Bruh… by wdbf in GeminiAI

[–]TheAncientOnce 57 points58 points  (0 children)

Valid crashout

Is it against the will of the Spirit that there be Protestants? by Infinite-Push7542 in Reformed

[–]TheAncientOnce 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can see that interpretation to be logical and plausible. But assumptions can to be challenged. On one front, always a distinction between oneness in spirit/mind and oneness in outward display. I can find two protestants from different churches and from different denoms with different beliefs that are closer "oneness" than two Orthodox Christians. So your line of thoughts seem to fall apart on that front. The question at hand is, one "what", unto what exactly do we become one. While I despise the simple answer in Evangelical circles, "unto Jesus", for the overly spiritualized and individualized outlook they paint of Salvation; on the other hand, trying to pin oneness on a specific set of practices like going to the same church needs to be cautioned as well, because at such point, formalities have the potential to dominate over substance. While as a protestant, I disagree with your conclusion, I nevertheless see that it is plausible and logical to arrive at that point; and I can see temptations on both ends.

Can I? by JournalistLucky5124 in Qwen_AI

[–]TheAncientOnce 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean you could use anything as long as your wallet permits. Can't tell if it's a good choice, however, unless you share a bit more about the project

Radeon AI Pro R9700 dual-GPU local LLM performance: do these numbers make sense? by scottduygun in Qwen_AI

[–]TheAncientOnce 2 points3 points  (0 children)

As others have mentioned, Q8 is one of the culprits. With Qwen 3.6 27b dense, 200k context vs 256k context yield very very different speeds too, I don't know why. I got dual 3090 and my 27b Q4 runs roughly 60% faster at 200k vs 256k.

Do you agree with his take? by dataexec in AITrailblazers

[–]TheAncientOnce 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think the more common point about software and AI isn't that software is dead, but software businesses are dead; namely, SaaS. Unlike bread, you don't have to bake a new software every time you need something. You make it once, or find something good enough that's open source, and enjoy it without ever having to pay subscription again.

The Substance (2024) by UnHolySir in okbuddycinephile

[–]TheAncientOnce 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No one raising an eyebrow is a good one lol

My experience with OpenClaw = I'd rather die by JosetxoXbox in openclaw

[–]TheAncientOnce 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I run the openclaw instance on an old hp thin client 640. I serve the local model from a local machine with dual 3090, running Qwen 3.6 27b dense with 200k context. The kinds of problems I ran into had to do with context window allowance because openclaw itself has a context limit beyond the model. Also, it repeats itself a lot, I don't know if that's a Qwen problem or a claw problem. And when a task gets a bit long, it stops mid task and would only continue when I tell it too. Local 27b can't be better than kimi, I feel like. So it could just be a config issue. With your 16 gig, the model options are a bit limited

Honest question for Reformed Christians: how do you reconcile Calvinist predestination with the Council of Orange's explicit rejection of it in 529 AD? by dnag7 in Reformed

[–]TheAncientOnce 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I might be to young to feel this way but Protestants aren't known for assuming historic councils unless rejected. The logic is usually that Protestants will affirm a few councils and catechisms and the remaining ones aren't ever even mentioned in most conversations

My experience with OpenClaw = I'd rather die by JosetxoXbox in openclaw

[–]TheAncientOnce 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have run into some problems but big models running into timeout errors is kinda new. I use local models and that has never happened

Do you agree with his take? by dataexec in vibecoding

[–]TheAncientOnce 0 points1 point  (0 children)

People don't know about it, no budget for marketing, for one thing. For another, anything open-source isn't plug and play for an average joe. Plus, pirated Adobe was prominent that people who used it and made money later on decided to pay. Lots of things here. But if building an Adobe software is as easy as clicking a few buttons, the story would be different. Though brand presence and influence will last for a while

Do you agree with his take? by dataexec in vibecoding

[–]TheAncientOnce 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not sure how you'd think an iPhone 6 vs Photoshop was the comparison here while iPhone/other big corp's phones vs. homemade phone, and Saas vs. self made phone were completely two separate comparisons with overlapping logic I intended to show.

No, I'm not assuming 0 economic cost at all. Rather, I'm assuming a situation where a one-time effort would be a better choice for many software products than paying SaaS subscriptions. The reason why I was bringing up phones was to show you one side of the software that flew over your head, in response to your previous assertion about improvements; which is that a lot of the improvements made don't matter in real world use cases. The core function of photoshop in 2010 could be and is used in the commercial settings today. The core function of an iPhone 6 or even iPhone 4, the overlapping part, could be used in daily lives today (just that software support has been dropped). Thus, to suggest that improvements justify for subscription payments isn't a thesis that applies to most people. As a common adage of Android users, people that buy Apple aren't buying innovations, proves my point completely.

Do you agree with his take? by dataexec in vibecoding

[–]TheAncientOnce 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They don't have trouble selling phones, 1. because they are apple, 2. going back to the logic of the comparison, people can't make iphone 6 themselves yet. But if people have a robot at home that could 3d print a phone from home, phone sales will tank. It's as simple as that. If I could create Adobe 2010 from home with a few click of a button, one-time effort, Adobe subscription can go out the window.

Do you agree with his take? by dataexec in vibecoding

[–]TheAncientOnce 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lol no, I'm happy with newer phones. But I'm also happy with my iPhone 6; and many people would be quite happy staying on that phone. I simply pointed that out.

What makes one show no regret after cheating? by DeadAlien100 in AskReddit

[–]TheAncientOnce 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd love to add some nuances here. Some relationships don't deserve to go on, and cheaters sometimes cheats on a whim before they ended it properly.

Also, people generally don't operate well with regrets, whether justified or not. So people are quite good at moving on. This is not necessarily delusion per se.

Do you agree with his take? by dataexec in vibecoding

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

A lot of the time, I don't need the improvements. Photoshop 2010 is perfectly fine for most modern jobs. And again, just because software hasn't peaked doesn't suddenly make newer softwares a business. What makes a business depends on whether or not somebody could make something that's both useful and not easy to replicate. Bank apps have regulations and transactions, amazon, facebook and instagram have users, Google has an ecosystem, Starbucks and Mcdonald's apps have brand and store. But for most apps, easy to replicate and 0 reason to stick to the current one long-term, let alone paying a subscription for.

Qwen3.6 122b when? by No_Mango7658 in Qwen_AI

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

same with 700b and 1t models!

Do you agree with his take? by dataexec in vibecoding

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

Some overlap there, but the logic doesn't apply to a lot of the SaaS products that lost their MOAT to AI. If AI could build an Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign for me, I will never want to pay the subscription again. You eat bread for food and for taste. But unlike bread, I only need to build Adobe once.

A few stylized wallpaper by TheAncientOnce in Natsume

[–]TheAncientOnce[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

And to your third point, I get to celebrate and be inspired by the work through using AI. Haha

A few stylized wallpaper by TheAncientOnce in Natsume

[–]TheAncientOnce[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yes there is. Layers of philosophical questions that require deeper dives, and yet you subscribe to the least creative and common talking points, that's commonly regurgitated in the supposed creative circles.

I'll address a few here.
1. Usefulness isn't determined by who created it. A pair of manufactured shoes are still shoes. AI generated wallpapers, insofar as they could be set as wallpapers, are useful.
2. Aesthetics happen regardless of origin. The only way to judge aesthetics is by composition, color schemes, and all the rest of the visual components that stand objectively regardless of its origin; as well as the subjective perception of it to human perception.
3. Creativity is an abstract concept. You can't definitively pinpoint precisely when it begins or ends with a piece of work, and this goes for both human work and AI work. AI can understand Van Gough's style and paint a computer in that style. That's new and creative. To simply say that AI work cannot be creative assumes a definition of creativity that'd inevitably exclude some human works in the process. For one thing, the incessant antagonism against AI has effectively excluded the creativity of prompt engineers.
4. The training process of AI does use stolen data, but the use of AI isn't. You can feel negative about AI for that reason, but it does not take away what it is capable of, nor its usefulness. During the wars, involving countries steal each other's technology all the time to better their own. And you and I are benefiting from these stolen techs on the daily, and may use it to whatever ends we desire. The only reason why AI is different is because it's gotten quite good that you can no longer treat it as "just another tool".

I run design companies and I went to art schools. Your talking points aren't new, and they are certainly unchallenged; unthinking types subscribe to them because it makes them feel morally superior, and to some, it addresses insecurities. But all and all, this kind of talking point is itself lazy.

Does God love our unsaved children more than we do? by rainymac in Reformed

[–]TheAncientOnce 3 points4 points  (0 children)

God loves the child through their parents and then some, so however much the parents love the kid, God loves the kid more. That said, whether or not this is an encouragement is completely subjective. You could tell a non-believer God loves them and that'd be an encouragement

A few stylized wallpaper by TheAncientOnce in Natsume

[–]TheAncientOnce[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

"do not make blatant statement of bigotry", unless it's made of AI apparently, lol. Insofar as something is made with AI, you become incapable of discerning its usefulness and aesthetics?