Meta's Threads in the first four hours in ~tech
rickartz Link ParentAh, that's the one thing Tildes doesn't have: Meta's money to bring new features come from nowhere. I'm happy for those who think this new service could replace Twitter for them, it's another evil...Ah, that's the one thing Tildes doesn't have: Meta's money to bring new features come from nowhere.
I'm happy for those who think this new service could replace Twitter for them, it's another evil company, but who cares anymore? If it works, people will be there.
I think it's not for me because I didn't use Twitter, so I have nothing to replace. But the freedom of choice is there, which is nice.
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Comment on Disney’s harsh new reality: Costly film flops, creative struggles and a shrinking global box office in ~movies
rickartz Link ParentAs someone who hasn't seen the movie, I find your take hilarious. Please tell me: what would be written in that email?As someone who hasn't seen the movie, I find your take hilarious. Please tell me: what would be written in that email?
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Comment on Mark Zuckerberg announces that there has been over five million signups to Meta's Threads in the first four hours in ~tech
rickartz Link ParentSo it's invite only (invited by Instagram itself)? They're copying Tildes!So it's invite only (invited by Instagram itself)?
They're copying Tildes!
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Comment on OpenAI: Introducing Superalignment in ~tech
rickartz Link ParentLike a bat? There's always a risk associated with playing with the unknown, in this case, developing something smarter than us. But what would even be the realistic application of a super smart...The only actual limitation could be something physical.
Like a bat?
There's always a risk associated with playing with the unknown, in this case, developing something smarter than us.
But what would even be the realistic application of a super smart AI? Could it be the gateway to develop quantum computers, cure cancer and create a government that doesn't suck? Or could only be used to serve even more ads? I really don't know the end goal, but I'm interested.
I mean, what's our motivation for the risk we're taking?
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Comment on 'Back To The Future' predicts the 9/11 terrorist attacks in ~misc
rickartz Link ParentSo, evidence number * evidence quality = credibility index With this equation (algorithm?), too many, but rubbish evidence would trend to zero, but a single evidence of great quality presented...In my view, what this video should do is cause us to evaluate what we consider to be sufficient evidence, and for us to determine what kinds of evidence we'd accept,
So,
evidence number * evidence quality = credibility indexWith this equation (algorithm?), too many, but rubbish evidence would trend to zero, but a single evidence of great quality presented would make a big number.
Of course, I would like to know if my idea is wrong or defective.
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Comment on July 2023 Tildes Fundraiser in ~tildes
rickartz Link ParentOff topic, but why do you hate Patreon? I also have to decide which of both services to use to donate, so I may as well ask.Off topic, but why do you hate Patreon? I also have to decide which of both services to use to donate, so I may as well ask.
Someone here knows TextBlaze? It's a tool for pasting snippets using keywords, but it's incredibly powerful for its intended purpose: it can be "programmed" to do a bunch of things with commands like IF/ELSE, and EXTRACTREGEX, so even though I know nothing about programming it's been very fun to develop tools for my work using this thing. The last I was creating was fun snippet for studying Japanese verb conjugation, also another for practicing two digit multiplication (I have a lot of time at work).
But the best are the tools I have created to help me with my actual work: copy an entire website to the clipboard and write the snippet: TextBlaze will automatically build the snippet using the info contained in the tables on the website (which is in the clipboard) to make the output. The manual way was that I had to manually copy and paste (or write) each piece of information, so this makes it better: I don't have to look it up (it's not always easy to find).
It's a shame I only have it at work though. Someday I'll buy it to use it at home, but right now there's no need for me to do that.