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[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago

I like him, so we're up to America + this one guy

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)

When in doubt, double down with more slurs, I guess?

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 weeks ago

"Anyone got a lighter?"

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago

Technically, it's basically equivalent to "oh my god", but the Vietnamese phrase Oi Troi Oi is outstanding

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

Technically, Gilead is a breakaway state from the US ☝️🤓

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago

Presumably because they're just people, and don't deserve death wished upon them?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago

I agree - but that's user error, not a bad tool

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Hammers are unreliable.

You can hit your thumb if you use the tool wrong, and it can break, doing damage, if e.g. it is not stored properly. When you use a hammer, you accept these risks, and can choose to take steps to mitigate them by storing it properly, taking care when using it and checking it's not loose before using it.

In the same regard, if you use LLMs for what they're good at, and verify their outputs, they can be useful tools.

"LLMs pointless because I can write a shopping list myself" is like saying "hammers are pointless because I can just use this plank instead". Sure, you can do that, but there's other scenarios where a hammer would be kinda handy.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago

Hitler used the burning of the Reichstag as an excuse to clamp down on political dissidence and consolidate his power. It's still not clear whether it was intentionally caused by the Nazis or just a convenient opportunity for them.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

They're both the respective heads of state, and they're both not members of the legislative branches.

So yeah, in this context they are effectively the same.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (3 children)

I wasn't claiming that he hasn't been the president of France; I did, in fact, notice.

I said that's not what the president of France does.

It's like getting mad at the King of England for Canadian laws, that's just not his responsibility, even if he is head of state.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago (5 children)

There's loads of issues with Macron, but I don't see how he's responsible for any of the above

The president doesn't legislate, and he doesn't command the police, he's the executive head of state.

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