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bool3max | 3 days ago

You're absolutely right -- that's the crux of the problem. There are no shortcuts, only future liabilities.

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Aurornis|3 days ago

If you didn't catch it, this is a joke calling out the comment above it for using a couple obvious LLM-isms. The comment above may have been a joke, too. It's hard to tell any more.

the_af|3 days ago

> It's hard to tell any more.

Wait, I think I have the answer!

"You're in a desert, walking along in the sand when all of a sudden you look down and see a tortoise. It's crawling toward you. You reach down and flip the tortoise over on its back. The tortoise lays on its back, its belly baking in the hot sun, beating its legs trying to turn itself over. But it can't. Not without your help. But you're not helping. Why is that?"

james2doyle|3 days ago

> You're absolutely right

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tootubular|3 days ago

But crucially they used "--" and not "—" which means they're safe. Unless it's learning. I may still be peeved that my beloved em dash has been tainted. :(

the_af|3 days ago

I think that's the joke.

cracki|3 days ago

Never admit when someone else is right. They'll forget they were right and begin to think they won a fight.

Or something. You're right.