thequadehunter

The interesting part is that it does a good Joe Biden, but Trump always looks weird and alien.

https://imgur.com/a/fgf6Jt3

So ironic that they all thought Twitter was a left-wing propoganda machine even though I don't think Jack Dorsey ever made a political statement. Meanwhile, we have an explicitly pro-Trump guy running the site now and they think it's based.

It actually knew info about an account of mine on Newgrounds I abandoned around 2011, and I wasn't famous on there or anything.

No code..as usual :/

Business dropped 80% because of a bike lane? Lol. I'm sure it did, chief.

I don't buy it. OpenAI did not have to do it with ChatGPT, and they always include a live demo when they release new products.

Maybe you can spice up a demo, but misleading to the point of implying things are generated when they're not (like the audio example) is pretty bad.

I sorta doubt it. Anybody who speaks Japanese knows it's really hard to get reliable information on topics searching the Japanese web. You find all these Matome and personal sites that are loose with their sources or unclear with their phrasing. It's interesting because you do actual web "surfing" and learn a lot more interesting things along the way, but it's not good for centralized knowledge or social interaction.

Personal sites still exist in the west, but nobody really seeks them out. I think this is because in the west the "web" and "social media" grew into becoming the same thing, while in Japan people still see them as mostly separate entities.

"Nobody plays those terrible NES games anymore, so who cares?"

I don't know if I buy the Skibidi Toilet thing. It reminds me more of Badgers than Salad Fingers. I remember it used to be really commonplace for spam groups to make loops over songs in single flashes or collabs as well. Back in the glory days where we all hated Wade for trying to do his job...

Same with me. Dad is Mexican and I took Spanish because I thought he could just help me every time I got stuck. At 15 years old it did not occur to me what a wasted opportunity it was that he never taught me.

I ended up learning Japanese later in life through tons of immersion and living in the country, and knowing what I know now I wish I could have explained how important bilingualism is to 15 year old me...or even my dad. It is the single most eye-opening thing I've ever done. Something about it just makes you so much more cognoscente about everything you say and do even in your native language. It's like I "came online" or something.

That's why it's funny. It IS a great idea, but they're preaching to the wrong choir.

Like what?

This reminds me of something hilarious I saw on Facebook a few years ago. My graphic designer friend was joking about how she has a ton of PSD files in a folder with funny numbers, names, and notes in the filename.

Then, a programmer swooped into the comments section and tried to sell her on the merits of using git for version control. LOL. I nearly died laughing.

The reason he's not seeing it is because it's only available as an API endpoint. It doesn't show up in playground.

This is just Japanese culture. A lot of time, people know it's less efficient, but the Japanese idea of efficiency in itself is different than in the US.

In Japan, it's not about doing things in the most efficient way. It's about being on the same page as everyone else. The mindset is that even if this way is less efficient, if everyone does it the exact same way every time, you can guarantee quality and consistency. Hard work is also held in high regard even if it's dumb work, because you're signaling to everyone that you're a team player-- as opposed to a rockstar who wants all the credit and recognition.

The upsides to this are what Japan is famous for-- quality and consistency. It's why the train is always on time and the convenience store is always around the corner. The downside is that you're often punished for innovating or thinking on your feet. I personally think this is why Japan is famous for quality products rather than innovative ones.

Is there evidence that bing creator does this? I remember when it first rolled out there the generations were lower quality but didn't stray as far as Chatgpt. It's just anecdotal though, so might not be true.

Pushing is what most likely burned them out in the first place.

I don't think I consider myself a "great engineer", but I've gone through similar feelings and I see a few issues here.

I think the way we get into this industry is a doubled edged sword. A lot of us do this because we love computers and software. The upside of this is that it's easy to stay motivated and move up. A lot of us probably grew up as black sheep in our communities, and are now being handsomely rewarded for our efforts. It's very validating.

However, I think there is a dark side to this validation. Eventually, some of us begin to see our self worth in our output. On top of that, there's always pressure to learn new things, because if you're not keeping up then you may get left behind. This is easy enough in your early 20's when you're full of drive, but real life responsibilities pile up with age, and it gets harder and harder.

I can't say for sure if you fall into this category, but I know I did, and I realized two problems.

1. I saw my self worth in my career. In general, I needed external validation to feel happy. This is not sustainable because sometimes you're working on projects that you know are bullshit, and sometimes you screw up. If you ever bite off more than you can chew or get stuck on a project you know is stupid, it will burn you out.

2. I needed to turn off the computer. You say that you desperately need to get out of this rut, but the rut isn't the problem. The fact that you think you need to get out of it is the problem.

Turn off the computer. Stop coding for a few days outside of work. Go outside and don't bring your phone. If you are on public transport or something and you have the urge to check your phone, pull out a book instead and begin reading.

It may sound counterintuitive, but all of this is way more productive and inspiring than desperately trying to escape a rut that was created by your own mind prison. You need to unplug for a while. You are most likely burned out.

We had this issue with a couple of our stores. Bringing it back online then pulling out the ethernet cable seemed to fix it.

There is a backup. It’s astonishing how many people don’t seem to know this. If you cut internet to the terminal you can make offline payments and they’re stored for 24 hours. I do IT for a retail chain that uses square and we did this. People can still buy stuff just fine (as long as its under $200 in one transaction)

They’re still down and just put out a statement that they’re still looking for the root cause, which is unbelievable to me that after 9 hours they don’t know what happened.

It's wild. This thing has been down for 5 hours. I cannot imagine the insane amount of data they will process when everyone comes back from offline mode. They're at POW point and we still have no idea if they've even identified the problem yet.

I wonder if it's because the laptop sorta has its own built in UPS.

so true!!

Yep, had a non-compete working at an isp in Hawaii. It felt really scummy to sign that on my first day because I knew it would make it difficult to work in the tech sector when most other companies are within a very small radius and are all "competitors".

I did see one guy leave after 6 months and go directly back to his old job at a competitor and the CEO just grumbled about it and did nothing. It was kinda badass.

This reads like that one time I put in my 2 week notice, and my boss called me into his office to ask why I didn't "let him know I was thinking of leaving" when he gave me a big bonus a month earlier.

Like, why would anyone ever paint a target on themselves like that?

Same. I've immersed in Japanese for 10+ years and lived in the country. I grew up monolingual, and after that experience I felt like my brain "expanded". I think being able to understand concepts that didn't even exist to me before did that.

For example, I remember after finding out what "tsukkomi" and "boke" are in Manzai I started seeing it play itself out in English conversations with my friends. It's kind of weird seeing a concept play out that was there the whole time, but you re-shaped your thinking to observe and categorize it.

I disagree. I learned Japanese to a fluent level as an adult and it gave me a whole new world of perspective. Knowing how many thousands of hours that took me, it would have been great to get that perk for free.

Besides, my mom speaks only English anyways. I don't know any bilingual kids I grew up with that ended up having a hard time with English.

Sadly all too common even with popular languages. I ask my dad why he never taught me Spanish and he just "didn't really think about it". Such a wasted opportunity for free goods.

I agree with this. My mom is a 1st grade teacher for almost 40 years now. She tells me that she can tell whether a kid will be successful based on interactions with their parents. If their parents are a lost cause, the kid will be in most cases too.

Were these kind of concerns posed when computers first became used by consumers? I'm curious because I feel like that must have had a huge impact on the job market.