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Comment on The assistant axis: situating and stabilizing the character of large language models in ~tech
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Comment on The assistant axis: situating and stabilizing the character of large language models in ~tech
unkz Link ParentI have to ask, did you read this article, or are you responding on the basis of the source alone?I have to ask, did you read this article, or are you responding on the basis of the source alone?
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Comment on Fitness Weekly Discussion in ~health
unkz LinkI decided to start doing freestyle wrestling last week. Only once a week, because my schedule is pretty full, but it’s quite a bit more hectic than any other sport I’ve done so far. Some of the...I decided to start doing freestyle wrestling last week. Only once a week, because my schedule is pretty full, but it’s quite a bit more hectic than any other sport I’ve done so far. Some of the guys there are actively competing at the college level, while I’m approaching 50 — I’m unsure whether I’m going to be able to adapt and keep up or if this is just a terrible plan and a fast track to injury.
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Comment on Canada agrees to cut tariff on Chinese electric vehicles in return for lower tariffs on Canadian farm products in ~transport
unkz Link ParentIs this in reference to the other auto industry thing in Canada today? https://archive.is/5wrrEIs this in reference to the other auto industry thing in Canada today?
Canada is planning to reserve preferential access to its domestic auto market for foreign automakers who build vehicles in this country under a new auto policy to be released in February, a senior Canadian official said Saturday.
The official also said Canada gave advance notice to the United States of its Jan. 16 decision to part with Washington and slash tariffs on Chinese-made electric vehicles that were imposed in tandem with the Americans in 2024.
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Comment on Why should anyone care about low-level programming? in ~comp
unkz Link ParentKiiiiind of, but when you look closely at most of those mobile apps you will still notice that developers have just inverted the model and embedded a web app inside a “native” app. Really, the...Kiiiiind of, but when you look closely at most of those mobile apps you will still notice that developers have just inverted the model and embedded a web app inside a “native” app. Really, the browser is still the universal platform, we just make people ship millions of stub browsers for no real reason.
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Comment on Offbeat Fridays – The thread where offbeat headlines become front page news in ~news
unkz Link ParentI wonder how much of that is coming from AI assisted dictation software.I wonder how much of that is coming from AI assisted dictation software.
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Comment on Offbeat Fridays – The thread where offbeat headlines become front page news in ~news
unkz Link ParentIt was the church’s idea though, yeah? Like, being angry at the broadcaster seems misplaced. They’re platforming what the right wing religious leaders want to share.It was the church’s idea though, yeah? Like, being angry at the broadcaster seems misplaced. They’re platforming what the right wing religious leaders want to share.
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Comment on Why everyone is suddenly in a ‘very Chinese time’ in their lives in ~tech
unkz Link ParentIt is about Chinese cultural appreciation, but how did that happen? I’d argue that China is actively developing the kind of soft power that America is currently discarding, and this is a primarily...It is about Chinese cultural appreciation, but how did that happen? I’d argue that China is actively developing the kind of soft power that America is currently discarding, and this is a primarily politically originated phenomenon.
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Comment on Why we are excited about confessions in ~tech
unkz (edited )Link ParentI guess maybe you haven’t used a “thinking” model before, but this is similar to what they do right now. When you ask a thinking model a question, it will fan out the question several times in...I guess maybe you haven’t used a “thinking” model before, but this is similar to what they do right now. When you ask a thinking model a question, it will fan out the question several times in parallel with chain of thought enabled and then assess all the responses to look for disagreements. The interface will pause while the system reflects on its various responses before combining them into a final response.
That instant answer behaviour you mentioned is mostly free tier usage, not the high quality models. The difference here will be getting a direct measure as to the uncertainty from a response rather than an indirect measure based on random sampling.
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Comment on Is it possible to live without WhatsApp? in ~tech
unkz LinkWell, I guess if I gave up all my hobbies. WhatsApp is how my gyms coordinate classes and who is teaching/attending, when events are happening, tournament registration, holidays, etc.Well, I guess if I gave up all my hobbies. WhatsApp is how my gyms coordinate classes and who is teaching/attending, when events are happening, tournament registration, holidays, etc.
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Comment on Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of January 12 in ~society
unkz Linkhttps://apnews.com/article/ice-minneapolis-tribal-citizens-immigration-detention-29ac43de85569b80bd64875388097ab6 ICE is now kidnapping US citizens and holding them as hostages over some kind of...ICE is now kidnapping US citizens and holding them as hostages over some kind of immigration agreement they want.
In the memorandum sent to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, Star Comes Out said the when tribal nation reached out to the agency it was provided with only the first names of the men. Homeland Security refused to release more information, unless the tribe “entered into an immigration agreement with ICE.”
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Comment on Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of January 12 in ~society
unkz LinkInteresting look at the ICE recruitment process by a journalist who made it basically all the way through. https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2026/01/ice-recruitment-minneapolis-shooting.htmlInteresting look at the ICE recruitment process by a journalist who made it basically all the way through.
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2026/01/ice-recruitment-minneapolis-shooting.html
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Comment on Wyoming high court rejects state abortion ban with thoughtful opinion in ~society
unkz LinkIt sounds like the law is mostly ok (constitutionally, not ethically) but needs to be more tightly tailored. The examples given were definitely on the medical necessity side as opposed to the...It sounds like the law is mostly ok (constitutionally, not ethically) but needs to be more tightly tailored. The examples given were definitely on the medical necessity side as opposed to the “elective” (I don’t know what else you’d call it, but don’t jump on my phrasing, I 100% support abortion under literally any circumstances or justifications) side. I assume the legislature will run this one back.
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Comment on US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shoots and kills a woman during the Minneapolis immigration crackdown in ~society
unkz LinkOne of the best breakdowns of the video https://abcnews.go.com/US/minneapolis-ice-shooting-minute-minute-timeline-renee-nicole/story?id=129021809 They went frame by frame and analyzed when...One of the best breakdowns of the video
They went frame by frame and analyzed when everything happened.
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Comment on Texas A&M, under new curriculum limits, warns professor not to teach Plato in ~humanities
unkz Link ParentGender ideology refers to the position that genders are something other than a genetic binary, with minor physical variants such as androgen insensitivity, XXY, XYY, etc. In other words, anything...Gender ideology refers to the position that genders are something other than a genetic binary, with minor physical variants such as androgen insensitivity, XXY, XYY, etc. In other words, anything that supposes gender is something that occurs in the brain instead of between our legs.
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Comment on US judge indicates Elon Musk’s fraud lawsuit against OpenAI will head to trial in ~tech
unkz Link ParentIs there a downside to that that I don’t see?Is there a downside to that that I don’t see?
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Comment on Scalable oral exams with an ElevenLabs voice AI agent in ~tech
unkz Link ParentNot really arbitrary songs though. It’s more like, playing songs from a set list that you have supposedly been mastering for the whole semester.I'd argue that writing a paper is analogous to writing a song, and answering live questions to playing arbitrary songs on request.
Not really arbitrary songs though. It’s more like, playing songs from a set list that you have supposedly been mastering for the whole semester.
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Comment on What's something you're "in too deep" on? in ~talk
unkz Link ParentDoes ferrety describe your appearance, behaviour, pet choice, or some or all of the above?Does ferrety describe your appearance, behaviour, pet choice, or some or all of the above?
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Comment on AI friends too cheap to meter in ~tech
unkz Link ParentAlso Beta-level simulations in Alastair Reynolds’s Revelation Space series. Really good books.Also Beta-level simulations in Alastair Reynolds’s Revelation Space series. Really good books.
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Happy new year!
In PST I’m a little late but here it is. What’s up? Any resolutions?
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