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"only gigabit provider". Like those grow on trees. Lots of people would love to have a fraction of that speed.
everybody has a fraction of that speed
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I’m very much uninterested in reading AI generated content. Your assertions seems to be “AIs only write like that because people have been writing like that”, but that’s not a great argument. It feels like AI has suddenly given a platform for people who previously were unable to properly write blog content. But it immediately feels unoriginal and generic. I’m just not interested in that type of content and immediatel…
For the most part LLMs choose "the most common" tokens; so regardless of whether the content was "AI content" or not, maybe you are getting tired of mediocrity. And of course also that mediocrity has now become so cheap that it is now the overwhelming majority.
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Years ago I lived in an apartment with intermittent connection issues. I phoned xfinity support who said they’d send a tech out at no cost to me. The tech comes, finds bad connections in the shared external apartment box, fixes them, leaves without entering my apartment. Xfinity sends me a support bill for the tech. I call xfinity support to complain saying they said the tech would be free. The support agent says the…
Twitter support escalation worked in the mid 2010s, but basically now the only effective escalation is to send a letter via overnight mail to the CEO office. This has worked for me for major ISPs, cell phone companies, furniture retailers, hell - even the government after some vital records I asked to get duplicates of came unreadable 5 times in a row.
In the USA, what is this, precisely?
I had a similar problem with a different ISP, Optimum, in Northern NJ. It wasn't as regular as the author's problem -- my cable modem would desync intermittently throughout the day despite the signal strength numbers being in spec. I replaced everything downstream of the drop from the street, all new wiring inside, a new modem/router/etc. All signs pointed to the problem being outside the house. I went so far as to c…
Contacting the Board of Public Utilities in NJ would have probably been your best bet. By law they need to start addressing issues within a week or so. I had some downed comms cable on my property that they took very seriously after contacting the BPU. Fixed within 2 weeks and the ISP support is local and senior.
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I lied?
In your comments you’re specifically avoiding answering the question, until you finally admitted to using AI to make your tone more “professional”. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46022576 Sorry, but the semantic constructs used in the article, the em-dashes, the use of ± signs that nobody ever uses, the typical bold formatting, the fact that your brother posts AI generated comments on your blog, it’s just too m…
It is a bit saddening that correct punctuation is now a sign of dishonesty. I use em dashes and keep seeing people say it's such a dead giveaway. Now it's also ± which I also use. Are multiplication signs instead of "x" next? Or degree symbols? What can I still use if I want people to not think I'm too dumb to write my own text
You mention more signs (semantics, choice of what to embolden) but they're not binary signs (present → it's generated) and basically guesswork
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One of the little tics I've noticed that helps weed out and LLM generated text is to CTRL+F and look for the word "therefor" in any of it. LLMs will use the word in a new sentence that isn't the conclusion of any previous sentences or paragraphs. Think like, "Bees are small fuzzy and yellow. Therefor their ability to fly is an astounding achievement." In all of my years of reading I've never seen people use the word…
Do you mean therefore or therefor? I only ask because I have never seen an AI say therefor. (therefore ~ due to that; therefor ~ for that)
(not from the US) If xfinity sucks so much, could you try switching to a different provider?
Sometimes, the situation is so bad that people start their own ISP rather than suffer the exorbitant prices and lackluster support:
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2021/01/jared...
In the UK we are lucky to have a bit better of the system - Openreach (or Virgin) own the cables, and ISPs pay Openreach to do the transit. IP based not dark fibre unfortunately. That said, most ISPs won’t escalate when there’s an OR problem, or at least take a long time to, and then the OR tech is usually just trained to test the cable coming in and not a lot else. I used to be with Andrew’s and Arnold (run by @revk…
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These days it could also be a human being who has been talking with AI. People pick up the lingo of the they're talking with.
It’s more than that. The real insight: it’s not just lingo. It’s semantics. See what I did there?
(I just wanted to let you know you're terrible and made me smile)