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  1. Aldarion

    AI Slop Thread

    I don't get the objection. This was actual music instead of beep boop electronic noises. I found it a reasonable simulation of guitar and drum based music with vocals. I think I agree human performers would be better at it, but I was contrasting this with the silly "AI made techno" that went...
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    Whats rustling your jimmies?

    (Speaking to one one in this thread in particular, but to big truck drivers in general). Driving a big truck around when you don't actually need one is like playing loud rap music in public. In that situation you know you're pissing everyone off, and if we're being honest, thats a big part of...
  3. Aldarion

    AI Slop Thread

    They may, but can they? Those videos are great. I'm impressed with how far AI music has come. I remember when people were showing bullshit techno AI had made, as if a robot making beep boop sounds was impressive. Now that its doing actual music - fuckin awesome.
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    RIP Foler

    Some of those are a reach. Frito pies a real thing, and tasty. So's ambrosia salad - I mean its white trash but its tasty. But salt and straw ice cream? Been in OR like 14 years and never heard of it.
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    AI: The Rise of the Machines... Or Just a Lot of Overhyped Chatbots?

    well that certainly changes the calculation. I'm getting a hell of a lot done on just a little $20/m account. At that scale economizing on model choice seems to help. The latest model always seems to burn token crazy fast and rarely is the task big enough to justify it.
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    AI: The Rise of the Machines... Or Just a Lot of Overhyped Chatbots?

    people who don't want to burn asstons of tokens on mundane tasks
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    AI Slop Thread

    Most video content is worthless but for some reason almost every AI video is hilarious. WTF is up with twitter videos though? Why is there no CC option? That should be default on in all video, here I can't even find how to turn it on
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    Carrie

    Holy shit please yes.
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    Carrie

    2 ep in. Still great. This guy remembers what so many modern TV writers have forgotten: how to make likeable characters.
  10. Aldarion

    Dating

    What? Kill the lawyer, then dismember the lawyer, then burn the lawyers body. I forgot the rest of the steps but I stand by this answer
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    Carrie

    This is surprisingly good so far (disclaimer: only watched ep 1) One of my favorite parts is that the dad and mom almost entirely come across as rational people who share many of my views, instead of some cartoonish evil.
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    Lanterns

    Huh? He distinctly said "axe" twice in a row. I was really hoping Hal would use it to make fun of him but of course the ghetto chick writers couldnt let that happen.
  13. Aldarion

    IT/Software career thread: Invert binary trees for dollars.

    I guess we're seeing the same tradeoff and valuing it differently. Neither of us will learn the language. 5 years ago we would have. I see that as a meaningful loss. I concede that there are still some parts we need to understand, but its so much less. There is so much less learning now. And...
  14. Aldarion

    Whats rustling your jimmies?

    There is a website I visit sometimes that sells clear plastic bags. Thats all they sell, and all I buy from them. There is no health info, no financial info, all there is is a record of the plastic bags I've bought from them. They require secure passwords with lots of rules and wanted me to...
  15. Aldarion

    IT/Software career thread: Invert binary trees for dollars.

    And you're not going to learn those languages or tools now. Or experience the pleasure when it clicks, when you get it, and then suddenly start doing something easily that was prohibitively difficult a moment ago. When you could easily explain it in simple language to a friend or coworker...
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    Whats rustling your jimmies?

    Exactly. At least half of the time when I'm prompted enter some motherfucking password with special rules, followed by some assbackwards mark of the beast 2FA - its a case where I literally don't give a fuck about security. Like I would be 100% OK with just remove the password and let me log in...
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    IT/Software career thread: Invert binary trees for dollars.

    Anyone who enjoyed learning new things can relate to this. A large part of the joy in every job I've ever enjoyed was learning something new and then becoming good at it. Thats gone in many industries. Now you just have your assistant do the job, and skip the whole "learning and getting good...
  18. Aldarion

    Interesting, Non Political News

    fiber has had absolutely the opposite effect for me on flatulence. Even when the probiotics contain actual living bacterial cells, and even if those are bacterial types that actually have a benefit, eating bacteria is a terrible way to get them into your gut. Thats part of the purpose of...
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    Interesting, Non Political News

    https://www.theepochtimes.com/health/americans-are-taking-supplements-for-gut-health-but-missing-something-more-crucial-6090822 This is a good point. Its amazing how many people are taking unproven probiotic supplements while not taking fiber. Nobody gets anywhere near enough fiber from diet...
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    VisionQuest

    People loved to hate on Marvel TV because most of it sucked, so many missed out on the great parts of Wandavision. Two scenes in Wandavision are among the top 10 MCU scenes afaic. Fake Vision's last moments: the whole scene ending with his line "I wonder what I'll be next". Fake vision vs...
  21. Aldarion

    IT/Software career thread: Invert binary trees for dollars.

    The other AI threads are mostly just Foler being Foler and everyone else trying to have a conversation around him.
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    Ebenezer (2026)

    LOL almost every line and scene he has in the trailer is some kind of joke or slapstick humor. Yeah thats how I remember scrooge - a funny guy, a witty jokester. Impressive makeup though
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    The Fast Food Thread

    Its really amazing how bad packaged chocolate chip cookies are. Like not even edible. Not to mention - wtf, chocolate chip cookies are right up there with peanut butter sandwiches in terms of difficulty to make.
  24. Aldarion

    Funny, Strange, Random Pics

    Literally every time a woman says "yeah that will fit". Its hilarious. Other stereotypes like bad driving, overly emotional, etc., theres some variation. Absolute inability to judge distances? Its like 100% of all women every time.
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    The Fast Food Thread

    Fast food is one of the places where you'd think people would realize the problem with "profits have to go up every year" (i.e., remove a little quality, make a little more profit). Cause we get to directly watch and taste the decline in quality. But somehow no everybodys still like "yeah that...
  26. Aldarion

    Car ?'s

    Based on this post alone, your wife is a 10X better driver than you are. You should listen to her.
  27. Aldarion

    General Gaming News and Discussion

    I'm trying to decide if idolizing "voice actors" is gayer than paying for OF. "voice actors", lmfao. The fact that they got you calling them that in a non-sarcastic way, I think that gives them the edge. But it remains a hard decision.
  28. Aldarion

    General Gaming News and Discussion

    Or in animation Its like when people get credits for motion capture. Who fucking cares who was wearing the suit with little ping pong balls on it? Credits for voice acting are like credits for being the guy who holds the microphone boom or whatever. Nobody cares.
  29. Aldarion

    Poll Should Mario Speedwagon be Permanently Banned from the Politics Forum?

    Bottled water? Fancy expensive filters? Reprocessed sewage piped to your tap? Imagine going through all that just so you can live closer to brown people. Meanwhile out in the normal world, clean drinkable water is literally available by just drilling a hole in the ground.
  30. Aldarion

    AI: The Rise of the Machines... Or Just a Lot of Overhyped Chatbots?

    A vacuum doesnt get a hard floor as clean as a broom. Vacuum your hard floor then bust out a broom and sweep it. Check out what the vacuum missed. Similarly swiffer your floor then mop it, lo and behold, look at all the dirt the "move the dirt around" swiffer left. I'm not sure exactly how...
  31. Aldarion

    AI: The Rise of the Machines... Or Just a Lot of Overhyped Chatbots?

    I mean its a neat little robot but not smart enough to figure out that vaccuming a hard floor is a dumb way to clean it (brooms work much better on hard floors, vaccums are for carpet). I get why roombas use a vaccum, they don't have hands, so the tradeoff made sense. This thing has hands and...
  32. Aldarion

    Marvel's Wolverine

    Yeah, whether its TV, movies or games, I think its a fair statement. Most of us watch it then complain. Not much point since they already got their money. Its why people who bitch about TV, movies, or games on the internet are doing the Lords Work. It allows others to avoid the "buy it" part...
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    Whats rustling your jimmies?

    Is there such a thing as a legitimate email coming from an address ending in ".co"? It seems like 100% AI spam; why isnt this just default blocked by all spam filters?
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    Furious

    Good show. I'm surprised how unsympathetic they made both female leads. I mean they've both been through hell but somehow instead of being pure sympathy fuel theyre both unlikable and complex. Only a handful of episodes in, maybe that changes.
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    Whats rustling your jimmies?

    Everyone always wants to make this about money. "I can afford to pay someone else!" Some auto repairs are difficult or require lots of equipment. But changing your brake pads is quick, barely requires tools, and they're like the easiest part of the car to access. Theres a lot of things like...
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    Marvel Universe stuff

    That is the dumbest knees too sharp I've ever read. A to B cups arent prepubescent you absolute mongoloid.
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    Marvel Universe stuff

    Not just any white chick. Attractive natural redheads are being cast in redhead roles. Huge win, Bald Brah is just the epitome of knees too sharp. He always does it, its part of his schtick.
  38. Aldarion

    What tickles your pickle

    I think double yolks must get kicked out during the candling process or something. Cause yeah theyre pretty common in homegrown eggs, but almost never found in storebought eggs.
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    Lanterns

    Just amazing. Even when the character is supposed to be black and not about race - they manage to turn it into the dumbest most cliched "but im BLACK" bullshit ever. Ep 1-2 were fine then BAM its fucking Watchmen level bad.
  40. Aldarion

    The Paranormal, UFO's, and Mysteries of the Unknown

    I did not know about this. Cool as shit if true