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by emptiestplace 2y ago
I agree with everything you're saying, but these are different issues - not symptoms of excess intellect. Just post-hoc rationalization of poor choices.
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by emptiestplace 2y ago
I think part of the problem with these assistants is they are fucking annoying to use for all but the most trivial tasks. The only thing I've ever used Siri for more than once is "Siri, two minutes" - and sometimes she still
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by emptiestplace 2y ago
It's rather compelling even without the context. :(
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by emptiestplace 2y ago
Perhaps I'm confused, but it seems to me that your examples actually support my point. You're describing experience-based patterns - seniors over-abstracting vs juniors writing tangled code. Neither case is about intelligence; the
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by emptiestplace 2y ago
Hobbies may not always reflect intelligence, but beliefs probably do.
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by emptiestplace 2y ago
The "too smart developers" narrative is pandering - poor design stems from inexperience and its accompanying insecurity, not intelligence. Skilled developers intuitively grasp the value of simplicity.
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by emptiestplace 2y ago
I find OpenAI's models are the least fun to work with.
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by emptiestplace 2y ago
I can't see either scenario really bothering anybody, just get some paper towel or whatever.
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by emptiestplace 2y ago
All Along the Watchtower
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by emptiestplace 2y ago
No sane person uses hardware RAID in 2024, if that's what you're referring to.
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by emptiestplace 2y ago
> Which reads for my as not accepting the existence of it You should work on that, I guess?
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by emptiestplace 2y ago
Earth at Night in Colour S01E05 touches on this.
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by emptiestplace 2y ago
I recognize that you may be stepping back from this discussion, but I think it's important to address these inconsistencies in your earlier reasoning: Your logic is inconsistent on multiple levels. You won't eat fish because &quot
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by emptiestplace 2y ago
I think you've misunderstood my point. I wasn't discussing personal choice in definitions - honey is objectively an animal product, produced by bees. This isn't about how people choose to classify things, but rather about fac
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by emptiestplace 2y ago
Wait, are we actually applying human neurological assessment tools to transformer-based language models and conflating architectural/training differences between model iterations with biological cognitive decline?
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by emptiestplace 2y ago
Check out the theory of consciousness as an emergent property [of complexity] - I don't think there is even a single piece of evidence to suggest it is incorrect. Are you aware of the many behaviours of LLMs that are entirely emergent?
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by emptiestplace 2y ago
Despite the technical focus, HN is one of the most diverse and thoughtful communities I've ever had the privilege to be a part of - and I've been doing this since 300 baud. There isn't really anything I wouldn't want t
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by emptiestplace 2y ago
Great comment, appreciate you taking the time to come in and share your thoughts. We've discussed and decided to prioritize this change - please check back very soon!
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by emptiestplace 2y ago
I actually can't believe how fast `uv` is.
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by emptiestplace 2y ago
I'm ready for a vegans against vegetarianism movement. All seven of us can band together and enact real change.
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by emptiestplace 2y ago
I think it is important that we are compassionate to those who haven't yet found their way over, but I draw the line at tolerating defense of vegetarian 'ethics'. > each to their own So while I generally agree with this, i
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by emptiestplace 2y ago
None of this matters because it is not even remotely feasible for 8 billion people to ethically source animal products.
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by emptiestplace 2y ago
You're right: vegetarianism is not a respectable ethical stance. As someone who has actively tried to minimize my contribution for more than 25 years, I feel quite strongly that vegetarianism is a net negative in terms of progress on t
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by emptiestplace 2y ago
awk is purpose-built, lightweight, and perfect for line-oriented tasks. Perl can do everything awk does and much more, but that power comes with complexity. If you just need text processing, awk is simpler and sufficient. If you need more t
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by emptiestplace 2y ago
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by emptiestplace 2y ago
I am fundamentally opposed to all of this nonsense, but I don't think maceration would cause any pain - it's pretty fast. This feels like a distraction from the real suffering we see in industrial farming. While the culling of mal
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by emptiestplace 2y ago
Animated demonstration should be much slower. If you're determined to keep this much stuff in there (you probably shouldn't do this anyway), at least adjust slide duration based on information density.
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by emptiestplace 2y ago
I've used awk for a lot of weird shit over the last ~30 years and while I agree it's much more straightforward and convenient than Perl for most simple tasks, "expert in a week or two" is no.
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by emptiestplace 2y ago
I suspect you're confused about the beginning of what I wrote. I am not referring to the value of sharing your opinion here, I am saying that we need to stop having opinions on others' ability to endure being here, period. When we
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by emptiestplace 2y ago
Why should anyone care about your opinion, though? If you didn’t want to be here anymore, that wouldn’t be any of my business. I’d hope you were offered various forms of support and at least asked to consider alternatives, but c’mon—none of

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