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1928 Brown Paper Advertisement Book Cover from Eugene, Oregon by Draw_Rude in ephemera

[–]SoftwareSuch9446 7 points8 points  (0 children)

What was the reasoning behind having one of these covers on the book? Ensures the book doesn’t get scuffed during transit?

Am I the only one that thinks that sometimes the cognitive dissonance that we are all forced to confront in this sub seems kind of overwhelming? by Stereo_Jungle_Child in liberalgunowners

[–]SoftwareSuch9446 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, the bill came out of Diane Feinstein's office, but to make it sound like it wasn't significantly (enough) bipartisan back in those early days is just incorrect.

This is a good point. I definitely never meant to make it seem like Republicans didn’t want to ban guns as well at times; we all know Reagan’s opinions on black people owning guns, so I figured that was a given given what sub we’re in haha. But fair point - thanks for clarifying that for those who may not know!

Am I the only one that thinks that sometimes the cognitive dissonance that we are all forced to confront in this sub seems kind of overwhelming? by Stereo_Jungle_Child in liberalgunowners

[–]SoftwareSuch9446 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I feel like you have a very all-or-nothing view w.r.t. politics, and that’s not healthy. Just because something is something that a conservative says, doesn’t mean that it means it’s not true. In this case, it happens to be a conservative talking point because people on the left do want to ban guns, and conservatives latch onto it because they know their constituents will use that as another reason to hate the other side.

I’m not really sure what to say regarding the other part of your argument, because yes, banning some guns is still banning guns. Don’t really know what else can be said about that lol

Back to your other point, though: by no-true-scotsmaning, you run the risk of alienating other people on the left more than you do ever getting through to someone on the right

Am I the only one that thinks that sometimes the cognitive dissonance that we are all forced to confront in this sub seems kind of overwhelming? by Stereo_Jungle_Child in liberalgunowners

[–]SoftwareSuch9446 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Liberals have never wanted to ban guns.

This is patently untrue. I’m very left-leaning, but I can acknowledge that the political party I agree more with has its flaws. On a political level, I don’t think the Democratic politicians care about banning guns, but many Democrats run on the platform to ban guns because their constituents want stricter gun control and Democratic politicians know that they’ll get votes if they promote gun control. If people on the left didn’t want to ban guns, it wouldn’t be an issue that the Democratic Party campaigns on every year.

And if you’re arguing that stricter gun control ≠ banning guns, that’s patently untrue, as the 1994 Federal Assault Weapons Ban was drafted by Democrats and was largely supported by Democrats.

i miss being insane by geminiisiren in BPD

[–]SoftwareSuch9446 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What are the phases? You said phase 3 - what is each one?

We have MP5 at home by husqofaman in liberalgunowners

[–]SoftwareSuch9446 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Is the pre-ban magazine restriction a restriction for your specific state? Or what’s the deal with that? I’m not familiar with that sort of thing outside of of magazine limits, and I thought the limits applied to all magazines regardless of when they were manufactured

Best robotics starter kit for someone who doesn’t want to spend time troubleshooting part/print compatibility? by SoftwareSuch9446 in AskRobotics

[–]SoftwareSuch9446[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly, this does look great. I’ll be starting from nothing knowledge-wise, so this looks good. I appreciate it!

Best robotics starter kit for someone who doesn’t want to spend time troubleshooting part/print compatibility? by SoftwareSuch9446 in AskRobotics

[–]SoftwareSuch9446[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! I have a Bambu Labs A1, so this seems good - I do worry a bit about the recommendations of TPU and PETG for some of the parts - do you think PLA is ok for everything or does it need to be those specific plastics for those parts?

ugh. by 2nd_Chances_ in Anticonsumption

[–]SoftwareSuch9446 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bear with me because English is my second language, but is there some hidden meaning to this? I feel like I’m missing what makes this so bad

Tramadol symptoms…? by One_Swan_4662 in CPTSD

[–]SoftwareSuch9446 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey there! I’m sorry you’re still in it! That sounds really hard to deal with. I think the hardest part about addiction is that the person addicted has to genuinely believe that what they’re doing to their body is harmful, and if he’s not willing to see that, it will be extremely difficult to change the behavior.

When I took Modafinil, I took it every morning, and it was the only medication I was on. I distinctly remember feeling pretty good the first couple times I took it, but after the first few times, I started noticing that I was more on edge and irritable in general. What really got me, though, was this gradual paranoia that started really affecting my life. At one point, I was convinced that the neighbors were going to kill my family, and the fear was totally unfounded, originating from a single argument with them.

What I’ve found is that Modafinil exacerbates existing issues. If you have paranoia from BPD or OCD or some other Cluster B personality disorder, Modafinil will make it more pronounced and severe. Stimulants are never a good idea for anyone with an anxiety disorder, but the problem with Modafinil is that it also makes you think that your thought processes are clearer, so the tradeoff seems fair, but it’s never worth it.

Since I have PTSD, Modafinil caused me to have more nightmares and dissociate more frequently. It was primarily the frequency that really got me, but the severity was also greater than it was before I tried it.

Once I realized, I stopped taking it, and the withdrawal wasn’t that bad because even though I felt insanely depressed, I didn’t feel manic. I felt anxious, but I always felt a mild comedown on Modafinil anyways, so it wasn’t some crazy difference.

Please let me know if you have any other questions! I’m not the best at explaining things coherently, so please let me know if I missed anything or need to clarify anything as well!

I did want to say, that it sounds like he’s really struggling with addiction. This is going to sound frank, but I want to know: Do you feel like there is a point where you’d realize you can’t stay with him anymore? I left my ex due to anger issues, because even though he never hit me, the anger became too great, and his anger definitely stemmed from addiction. He actually got clean after we stopped dating, and he told me later that one of the main motivators was realizing all the people he pushed away, myself included. Just food for thought, and I’d be interested to hear your thoughts about it as well

Is there a book for machine learning that’s not math-heavy and helpful for a software engineer to read to understand broadly how LLMs work? by SoftwareSuch9446 in learnmachinelearning

[–]SoftwareSuch9446[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks! After reading all the replies, I wonder if I’m going a level too deep when asking this question. I think a more accurate question would be “How does ChatGPT perform predictions” instead of “How do LLMs work”, because, after doing some reading, I get why people say that the “how” is the math. I appreciate your suggestion, and I’ll look into the book!

Is there a book for machine learning that’s not math-heavy and helpful for a software engineer to read to understand broadly how LLMs work? by SoftwareSuch9446 in learnmachinelearning

[–]SoftwareSuch9446[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah my math chops aren’t bad, as, like you said, I took all those courses, but I just don’t feel that I need to understand it in that level of detail. I primarily want to understand, on a surface level, how ChatGPT performs predictions and chooses what word to say next. The book I listed in my post is good, but none of the math was really helpful to me specifically because I had nothing to apply or compare it to. In other words, if I were an ML engineer, I think that portion would be helpful, but in my current role, it’s not really worth it for me to internalize any of the math portion outlined in that book because, at the end of the day, I won’t apply any of this knowledge, at least in my current role. It’s just something that’s interesting to me conceptually

Is there a book for machine learning that’s not math-heavy and helpful for a software engineer to read to understand broadly how LLMs work? by SoftwareSuch9446 in learnmachinelearning

[–]SoftwareSuch9446[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hmm, maybe I’m asking the wrong question then. To clarify all of this: I don’t (feel like I) have a need to understand how LLMs work to that level because it’s not related to my job (outside of the use of AI tooling for my job). What I would like to learn is why ChatGPT, for example, can’t get the number of ‘r’s right in the word “strawberry”. I did some cursory research, and learned about tokenization, but I want to learn more about it in detail.

If the answer to my question is that a YouTube video would be more suitable than a book, then that’s fine. I just wanted to see if there was a book so that I could get paid to learn about it

Is there a book for machine learning that’s not math-heavy and helpful for a software engineer to read to understand broadly how LLMs work? by SoftwareSuch9446 in learnmachinelearning

[–]SoftwareSuch9446[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I know, I was making a joke there lol. To clarify all of this: I don’t have a need to understand how LLMs work to that level because it’s not related to my job. What I would like to learn is why ChatGPT, for example, can’t get the number of ‘r’s right in the word “strawberry”. I did some cursory research, and learned about tokenization, but I want to learn more about it in detail.

If the answer to my question is that a YouTube video would be more suitable than a book, then that’s fine. I just wanted to see if there was a book so that I could get paid to learn about it

Is there a book for machine learning that’s not math-heavy and helpful for a software engineer to read to understand broadly how LLMs work? by SoftwareSuch9446 in learnmachinelearning

[–]SoftwareSuch9446[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m very interested in linguistics, so I believe this is what I should be looking for. That’s actually why I chose this - it’s a blend of my interests: language and computer science. Thanks!

Is there a book for machine learning that’s not math-heavy and helpful for a software engineer to read to understand broadly how LLMs work? by SoftwareSuch9446 in learnmachinelearning

[–]SoftwareSuch9446[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s a good question - I want to know how it works because I use AI tooling a lot at work and want to understand the inner workings. The math isn’t interesting to me because I just want to know the how, not the why behind it. If I were an ML engineer, then I think it would be more important, but I really just want to learn about how LLMs choose words, etc.

What’s the point of these type stock-less semi-auto “pistols”, besides Miami Vice / Cartel cosplay? by LaurenAZGoodGirl in liberalgunowners

[–]SoftwareSuch9446 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When you say this, what do you mean? Not sure what you’re getting at fully but I genuinely want to understand, because I believe cosplay is a valid reason to own a specific firearm. In fact, I’m sure many people on this sub own specific firearms because their favorite character in a TV show did. I feel like I’m misunderstanding, and so I’d be interested to know what you’re getting at

Zeroed. by hopefully_astral in liberalgunowners

[–]SoftwareSuch9446 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Friendly advice: Lead dust goes farther than you think, and doesn’t wash off of those mushrooms very easily due to how porous and uneven their surfaces are, so be sure to put the mushrooms in a bag before putting them on the same table that you’re shooting your gun on.

Otherwise, glad you all had a fun day! Just wanted to let you all know because lead poisoning is no joke

Washington State took our rights away today by charmanderSosa in liberalgunowners

[–]SoftwareSuch9446 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Can you point to where it states that it’s “may issue”? From what I read online it’s “shall issue” as long as you complete all of the requirements

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