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NeatNit

@ NeatNit @discuss.tchncs.de

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  • Unfortunately, no-one can be told what Linux is. You have to install it for yourself.

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  • They don't need to. But they know what an engine is, don't they? Even if they know nothing else about it? It's the part of the car that goes vroom and makes everything else possible.

  • Are there any communities to discuss the unfolding events in Iran?

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  • Appears empty to me, apparently you have to enable NSFW content for it to show. Just letting everyone know.

  • Sorry, can't do scarves.

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  • Yeah, of course. I think I was misunderstood, which is probably why I got so many downvotes.

    Most tasks are possible (and often trivial, given access to the right library) with traditional programming. If it's possible to do them this way, this is by far the best approach.

    Of the things that are not reasonably doable this way, like determining whether a photo is of a bird as in the comic, quite a lot of them are possible nowadays with machine learning (AKA "AI"), and often trivial given access to the right pre-trained model. And in this realm, I would say success rates are very often higher than that. Image recognition is insanely good.

    What I'm asking is, what's a task that's virtually impossible both with programming and with machine learning?

    "Mission critical" tasks which require very high and provable reliability, such as autonomous driving cars, technically fit this question but I think it's ignoring the point of the question.

    And if you were going to mention counterexamples where specially crafted images get mislabeled by AI: this is akin to attacking vulnerabilities in traditional software, which have always existed. If you're making a low-stakes app or a game, this doesn't matter.

  • Pride Versioning

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  • It's more logical than Linux's version numbering system:

    Does the major version number (4.x vs 5.x) mean anything?

    No. The major version number is incremented when the number after the dot starts looking "too big." There is literally no other reason.

    https://www.kernel.org/category/releases.html

  • Sorry, can't do scarves.

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  • What would be a "nearly impossible" task in this post-AI world? Short of the provably impossible tasks like the busy beaver problem (and even then, you would be able to make an algorithm that covers a subset of the problem space), I really can't think of anything.

  • Dadboats rule

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  • Dadboats rule

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  • It would have been a play if it was named in the 1960's.

  • Dadboats rule

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  • IMO that's a stretch, they aren't even close to homophones.

  • Dadboats rule

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  • The "-holic" suffix is regularly used to mean addict. For example, workaholic. Yes, it originated from "alcoholic", but it's commonly used now. So the boat's name just means "water addict", there's nothing punny about it.

  • Dadboats rule

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  • They're all great except the last one. The "Cirrhosis" one went over my head but I looked it up, it's excellent. The last one, "aqua holic", isn't a dad joke unless I'm missing something.

  • We All Know This Guy

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  • Your sacrifice is greatly appreciated! Also, what the hell, since when can tweets be novels?

  • We All Know This Guy

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  • I want to see the rest of that quoted tweet. There aren't a lot of ways to finish that sentence that would make sense.

  • One of Trump’s cruelest policies yet has received almost zero attention | America’s slaughterhouses could become even more dangerous for workers and animals.

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  • This is the pedantry I came here for. 5/5

  • YSK that treatments for back pain can cost thousands. But scientists found some of the best fixes are actually free

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  • To be even more pedantic, I don't think "up for debate" applies here when the only possible point of disagreement is the very definition of "wet". Any specific definition would either mean water is wet or water isn't wet, so there isn't any debate.

  • Only men will understand

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  • Oh, I do that too, of course. But then after a month I give up and use the brush. Then a day later a new stain appears and the cycle continues.

    I just wanted to comment that factoid about the toilet brush. Hoping someone would chime in and admit they've never owned one!

  • What Linux Distro is your Christian Denomination?

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  • Oh, of course!

  • Only men will understand

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  • It turns out that in some parts of the world, people have not heard of toilet brushes.

  • What Linux Distro is your Christian Denomination?

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  • Where does that put Judaism? Just a bare Linux kernel without the rest of the OS?

  • We're just scanning for the bear...

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  • I wouldn't be looking at any of that, where's the smartphone showing dumb memes?

  • Mildly Infuriating @lemmy.world
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    Comments on this webcomic (SMBC) are only available on the first few days of every month

  • Technology @beehaw.org
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    AI Ruined My Year - Robert Miles

  • No Stupid Questions @lemmy.world
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    How does DNA decide the shape of the body?

  • Linux @lemmy.ml
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    Can I install Ubuntu 18 software on Ubuntu 22.04? (Technically Linux Mint 21.3)

  • Israel and Palestine Politics Discussion @lemmy.world
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    Podcast: 'Unapologetic,' young Palestinian-Israeli podcasters advocate for a third narrative

    religionnews.com /2023/11/27/in-unapologetic-young-palestinian-israeli-podcasters-advocate-for-a-third-narrative/