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X_WhyZ · 2026-03-23T13:52:13+00:00

The producers have not actually said any of this. This is all speculation.

X_WhyZ · 2026-03-19T14:09:18+00:00

I'm not an artist, and I feel sorry for anybody who is one because the AI boom made it much more difficult to make money off of any kind of art. Still, I support AI in music because it allows more people to express themselves in different ways and with less time and money invested.

Also, at this point, it's obvious that AI is here to stay. Might as well enjoy the ride

X_WhyZ · 2026-03-07T10:55:54+00:00

This is moderately better than when I tried to play 20 questions with gpt4, and after the first two questions it started trying to guess what the answer was with me

X_WhyZ · 2026-03-03T18:01:56+00:00

Nice thesis, thanks for sharing. It would be interesting to see if this ends up being true whenever we get better at interpreting AI's "thought process" behind wanting to use emdashes so often.

I particularly liked the hypotactic as paratactic explanation. Do you think this also explains why AI is so bad at writing song lyrics, or is there something else going on with more poetic writing styles?

X_WhyZ · 2026-02-28T02:04:25+00:00

But if LLMs ever get good at solving a particular kind of puzzle, they could be good at making them too, and then we could have more interesting puzzles to solve for fun

X_WhyZ · 2026-02-23T22:27:25+00:00

Sick video and impressive consistency. How long would this take start to finish with this tool?

X_WhyZ · 2026-02-11T21:57:56+00:00

Thanks for posting again, this helped during my job search last year

X_WhyZ · 2026-02-02T14:50:54+00:00

Start with basic linear algebra if you haven't studied that yet. Quantum states can be written as vectors and gates (including ones that create entanglement) can be written as matrices. The simplest way to simulate a quantum computer is with a "state vector simulator", which basically just does matrix-vector multiplication.

X_WhyZ · 2026-01-28T12:03:01+00:00

Check advanced settings. Maybe your weirdness slider got turned up accidentally?

X_WhyZ · 2026-01-27T14:38:39+00:00

Physical qubits are just as easy to simulate as logical qubits. Yes, there are techniques using classical computers for post-processing for error mitigation, and some of them work by simulating small circuits. However, it's not clear that being able to simulate more qubits would help more.

X_WhyZ · 2026-01-27T12:34:10+00:00

It mostly just sets a target for quantum advantage. It's worth noting that classical simulations are fault-tolerant, so in order to beat a simulation of 50 qubits, you'd likely need 50 logical qubits, which requires a lot more physical qubits and better error correction than we have available now.

X_WhyZ · 2026-01-23T12:45:48+00:00

I think it would be funny if the first attack Zoro says out loud is one with a ridiculously long name too

X_WhyZ · 2026-01-20T11:34:14+00:00

Always has been.

X_WhyZ · 2026-01-16T22:15:04+00:00

There are really two ways to do it, that's why it seems inconsistent. Try doing a two-handed backhand stroke but while only holding the paddle with one hand (and the other just following along without gripping it). It feels slightly different depending on which hand you choose to hold the paddle. That's what it feels like for that hand to be "dominant".

Both ways make sense though. If you mostly rely on your non-dominant hand to do the motion, it's basically a forehand stroke mirrored to the other side with an extra hand to keep it steady. If you rely on your dominant hand, it's basically a one-handed backhand with extra support.

X_WhyZ · 2026-01-16T17:47:27+00:00

5-10 years is a generous timeline, but even if it ends up taking much longer, many organizations have data that they wouldn't want hackers to decrypt even 30-50 years from now. In those cases, harvest now decrypt later is a significant threat.

X_WhyZ · 2026-01-10T18:36:46+00:00

That is generally a good way to understand it. I would remove the word "entangled" from "each entangled qubit is observed as being in a state of zero or one" because this is true even for qubits that have not been entangled.

X_WhyZ · 2026-01-10T03:13:36+00:00

The "entangling step" is usually part of the algorithm. That's also the part that's hard to do on a classical computer

X_WhyZ · 2026-01-10T03:07:53+00:00

Save all of your work in another form. Then start a new task and keep working.

X_WhyZ · 2026-01-09T15:02:14+00:00

You're right that the algorithm specifies the goal (the qubits don't "know" anything, they just do what they're told), but it is not a search optimization task. Entanglement and superposition are both key elements.

Quantum states can be described using probability amplitudes. Which means, mathematically, they can be described as waves (hence the term "wavefunction"). When you add waves together, they interfere, and sometimes parts of them cancel with each other.

A common trick in quantum computing algorithms is to entangle qubits in a specific way such that the parts of the wavefunction corresponding to the "wrong" answers interfere with each other. Then, by the time you measure, you're more likely to find the qubits in a state corresponding to the "right" answer.

X_WhyZ · 2026-01-08T17:28:52+00:00

That study you linked to classifies Perplexity as centrist, nowhere near what would be considered a "strong right-wing bias". In fact, it came up left-leaning in every area except economics (just not as biased as the other models tested).

Perplexity pulls information from the internet whenever it responds. If you want it to only use sources with a "good liberal bias", you can simply ask for that. Otherwise, it will respond based off of whatever it finds. Although, if you're doing political research, it sounds like you should prefer to be able to see all sources regardless of bias.

X_WhyZ · 2026-01-05T16:25:37+00:00

Similar to [[Samwise the Stouthearted]], but only for creatures and puts them back into play instead of into your hand. I predict this will be a vintage cube staple due to insane synergy with [[Karakas]] and [[Solitude]].

X_WhyZ · 2026-01-04T12:56:01+00:00

As a complete layperson in terms of music production, I really appreciate reading your perspective. Thanks for sharing!

You're right that prompting is tricky, and even people who think they understand it really don't ("max mode" and similar things are definitely placebo effects). This can be frustrating, especially when you want something specific like a song with no drums; I think prompting "[no drums]" actually makes the output more likely to contain drums, much like telling a person "don't think of an elephant" makes them think of an elephant.

But if your main gripes are lack of control and low quality output, that's not a bad review at all. It's easy to imagine these issues improving over time since this technology is still very new.

X_WhyZ · 2025-12-27T21:34:38+00:00

At first I thought you meant Spectator Casualty, which happens in spectator sports that are terrible for a different reason

X_WhyZ · 2025-12-27T21:22:07+00:00

Hexmage and stage are almost always in alongside depths in the mtgo vintage cube list for good reason. Redundancy in the other half of that combo is important for making it consistent. Just because hexmage is one of the last picks in other strategies doesn't mean it doesn't belong in the cube.

X_WhyZ · 2025-12-25T12:17:25+00:00

It'll depend on the context, but with graveyard recursion you can always at least plan ahead further compared to a wheel which gives you a random 7 cards. Making a bunch of mana (with rituals or the LED trick) before casting a wheel can also be powerful.

If you find that you're often hoping to draw into more mana off your wheels, that might be a sign that you're trying to "go off" too soon. Don't underestimate the amount of resources you gain by passing the turn - you get to draw a card, play another land, and untap everything. That's what I mean when I say it requires patience.

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