ALostInquirer

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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Besides money/capitalism, why are tech companies trying to push AI text generators over search engines?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I’ve not used retrieval augmented generation as far as I’m aware, so my reference point is what’s been pushed to the masses so far (dunno if any of it incorporates RAG, correct me if I’m mistaken).

  Looking it up I can see how it may mitigate some issues, however I still don’t have much confidence that this is a wise application since at base it’s still generative text. What I’ve tried so far has reinforced this view, as it’s not served as a good research aid.

  Anything it has generated for me has typically been superficial, i.e. info I can easily find on my own, because it’s on the sites right there in the first page of search results. In other situations the source articles cited seem not to exist, as attempts to verify them turn up nothing.

• Besides money/capitalism, why are tech companies trying to push AI text generators over search engines?
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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The publishing world⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  …The first?

• Are there rollerblading performances like ice skating performances?
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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Academic email signatures⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Where’s the, “my email address in the from field will do”, fall on this? 😂

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Given how paintball guns work, could you swap paintballs for a waterballs?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Thanks for the heads up! I’ve not played paintball so I didn’t know what kinda paint the standard stuff was using, and was mostly thinking about a way to minimize any clean up involved.

  Kinda contrary to some of the fun of the game, but everyone likes to play differently.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Given how paintball guns work, could you swap paintballs for a waterballs?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Thanks for the link, and clear paint didn’t occur to me, so that may be a good option too!

• Given how paintball guns work, could you swap paintballs for a waterballs?
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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨And he would've gotten away with it⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  What if it was the cops’ boss, moonlighting as a pizza shop boss and ultimately as an inept robber?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Give us your craziest ocean facts. 🦑⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  isn’t space just like, an inverse ocean?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨ain't your buddy, pal!⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Speaking of brotymology, what’s a gender neutral version of bro/man?

• How does one snap their fingers?
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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why do some say they own or have bought something that they technically haven't (e.g. domain names, expensive things, etc.)?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Mentioning @Diddlydee@feddit.uk here to address you both in your similar corrections rather than duplicate my reply: I stand corrected.

  I see that I had misconstrued my personal misgivings with the penalties of failing to pay with a lack of legal ownership.

  It still feels off, precarious, to describe it as ownership to me, but I recognize what you’re both saying regarding the legal standing of it all.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨We are so cooked⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  hello frog, that is sad to hear, have you tried calling doompost?

  (how is there no !doompost??)

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why do some say they own or have bought something that they technically haven't (e.g. domain names, expensive things, etc.)?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Own as in mortgages/loans paid off, I take it? That’s the slight distinction I’m thinking of with expensive items that typically can’t be bought outright. It’s not wholly owned until mortgage/loan is paid off, which you kinda nod towards with your last sentence.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why do some say they own or have bought something that they technically haven't (e.g. domain names, expensive things, etc.)?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  In the vein of houses and cars, yeah. I should get in a better habit of elaborating on ambiguous terms in the body, only haven’t as I’ve mixed experience with people skipping over those.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why do some say they own or have bought something that they technically haven't (e.g. domain names, expensive things, etc.)?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  How does one account for maintenance costs with this view? Even barring taxes, you may have to pay for upkeep either in materials or contracting out services to assist in maintenance.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why do some say they own or have bought something that they technically haven't (e.g. domain names, expensive things, etc.)?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Thanks for this info! I was unaware of this given how rarely it’s mentioned.

• Why do some say they own or have bought something that they technically haven't (e.g. domain names, expensive things, etc.)?
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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anyone have advice for a beginner planning on getting AWS CP license?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  You might try cross-posting to !ask_experienced_devs@programming.dev for more advice.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why is it sometimes difficult to start doing what one enjoys?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  You’re after this format:

  !avpd@sh.itjust.works

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why is it sometimes difficult to start doing what one enjoys?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  sometimes, but…why?

• Why is it sometimes difficult to start doing what one enjoys?
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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Didn't believe what I was seeing⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  FV?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Thankfully all my shitposts seem to be in order⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Are shitposts still shitposts if they’re in order?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why isn't free stuff (public domain/noncommercial) discussed as much as paid stuff?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  That addresses a slightly different question. Supposing people know of the free stuff, why isn’t it discussed more?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why isn't free stuff (public domain/noncommercial) discussed as much as paid stuff?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Good points! Although I feel like I may be out of the loop on some of the discussion/mention of archive.org stuff, which likely speaks to me being out of it more broadly regarding discussions of other related materials.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why isn't free stuff (public domain/noncommercial) discussed as much as paid stuff?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Kind of surprised there aren’t more comments along these lines. This was floating around the back of my head as much as some of the other responses.

• Why isn't free stuff (public domain/noncommercial) discussed as much as paid stuff?
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• Is there a word for items that require both hands to use (e.g. game controller, steering wheel, handlebars)?
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