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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
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Comment on The cargo cult of the ennui engine in ~tech
tumbzilla Link ParentI largely agree with your assessment. This story is as old as time. New ways of expressing oneself come along, and people used to expressing themselves in the old way prefer what they’re...I largely agree with your assessment. This story is as old as time. New ways of expressing oneself come along, and people used to expressing themselves in the old way prefer what they’re comfortable with.
The more I think about it, though, the more I wonder if the quality of self expression is lower in new mediums. Not because the new medium is inferior, but because people are still experimenting with how to best self express using the new medium. More effort goes into creating a 1 minute ticktock than one might think, especially ones that propagate successfully and gain momentum. But the expressive content in a 1 minute is lower than if someone who has participated in forums for two decades spent the same amount of time creating a topic and participating in the ensuing discussion. This doesn’t degrade the new medium, it means that people are spending the effort learning how to self-express.
Of course, this argument would suggest that self-expression in places like Facebook today should be about where forums were back in the early 2010s. Maybe that’s true, but if it is I certainly haven’t experienced it myself.
Either way, I do think that people underestimate how much effort it takes to forge new paths, even if that new path is just expressing one’s self using a new medium. To those who say things like Tiktok are low quality, I say give it time. YouTube’s quality has certainly gone up (at least the explainer scene) in the last decade as people learned how to use it. Give Tiktok users and those of other new platforms the same opportunity to build an understanding of what works and what doesn’t - quality content will follow.
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Comment on Found a hole-in-the-wall gem and wanted to share in ~food
tumbzilla LinkAnother great one in Vancouver BC is “Long’s Noodle House” on Main near 33rd. It’s a little spot that makes Chinese noodles and Xiao Long Bao fresh in front of you. The soup in the dumplings is...Another great one in Vancouver BC is “Long’s Noodle House” on Main near 33rd. It’s a little spot that makes Chinese noodles and Xiao Long Bao fresh in front of you. The soup in the dumplings is super tasty, and the general vibe in the place is super great. Very “mom and pop” (at least it was last time I was there in 2018).
I think about that place regularly now that I’ve moved away.
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Comment on Putin has suggested a bunch of constitutional amendments. Here’s what he wants to change in ~news
tumbzilla LinkI feel like I'd need to know a lot more about Russian politics before I could interpret whether these amendments are reasonableI feel like I'd need to know a lot more about Russian politics before I could interpret whether these amendments are reasonable
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Comment on Is there any progress on tag synonyms? in ~tildes
tumbzilla Link ParentWe may be able to leverage https://www.datamuse.com/api/ to do synonym lookups. Haven't thought of how this could be integrated yet. Perhaps when doing tag lookups, also accept synonyms of the...We may be able to leverage https://www.datamuse.com/api/ to do synonym lookups. Haven't thought of how this could be integrated yet. Perhaps when doing tag lookups, also accept synonyms of the searched tag?
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~talk
tumbzilla Link ParentI've found that the Body Shop's ginger shampoo works as well if not better than Head and Shoulders. Smells incredible, tooI've found that the Body Shop's ginger shampoo works as well if not better than Head and Shoulders. Smells incredible, too
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Comment on Netflix has signed a ten-year lease to keep Manhattan's single-screen Paris Theatre open, which it can use to satisfy the theatrical-release requirement of the Oscars in ~movies
tumbzilla Link ParentGood point. Would this risk a Boaty McBoatFace situation?Good point. Would this risk a Boaty McBoatFace situation?
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Comment on Netflix has signed a ten-year lease to keep Manhattan's single-screen Paris Theatre open, which it can use to satisfy the theatrical-release requirement of the Oscars in ~movies
tumbzilla Link ParentGotta have some way to thin the number of movies to review. Got any alternative ideas?Gotta have some way to thin the number of movies to review. Got any alternative ideas?
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Comment on Netflix has signed a ten-year lease to keep Manhattan's single-screen Paris Theatre open, which it can use to satisfy the theatrical-release requirement of the Oscars in ~movies
tumbzilla Link ParentAssuming an average of 2 hrs per movie, that's 1,000 consecutive, full 24 hour days of film. You're right, it would shatter them.Assuming an average of 2 hrs per movie, that's 1,000 consecutive, full 24 hour days of film. You're right, it would shatter them.
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Comment on Why is childcare so expensive? in ~life
tumbzilla Link ParentHonestly, the concept of a nuclear family is ridiculous. How is it that a family needs both parents working in order to support their child, yet can't afford child care? I think you're right. It's...Honestly, the concept of a nuclear family is ridiculous. How is it that a family needs both parents working in order to support their child, yet can't afford child care? I think you're right. It's a canary in the proverbial coal mine.
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Comment on What’s something you’ve done recently that you’re proud of / want to show off? in ~talk
tumbzilla Link ParentYeah I've had some dry meads before... I kind of want to try mixing in some fruits to add more of a sweet flavor. Not sure if that'll make it harder though. Beer is really fun. Your cousin sounds...Yeah I've had some dry meads before... I kind of want to try mixing in some fruits to add more of a sweet flavor. Not sure if that'll make it harder though.
Beer is really fun. Your cousin sounds like a chill person! What got them into fermenting things?
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Comment on What’s something you’ve done recently that you’re proud of / want to show off? in ~talk
tumbzilla LinkI started making fermented pickles and sauerkraut! I read the book "The art of fermentation" and was inspired! Next up is raw honey mead :)I started making fermented pickles and sauerkraut! I read the book "The art of fermentation" and was inspired! Next up is raw honey mead :)
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Comment on Finally, a personality quiz backed by science in ~science
tumbzilla Link ParentActually, it's the bare minimum number of questions required to have a structural equation model converge. That said, these questions were probably selected as they're the most sensitive questions...Actually, it's the bare minimum number of questions required to have a structural equation model converge. That said, these questions were probably selected as they're the most sensitive questions for each sub-trait out of the > 90 questions they probably started with
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Comment on Netflix, YouTube, Amazon and Apple accused of GDPR breach in ~tech
tumbzilla Link ParentI think the main complaint about JSON, and also the thing that makes it such a useful serialization format, is the fact that you can have pretty complex nested structures in JSON. Even basic...I think the main complaint about JSON, and also the thing that makes it such a useful serialization format, is the fact that you can have pretty complex nested structures in JSON.
Even basic formatting such as tab-indenting to view the nested level of a field isn't obvious to someone who is tech illiterate
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Comment on What are some albums you can completely lose yourself in? in ~music
tumbzilla Link ParentSigur Ros - ( ) is one of the best albums of all time in my opinion. Every time I listen to it, it speaks to me a little differently. It never gets old.Sigur Ros - ( ) is one of the best albums of all time in my opinion. Every time I listen to it, it speaks to me a little differently. It never gets old.
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~tildes
tumbzilla Link ParentHmmm, I hadn't considered that. You make a great point. In the end, it's up the us to put the effort into finding comments we want to reply to.Hmmm, I hadn't considered that. You make a great point. In the end, it's up the us to put the effort into finding comments we want to reply to.
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~tildes
tumbzilla Link ParentThanks for your thoughts, Deimos. A way to address this would be to sort by average comment depth. For example, if a comment had 50 direct replies, and none of those 50 replies had any further...Thanks for your thoughts, Deimos.
More controversial discussions or ones that attract many quick responses get treated as "better", when they're usually not.
A way to address this would be to sort by average comment depth. For example, if a comment had 50 direct replies, and none of those 50 replies had any further discussion, would then have a score of 1. However, a comment with a single reply, but the replies go back and forth 10 times, then the parent comment would have a score of 10. Using the comment depth to sort comments would result in the most heavily discussed comments being at the top.
Of course, you're right that there is no best way to sort comments. In the end, all sorting methods can be gamed, and are all biased in some way. It's not that I dislike the way things are currently done, just that I want to share my 2 cents. :)
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~tildes
tumbzilla Link ParentThanks! It'd also be cool to display the number of replies at the top of a comment or somethingThanks! It'd also be cool to display the number of replies at the top of a comment or something
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~tildes
tumbzilla Link ParentExcellent description of the problem. Much more eloquent than my attempt. I've been thinking about this issue on and off for a while, and another solution I came up with was to sort by the number...Excellent description of the problem. Much more eloquent than my attempt.
I've been thinking about this issue on and off for a while, and another solution I came up with was to sort by the number of replies. That way, the most discussion-prompting comments are at the top. If we wanted to go further, we could sort by the maximum depth of replies to a comment. A large depth would mean that a back-and-forth discussion has taken place. Perhaps again with some shuffling to promote new posts, since they still suffer from the "early poster get ahead" problem.
I'd love to get @Deimos to share his thoughts here. Do you feel the Vote button is working as intended so far? What potential downsides would there be to sorting by number of replies.
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~tildes
tumbzilla Link ParentWhat if it gave you a percentile? A "you got more votes than X percent of of other posters"What if it gave you a percentile? A "you got more votes than X percent of of other posters"
Try OctoML’s hosted API running the Mixtral model. I’ve found it to be highly reliable and of similar quality to GPT-4 at a tiny fraction of the cost. The API is the same structure as the GPT-4 API so it makes it a drop in replacement.
It costs $0.0003 per 1k tokens for input and $0.0005 per 1k tokens for output.