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lewispollard

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About lewispollard

Games developer and software engineer based in Sheffield, UK

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    I mean, he's still going to be paying 30% to Steam.

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    Comment #48805445

    Yeah it only seems to show small station near me, and not the main city stations, not sure why but it's very incomplete, and not related to age. For example Sheffield station isn't…

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    Comment #48718221

    Depends how "unfiltered" you consider LLM output to be.

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    Comment #48505682

    That's like saying that low effort human-generated posts are worth your time because the phones and computers they're writing on take a lot of time and effort to build from scratch…

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    Comment #48278559

    I noted that in the linked Top Gear review, they state "Ferrari won’t confirm the drag co-efficient", which makes me wonder about that claim

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    Comment #48233549

    The red phone box is a type of phone kiosk. The design of the phone box is designated as K1-K6, where the K stands for kiosk. I believe the term comes from the time before phone bo…

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    Comment #48207732

    But the US does jail people for posting objectionable content, the FBI surveil people posting extreme and objectionable stuff on social platforms and it's led to jail time in at le…

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    Comment #47877452

    Happens a lot in meditation/spiritual videos on YouTube, spam promoting some AI-generated "manifest riches with the power of your mind" type book.

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    Comment #47861583

    My bad, it appears you're right, an Irish national based in London.

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    Comment #47860929

    The developer is also British; it's a pun because you roll sausages in the game.

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    Comment #47749541

    I think the use of the word "ends" rather than "end" makes it sound like you're making 2 snips on each balloon.

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    Comment #47396863

    Definitely post-COVID. I remember going to see bands in between or just after lockdowns ended, and even the bands were taken aback by the change in audience behaviour, commenting o…

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    Comment #47348159

    The drones Iran are using are actually relatively small, you can fit 5 of them into a medium sized truck and they can launch in-situ, which is how they've been using them in ground…

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    Comment #47261569

    It's a common abbreviation for significant other, i.e. one's husband/wife or partner, but never seen it abbreviate "someone" before.

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    Comment #47178535

    Yeah, mid-late last year was one of the worst markets I've seen in my career, but the last couple of months things have really seemed to pick up speed.

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    Comment #46987555

    Etymologically speaking, "scapegoat" does mean "escaped goat" so it's not a crazy mistake to make.

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    Comment #46822790

    Yeah that's a good salary in Europe. It's only slightly less than I make in the UK as a senior.

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    Comment #46766023

    The point is that you don't need an LLM to pilot the thing, even if you want to integrate an LLM interface to take a request in natural language.

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    Comment #46734368

    Says right underneath: > Beyond adjusting parameters, phase8 invites physical interaction. Sculpt sound by touching, plucking, strumming, or tapping the resonators – or experiment …