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Post by JeffSnazz »

adlpz wrote: post #696
JeffSnazz wrote: post #665

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Yea I guess I'm not sure what people envision when they say "amazing"—having an online store might have been revolutionary in 1994, but not by 2004, and certainly not by 2012. What set them apart was just inventory.

What truly set them apart wasn't inventory. Any large physical retailer could match back them. It was inventory plus ease of use . Which is customer obsession. One click purchase. Next day delivery. Flat fee shipping (prime). No questions asked drop-off returns. True, useful reviews. Good algorithmic sorting. Best in class logistics. It was really much better than anything else online. Now reviews are shit, searching…

I can't say I've ever used one click purchase or next day delivery, but I'd argue prime is a great example of enshittification, not a positive customer experience. The service is effectively subsidized by the USPS and the customer probably shouldn't pay a dime.

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Post by r9295 »

xnx wrote: post #504
r9295 wrote: post #454

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I've had similar experiences with the Google Play Store. For example, if I search for "Instagram" verbatim, my first result is TikTok.

I could not reproduce this result on desktop or Android. Any additional details to the steps you took?

The results may be affected by my region (Germany) and/or age (< 25). It has happened multiple times as I install Instagram to post something then uninstall it right after.

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Post by Aicy »

NelsonMinar wrote: post #562

Twitter is awash in this OpenAI spam too. Particularly among the so-called "verified" accounts https://nitter.net/nelson/status/1745892095553143221

This is hardly evidence Twitter is "awash" with OpenAI spam since by the bold text you can see he specifically searched that phrase and yet only showed three responses.

Re: I'm sorry but I cannot fulfill this request it goes against OpenAI use policy

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Post by navigate8310 »

eyegor wrote: post #693
senden9 wrote: post #660

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A Amazon marketplace product I ordered was wrong. I ordered a memory module and got the wrong one. After checkingy order I saw that I ordered the right one. No problem, I thought. Filled a return form, entered "wrong product" as reason, send it back. The marketplace reseller denied my refund because he claims I swapped the product. I escalated the issue to the Amazon support. They told my that this decision is final…

I'm more curious what led you to contact a lawyer over a $20 loss... I don't think I've met a lawyer who was cheap enough for that to make sense. If you're going to fight a vendor, why not just do a bank chargeback?

May family pro-bono

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Post by PedroBatista »

homero wrote: post #620
garciansmith wrote: post #511

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At least the seller offers this quality cat mirror/I'm sorry I cannot complete this task, which has Massive Storage Capacity. https://www.amazon.com/complete-information-provided-provide...

Amazon has gone to shit

They get what they deserve, and the people who shop there too.

Amazon has been shitty for a long time and that’s because people allowed them to be and even participate.

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Post by CrazyStat »

refulgentis wrote: post #668
CrazyStat wrote: post #629

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No, there is no distinction between “IRB-style experiments” and “colloquial-style experiments.” Exactly the same experiment could be subject to IRB or not depending on who was running it. The distinction you’re trying to make does not exist.

> there is no distinction between “IRB-style experiments” and “colloquial-style experiments Fascinating. How were you able to draw a distinction in your previous comment, then? :)

I didn’t. I drew a distinction between experiments subject to IRB and experiments not subject to IRB, not as a function of the type of experiment, but as a function of other factors—namely who is doing the experiment. I thought this was pretty clear:

> When I worked in my university’s statistical consulting center in graduate school I could have consulted on the same experiment either subject to IRB or not depending on who the client was.

(emphasis added). Somehow you misread it.

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Post by maxbond »

matheusmoreira wrote: post #360
iforgotpassword wrote: post #323

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> The worst thing for me is how the Amazon search algorithm seems to want to show you everything but the item you searched for. Hey boss I made the site better! Through rigorous A/B testing I could figure out a way to tweak our search algorithm so people spend much more time on our site! It seems they now really enjoy browsing for products! Ok but seriously, I have witnessed A/B testing go wrong in the past so I'm bi…

> rigorous A/B testing Also known as unethical, non-consensual human experimentation for profit maximization purposes.

I wouldn't make as strong a claim as the parent comment myself, but someone pointed out to me recently that A/B testing is really similar to cold reading. Is it morally equivalent to suggest to someone, in bad faith, that you're able to deliver messages from their dead loved ones, and to perform an A/B test of switching around menu items or change up some language to try and get fewer people to abandon their carts?

I lean towards "no" but I have trouble either accepting or rejecting the proposition. It's hard for me to say that A/B testing is done in bad faith, but it's also hard for me to say it's entirely unmanipulative, either.

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Post by [deleted] »

naikrovek wrote: post #643
homero wrote: post #620

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Amazon has gone to shit

Humans have. Or maybe we’ve always been fully willing and capable of scamming anything of value out of anyone and everyone possible. Either way, it’s humanity that’s broken, not just the capitalist paradise we created.

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Post by Kuinox »

Retr0id wrote: post #88
rany_ wrote: post #64

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I think it would be better to ask it to wrap the answer with some known marker like START_DESCRIPTION and END_DESCRIPTION. This way if it refuses you'll be able to tell right away. As another user pointed out, sometimes it doesn't refuse by using the word "sorry".

In the same vein, I had a play with asking ChatGPT to `format responses as a JSON object with schema {"desc": "str"}` and it seemed to work pretty well. It gave me refusals in plaintext, and correct answers in well-formed JSON objects.

You can force it to output JSON through API too.

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Post by [deleted] »

renegade-otter wrote: post #636
papichulo4 wrote: post #625

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I tried to quit shopping from Amazon, and I did find alternatives. But, where do you buy your electronics from? a TV, a GPU, a monitor? What's their return policy? Amazon is 12 month 0% APR installments on anything >$50, 5% cash back on everything else, no questions asked drop-off at Whole Foods/UPS returns/pickups. Your money is back in your pocket that day. I tried Best Buy, NewEgg, and eBay. NewEgg, you'd think, w…

Big-ticket items are easily bought directly from the brands. I had the choice of buying my 65" LG from Amazon, sure, I have an account already. But someone (Reddit?) suggested to buy directly from LG to make sure you get a factory-fresh box. Seeing all the Amazon shenanigans, it was an easy decision. 10 minutes and I checked out the new TV from LG directly. I buy small household items from Amazon, floor wipe refills,…

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