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  1. Comment on What are your favorite music videos? in ~music

  2. Comment on What is one of the coolest museums you've visited? in ~travel

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    I went to Orsay a month ago, I've been before but it's always nice. They also have a lot of Courbet.

    I went to Orsay a month ago, I've been before but it's always nice. They also have a lot of Courbet.

  3. Comment on I'm tired of dismissive anti-AI bias in ~tech

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    I'm using deepseek R1 for work sometimes and it's definitively good at "reasoning" (I think of it more as "computing with tokens") , I've given it some non-textbook problems (that master/PhD level...

    The problem is that that's pretty much the only thing they're good at.

    I'm using deepseek R1 for work sometimes and it's definitively good at "reasoning" (I think of it more as "computing with tokens") , I've given it some non-textbook problems (that master/PhD level struggle with) and it often does a really good job at it, the reasoning trace is also very convincing. I think for those models in particular saying they just write convincing looking text is wrong.

    9 votes

  4. Comment on What's an opportunity that you missed? in ~talk

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    When I was younger I was in the train and a cute girl sitting in front of me, she was looking at me a bit and then started to draw/write something on a piece of paper. She then gave me a note...

    When I was younger I was in the train and a cute girl sitting in front of me, she was looking at me a bit and then started to draw/write something on a piece of paper. She then gave me a note saying she thought we were in high-school together. We talked the whole way until she had to get off. I never saw her again. It didn't occurred to me to ask her her number, but tbh back then mobile phones were not so common and I wasn't really a phone guy anyway. I don't feel too bad about it but it was really cute.

    9 votes

  5. Comment on What if we made advertising illegal? in ~tech

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    Another way to think about it is that we invest, as a society, about 1-2% (IIRC from what I've read in the past) of our resources & workforce to advertising. Isn't there something better we can do...

    Another way to think about it is that we invest, as a society, about 1-2% (IIRC from what I've read in the past) of our resources & workforce to advertising. Isn't there something better we can do with that capital and these people ? To note ads are effectively paid for by a sort of VAT tax on products we buy, so it's predominantly paid by low-middle class, although you can somewhat avoid it if you buy no-brand products.

    1 vote

  6. Comment on What if we made advertising illegal? in ~tech

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    That's still BS, there's much better ways to do consumer information. There's magazines/TV shows/youtubers that do that very well, with somewhat objective comparative reviews,...

    That's still BS, there's much better ways to do consumer information. There's magazines/TV shows/youtubers that do that very well, with somewhat objective comparative reviews, safety/durability/taste tests, etc. This is superior to advertising in every way imo. We can have some canals for companies to provide information to people that needs it (e.g. catalogues, website, etc.) but it doesn't need to be in your face.

    2 votes

  7. Comment on What is the truth about risks and benefits of seed oils? in ~food

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    That sounds wrong. What's the justification for that claim ?

    seed oils are bad

    That sounds wrong. What's the justification for that claim ?

    10 votes

  8. Comment on Steam Spring Sale suggestions in ~games

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    Should I get Red Dead Redemption 2 ? I'm mostly play FROMSOFT games these days (I was also playing Dota but stopped last year) and I don't have the patience anymore for games that feel like work...

    Should I get Red Dead Redemption 2 ? I'm mostly play FROMSOFT games these days (I was also playing Dota but stopped last year) and I don't have the patience anymore for games that feel like work (fetch quests, etc) and dumbed-down gameplay. I do like a good story & exploration though.

    2 votes

  9. Comment on FASTFAST- Sunshine (24 EDO microtonal music) (2020) in ~music

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    24 EDO is a scale where you divide the octave in 24 equally spaced notes instead of the usual 12, so each note is separated by a quarter tone (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quarter_tone) instead...

    24 EDO is a scale where you divide the octave in 24 equally spaced notes instead of the usual 12, so each note is separated by a quarter tone (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quarter_tone) instead of a semi-tone.

    This song is a great example of catchy (IMO) microtonal music.

    3 votes

  11. Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music

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    Yseult, gonna see her live next month, I wasn't so impressed by her album initially but she seems like really intense live : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTODVkdoLEw

    Yseult, gonna see her live next month, I wasn't so impressed by her album initially but she seems like really intense live :

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTODVkdoLEw

  12. Comment on Shedfromthebody – Sungazer (2025) in ~music

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    I listened to the album a couple of time and while it's pretty good it's a bit forgettable, it lacks some unique flavor or remarkable compositions, specially since that genre of XYZ-gaze is quite...

    I listened to the album a couple of time and while it's pretty good it's a bit forgettable, it lacks some unique flavor or remarkable compositions, specially since that genre of XYZ-gaze is quite saturated imo.

    1 vote

  13. Comment on Audio enthusiasts share your audio setups in ~hobbies

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    I have a pair of monitors from psb but I don't know if they are that good, they seems low-mid range. I should maybe upgrade but it's a bit hard to know if it's worth it.

    I have a pair of monitors from psb but I don't know if they are that good, they seems low-mid range. I should maybe upgrade but it's a bit hard to know if it's worth it.

    3 votes

  14. Comment on Kaátaíra - Ãráiãsaiê (Brazilian "acoustic metal") (2024) in ~music

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    Just listening to it, it's great too yeah. I love a long meaty composition.

    Just listening to it, it's great too yeah. I love a long meaty composition.

    1 vote

  15. Comment on Kaátaíra - Ãráiãsaiê (Brazilian "acoustic metal") (2024) in ~music

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    Listening to Camaradagem póstuma, seems really good too indeed. Same vibe (soft, repetitive) with different sounds.

    Listening to Camaradagem póstuma, seems really good too indeed. Same vibe (soft, repetitive) with different sounds.

    3 votes

  16. Comment on Kaátaíra - Ãráiãsaiê (Brazilian "acoustic metal") (2024) in ~music

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    Super compelling mix of influences, it works well and I've never heard something quite like it before.

    Super compelling mix of influences, it works well and I've never heard something quite like it before.

    1 vote

  18. Comment on What are some traditional internet forums that you still use? in ~tech

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    In you're into photography, the forum of the FOSS community : https://discuss.pixls.us

    In you're into photography, the forum of the FOSS community : https://discuss.pixls.us

    1 vote

  19. Comment on You can change ONE thing about a game. What do you change? in ~games

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    plus remove/limit fast-travel, although in a more linear setup you don't have to travel as much.

    plus remove/limit fast-travel, although in a more linear setup you don't have to travel as much.

  20. Comment on What trustworthy resources are you using for AI/LLMs/ML education? in ~tech