Depending on the weeds, this can cause them to propagate further, and may be a bad idea.

I’m just here to say my god, that article was horribly written!

If this is what humans are cranking out, maybe I should reconsider my opinion of LLMs.

Portal I and II.

Psychonauts I and II, with the caveat that there used to be a HUGE skill spike in the penultimate chapter of #1. I gather they’ve softened it, but don’t know how much.

Agreed.

Eh, I figure being a dull man isn’t about being a man - or even about being dull. It’s about taking satisfaction in the potentially dull things you do in your day.

Motorcycles are awesome and fun and absolutely NOT dull. Changing oil on a vehicle absolutely belongs here.

It’s a Triumph Tiger 900 GT. Was on my way home through a steep technical alley in our neighbourhood when I ran into about six inches of mud. Went down in slow motion, bending the shifter and breaking the hand guard.

It’s pretty trivial stuff to repair, but dammit that sucks to see my baby with an injury.

On my old bike, the first maintenance I did was an oil change. The second was removing the gas tank and fixing a leak. Then came the coolant flush, and…

Yeah. Maintenance is surprisingly fun. Well, satisfying at least.

Good on ya!

Picked up my first brand-new bike this spring, and just had the first oil change done. Sadly, there’s already some damage to the bike. 🤕

Few new parts, and we’ll be good as new.

It’s unusual.

It is absolutely NOT weird. If anything, it makes you more human.

No discussion in the article about fraud or conflict of interest.

My experience is that they generally are, but if they’re not they’ll be very friendly in suggesting that they’re not the right venue for you.

If that sounds weird, go (or phone) and ask them. If they say “Well we’ve got a pretty hardcore community here,” then that’s a sign that maybe it’s not where you should start. But gamers, on the whole, LOVE sharing their passion with new people.

So many things wrong with this headline.

• It is ‘nearly impossible to escape’ FOR ANYONE, not just US citizens. By design.
• You can be in the US legitimately without being a citizen.
• ANY AND EVERY detainment by ICE is wrongful.
• You are not legally required to provide ID to authorities. In some states you can be compelled to provide your full name and possibly your address, ONLY if there is reasonable suspicion against you.

Don’t call it an arrest.

It’s detainment. Kidnapping even. But an arrest has certain procedures and requirements that are not being followed by ICE.

The Sky is Crying.

Just finished playing Morrowind for the first time in decades. Half-tempted to go back and do it all again as a pure mage.

Failing that, I have so many games in my catalogs that I’m not sure where to start. Maybe Portal Revolution, maybe Brütal Legend, or maybe I finally get into the Witcher III. I keep trying to like Ride, but racing games never feel remotely like actually riding or driving a vehicle and I always spend my time in the weeds.

I had a cousin who probably could have been diagnosed as a psychopath. He had no sense of right or wrong, of good or bad. The only think that registered with him was who he could manipulate, and whether he could get away with it.

It was interesting to see. At a family funeral, he started goading his brother, talking about how much time he had to golf (in jail, no less) while the brother had to work all the time. He thrived on being an irritant to get his own way.

I have very very little respect for people who cheat in a marriage instead of getting out; but it is clearly not your mom’s choice to make.

If you’re closer to your dad, then stay with him. Explain to your mom that you’re not trying to attack her, but choosing your own well-being first (as you should).

Yes, yoy are. But so what? You’re not hurting me with your weirdness, so go hard,

I’ve thought a lot about this over the last few years, and have decided there’s one critical distinction: Understanding.

When we combine knowledge to come to a conclusion, we understand (or even misunderstand) that knowledge we’re using. We understand the meaning of our conclusion.

LLMs don’t understand. They programmatically and statistically combine data - not knowledge - to come up with a likely outcome. They are non-deterministic auto-complete bots, and that is ALL they are. There is no intelligence, and the current LLM framework will never lead to actual intelligence.

They’re parlour tricks at this point, nothing more.

In other words, “fancy auto-complete.”