PeriodicallyPedantic

joined 2 years ago
[–] PeriodicallyPedantic@lemmy.ca 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)
[–] PeriodicallyPedantic@lemmy.ca 1 points 8 months ago

I drove an RWD sports car in Canadian winters, and despite researching tires and getting the best I could find, stop and go traffic on snowy hills was stressful.

That said, people who think an SUV is gonna make driving in snow safer are just not thinking at all.

I got an AWD sedan to replace my RWD coupe.

[–] PeriodicallyPedantic@lemmy.ca 2 points 8 months ago

I'd suggest reconsidering wrt the electric steering.
I had a 2004 RX8 which had electric steering and it was excellent. Many automotive journalist seem to agree that, despite a rough start, electric steering is just as good as hydraulic steering now.

[–] PeriodicallyPedantic@lemmy.ca 1 points 8 months ago

God I wish more cities were walkable

[–] PeriodicallyPedantic@lemmy.ca 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Ford focus RS.
My old car was sporty (RX8), and I wanted another sporty car, but I wanted AWD because I was done with RWD in the snow. I needed a 4 door, because I was planning to have a kid. That really limited my options.
I liked the AWD system in the focus over the WRX STI or Golf R.
I don't really like it anymore, though. It's a really rough ride, and the seats are uncomfortable for long trips. And it's kind of a boring car when it's not snowing.

My wife has an Hyundai Elantra GT. It's pretty much the only car we use now, it's way more comfortable to drive.

We're probably gonna sell both of them and get an Ioniq 5.

[–] PeriodicallyPedantic@lemmy.ca 2 points 8 months ago

That's why I always wear a prosthetic

[–] PeriodicallyPedantic@lemmy.ca 1 points 8 months ago

Most of the time it's the same thing.
I typically use apps if it's something I'll want to open on my own, and website for things I only ever open if I'm sent a link to it

[–] PeriodicallyPedantic@lemmy.ca 2 points 8 months ago

Idk, people who aspire to manifest diogenes are still better than people who aspire to manifest any billionaire.

[–] PeriodicallyPedantic@lemmy.ca 1 points 8 months ago

I guess after a bit more consideration, my previous question doesn't really matter.

If it's scraped and baked into the model; or if it's scraped, indexed, and used in RAG; they're both the same ethically.

And I generally consider AI to be fairly unethical

[–] PeriodicallyPedantic@lemmy.ca 5 points 8 months ago

I mean, that's not unique.

I'm looking at you Heroes 🤣

[–] PeriodicallyPedantic@lemmy.ca 6 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Is it scraping or just searching?
RAG is a pretty common technique for making LLMs useful: the LLM "decides" it needs external data, and so it reaches out to configured data source. Such a data source could be just plain ol google.

[–] PeriodicallyPedantic@lemmy.ca 1 points 8 months ago

Right, that was my first point. It is whatever the plot said it is. Reality be damned. If James Cameron says it'd stink if they both got on, then it would. They never say or show this in the movie, though, so it's a retcon.

Myth busters never showed that it'd sink at full scale, just that two people couldn't stay on it and stay dry at the same time. It could keep them from drowning, just not from getting hypothermic.

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