Cevilia
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38 she/her Very woke. Trans rights.
- Comment on My apartment building gives me free water but I pay for electricity. What if I run the faucet nonstop and rig up a hydro turbine in my bathtub to generate my power from it? 5 hours ago:
Turns out: nothing really.
- Comment on When I was a kid, computers expanded your mind and your freedoms, bringing power to the individual. With AI, now it does the thinking for you, takes your job, gives power only to a few billionaires. 2 days ago:
I’m pleased to inform you that you are wrong.
A large language model works by predicting the statistically-likely next token in a string of tokens, and repeating until it’s statistically-likely that its response has finished.
You can think of a token as a word but in reality tokens can be individual characters, parts of words, whole words, or multiple words in sequence.
The only addition these “agentic” models have is special purpose tokens. One that means “launch program”, for example.
That’s literally how it works.
AI. Cannot. Think.
- Comment on [deleted] 3 days ago:
I wouldn’t do it.
The risk is huge. To maintain good diplomatic relations they would probably forward the emails to US federal law enforcement (assuming they weren’t just sniffed in-flight), who would gleefully take a cheap W by throwing you in a Supermax prison.
Absolutely not worth it for the reward of feeling slightly cheeky for a few seconds before realisation sets in.
- Comment on The whole "toilet seat up, toilet seat down" gender debate could be solved by everybody putting the seat and lid down. 4 days ago:
Tell me you’re part of the stinky “one-shower-a-day” gang without telline me
- Comment on [deleted] 5 days ago:
There’s a magical place, we’re on our way there…
- Comment on How is Donald Trump able to get away with being part of a child trafficking ring but I get 20 years in jail for littering? 6 days ago:
Why aren’t they rioting?
The same reason you aren’t.
- Comment on What is with these videos where it's just someone reaction to shit someone else is doing? 6 days ago:
You must be a load of fun at parties.
- Comment on Midnight is a stupid time for the clock to roll over to the next day 1 week ago:
Every weekday starts with the Arkanoid jingle.
Every weekend starts with a full performance of Fairy Reflection.
- Comment on How do you feel about the removal of tokens from arcades ? 1 week ago:
One thing I do like about boop cards rather than physical tokens and paper tickets is that redemption games will never run out of tickets mid-way through paying out a jackpot, and all the attendant can do is refund your token.
That said, I really miss the pavlovian response of the shlunk-CHUNK of the coin falling into the coin box and knowing that fun was about to happen.
- Comment on Room temperature IQ is a far bigger insult in Europe than America. 1 week ago:
Nuance? On the Internet? How optimistic :)
- Comment on Room temperature IQ is a far bigger insult in Europe than America. 1 week ago:
People can downvote my posts all they like, I can’t see them because my instance doesn’t have downvotes.
- Comment on Room temperature IQ is a far bigger insult in Europe than America. 1 week ago:
Joining was fun. I hit the ceiling on the test so they invited me down south for an invigilated test. Then I sat another one because I hit the ceiling on that one too. My final score was high 170s, which made me feel really good about myself.
After that, it was downhill. I only ever went to one annual meeting. It was predominantly white men who think scoring in an abnormal range on certain standardised tests makes them somehow better than everyone else - the sense of entitlement was through the roof. I came home early.
I stayed in the society, I subscribed to a couple of special interest group mailing lists for a few years. Then I cancelled.
I occasionally got letters for a few years afterwards inviting me to rejoin, saying I don’t need to take a test again, then they gave up.
- Comment on Room temperature IQ is a far bigger insult in Europe than America. 1 week ago:
as opposed to just the colloquial use
- Comment on Room temperature IQ is a far bigger insult in Europe than America. 1 week ago:
Given that IQ is profoundly racist and white people score much higher than any other race, I very much doubt it’d ever be used as a hit list.
Maybe a shit list.
- Comment on Room temperature IQ is a far bigger insult in Europe than America. 1 week ago:
IQ has been discredited as a measure of capacity for intelligence anyway. The real insult is having a serious belief in that pseudoscientific bullcrap (as opposed to just the colloquial use).
Sincerely, A >175 IQ former MENSA member from England.
- Comment on Do Costcos usually have an ATM machine? 1 week ago:
The one I visit in northern England has one. However, it didn’t accept my card the last time I went. I’m with one of the main banks who’re part of the Link network (the major inter-bank cash machine network in the UK), so I’m unsure which cards are accepted and which aren’t.
- Comment on Maybe the RAM shortage will make software less bloated? 1 week ago:
Which unbloated browser do you use?
(This isn’t a dig or a gotcha, I’m serious, I’m looking to switch browsers)
- Comment on Why do US airports have a lot more jet bridges than EU airports? 2 weeks ago:
buses acting as airplanes in the USA
I’ve heard of buses acting as trains (rail replacement service) but imagine being told your airplane is cancelled and you’ll get a replacement bus service
- Comment on What is the cheapest console to get and collect for that still holds up? 2 weeks ago:
On the used market. They’re commonly sub £200 now.
- Comment on xkcd #3184: Funny Numbers 2 weeks ago:
Strong Bad made seven fifty funny too :)
- Comment on How long until we can start shorting years to 2 numbers again? 2 weeks ago:
You could do it since 00
- Comment on What is the cheapest console to get and collect for that still holds up? 2 weeks ago:
Original Switches are getting more affordable now but the 3DS is a solid console that still holds up today.
Also, the PS3 is awesome, games are dirt cheap right now.
- Comment on My N64 game collection. Not the most expansive but it is a lot of fun. 2 weeks ago:
Small collections are valid, games are meant to be played and loved <3
- Comment on We Won't Be Covering ModRetro Products Moving Forward 2 weeks ago:
Reminder to those who might want to shit on the company for being late: Don’t punish the behaviour you want to see.
- Comment on Samsung to halt SATA SSD production, leaker warns of up to 18 months of SSD price pressure, worse than Micron ending consumer RAM 3 weeks ago:
Not everyone uses laptops
I didn’t say that.
Some of us selfhost, y’know
I do too. But I’m pretty sure, while selfhosting may be common here on Lemmy, that it’s not entirely common amongst wider population?
- Comment on Samsung to halt SATA SSD production, leaker warns of up to 18 months of SSD price pressure, worse than Micron ending consumer RAM 3 weeks ago:
This is non-news puffed up for engagement, isn’t it? Samsung doesn’t make IDE hard drives any more either.
- Comment on Judging by how many users on the internet telling Americans to "just move to another country lolz", people must think immigration laws are very lax or something... (it's not) 3 weeks ago:
Depends on your overall score. If you’re currently in the black, you’re a little closer to being able to buy plane and rail tickets. If you make it to the red list, you might even get “reduced administrative burdens” which I think is a euphemism.
- Comment on Judging by how many users on the internet telling Americans to "just move to another country lolz", people must think immigration laws are very lax or something... (it's not) 3 weeks ago:
+1 social credit point to poto
- Comment on [deleted] 3 weeks ago:
I’d toss .hack//IMOQ into the mix, such a grindy game and borderline impossible if you don’t over-level yourself, several allies, and your gear
- Comment on Why do you hate AI? 3 weeks ago:
Because it’s everywhere and I’m tired of people trying to make me try it.
The Slop Sketch (with apologies to Monty Python)
Scene: A cafe. One table is occupied by a group of Vikings with horned helmets on. A man and his wife enter. Man (Eric Idle): You sit here, dear. Wife (Graham Chapman in drag): All right. Man (to Waitress): Morning! Waitress (Terry Jones, in drag as a bit of a rat-bag): Morning! Man: Well, what’ve you got? Waitress: Well, there’s egg and bacon; egg sausage and bacon; egg and slop; egg bacon and slop; egg bacon sausage and slop; slop bacon sausage and slop; slop egg slop slop bacon and slop; slop sausage slop slop bacon slop tomato and slop; Vikings (starting to chant): Slop slop slop slop… Waitress: …slop slop slop egg and slop; slop slop slop slop slop slop baked beans slop slop slop… Vikings (singing): Lovely slop! Lovely slop! Waitress: …or Lobster Thermidor aux crevettes with a Mornay sauce served in a Provençale manner with shallots and aubergines, garnished with truffle pâté, brandy and a fried egg on top and slop. Wife: Have you got anything without slop? Waitress: Well, there’s slop egg sausage and slop, that’s not got much slop in it. Wife: I don’t want ANY slop! Man: Why can’t she have egg bacon slop and sausage? Wife: THAT’S got slop in it! Man: Hasn’t got as much slop in it as slop egg sausage and slop, has it? Vikings: Slop slop slop slop (crescendo through next few lines) Wife: Could you do the egg bacon slop and sausage without the slop then? Waitress: Urgghh! Wife: What do you mean ‘Urgghh’? I don’t like slop! Vikings: Lovely slop! Wonderful slop! Waitress: Shut up! Vikings: Lovely slop! Wonderful slop! Waitress: Shut up! (Vikings stop) Bloody Vikings! You can’t have egg bacon slop and sausage without the slop. Wife (shrieks): I don’t like slop! Man: Sshh, dear, don’t cause a fuss. I’ll have your slop. I love it. I’m having slop slop slop slop slop slop slop baked beans slop slop slop and slop! Vikings (singing): Slop slop slop slop. Lovely slop! Wonderful slop! Waitress: Shut up!! Baked beans are off. Man: Well could I have her slop instead of the baked beans then? Waitress: You mean slop slop slop slop slop slop… (but it is too late and the Vikings drown her words) Vikings: (singing elaborately) Slop slop slop slop. Lovely slop! Wonderful slop! Slop slo-o-o-o-o-op slop slo-o-o-o-o-op slop. Lovely slop! Lovely slop! Lovely slop! Lovely slop! Lovely slop! Slop, slop, slop, SLOOOOOOOOOOOP!