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Does it matter to the humans interacting with the LLM whether incorrect information is the result of a bug or an intentional lie? (Keep in mind that the majority of these people are non-technical and don't understand that All Software Has Bugs.)

Probably sashimi (sliced raw fish) on a bed of shredded daikon radish. Being raw makes it more transparent than a cooked slice of similar thickness. Wikipedia's page on sashimi has a picture of a plate of fugu sashimi that is, if anything, sliced even finer than what our chef is displaying.

If the bail system is broken, part of the reason is that we don't have enough facilities to house individuals accused of violent crimes who are awaiting trial. There are two ways to fix this: clear the backlog by appointing more judges, thus freeing up some space, or build more jails.

The current Premier hasn't made a real attempt to do either. He's just whining because he's butt-hurt that people don't agree with him about the value of bike lanes.

(No, I didn't vote for him. Yes, I did vote in the recent provincial election.)

Hmm. Sitting in the middle of the table strikes me as a tad unprofessional, but given his age he's probably still learning the job.

Well, their parents aren't generally married, so, technically . . .

He was a candidate to head the party at one time, but they decided on Singh instead. Now he's too tired to try again. But I do wonder about the parallel universe where things turned out the other way around.

Then I sort of steeled my resolve and dove into one that I dropped after a couple of episodes about a year ago, because I could see it was going to be a rough ride, and at the time I wasn’t ready to invest as much energy and attention as it was going to demand - Noein: Mou Hitori no Kimi e. I’m about 2/3 of the way through the 24 episode run, and it has been very dense and dramatic, and very good. It’s a sort of Evangelion knock-off insofar as it’s in part a complex and vague science fiction/superpower war allegory on coming of age, but without the religious claptrap - it’s instead all built around quantum physics and multiverse theory. The only real downside to it is that the animation is frankly terrible - an awful combination of cheap fuzzy hand drawn and cheap low poly CGI. But the characters and the story make it worth it.

In all fairness, Noein is ~20 years old. The animation was pretty much state-of-the-art at the time, and I remember it drawing praise from a couple of the more jaded members of the Usenet anime crowd. It just hasn't aged as well as some less-ambitious shows of the same era.

Finally sorted out what I will and will not be watching this season.

Dropped:

• I'm the Evil Lord of a Galactic Empire: Unappealing protag who decides he deserves revenge on everyone in existence because of two people.

• Shin Samurai-den Yaiba: Although I found the Detective-Conan-mangaka-draws-Dragonball artwork style amusing, the story really didn't grab me.

• Dinner-Table Detective: One of the characters really rubbed me the wrong way. .

Barely made it:

• Yami Healer: The first episode was really awful with its 10+ minutes of continuous harem fluff (made worse because I had no reason to care about the characters), and if people hadn't posted here that the second was much better, this would have ended up in the "dropped" bin.

• Your Forma: Dropping the first story arc from the source material, which would presumably have explained more of the background, really wasn't the best choice here, but we'll see where it goes.

Dude, apparently unlike you, I remember Usenet, which uses precisely the sort of system you're describing, in its heyday. That means I've also seen discussion groups implode because they couldn't get rid of a single bad actor. Killfiles alone aren't enough, even when combined with community naming-and-shaming. Someone always lacks self-restraint and engages. That encourages the bad actor(s). They post more, often using multiple sockpuppets to get around people's killfiles and flood out legitimate discussion. Newcomers to the group see masses of bad actor spam and fail to stick around. The lack of new blood kills the group.

Self-moderation simply doesn't work. Yes, bad moderation happens and I've seen plenty of examples. But no overarching moderation is also the kiss of death.

I'm reasonably sure that the gryphon wouldn't have fit inside the dojo. He would have remembered that. We can also be reasonably sure that (by his own admission) anyone older than him except the smith wasn't his student either, so not his parents or the adventurer's guild head. Anyone else, all bets are off, though.

Anyone who thinks you can have both absolutely no restraint on speech and an environment that isn't a cesspit hasn't seen what humans do in an environment that has absolutely no restraint on speech. Constructive discourse requires that there be someone to moderate and throw out the trolls, the spammers, and that guy who, wherever he goes, preaches about the effect of weather conditions inside the hollow earth on the lizardmen who select US presidential candidates.

The charter and some other items of historical significance belong in a museum. Items of Indigenous origin should be offered back to their tribes of origin if possible. They can auction the Barbie dolls, though.