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

That's Oedipus. Different guy.

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[–] ThePantser 151 points 1 month 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 1 month 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 1 month ago (2 children)
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[–] [email protected] 33 points 1 month ago

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

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 month ago

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

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

I always forget this, thanks

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

Are ya ready kids!

[–] bitchkat 7 points 1 month ago (7 children)
[–] dejected_warp_core 9 points 1 month 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 1 month ago (3 children)
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[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month 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 1 month ago (5 children)
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[–] [email protected] 103 points 1 month ago (1 children)

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

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

You already know the answer to that one lol

[–] tdawg 23 points 1 month ago

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

[–] [email protected] 101 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month 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 1 month 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 1 month 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 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] Viking_Hippie 14 points 1 month ago

Nice try, AI powered AI detector.

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[–] Evotech 53 points 1 month ago (3 children)

For the last time, my name is Al

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

I can be your long lost Pal.

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[–] [email protected] 37 points 1 month ago

I just see two autistics attempting to communicate by email.

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

Sent from Proton Mail mobile 😭😭😭

[–] The_Picard_Maneuver 13 points 1 month ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 month ago

As a Proton user? Definitely.

[–] TriflingToad 7 points 1 month ago

beyond any doubt

[–] finitebanjo 24 points 1 month 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 1 month ago

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

It’s work email not a love letter.

[–] Viking_Hippie 18 points 1 month 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 1 month ago
[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Why aren't you helping the tortoise?

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[–] half_built_pyramids 10 points 1 month ago (2 children)
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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago

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

See you next Friday.

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