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Comment on Claude Fable 5 and Claude Mythos 5 in ~tech
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Comment on Claude Fable 5 and Claude Mythos 5 in ~tech
vord Link ParentWho gets the blame, in the eyes of the people who cut the checks: A: Functional people who didn't start testing until day before a deadline. B: Programmer and ops mad dashing to fix critical error...Who gets the blame, in the eyes of the people who cut the checks:
A: Functional people who didn't start testing until day before a deadline.
B: Programmer and ops mad dashing to fix critical error functional person found at 4:50 day of deadline
C: Manager of A
D: Manager of BWhile nobody is blameless in this scenario, I'm fairly certain that everybody will point their fingers at B, "Because B is a business expense and A brings in the money."
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Comment on If Claude Fable stops helping you, you'll never know in ~tech
vord Link ParentThis is America. Everything is legal if you have enough money.What I am missing that makes this legal?
This is America. Everything is legal if you have enough money.
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Comment on What's a game you're dying to play that doesn't exist? in ~games
vord Link ParentI've eyed X4 many times, but never pulled the trigger due to the lack of multiplayer.I've eyed X4 many times, but never pulled the trigger due to the lack of multiplayer.
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Comment on What's a game you're dying to play that doesn't exist? in ~games
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Comment on What's a game you're dying to play that doesn't exist? in ~games
vord Link ParentFreelancer can be played multiplayer. Playing in a small fighter squad takes it to a whole new level.Freelancer can be played multiplayer. Playing in a small fighter squad takes it to a whole new level.
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Comment on What's a game you're dying to play that doesn't exist? in ~games
vord Link ParentI think you nailed it out of the park with this description. Freelancer had a soul in a way that Elite Dangerous or No Man's Sky did not. Elite Dangerous got the trade right, the missions system...I think you nailed it out of the park with this description.
Freelancer had a soul in a way that Elite Dangerous or No Man's Sky did not.
Elite Dangerous got the trade right, the missions system right-ish, factions right-ish. But going much closer to sim flight and scale meant the universe is so huge it feels dead. Fun in its own right, but not Freelancer.
Things like the gates for fast travel meant that activity was more clustered. Easier to stumblr across.
If EvE Online was brought closer to Freelancer scale (maybe a few hundred systems at most), the actual flight mechanics dialed almost entirely to arcade, and fast travel only able to be done via the gate/lane system, we'd be pretty close to a good upgrade.
The biggest desire you saw out of a lot of mods was the desire for players to get as big as the NPCs did. And for the economics to make sense.
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Comment on Claude Fable 5 and Claude Mythos 5 in ~tech
vord Link ParentTBH I'm surprised the Internet2 crowd hasn't gotten together to start an academia equivalent.TBH I'm surprised the Internet2 crowd hasn't gotten together to start an academia equivalent.
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Comment on Proton sponsors far-right French YouTuber, claims lack of awareness in response to backlash in ~society
vord (edited )Link ParentYes/No. Depends how automated the process is. And they also have a business incentive. I'd be willing to bet rightwinger audiences value the privacy from government snooping a lot more than your...Yes/No. Depends how automated the process is.
And they also have a business incentive. I'd be willing to bet rightwinger audiences value the privacy from government snooping a lot more than your average consumer. They probably get a much higher ROI.
So it makes sense that they want exposure to at least the periphery of the right wing. The problem being the funding, and how deep.
All that said: I'd love a codified demonetization policy which sets a hard line that seperates say 'undesirable' and 'hate group.'
Lesser of two evils and all, Proton seems to be the closest to being a 1-stop away from Google. Proton and Kagi would be excellent partners.
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Comment on Claude Fable 5 and Claude Mythos 5 in ~tech
vord (edited )Link$10/MTok in, $50/MTok out I'm sure all these enterprises will be thrilled to see their spend double overnight. Probably more because Fable probably churns twice as fast as well.$10/MTok in, $50/MTok out
I'm sure all these enterprises will be thrilled to see their spend double overnight. Probably more because Fable probably churns twice as fast as well.
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Comment on Proton sponsors far-right French YouTuber, claims lack of awareness in response to backlash in ~society
vord Link ParentThe Trump stuff was definitely worse IMO, and still was within the realm of forgivable. I think the only true dealbreaker for me is if it turned out if the encryption was a lie and that they were...The Trump stuff was definitely worse IMO, and still was within the realm of forgivable.
I think the only true dealbreaker for me is if it turned out if the encryption was a lie and that they were selling my data. Or outright donating to campaigns.
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Comment on Kings of the losers in ~life
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Comment on Premature optimization is fun sometimes in ~comp
vord Link ParentI always hated the term 'premature optimization.' It reeks of 'the DBA will fix it prod.' I get that there needs to be a practical cutoff point, especially if it'll probably get scrapped in early...I always hated the term 'premature optimization.'
It reeks of 'the DBA will fix it prod.'I get that there needs to be a practical cutoff point, especially if it'll probably get scrapped in early alpha phases.
But I suspect this is a core cause of why software performance just slowly gets worse as technology improves. Just let the nerd 'waste' a bunch of time min-maxxing everything. Consider it free on-the-job training.
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Comment on Kings of the losers in ~life
vord Link ParentMy overly simplistic counter-example is Harold from The Stand, as the fictional standin for the trope that was written before the Internet existed. His unrequited love resulted in a sexist manic...My overly simplistic counter-example is Harold from The Stand, as the fictional standin for the trope that was written before the Internet existed.
His unrequited love resulted in a sexist manic doomspiral unaided by an encouraging community. Ending with bombing the people he blamed for this. Which seems far fetched, but that kind of murder was still plenty common in the 1970's.
The inceldom IMO is primarily defined by the entitled, patriarchal, resentful nature of the person. This feeling has always been around, we just called them "creeps."
Or another way: The guy who hasn't gotten laid isn't an incel until he starts hating women and blaming them for his problem.
I don't disagree that the internet made it worse, nor do I doubt that female inceldom does exist, just the resentment manifests differently (incels themselves do seem to also equate ultra-feminism with ugly manhaters, which is quite a freudian tell).
I guess you could say that incels always existed, but it wasn't until the internet that they were able to form a community around their inceldom and recruit others to join. It didn't create new behaviors, it created a language to indulge and share them.
I guess I'm just saying if we could magically ban any and all incel behavior and congregation on the internet, there would still be a metric ton of incels, they would just be back to a passive background current and not a force in their own right.
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Comment on Readers’ top 100 novels of all time published in English in ~books
vord (edited )LinkI think these two lists are a perfect case study in the wisdom of crowds over expert opinion. I love this. King has thing he does that I love: He'll write an extensive, meticulous, multiparagraph...I think these two lists are a perfect case study in the wisdom of crowds over expert opinion.
Other readers may argue King isn’t literary enough, but I would argue he just fools you into thinking that because he’s such a propulsive writer.
I love this. King has thing he does that I love: He'll write an extensive, meticulous, multiparagraph description... then conclude it with something like 'Yea you know Metallica? Like that.'
And it's very helpful, as sometimes I find myself rocketting through to a climax, and those simultaneously will let me rocket faster, or wake me up to say 'whoa I'm missing stuff.'
And a technique he'll use to stop you dead in your tracks: After building up an event for like 200 pages, he'll tell you exactly what happened in the first paragraph or two, and then fill out the details.
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Comment on Recommendations for e-ink tablets? in ~tech
vord Link ParentAnother thumbs up for the BooX. I put on a custom launcher for my kids so they only had access to Libby and Hoopla.Another thumbs up for the BooX. I put on a custom launcher for my kids so they only had access to Libby and Hoopla.
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Comment on Kings of the losers in ~life
vord Link ParentMuch like a fear of dogs can develop after one bite, a hard rejection to someone already fragile for one reason or another can be an a lifelong trauma if unresolved. Incels existed well before the...But personally, I don't see how that could ever transform into completely and genuinely believing I would be eternally single.
Much like a fear of dogs can develop after one bite, a hard rejection to someone already fragile for one reason or another can be an a lifelong trauma if unresolved.
Incels existed well before the Internet. But it was harder to exist without ever seeing another person. They just didn't have easy access to be able to openly congregate and perpetually self-validate their trauma. Especially a place where men vastly outnumbered women for decades, thus early dating sites were like 70% men, 20% bots and scammers, and 10% women.
I was on the verge of full incel (had the fedora and everything), and believe I got dumb lucky that a manic episode had lifted me out of a depression for long enough for me to overcome my hangups enough to find and build a relationship.
This was just before dating apps went mainstream. If that hadn't happened when it did, that level of hoplessness would have sunk in past the point that I would have bothered seeking help for my underlying depression, and the inceldom would have just been the smothering wet blanket on top.
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Comment on I'm ever more annoyed with Steam in ~games
vord Link ParentI'm sure somebody modded the Steam UI to do so, but best I can tell, no it doesn't persist.I'm sure somebody modded the Steam UI to do so, but best I can tell, no it doesn't persist.
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Comment on I'm ever more annoyed with Steam in ~games
vord (edited )Link ParentThe system does have nuance,it's just not enabled by default. Filter the reviews. My filter is: My language only More than 2 hours played Less than 200 hours played Make sure reviews are at least...The system does have nuance,it's just not enabled by default.
Filter the reviews. My filter is:
- My language only
- More than 2 hours played
- Less than 200 hours played
- Make sure reviews are at least 30 days old but not more than 2 years.
If you see playtime has gone up since time of review, that's a good sign. If it hasn't, it's not.
It elimates the rage reviews that happen from users with 2000 hours when a developer makes a mildly controversial update. It insures somebody got past the intro, which is often garbage or the best part of the game. It eliminates a ton of 'played for 6 minutes then thumbs upped'.
Its like finding the three star reviews; When most people wouldn't bother reviewing something middling, these people go out of their way to put in a lot of effort to say 'its fine I guess.'
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Comment on I'm ever more annoyed with Steam in ~games
vord Link Parent7 Days to Die lets you walk back the major point releases to over a decade ago.7 Days to Die lets you walk back the major point releases to over a decade ago.
You would be shocked at the amount of hardware most large universities already have in their research closets.
Internet2 is about cutting edge internet research
The people in the industry now were training on cutting edge gear in Uni.
Fun facts: Penn State has a nuclear reactor.
If you can dodge a wrench, you can dodge a ball, if you will.