adorac's recent activity
-
Comment on "twitter.com" is now officially dead in ~tech
-
Comment on Two pizzas for me - What is this article trying to say? in ~tech
adorac Link ParentCrazy that there's a whole community around this, but I guess I shouldn't be too surprised lolCrazy that there's a whole community around this, but I guess I shouldn't be too surprised lol
-
Comment on GPT-4o in ~tech
adorac Link ParentThey haven't rolled out the speech-to-speech features yet, so it might've been slower because it was going through the speech → transcription → text response → speech pipeline.They haven't rolled out the speech-to-speech features yet, so it might've been slower because it was going through the speech → transcription → text response → speech pipeline.
-
Comment on Two pizzas for me - What is this article trying to say? in ~tech
-
Comment on Two pizzas for me - What is this article trying to say? in ~tech
-
Comment on Starfield: May update in ~games
adorac Link ParentThanks!! I'll definitely try that out, it sounds much better than the base game.Thanks!! I'll definitely try that out, it sounds much better than the base game.
-
Comment on Starfield: May update in ~games
-
Comment on "No CGI" is really just invisible CGI in ~movies
adorac Link ParentYou would think so, but that's the case with a lot of recent big-budget films. Most notoriously, Avengers: Endgame didn't even have their costume design finalized and they had to add the costumes...I'm fairly sure nobody will get a studio to sign off on a multi-million dollar investment without a rock solid storyboard and associated shooting script. When production can costs hundreds of thousands of dollars a day, winging it and letting the VFX team sort it out just isn't an option.
You would think so, but that's the case with a lot of recent big-budget films. Most notoriously, Avengers: Endgame didn't even have their costume design finalized and they had to add the costumes in post.
-
Comment on From the makers of the Monocle, Brilliant Labs releases open source AR Glasses in ~comp
adorac Link ParentI actually preordered one a few weeks ago, and yeah, they're just not doing prescription lenses at all for now. I'm (probably?) not in the first batch but they're saying I'll get shipping info...I actually preordered one a few weeks ago, and yeah, they're just not doing prescription lenses at all for now. I'm (probably?) not in the first batch but they're saying I'll get shipping info between June 23 and July 8.
-
Comment on New evidence found for Planet 9 in ~space
adorac Link ParentNo, pretty sure it's a macroscopic quantum object of some kind that's older than the universe itself.No, pretty sure it's a macroscopic quantum object of some kind that's older than the universe itself.
-
Comment on Former naturalists/materialists, what changed your view? in ~humanities
adorac Link ParentI don't really see p-zombies and consciousness as contradictory; rather, two ways of describing the same thing. Do apples not truly exist because they're made up of atoms? It's the patterns that...I don't really see p-zombies and consciousness as contradictory; rather, two ways of describing the same thing. Do apples not truly exist because they're made up of atoms? It's the patterns that form consciousness, like how atoms in a specific shape form an apple. But to try to define "apple" as a concrete thing when it's really just a word we use to describe the pattern that behaves like an apple seems counterintuitive.
Similarly, does "consciousness" describe a collection of first person experiences, or does it describe the patterns we've collectively decided are "conscious"? Wouldn't a p-zombie, to itself, appear to have a first person perspective?
I've rewritten this comment like a dozen times trying to express what I'm trying to say correctly, so sorry if it comes across a little weird lol.
-
Comment on Former naturalists/materialists, what changed your view? in ~humanities
adorac Link ParentIs there a difference between neurons firing in your brain when you see blue and values being increased when GPT-4 sees blue? It may be significantly less complex, but either way there's an...Is there a difference between neurons firing in your brain when you see blue and values being increased when GPT-4 sees blue? It may be significantly less complex, but either way there's an amorphous network of signals that has an internal state change after experiencing a certain stimulus.
-
Comment on The free Delta game emulator for iPhones is live on Apple’s App Store in ~games
adorac Link ParentThey're easily findable on archive.org, thankfully. Not sure if we're allowed to post the links here?They're easily findable on archive.org, thankfully. Not sure if we're allowed to post the links here?
-
Comment on Apple opens the App Store to retro game emulators in ~games
adorac Link ParentI am concerned by the fact that it uses location data for tracking, at least according to the app page.I am concerned by the fact that it uses location data for tracking, at least according to the app page.
-
Comment on For some Helldivers 2 players, the fascist role-play has gone too far in ~games
adorac Link ParentFrom my experience, it's not even anonymity that makes it happen, it's just the screen separation. The number of people I've seen posting abhorrent things online using their real names... (Also I...From my experience, it's not even anonymity that makes it happen, it's just the screen separation. The number of people I've seen posting abhorrent things online using their real names...
(Also I couldn't even walk when that was posted, lol.)
-
Comment on What makes you chew fire? in ~talk
adorac Link ParentWow, that was... incredibly underwhelming. Couldn't imagine how bad it would be if you were excited for that, that seems crushing.Wow, that was... incredibly underwhelming. Couldn't imagine how bad it would be if you were excited for that, that seems crushing.
-
Comment on Generative AI - We aren’t ready in ~tech
adorac Link ParentIt took the auto-generated captions from YouTube, which can often include [Music] (sometimes even if there isn't music).It took the auto-generated captions from YouTube, which can often include
[Music](sometimes even if there isn't music). -
Comment on Denis Villeneuve hates dialogue in film in ~movies
adorac Link ParentI don't really think they need it, it's just what they've been given in big blockbusters for years. There's a reason Dune, Barbie, Oppenheimer and others took off as much as they did: they don't...I don't really think they need it, it's just what they've been given in big blockbusters for years. There's a reason Dune, Barbie, Oppenheimer and others took off as much as they did: they don't assume the audience is made of idiots.
-
Comment on Microsoft Flight Simulator | Dune expansion launch trailer in ~games
adorac LinkRe-downloaded flight sim just for this and it was totally worth it. Thopters are incredibly fun to fly.Re-downloaded flight sim just for this and it was totally worth it. Thopters are incredibly fun to fly.
-
Comment on Tell me about your weird religious beliefs in ~humanities
adorac Link ParentSo basically, you think, therefore you are?So basically, you think, therefore you are?
Fun thing that came out of this: they added a system sound to macOS called Sosumi ("so, sue me") in response to a lawsuit with Apple Corps over their sounds being too melodic.