Link for those of us on kbin:
https://kbin.social/m/watch_party@lemmy.world
Sinnerman
joined 2 years ago
What's really funny is, all of those profiles only have links to their Twitter accounts, but you can't see them unless you make a Twitter account yourself.
Google said in a statement that it “is simply not the employer of any of these workers. Our suppliers, as the employers, determine their working conditions, including pay and benefits, hours and tasks assigned, and employment changes – not Google.”
Me: kbinGPT, please translate that.
kbinGPT: "We don't do evil. We hire someone to do evil for us."
(edit) I'm on kbin and get a "404 Not Found" from the first link.
But if I change the first link from:
to
then it works. In other words, the "c" changes to an "m" for kbin.
Them: “How do people even make money on there then?”
You: "The same way I'm making money off of you now." (pause) "I don't. We're just friends."
They have a number counter at that restaurant that updates every time that joke is made.
(...wait for it...)
But it's actually a count-DOWN.
Will Meta embrace-extend-extinguish the ActivityPub protocol?
There are comparisons to be made between Meta adopting ActivityPub for its new social media platform and Meta adopting XMPP for its Messenger service a decade ago. There was a time when users of Facebook and users of Google Talk were able to chat with each other and with people from self-hosted XMPP servers, before each platform was locked down into the silos we know today. What would stop that from repeating? Well, even if Threads abandoned ActivityPub down the line, where we would end up is exactly where we are now.
Yes, 5 years from now when Threads abandons ActivityPub, you will be 5 years behind Threads. That is not a good outcome.
XMPP did not exist on its own outside of nerd circles, while ActivityPub enjoys the support and brand recognition of Mastodon.
Mastodon is not exactly a household name.
I really hope for the best. And it's not like anyone can stop Meta from making Threads and enabling ActivityPub. But this reasoning is not very convincing.
(edit: oops this was supposed to be a reply to @TrismegistusMx's comment below)
@TrismegistusMx no I don't know much about ChatGPT. But this did inspire me to find a GPT and start playing with it. After looking around a bit I chose the Bing GPT4. (Not sure if I'd recommend this, since you have to install MS Edge, which is basicaly spyware. I've been using it in an unregistered Windows virtual machine on my Linux system.)
Anyway, after a bit of testing, I used the prompt "Write a dialogue between two people, one of whom is watching the other person die, using alliteration, assonance, and using one extended metaphor, without using cliches or trite language." One of the least worst is:
Orion: It's time, Celeste. Time to let the curtain fall. You're my show, my act, my scene.
Celeste: Orion, I know. I'm ready to go. I can feel the applause fading me, the lights dimming away.
Orion: Yes, Celeste, yes. You've done well. You've stayed with me. We've had so much to perform for, so much to entertain and amaze. Remember our scripts, our costumes, our props?
Celeste: I remember, Orion. I remember everything. You're the only thing that matters to me. You're the stage that supports me, the director that guides me, the audience that cheers me.
Orion: And I'll miss you, Celeste. I'll miss you in this show without you. You're my star, Celeste. But you've earned your bow.
Celeste: Orion, you're not alone. You'll never be alone. I'll always be with you, in your heart, in your mind, in your soul. You're my star too, Orion. And even when I'm gone, I'll still be there, performing for you, guiding for you, cheering for you.
Orion: Celeste...Celeste...thank you...scene...
Celeste: Orion...Orion...thank you...goodbye...
An earlier version is the following:
Alice: Don't leave me, Ben. Don't let the darkness take you away. You're my light, my love, my life.
Ben: Alice, I'm sorry. I'm fading fast. I can feel the cold creeping in, the shadows swallowing me whole.
Alice: No, Ben, no. You can fight it. You can stay with me. We have so much to live for, so much to see and do. Remember our dreams, our plans, our promises?
Ben: I remember, Alice. I remember everything. You're the only thing that matters to me. You're the sun that brightens my days, the moon that guides my nights, the star that fills my sky.
Alice: Then don't go, Ben. Don't go where I can't follow. Don't leave me alone in this world without you. You're my sky, Ben. Without you, I'll be lost in the dark.
Ben: Alice, you're not alone. You'll never be alone. I'll always be with you, in your heart, in your mind, in your soul. You're my sky too, Alice. And even when I'm gone, I'll still be there, shining for you, watching over you, loving you.
Alice: Ben...Ben...please...don't...go...
Ben: Alice...Alice...I love you...goodbye...
After that one, I explicitly asked the system "Do you know what a cliche is" and "Do you know what trite language is?" and each time it gave a definition. Then I told it not to use "love" or "friendship" and to use polysyllabic names. Then I had it regenerate until I found a metaphor that wasn't too bad. (there were some funny metaphors, like: "It's time, Felix. Time to let the cake cool. You're my recipe, my ingredient, my slice.") At some point it stopped using polysyllabic names though.
These GPT models are pretty impressive, but there's still something I wish was there, maybe I'm just not prompting right. I think you're on the right track by having two different perspectives that are being discussed.
That's very interesting. It's fluent, of course, but very trite. Things like "remember that darkness cannot exist without light" and "My time on this Earth has been a gift, filled with countless moments of love and connection." sound like they could come from greeting cards. Have you tried getting GPT to use figures of speech, and poetic effects like alliteration, repetition, and assonance? It might be a good first step towards generating something really insightful.
Agreed, "The simplest explanation is usually the best one."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occam%27s_razor
Also the current news cycle is still on that Facebook Twitter clone.