theneverfox

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

You could look at it another way... Britain kept its investments. The colonies all use English common law, they pay their debts, and they stopped dumping tea into the harbor

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

You guys are circling around the answer

Aero looks, better menus (I refuse to believe nested drop downs are peak layout, but ribbon stuff looks pretty, at the cost of useful organization)

And finally, make it look good in dark mode. We aren't a print-first culture anymore, and I prefer my retinas intact

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I'm sorry, I have no idea what you're talking about. Could you explain it in assembly?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago

I did that, then started up a new playthrough to check out the updates. That's a sign of a good game IMO

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Embracing lack of meaning is nihilism talk!

Take in existence as it comes and laugh at the absurdity of it all

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

That's true too, it can give you examples to get you started, although it can be pretty hit or miss for that. Most models tend to be very clinical and conservative when it comes to mental health and relationships

I like to use it to actively listen and help me arrange my thoughts, and encourage me to go through with things. Occasionally it surprises me with solid advice, but mostly it's helpful to put things into words, have them read back to you, and deciding if that sounds true

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 months ago

Psychiatrists don't generally do therapy, and therapists don't give diagnoses or medication

Therapy is a bunch of techniques to get people talking, repeating their words back to them, and occasionally offering compensation methods or suggesting possible motivations of others. Telling you what to think or feel is unethical - therapy is about gently leading you to the realizations yourself. They can also provide accountability and advice, but they don't diagnose or hand you the answer - people circle around their issues and struggle to see it, but they need to make the connections themselves

I don't give AI too much credit - I give myself credit. I don't lie to myself, and I don't have trouble talking about what's bothering me. I use AI as a tool - these kinds of conversations are a mirror I can use to better understand myself. I'm the one in control, but through an external agent. I guide the AI to guide myself

An AI is not a replacement for a therapist, but it can be an effective tool for self reflection

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Talking to a rubber duck or writing to a person who isn't there is an effective way to process your own thoughts and emotions

Talking to a rubber duck that can rephrase your words and occasionally offer suggestions is basically what therapy is. It absolutely can help me process my emotions and put them into words, or encourage me to put myself out there

That's the problem with how people look at AI. It's not a replacement for anything, it's a tool that can do things that only a human could do before now. It doesn't need to be right all the time, because it's not thinking or feeling for me. It's a tool that improves my ability to think and feel

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago (23 children)

Idk, I mean I think this is more honest and practical LLM advertising than what we've seen before

I like to say AI is good at what I'm bad at. I'm bad at writing emails, putting my emotions out there (unless I'm sleep deprived up to the point I'm past self consciousness), and advocating for my work. LLMs do what takes me hours in a few seconds, even running locally on my modest hardware.

AI will not replace workers without significant qualitative advancements... It can sure as hell smooth the edges in my own life

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago

You guys have numbers? I have the infinity sign on every new device within days

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago

It's structural - you can be open or locked down, and it's hard to decentralize if you're not open

You can make it easier or harder to work with that data, but ultimately it's obsfucation - you could make it hard to parse and obscure details, but ultimately if you want decentralized federation you can't hide too much

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago

I just remember the day, as a software dev with a solid understanding of Blockchain, my older dev neighbor started explaining how NFTs worked

I thought he was confused or stupid or something.

"Wait, so like you have these super rare images, proof you own it on a Blockchain, and a link to the place they're all publicly hosted?"

Him: "Yep"

"And the only use for these right now is as a profile picture?"

Him: Shrug, "yeah, people use them for discord and stuff"

"But... Couldn't you just download the image and use it anyways?"

Him: "Yeah, it's all publicly hosted"

And it was about then my brain locked up. I did multiple hours of research later, sure I had to be missing something

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