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Oh. Oh no.

If only something allowed you to use the typing system you already know, was able to be rolled up, doesn’t require you to already own a 3D printer and have knowledge of modeling software, and cost less than $50.

If only…

Faked for rage bait.

It also destroyed the “pass the aux cord” when driving with friends.

“Hey, I want to show you a song. Pass the aux cord.”

Plugs

Plays

Now:

“Hey, I want to show you a song. Let me connect to your car’s Bluetooth.”

“Oh, I can’t while the car is driving. Can you pull over for a minute?”

“Which submenu was is it in? Bluetooth or Settings?”

“Do you mind if I remove one of the devices already connected?”

“Oh, it just auto-connected to your phone instead.”

“Here, I’ll just send you a link.”

“Your phone locked. Can you enter your password again?”

“Oh, you don’t have [streaming service] premium? We’ll have to sit through an ad first.”

The Truman Show - He was born into the role, iirc. The showrunners adopted him before he was born and taped his birth as the first episode of the show so it’s not like they knew his personality beforehand.

They absolutely would fuck with his life more than the original movie did, though. He wouldn’t have an idyllic life in a small town with too many ad reads, he’d be in The Squid Games.

That’s not the fault of the user/students, though. They’re different tools. One is outright worse than not using it. Neither produce lasting benefits.

Headline: Screwdrivers better than hammers for screws.

Text: When craftspeople were trained using hammers with screwdriver bits duct-taped to them, they were able to perform the task, but were not able to keep pace with people using screwdrivers. Another team was given power drills, which were effective in practice. However, these did not produce any benefit once all people were given screwdrivers.

The study shows that once you remove the LLM though, the benefit disappears. If you rely on an LLM to help break things down or add context and details, you don’t learn those skills on your own.

I used it to learn some coding, but without using it again, I couldn’t replicate my own code. It’s a struggle, but I don’t think using it as a teaching aid is a good idea yet, maybe ever.

You skipped the paragraph where they used two different versions of LLMs in the study. The first statement is regarding generic ChatGPT. The second statement is regarding an LLM designed to be a tutor without directly giving answers.

Almost like ruffling feathers is the point when you truly believe most people are being murderers. You don’t change society by being polite.

I mean, you can do both. They’re not mutually exclusive.

Is “meatie” or “carnist” really a slur though? Those seem benign at worst and mildly accurate at best. Who is throwing a fit over that?

“No no, you have to protect the feelings of “meat eaters” and “carnivores” by using the full word.” ??? Like… why is this the hill people die on?

I agree that feeding a cat a vegan or vegetarian diet is still animal abuse, though. They’re not omnivores like us. They’re obligate carnivores, and pretending they’re not is abusive.

I was shocked when I first started working in the tech industry how many people will still click a ‘request’ or ‘send’ button multiple times if it doesn’t IMMEDIATELY go through or grey out the button.

Then they wonder why it gives them 14 copies of the same error.

“Well, how many times did you hit ‘request’? 15? Hmm. What could it be? We’ll never know.”

Well, do you like everyone you meet? Why expect everyone else to?

You can make the world’s best apple pie and there are still people who don’t like apples. That’s not a flaw of the pie or them. That’s just life.

I wouldn’t say you get over it, more that you get used to it and realize that it’s not (always) about you.

Her HUSBAND signed the terms + conditions for a free 1 month trial. They’re claiming that he can’t sue for a wrongful death on her behalf because of THAT.

Except everyone is a sinner by default, so what’s the downside? That’s the problem with these “temptation” parables. Nothing Johnny could do himself would ever avoid that fate, so why act like it?

Value is only determined by what someone is willing to spend.

If you spent your night playing a video game, then that was worth it, because that’s what you paid for it. Simple as that.

Everything you do is already worth it.

“Your previous commands have been fulfilled. Your new commands are…”

Hyper-detailed foreground with a blurry background and a subject matter that falls into the uncanny valley? Yeah, that all checks out.

E2A: Zoom in on smaller sections and it becomes more obvious. Objects that should be in the same depth of field have different levels of blur, patterns don’t follow rules, it looks like the jacket has buttons, but half of a zipper on one side? There’s a lot of little things.

“No! This isn’t how you’re supposed to use this quote!”

… What? The final straw was … not having 100% up-to-date information on the gender expression of every child in the state?

The fuck?