HobbitFoot

@HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Gila River Tribes Intend to Float Solar Panels on a Reservoir. Could the Technology Help the Colorado River? - Inside Climate News⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  Given other attempts to shade water resources in the West, this looks like a great idea

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Given that vocal rights have been a thing should, it is likely that ElevenLabs can read the writing on the wall and see potential copyright infringement claims in the future.

  Also, AI cloning tools have been used to commit crimes, so I can see ElevenLabs not wanting to become an inadvertent accessory to fraud.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Are their any romance movies where there is a male protagonist who is a part of the manosphere?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Probably not.

  Even if you’re going into things like dub con hetero omegaverse content, the men are still written in a way that is attractive to women.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Which is more likely in the future: Smartphones eventually becoming more "open" OR Computers eventually becoming more "locked-down"?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Flash and Silverlight follow what I said. They were ubiquitous until the costs, being a bloated platform that couldn’t be ported to smartphones, caused the industry to shift to an open model.

  And messaging is a very old use of the Internet. IRC was created in 1988; Discord shouldn’t be a thing based on what you’ve said.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I feel like a major limitation to a Stargate empire would be Stargate throughout.

  A large enough military would need to be supplied at each Stargate to secure access. At a certain point, it is going to be difficult for the home world to supply all garrisons, even if some garrisons some self-sufficiency. Worse, if a garrison is self sufficient, how do you maintain loyalty to the home world.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Which is more likely in the future: Smartphones eventually becoming more "open" OR Computers eventually becoming more "locked-down"?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Closed standards win all the time; messaging and social feeds being two major examples.

  Open standards usually win only when complying with closed standards is more costly than using less developed open standards in the short run and developing the open standards over time.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨WTF is a rural town in the USA?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Americans would likely use the term “small town” over “village” in most of the country.

  Also the physical layout of a small town would likely be different and much more car dependent.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨how do I stop being a sucker for alcoholic stuff on sale?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Based on stated consumption levels, you are probably not an alcoholic. However, your thought process indicates that you may be at risk.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How do "lie detectors" work (I mean Polygraphs). If I'm loyal specifically to the constitution of my country, and the interviewers ask if I'm "loyal to [My Country name]", how would that work?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Polygraphs, at best, potentially measure nervousness. The assumption is that lying makes people more nervous than telling the truth.

  As others have said, the science behind this is bullshit.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What're they gonna do about it?⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Nah. They usually require an old email address or phone number.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨TIL: UnitedHealthcare Caught Paying Off Nursing Homes to Let Seniors Die Because Hospital Transfers were “Too Expensive”⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Because people were afraid to have the government determined when it is financially infeasible to keep someone alive so they let the free market do it instead.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How much has the ratio of accidental vs intentional pregnancies changed over time?⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  But there is a difference between a married couple intentionally creating a large family and a married couple that likes to fuck and didn’t intend to marry each other in the first place until a baby came along.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Low quality cropping will officially launch on Lemmy in 2025⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Of course. How else are they going to advertise $10 tickets to Florida?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The USA spends $15k/student annually which is 30% higher than the global median. Why do U.S. schools have "fundraisers" where kids are incentivized to sell stuff to people?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Because you are measuring against the global median while not adjusting for purchasing power parity. American costs are going to be far higher than the global median.

  Generally, it is seen that American primary and secondary schools are underfunded.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨It's Breathtaking How Fast AI Is Screwing Up the Education System⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I didn’t say AI, I said LLM.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨It's Breathtaking How Fast AI Is Screwing Up the Education System⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  A combination of personal vetting via analyzing output and the vetting of others. For instance, the Pentium calculation error was in the news. Otherwise, calculation by computer processor is understood and the technology is acceptable to be used for cases involving human lives.

  In contrast, there are several documented cases where LLM’s have been incorrect in the news to a point where I don’t need personal vetting. No one is anywhere close to stating that LLM’s can be used in cases involving human lives.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Would racism in the USA still exist if humans had automated robots in the 1800s?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  By the mid 1800’s, chattel slavery was around in the USA for over 200 years. Even after slavery ended, an enforced caste system was put in place.

  You would need the robots a lot earlier to prevent the slave trade.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Besides money/capitalism, why are tech companies trying to push AI text generators over search engines?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  On the use side, a lot of users want an answer to their question, not a list of pages that may have the answer, with the answer made more obscure via SEO optimization. AI is just a continuation of this.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨It's Breathtaking How Fast AI Is Screwing Up the Education System⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah, I figure this isn’t going to be an American only problem.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨It's Breathtaking How Fast AI Is Screwing Up the Education System⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  How are other countries different?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨It's Breathtaking How Fast AI Is Screwing Up the Education System⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  How are other countries handling it? I can’t imagine AI being an American only education issue.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨It's Breathtaking How Fast AI Is Screwing Up the Education System⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  If you want to compare a calculator to an LLM, you could at least reasonably expect the calculator result to be accurate.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Visited Vasquez Rocks⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  40 miles? I thought this was in the TMZ.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Whats the best way to deep dive into learning a language without apps?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Bon jour. Je suis un grand Muzzy!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How are Americans so outgoing and extroverted and how can I become the same?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Different parts of the USA have different expectations for small talk, but it is generally higher than I’ve seen for parts of Europe.

  That said, being outgoing is a muscle for some people and, because of cultural differences, Americans tend to work out this muscle more than other countries.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨WARNING!⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  What are you, American Dream?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Probably bisexual, but you’ve got a type.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If my county passes a new tax for um lets say a new jail. They staff it and build it and everything with the tax money. How come it seems the tax is there forever? Why not get rid of it when built?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  There are three things occurring with this new facility:

  1. Construction - Generally, the cost of construction is far larger than the tax for the construction project. The county may build the jail in a few years, but the taxes to pay for it usually take over a decade to pay back.

  2. Operation - Once you open the facility, you have to use it. That generally requires some form of operations budget. Facilities cost money to run and intelligent governments try to plan that into building a new facility.

  3. Maintenance - The building isn’t going to last forever, and a lot of modern buildings need more effort to maintain them then older buildings. It is common for facilities to need significant maintenance work every 15 years. If you’re going to bond to build a facility, why not include maintenance as part of the total cost of life for the facility?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Can the Internet be an ethnicity?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  To add to it, I wouldn’t put “Internet” as a subculture since that is way too broad of a definition of place.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Most constitutional monarchies got that way due to incremental change generally caused by political crises. Switching from a monarchy to a republic usually done as a response to one of these crises; no crisis usually means the monarch keeps the crown.

  You also have an issue of what to replace the monarch with. Most constitutional monarchies have parliamentary systems of government where the legislature has supremacy. However, you still need a supreme executive to run a government when the legislature fails. The process of picking that person is very politically important and had inherent risks to it. For some countries, keeping the monarch as the on/off switch is easier than dealing with the headache of choosing a President.