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[–] [email protected] 247 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] Cadeillac 59 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] TheBat 74 points 3 months ago (2 children)

That's Oedipus. Different guy.

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[–] ThePantser 151 points 3 months ago (70 children)

AI is an initialism since you don't pronounce AI. NASA would be an acronym because you pronounce the word.

[–] chrash0 98 points 3 months ago (1 children)

this is one of those facts i have to struggle to keep to myself to avoid coming off as an insufferable nerd

[–] [email protected] 22 points 3 months ago (2 children)
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[–] [email protected] 33 points 3 months ago

Now this is the kind of pedantry I'm here for

[–] [email protected] 20 points 3 months ago

Wait you do not pronounce AI like a Sopranos character that just found an eye ball on the sidewalk?

[–] [email protected] 17 points 3 months ago (1 children)
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[–] The_Picard_Maneuver 15 points 3 months ago

I always forget this, thanks

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod 8 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 months ago

Are ya ready kids!

[–] bitchkat 7 points 3 months ago (7 children)
[–] dejected_warp_core 9 points 3 months ago (7 children)

Correct:

  • "Sequel"
  • Structured Query Language

Incorrect:

  • "Squall"
  • "Es-queue-el"

The one that people really screw up? PostgreSQL.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 3 months ago (3 children)
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[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

It's interesting that Wikipedia says it's pronounced " S-Q-L" but was historically pronounced "sequel."

Also interesting, MySQL says on their site:

The official way to pronounce “MySQL” is “My Ess Que Ell” (not “my sequel”), but we do not mind if you pronounce it as “my sequel” or in some other localized way.

Lastly, for those curious, PostgreSQL says on their site:

PostgreSQL is pronounced Post-Gres-Q-L.

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[–] lath 7 points 3 months ago (5 children)
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[–] [email protected] 103 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Since ChatGPT learns from internet users, does that mean the majority of internet users are autistic?

[–] [email protected] 114 points 3 months ago (1 children)

You already know the answer to that one lol

[–] tdawg 23 points 3 months ago

A place known for highly obsessive and weirdly specific knowledge experts? Surely not

[–] [email protected] 101 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

As a probably not autistic person, email is one area where warmth is not wanted. Just get to the point, I have a dozen more to get through. And that's precisely why you shouldn't use AI to write email, AI rambles, I want 1-2 sentences, short phrases are fine.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 3 months ago (1 children)

At my job, Email is either:

  • Jira notifications
  • Long ramblings about some project or fire that happened

All other communication is through our chat (zulip, like Slack) or video calls.

I remember dealing with short emails back in the day. But id flip out these days.

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[–] voracitude 89 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Rua must never have worked tech support. I've been accused of being a robot more times than I can count, years before ChatGPT was even a thing.

[–] spankmonkey 45 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] Viking_Hippie 14 points 3 months ago

Nice try, AI powered AI detector.

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[–] Evotech 53 points 3 months ago (3 children)

For the last time, my name is Al

[–] [email protected] 29 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] Crackhappy 20 points 3 months ago (3 children)

I can be your long lost Pal.

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[–] [email protected] 37 points 3 months ago

I just see two autistics attempting to communicate by email.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Sent from Proton Mail mobile 😭😭😭

[–] The_Picard_Maneuver 13 points 3 months ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 16 points 3 months ago

As a Proton user? Definitely.

[–] TriflingToad 7 points 3 months ago

beyond any doubt

[–] finitebanjo 24 points 3 months ago

You really cannot blame them. Especially when Universities partner with OpenAI and cut off all ways to contact advisors aside from text and email right before admissions.

[–] SkunkWorkz 20 points 3 months ago

Should’ve just said “Ain’t AI. I just dgaf”

It’s work email not a love letter.

[–] Viking_Hippie 18 points 3 months ago

If only their next meeting had been on a Tuesday, that would have been the perfect plausibly deniable "fuck you" to end the reply with 😄

[–] [email protected] 17 points 3 months ago
[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Why aren't you helping the tortoise?

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[–] half_built_pyramids 10 points 3 months ago (2 children)
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[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago

It's not Ai. I'm just dead inside.

See you next Friday.

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