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- Comment on AI content now outnumbers human-written articles on the internet, but the good news is that the slop seems to have plateaued, for now 6 days ago:
Just tried that, and I couldn’t even find a blog post that addresses exactly what I was looking for. Sure, there were many about adjacent topics, but not my niche interest. However, the AI answer at the top did much better because it was specifically tailored for me.
However, when I’m looking for more general information, I do tend to find blogs written by AI.
- Comment on AI content now outnumbers human-written articles on the internet, but the good news is that the slop seems to have plateaued, for now 6 days ago:
Oh I’m sure there is a way. We’ve already grabbed the low hanging fruit, and the next one is a lot higher. It’s there, but it requires some clever trickery and effort.
- Comment on AI content now outnumbers human-written articles on the internet, but the good news is that the slop seems to have plateaued, for now 6 days ago:
That’s just musk talk. I’ll ignore the hype and decide based on the results instead.
- Comment on AI content now outnumbers human-written articles on the internet, but the good news is that the slop seems to have plateaued, for now 6 days ago:
Interesting. In other models that was a serous problem.
- Comment on AI content now outnumbers human-written articles on the internet, but the good news is that the slop seems to have plateaued, for now 1 week ago:
Since basically all data is now contaminated, there’s no way to get massive amounts of clean data for training the next generation of LLMs. This should make it harder to develop them beyond the current level. If an LLMs wasn’t smart enough for you yet, there’s a pretty good chance that it won’t be in a long time.
- Comment on Does anyone else notice an up tick in hostility on Lemmy lately? 1 week ago:
o7
Some of us joined way later when the apicalypse happened.
- Comment on Why do we still joke about setting up old wooden guillotines? 2 weeks ago:
I propose we build a large paper cutter style contraption.
Let’s make the blade 5 m long so that it’s big enough for everyone to see. Also, the blade should be so heavy that it will always chop reliably. You should also put some nice bearings in the pivot point so that it always swings very smoothly.
Oh, but how do we lift a heavy blade like that? If electricity is available, you could have an electric motor to lift it up. If not, you would need some rope and pulleys.
As the blade falls down, it would need to shear the target material to make a clean cut. This means that you can’t have a huge gap between the blade and the lower surface it shears against. Just like in paper cutters, the stationary blade needs to be made of steel, but it doesn’t have to be super sharp. The gap is important though. Think of the gap between scissor blades and you’ll get the idea.
As the contraption will inevitably be contaminated with organic material, it could have an integrated Clean In Place system. After each cycle of operation, the CIP should spray the affected area with cold water and soap. If that doesn’t do the job, there would be a second program that uses hot water and soap, which would obviously require more energy.
All that water needs to come from somewhere, so you’re going need like an IBC container. If you need more than 1000 l, you might need to use a lorry to deliver enough water. Ideally though, you would operate in an area where you can just connect the contraption to a nearby water outlet. Ask a local a firefighter to help you out.
Also, all of that water needs to go somewhere too, so I would recommend operating it in a place where there’s a sewer near by.
Hold on, what was the question again? Got carried away by the logistics of all of this.
- Comment on Do you think The Boys is an accurate representation if real people had superpowers? 2 weeks ago:
I think people would still be people, but the monsters would be unstoppable. Psychopaths and corporations would be just as bad as depicted in the show.
However, normal people would still be normal. See extraordinary for more info. In this series, people have their mundane problems on top of whatever problems the powers cause.
- Comment on [deleted] 2 weeks ago:
Never happened to me before. I would go back to the clinic to show that to a nurse.
- Comment on Which timezone would win in a conflict? 2 weeks ago:
The rest of the world can use the new standard, and ignore the Brits. They can keep their Brexit while the rest of the world can move on. Everybody wins!
- Comment on Which timezone would win in a conflict? 2 weeks ago:
It would result in the total collapse of the entire time zone system. Every location would switch to local solar time and the war would be over.
When those areas need to communicate with each other, they would develop a new global time system that simply counts seconds from a particular moment in time. Sort of like unix time, but with the epoch set to the moment the new system was launched.
- Comment on Meta launches 'Vibes,' a short-form video feed of AI slop | TechCrunch 3 weeks ago:
They’re happy to have a job, but I’m not so sure they’re really happy to see their talents wasted on something like this. It’s the executives and investors who wanted this. Do they even know what they’re asking for…
- Comment on How do you introduce the Fediverse to other people? 4 weeks ago:
That’s pretty much the approach I use. Most people already know how terrible Meta is, so building on that sentiment doesn’t take much.
- Comment on What is the difference between pansexual, bisexual, and omnisexual? How do I know which one I am? 4 weeks ago:
Yeah, me too. It’s such a handy word, because you don’t need to add anything to it. It already contains every minority that has something to do with sex, love and gender.
- Comment on What is the difference between pansexual, bisexual, and omnisexual? How do I know which one I am? 4 weeks ago:
Speaking of letters, what’s wrong with the term “queer”? Isn’t that inclusive enough?
- Comment on what can I do at my workplace during downtime? 5 weeks ago:
Practice juggling. Buy 3 juggling balls (you know those bean bag types that don’t roll away), and keep them with you. Don’t use tennis balls, because they have a tendency to bounce and roll. When you have some downtime, start practicing. Watch a few video tutorials to get the hang of it.
If you can have a backpack with you, consider bringing a tablet with you. If you have one with a pen, you can draw. Watch a few more tutorials, and learn to draw something you like. Landscapes, portraits, fantasy dragons, pokemons whatever.
Tablets are also fine for reading ebooks. Check what your local library has to offer. Maybe you can borrow library books and read them on your tablet.
- Comment on Which came first: the kidney bean or the kidney body part? 5 weeks ago:
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- Comment on Which came first: the kidney bean or the kidney body part? 5 weeks ago:
Wow! By several orders of magnitude too. I knew plants came later, but this is a pretty extreme example.
- Comment on Which came first: the kidney bean or the kidney body part? 5 weeks ago:
That’s a pretty solid answer from one perspective. However that still leaves me wondering what the answer would be from an evolutionary perspective. Did early sea creatures already have kidneys?
- Comment on best comment under a video about the new iphone 17 1 month ago:
Alternatively, upgrade every year, but always to a used phone. If you’re like 2-3 years behind, the headwater upgrades aren’t that expensive, but you still have the latest software.
- Comment on Google AI Mode To Become Default For Google Search Soon 1 month ago:
I’ve been using DDG for many years, and I haven’t looked back. Recently, I also set up Qwant on my laptop. So far, it’s been pretty smooth sailing.
Swapping Google Cancer to Apple Cancer one way to reduce your dependence on Google, but I’m not entirely sure that really solves the underlying problem. Either way, there are a few Google services that I could replace with alternatives, but I just haven’t gotten around to it yet. I guess, one day I just need to start paying for a NextCloud subscription or something.
- Comment on Google AI Mode To Become Default For Google Search Soon 1 month ago:
Just so you know, it’s totally fine to ignore Google and use something better.
- Comment on What is a federated alternative to Wikipedia? 1 month ago:
People tend to disagree about everything, even the shape of the earth and the effectiveness of vaccines, as mad as they may sound. As a result, a federated encyclopedia would probably diverge and fork numerous times, resulting in countless competing versions. How would you merge them back together?
- Comment on Will Lemmy instances be forced to verify users' ~~ages~~ identities? 1 month ago:
Oh trust me, stuff you didn’t even imagine could exist can be found in that wretched hive of depravity and fornication. If you never click any of that, the algorithm won’t know how dirty your mind is. On the other hand, you could also do the exact opposite and click on everything horny. That will turn your whole feed into a 100% NSFW experience. Let’s just say that it’s a surprisingly versatile site.
- Comment on Will Lemmy instances be forced to verify users' ~~ages~~ identities? 1 month ago:
We are witnessing the next step along the way to a completely fragmented web. Sort of like the DataKrash, but in slow motion.
- Comment on Will Lemmy instances be forced to verify users' ~~ages~~ identities? 1 month ago:
That’s partially true. If you use the official mastodon app, you get the following feeds; following, local, lists and followed hashtags. If you use the web UI, you can also see the federated feed. A different client app, like Ice Cubes, gives you a trending feed as well.
- Comment on Will Lemmy instances be forced to verify users' ~~ages~~ identities? 1 month ago:
Nah. Mastodon can handle that.
- Comment on Will Lemmy instances be forced to verify users' ~~ages~~ identities? 1 month ago:
So, if you can’t even use Xitter for porn is there anything left? What even is the propose of that site any more?
- Comment on Will Lemmy instances be forced to verify users' ~~ages~~ identities? 1 month ago:
I’ve only heard about UK Australia and certain states in America. If you live in Kazakhstan next to Borat, you should be fine.
As always, EU is complicated, so we’ll have to wait and see how that works out.
- Comment on Will Lemmy instances be forced to verify users' ~~ages~~ identities? 1 month ago:
Compliance depends on the instance. Pick an instance where the admin doesn’t give a dingo’s kidney, or an instance located in a country where the local law doesn’t require age verification.