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In Topic: Ye Big General Questions Thread
07 August 2026 - 09:48 PM
Whisperzzzzzzz, on 05 September 2025 - 03:21 PM, said:D, on 04 September 2025 - 02:59 PM, said:Whisperzzzzzzz, on 04 September 2025 - 08:09 AM, said:I'm happy to work with them to modernize everything. It will be a lot of work, but none of it is impossible.
It's not a "work with them" situation. It would need to be a "take complete ownership of the entire website" situation.
I think part of the current issue stems from a single (or two) people running the entire website. It would be better to have a larger group (4-5) to ensure continuity of support if 1-2 burn out on it.
I maintain we should expand admins and upgrade/migrate. -
In Topic: Reading at t'moment?
03 August 2026 - 11:29 PM
Abyss, on 30 July 2026 - 05:31 PM, said:Just Finished 'Trader's Tales from the Golden Age of the Solar Clipper' series by Nathan Lowell...
Six books: Quarter Share; Half Share; Full Share; Double Share; Captain's Share; and, Owner's Share...
all in earbook, switching between the podcast version narrated by the author, and the earbook version narrated by Jeffrey Kafer, depending on how many free spotify earbook hours i had available.
I like, but do not love, 'cozy fantasy'. I did not know 'cozy scifi' was a thing but should have expected it to be, and similar to the fantasy version in the right time and brainspace it's kind of exactly what i want to read (hear). Halfway into an especially grimdark read and looking to break up the grim, i saw a mention here of Trader's Tales and gave bk 1 a try - free is free, no reason to hesitate - and ended up pausing my original read to marathon the rest of the series.
Briefly, zero spoilers - Ishmael Wang (yes, 'call him Ishmael') is 18 years old, newly orphaned, and needs a job. He finds a berth on a solar sail freighter and works his way up from crew to captain to full owner of his own ship. Along the way he (and the reader) learns about life on the solar sail spaceships, meets a fun/interesting supporting cast, and gradually grows as a character. I call it 'cozy' because there is a distinct lack of serious conflict in the series. Sure, there are challenges, relationship issues, stress points, moments of danger, but there is never a sense that the MC is genuinely at risk for his life. Failure, disappointment sure, but never grueling screaming death in the Deep Dark. There are no ravening alien bugs or battling fleets or space ninjas or asteroid swarms or even a devouring black hole. Despite the relative lack of any of the classic space threats, Ishmael's story is very engaging, and if the stye works for the reader then his wide eyed trying to learn everything approach carries you along very nicely for the ride to a satisfying conclusion.
I did wish at times there was a slight bit more conflict or risk, but the author's pacing is solid and the story doesn't linger w any one stage or challenge to the point that low-stress becomes boring. The author also does good work w Ish's interpersonal relationships and the supporting cast offer enough distraction and engaging side stories to keep things moving. The author also writes his MC as a bit of a horny guy, albeit a well behaved honourable one, so occasionally his inner monologue 'appreciation' of female characters is a bit much, even as the author tries to balance it by having them be just as low-key horny. It's never over the top or gross, but a few times it read as trying too hard.
It's not hard sf. The nuts and bolts of the ships, the sails, and the wormholes aren't explored in depth. There's a fair amount of technical detail about the ship layouts and operations and such, but the actual way they travel from place to place isn't the focus. It works well enough, the odd description the author did include left me wishing he had gone further w it rather than frustrated.
Both the author and Kafer's narrations are effective, good pacing, clear, distinct enough different voices including female voices, no breathy/swallowing/whatever issues.
I enjoyed the series, it was exactly the kind of read i needed when i needed it and it held my attention right through. If you want more Red Rising, or The Lost Fleet forget it, this isn't for you. If you enjoyed the quiet moments in The Expanse when the crew socialized and planned and ate together, this might be worth some braintime. And just to reiterate, the author's version of the entire series is a free podcast (give or take some ads), so low risk if you decide to try it. I'll be checking out the sequel series in the near future.
If you like cozy sci-fi, then have you heard of Becky Chambers? -
In Topic: Ye Big TV Thread
03 August 2026 - 11:26 PM
Cause, on 03 August 2026 - 06:35 PM, said:Whisperzzzzzzz, on 31 July 2026 - 08:13 PM, said:Cause, on 31 July 2026 - 12:48 AM, said:Star Trek strange new worlds is back. I like the show the most out of all the new trek, though it can be uneven. However the latest episode has me asking is it ego that has the writers keep making huge changes to a 60 year old franchises canon but in a way that is also meaningless
What canon did they change? About Kirk's son?
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Ooooh, yeah, that episode seemed out of place. Agreed. I also think that
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In Topic: Ye Big TV Thread
31 July 2026 - 08:13 PM
Cause, on 31 July 2026 - 12:48 AM, said:Star Trek strange new worlds is back. I like the show the most out of all the new trek, though it can be uneven. However the latest episode has me asking is it ego that has the writers keep making huge changes to a 60 year old franchises canon but in a way that is also meaningless
What canon did they change? About Kirk's son? -
In Topic: Algorithms and automation
30 July 2026 - 11:57 PM
I have some surprisingly good AI experiences*, as well as some surprisingly bad AI experiences, and then some mundane AI experiences. As with any technology, it is not a panacea but it is not a pile of shit. It excels in some areas, and fails in others.
* Amazon Pharmacy's phone AI is _really_ good and I prefer it to talking to human pharmacists at other pharmacies.
Reading that blog post:
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For example, my last consumer interaction was attempting to get help from Mitsubishi following an automotive failure, where a very polite robot asked me to describe the problem and that I’d receive a call back as soon as someone was available. This was the single most competent implementation of such a project I’ve seen in the wild, in that the voice was natural sounding, responded quickly, was clearly “live” in production, and promised a swift resolution.
That was six months ago, and I did not, in fact, get a call back.
This is...not a failure of AI? I've had the same experience talking to humans at various companies. It is an organizational failure, nothing to do with AI or any technology used. They didn't call that person back because they don't care. Not because the AI is bad.
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From memory, the last time I was given a presentation on it, by actual Snowflake staff, they reported that ideal configuration results in something like ~92% accuracy due to the complexity of data at a large business (see: probably best-in-class for these tools, but imagine your CFO having one in every ten of their numbers be outright wrong) and there were serious issues with managing deployments.
I probably work in a very similar field to this author. What he describes doing is very similar to the work I do. And, because of that, I see "92% accuracy" and am impressed by that. With most organizations I consult with, I am lucky if I can even get data scientists whose reports and analyses are more reliable than a coin toss.
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