The thing I like best about character.ai is their TTS. Does anyone have an idea what engine they use? I don't suppose they invented their own system from scratch.
Readit Newsrandom_upvoter commented on Open-source, uncensored alternative to CharacterAI opencharacter.org... · Posted by u/bobcoi
random_upvoter commented on Hezbollah pager explosions kill several people in Lebanon reuters.com/world/middle-... · Posted by u/logicchains
I have no doubt that innocent civilians have been injured. But it's also worth noting that there are thousands of Hezbollah members, so the number alone doesn't necessarily tell us much about the number of civilians injured. (Similar to the casualty figures that come out of Gaza.)
I hate the idea of any innocent civilian being injured. But it might also be instructive to consider the alternative: if Israel wanted to achieve similar results via a conventional war against Hezbollah, it seems virtually guaranteed that far more innocent people would have been injured and killed—not to mention the Israeli civilians on the other side, whose lives also matter.
> if Israel wanted to achieve similar results via a conventional war against Hezbollah, it seems virtually guaranteed that far more innocent people would have been injured and killed
"It's OK that Israel causes excessive amounts of civilian casualties, because in the alternative scenario Israel would also cause excessive amounts of civilian casualties"
random_upvoter commented on Tell HN: How an elderly couple I know had their computer 'stop working' · Posted by u/slowwriter
That error message is very poor.
Check your keyboard and mouse? I don't even know what you mean by that.
This computer has no input devices? Well that is simply false. The user is currently using an input device when they see this message.
Here's a better message:
"Warning!
Disabling Bluetooth will disconnect your wireless keyboard and wireless mouse. You will need to use a wired keyboard and wired mouse to re-enable Bluetooth.
Are you sure you want to disable Bluetooth?
Cancel. Disable Bluetooth. "
There should probably be a hardware button or switch to enable Bluetooth.
That's needlessly verbose already. If you just warn people that disabling Bluetooth will disable their keyboard and mouse, they will put A and B together and cancel. No need to turn it into a logical exercise.
Al Jazeera is an exceptionally disreputable source for coverage on this particular issue. It's not just their primary source of funding -- the Qatari state -- but also their abhorrent track record of running stories with no factual basis (such as in the wake of the Al-Ahli incident).
I can't point to anything specifically incorrect about this reporting. But you have to take a lot of primary-source-based reporting on faith, and why would I trust a source that has such a non-neutral track record?
We'd all be better served by sticking to sources that don't have obvious conflicts of interest.
Edit: I want to be clear that I don't have any specific evidence that the article contains falsehoods, and I'm not excusing any of the conduct alleged in the article. I just think Al Jazeera is a terrible way to start a constructive discussion, given its reputation.
Do you think the current report at all incredible given Israel abysmal track record concerning human rights versus the Palestinian people?
Why do you think that?
Thousands of children have been killed. It is not really a matter of opinion.
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random_upvoter commented on Sam Bankman-Fried is going to jail arstechnica.com/tech-poli... · Posted by u/elorant
It tracks with the rest of the story. Homie is clearly extremely bad at fully understanding the inevitable future consequence of his actions. Somewhat ironic given his parents are esteemed lawyers.
Some people have an unbreakable belief that they can charm their way out of any misconduct, and oftentimes it works too. It's basically just narcissism.
random_upvoter commented on The Sad Bastard Cookbook traumbooks.itch.io/the-sa... · Posted by u/throwaway154
Then guilt trip others to donate to you money and their inheritance and end up filthy rich... Still doing the same...
Kinda weird end result... Who did profit anyway, apart from upper management.
Sure such systems tend to end up getting corrupt if they amass too much power. That was not my point. I guess my point was that given the bleak state of today's social landscape, I wonder if there's opportunity for some kind of renaissance of communal living, in one form or another. And maybe these monasteries didn't only exist because of fervent religiosity but also as a practical way for single men and women to have a better life.
random_upvoter commented on The Sad Bastard Cookbook traumbooks.itch.io/the-sa... · Posted by u/throwaway154
Any non-wealthy single person faces an uphill battle to both 1. earn a living 2. take proper care of themselves. In the Middle Ages people invented a rather neat solution for this problem: go live together in a big building, work together, pray together, cook together and call it a monastery.