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What are your thoughts on the mass implementation of AI? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
[–] GoOnASteamTrain@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 week ago

It caught me out once - I said "oh it's probably AI" because of it, and got a reply saying that it was someone who wrote using them long before LLM nonsense. :) I've now gone with "oh it's ai, unless it's that nice Lemmy user" as my rule of thumb.

Thank you, I forgot the name and was half asleep lol! :)

Ubuntu's trust problem in 4 concrete issues - verified facts, no FUD in c/linux@programming.dev
[–] GoOnASteamTrain@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 week ago

100% is. :)

As a user of hyphens, I have to change up how I talk in case it looks like AI (AI text also use the longer hypen, but some humans do too, as I found out talking to a friendly human on Lemmy a few months ago.

QWOP in c/games@lemmy.world
[–] GoOnASteamTrain@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Wait... GIRP is finishable?! I assumed it was infinitely generated because I'm terrible at it and didn't get anywhere near the end! Aw I might play it at lunch tomorrow :)

What are your thoughts on the mass implementation of AI? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
[–] GoOnASteamTrain@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Thank you, that's really interesting to know.

I was questioning my sanity as besides the fun hyphen I thought human 100%, so its lovely to have my slop/human radar calibrated every now and then! :) Hope you have a lovely day!

What are your thoughts on the mass implementation of AI? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
[–] GoOnASteamTrain@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (4 children)

Slight tangent, but I see the "GPT hyphen" that is used in academic papers etc, and was wondering if your comment was generated or "human"? I hope that's okay to ask, I was hoping to learn a bit about picking up on "real" vs generated text. :)

Pure curiosity on my part, but given the discussion, I thought it interesting to ask if my detection of AI text needs updating! :)

What are some albums that mean way more to you than the sum of their parts? in c/music@beehaw.org
[–] GoOnASteamTrain@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Automatic for the people and Murmur for me are two R.E.M albums I'd want anywhere at any time, so special :)

Song of the Day: Polaroids by Kitchens of Distinction in c/music@lemmy.world
[–] GoOnASteamTrain@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 months ago

Yay! Awesome band :)

Is gamedev a good hobby? or should i try something else? in c/linux@lemmy.ml
[–] GoOnASteamTrain@lemmy.ml 3 points 3 months ago

You'd be amazed at what you can make! :) I am not formally trained, and picked up a tonne from doing (and youtube) - smarts be darned, I have fun! :) If there's a game you'd like to make or look into how it's put together, I find it to be a fun hobby definitely.

it's a very cheap hobby, as the big three (Godot, Unity, and Unreal) all are free to use (the latter two have commercial costs, but godot is open-source), so I love it for that too! :) There's no equipment needed either, I even have godot installed on my phone because I can! :)

I'm a unity dev, so that's my wheelhouse. Unity offer handy lessons to help you pick up how things work, but both godot and unity are okay once you overcome "whoah lots of things! send help!". I've not used unreal, but I gather the building-block scripting "blueprints" is easy enough. :)

Whatever you choose to get up to, hope you have fun!

Microsoft confirms Windows 11 is about to change massively, gets enormous backlash - Neowin in c/technology@lemmy.world
[–] GoOnASteamTrain@lemmy.ml 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

That's awesome! :) Did you land on a favourite for day-to-day stuff? I had the exact same pipeline - windows 11 was announced, and Mint went on days later! :) I love Kubuntu at the moment, and tried PopOS as well. :)

Google pulls the plug on first and second gen Nest Thermostats in c/technology@lemmy.world
[–] GoOnASteamTrain@lemmy.ml 3 points 4 months ago

During winter no less! :/

THIS VID GOES SO FUCKING HARD (REMEMBER TO TURN UP VOLUME) in c/the_pack@lemmy.world
[–] GoOnASteamTrain@lemmy.ml 5 points 5 months ago

THANK YOU IT WAS A LARGE SLEEP DREAMING BIG

THIS VID GOES SO FUCKING HARD (REMEMBER TO TURN UP VOLUME) in c/the_pack@lemmy.world
[–] GoOnASteamTrain@lemmy.ml 5 points 5 months ago (2 children)

THIS IS SCARY I AM GOING TO GO TO SLEEP NOW THANK YOU GOODNIGHT NOW

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Crash when downloading/sharing images on Boost (lemmy.ml)
submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) by GoOnASteamTrain@lemmy.ml to c/boostforlemmy@lemmy.world
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Hi Boost folks,

I was just wondering if anyone else is experiencing crashes when saving images?

I keep going to share funny pictures, and when I share, Boost/Lemmy tries to send an "image proxy", so I hit download (my usual workaround), but as of today Boost crashes. This seems to be the case for any image post.

Is this a thing for anyone else? :)

Edit: no more crashes after clearing Boost's cache, but still curious about sharing images not working 100% :)

Edit 2: clearing cache is needed very regularly to make downloading images work

late edit: fixed in newest boost! :) thank you! :)

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I made a tiny WebGL game/thingy! (thefunnybrain.com)
 

I just saw this community, and wanted to cheer myself up with showing something I made one weekend a year or so ago. :)

It was meant to be a virtual goldfish bowl/screensaver gimmick to keep me company, but then I added interaction and it made me happy to feel like I was helping them? :)

Hope this is okay to share as I made this and the site it's embedded on (I didn't make itch.io that would be lots of work lol)

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Are there any recommended "achievement" or life goal trackers out there that are FOSS/not advert-bloated? (lemmy.ml)
 

I could spreadsheet or make something but would like to ask, from searching there doesn't seem to be a program that'll let me list things to try and achieve, note them as done, maybe assign a score to each goal?

After losing a notebook, I thought I'd ask about a new-fangled approach. :) Thank you for reading this and happy new year! :)

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Wacky migraine soothing techniques? (lemmy.ml)
submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by GoOnASteamTrain@lemmy.ml to c/migraine@lemmy.world
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I have heard some wacky migraine treatment techniques, and thought if anyone is on here, it could be a potentially interesting light-hearted thing to discuss.

Reddit swore by McDonald's fries (salt intake?), but what prompted me to think to post this was my new DIY "heat treatment" for retinal migraines.

I like warm or cold things on the pain, and cooling strips etc are sold as migaine treatments. So one day I figured blasting my eye pain with a hair-dryer was worth a punt because why not?

Instantly pain free! I swear by it, it is temporary relief like I have never had before! The internet says heat possibly tricks pain receptors, I say dumb method works! I thought this was funny enough to share.

With this tale out the way, what are Lemmy's wacky migraine superstitions or unorthodox migraine strategies?

Edit: blasting one's face with a hair dryer is not medical advice! I am just a moron on the internet, and this is purely anecdotal

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Are there any books or films that scratch the same itch as Blade runner/Philip K Dick? (lemmy.ml)
 

Hi everyone :) I was wondering if anyone would be interested in chatting about things similar to Blade Runner/Philip K Dick? I've read pretty much all of his books that I get my hands on, but am sadly hitting the point where it's an event when I find one I've not already read. :)

Do any other Science Fiction writers or films scratch the same itch? :)

To throw one of his own into the discussion: We Can Build You is fantastic - much slower, but explores androids, and their impact on the human characters. :)

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