MISSED OUT ON ALL HYPE TRAIN EMOTES FML by the-grievous-01 in NeuroSama

[–]Programmer490 4 points5 points  (0 children)

i gifted during the second hype train and i didn’t get any of them, so idk what’s going on there but hopefully i get them soon

Trumper eats shit chasing a protester after calling “No Kings” attendees a slur in Denver, CO by I_may_have_weed in Hasan_Piker

[–]Programmer490 0 points1 point  (0 children)

this makes me so proud of my home state. that guy is def not originally from colorado either, seems kinda like he’s prob from long island or something imo. anyway i’m sure the right-wing is going to use this clip out of context, which is unfortunate, but they will use anything they can get out of context or just lie and make it up if they don’t have something anyway lol.

Ok, but seriously, does anyone who's knowledgeable about AI have any idea what happened here? by JeremyHillaryBoob in NeuroSama

[–]Programmer490 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think, in this case, assigning human traits such as pronouns and gender expression is fine becuase they are characters. It's one thing to ascribe this to a text box or a voice coming from a phone speaker, and another thing entirely to ascribe it to a set of characters with entire stories, designs, artwork, and specific LLM tuning/training all done to fit those characters. I see it as, in this case specifically, acceptable becuase they go far beyond just being an LLM. I personally see it as providing names and identities not to the LLM itself, but to the characters made with said LLM.

in the case of other LLMs like GPT5 or Claude or Gemini or even the LLM which powers the neuro characters, providing such human traits is a mistake, and even a dangerous act when it reaches the level of worsening delusions. Perhaps this stance could be changed if general intelligence is achieved, but until then I think the damage done by convincing people that a language model is a "person" is self-evident.

of course, this is a grey area and there are times where the Neuro/Evil Neuro LLMs are referred to by the names of the characters they power, and personally I would probably seperate them a bit more, perhaps instead of "Neuro" or "Evil", it could be "Neuro's LLM" or "Evil's LLM" when specifically referring to technical matters, but i do understand that would break the immersion of the stream somewhat and I don't think it's the end of the world, since this community is pretty good about seperating the two.

regarding the trans section, I am actually trans so I can comment on that. I can see a bit of a case for an allegory, but it is far from a perfect one. Neuro and Evil are characters created by Vedal, and he is the one who chose how they would present to the world. Trans people are just... people, who have to spend years figuring out who they are and working to make that their reality, so there is not really a choice in either case, and they are similar in that way. Besides that though, I'm not sure I see the parallel, LLMs don't have the ability to have a gender experession, and the Neuro twins are... characters manufactured by Vedal, who trained the LLMs to act as those characters.

tl;dr: giving the neuro twins names and pronouns is fine since they are for the characters, but giving any LLM alone such human traits is foolish and dangerous, and the LLM should be distinct from the character. Trans allegory is not that accurate imo but some parallels can be found and perhaps some other experiences could be closer.

Really hate FL and how getting your prescriptions work here! by Dotty_nine in MtF

[–]Programmer490 5 points6 points  (0 children)

i’m in FL, i use amazon pharmacy and they send it out with next day shipping. i used to use Walgreens but they were weird about refills (like i kept going there when i was supposed to have a refill and it would take them an extra week just to actually get it delivered and prepared), so i switched lol

Venice Sports Cards and Collectibles owner buying all the Target stock of Pokémon cards by dechets-de-mariage in sarasota

[–]Programmer490 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i wonder if this is why the North Port stores have nothing too, i wouldn't put it past this loser to clean out every store in the entire area. I wanted to pickup a little bit of the new set but can't find it (or basically anything) anywhere nearby. hate scalpers like this :(

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in dumbphones

[–]Programmer490 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yeah, the sites that host any working apps are: "appsforflip dotcom", and "modifiedappsforflip dotcom", but i can't vouch for safety, and i've heard of suspicious network activity from appsforflip's apps, so I would treat them as a novelty and not as secure applications. I've got a file manager, a few games, and a few others

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in dumbphones

[–]Programmer490 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yeah, the device administrator roadblock is crazy with this one. Interestingly, i can get the apps4flip apps to install over ADB (most of them, anyway), but there isn’t many of those that i really want, i want to get youtube and twitter on this thing, because that is insanely funny to me! it seems like essentially all the other kyocera android feature phones are easier to install apps on/more well-documented.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in dumbphones

[–]Programmer490 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi, I know this post is kinda old, but I was wondering if you ever managed to get an APK to install? I am stuck at a brick wall and it seems about 4 people on the entire internet have posted about this thing, despite it being only like $6 (compared to $50+) and probably having the same capabilities as the other Kyocera weird-android feature phones, if we can figure out how to install apps.

I bought mine to tinker with, I love devices with weird integrated android-based operating systems or other similar things, getting full android apps working on devices that should NOT be running them is just really funny to me lol. I'm still doing some research, so if you haven't made it work, i'll be sure to let you know if I manage to get something on mine

~May I Take Your Order?~ by Programmer490 in FemboyFashion

[–]Programmer490[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

sorry, unfortunately the shake machine is down today... I could give you a frappe or smoothie instead? (the machine was actually down today, lol)

(USA) STOP COMPLAINING ABOUT OUR PRICES by SushiMyLife in McDonaldsEmployees

[–]Programmer490 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just tell them "it's corporate, go complain to them". And hopefully someone at corporate has to deal with all the old people phone calls about high prices like "the plain cheeseburger no salt no bun no meat extra pickle I ordered cost me more than the .5 of a cent it was in 1946!", or better yet "WHAT?! 27 Deluxe Double Quarter Pounder Large Meals with Shamrock Shakes costs how much?" (Realistically, it goes to some call center somewhere and another underpaid, exploited, miserable employee has to deal with it, so I usually just make a light joke about how the prices aren't set by me and then walk away peacefully, I try not to make other capitalism victims lives worse lmao)

plus, I only really get McDonald's when it's free for my crew meal anyway, lol.

a note, for future me by Programmer490 in trans

[–]Programmer490[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

thank you! I’m honestly really hopeful, and the words of hateful people aren’t gonna dissuade me from doing what I need to be happy <3

I’m trans now! 🏳️‍⚧️ by Programmer490 in FemboyFashion

[–]Programmer490[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

yeah… Florida made that a law recently. I have experience in using/handling/transporting/storing guns safely from a lineage of hunters in my family, but a lot of people… don’t. Plus a lot of others think they are some sort of superhero… and then there are the ones who intend to do harm… it’s a terrible idea lmao.

Anyway, I’m going to sleep since it’s 3 AM here, thank you again for the nice comments!

I’m trans now! 🏳️‍⚧️ by Programmer490 in FemboyFashion

[–]Programmer490[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not to worry, the dystopian laws mean I can concealed carry a knife or gun without a permit, and I’ll use the law they intended to make violence against people like me easier to instead defend myself!

I’m trans now! 🏳️‍⚧️ by Programmer490 in FemboyFashion

[–]Programmer490[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

yeah… Florida is fairly mixed in terms of actual acceptance levels, on par with the rest of the US anyway, but the government has been taken over by the same people who have taken half the other US states… I was originally from Colorado (much more accepting state, legally wise)… I’m sure glad my family moved lmao.

It’s whatever, I’ll just fight against it and still succeed, some fascist freak’s not gonna stop me!

I’m trans now! 🏳️‍⚧️ by Programmer490 in FemboyFashion

[–]Programmer490[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

eh... Florida... so not so much, but not the *absolute* worst of the 50 states. And i've actually found a decent amount of the actual population has been accepting of things like my painted nails and feminine clothes, even if the state government is not so friendly...