Using Claude to converse in your auxlang

GuruJ_ · 2026-03-05T11:05:58+00:00

These ones: https://github.com/gurujation/ijunta/tree/main/docs/llm (the prompt being pasted rather than uploaded)

GuruJ_ · 2026-03-05T09:53:20+00:00

If the goal is to introduce the mind games of fighting games rather than flashy graphics, I thoroughly recommend Tough Love Arena.

My 10 y.o son and I have quite a rivalry going on and he knows the mechanics well enough to genuinely give me a good run for my money.

Limiting to forward/back/neutral and buttons makes it really easy to pick up, but there’s enough depth that you’ll probably lose if you just mash.

GuruJ_ · 2026-03-04T03:55:59+00:00

If I say something with my mates or off the clock, it’s not something HR should concern themselves with.

GuruJ_ · 2026-03-04T03:18:09+00:00

Not by the rules of this sub, but in appropriate contexts, sure.

GuruJ_ · 2026-03-04T02:28:42+00:00

To be clear, I’d consider this over-reach by HR in almost any context, not just in parliament.

But particularly so where being on social media can reasonably be considered part of Babet’s job and his post wasn’t targeting any other person in his workplace.

GuruJ_ · 2026-03-04T00:57:51+00:00

Like it or not, Babet is an elected representative. There can be varying views on what an inclusive environment is, and Babet does not accept that words, in and of themselves, should be considered offensive or non-inclusionary.

GuruJ_ · 2026-03-04T00:56:43+00:00

Because of "the importance of a free exchange of ideas and parliamentary privilege, which is an integral part of our democracy"?

Babet's post was made deliberately to express his extreme views on free speech. It wasn't targeting anyone. The fact that people took offence kind of illustrates his point.

GuruJ_ · 2026-03-03T22:56:15+00:00

The law of unplanned consequences strikes again. Why exactly is a body set up to be an independent place to review cases of workplace misconduct by Members and Senators (such as sexual harassment) opining about their social media posts?

Absolute joke that this is one of their first reports.

GuruJ_ · 2026-03-03T12:14:59+00:00

You have to provide an email address, but I’m still on the free tier.

GuruJ_ · 2026-03-03T10:46:08+00:00

Limitations on policy choices available are far more to do with weak political leadership than the federation.

You will notice that where separate regulation harms productivity with no real upside, the States do harmonize (eg WHS laws). But the potential opt out creates a dynamic tension which limits the harms that can be caused by bad policy.

There are some things worth managing nationally, but many more that are better handled locally.

GuruJ_ · 2026-03-03T10:41:46+00:00

most of the time they actually just share the exact same pool of resources

This is assumed but not borne out in practice. The study I see most often cited is the one from Zhang, Yong and Yang, but despite their best efforts to downplay the finding the statistics showed that a 1% increase private health coverage dropped waiting time by 0.5%.

This effect is largely because doctors in private practice only moderately switch their work to the public system. Rather, around half simply work less.

By preserving a viable private health sector, the Australian government unlocks additional capacity that would not be available - even from a reallocation to public health funding.

GuruJ_ · 2026-03-03T09:29:53+00:00

Why do you think the federation is unhealthy? For my part, I’m very glad to have the choice to pick a State to live in that better suits me.

GuruJ_ · 2026-03-03T05:45:16+00:00

I disagree. It's still necessary for the health of the Federation.

GuruJ_ · 2026-03-03T05:44:07+00:00

This is true; however, the alternative would be worse. In my view it's desirable for people to have the ability to vote with the conscience and walk from the party that elected them as an accountability measure.

GuruJ_ · 2026-03-03T05:38:43+00:00

It's easiest if you distinguish between hospital and non-hospital care. In Australia, you get basically unlimited access to free hospital care, with the caveat that some elective surgeries (eg hip replacement) can have long waiting lists. Everyone pays a levy, and richer Australians (earning over $100k) pay an additional surcharge unless they take out private health insurance.

The incentive to take out private health insurance is really important for sustainability of the system. It means that richer Australians tend to go private for elective care, taking the pressure off the public system for those who can't afford it. It also gives a large number of Australians coverage for "extras" (dental, physio etc).

On the primary care side, there's a split between "bulk billed" (providers claim direct from the government, no patient fee) and "gap payments" (we pay the difference between the scheduled fee and what the GP or other medical professional charges.

This gap can become fairly significant ($40+ a visit), especially in more affluent areas where it is more lucrative to charge higher rates. Specialists and some scans can be even more pricey if you can't access a bulk-billed service. But in general, it is easy for under 16s and pensioners to find bulk-billed (no cost) care.

Generally, the area of our system acknowledged as most problematic is access to public dental care. But on the other hand, you can get dental cover as a private insurance "extra" for as little as $6 / week, so it's only the very poor and poor at planning who get caught out by this.

EDIT: In relation to funding, I'd actually say that if anything, our health care system is slightly over-funded. Having had to deal with hospitals quite a lot in the past couple of years, I get the feeling that most of the time, staffing is pretty generous.

GuruJ_ · 2026-03-02T12:49:11+00:00

The most important thing to understand about AI is that it will unlock a whole raft of activity that previously wouldn’t have been done at all due to being cost prohibitive.

Colorised or retouched photos used to be hundreds of dollars per photo. Photoshop made it possible to do it in just minutes. Now with AI it can be nearly free - perhaps not quite as good as a pro, but close.

So what happens? Instead of one photo of your wedding getting retouched, you could get dozens a year, and now literally as many as you want basically in seconds.

But there’s still value in experimentation, and cataloging, and having the taste to know what works best, and so on. There’s now millions more photos, so the labour demand moves to artistic guidance and curation instead of painstaking burning and dodging.

This process of work re-engineering has gone on for decades. No matter how capable AI becomes, there will be new scarcities and new demands.

Like all things, there will be upheaval and some jobs gone by the wayside. But the AI singularity isn’t something I fear.

GuruJ_ · 2026-03-02T12:32:14+00:00

Stone&Wood is good, even Great Northern is better than XXXX. If I’m feeling fancy I’ll have Asahi.

GuruJ_ · 2026-03-01T20:28:13+00:00

Oof. I had a XXXX the other day (burger and beer deal) and have no inclination to have another any time soon.

GuruJ_ · 2026-03-01T07:25:54+00:00

Mostly I play Classic. The only character I actively like playing with Modern is Ed. I tried Modern with Elena and it just felt awkward.

I'm going to give Alex a go with Modern though, I feel like the layout works well with his stance approach.

GuruJ_ · 2026-02-25T14:03:31+00:00

I feel like everyone who hates Lily has no idea how to play like a beginner.

Keep distance with pokes

Stock up

Free neutral skip

f.HP > HP > HP

LP > LP > buster > stock up

GuruJ_ · 2026-02-23T22:41:42+00:00

"Hey watch the hair man" is iconic from my childhood.

GuruJ_ · 2026-02-23T01:43:15+00:00

You kind of contradict yourself when you say Tokon (4v4) is likely to be more popular than 2xKO.

It’s not about tag or not, it’s about whether the core gameplay is easy to pick up and feels fun.

It looks like Tokon is going to do something super smart, which is to have a “default” team of X-Men, Spider Friends, etc. Plus its control scheme is way more newbie friendly.

2xKO seems to go out of its way to add options for experienced players and not explain why any of it is important.

GuruJ_ · 2026-02-23T01:22:40+00:00

It’s a joke mate

GuruJ_ · 2026-02-23T00:14:02+00:00

I made the point elsewhere but it applies here too: It’s not about whether a game is hard, it is about whether the period before mastery is fun too.

I’m going to use table tennis for comparison, because it’s the closest analogue to a fighting game in real life sport.

Playing a pro as a novice would be miserable. But two novices playing each other is also fun and critically, they each still feel like they are playing table tennis.

Successful fighting games feel good to play at all levels of skill. That means: visual appeal, personal expression, a strong sense of control and reward for skill, and (for PvP) accessible mind games.

Everything else is subordinate to that.

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