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you can become a db expert with the right prompts

lomase 1y ago
You can learn how to pour a drink in 1 minute, that is why most bartenders earn minimum wage. You can't become a db expert with a promt. I hope you make a lot of money with your lies and good luck.
- simonw 1y ago
  You can become a DB expert by reading books, forums and practicing hard. These days you can replace those books and forums with a top tier LLM, but you still need to put in the practice yourself. Even with AI assistance that's still a lot of work.
  - lomase 1y ago
    You could not replace good books with Intenert and you can't replace good books with a any LLM. You can replace books with your own time and research. Again making statements that are just not true. Typical HN behavior.
    - simonw 1y ago
      I don't appreciate how you accuse me of "making statements that are just not true" without providing a solid argument (as opposed to your own opinion) as to why what I'm saying isn't true.
      - lomase 1y ago
        You stated that an LLM can replace a book. As far as I know in the field of logic the one making a statement, in this case you, is the one who has to prove it. But in this case you make a statemen and then ask ME to prove it wrong? Makes zero fucking sense. As much as you don't apreciate it, that is how debate and logic works.
        simonw 1y ago
        The idea that an LLM can replace the role of a book doesn't seem like it should even be controversial to me. You buy a non-fiction book to learn something, or to act as a reference. An LLM provides an alternative mechanism for learning that thing, or looking up those reference points. What am I missing here? Do you think a search engine could replace a book?
        lomase 1y ago
        So you are not only stating than a LLM can replace a book. Directly you are saying that it is an axiom. It is so self evident true that you don't even need to reason about it. That LLMs can replace a book is a fundamental truth of the universe like the euclid postulates or like 1=1. Well then there is no way to continue the conversation, because by definition axioms can't be false.
        simonw 1y ago
        I'm happy to be convinced otherwise, but you'll have to make a concrete argument rather than just critiquing the way I'm discussing this.

You can learn how to pour a drink in 1 minute, that is why most bartenders earn minimum wage. You can't become a db expert with a promt. I hope you make a lot of money with your lies and good luck.

simonw 1y ago
You can become a DB expert by reading books, forums and practicing hard. These days you can replace those books and forums with a top tier LLM, but you still need to put in the practice yourself. Even with AI assistance that's still a lot of work.
- lomase 1y ago
  You could not replace good books with Intenert and you can't replace good books with a any LLM. You can replace books with your own time and research. Again making statements that are just not true. Typical HN behavior.
  - simonw 1y ago
    I don't appreciate how you accuse me of "making statements that are just not true" without providing a solid argument (as opposed to your own opinion) as to why what I'm saying isn't true.
    - lomase 1y ago
      You stated that an LLM can replace a book. As far as I know in the field of logic the one making a statement, in this case you, is the one who has to prove it. But in this case you make a statemen and then ask ME to prove it wrong? Makes zero fucking sense. As much as you don't apreciate it, that is how debate and logic works.
      - simonw 1y ago
        The idea that an LLM can replace the role of a book doesn't seem like it should even be controversial to me. You buy a non-fiction book to learn something, or to act as a reference. An LLM provides an alternative mechanism for learning that thing, or looking up those reference points. What am I missing here? Do you think a search engine could replace a book?
        lomase 1y ago
        So you are not only stating than a LLM can replace a book. Directly you are saying that it is an axiom. It is so self evident true that you don't even need to reason about it. That LLMs can replace a book is a fundamental truth of the universe like the euclid postulates or like 1=1. Well then there is no way to continue the conversation, because by definition axioms can't be false.
        simonw 1y ago
        I'm happy to be convinced otherwise, but you'll have to make a concrete argument rather than just critiquing the way I'm discussing this.