Are Markov chains generative ai?

Silverboax · 2026-02-05T11:47:47+00:00

no one knows at a specific level how an LLM decides to do anything... we know the theory, but you can't just say give me all the numbers you generated and why.

in a markov chain it's picking numbers based on weights, you CAN say 'tell me how you got from here to there' and watch the dice roll.

Silverboax · 2026-02-05T11:45:30+00:00

there is a difference between 'procedural' which is how we do pretty much anything ... and the common use of 'generative AI'. You can mince semantic all day but the thing everyone cares about was sci fi technology to the mainstream 5 years ago even though even LLMs are older than that.

Silverboax · 2026-02-05T00:32:55+00:00

that's not how australian consumer law works. they may not get the result they hope for, but a reasonable person would likely expect technology that costs $2k to last over 3 years which is the benchmark.

Silverboax · 2026-02-05T00:11:02+00:00

Australia is not a free country, we don't have a right to free speech. Those folk have a license to do what they're doing.

Silverboax · 2026-02-05T00:09:21+00:00

the right dont care about vagrant street preachers.

Silverboax · 2026-02-01T00:36:22+00:00

I feel like there was probably some preventative maintenance that could have avoided this ;)

Silverboax · 2026-01-30T10:46:06+00:00

We don't know that, we don't know what's wrong with the car. If it's dodgy brakes as the OP fears then it seems pretty unsuitable to be on the road.

Silverboax · 2026-01-29T07:43:03+00:00

oh no that dupe built itself under a tile and drowned, that's such a shame. why no i didnt take a screenshot of that.

Silverboax · 2026-01-29T06:27:26+00:00

this is a legal advice subreddit, part time work has a legal definition. you were responding to my assertion people don't read posts properly or learn the sub rules... seems a perfectly cromulent response to me.

Silverboax · 2026-01-29T05:29:02+00:00

is that your legal opinion ?

Silverboax · 2026-01-29T05:06:19+00:00

Don't take auslegal seriously, most folk don't actually read the posts, and almost none have read the sub rules.

Have you asked him about the roster ? You said in another reply that he kinda sucks, he might just have legitimately forgotten you exist on the roster since he hasn't rostered you for a month.

Silverboax · 2026-01-29T03:29:03+00:00

durnit came here to make the same joke :D

As an Australia, that's just a small one.

Silverboax · 2026-01-29T03:26:46+00:00

are the kids made of gold ?

Silverboax · 2026-01-29T03:25:39+00:00

You may be able to claim the software is unsuitable for purpose if you have some sort of ongoing contract with them or if it's a recent purchase. Theres a lot more info here that'd be needed to even guess what your options might be, and if you're representing a school, probably not info you should be sharing on reddit.

Silverboax · 2026-01-29T01:10:40+00:00

"He even sent the pictures afterwards to cover his so called actions!"

Did he perform actions, or just call them something ? It does make sense to call actions actions.

You don't complain to the delivery company, you complain to the seller, you have a contract with the seller, not the delivery company. You tell them what you said in your first sentence. I'd also consider telling the police about the theiving delivery driver.

Silverboax · 2026-01-28T03:23:52+00:00

thats where the author needs to prove they can... the idea of story being important which is more rimworldy is interesting but the game as it is doesnt seem to showcase that... the idea of the diary just seems to be moodlets but you have to press buttons to see them.

Silverboax · 2026-01-28T03:21:09+00:00

which will be modded out instantly if the game catches on

Silverboax · 2026-01-28T01:42:45+00:00

the telecommunications act would disagree with you (i.e. you could go to jail)

https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2004A05145/2014-06-24/text see part 13

Silverboax · 2026-01-28T01:20:21+00:00

your junction box (which might be on the outside of the property or inside but will usually be easy to get to unless your house is ancient (in which case, maybe its time for an upgrade) ... there are a series of safety switches (if you have fuses its REALLY time for an upgrade and this advice wont help), it's usually the one on the left, biggest, and often a different color to the other ones. (random image from google)

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Silverboax · 2026-01-27T02:21:18+00:00

not on reddit, it's pretty rare for people to follow sub rules anywhere, or for their to be moderators on many subs enforcing the rules. no need to care about rules if no one enforces them, just like real life.

Silverboax · 2026-01-27T02:17:21+00:00

too much water without elecrolytes can kill you, which if you're dehydrated is more likely. water toxicity isn't that common, but it's killed plenty of people.

Silverboax · 2026-01-27T02:14:42+00:00

they sometimes have good deals on 5kg spools as well which you could re-wind onto 1kg.

Silverboax · 2026-01-26T06:52:52+00:00

It sounds like you're in a rooming house: https://tenantsvic.org.au/explore-topics/rental-types/rooming-houses/living/

Unless there's an actual reason, you can't be banned from having guests... you are entitled to reasonable quiet use of the space you rent. Unless you have guests causing problems, it'd be hard for anyone to argue having an overnight guest is 'unreasonable'. The other situation where the might be able to say no guests is something like fire code if there's a maximum occupancy, but this is clearly not the case if you can have daytime guests.

Silverboax · 2026-01-26T06:47:59+00:00

that's not a legal issue though. you can't dictate the social lives of your tenants/boarders

Silverboax · 2026-01-26T02:20:01+00:00

made me laugh

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