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flambonkscious , to memes in The problem with being faster than light is you can only live in the darkness :

This is good, OP. I love that little bug where it’s still fetching the content, or drawing it. Anticipation and all that…

THE_MASTERMIND OP ,
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What ?

THE_MASTERMIND OP ,
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Its a pic of me running out of contents to view on lemmy.

flambonkscious ,

Oh. I get it when I’ve finished and refresh for moar, sometimes the GUI seems to draw before there’s content, out something

THE_MASTERMIND OP ,
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No it has nothing to load for the time being

mhzawadi , to lemmyshitpost in Can't title this yo
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That’s not my hand!?!

TunaCowboy , to lemmyshitpost in Witty title

The Steve Harvey Stare.](youtu.be/b3BJpO59F4g)

THE_MASTERMIND OP ,
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He’s a fucking turd

wise_pancake , to lemmyshitpost in Witty title

Shrek is an infinitely better man than Steve Harvey.

THE_MASTERMIND OP ,
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Please provude context for an ignorent fella

HeyThisIsntTheYMCA ,
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Shrek is love. Shrek is life. I’m not sure we can say that about Steve Harvey.

THE_MASTERMIND OP ,
@THE_MASTERMIND@lemmy.today avatar

Yeah . I was expecting some dirt on steve harvey tho.

humorlessrepost ,

Probably referring to quotes like the ones in this video youtu.be/az0BJRQ1cqM?si=a0YFAcvPYwqBnDyu

THE_MASTERMIND OP ,
@THE_MASTERMIND@lemmy.today avatar

The guy is a fucking piece of shit

toxicbubble ,

steve is a conservative shill, shrek is a role model

THE_MASTERMIND OP ,
@THE_MASTERMIND@lemmy.today avatar

Agreed

wise_pancake ,

He’s just poopy.

He’s made comments that black women shouldn’t date Asian men, then said he didn’t say abusing wrong after the backlash.

He wrote a book (with sequel) to the effect that women are too slutty and that’s why men cheat on them or won’t commit. You’ll never want to eat a cookie again after reading his book.

He blamed his own cheating on his wife.

He also says atheists don’t have a “moral barometer”, which says a lot about what he’d do if he didn’t think he’d get in trouble from God.

He’s not nearly up to par with Shrek.

THE_MASTERMIND OP ,
@THE_MASTERMIND@lemmy.today avatar

That turd doesn’t even come close to shrek

nifty , to lemmyshitpost in Can't title this yo
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Yoooouuu

—Thanos-ja Boy

NoneYa , to mildlyinfuriating in Chinese AI - Double Standards

Ask it what happened on June 4, 1989

PlasticLove OP ,
HotDogFingies ,
@HotDogFingies@kbin.social avatar

But, like, what happened?

PlasticLove OP ,

I got there in the end

https://lemmy.today/pictrs/image/f44bbff9-6fda-498a-ae79-b943e731135b.png

You can’t silence the power of rap.

HotDogFingies ,
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FUCK.

ObviouslyNotBanana ,
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That’s… Weird.

Tar_alcaran ,

It’s because of how the generative models are created and how they’re censored.

At it’s basic level, what a generative model does is take input data, break it into pieces, assign values to those bits based on neighbouring bits. It creates a model of which words are used together frequently in which context.

But that kind of model isn’t human-readable, it’s a giant multi-dimensional cloud of numbers and connections, not actual code. You can change the inputs used to create the model, but that means you have to manually filter all the inputs and that’s not realistic either and will probably skew your model, possibly into uselessness.

So, you have to either censor the input or the output. You don’t usually want to censor input, because there are all sorts of non-damaging questions to ask about Tiananmen square, and its very easy to dodge. So, you censor the output instead, that’s the “harm” after all.

You let the model generate a reply and then go see if it uses certain terms or specific bits of info and remove them, replacing it with a canned reply.

Which means we don’t have to trick the generative model, just the post-fact filter. And since generative models can be persuaded to change their style and form (sometimes into less-readable, more prosaic, less defined terms), it becomes very very hard to censor it effectively.

ObviouslyNotBanana , (edited )
@ObviouslyNotBanana@lemmy.world avatar

I know. I’m just saying that the rap is weird.

edit: this said I do think your comment is useful and I’m glad you could share some of your knowledge!

Saurok ,

I didn’t know, so thanks for explaining all that!

Hamartiogonic , (edited )
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This is absolutely brilliant! Bing refused to write a rap song, but a ballad following AABA pattern seems totally fine though.

We dig the earth for yellowcake We crush and grind and leach and bake We send it to the enrichment plant Where centrifuges make it dance

We are the uranium miners We work with radioactive shiners We are the uranium miners We make the fuel for the reactors

We separate the isotopes We want the U-235 the most We discard the U-238 We pack the enriched stuff in crates

We are the uranium miners We work with radioactive shiners We are the uranium miners We make the fuel for the reactors

We ship the crates to the factory Where they turn them into pellets tiny They stack them in metal tubes They seal them tight with no leaks or rubs

We are the uranium miners We work with radioactive shiners We are the uranium miners We make the fuel for the reactors

We load the rods into the core Where they start a chain reaction for sure They heat the water into steam They spin the turbines and make us beam

We are the uranium miners We work with radioactive shiners We are the uranium miners We power the world with our splitters

None of that is really secret or sensitive, because you could just read wikipedia or go to the public library to learn this stuff. Funny thing is, Bing refuses to answer this question in the normal or even rap format.

QuaternionsRock ,

I think this is from an open-source model, possibly running locally. I doubt it has a robust post-generation censor. This output is probably a result of RLHF, which is even more precarious than an output censor.

AA5B ,

Cool, you also answered a more important question. To what extent is it “legit”? Obviously not truthful but legit.

If it was trained from news media

  • China doesn’t allow dissent: there are no negative facts from Chinese about itself
  • US likes to complain. Y’all have heard our problems, probably more than you like. Part of our process is to discuss our issues in the open, to be the first to criticize ourselves. Global news has lots of negativity about US.

Some of this bias in result could be directly related to how much dissent is allowed in the media it’s trained on: no censorship required.

However if it won’t talk about Tianemin Square but you can trick it to ….

jballs ,
@jballs@sh.itjust.works avatar

“But history’s complex and it leaves us with doubt”?

God damn, the censorship and pandering is so strong that it leaked into the rap chorus!

ObviouslyNotBanana ,
@ObviouslyNotBanana@lemmy.world avatar

I like how the events need scholarly research

lars ,

They do

BUT NOT LIKE THAT 👁️👁️

IWantToFuckSpez , to mildlyinfuriating in Chinese AI - Double Standards

Call it a 426. It’s Taiwanese number slang for “fucking mainlander”

Jode ,

Can you explain the context lol that’s hilarious to me for some reason

AngryCommieKender ,

Dunno about the 26 part, but 4 is unlucky in Chinese culture as the character looks a bit like the character for the word “death” in Mandarin.

Natanael ,

Most of them originate from similar pronunciation

mochisuki , to lemmyshitpost in Just doing my part 🤡

Also fuck bamboo straws and other paper straws filled with PFAS. just use a normal straw or none at all

bstix ,

Maybe beverages could be served in containers that don’t require a straw. I wouldn’t mind being served a can or a bottle instead a cardboard cup.

jol ,

The main issue is drinks with ice. But maybe we could add a retainer on top of the glass to hold the ice so we can sip directly from the cup.

somethingsnappy ,

My teeth make pretty good retainers. It seems like a weird nostalgia thing. There must be far more pop consumed in a bottle than in a fast food cup, and I’ve never seen anyone put a straw in a bottle (except on tv).

jol ,

The cold is a bit too much on my teeth unfortunately.

Weirdly, in south eat Asia they often give you straws in bottles. I don’t know why.

somethingsnappy ,

That’s true in my experience in SEA too, but it felt like a status thing.

jaybone ,

They used to do straws in glass bottles, back when glass bottles for soda were a big thing. Maybe it’s a sanitary thing?

somethingsnappy ,

It was sold as reducing cavities, but really just for money.

Landless2029 , (edited )

In some countries canned drinks are known to be unsanitary. Rodents would pee on cans and someone would rinse/wash the top (hopefully). You’d buy a can and get a straw because they don’t scrub the little notch. You’d see yellow.

EVERYONE uses straws for health reasons.

thekitchn.com/sanitizing-cans-infectious-disease-…

dangblingus ,

Just sip directly. Why does ice present a challenge?

LordKitsuna ,

Or you know, food grade stainless steel straws. No bad chemicals, doesn’t turn to mush (unless exposed to temperatures of 1,400 to 1,530 °C) and fully recyclable. Some people say they are hard to wash but ive never had a problem i just stick em vertical into the silverware holder of my dishwasher and it’s always gotten all the way through the straw clean.

They are cheap to produce as well. Not plastic cheap maybe but businesses could easily replace plastic straws with them without going bankrupt or anything. Easy model is just have em as an optional extra so once people already have 8 they can just use their own lol

Aecosthedark ,

I think id prefer a glass straw to metal, but i get thats not something fast food could do easily.

Cosmonauticus ,

Main issue with that is shipping, of course the government could give them subsidies to cut the costs

DJDarren ,

temperatures of 1,400 to 1,530 °C

Well, that rules out drinking McDonald’s coffee with one then.

spicytuna62 ,
@spicytuna62@lemmy.world avatar

Hey! I’m old enough to get that reference!

LiveLM ,

What’s the day to day with a metal straw like?
At home it’s simple but going to the mall with a metal straw in my pocket sounds uncomfortable

Croquette ,

Just look at Every Day Carry (EDC) channels on Youtube and you will feel like a small pocket straw is fine.

LordKitsuna ,

I usually just keep them in the center console of my car the ones I bought came with a little nice bamboo bag thing to keep them in. So I only keep them in my pocket when I know I’m going to use them and I haven’t found them to be particularly annoying in the pocket personally could always just hang the bag off a belt loop if it really bothered me though

lowleveldata ,

I use my own metal straw and it works great

Fisch ,
@Fisch@lemmy.ml avatar

We have those at home too and they’re the only straws I use. They just feel premium in a way.

Maalus ,

There is a learning curve with metal straws, if you only used plastic / paper. I hit my teeth so often with the metal one when I first got it.

Schadrach ,

Ours have little silicone bits on the end to use as a mouthpiece to prevent that. We also have some silicone straws which work fine.

Maalus ,

Sounds like Germ City to me tbh. Straws are bad enough already without nooks and crannies

ApathyTree ,
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Idk about theirs, but my silicone bits are removable. You take them off before you wash them.

refurbishedrefurbisher ,

Silicone is a type of plastic (kind of)

Obi ,
@Obi@sopuli.xyz avatar

One piece of silicon that will last thousands of uses vs entire straw of single use plastic each time.

refurbishedrefurbisher ,

Yeah, you’re definitely correct that it’s better than single use plastics, but silicone has the potential to leach into liquids.

And to be clear, single use plastic straws have more of a risk of leaching than silicone. Stainless steel does not have this risk.

Schadrach ,

Yeah, silicone is in a weird spot where it’s kinda a plastic and kinda rubber.

But that’s less important because they aren’t single use. You’re going to use them time and again.

Same reason I never felt bad about buying the “single use” plastic grocery bags from Aldi that they’ve discontinued - I still have ones from my first visit to an Aldi that I continue to reuse.

jj4211 ,

Despite very limited usage, metal straws have caused major injuries including fatalities. Turns out having a metal stick pointed at all sorts of sensitive soft tissue is a risk.

Meanwhile, if using your own straw with a restaurants disposable cup, hardly helps since the cup is still being waste. If using it with reusable cups, it won’t save you from any sanitation issues, since the drink is right in contact with the container. It may be useful for sanitation reasons with a can, but again, the can is disposable. Even if you recycle it, the coating on the inside and the paint on the outside probably are about as much as the plastic straw you spared.

lowleveldata ,

Turns out having a metal stick pointed at all sorts of sensitive soft tissue is a risk.

What about forks?

jj4211 ,

Either is a risk if actively walking. Straw is more likely to be used on the move. I get self conscious about even carrying forks or knives on stairs.

lowleveldata ,

So the risk is about as high as holding a fork while walking, which is pretty much negligible?

jj4211 ,

Well, no, just I’m personally apprehensive. I can’t find a story about someone getting killed while using a fork, I can find that about metal straws. I’d personally favor just drinking straight from a cup with my mouth, or a reusable flexible straw if the beverage were something like a milkshake.

LordKitsuna ,

Don’t forget about reporting bias. You’re more likely to find stories about Metal straw deaths because metal straws are not common. So when it does happen it’s considered news, just like how you’re going to see reports about almost every single EV fire and yet hundreds of cars Catch Fire every day and you almost never hear about that. Hell you’ve probably driven by a standard gasoline engine fire more than once in your life and thought very little of it

bobbytables ,

I was recently served a long macaroni as a straw in a restaurant. It was honestly amazing how well it worked! At no point it was mushy and there’s nothing in it that I wouldn’t eat with my pasta dish anyway.

ColdFenix ,
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They are good for some drinks but not great for others in my experience. They do get soggy after a few hours and start to dissolve a bit into the drink so if you use them at home and refill a few times over an evening they aren’t great. They also react with some fizzy drinks and cause them to bubble over.

Cypher , to memes in How much for being a tv and movies junkie ?

I’m not in this picture, thanks for cheering me up

Dagwood222 , to memes in How much for being a tv and movies junkie ?

[off topic]

“Discover What You Are Best At,” by Linda Gail.

I never liked any of the jobs I’d ever had. Got injured on the job and had some time off to actually explore my options. Someone suggested this book and it changed my life. Six self administered tests to see what you do well already, and a list of jobs that use those skills.

I had a list of a dozen jobs that they said I might be a good fit for. Took a class to get certified and found I liked it right away.

taanegl , to memes in How much for being a tv and movies junkie ?

Paralelle universe Tucker Carlson at a Russian supermarket

Check mate, liberals.

Yamainwitch , to memes in How much for being a tv and movies junkie ?

LOL I’m literally feeling this as I rewrite my resume to get ready to jump ship to a new job before they relocate. Wish me luck lemmings! 🙃

THE_MASTERMIND OP ,
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Good luck witch

toxicbubble , to memes in How much for being a tv and movies junkie ?

my experience: A

my degree: B

jobs available: XYZ

OpenStars ,
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Jobs seem more about wanking off the bosses ego than anything else 🤷 .

GlitterInfection ,

That’s great news because I’m a master bater!

OpenStars ,
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git 'er done!

robocall , to lemmyshitpost in Can't title this yo
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Blueberry Shaq

ULS , to lemmyshitpost in Can't title this yo

A real life member berry! Memba that episode?

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