smarm52

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   by smarm52 2y ago

   > It would appear that the biggest technological innovation since the introduction of the world wide web a generation ago has been productized by a collection of fundamentally unserious people and organizations who appear to have no gras
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   by smarm52 2y ago

   > NLU Natural Language Understanding (I had to look it up. >_>)
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   by smarm52 2y ago

   There were some good discussions about Google's new AI thing in this thread: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40468230 And so, I wanted to find out how to disable it, and this article had some tips (for all major b
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   by smarm52 2y ago

   > they are also trading their own hard-earned credibility for a little cash from the companies that are simultaneously undervaluing them and building products quite clearly intended to replace them. Which is what they have been doing for
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   by smarm52 2y ago

   Some additional information from WSJ. But ... there's not much out there that I could find in terms of support for retirement or people retiring in the States. =/ Here’s What Retirement Looks Like in America in Six Charts https:&
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   by smarm52 2y ago

   see: https://archive.ph/jWsuE ---- > Vast amounts of money are needed to encourage each extra baby. And handouts tend to go to all babies, including those who would have been born anyway. > As a result, schemes in Pol
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   by smarm52 2y ago

   (Excuse me if this is obvious, I have limited time, but this article grabbed my attention; Fascinating). How do you handle writes? It seems like an interrupted write process could corrupt a section of text, which could be difficult to recov
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   by smarm52 2y ago

   Edit: Annoying the articles doesn't come with citations. A bit of research showed these are probably their sources: Li, H., Chong, Y. Q., Stepputtis, S., Campbell, J., Hughes, D., Lewis, M., & Sycara, K. (2023). Theory of mind for
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   by smarm52 2y ago

   Well since OP doesn't seem to want to: Thank you for your response. I came across this thread while doing some research, and it's been helpful. (I hate how common Tragedy of the Commons is. =/)
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    by smarm52 2y ago

    I have this method of checking for information sources to trust. I check for their reputation, and find evidence that they can be trusted. I should probably take my own advice ... but I have to figure how to do it first. 1st day. Thanks for
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    by smarm52 2y ago

    That sounds interesting, would you be interested in adding any more detail?
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    by smarm52 2y ago

    Apologies, still finding my footing here at HN. I have a lot "reddit reflexes" for lack of a better word, and this was probably a product of that.
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    by smarm52 2y ago

    I'd never heard of gumroad, so I took a look into it. The Wikipedia isn't much help, but does do a decent definition. "Gumroad enables creators to sell digital products, such as e-books, music, videos, software, and physical
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    by smarm52 2y ago

    Or a very bright one in those looking to exploit bad software.
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    by smarm52 2y ago

    > "Makes ffmpeg easier to use by accepting plain English." Interesting, any testing? Applications? Efficacy demonstrations?
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    by smarm52 2y ago

    Unclear about the details of this project. Is there an overview or paper related? Superficially it seems to be an interface for ChatGPT or other similar generative LLM service.
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    by smarm52 2y ago

    Unclear why this is relevant. The author has no credentials except for a few pictures. And so it's unclear what rigor they bring to this project. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/20/crosswords/wordle-