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The key words MUST, MUST NOT, REQUIRED, SHALL, SHALL NOT, SHOULD, SHOULD NOT, RECOMMENDED, MAY, and OPTIONAL are to be interpreted as in RFC 2119 GSE#225 he/him

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and my overall thought is if you integrate that sentiment over all LLM users, the output is close enough to "it doesn't work but it looks like it works" that we need to seriously reconsider the investment in the tech.

12.03.2026 15:29 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I'm going to read through the links you posted. I do appreciate the good-faith effort.

Generally these talks follow a pattern where the proponent ends up a position defending "well okay this example didn't work but I assure you many people are using this for other stuff so it works great!"

12.03.2026 15:27 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I have no way of evaluating that claim. I can tell you that in my particular bailiwick, where people are also enthusiastically confidently integrating LLM research and code gen into their work, I can evaluate that sort of claim, and the work takes longer to create and validate than using meat.

12.03.2026 15:24 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

hey man at least you hallucinated a link to a real thing.

12.03.2026 15:21 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

so you're asking the machine notorious for confidently lying if it's telling the truth?

12.03.2026 15:19 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

i could say the same thing; Anyone using these enthusiastically is telling on themselves that they aren't bothering to validate their outputs all the time.

There are certainly use cases where they're good enough, it's just that IME, we already had good solutions for those use cases.

12.03.2026 14:44 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
super close-up of a north American power outlet. It looks like a face so it must be a person.

super close-up of a north American power outlet. It looks like a face so it must be a person.

12.03.2026 14:29 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

if your theory of mind and media literacy skills are broken that you think I posted about how today's models aren't better than before because I have no experience with today's models, then frankly I can't trust your opinions on any intelligence, artificial or otherwise.

12.03.2026 13:52 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

no shit, thus the posts.

12.03.2026 13:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

yes, that is the claim they desperately need us to believe.

12.03.2026 13:39 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Perhaps it's time for the BTB/Raytheon sponsorship where you unveil a new spicy meat deploying cruise missile?

12.03.2026 06:22 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Je ne suis pas tu buddy, pal.

11.03.2026 22:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 80 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

(For the record I want this to work. I want to live in The Future)

11.03.2026 22:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

12-18 months ago the story was "today's LLMs are much better than the LLMs you're dunking on from 12-18 months ago."

It's the same special pleading every time. Like the snake oil salesman selling a new tincture to you every week when you come to complain that the last one didn't work.

11.03.2026 22:02 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

like everything from philosophy that breaks containment, nobody understands what the trolley problem is.

11.03.2026 21:33 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Good. Every possible wrench should be thrown into the machinery. Make everything like pulling teeth.

11.03.2026 20:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

the most charitable thing I can think of is the property is so unimpressive they couldn't think of anything to put there

10.03.2026 05:49 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

things real people understand: marginal tax rates.

things pundits don't understand: marginal tax rates.

09.03.2026 19:08 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Not only don't white people need a homeland, but like, they already have plenty of homelands. Just pick one and move there.

08.03.2026 23:47 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

the best is when your neighbors tree fucks up your yard or house and everyone knowledgeable about this is like "Yep, it's 100% their fault but you're going to deal with it and probably pay for it all and still smile and wave if you see them outside"

06.03.2026 18:10 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

the verification of a ________________

06.03.2026 16:40 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Two Blokees Transformers figures standing on a laptop computer. A small cute cushiony pink chair is next to them. Orion Pax from TF:One holds a tiny lava lamp appreciatively. IDW Autobot Megatron menacingly approaches with a blue pitcher, probably full of Engex.

Two Blokees Transformers figures standing on a laptop computer. A small cute cushiony pink chair is next to them. Orion Pax from TF:One holds a tiny lava lamp appreciatively. IDW Autobot Megatron menacingly approaches with a blue pitcher, probably full of Engex.

Two transformers figures are on a laptop computer. Newage Autobot Spike sits dejectedly on a small cushiony pink chair. Laser Cat Toy Steel Beast General (Chibi-style Beast Was Megatron), in beast-mode, excitedly holds a tray of muffins. His mouth is open hungrily and his eye is on the muffins.

Two transformers figures are on a laptop computer. Newage Autobot Spike sits dejectedly on a small cushiony pink chair. Laser Cat Toy Steel Beast General (Chibi-style Beast Was Megatron), in beast-mode, excitedly holds a tray of muffins. His mouth is open hungrily and his eye is on the muffins.

Someone did some #transformerspics with Zuru Mini Brands so I bought a blind capsule to try it out. Did I do this right?

#transformers

06.03.2026 16:14 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I hope to see you bust out the Dairy Cow combo

06.03.2026 03:47 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Someone very smart (maybe @hacks4pancakes.com ?) once said on reading news about big breaches "Everyone who knows anything is under NDA. So if you see someone talking, by definition they don't know what they're talking about."

It stuck with me. And yeah, that basically applies to everything

05.03.2026 20:37 ๐Ÿ‘ 129 ๐Ÿ” 19 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

lol

05.03.2026 19:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I'd pay good money to see them reading their email and acting on anything they receive because their products said it was safe.

05.03.2026 14:22 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A Toy of Unicron from Transformers looming over the planet Cybertron (also a toy). His arm is up in preparation to slash at the planet's surface, like in that scene from Transformers: the Movie. The two are in front of a Transformers: the Movie poster on the wall

A Toy of Unicron from Transformers looming over the planet Cybertron (also a toy). His arm is up in preparation to slash at the planet's surface, like in that scene from Transformers: the Movie. The two are in front of a Transformers: the Movie poster on the wall

If what you need right now is a dollhouse, then get. that. dollhouse.

05.03.2026 03:40 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

unless your threat model specifically includes being tracked by sophisticated adversaries and you've successfully hardened yourself against everything else first, then the best advice is to buy a car with tpms and enjoy the added gas mileage and warnings about tire damage.

05.03.2026 02:50 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

You know, plumbers, the guys who drive around in pristine passenger vans.

04.03.2026 17:42 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This dipshit thinks enshittification is declining to implement an algorithm designed to show you enraging misinformation to keep you on the site.

Just an absolute piss for brains take.

04.03.2026 17:33 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0