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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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Post by Arainach »

barbegal wrote: 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.

.....what?

Seriously, people are looking for reasons to get offended. Have you read anything written between 1990 and 2023? Plenty of people talk and write like this. Your post adds nothing to this discussion.

Re: The and Wonderful Evolution of the Waterproof Jacket

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Post by devindotcom »

barbegal wrote: 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.

by michael knispel, editor in chief of the site for 10 years

https://www.carryology.com/contributor/michael-knispel/

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Re: The and Wonderful Evolution of the Waterproof Jacket

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Post by edrobap »

Arainach wrote: post #4
barbegal wrote: 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.

.....what? Seriously, people are looking for reasons to get offended. Have you read anything written between 1990 and 2023? Plenty of people talk and write like this. Your post adds nothing to this discussion.

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Re: The and Wonderful Evolution of the Waterproof Jacket

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Post by tunesmith »

barbegal wrote: 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.

Re: The and Wonderful Evolution of the Waterproof Jacket

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Post by usrnm »

justinator wrote: post #6

People are moving away from Gore-Tex, especially as the new jackets simply work worse than the previous ones that have poisoned our water. It's just simpler materials and mechanical venting (pit zips). Simple, strong, lightweight. And they don't cost $400.

Waxed jackets and especially Barbour are also having a comeback, I see a lot of them around. Not the best jackets for sports, but for a casual stroll in a light rain they work very well and they look much better than Gore-Tex
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