EnsignWashout

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[–] EnsignWashout@startrek.website 9 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

If I were to hazard a guess - probably just different interesting and worthwile things.

[–] EnsignWashout@startrek.website 18 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

The result gave lloD his first major title more than two decades after he began competing. It was also the first time a Peach player had won a Melee major since Armada claimed Super Smash Con in 2018.

So close, damn it.

I hope Dr. lloD respects their moral obligation to crush people - at least in casual games - while playing as "Dr Mario".

[–] EnsignWashout@startrek.website 49 points 2 months ago

Thought about a couple cases of his favorite beer. Still might do that. Any other ideas?

Consumables that the person already likes make great gifts, since they will get used up and not sit around.

I usually avoid abusable substances, just in case the person has a carefully balanced relationship with that substance.

But you know your friend.

Sometimes I just ask first. No real reason this needs to be a surprise.

"I know you said you won't take cash, but I'm going to grab you two cases of X as a thank you, on my way back."

Then they get a chance to call me off, or redirect me if it would be a problem.

And I'll always let them call it off with even a mild "no thanks", since they might not want to say to me "I have a real problem with X and I can't safely have thay much on hand.".

[–] EnsignWashout@startrek.website 2 points 2 months ago

Yes. And we know Microsoft was drooling over the day when they shut down that server, and everyone's library stops working 30 days later, allowing Microsoft to re-sell them all the games they previously bought.

[–] EnsignWashout@startrek.website 3 points 2 months ago

Learning to quit vim will get them very far in life

How dare you?! q:qwqEscEscEscQ!

[–] EnsignWashout@startrek.website 16 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

Nice!

A short hike, alone is worth the cost of this bundle.

So is supporting workers through their union.

Good stuff.

[–] EnsignWashout@startrek.website 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Somehow it's difficult for me to remember what I like?

I used to have mini-panic attacks when asked what I prefer.

Now, I just have memorized good enough responses that I won't be unhappy with later.

Is that strange?

I'm told it's not usual. So I guess so?

[–] EnsignWashout@startrek.website 2 points 2 months ago

Does that make me non-human?

Nah. Human experience is much more varied than most people ever realize.

It does make you interesting.

[–] EnsignWashout@startrek.website 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

I think a lack of enthusiasm has been kinda the default for me for as long as I remember

I've had life phases like that.

It doesn't bother me as much, today, as it did, in the past.

Now, I focus on the things worth avoiding while I wait for my enthusiasm to return.

For me, enthusiasm returns, in bursts, eventually.

[–] EnsignWashout@startrek.website 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Thanks. I think every data point helps people.

I can't say that particularly shocks me. I imagine that Chat GPT has probably swallowed dozens of Physics textbooks.

The bigger part of the problem is knowing where we are on the human knowledge novelty / training data available curve, or rather, when we need to get off of the ride.

Edit: Any chance your chosen AI has access to Wolfram Alpha as an MCP Tool? Because that would be very different, too.

If it's successful at math, there's likely much more than a learning model in play.

Which brings us back to the opacity problem. :(

If the answer machine has been cleverly rigged (and weighted) to pass off math questions to more capable software, things can be great.

But a person who just hears that AI can do math now can have a very bad time if they go blindly use a brute force pleasant answer machine on a math problem. :(

[–] EnsignWashout@startrek.website 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I had these runs early on, as well - where the rock I need to win simply is not present, or is so rare that I would have needed to be an expert to mine it.

They seem to have improved the randomizer, since then. I haven't had that happen, lately - where the ore I need is too rare.

Also, mods that slash the ammo refill costs to 40 go a long way toward making DRG a much more relaxed gameplay.

[–] EnsignWashout@startrek.website 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Great recommendation!

And there is an accessible game play mode available that turns off the dome defense portion of the game, as well.

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