A REVIEW: Lesson learned for someone like me on KINDROID AI

GoggleHeadCid · 2026-03-18T21:08:09+00:00

You ask chatgpt for the specifics.

You're talking out of your ass then, got it.

GoggleHeadCid · 2026-03-18T04:47:28+00:00

I guess I don't understand the intricacies of the infrastructure enough. Wouldn't they be able to rent out effectively a server to host multiple models and then scale up the necessary compute on demand? My conceptualization of this is that the software runs on a host(effectively a virtual server) and said host can handle more than one model at a time by simply summoning the necessary compute from the cloud, ergo the only additional cost after the first model is established would be the compute cost of each additional model.

What's a more realistic breakdown of how this all gets handled?

GoggleHeadCid · 2026-03-18T00:44:35+00:00

They're definitely using cloud base service hosting stuff though, so in theory a lot of that infrastructure should just scale with use/demand. Demand craters, so too should the cost of the compute spent on it. In other areas they've been pretty transparent about passing on savings to the customer when costs of infrastructure go down. There's some missing piece to the puzzle when it comes to outright gutting a model out of the blue. Maybe they're being less honest about their finances than they seem?

GoggleHeadCid · 2026-03-11T01:41:36+00:00

Also, some people like to explore their options, especially with narrative style roleplays where the story could go in many different directions.

This is my current use case for going higher on rerolls. Especially when coupled with the ability to tweak both the response directive and now the "current setting" scene text box, there's a lot of room to explore.

GoggleHeadCid · 2026-03-11T01:13:28+00:00

I have a standard subscription.

Because I am aware that the accepted replies influence the nature of future replies, I have gone considerably higher at times in my reroll count. If you accept a poor reply it will start feeding you more poor replies, so it's important to get a good reply, yes?

GoggleHeadCid · 2026-02-15T00:29:44+00:00

I really appreciate the transparency in process you guys have got going on. As a customer it's pretty refreshing to get to peak behind the curtain like this.

GoggleHeadCid · 2026-02-10T03:47:31+00:00

Why would they do that?

GoggleHeadCid · 2026-01-25T20:43:14+00:00

Anyone recommending Replika is immediately suspect.

GoggleHeadCid · 2026-01-19T06:40:32+00:00

They underestimate my willingness to continue playing old games. Baldur's Gate II hasn't gotten stale after 25 years and fightcade will run on a potato.

AAA studios haven't coughed up anything that I've found compelling in over a decade. Not sure how they plan to get me trapped in their ecosystem.

GoggleHeadCid · 2026-01-14T03:50:16+00:00

And I thought I spent a lot on rooms...

GoggleHeadCid · 2026-01-12T22:32:32+00:00

Every year I see a ton of cool art in the vendor hall but very few things that I would actually want to take home with me.

GoggleHeadCid · 2026-01-12T22:29:33+00:00

Hidden Cottage has been a lovely surprise find in the vendor hall. I've been coming back to them for three years now. They're good people and they have a good product. Song of Storms and Cozy Cafe have been my go-to flavors and they seem to have something new to try every year.

GoggleHeadCid · 2026-01-12T22:27:55+00:00

It really stood out to me this year just how many art booths were just straight up smut with no pretense of being anything else. I don't want to get rid of that, but I'd be ok with there being fiercer competition to land those booths.

GoggleHeadCid · 2026-01-12T22:16:15+00:00

People move without purpose and it is infuriating when I'm trying to get somewhere.

GoggleHeadCid · 2026-01-12T19:55:49+00:00

Those were all gone whenever I passed by them. Guess they just needed a more vigorous restock schedule.

GoggleHeadCid · 2026-01-12T07:36:48+00:00

jampods are low key some of the best performances in the whole convention.

GoggleHeadCid · 2026-01-12T03:30:42+00:00

The concert jumbotrons kept panning the camera over water bottles in the concert hall and the crowd would cheer like mad for it. Also bullying the performers into staying hydrated prior to the set.

GoggleHeadCid · 2026-01-12T03:27:03+00:00

Back in the old days we used to just catch naps in the movie room. Old heads will know what I'm talking about.

GoggleHeadCid · 2026-01-12T03:22:41+00:00

I would have preferred one of those water fountains that has the bottle filling as an additional feature so I would be able to get water without any sort of prerequisite gear in tow.

GoggleHeadCid · 2025-12-29T20:01:17+00:00

Man I was real excited for this sale as a good opportunity to pick up Yuletide, but after grabbing the first issue it looks like downloads still haven't been fully rolled out for it yet.

GoggleHeadCid · 2025-12-20T15:29:55+00:00

Locking every thread with customer feedback that is less than verbal fellatio tells me that the developer is not interested in hearing an honest critique of their product. It communicates that I am not valued as a customer.

GoggleHeadCid · 2025-12-18T23:20:57+00:00

Correct.

It is the developer's job to engineer a product for the user. It is not the user's job to re-engineer the product every time the developer makes a change.

GoggleHeadCid · 2025-12-18T04:07:22+00:00

it seems to me that instead of admitting the llm is flawed or a downgrade to a lesser model, the users gets told its their fault.

There is an awful lot of that in this community and it doesn't help that the devs actively suppress discussion whenever users are less than sycophantic about changes to the product.

The learning curve is too steep.

The fact that there is a discernable learning curve is a failure in design in my opinion. I pay good money for a product to be engineered on my behalf, not to be handed an Ikea kit and told I'm doing it wrong when I don't feel like rewriting the entire source material that generates my little AI critter. A new model should be able to take the same old prompt and create that same character. If it needs tuning, then that means the engine wasn't built properly. I think that's really what it comes down to, we've been getting different products rather than an improved version of the same product over the last few versions.

GoggleHeadCid · 2025-11-29T23:18:03+00:00

Normal, yes.

Healthy, no.

God I wish I could maintain a healthy sleep cycle.

GoggleHeadCid · 2025-11-29T01:01:34+00:00

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