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The and Wonderful Evolution of the Waterproof Jacket

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Re: The and Wonderful Evolution of the Waterproof Jacket

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Interesting but I can't deal with the AI generated prose. Sentences like "This was not a garment for walking between a carriage and a doorway. It was ..." show me no human has proof read or edited the text.

I don't think it was written by AI but rather edited with help of AI. There are just a few obvious AI lines in the text. Not great, not terrible but it immediately caught my eye.

Re: The and Wonderful Evolution of the Waterproof Jacket

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post #2

Interesting but I can't deal with the AI generated prose. Sentences like "This was not a garment for walking between a carriage and a doorway. It was ..." show me no human has proof read or edited the text.

LLM or human,

  World War II did what it always does to materials technology: it accelerated it by decades.
is a clunker of a sentence. (NB: didn't say 'clanker')

Is it war in general that accelerates material technology, or simply WWII .. which is seemingly something that can be applied many times .. just add a dash of WWII to your tech.

Re: The and Wonderful Evolution of the Waterproof Jacket

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They should have mentioned Tyrolian (Austrian) loden, a densely woven and felted wool that is reasonably water-resistant. Since that comes from the weaving, it does not require regular reproofing unlike a waxed cotton trench coat. I have a coat that is the best of both worlds, loden with a Gore-Tex membrane.

I also have a lighter weight Ventile raincoat by Private White VC that is absolutely phenomenal. I wish more brands would adopt it and democratize the fabric.

Re: The and Wonderful Evolution of the Waterproof Jacket

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post #15

They should have mentioned Tyrolian (Austrian) loden, a densely woven and felted wool that is reasonably water-resistant. Since that comes from the weaving, it does not require regular reproofing unlike a waxed cotton trench coat. I have a coat that is the best of both worlds, loden with a Gore-Tex membrane. I also have a lighter weight Ventile raincoat by Private White VC that is absolutely phenomenal. I wish more b…

> I have a coat that is the best of both worlds, loden with a Gore-Tex membrane.

Until the goretex delaminates and becomes impossible to repair, of course.

Re: The and Wonderful Evolution of the Waterproof Jacket

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post #2

Interesting but I can't deal with the AI generated prose. Sentences like "This was not a garment for walking between a carriage and a doorway. It was ..." show me no human has proof read or edited the text.

It was the "honest" stuff that hit my radar, but maybe Claude is just ruining that word for "honest" usage.

If Claude does it, people already did.
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