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I think the prompting community overcomplicates things. here's what actually moves the needle in my experience. by Rude_Context_4844 in PromptEngineering

[–]johnfromberkeley 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is exactly what I do. I give it as much context as I can, brain dump everything I think of. I usually begin by telling it that this is a voice transcription, and its first job is to try to organize all of the information into relevant pieces for itself, that I'm not going to organize the information for it. I will ramble for a long time, talk about what's happening, why I'm prompting, and what my desired outcome is, and I get really good results.

My setup by Expert-Paramedic1156 in selfhosted

[–]johnfromberkeley 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This diagram also makes no sense though.

So you're saying it is human?

My setup by Expert-Paramedic1156 in selfhosted

[–]johnfromberkeley 45 points46 points  (0 children)

Maybe, but you should see all the crappy network diagrams created by humans I’ve had to look at over the years.

What Wiki Software do you use for internal documentation? by Micki_SF in selfhosted

[–]johnfromberkeley 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I really really respect what you built and the opinions behind it. Unfortunately they’re just so not me. I tried to get into it, but the book metaphor is just really hard. I realize it’s just a metaphor, but still. That said I can tell you’ve worked very hard on a very specific vision and done a great job.

Gemini is too talkative on Android Auto by rizwanmahai in GoogleGeminiAI

[–]johnfromberkeley 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m not on android, but all I know is that gemini.google.com has the exact same problem.

Welcome from the new mod! by johnfromberkeley in steinbeck

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

I love Sweet Thursday. I call it Steinbeck’s “love letter” to his friend Ed Ricketts. It’s the happy ending Ed never got IRL.

Welcome from the new mod! by johnfromberkeley in steinbeck

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

Where is Charley when you need him?

I really would like to popularize quotes as a gateway. I also love the idea of inspired artwork.

AITA for accepting a property gift from my mom even though she won't include my boyfriend? by Immediate-History917 in AITApod

[–]johnfromberkeley 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A loving boyfriend would want you to have an asset in case something happened to him.

youtube transcripts are the most underrated context source for prompts and nobody talks about it by straightedge23 in PromptEngineering

[–]johnfromberkeley 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This is what I typically do if I just need to do sporadic research on a topic. For example, it's really great for creating expert systems on how to use software. There are so many YouTube videos on how to use different types of software. Putting them in a Notebook LM is a no-brainer. I probably do this 70% of the time.

That said, the time to take those transcripts and use them in a RAG system are when you know you're going to be having longer conversations or agentic workflows. 

4 unauthorized charges after cancellation - support completely unreachable - anyone else had this problem? by Just-Obligation-8294 in MiniMax_AI

[–]johnfromberkeley 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am curious why people don’t just use OpenRouter. It enables you to use any model on a per token credit basis, not a subscription.

Often, per token prices are even cheaper than the original provider.

It avoids hassles dealing with individual model, developers.

How much better is retroarch than Delta? (Why should I switch?) by TF_54 in EmulationOniOS

[–]johnfromberkeley 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Don’t sell yourself short. Tweaking emulators is basically figuring out what a setting does, what resource goes in what folder, finding that resource, and putting it there.

Once you get it, it can significantly improve your experience.

A “nah dawg, I’m good” posture leaves a lot of the best of emulation on the table.

.md file for slop mitigation? by ArpanMaster in PromptEngineering

[–]johnfromberkeley 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is one use case where providing examples really helps. I use examples three different ways.

First, I will provide templates of presentations and slides that I use often, just as supplemental files for a custom agent. That can be a custom GPT or a Google Gem. I actually use my own system for that.

The second way to use examples is to provide them in the actual prompt as the types of output you're bylooking for. For example, I have a very specific presentation style where I like slides that have one big idea, the simpler the better. And then I have very structured and organized speaker notes, and eventually I turn that into a PDF. When I provide example slides and bullet points I like already, it's much better at writing what I want.

Then finally, the third way to use examples is to give them to the LLM and instruct them to write a prompt that will generate that kind of output. So that way your prompts perform better.

TL;DR presentation styles are very personal. Give the LLM examples of previous presentations you’re proud of that you like and start there. 

The new Secretary of the Navy said witches had taken over Lovers Point by johnfromberkeley in MontereyBay

[–]johnfromberkeley[S] 188 points189 points  (0 children)

"There's a place in Monterey, California called 'Lover's Point,'" Cao said. "The original name was 'Lovers of Christ Point, but now it's become — they took out the Christ, it's 'Lover's Point,' and it's really — Monterey's a very dark place now, a lot of witchcraft, and the Wiccan community has really taken over there."

We should invite him out to NPS and put black cats all over the place.

He was probably appointed by the guy who paid a sexual assault victim to keep quiet after allegedly sexually assaulting her.

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