ALostInquirer

@ALostInquirer@lemm.ee

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Besides money/capitalism, why are tech companies trying to push AI text generators over search engines?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨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 ⁨Researchers Scrape 2 Billion Discord Messages and Publish Them Online⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Given some similar issues, why is it some projects still use IRC then?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The publishing world⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  …The first?

• Are there rollerblading performances like ice skating performances?
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• Do you use other federated software besides Lemmy (e.g. Mastodon/Pixelfed/etc.), if so which?
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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Given how paintball guns work, could you swap paintballs for a waterballs?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ 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?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ 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 ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

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

• 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 ⁨What metrics did people evaluate arcade games by when they were popular?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  That’s what I was thinking might be the case for players, alongside the fun/new factors Jordan mentions. Thanks for the reply!

• ⁨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.

• What metrics did people evaluate arcade games by when they were popular?
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• ⁨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 ⁨What do you think might be some fun, positive ways for instances to distinguish themselves?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Why do you think so?

• What do you think might be some fun, positive ways for instances to distinguish themselves?
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• ⁨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 ⁨What are some old freeware PC games you've kept playing over the years?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Older? Check.
  Free? Check.
  Software/game? Check.

  Checks out in my book!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What are some old freeware PC games you've kept playing over the years?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  What shareware do you play?

• What are some old freeware PC games you've kept playing over the years?
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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨“Awful”: Roku tests autoplaying ads loading before the home screen⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Appreciate the reply and link regardless! It’s always whack-an-ad with these intrusive jerks.