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JoblessWonder commented on New benchmark shows top LLMs struggle in real mental health care   swordhealth.com/newsroom/... · Posted by u/RicardoRei
fragmede · 4 days ago
oh no. someone might make money. we can't let other people succeed. someone stop them!
JoblessWonder · 4 days ago
I’m not against affiliate links. I’m just pro-disclosure especially for something as important as therapy and it seems like maybe you should mention you make $150 for each person that signs up.
JoblessWonder commented on New benchmark shows top LLMs struggle in real mental health care   swordhealth.com/newsroom/... · Posted by u/RicardoRei
palmotea · 4 days ago
> Right, this result seems meaningless without a human clinician control.

> I'd very much like to see clinicians randomly selected from BetterHelp and paid to interact the same way with the LLM patient and judged by the LLM, as the current methodology uses. And see what score they get.

Does it really matter? Per the OP:

>>> Across all models, average clinical performance stayed below 4 on a 1–6 scale. Performance degraded further in severe symptom scenarios and in longer conversations (40 turns vs 20).

I'd assume a real therapy session has far more "turns" than 20-40, and if model performance starts low and gets lower with longer length, it's reasonable to expect it would be worse than a human (who typically don't the the characteristic of becoming increasingly unhinged the longer you talk to them).

Also my impression is BetterHelp pays poorly and thus tends to have less skilled and overworked therapists (https://www.reddit.com/r/TalkTherapy/comments/1letko9/is_bet..., https://www.firstsession.com/resources/betterhelp-reviews-su...), e.g.

> Betterhelp is a nightmare for clients and therapists alike. Their only mission seems to be in making as much money as possible for their shareholders. Otherwise they don't seem at all interested in actually helping anyone. Stay away from Betterhelp.

So taking it as a baseline would bias any experiment against human therapists.

JoblessWonder · 4 days ago
I love how the top comment on that Reddit post is an *affiliate link* to an online therapy provider.
JoblessWonder commented on People are using iPad OS features on their iPhones   idevicecentral.com/ios-cu... · Posted by u/K0IN
dylan604 · a month ago
> slack uses enough memory to power a spaceship...

Which spaceship though? Not sure spaceship is the model you're looking for, as all of the ones I'm familiar have had a very locked down limited amount of memory. Apollo had something like 4Kb of memory. The space shuttle had 1MB.

JoblessWonder · a month ago
Yeah... it almost seems like a brag instead of an insult. I wish my programs used only enough memory to power a spaceship!
JoblessWonder commented on Offline card payments should be possible no later than 1 July 2026   riksbank.se/en-gb/press-a... · Posted by u/sebiw
reaperducer · 2 months ago
Are there people that like cheques?

For no good reason, I keep a list of why I use checks (in the U.S.):

- Charitable donations because charities maximize every penny, and electronic contributions eat into that

- Paying the accountant - Good accountants make every penny count, and aren't interested in paying credit card overhead.

- Tipping the paperboy at Christmas

- Tipping the doorman at Christmas

- Business license renewal in certain cities

- IRS payments without a fee

- Gas bill. Gas company charges $5+ to pay by credit or debit card.

- Rent. Building charges $50+ to pay by debit card, $200+ to pay by credit card.

- Electric bill. Electric company charges $5+ to pay by credit or debit card.

- Passport renewal fee (Though I believe this is finally possible with a credit card, I haven't had the opportunity to see yet.)

- My company requires me to send it a check for the amount I receive from the government for jury duty.

- My company allows me to buy computers and other equipment it no longer needs. Checks only. (And an M2 MacBook Pro for $200 woot!)

- Fee to pay for a new car title. No credit cards accepted in my jurisdiction.

JoblessWonder · 2 months ago
My list is similar except I'm using ACH for about 50% of your list.
JoblessWonder commented on That Secret Service SIM farm story is bogus   cybersect.substack.com/p/... · Posted by u/sixhobbits
1vuio0pswjnm7 · 3 months ago
It's possible the author is wrong, but one should consider the author's history and demonstrated technical proficiency, e.g., the programs he has written. Take a look at his code. He has been around much longer than "blogs" and "Substack"

IMHO, he is also proficient at explaining complex topics involving computers. If others have differing opinions, feel free to share

Anyone know where can we see parent commenter's code or something that demonstrates their knowledge of computers, computer networks or particular knowledge of "SIM farms"

JoblessWonder · 3 months ago
> Anyone know where can we see parent commenter's code or something that demonstrates their knowledge of computers, computer networks or particular knowledge of "SIM farms"

The parent commenter literally never questions the post's technical conclusions or assumptions. Why are you acting like they did?

The commenter appears to be trying to make a point about how the post addresses sources, tone, and confidentiality.

JoblessWonder commented on 30 minutes with a stranger   pudding.cool/2025/06/hell... · Posted by u/MaxLeiter
arccy · 3 months ago
If you use a sane browser, the page will have a scrollbar indicator on the right?
JoblessWonder · 3 months ago
Firefox in Windows has the tiniest little scrollbar indicator in the top right that honestly blends in very well with the background. I didn't realize I needed to scroll until I came to the comments. I clicked around... got some interaction... but basically left the first time being very confused.
JoblessWonder commented on Ground control to Major Trial   virtualize.sh/blog/ground... · Posted by u/plam503711
axus · 7 months ago
How much money did they save over 5-10 years through this illegal or unethical behavior?

If "Rocket Company" averaged 30 machines per month, max $1600 per month let's say $600k / year before discount. Maybe kept 3 million dollars over 10 years. I imagine the only way Vates will get paid for their service is if control is taken from the operational groups doing the actual work and "abstracted" to a centralized IT group.

JoblessWonder · 7 months ago
FYI they said "hundreds of physical hosts" so it is significantly more than that.
JoblessWonder commented on Retailers will soon have only about 7 weeks of full inventories left   fortune.com/article/retai... · Posted by u/andrewfromx
navane · 7 months ago
No, except every countries eu-exit party. Every europeen country has a ~20% block of people who want the ratatouille of leaving EU, no immigrants, etc. Luckily countries with a multi party democracy evade being hijacked by them so far.

To the rest of europe brexit looks like voting Donny back in: the bicycle-stick-frontwheel meme. Except brexit was a bit more contained so easier to laugh at, Donny siding with the enemy in our biggest armed conflict is no joke.

JoblessWonder · 7 months ago
Thanks! That is what I thought. Good reminder that each country has their own relatively small (but maybe annoyingly vocal) eu-exit supporters.

How have those countries spun Brexit's failure? Just... "that wouldn't happen to US because we would be DIFFERENT?"

JoblessWonder commented on Retailers will soon have only about 7 weeks of full inventories left   fortune.com/article/retai... · Posted by u/andrewfromx
navane · 7 months ago
I'm not in England but in mainland Europe and yes, I don't know a single person who sees Brexit benefiting the Brits. It was all lies and pandering for politicians benefits.
JoblessWonder · 7 months ago
Honest question because I'm ignorant, but did any (well, many/most since I'm sure there are outliers) mainland Europeans think it would benefit the British?

As an American generally uninformed on the manner, I only heard of pro-Brexit people in Britain.

JoblessWonder commented on Old Games Magazines   theguardian.com/games/202... · Posted by u/ritchie_13
JoblessWonder · a year ago
I used to devour GamePro magazines (and was against Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM) for some reason.)

I also randomly received a free subscription to the print magazine "Internet Underground" which really opened up my world to some new websites.

Link to two issues of Internet Underground: https://archive.org/details/Internet.Underground.v02n06.June...https://archive.org/details/InternetUnderground01Dec1995/pag...

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