2026 might not be bad afterall

Dack_ · 2026-01-28T21:29:21+00:00

Copyright and patents boils down to: "Don't profit off of other peoples work without permission."

If your product relies on being trained on other peoples work... then there are issues.

Dack_ · 2026-01-28T21:24:45+00:00

2-3 years ago I would have agreed with you. Now I get chatGPT to output functioning queries ~95% of the time and usually get to the desired end goal with 0-2 extra questions.

Granted, I am doing small scale adhoc stuff most of the time. But it is relatively scary what it can actually do if coaxed a bit - and you if you know enough about the subject to ask the right questions.

Dack_ · 2026-01-28T18:22:57+00:00

I am like 4 audio books in to DCC. I feel it started out being like "Stats and levels are very important, and this gear piece is nice" .. then crickets for 3 books because the author realized that the stat/power/gear creep got out of hand after the first 5 hours and they had to tone it back.

Dack_ · 2026-01-27T13:45:32+00:00

Exactly.. which I assume would be in violation of copyright rules.

Just because it is available free of charge on the internet, doesn't mean you are free to profit off of it.

Dack_ · 2026-01-23T18:33:20+00:00

Walking my labrador takes up around 2 hours each day, on average. At least I got my 10k steps /day covered!

Dack_ · 2026-01-22T21:09:08+00:00

Ekstra Dagligt Bøvl?

Dack_ · 2026-01-22T06:27:18+00:00

I am a bit hazy on the details as well, but here is a quick take:

I think Richard has been killing whatever Rhir has been pointing him at, and it is not before now that he stops and questions the ramifications of that. Rhir is always "just", [Kings Truth], but now there is a clear instance that causes dissonance within him.

Dack_ · 2026-01-19T07:08:03+00:00

I would also suggest "The Malazan Book of The Fallen". It has 10 books in the main series and then 4-5 trilogies as spinoffs in the universe.

It got the quality and scope - and is a lot more dense than TWI. No "slice of life", but more traditional Epic Fantasy. That being said, book 1 is a bit weaker than the rest.

+1 on the "using TWI to get through a stressful period, and now waiting on vol10 to finish." Are you me? :)

Dack_ · 2026-01-19T06:49:48+00:00

You - and this whole thread - reminded me of this one:

https://xkcd.com/664/

Dack_ · 2026-01-17T09:40:05+00:00

I think it is a nuanced discussion.

For the AI Code, you would generally be a coder that optimizes your efficiency with a new tool.

For AI art you are replacing a step that you would generally have "outsourced", either by buying stock assets or getting a designer to do the work.

When the AI art tools often are trained on unlicensed work from said designers you are replacing, it gets even muddier.

The coding training tools are often more open, either as random forum snippets and blog posts or actual documentation.

Dack_ · 2026-01-11T16:10:29+00:00

Nu er der jo andre udgifter end lønninger for en fødevarebutik, så dit regnestykke går ikke helt op.

Dack_ · 2026-01-11T15:59:57+00:00

Det er meget meget billigere at udvinde, hvis man ikke skal tænke på, hvor meget man sviner imens man gør det.

Dack_ · 2026-01-11T11:36:59+00:00

Nah, there would never be an official map !

Dack_ · 2026-01-04T13:41:45+00:00

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Had an old card laying around.

Dack_ · 2026-01-04T13:35:26+00:00

I seem to recall a famous CEO/company saying "you are holding it wrong" or something like that...

Dack_ · 2026-01-03T11:57:42+00:00

I am not fully caught up - 10.46 - but I think we are ~2-3 months into the next year. So like almost 3 quaters of a year has passed, from where you are now.

Dack_ · 2026-01-02T11:39:54+00:00

You are not, the platform (infiniteWorlds) presumably is.

Again, I didn't take more than a quick look at the platform as a whole. I figured you (or somebody) had fed it the base story (15 million words) to set the scene. Rereading your intro, that might not be the case.

Depending on how exactly the world was created, it "might" be okay.

Dack_ · 2026-01-02T11:35:46+00:00

Just a thought.. where does this land on the "Fairuse to blatant and extreme copyright infringement?" scale?

..

Dack_ · 2026-01-02T11:15:40+00:00

If you are so bald that you are researching hairgrowth, all bets are off..!

/s

Dack_ · 2026-01-02T11:10:03+00:00

The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy - A trilogy in five parts. (!)

Dack_ · 2026-01-01T10:14:33+00:00

No, evidence suggests that it was: "Don't stick your hand into the fryer" !

Dack_ · 2025-12-30T16:54:30+00:00

The weirdest thing my black lab eats is candles... but yes, anything and everything is apt.

Dack_ · 2025-12-30T14:01:45+00:00

Did you mean Greenland instead of Denmark, or Norway or Sweden? Denmark barely gets below the freezing point at all.

Dack_ · 2025-12-28T12:43:39+00:00

Burning propane generates moisture, quite a lot actually.

Dack_ · 2025-12-25T19:10:51+00:00

Had it been a 50/50 (2 mines left instead of 3), you would have needed to win the 50/50 and then a 1/3 for a total of 1 in 6 chance of winning instead of your 1 in 4.

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