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by npinsker 8mo ago
Theoretically it could change via literacy rates and attention spans going down?
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by npinsker 8mo ago
Isn't this kind of splitting hairs? Technically you're right, but he's obviously talking about a product that itself, independently from its underlying model, has a "strong, clear competitive lead" over would-be com
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by npinsker 8mo ago
Would it outweigh you having to stop half as often?
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by npinsker 8mo ago
This feels harsh. Engineers have an endless list of other things to learn that are arguably more important, and it isn’t always worth understanding all the weird edge cases that almost never pop up (to say nothing of Git’s hostile, labyrint
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by npinsker 9mo ago
It’s probably not compilation, but “Domain Reloading” ( https://docs.unity3d.com/2022.2/Documentation/Manual/DomainR... ) which is laughably slow and on by default. I think Unity does this because the same proc
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by npinsker 9mo ago
The headline (currently: “Trying to craft AI images that are worth displaying to end users” ) is misleading and changed from the original. Author isn’t crafting any AI images; they’re using AI in tandem with manual work to help choose from
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by npinsker 9mo ago
“Well, Reddit is growing, which contradicts my point, but I really feel like it’s not”
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by npinsker 9mo ago
No, it's 50% -- given that e.g. the flip is H, the base probability is both 16% for HT and 16% for TH.
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by npinsker 9mo ago
AI writing being easy to detect is a good thing IMO. I personally won't read anything from someone who thinks it improves their writing
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by npinsker 10mo ago
> I suspect that what he means is something like "artificial intelligence, but that works just like human intelligence". I think he means "something that can discover new areas of mathematics".
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by npinsker 10mo ago
It does not :)
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by npinsker 10mo ago
"Steam" doesn't decide to have discounted sales -- games are heavily discounted because developers compete against one another for attention. Nintendo and Sony generally have less need to do this.
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by npinsker 10mo ago
I agree with you. I agree it's valuable work. I totally disagree with their claim. A better analogy is: someone who's never taken the AIME might think "there are an infinite number of math problems", but in actuality the
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by npinsker 10mo ago
Completely false. This is like saying being good at chess is equivalent to being smart. Look no farther than the hodgepodge of independent teams running cheaper models (and no doubt thousands of their own puzzles, many of which surely overl
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by npinsker 11mo ago
I actually feel like the discussion here has trended relatively negative on AI for the most part. Things change quickly though, and it makes sense for opinions to, too.
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by npinsker 11mo ago
It’s not necessary to see the problems though
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by npinsker 11mo ago
CS2 makes an enormous and non-negligible amount of money.
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by npinsker 11mo ago
They said that they either feel lesser or above. (Though this might point at a different problem; I'd hope one could enjoy the company, really enjoy it, of both sets of people.)
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by npinsker 11mo ago
Yes, one of the best pieces I've ever read posted here.
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by npinsker 11mo ago
It’s not a niche site within its market.
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by npinsker 11mo ago
The request by itself is fine; it's not about that, but about the nuance within the word choice and what it conveys. It appears the OP is an incredibly valuable community member that has been deeply affronted and hurt by the recent cha
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by npinsker 1y ago
That’s a great answer to GP’s question!
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by npinsker 1y ago
I get what you're saying, but Advent of Code isn't dead? The leaderboard is dead, but if that's an important part of it to you, I'm optimistic there'll be some nice large public groups you can join somewhere.
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by npinsker 1y ago
Maybe my wording wasn't good -- I meant a sale driven primarily through a channel other than Steam (streamer, Reddit, ads, friend recommendation). It's difficult for me to really trust this stat though because purchasing decisions
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by npinsker 1y ago
Steam's cut decreases to 20% after a certain amount of money. Also Steam does a lot more to earn their cut than any other platform, by far -- for example, they do a lot of promotion for you, both algorithmic and through things like D
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by npinsker 1y ago
That really depends on the place and the person. I don't get much value from eating inside a Chipotle or a pizza parlor.
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by npinsker 1y ago
I looked into this once and couldn't find anything -- after all, vanishingly few people practice total, 100% immersion in their new language, where you must either speak or not get what you want. Based on my experience I don't bel
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by npinsker 1y ago
Probably shaders. The curvature's too extreme, and the way shadows move as you get close to them doesn't match physical reality.
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by npinsker 1y ago
Surely it's no more soulless than a song without words at all?
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by npinsker 1y ago
I see it as like having the answer key to every homework assignment for a course. It's easy to convince yourself that it doesn't hurt learning -- but there's probably a reason the answers aren't given to you. The struggl

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