rogerrogerr

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by rogerrogerr 6d ago
I used to be, now it’s an indicator that human thought may be involved that I wouldn’t be able to trivially replicate with the free slop-idea vending machine.
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by rogerrogerr 9d ago
> Do trick questions demonstrate that most people don't "get it"? "Should I walk to the car wash" is hardly a trick question. If a human told me to walk to the car wash because it's so close, I would say tha
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by rogerrogerr 10d ago
Fire is pretty effective too, in my experience.
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by rogerrogerr 12d ago
Don’t need any tool to identify this as slop: > Here is the short version, with numbers and links. > The one-paragraph summary:
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by rogerrogerr 13d ago
> The government can simply gag Sam, Dario, Musk on national security basis Genuine question - can they really do this? Obviously if I, a not-even-millionaire, get a national security gag order, I'm going to follow it because I assu
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by rogerrogerr 13d ago
I have no idea why you’re so mad. Also, this is a forum where you’re somewhat likely to run into people who worked on Word at Microsoft. That seems like enough of an answer to your question.
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by rogerrogerr 14d ago
> file sharing > LLMs It’s probably worth doing a very thorough audit of how you’re handling user-uploaded files, it’s full of non-obvious footguns.
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by rogerrogerr 14d ago
Eh, I think it started out as morbid curiosity and then I noticed it changed how I drove. Seemed like a good idea to do deliberately.
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by rogerrogerr 15d ago
I try to watch car crash dashcam videos once a month or so on Reddit or YouTube. I feel like it recalibrates my brain to be more aware of the things that could happen that are out on the tail end of the distribution, like you say.
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by rogerrogerr 15d ago
Seeing a 767 wheelbarrow down a runway is so surreal. Brings back fond memories of scaring CFIs in a 172.
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by rogerrogerr 15d ago
They could have “aborted” at almost any time prior to when they did. And even that may have been fine if they had stuck with it. A decent rule of thumb in aviation (and life…) is that you’re allowed to change your mind once. Waffling kills
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by rogerrogerr 15d ago
> Neither of them will ever fly again Why do you say this so confidently? Aviation generally does not have a culture of taking future employment away from people proximate to accidents. Seems likely the FO will be fine. The CA will have
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by rogerrogerr 19d ago
> That's not dogma. That's the science. twitch
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by rogerrogerr 19d ago
> I wouldn't trust flight control software that was only reviewed by humans So I assume you don’t fly? Or is it only software created after 2025 which must be reviewed by the All Knowing Entity?
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by rogerrogerr 20d ago
Because _someone_ has vetted the output of GCC. It’s used in flight-critical stuff. The closest thing we have to vetting LLMs is “whoa look, it escaped this sandbox, that’s prolly not great but it’s so cool!”
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by rogerrogerr 20d ago
I can’t remember the last time GCC emitted code that just flat out called the wrong function. If it did that occasionally, I would review it.
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by rogerrogerr 20d ago
[non-AI org] I despise this and call it out every time I see it. Some dude hooked up an LLM autoresponder to his email, sent some nauseating AI slop to a huge distribution list. I couldn’t help myself, replied and asked him for a recipe for
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Ask HN: (Why) Was the LLM breakthrough useful for images, audio, etc.?
5 points by rogerrogerr 20d ago|5 comments
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by rogerrogerr 29d ago
> you're going to want to develop complex pipelines and build processes to help with development and testing Opinion: Complex build processes are great. Complex _pipelines_ are a trap. I'm in a position to see the output of a l
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by rogerrogerr 29d ago
It is nonsensical to consider popular vote numbers in an election not decided on the popular vote. How many Democrats stayed home in red states because they knew their vote wouldn't matter? And how many Republicans stayed home in blue
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by rogerrogerr 29d ago
If you think you are building God, and every second counts, interruptions cost you way more than measly electricity.
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by rogerrogerr 29d ago
Are they not producing anything? I agree that I place no value on slop, but my grandparents sure do. Maybe what they're producing is net negative value at the societal level, but (unfortunately?) they're not producing nothing.
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by rogerrogerr 1mo ago
Adding systems to aircraft, whether retrofit or new design, is a horrifically complex and expensive thing. What kind of disinfectant is used? How is it distributed? Does it do something bad at -80 degrees C? At +80 C? If it freezes, what ha
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by rogerrogerr 1mo ago
Often rounds to free compared to human costs.
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by rogerrogerr 1mo ago
I got a 64GB M1 Max four years ago or so, used. Felt like a ridiculous overspend at the time, but I'm sure smug about it now.
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by rogerrogerr 1mo ago
Vertical integration is unbelievably effective.
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by rogerrogerr 1mo ago
Can you expand on this? I'm not tracking.
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by rogerrogerr 1mo ago
Yeah, at least LLMs read everything you write (for now). Human first level support agents are incredibly frustrating if you have to explain anything with more than one logical step.
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by rogerrogerr 1mo ago
I’m pretty confident it’s AI that has been told to model a writing style.
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by rogerrogerr 1mo ago
I think we’re talking about the obvious AI tells that apparently only some of us can see. Versus some of us look at five tells and say “nah, this is fine in isolation” over and over.

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