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by function_seven 2y ago
Yeah I missed the nuance on the other side. If I know 80% of a subject, I can sometimes convince myself that I'm capable of "filling in the gaps" with on-the-fly constructions. But because "bullshitting" has some so
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by function_seven 2y ago
Bullshitting implies knowing that you're lying. Some sort of malice or intention to deceive. Hallucinating means the LLM really "thinks" that you can use PVA glue in a pizza recipe. It's not trying to screw you over. It&
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by function_seven 2y ago
No, no. It's ok. The 900 number is just to order the catalog itself. Once you get that, then you place your orders the regular way. (Or, that's what the scumbags told themselves, I'm sure) I think the only thing that outdoes
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by function_seven 2y ago
They tried to confirm this anecdote with a proper blind study, but the study kept proclaiming, "I can see now!"
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by function_seven 2y ago
Yeah I guess it is. I’m good at doing tenths. Fifths are weird and scary to me :) So the km:mi ratio is somewhere between 60:100 and 66:100. I choose whichever one makes sense depending on the number in front of me.
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by function_seven 2y ago
I always just use either 6/10 or 2/3, depending on which one is easiest to do in my head. Yes, this means both 90 and 100 km/h both covert to 60mph. Close enough!
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by function_seven 2y ago
I've written this comment here before, but I'll do it again. "Post-9/11" began minutes after the first planes found their targets. Flight 93—the one that crashed in Pennsylvania—never made it because the passengers
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by function_seven 2y ago
As soon as I finish my scientific investigation into Murphy's Law, I'll get right on it...
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by function_seven 2y ago
This comment was posted the same time you asked your question, but I think it's one decent reason: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41303428
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by function_seven 2y ago
Yes there is. Don’t look at the content unless the law requires it. That’s neutral. You host sites, regardless of their content.
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by function_seven 2y ago
EPA's interests in regulating land use are much more squarely in the police powers carveout than the zoning regulations that limit the number of occupants on a residential parcel. If EPA says you can't build a dam or otherwise alt
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by function_seven 2y ago
Everything you just wrote has made me understand that I should write on a balloon with a Sharpie. This sounds fun. Thanks.
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by function_seven 2y ago
Ya gotta keep checksumming until you find a fixed point.
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by function_seven 2y ago
This is a good point. If I'm being offered a list of skills to rate myself on, I'd have no trouble marking a 1 for COBOL or a 4 for PowerShell. Same goes for the 9s or 10s. If it's an area I've truly mastered, then that
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by function_seven 2y ago
It's bullshit psychological gaming. Obviously 1–6 are right out. Can't pick any of those. 10 is also out. (You're not that arrogant, are you?) So the question becomes: "7, 8, or 9?" Still some strategy to think ab
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by function_seven 2y ago
The only scenario I can think of is the "swoop and stoop", which is what insurance fraudsters do to induce a rear-end collision. A car from a neighboring lane suddenly changes lanes in front of you while also slamming on the brake
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by function_seven 2y ago
> some infinitesimal amount? What does that even mean? If we're rejecting the notion of an irrational, then the statement, "some infinitesimal amount" might as well be "some gorkly boggleboop". Sure, we can app
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by function_seven 2y ago
Finally an elevator that will force other occupants to respect my personal space. We’re all up against the wall during this ascent!
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by function_seven 2y ago
There has been a weird thing going on with soda. Like cosmotic says in the sibling comment, they're often on sale. But, like, really often and for a different deal each time. One week they may be at the full price, then the next it&#
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by function_seven 2y ago
I'm always amused when I read an article from years ago that uses perfectly-fine-but-quaint terminology: > ...that hope to deliver broadcast quality programming over the Internet--the holy grail for nascent video-on-demand (VOD) se
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by function_seven 2y ago
Evolution gave us legs. We invented wheels. Nature gave us eyes. We invented telescopes and microscopes. Natural selection “only” does the bare minimum that beats the competition. It didn’t design plants to be maximally efficient at removin
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by function_seven 2y ago
Still waiting on the ability to set a custom alert tone for group messages. I'm in a couple that occasionally will just go off . The alert is the standard one that also sounds for regular (direct to me) messages, so I either have to m
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by function_seven 2y ago
> it'll be people from the Southwest and California mass-migrating after they run out of water. I've always assumed that the cost to build desalination plants along the coast would be peanuts compared to the costs of letting
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by function_seven 2y ago
Real quote from my grandmother, years ago: "I'm not scared of flying so much. I just wish the plane didn't have to get so close to the ground before landing!"
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by function_seven 2y ago
I figure-eighted the cord onto those hooks to avoid that. Or alternated “over” and “under” with each pass around the hooks. EDIT: When I say “over” and “under” above, I’m referring to the technique RedNifre linked to in the sibling comment.
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by function_seven 2y ago
If a mathematician can determine the square root of -1, I have faith they’ll be able to “see” “prior” to the Big Bang.
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by function_seven 2y ago
I'm curious if any LLMs have something to say about Glenn Beck in 1990...
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by function_seven 2y ago
That’s too weird for most audiences. Removing the X axis altogether seems more appropriate (while keeping the labels). Then the plot area is still “bottomless” in a sense, but the labels are where people expect to see them. Having the axis
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by function_seven 2y ago
I used to make fake IDs that reused both the plastic backing and the hologram layer from a real license. I spent some time creating a template in Photoshop that I ink-jetted onto photo paper. The final result was very close to the real th
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by function_seven 2y ago
On planet XC-139 I hear that fusion power is 50 years away, so Emperor Xjastalk has subsidized collection of star power until that time. (Or, we have no reason to believe other intelligent life is any more or any less flawed as we may be)

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