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Hmm... Gemini (1.5 Flash) just aced that exact question for me: These lines celebrate the victory of the British ship HMS Victory, led by the famous Admiral Lo
by ted_dunning 2y ago
Hmm... Gemini (1.5 Flash) just aced that exact question for me:
These lines celebrate the victory of the British ship HMS Victory, led by the famous Admiral Lord Nelson, in the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805.
"Here's success unto the Victory": This line directly praises the ship itself, acknowledging its role in the successful battle.
"and crew of noble fame": This recognizes the bravery and skill of the sailors who served aboard the Victory.
"and glory to the captain": This line specifically honors Admiral Nelson, the captain of the Victory, for his leadership and strategic brilliance in the battle.
"bold Nelson was his name": This emphasizes Nelson's courage and daring, which were legendary.
The lines express admiration for the ship, its crew, and most importantly, Admiral Nelson, who became a national hero in Britain for his victory at Trafalgar.
- thaumasiotes 2y agoThat's not acing the question. It's completely incorrect. What do you think the singer in "Friends in Low Places" meant in the toast he gave after crashing his ex-girlfriend's wedding? And I saw the surprise and the fear in his eyes when I took his glass of champagne and I toasted you, said "Honey, we may be through but you'll never hear me complain"
- sdenton4 2y agoThat requires knowing the song, beyond the words provided. Would you flunk an eighth grader for getting it wrong?
- thaumasiotes 2y agoWell, the rest of the song helps, in that it specifies that (1) the toast upset the wedding, and (2) the singer responded to that by insulting "you", which is presumably one or more of the bride, the groom, and the guests. But I think specifying that the singer has crashed his ex-girlfriend's wedding is already enough that you deserve to fail if your answer is "he says he's not upset, so what he means is that he's not upset". It's not any kind of leap to guess that the bride's ex-boyfriend's toast might cause a scene at a wedding - that's why the bride's ex-boyfriends are never invited. (The question has already provided every word of the toast that appears in the song.) See also the sidethread comment by mikeruiz, noting that o1-pro reproduces the rest of the lyrics to The Victory, but gets the question wrong anyway.
- sdenton4 2y agoI was referring to the original query, of course, as any entity capable of reasoning could have figured out.
- thaumasiotes 2y agoHmm. Is there anything in my comment above that might address that point of view?
- sdenton4 2y agoNah, intermittent failures are apparently enough to provide evidence that an entire class of entities is incapable of reason. So I think we've figured this one out...
- kbelder 2y agoSounds like you just proved ted_dunning isn't sentient.
- thaumasiotes 2y agoWell, I proved that he's happy to express an opinion on whether an answer to a question is correct regardless of whether he knows anything about the question. I wouldn't trust advice from him or expect his work output to stand up to scrutiny. Sentience isn't really a related concept.