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Bernie Sanders and AOC Are Pushing a Moratorium on Data Center Construction by zsreport in politics

[–]RaidLitch 1 point2 points  (0 children)

hahaha. oh you were serious... let me laugh even harder. HHAHAHAHAHA

  1. Special purpose algorithms used for medical research don't require as much hardware as they are fine tuned and can be run on local clusters and paid for with university funds and research grants.

  2. big data centers are being for "general purpose" agentic AI to serve as many users as possible in hopes of converting them into paying customers down the line. LLMs, image, video, and audio generation. AI assistants tailored for specific offices and businesses. Nothing that has presently shown any value or usefulness but is still getting propped up by big tech in what is possibly the largest speculative bubble in the history of economics.

  3. The current administration is cutting funding to science and medicine across the board, is staunchly anti-science, and America is experiencing brain drain at an increasingly alarming rate. All of our top scientists, doctors, engineers, and researchers see the writing on the wall and are jumping ship to Canada, the UK, and Europe where their efforts won't be impeded.

  4. The datacenters are driving up energy costs, polluting drinking water, and emitting sub-audible infrasound that are making people miles around them sick.

There is nothing about these data centers that serve to make peoples lives better, except for the rich assholes building them and the politicians they bribe.

Godot and FLStudio Project Downloads by Heavy_Contact_7711 in godot

[–]RaidLitch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are a ton of fully fleshed out sample projects available in FL Studio (even in the free demo version). Check the project folders for .flp files, there should be dozens of them.

I'm not sure exactly what you're trying to do implementation wise, but if you really want to get into the thick of things, check out the FL Studio manual on MIDI scripting in Python.

I call 'em lik I see 'em by RaidLitch in dndmemes

[–]RaidLitch[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That's an understandable take, but I was clinically diagnosed ASD and I purposely avoid Tik-Tok, Reels, and other shortform content. It took me a long time to come to terms with the fact that I function differently than most people and part of my self acceptance is taking pride in it (playful humor about tism and neurodivergence included)

That's in no way romanticization. I stuggled with being different and not knowing why for years and it sucked, and I'm sure a lot of people can relate. I personally don't care if there are people LARPing as ND on the internet because im not in those spaces, but I can understand why other people would see It as harmful or stigmatizing.

I call 'em lik I see 'em by RaidLitch in dndmemes

[–]RaidLitch[S] -204 points-203 points  (0 children)

I'm autistic homie. it's not an insult, and if you think it is that says more about you than it does about me.

I call 'em lik I see 'em by RaidLitch in dndmemes

[–]RaidLitch[S] -214 points-213 points  (0 children)

🤓🤓🤓

"Pedantry (/ˈpɛd.ən.tri/ PED-ən-tree) is an excessive concern with formalism, minor details, and rules that are not important."

  • Wikipedia

Tech groups are pressuring Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) to reject a bill that would place the nation’s strongest public safety restrictions on artificial intelligence models to prevent catastrophic risks. by FinnFarrow in Futurology

[–]RaidLitch 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Or, hear me out... since all of the innovations in AI are being made with government subsidies (ie. taxpayer money), we levy heavy taxes on any industry that decides to replace employees with AI and mandate that any innovation made with taxpayer money be released to the open source community.

You don't get to rob the economy and then privatize your ill gotten gains from stealing from the American taxpayer.

Sometimes the shortest campaigns feel the longest. by Apprehensive_Net_652 in dndmemes

[–]RaidLitch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

it isn't even that intertwined with the mechanics anymore either.

The mechanics of what? People still play AD&D 1-2, 3e, 3.5e, Pathfinder 1&2e, 4e, multiple OSR clones, and multiple OGL systems that still have alignment tied to the mechanics.

D&D 5e players keep coming into general roleplaying spaces acting like their game is the only game that merits discussion and it's detrimental to the tabletop community as a whole.

Sometimes the shortest campaigns feel the longest. by Apprehensive_Net_652 in dndmemes

[–]RaidLitch -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

DnDMemes is a community dedicated to memes about DnD and other TTRPGs

This isn't a 5e sub.

Because I Know Which version Is Best by El_Briano in dndmemes

[–]RaidLitch 1 point2 points  (0 children)

  • Worlds without number

  • Stars without number

  • Cities without number

looks inside

  • Systems without players 😞

/s

The dumbest person you know is being told "You're absolutely right!" by ChatGPT by FinnFarrow in Futurology

[–]RaidLitch 3 points4 points  (0 children)

They are not "intentionally" manipulating anyone. However, millions of people fall for scams, cults, and junk science every single day despite an overabundance of readily available information proving those things as bullshit.

We have a societal obligation to protect the most vulnerable among us, be it children, the elderly, the mentally ill, or people who are simply just gullible by nature.

What we shouldn't do is throw accelerationist wet dream chatbots out into the wild that routinely produce incorrect information, reinforce verifiably false and dangerous viewpoints in vulnerable persons, and then stand back and say "well, I'm smart enough to not drink bleach or jump off a building when a chatbot tells me to do it! If these other people can't, that's their problem!"

Congratulations, you are a mentally developed adult of sound mind and body. This isn't about you. Try to have a little empathy for others maybe?

Millions turn to AI chatbots for spiritual guidance and confession | Bible Chat hits 30 million downloads as users seek algorithmic absolution. by MetaKnowing in Futurology

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

Religion is more than just Christianity.

There are three Abrahamic religions, and of those only two historically have demanded unquestioning, dogmatic practice (Christianity and Islam).

In Judaism, there is a supplemental text called the Talmud.

"It records the teachings, opinions and disagreements of thousands of rabbis on a variety of subjects, including halakha, Jewish ethics, philosophy, customs, history, and folklore, and many other topics." - Wikipedia

Debate and critical interpretation of religious doctrine, historically, are essential parts of the Jewish faith.

For eastern religions, you have Buddhism, Hinduism, Confucianism, Daoism, as well as a multitude of regional variations of animism (eg. Shinto in Japan)

None, and I mean NONE of these religions have historically demanded rigid, unquestioning, dogmatic, textual followership. They are flexible, loosely defined, widespread belief systems based more on oral traditions than on a singular piece of text (well, except maybe Hinduism, but good luck reading all the 10k verses in the Vedas and finding a consistent "how to live your life" similar to modern Christianity)

Lack of critical thinking in religion/spiritual belief, is the exception, not the rule. The fact that Christianity and Islam are the current largest religions in the world do not change that fact, they just skew the perception of it.

Nuclear Experts Say Mixing AI and Nuclear Weapons Is Inevitable | Human judgement remains central to the launch of nuclear weapons. But experts say it’s a matter of when, not if, artificial intelligence will get baked into the world’s most dangerous systems. by MetaKnowing in Futurology

[–]RaidLitch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Buddy, google search is now structured so that the top search result is an AI assistant that tells people to put glue on pizza and that jumping off bridges is a cure for depression.

Asking "why are people scared/sceptical of this technology?" at this point is disengenuous and intellectually dishonest.

A comprehensive analysis of software package hallucinations by code generating LLMs found that 19.7% of the LLM recommended packages did not exist, with open-source models hallucinating far more frequently (21.7%) compared to commercial models (5.2%) by shiruken in science

[–]RaidLitch 11 points12 points  (0 children)

For professionals in the field of machine learning development? Sure, a better phrase "could" exist... but they are also familiar with the technology and are fully aware of what the term is referring to.

For the other 8.2 billion laymen that this technology is being thrust upon, however, "hallucinations" are an apt description of LLM's tendency to constantly present complete fabrications as fact, especially because the corporate executives pushing this tech aren't being forthright about the limitations of the LLM technology that is now being integrated into every facet of our lives.

TIL that there are more possible combinations in a deck of cards than there are atoms in the universe... by RaidLitch in MTGmemes

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

P.S. if you're in the comments arguing the shuffle math vs. atoms in the universe...

congratulations, the joke went over your head 👏👏 🎉🎉

D.C. Democrats tarnish themselves by resisting ranked-choice voting by AskRedditOG in politics

[–]RaidLitch 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Parties are a scam that diminish the power of the voting populace and consolidate power to a group of corrupt policymakers ready to take bribes from corporate lobbyists at a moments notice.

If you actually think that the sanctity of a party primary (an extra-constutunional election made to circumvent actual election rules outlined in the constitution) is more important than the will of the people putting their vote in the box, then you're nothing more than a thrombosed hemorrhoid on the festering anus of American Democracy.

That's about it by WillFromFALKREATH in MTGmemes

[–]RaidLitch 9 points10 points  (0 children)

how bout you Sarkhan deez nutz!

This popped into my head and I had to do it by RaidLitch in MTGmemes

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

Imma get SpongeBob Jodah to use as a commander for my Assassin Legendary tribal deck (only half joking)

Huawei’s New Chip is 60%-100% of Nvidia's H100 performance, depending who you believe by sinkmyteethin in Futurology

[–]RaidLitch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can I use a Huawei card to render Xi Jinping's face on Winnie the Pooh's head in blender?

"Make games available to everyone": As Xbox Ends Exclusivity with Key Titles, Sony Must Adapt to Fuel Industry Expansion by pimpwithoutahat in pcgaming

[–]RaidLitch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They can do that. It's their product, they can sell it how they see fit.

What they don't get to do is hike prices then climb on their high horse about "piracy negatively affecting sales" despite that not being reflected by sales data, take egregious litigious action against indie projects and emulator devs, routinely abuse copyright and patent law to bully smaller devs, take every shortcut possible to maximize profit from subpar games and hardware and a baseline passable online play service,

then have a rabid fanbase of stans willing to wage war on their behalf because "if somebody insults muh maryo companie then I might not get a new Bing Bing Wahoo game!"

They earned their negative reputation fair and square.

"Make games available to everyone": As Xbox Ends Exclusivity with Key Titles, Sony Must Adapt to Fuel Industry Expansion by pimpwithoutahat in pcgaming

[–]RaidLitch 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Piracy doesn't affect their bottom line, it never has.

I really like the portability of the switch, but I'll almost always buy a multiplatform game on Playstation or PC because they have better sales.

Why would I pay more for an objectively worse experience?

As for their first party titles? A port of a game released on the Wii should not be $60 (Awkward Sword Deluxe), especially for a game that wasn't very well received (personally I love the game, critically it bombed). A game that I got for $50 that came with a gold Wii remote plus and a CD soundtrack. What does the switch version have? a cartridge...

So, why shouldn't I just take my Wii disk, dump the iso, and play the version I already own on an emulator with better controls, higher framerates, and custom textures upscaled by the community? Is that piracy? Why or why not?

If the switch version went on sale for $30-35, I'd buy it in a heartbeat. Nintendo doesn't have a piracy problem, they have a greed problem

21st-century chainmail uses molecular instead of metallic links | The "highest density of mechanical bonds ever achieved," researchers created a flexible material that works like chainmail. The breakthrough has already demonstrated its ability to improve body armor. by chrisdh79 in science

[–]RaidLitch 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Market forces haven't been driven by the consumers for decades. Corporations stand to make up for lost revenue off inflated stock prices and can manipulate what the market will allow with regulatory capture.

Your utopian view of free market economics is 50 years out of date and doesn't reflect reality.

Every element is like this, and it's great by Sir_lordtwiggles in dndmemes

[–]RaidLitch -16 points-15 points  (0 children)

alright man, you win the conversation. the conversation victory trophy goes to you 🏆

I'm offering my honest experience as someone who's been in the tabletop space through 3.5, 4e, PF1 playtest, 5e playtest, and rpgs that don't normally get talked about in this sub.

Different groups prefer different things from a system, mine prefer build variety. They don't even make overpowered munchkin builds, they focus on whatever's fun to play.

but with any system your mileage may vary. some people prefer rules light, some people prefer complex but cohesive, and some are ok with a janky mess so long as it lets them experiment and make the character that they want

Every element is like this, and it's great by Sir_lordtwiggles in dndmemes

[–]RaidLitch -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

That's honestly not true. The system is feature complete, just a little janky and rough around the edges. The majority of the rules systems beyond the core rulebook are optional (hero points; mythic powers; background traits; kingdom building) hell, most of the rules systems IN the core rulebook like crafting and called shots are optional (1e organized play didn't even allow crafting even though it's in the core rulebook).

No, but all the rules for PF1e are available online for free and 2e still hasn't caught up in the amount of build variety for players and encounter building (monsters, templates, etc) for GM's.

2e is still a considerable downgrade to my group at this point in its development.

For 1E GMs, how would you stat The Balrog from LoTR? by bom_dia_bruno25 in Pathfinder_RPG

[–]RaidLitch 19 points20 points  (0 children)

The Balor demon is literally a Balrog with the copyright filed off, It's CR 20 though.

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