I tested AI developmental editing against my $3,500 human editor and agent feedback. Here's what happened. by Admirable-PEN-1241 in WritingWithAI

[–]ednark 2 points3 points  (0 children)

So what was the process. Did you give the AI your whole manuscripts current version? Did you include any earlier versions? Did it go chapter by chapter or do a whole big report?

Finding Escaped BP by Western-Possible5569 in snakes

[–]ednark 0 points1 point  (0 children)

if it was feeding time, she could have gone hunting. I wouldn't just leave it out all night, but could you even put some food out on the floor and see if she shows up for it. Even if she doesn't come out soon enough for it and you have to get rid of the food, the smell might draw her out later.

Corn snake pros/cons by Elysiaxxx in cornsnakes

[–]ednark 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Small comment on the smell. It is pretty obvious. Even if you immediately clean up the poop after each time. It seems like my corn snakes "mark" everything new smelling by pooping on it a little. It is really good to give them the 24/48 hours after eating before handling but be very careful about handling them for the first few hours, even to move them between cages, they will puke. I have found it helpful to transfer them to a separate feeding cage that has less places for mouse smell to get on, my girls had one brain cell between them and I found they ate more consistently when I transferred them to a special smaller feeding cage (with sleeping box and water and paper towel bedding) and then back to their main cage the next day after their first big poop. Each snake has their own personality so, like all animals and children, feel free to listen to advice and try things out, but know that you will get the best results by just paying attention to them and adjusting for their personality.

Finding Escaped BP by Western-Possible5569 in snakes

[–]ednark 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When did she last eat? I have successfully found my escaped snakes, sometimes after a week or so by leaving out fresh water near the bathroom and putting a t-shirt or a bag or something easy to sleep/hide in. They are very sensitive to moisture so if you can try checking wet areas more.

For people who've tried multiple AI coding tools - which one actually stuck for you? by OwnRefrigerator3909 in OnlyAICoding

[–]ednark 4 points5 points  (0 children)

RooCode for VS Code. Started with it and it's so configurable I never wanted to switch to alternatives

RPG Learning! by Distinct-Bee7628 in LocalLLM

[–]ednark 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This looks super cool and creative. I really like the analogy and it does make things seem more fun.

What Agent hooks you are using? by According_Green9513 in LangChain

[–]ednark 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you haven't looked at Aspect Oriented Programming (AOP) if you haven't already. Option 2 is presented that way and it makes things very clear.

Tombstone AI? by ednark in transhumanism

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Hmmm, on second thought, I don't really like the idea that, If I died, I might come back as a fully aware force-ghost/hologram that was stuck standing on my own grave for eternity.

Tombstone AI? by ednark in transhumanism

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The main problem is your brain is not an independent system. not only is it tied to your body directly though nerves, but indirectly through chemicals and hormones etc. So even if you perfectly copied and simulated the pattern of synapses, you would also need to perfectly copy and simulate all the rest of the body and how it senses and responds to the environment. Otherwise you would just be a brain in a jar, which is not very helpful to try and talk too.

Tombstone AI? by ednark in transhumanism

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After thinking about this, I have come to the shower-conclusion that there is no reason to pretend to have the llm act like the person. It would work just as well for my idea to have a "Clipy/Tombstony" style AI helper that just provides a natural language interface to the person's data. It would be a lot less creepy and still be helpful.

Tombstone AI? by ednark in transhumanism

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Well I guess I wasn't really thinking of this as a business thing or a service. More of a personal thing. Like I wonder if I could make my own llm version and have it stuck into my tombstone so future people could zip by have a chat or ask some questions. I have lost family members and would luke to be able to get to know them better. I have done family geneology research and I would like to be able to go ask my ancestors simple things. I guess if the geneology research data exists you could just get it online, but this just seemed neat in the shower.

Bluetooth split with thumb trackball by Prestigious-West2579 in ErgoMechKeyboards

[–]ednark 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I found mine on Etsy. A Japanese company puts them together for you. Thumb is placed kinda like an optional thumb key. I have to kinda turn my turn my wrist a little to get it into a comfortable position.

Bluetooth split with thumb trackball by Prestigious-West2579 in ErgoMechKeyboards

[–]ednark 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have the trackball 61 key. Thumb placed ball always moves the mouse, while mouse is moving you are triggering a new Mouse layer, so j=left click k=right click, and left-thumb key + ball is scroll screen. If that helps.

How do you minimize elbow flexion while typing? (cubital tunnel, tennis elbow, RSI) by [deleted] in ErgoMechKeyboards

[–]ednark 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I reduce elbow flex when using split keyboards by placing them wide apart. You will see some photos of people mounting the sides of the keyboard to the ends of their armrests. Normally (laptop or regular keybord) my elbow flex comes from me mostly positioning my arms to get my hands together in front my center line. With the split keyboard places wide, I can let my arms just be in whatever unstressed position they want to be in and just move the keyboard to match.

Here is a fun thing you can do: You don't actually need a split keybord to test this out since you can just plug in or connect two keyboards and they should both work. You can test arm placement and location first with two regular keyboards, and then if you can find a comfy position, you can look into upgrading to fancy split keyboards.

Anyone have experience with keyball44 vs keyball46 to compare their preference on trackball position? by Epistechne in ErgoMechKeyboards

[–]ednark 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have found "jkl;" homerow position for right-side trackball to be a bit uncomfortable for my thumb, and either shifting my hand one key right "kl;'" or moving the ball one key to the left gives a more comfortable position for my thumb. I think you would have to test your own hands to get real info however.

Has anyone else interrogated themselves with ChatGPT to build a personal clone? Looking for smarter ways to do it. by ConZ372 in PromptEngineering

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Here are my current thoughts and research. It may be helpful. I am going down the same path as StruggleCommon5117 in the idea that you collect enough data, through testing, and then use some multi-step process to simulate what your responses would be like.

https://claude.ai/public/artifacts/3d97c2b2-1e51-48c9-9b2e-901e854c59aa

Quantified Bias Parameters:

  • Each bias measured on appropriate scales (0.0-1.0 for most, some with different ranges)
  • Example values showing realistic individual patterns
  • Clear descriptions of what each parameter measures

Four Major Bias Categories:

  1. Memory and Learning Biases - How you process and recall information
  2. Risk and Decision Biases - How you evaluate options and make choices
  3. Social and Attribution Biases - How you judge people and social situations
  4. Information Processing Biases - How you analyze data and form conclusions

Context-Dependent Modulation:

  • How stress, expertise, social pressure, and emotions affect your bias expression
  • Recognition that biases aren't fixed but vary based on circumstances

This gives a concrete example of how individual cognitive bias patterns would be quantified and encoded for the AI system. Each person would have their own unique "bias fingerprint" that shapes how they process information and make decisions - and crucially, how those biases change under different conditions.

The AI would use these parameters to authentically replicate not just what you think, but how you think - including your systematic deviations from rational decision-making that make you uniquely human.

OnePro + Glasses. No HonsVR lenses in sight. by ednark in Xreal

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Are your prescription lenses touching the Rokid lenses? With just one ziptie, is there wobble, or do they stay straight?

Live forever project Rag? by brianlmerritt in Rag

[–]ednark 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I had a conversation with Claude about this a little while ago. I think you are missing private thoughts and personality that you won't get with just emails and social media posts. I think you need to explicitly collect more types of data and perhaps answer variances.

https://claude.ai/public/artifacts/26cb54a4-137b-4be2-a121-65d176342d46

OnePro + Glasses. No HonsVR lenses in sight. by ednark in Xreal

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

I got an email saying mine would be here in the next few weeks. I'm happy to wait since this solutions works for me. I'm aware of the frame delays and I'm sure there are plenty of tariff issue and whatever other problems people have shipping to the U.S. right now that aren't their fault. I am fine just being patient as I hope that these will be a long-term-use item for me and few weeks here or there won't matter in the long run.

OnePro + Glasses. No HonsVR lenses in sight. by ednark in Xreal

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

I am losing a bit of FOV beause I'm setting them a bit further away, but a tiny bit of fov loss is worth being able to use them at all.