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    Yes, 'The Algorithm' REALLY IS Like That

    When computers started handling non-fixed-width fonts for us, basically.
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    Spoilers The Pitt Season 2 Discussion

    I mean, the least realistic thing about that sequence was the idea that ICE would bring someone in for treatment. What? No! Dr. Robbie is trying to save Mohan's life. Dr. Robbie sees way, way too much of his younger self in Mohan. And Dr. Robbie is suicidal. You got that, right? He's...
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    Spoilers The Pitt Season 2 Discussion

    With respect, I feel she's overstepping her bounds, probably for personal reasons that have not been revealed. If she would rather his life been ruined, then she doesn't understand recovery.
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    AI/LLMs DLSS 5 will be the worst thing to EVER happen to video games

    Mod Note: Having a different opinion from you does not justify insulting people. You have earned yoruself a warning point, and a ban from this thread. Treat people better.
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    AI/LLMs AI art bans are going to ruin small 3rd party creators

    My answer remains the same, for two reasons. 1) In fact, while the results of your neurology, cognition, and process of creation may seem to be very similar to the machine's result, under the hood, during the process, they are not really much alike at all. 2) As noted - if we do not reserve...
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    AI/LLMs AI art bans are going to ruin small 3rd party creators

    Mod note: We do not read every post, Bill. There is no Aha! or Gotcha! or Pithy Observation to be found in our not responding to any particular post. Now, if you had reported the post, that might speak to the moderator opinion on the matter, but since you didn't, now you have missed the...
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    AI/LLMs AI art bans are going to ruin small 3rd party creators

    You asked what was the difference between the machine doing a job, and you doing the job. In asking that you are questioning the divide between us and tools. When we argue that there's no difference between us and our tools, that means we are tools. Maybe you want to be a tool. I do not.
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    AI/LLMs AI art bans are going to ruin small 3rd party creators

    Mod Note: Look at that for a moment. Is that how you want to be treated? No? Then don't do it to other people, at least on this site. Thanks.
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    AI/LLMs AI art bans are going to ruin small 3rd party creators

    You are a human being. The machine is not. Perhaps you would like to be treated as we treat machines? I am sure there are people who want to treat you like a machine, with no more rights than a toaster. The results of arguing that there's not much difference between us and machines does not...
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    AI/LLMs AI art bans are going to ruin small 3rd party creators

    This is the one that gets me. Artists are creators too. There is another thought that comes to mind - if you use AI generated art, how much confidence do I have that you didn't use AI to generate the text, too? Very little. So, if I buy that product, I'm probably not supporting any creator at all.
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    Buffy Reboot Cancelled

    Yeah, I'd heard. Poor guy.
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    How Do you have an adult conversation?

    Really? That's your reaction to folks not agreeing with you? Getting accusative? Thanks. You've shown me all I need to know about this interaction. Have a good day.
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    Firefly Revival Confirmed

    They have explicitly stated that they will be working between the series and movie. I mused about eventually reaching beyond that because canonically there's like 6 or 8 months of time in there, which is a pretty hard limit.
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    How Do you have an adult conversation?

    As if you had statistics on that? You don't see it often, personally? That's awesome. I don't see it at my table, because my table is made of friends I've had for a decade and more. But, if someone's playing at their FLGS or something, I would expect the bag to be more thoroughly mixed.
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    Homebrew Star Wars D6 - Exposure to Vacuum Rules

    *Bacta tank. With respect, vacuum exposure will kill you, just like any other form of suffocation. While there are thankfully few actual human cases to base off of: You are probably conscious for 15-30 seconds. You can be exposed for a couple of minutes and eventually make a full recovery...
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