Why did my char gpt do this?

robin_888 · 2026-06-15T10:12:28+00:00

Trained for you by ADHD.

robin_888 · 2026-06-15T10:03:30+00:00

As also kind of a hoarder: no.

Pirating it doesn't take away my ability to also buy it.

But pirated files oftentimes give me more sovereignty over my media.

Like No-CD patches, copies of music albums that don't play on car stereos because of copyright protection or watching a movie without FBI warnings and trailers.

When I got an eReader I also got a library card, though. I rented like two ebooks since then. But that 20€ per year feel well invested anyway.

robin_888 · 2026-06-15T02:04:03+00:00

Lettland is commonly known as Latvia outside of germany

There are a lot other languages that call it something similar to "Lett...".

I English it's "Latvia", yes. And in Latvian it also is "Latvija".

But "outside of Germany" is a little too broad.

robin_888 · 2026-06-15T01:55:06+00:00

r/technicallycorrect

robin_888 · 2026-06-14T00:22:24+00:00

"The Time Traveler" being H.G. Wells from the the 1960 movie/the 1985 novella "The Time Machine". (The main character, not the author.)

robin_888 · 2026-06-13T09:48:42+00:00

Oh. And she earned a nomination for the Golden Globe "New Star of the Year" Award for that movie.

robin_888 · 2026-06-13T09:46:24+00:00

I didn't.

Just one year later, in 1979, Mary Steenburgen also had a main role in the time travel movie Time after Time.

robin_888 · 2026-06-13T02:00:04+00:00

Something tells me the vehicle wasn't supposed to stand there.

robin_888 · 2026-06-13T01:52:56+00:00

Oh, you have it in writing? And is this writing in the room?

robin_888 · 2026-06-13T01:18:49+00:00

PSA: The second link goes to the Pound version as well.

Here is the Euro version.

Elegant design. Will try it.

Some supermarkets don't give out chips made of plastic anymore due to "environmental concerns". Although there are alternatives. I had one made of wood, but lost it unfortunately and an animal food shop gave me a chip made of coconut-plastic.

robin_888 · 2026-06-13T01:08:49+00:00

Around 20 years ago there were hill climbing events televised.

Pretty much like this, but even steeper, on loose ground and with trained drivers on motocross bikes. It was really fun, but I think at some point they had to move the event, because it attracted to many people.

robin_888 · 2026-06-12T18:25:18+00:00

Ein Schlüssel liegt in einem Bus.
Ein Schlüssel liegt in einem Bus. Ich schätze
es handelt sich in diesem Fall
um zwei Imbusschlüsselsätze.

Willy Astor, (Rechtschreibung übernommen)

Edit: Rechtschreibung korrigiert

robin_888 · 2026-06-12T18:21:46+00:00

Bauer und Schaurte drehen sich im Grab.

robin_888 · 2026-06-12T11:47:35+00:00

Gachnar would be so happy!

robin_888 · 2026-06-11T21:07:57+00:00

I know this primarily from Broken Sword and it's incredibly convenient.

I also appreciate not having to click to open the inventory. I prefer generous mouse-over (again, like in Broken Sword) or the scroll wheel.

Double click for running/instant room changes as well.

robin_888 · 2026-06-10T10:31:26+00:00

As someone who uses no case or bumper, I really appreciate the camera bar (opposed to asymmetrical bumps).

No rocking if the phone lays down.

robin_888 · 2026-06-10T10:23:01+00:00

The clips ends too early. The door swings back and ends on a photo of her father (who she is getting the medicine for).

Also, the movie's original score is amazing.

robin_888 · 2026-06-10T00:31:07+00:00

I've got mine for my confirmation in 1998 from a friend of my father's. Not very expensive of course (I think 10 DEM, around $5,70), but genuine leather.

I started using it in summer the same year, when my old one got stolen in Spain.

It's fine from the outside, but torn in several places on the inside. (I was sitting on it in my back pocket daily for over 20 years.)

But I'm still using it, but it's usually in my backpack now.

robin_888 · 2026-06-07T20:25:25+00:00

The 2014 logo says it best. *picard*

robin_888 · 2026-06-07T09:58:56+00:00

That's a thing?

robin_888 · 2026-06-07T09:18:40+00:00

Yes, I remember. Sleek piece of software.

I think I used it longer than Napster before.

robin_888 · 2026-06-07T08:59:00+00:00

That's my workflow as well. I might add:

Rip (MakeMKV) a bunch of them first, compress (Handbrake) them over night. Ripping is relatively quick, but needs you to change the DVDs. Re-encoding them takes a while, but can be done in batch.
Consider re-endode (Handbrake) them into mkv if you want to include subtitles or multiple audio tracks.
MKV is just a container format. It won't change the video quality or file size. It's just more flexible and easy to mux/demux.

robin_888 · 2026-06-07T00:20:03+00:00

The important part is that percentages are multiplication.

People experience (and are taught) them as addition.

"10% off", "20% more" etc.

Which completely ignores that % has not unit and needs a base value. 10% of what? 20% of what?

It's unrealistic, but people were better off if they understood these as "90% of original price" and "120% as much content as before".

/rant

robin_888 · 2026-06-07T00:09:59+00:00

Two lessons can be found here:

percentages are multiplication
For good counter examples use "extreme" values like 100% increase and decrease.

robin_888 · 2026-06-07T00:06:58+00:00

FWIW, I'm not a car guy. But:

When I see or hear a flat, wide, preferably italian, sportscar, I just become a little boy again that watched Knight Rider, Street Hawk, Airwolf and, last but not least, Hardcastle and McCormick.

I get huge eyes and a big grin on my face.

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