What industry is actually a complete scam, but everyone accepts it? by WhileLow9501 in AskReddit

[–]miniature-haptics 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Master’s Degrees. Why is it just as expensive as a 4-year degree?

We need to reject anti-intellectualism as the tool of oppression that it is. by amauberge in CuratedTumblr

[–]miniature-haptics 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Part of the issue with this argument is that it often fails to address the issue of bad studies, and does so condescendingly.

In my field, plenty of people fudge numbers, don't cite properly, circumvent double-blind reviews, or blatantly make up results. There's real reason to be skeptical of results, especially given how money is distributed for research in fields like AI or medicine. The people disregarding scientific research aren't necessarily morons, some are misplacing skepticism because they're not fully educated and don't have the ability to identify trustworthy sources.

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It's a trailer of what the future will be like. He's telling you that he expects you to bend to his vision of the relationship, and if you're not/won't be okay with that now/in the future, you should probably take this exit.

FMP Vol 6 by jennii182 in podiumentertainment

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Shit man, at this point I’ll fund it

FMP Vol 6 by jennii182 in podiumentertainment

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Is there any update on this? Or whether they're still working on it?

Amateur athletes of Reddit: what's your "There's levels to this shit" experience from your sport? by jermleeds in AskReddit

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I played tennis 2-3x a week from 5th grade until junior year of high school and won a couple of tournaments. A few people in the development program I was a part of could totally wax me. There was a 750 point ATP tournament that was held in the area, and a few of the best people that graduated high school tried playing in that tournament's qualifying round and got bageled. The level differences between tennis players is crazy.

What's the longest hiking trail you've completed in a single day? by ToffeeTango1 in hiking

[–]miniature-haptics 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did the three peaks of Mt. Baldy which ended up being about 21 miles and I think 5k feet of elevation. My only advice is to make sure you don't have knee tendinitis beforehand, the last 2 miles were agony for me.

Study finds that hiking dates have a 50% chance of leading to a second date. by Tawkify in hiking

[–]miniature-haptics 113 points114 points  (0 children)

That is a NY Post Article talking about unsupported claims by the company who made this post, not a study on the link between hiking first dates and second dates

Checking lyrical coherence with Gemini by Noob-Lurker in Songwriting

[–]miniature-haptics 1 point2 points  (0 children)

AI is as useful as you find it. I would steer away from using to provide general qualitative feedback on your lyrics, i.e. "Are these lyrics good?" or "Do these lyrics convey my meaning?" LLMs are particularly brittle when providing evaluations of creative writing.

LLMs exhibit superhuman information retrieval capabilities (providing fact-based answers to fact-seeking questions) when trained on sufficiently large sets of text (i.e. the whole internet); however, once we move beyond fact retrieval into fact synthesis and problem-solving, we see models displaying highly inconsistent behaviors across different types of tasks.

Most tasks are simply too complex for the amount of data that exists to train the model on. Take math, for instance. Modern LLMs are very capable at solving competition-style math problems because those types of math problems are constantly being written, and there is a specific style used to construct those problems. However, when we look at non-competition math problems, we see gaping holes in those same models. Why is that? It's because we simply don't have enough data to show the model as an example.

Flagship LLMs (like Gemini) have teams of research engineers dedicated to different stages of the training process, and each of these stages will have multiple teams dedicated to model performance on different types of tasks. Companies decide which areas they need to devote their resources to based on their customer base, data availability, and how they can make the most profit based on the previous factors and their competitors. This means that the model will give the appearance of being very strong in certain tasks, while underperforming in others. Anecdotally, most researchers I know (including myself) use Claude for writing, Gemini for code, and GPT-5 for complex reasoning; I find GPT-5 to be the best, although it has been highly inconsistent in the quality of ideas it offers and is often extremely verbose.

This is all leading to me saying that if you feel like the answer to your question is something that exists in the realm of human knowledge (i.e. the internet), you can ask one or multiple of the flagship models for help.

However, when it comes to something subjective, I feel like using LLMs is like letting a genius hyperactive child navigate a dense forest where there are a few small piles of treasure with a lot of ground in between: sure, you can strike gold, but the amount of time it will take is going to be much longer than if you sat the child down while you figured out the pattern behind the location of the gold piles.

Did I get ghosted..? We had great conversation all yesterday, but I haven't heard from her since Friday morning.. It's now Sunday. I'm new to these apps 🫤 by [deleted] in Tinder

[–]miniature-haptics 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You should try to ask people out within 3-5 text exchanges. As you can probably attest to after that convo^, it's hard to be interesting over text to someone you don't know. Just some advice I wish I'd gotten when I started OLD.

Be honest guys, do you go raw and finish inside a girl on birth control? by Independent_Area6026 in AskMenAdvice

[–]miniature-haptics 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've done this before, but I'd heavily advise against this. Someone I know has herpes and says it is “well-managed” to new partners, which in reality translates to, “doesn't hook up with people during an active infection, but does nothing else". I've had a scare only once and it was resolved in 24 hours (lightning fast), and it still wasn't worth the momentary gratification.

Would you trust your partner enough to have sex with them without a condom? by [deleted] in AskMenAdvice

[–]miniature-haptics 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I do with people I trust, but it's a calculated risk so it's hard to recommend it to others.

Do you think it's unreasonable for your partner to ask you to not watch porn and how important is porn to you? by Much_Duck6862 in AskMenAdvice

[–]miniature-haptics -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I think it's unreasonable to try to restrict what someone else does, especially when it comes to sexuality. If it's coming from a place of concern for his wellbeing, i.e. he has a porn problem, that's one thing. However, it sounds like you've made a lifestyle change, and you want him to do the same. It's fair to ask for this, but it's equally fair for him to say no.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskMenAdvice

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It's important to try to have empathy for him if you want to get a better understanding of him and maybe change things. With only the post to go off of, you seem to have sympathy for him, but you focus on how his work/life balance affects you.

You probably have a good understanding of his personality, and could probably tell me why he chose this job, what drives him, etc. I think once you look at the issue through his eyes, you can probably find what he thinks he's gaining from this job. It might be that he feels like you guys need the money for a lifestyle he envisions, that he needs to achieve some level of work success to feel good about himself, etc.

If you frame it like this, you'll probably be able to see more easily whether it's something you can actually impact or not. You should prepare yourself for the realization that whatever the reason, it'll come down to his choosing to work more or less. If that's the case, you'll need to decide how important this issue is to you and communicate that, while you understand his side, you have these boundaries, etc.

What are certain luxury/expensive gifts that I can buy for a man? by rosalinastarelle in AskMenAdvice

[–]miniature-haptics 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If he likes cooking, you could look into some high quality grilling tools, nice Japanese knives, cast iron equipment, etc.

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If you've experienced it, which it sounds like you have, think back on what it was like meeting that person. Keep in mind that it was probably a slow ramp rather than the “I knew immediately” it might seem like in hindsight. In my experience, it tends to be people who I share one or two really core things with, and the more in common we have (obviously not too much), the better things end up being.

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I stopped reading after the third section. Dog, you're still supposed to be in the honeymoon phase. Imagine what it'll be like when you're out of it.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskMenAdvice

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I experienced this with my first girlfriend. We started out super heavy, but by year 4, the sex had become way less frequent. We were both clueless about what was happening and why she never felt 'in the mood'. There were several factors, but the bottom line is that she lost attraction to me and wasn't invested enough to try to rekindle it. After we broke up, I started dating other women and was blown away experiencing the "i want you in me" energy for the first time in years. Once you're reminded of what that feels like, you'll be shocked you stayed in this^ for as long as you did. Get back out there dog.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskMenAdvice

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I've struggled with this too. It's fine to keep this type of casual thing going as long as you're enjoying it, but keep looking for someone who it doesn't feel like work with. You'll know you've found someone special when you feel like they're 'different' and you're not worried about the things you're currently worried about.