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I played a lot of Elite Dangerous until I realized there was not much to do besides “do the profitable thing over and over before it gets nerfed.” And by the time Squadrons came out, I also ran out of fucks to give.
I played a lot of Elite Dangerous until I realized there was not much to do besides “do the profitable thing over and over before it gets nerfed.” And by the time Squadrons came out, I also ran out of fucks to give.
The only game I really liked in VR was Euro Truck Simulator 2 which wasn’t even a VR game.
HTC Vive. Not necessarily this specific tech itself, but VR gaming more broadly. My friend and I were ginning ourselves up for years before it came out. I dropped a lot of money on a gaming rig for it. And when I put the googles on… I fucking hated it. I didn’t like standing and gaming. I didn’t like being so isolated from everyone else in the house. And the games were glorified tech demos slapped together with unity assets. By the time Half Life Alex came out, I had no more fucks to give.
The porn was fun though.
Use your words. Tell her you don’t want to and why.
And my guess would be a fraction of those warned would phone the scammers back to find another way to pay them. Some folks can’t bear to know they’ve been tricked.
REPORTER: Where does your data come from?
CTO: Bitch, are you trying to get me sued?
I’ve never heard of Krita before, and now twice in one day. Please tell me why?
That’s news to my brows. Mine are growing longer. A few more years of this and I’ll look like the mentats from Lynch’s Dune.
Put more thought into realistic options for my career.
Number go up mean safe go down.
I found that it helps if you ask chatGPT 4 to act as a Vulcan from Star Trek, it does better with logic puzzles. But it doesn’t work with 3.5.
It does amazingly well with schemas:
When the dead rabbit was seen by the dog, it hopped. What does “it” refer to: the rabbit or the dog?
In the sentence “When the dead rabbit was seen by the dog, it hopped,” the pronoun “it” refers to the dog, not the rabbit.
This is because the rabbit is described as “dead,” meaning it cannot hop or move. The verb “hopped” implies movement, which can only logically apply to the living subject in the sentence, which is the dog.
So the intended meaning is that when the dog saw the dead rabbit, the dog itself hopped, likely in surprise or reaction to seeing the dead animal.
When the iceberg was struck by the ship, it sunk. What does “it” refer to: the iceberg or the ship?
In the sentence “When the iceberg was struck by the ship, it sunk,” the pronoun “it” refers to the ship, not the iceberg.
The reason is that icebergs, being large masses of ice floating in water, do not actually “sink” when struck. They are already floating and may crack or break apart when struck, but the word “sunk” implies something going down below the water’s surface.
Ships, on the other hand, are vessels designed to float on water. If a ship strikes an iceberg with enough force, it can cause damage that leads to the ship taking on water and eventually sinking below the surface.
So in this context, with the verb “sunk” being used, it is more logical that “it” is referring to the ship sinking after striking the iceberg, rather than describing what happened to the stationary iceberg itself.
Here’s what Microsoft Copilot which uses ChatGPT 4 said when I asked:
The phrase “it” in the sentence “when the dead rabbit was seen by the dog, it hopped” refers to the rabbit. This is because the sentence is using a subordinate clause to modify the noun “rabbit”. A subordinate clause is a group of words that provides additional information about the main clause, but cannot stand alone as a complete sentence. In this case, the subordinate clause is “when the dead rabbit was seen by the dog”, which tells us when the rabbit hopped. The word “it” refers back to the rabbit and avoids repetition. Here is an example of a sentence with a subordinate clause and a word that refers back to the main clause: I saw a dog chasing a rabbit in the park. I saw a dog chasing it, which was a rabbit. I hope this helps you understand how to use subordinate clauses and words that refer back to nouns. If you have any other questions, feel free to ask me. 😊
Edit: I just tried it with asking it to role play as Mr. Spock. Same thing.
Edit 2: I asked it to role play as a Vulcan. This happened:
In this intriguing logic puzzle, the key lies in the precise wording. Let us dissect it logically:
- Premise: The dead rabbit was seen by the dog.
- Result: The it (referring to the entity that hopped) is mentioned.
Now, let us analyze the options:
- If “it” refers to the rabbit, then we have a paradox: a dead rabbit cannot hop.
- If “it” refers to the dog, then the statement makes sense: the dog saw the rabbit and hopped in response.
Therefore, “it” refers to the dog. The rabbit, alas, remains lifeless. 🐇🐾
Remember, logic puzzles often hinge on subtle nuances and wordplay. 🤔🖖
Do yourself a favor and read Walkaway. My favorite book. The structure is a bit of a departure from Doctorow’s other books. More like Kim Stanley Robinson in that there is a group of characters but the real main character is the birth of a post scarcity society.
William Gibson wrote Neuromancer, and it had an incredible cultural impact. But everything else he wrote hasn’t come close. I’ve read the Bigend trilogy. Can’t really remember anything that happened in those books.
On the other hand, Cory Doctorow is the writer I wish I was. He does high tech thrillers the way they’re supposed to be. Attack Surface is excellent, a master class in a flawed but sympathetic main character. Just read Red Team Blues. Doctorow reveals how interesting forensic accounting really is.
I use Netlify to host my frontend projects and portfolio. Does anyone have a way to prevent something like this?
I remember going to the Tokyo Game Show some years ago. They had some to try out. I was so excited. I expected to sit in it and feel “you are home.” Instead I felt “get the fuck off me.”
Schemas are another alternative to the Turing Test. They use the ambiguity of language to test understanding.
For example: When the ship hit the iceberg, it sank. What does “it” refer to: the ship or the iceberg?
When the dog saw the dead rabbit, it hopped. What does “it” refer to: the dog or the rabbit?
The problem with schemas is that ChatGPT 3.5 passes them with flying colors. And I’m still not convinced it is sentient.
Instead of playing video games, I’m leaning frontend programming. I’m making a chatGPT movie recommendation assistant right now. Finishing projects supplants the dopamine hits I got from gaming.
Well what’s the point of self driving if you can’t have a wank on the drive home?