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Re:Fast by resonious on Thursday July 31, 2025 @03:38AM (#44743319)
Except the tokens you insert have meaning, and some yield better results than others. Not like a slot machine at all, really. Last I checked, those only have 1 possible input.
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Re:Fast by saagarjha on Thursday July 31, 2025 @05:00AM (#44743750)
Ok so it's poker rather than a slot machine
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Re:Fast by resonious on Thursday July 31, 2025 @05:12AM (#44743802)
Yes I accept this analogy!
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Re:Fast by kmacdough on Thursday July 31, 2025 @05:42AM (#44743973)
Not really, it's not a zero-sum game. You're not competing against anything, you're working with something. It's just a tool that takes practice, has some variability and isn't free. Like most things in life. More like buying corn or having friends.
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Re:Fast by speed_spread on Thursday July 31, 2025 @07:24AM (#44744491)
Poker takes practice, has variability and isn't free. In fact it's the only game I know of that's pointlessly boring without money on the table.

LLM workflow is competing with other ways of writing code. DIY, stack overflow, paired, offshored...

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Re:Fast by TimTheTinker on Thursday July 31, 2025 @08:07AM (#44744792)
> pointlessly boring without money on the table.

I bought a bunch of poker chips and taught Texas Hold'em to my kids. We have a fantastic time playing with no money on the line, just winning or losing the game based on who wins all the chips.

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Re:Fast by speed_spread on Thursday July 31, 2025 @08:23AM (#44744906)
Give them enough time and they'll realize they can trade poker chips for other things.
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