Drummyralf

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Maybe many Lemmy users don't understand "shower thoughts" because they don't shower. in c/showerthoughts
Even if god exists religion can't possibly be the way to god in c/showerthoughts
[–] Drummyralf 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

On the internet? In general I take someone that spells "God" with a capital to be a theist (usually only 2 of 3 monotheistic believes, because Muslims usually use "Allah" probably). Or perhaps raised as a theist, lost their faith, but not bitter against their old faith. while if someone uses "god" they are probably not a theist.

Makes sense to me too: I as a theist would refer to "Thor" as a "god" because to me it is not an entity that exists. It would only make sense for someone that is an atheist to not use a capital to refer to my "God": They don't believe it to be a real entity after all.

E: although, I guess fictional characters do use capitals, so maybe I'm wrong.

*Permanently Deleted* in c/asklemmy
[–] Drummyralf 4 points 5 months ago

I'd probably cut down my current job to about 1 day a week (because I still love my job).

I'd Spend the rest of the time making all kinds of weird abstract artpieces that nobody would understand.

New York governor to launch bill banning smartphones in schools in c/technology
[–] Drummyralf 5 points 5 months ago

Early testsresults in the Netherlands have shown great succes. Less cyber bullying, more socializing by students, and better engagement in classroom. The students actually prefer it too.

I thought it was stupid too, but I've come around to it. A box full of dopamine hits is not for teenagers to decide wether they can interact with it or not.

Are business cards still a thing? in c/nostupidquestions
Elon Musk threatens to ban Apple devices from his companies over OpenAI partnership in c/technology
[–] Drummyralf 14 points 5 months ago

But every day ends wi... oh. OH.

Even if god exists religion can't possibly be the way to god in c/showerthoughts
[–] Drummyralf 6 points 5 months ago (3 children)

I know this is just a showerthought, but what do you define as religion? The term religion doesn't necessarily need a God.

Or do you mean the 3 mainstream monotheistic religions? (Christianity, Judaism, Islam)

Can you read the ancient glyphs in c/memes
[–] Drummyralf 5 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Ha, I only knew the whispered line, never saw the conplete sketch. Brilliant.

Ah yes, organization. in c/memes
[–] Drummyralf 1 points 5 months ago

Oh man, this perfectly sums it up.

I should watch IT Crowd again.

Ah yes, organization. in c/memes
[–] Drummyralf 2 points 5 months ago

To be fair, I'm the opposite of efficient with my tab usage. I close tabs often as soon as I switch to a different task, only to find out I still needed that tab.

I only just weeks ago discovered that tabs are kept open after rebooting (I had to turn power off during a session). That is how automatically I close tabs normally. A blessing and a curse.

Ah yes, organization. in c/memes
[–] Drummyralf 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Shivers

Nightmare fuel I tell you. NIGHTMARE FUEL!

Ah yes, organization. in c/memes
[–] Drummyralf 1 points 5 months ago

A hint of disgust with a trace of pity.

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Why is End of Life of an OS bad for an average user? (self.nostupidquestions)
submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by Drummyralf to c/nostupidquestions
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I get that there won't be any security updates. So any problem found can be exploited. But how high is the chance for problems for an average user if you say, only browse some safe websites? If you have a pc you don't really care much about, without any personal information? It feels like the danger is more theoretical than what will actually happen.

Or... are there any examples of people (not corpos) getting wrecked in the past by an eol OS?

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In this CD booklet, they forgot to remove some Japanese lyrics. (lemmy.world)
submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by Drummyralf to c/mildlyinteresting
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This is the cd "Kingdom of Desire" by Toto. This booklet shows some lyrics which appear to be Chinese (E: nope, Japanese according to comment) Those are not sung in the song.

Bought in Thrift store, so maybe bootleg? Doesn't look like it though, it has a sticker on the front with touring dates of the band. So probably sold at a tour?

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What are your favourite lesser known websites? (self.asklemmy)
submitted 6 months ago by Drummyralf to c/asklemmy
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I want to see if I can get a spark of the "old internet" back by making a starting page for myself with all kinds of cool websites. But not sure where to start because Google obviously will not work for this.

So... what are some of your favourite websites?

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What is a good eli5 analogy for GenAI not "knowing" what they say? (self.nostupidquestions)
submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by Drummyralf to c/nostupidquestions
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I have many conversations with people about Large Language Models like ChatGPT and Copilot. The idea that "it makes convincing sentences, but it doesn't know what it's talking about" is a difficult concept to convey or wrap your head around. Because the sentences are so convincing.

Any good examples on how to explain this in simple terms?

Edit:some good answers already! I find especially that the emotional barrier is difficult to break. If an AI says something malicious, our brain immediatly jumps to "it has intent". How can we explain this away?

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Behringer Pro-800 vs Roland JX-08 (self.synthesizers)
 

Hiya!

I'm in the market for a budget-ey Poly-synth. I have a Microfreak which I love, but the 4 voice limitation is really starting to bug me with pads. I'm slowly trying to create a dawless setup (Have a Keystep Pro to make it all happen)

So any of you have any experience with either Pro-800 or JX-08? How easy is it to find the sweet spot on them? How much menu-diving in day-to-day use?

Thank you for your time reading this :)

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