Staross's recent activity
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Comment on Is Tildes failing to thrive? in ~tildes
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Comment on The Assist - Thoughts on AI coding assistants in ~comp
Staross LinkI think another aspect is short time vs long term, I feel like LLM can help you to go quick early on at the price of long term learning. E.g. compare starting from code LLM snippet and toying with...I think another aspect is short time vs long term, I feel like LLM can help you to go quick early on at the price of long term learning. E.g. compare starting from code LLM snippet and toying with them vs reading the doc.
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Comment on What AI tools are you actually using? in ~tech
Staross (edited )LinkI've played with Stable Diffusion and local LLMs but I find them too limited still, I have zero trust in LLMs (too many mistakes) so I have to double check everything and it's not really saving...I've played with Stable Diffusion and local LLMs but I find them too limited still, I have zero trust in LLMs (too many mistakes) so I have to double check everything and it's not really saving time. Although for code translation from one language to another it was marginally useful. Document retrieval was useless. Stable diffusion is great for one shot images but you can't do much more that (e.g. I tried to train a lora for a character but it's pretty limited). Audio stuff is also quite limited and sounds so so. Unironically the best use case is erotica.
If I have some boring admin letter to write I might use a GPT though.
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Comment on Jacques - Porte s'ouvre (2022) in ~music
Staross Link ParentYeah youtube recommended it to me, that's how I know him.Yeah youtube recommended it to me, that's how I know him.
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Comment on Jacques - Porte s'ouvre (2022) in ~music
Staross LinkSome good French pop that didn't had much success it seems, even though it's better that most of the country's production.Some good French pop that didn't had much success it seems, even though it's better that most of the country's production.
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Jacques - Porte s'ouvre (2022)
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Comment on Learning new programming languages with limited time: Rust, golang, or otherwise? in ~comp
Staross LinkYou could try Julia : ++ Somewhat different paradigm with multiple dispatch, something new to learn compared to other language ++ Package/environment manager (you can organize your code into...You could try Julia :
++ Somewhat different paradigm with multiple dispatch, something new to learn compared to other language
++ Package/environment manager (you can organize your code into packages and even have a local package registry)
++ Interactivity (REPL is super good)
++ Fun and easy (to some extend)-- Limited compilation capabilities at the moment
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Comment on Generative AI - We aren’t ready in ~tech
Staross LinkI think at the end we will need some kind of "internet security number" given by a governmental agency (like a social security number) that needs to be provided to register, comment, etc. The main...I think at the end we will need some kind of "internet security number" given by a governmental agency (like a social security number) that needs to be provided to register, comment, etc. The main worry is privacy but I think there's ways to double blind things.
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Comment on Is there a programming language that brings you joy? in ~comp
Staross LinkJulia, people say Python is easy but I find Julia much more consistent and easy to use (looking at you conda/pip).Julia, people say Python is easy but I find Julia much more consistent and easy to use (looking at you conda/pip).
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Comment on AI is ruining the Internet in ~tech
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Comment on 'Barbie' review: Sometimes corporate propaganda can be fun as hell in ~movies
Staross (edited )LinkFelt like insincere purple-washing to me (the movie even tells you so at the end ; it's all about selling shit). And I found it quite boring as well. Barbie character progression didn't made much...Felt like insincere purple-washing to me (the movie even tells you so at the end ; it's all about selling shit). And I found it quite boring as well. Barbie character progression didn't made much sense (just sit on bench 10 seconds with your eyes closed ?), the mother-daughter relation went nowhere, and Ken was just too dumb & cliché to care about. Given the success of the operation I can't wait for an avatar style movie by ExxonMobil or a Babe sequel by the American Meat Institute.
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Comment on Share your favourite short animated films with me! in ~movies
Staross LinkLate Afternoon from Cartoon Saloon : https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7077824/ Mark Osborne's MORE : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCeeTfsm8bk -
Comment on Is it possible to build a sustainable image and video hosting service? in ~comp
Staross LinkMaybe severely limiting what gets saved would help. I imagine that a large portion of these media are garbage, reposts, etc. Not too sure how that would be done technically though.Maybe severely limiting what gets saved would help. I imagine that a large portion of these media are garbage, reposts, etc. Not too sure how that would be done technically though.
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Comment on I wanna hear your music! in ~creative
Staross LinkAmbient/spoken-word (project with a vocalist), total flop :) https://aluthel.bandcamp.com/album/premonitionAmbient/spoken-word (project with a vocalist), total flop :)
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Comment on Apple Vision Pro – Hardware issues in ~tech
Staross Link ParentYeah it's a bit expensive, although the Rokid max has OLED panels that apparently looks better than most VR googles.Yeah it's a bit expensive, although the Rokid max has OLED panels that apparently looks better than most VR googles.
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Comment on Apple Vision Pro – Hardware issues in ~tech
Staross LinkHas anybody tried some of these light AR glasses (Rokid, Nreal, ...) ? Seems to have much better day-to-day use cases (e.g. I could see myself take a pair while traveling) :...Has anybody tried some of these light AR glasses (Rokid, Nreal, ...) ? Seems to have much better day-to-day use cases (e.g. I could see myself take a pair while traveling) :
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Comment on Considering image posts on Tildes in ~tildes
Staross Link ParentIf experience is anything to go by, 'absorbing the culture' might mean not coming at all ; there was very little activity here before the reddit migration, and that was coming down from a...As a new refugee myself, I think all of us new users need to step back and 'absorb the culture' for a few months before suggesting any changes on Tildes.
If experience is anything to go by, 'absorbing the culture' might mean not coming at all ; there was very little activity here before the reddit migration, and that was coming down from a relatively heathy community when the site started. Images might have their issues but I think they would help with that.
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~music
Staross LinkI go down rym charts (best of all times, best of 70's, best of 2023, best of Jazz) and listen to everything : https://rateyourmusic.comI go down rym charts (best of all times, best of 70's, best of 2023, best of Jazz) and listen to everything :
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Comment on Let's talk about Reddit alternatives, shilling, and Tildes bans in ~talk
Staross Link ParentBut note that the user count went down to 100 over the last 1-2 years (not sure what the peak was at that point). I think the lack of subs identity is part of that decline, so if the same causes...But note that the user count went down to 100 over the last 1-2 years (not sure what the peak was at that point). I think the lack of subs identity is part of that decline, so if the same causes lead to the same effects we will be back to a lethargic forum in a couple of months. Maybe there's some threshold effect and the community will now be self-sustaining but I wouldn't bet on that.
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Comment on What does your spirituality mean to you? in ~humanities
Staross LinkAs an atheist born and raised, spirituality is a sense of awe you get with art, nature, etc. a "poetic" way of being in the world, or having elevated thoughts. I consider myself more more...As an atheist born and raised, spirituality is a sense of awe you get with art, nature, etc. a "poetic" way of being in the world, or having elevated thoughts. I consider myself more more spiritual than your average theist.
Given that it's still in "invite-only alpha" with very little development, no promotion and no clear future plan it's not surprising it's not thriving. If anything it's surprising it's still so active, although reddit being so bad certainly helps (some lost users randomly end up here via word of mouth).