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It's just the start and if I made it sound like autocomplete I failed... All of these are moving along like Moore's law. Primarily so far chatGPT is the most impressive.

I'm not really supposed to but I ask it all sort of other stuff, like issues I'm having with my saltwater coral marine tank. It does a bang up job. Like if I'm battling chrysophytes (which is something new spreading in the community and few real solutions) and I don't want to use GFO (because I want the phosphates) it will even recommend some products... It's clear it is skimming websites like reef2reef.com though. But it goes beyond that and makes logical extensions etc. So far it claims to not know who I am other than that I like terraform - which I don't. It probably thinks I'm the devops guy who set it up.

fwiw, I'm not exactly happy about this but it's clear where we are going.

I think it can do better, but this is the free version:

Can you summarize patrick.net?

Patrick.net is a website that primarily serves as an online forum and resource for discussions related to real estate, finance, and economics. It was originally created to critique the housing market, particularly during the 2008 financial crisis, and to provide a platform for discussions on topics like housing prices, market bubbles, investment strategies, and government policies.

The site includes a variety of forums and blog posts where users share their personal experiences, provide analysis, and discuss topics such as the state of the housing market, real estate speculation, and economic trends. Patrick.net also includes tools like calculators for home buyers and renters, and articles that critique mainstream media narratives around real estate and economics.

While it started as a niche site focusing on real estate, over time it has expanded to include broader financial and economic issues. The site tends to attract users who are skeptical of conventional economic wisdom and the housing market, often offering alternative perspectives on finance, investment, and real estate policy.

The version I am using at work is much much better. This is just 4o mini.

What can you tell me about the, "Sexy Picture Thread", at Patrick.net?

The "Sexy Picture Thread" on Patrick.net is one of the more informal and lighthearted threads on the site. It is a place where users can share and discuss pictures that are considered attractive, typically of a more playful or flirtatious nature. This kind of thread is common on many internet forums as a way to create a more relaxed, social space where users can bond over shared interests outside of the main topics, which for Patrick.net, often center on real estate, finance, and economics.

However, it's important to note that Patrick.net has specific community guidelines and expectations for user behavior. Threads like the "Sexy Picture Thread" are generally kept within the bounds of these guidelines, meaning they are expected to stay respectful and not cross into inappropriate or explicit content.

The "Sexy Picture Thread" tends to be a space where users can engage in lighter, more fun interactions, though it may not be the focus of the site, which is more centered around discussions of economics, housing, and finance.

As with any forum, it's a good idea for users to be aware of the community rules and ensure their posts contribute to maintaining a positive environment.

What happened to ApocolypseFuck at Patrick.net?

"ApocolypseFuck" was a notable and controversial user on Patrick.net who became known for their outspoken and often provocative posts. This user was very active on the forums, engaging in discussions on a wide range of topics, including real estate, economics, and broader societal issues. Over time, however, ApocolypseFuck’s posts began to generate more criticism, and the user became somewhat infamous for their combative and abrasive style.

At some point, ApocolypseFuck was banned or disappeared from the site. While the exact reasons for their departure aren't entirely clear, it’s common in online communities for users with highly contentious or disruptive behavior to be either banned by moderators or to leave voluntarily after facing backlash from other members.

Their exit from the site created some buzz within the community, as they had been a prominent and divisive figure. Some members missed their contributions, while others felt their behavior had been problematic. It’s worth noting that the tone and atmosphere on forums like Patrick.net can shift significantly with the departure of key users like this, as they often shape discussions and contribute to the overall dynamics of the community.

Haha that's cool. Btw. I agree on enhanced productivity, e.g. if you want to know a JS method to remove parts of an array while leaving the original array intact Gemini will directly point you to slice whereas prior you would have to click on at least one more link or more until you found a relevant thread with a solution. I just cannot see the replacement part atm. Also once you get a but deeper into the weeds such as optimizing/refactoring an existing db schema, you need original context and purpose, not just technical details

mell says

Apart from answering simple questions fairly precisely where you would have to sleuth through stackoverflow or other forums before and IDE code

Before Trump came along and Google decided to destroy itself compared to it's PreTrump glory.
Finding examples and snippets of code I needed was super easy. I usually needed a tip on how to use a library that 99% of the usecase out there didn't do. There were never examples of what I was looking for. So I would have to narrow my search just the task in the code I was trying to achieve. Where that bit of code was being used in another way than I was using it. The Google result would yield hundreds of hits. Now you're lucky if there is a hit, and it's one of those bots that took one answer, then decided it was the consensus way of doing it. Then they would plug it in to hundreds of pages that referenced the same answer, from defunct forums on a server farm somewhere. All of those referencing that one article from Stackoverflow or Codeplex.

Even on Stackoverflow and Codeplex, snippets you find one day, wont be there the next. I think as software companies use that bit of code or example, they lobby those sites to take it down.

Yeah, I mean you can't use it to teach you things after you understand and verify their suggestions, but it cannot code for you, just make you more productive.

The responsibility and fallout would be huge if someone non technical or noob would just take the code given and install it, people routinely get fired for deploying code they found somewhere and don't understand.

Also I predict AI will cause a lot of losses where people are trying to use it for financial advantage such as the stock market as it will frontrun each other and just a bit of deliberately introduced false info on the web could make it go haywire.

Lastly the tech bro isn't wrong about the copyright/patent violations. Don't know of any company that allows their employees to disseminate crucial info to chat gpt or take full code sequences unmodified/unassisted. Still can be a good tool to enhance productivity if used right

mell says

I just cannot see the replacement part atm.

Well, I hope I'm wrong. Also hopefully I don't sound like that dog rescue guy who claimed to write the API for EV chargers or whatever lol..

mell says

Don't know of any company that allows their employees to disseminate crucial info to chat gpt

Ours does. We had to do a training about NOT doing it with our our own or a public chatGPT and then right after that they signed us up and said go for it! When you pay for it they give you a copy with training turned off. So it doesn't steal any of your data.

Maga_Chaos_Monkey says

mell says

Don't know of any company that allows their employees to disseminate crucial info to chat gpt

Ours does. We had to do a training about NOT doing it with our our own or a public chatGPT and then right after that they signed us up and said go for it! When you pay for it they give you a copy with training turned off. So it doesn't steal any of your data.

That makes sense. Is it expensive? One thing I'm also not sure about is its energy use and hence pricing. Often it needs an enormous amount of data and computation to come a logical conclusion/decision a human can do with far less.

Maga_Chaos_Monkey says

mell says

I just cannot see the replacement part atm.

Well, I hope I'm wrong. Also hopefully I don't sound like that dog rescue guy who claimed to write the API for EV chargers or whatever lol..

Haha yeah we can hope. I think there will be some job loss where there is a lot of reliance on pattern recognition, like self driving cars, operations (even in IT), and simpler repetitive tasks.

mell says

Is it expensive?

Probably/hopefully not? We are not profitable yet.

https://x.com/prachyam7/status/1878686319679005016

Indian govt asking it citizens to not go to other countries and develop those countries. Instead stay back and develop India dream.

I guess US citizens now can work on those high paying jobs as there will be less competetion. @goofus. Good luck man.

indc says

https://x.com/prachyam7/status/1878686319679005016

Indian govt asking it citizens to not go to other countries and develop those countries. Instead stay back and develop India dream.

I guess US citizens now can work on those high paying jobs as there will be less competetion. goofus. Good luck man.

It would be a win win for both countries. Presuming we can get DEI declared unconstitutional, hiring could look more like the 70’s- 90’s. An era that brought us “Silicon Valley” in the first place.

It would also put pressure on American universities and primary/secondary to teach again. Rigor, problem sets, mastery. You wouldn’t believe the garbage my three schoolagers bring home, despite being in “GT” (we supplement, obviously).

None of this is to say there aren’t talented Indians, just that most made their way over here already. We might get one gem for every nine deadweight with H1B these last years.

h1b it h2b same fucking cancer.