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  1. Comment on Paying for AI: Have you found it to be worth it? in ~tech

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    Most AI providers have a developer playground where you can use the more advanced models for little / no cost: https://platform.openai.com/playground/ https://aistudio.google.com/...

    Most AI providers have a developer playground where you can use the more advanced models for little / no cost:

    OpenAI (ChatGPT) and Anthropic (Claude) are quite cheap to use (pay as you go). AI studio (Gemini) is completely free.

    The only downside is that the UIs are more complex compared to something like chatgpt.com

    If you’re impressed with the results you can upgrade to a monthly subscription (or just keep using the developer playground) :)

    8 votes

  2. Comment on Microsoft moving from Skype to Microsoft Teams in ~tech

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    I feel your frustration… I used it to call government departments in my home country for a couple of cents per minute (literally 100x cheaper than on my mobile plan). Anyone here tried Viber or...

    I feel your frustration… I used it to call government departments in my home country for a couple of cents per minute (literally 100x cheaper than on my mobile plan).

    Anyone here tried Viber or Talk360 for international calls?

    2 votes

  3. Comment on True crime podcasts in ~talk

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    You could try Criminal https://thisiscriminal.com/ The episodes listed about halfway down the page are like their greatest hits, and a great place to start.

    I'm more interested in one that covers something new each episode as opposed to longer multi-episode arcs.

    You could try Criminal https://thisiscriminal.com/

    The episodes listed about halfway down the page are like their greatest hits, and a great place to start.

    7 votes

  4. Comment on Seven days in the North Island of New Zealand in ~travel

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    If you’re into Lord of the Rings stuff, also fun to know that one of these volcanoes (Ngauruhoe) was used as a stand-in for Mt Doom. Either way, it’s a really nice day hike.

    Tongariro crossing - day hike between volcanic peaks

    If you’re into Lord of the Rings stuff, also fun to know that one of these volcanoes (Ngauruhoe) was used as a stand-in for Mt Doom.

    Either way, it’s a really nice day hike.

    2 votes

  5. Comment on Apple opens the App Store to retro game emulators in ~games

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    I downloaded ScummVM from the App Store a couple of months ago (works great!). So also surprised to see this as “news”. But perhaps Apple just formalized their policy?

    I downloaded ScummVM from the App Store a couple of months ago (works great!). So also surprised to see this as “news”.

    But perhaps Apple just formalized their policy?

    1 vote

  6. Comment on Favorite game shows? in ~tv

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    Also recommend Guy Mont Spelling Bee! Looks like it’s on YouTube :)

    Also recommend Guy Mont Spelling Bee!

    Looks like it’s on YouTube :)

    3 votes

  7. Comment on Introductions | June 2023, part 1 in ~talk

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    Yet another long-time Reddit user who is just over it (the API pricing was the final straw). Have also been a lurker of Tildes.net for a couple of years, and much prefer the conversations going on...

    Yet another long-time Reddit user who is just over it (the API pricing was the final straw).

    Have also been a lurker of Tildes.net for a couple of years, and much prefer the conversations going on over here - now I finally have an account!

    Also active on the tildeverse, and Mastodon.

    8 votes