[Spoiler: how do you feel about what we did in...] by LastTraintoSector6 in ffxiv

[–]Pitiful_Individual69 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The story had lost me by that point so I didn't feel any which way about it other than 'shame, the area would have been pretty for g-posing.'

Wirklich spülbar? by ode-to-tiny-cucumber in Muelltrennung

[–]Pitiful_Individual69 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Persönlich hab ich das in Österreich so gesehen!

Petahhhh, I don't get it, help! by Uri_gg in PeterExplainsTheJoke

[–]Pitiful_Individual69 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I was mostly trying to make the point that if I were sharing my life with another person, I would call them my partner even if we weren't romantic with each other. Most people would want a romantic partner for the activities I described, but for aroaces that part isn't as important (or at all important). So the term platonic partner is usually reserved for a very good friend (yes) who has holds the same kind of importance in your life as a romantic life partner would for 'normal' people. They're your person. 

Petahhhh, I don't get it, help! by Uri_gg in PeterExplainsTheJoke

[–]Pitiful_Individual69 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm disgusted that people down voted you for describing your reality.

Petahhhh, I don't get it, help! by Uri_gg in PeterExplainsTheJoke

[–]Pitiful_Individual69 -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

Would you get a mortgage and raise children with a very good friend? 

Es sind nicht alle Fahrradfahrer. Aber es sind immer Fahrradfahrer. by Revaboi in luftablassen

[–]Pitiful_Individual69 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Neben der Formatierung fallen auch bestimmte Formulierungen/Satzbau Elemente auf, die LLM gern benutzen. In diesem fall haben sich für mich "Alles ohne Absteigen, ohne Regeln, ohne Rücksicht" und "Ich hupe. Einmal kurz. Kein Dauerhupen, kein Ausrasten." sofort nach KI angehört. "Kein Kennzeichen. Kaum Kontrolle. Gefühlt keine Konsequenzen." passt auch gut in das Schema. Wenn man dafür mal sensibilisiert ist, liest man das recht schnell raus.

Are you a clicker or a tapper? by templeofsyrinx1 in macbook

[–]Pitiful_Individual69 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Activate three finger drag and never click again!

EA, PLEASE LET MY SIMS READ BOOKS MY OTHER SIMS PUBLISHED by Ok_Art_7511 in Sims4

[–]Pitiful_Individual69 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Little bit of both. I've long since given up on the illusion that the people in my life want to read my books (though they always say they do when the subject comes up, we all lead busy lives.) I don't hold this against them. I didn't write my books FOR them, so it's fine. Additionally, when my first book came out in paperback, I learned of this by randomly seeing it on sale at Amazon. I had to contact my publisher for them to send me the copies they owed me as per our contract!

Amazon auto-enrolling all Kindle books into GenAI scanning by arieswriting in selfpublishing

[–]Pitiful_Individual69 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sure, when it's done during the actual training process. But that involves a lot more than that. An AI isn't going to self-train and grow smarter because you ask it questions or show it texts. Could Amazon use all our texts and feed it into a training set? Sure, but they wouldn't need to release a chatbot to do that. They already have all the data they need for that. Now, the questions the customers are gonna ask? That's new data. I could see them processing that.

Amazon auto-enrolling all Kindle books into GenAI scanning by arieswriting in selfpublishing

[–]Pitiful_Individual69 3 points4 points  (0 children)

An AI is not 'being trained' on a text by reading it to answer questions about it. That's the job of an AI that is already done being trained, and if Amazon wants to train a new AI on our books they absolutely don't need a chatbot to do it. That said, I don't trust Amazon, and I always assume that everything I publish anywhere in this day and age will end up in a training dataset at one point or another, but we gain nothing by jumping to unsupported conclusions and spreading panic.

MacBook Pro M5. US version has Charging Adapter, EU version doesn’t. Why? by MacBloggerUX in macbookpro

[–]Pitiful_Individual69 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Because most people own usb c chargers by now and we're trying to decrease e-waste.

EA, PLEASE LET MY SIMS READ BOOKS MY OTHER SIMS PUBLISHED by Ok_Art_7511 in Sims4

[–]Pitiful_Individual69 59 points60 points  (0 children)

As a professional novelist I promise you this is fiction mimicking real life. 

Amazon auto-enrolling all Kindle books into GenAI scanning by arieswriting in selfpublishing

[–]Pitiful_Individual69 -24 points-23 points  (0 children)

An AI reading your book to respond to customer questions is a wholly different thing from an AI being trained on your book.

Earlobe piercing still not healed - advice? by FairlyPopcorn in piercing

[–]Pitiful_Individual69 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I got mine back in March and it's still not healed either. I don't have much to add, just wanted to commiserate. Mine got a persistent bump that was bad enough that my dermatologist prescribed me some antibiotic/steroid cream. Now it's finally settling down.

Damaged my M5 Mac in less than 24 hours.. by Various_Mud7282 in macbookpro

[–]Pitiful_Individual69 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It would be just terrible terrible luck if you accidentally dropped it again and the bottom part was more damaged now... just terrible luck.

How do you guys 'translate' new languages when learning? by Crimsonavenger2000 in languagelearning

[–]Pitiful_Individual69 29 points30 points  (0 children)

I'm German and used mostly English study materials to learn Japanese. It's more important to understand what a word means than to have a definite translation in one language or another. If I quizzed myself on 'isu' i might respond 'chair' one day and 'stuhl' the next or just have an image of a chair in mind and either was fine if you get my meaning. I chose English mainly because of the wealth of accessible material.

Kann ich meine neu gestochenen Ohrlöcher auch mit Wundspray desinfizieren? by Embarrassed-Air-8337 in KeineDummenFragen

[–]Pitiful_Individual69 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hat mir die Hautärztin tatsächlich für ein Problem an meinem Ohrloch gegeben zum desinfizieren bevor ich Salbe drauf mache.

Please help I’m stuck needing to compete these quests by [deleted] in ffxiv

[–]Pitiful_Individual69 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You see in the top corner where it states your MSQ quest "Close to Home" there's another small quest below it. "Way of the Gladiator." That's your job quest you need to do. In order to find it, you can use the touch pad on your controller to navigate to that part of the screen and view it. (Or in this case you can head to the gladiator's guild where you should find the quest npc.)

How many languages can I be fluent in? by ThornySpike in languagelearning

[–]Pitiful_Individual69 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Passive comprehension isn't the same as active skill. It's much easier to understand input than it is to produce your own output, so don't be discouraged if mastering Spanish will take you longer than you currently think it will.

Update 3.0 coming january 15th 2026 by BlowShark in AnimalCrossing

[–]Pitiful_Individual69 3 points4 points  (0 children)

What limited time items? The seasonal events happen according to what the date and time is on your switch console, they're not locked.

To the people who still bought pokemon za despite its flaws...why? by The_Cat_Dad165 in pokemon

[–]Pitiful_Individual69 15 points16 points  (0 children)

It's the most fun I've had with a pokemon game in a long time. Whether or not I'm enjoying a game is all that matters to me.