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If only there was a period in the 1920s that could have predicted this outcome...
Re:A global workspace in language models on Monday July 06, 2026 @08:08PM (#48812127)
I asked a local instance of Qwen3.5 122b: "American indie rock/pop band that formed in Ann Arbor, Michigan, in 2001 best known for their eclectic musical style, whimsical lyrics, and distinctive visual aesthetic involving matching colored ties and hats?"

Got this back "The band you are describing is Tally Hall.

Formed by friends at the University of Michigan, they became well-known in the mid-2000s internet era for their songs like "Good Day" and "Rooftops," as well as their signature look where each member wore a suit with a tie and fedora in a specific color (Red, Blue, Yellow, Green, and Black/White)."

So seems it could be an issue of data points on which the model can latch onto, the more the merrier, as they say. When asked the "What was that weird band from michigan from the 2000s that wore coloured ties" was not able to get it right.

Re:Space Shuttle Endeavour's 20-story vertical display on Sunday June 28, 2026 @10:50AM (#48707816)
It gets worse, I thought they installed such LCD display to virtually display the shuttle in real life size or something :) The importance of proper titles...
Re:The desperation of NYTimes on Thursday June 04, 2026 @05:08PM (#48404662)
Reading this thread I realized something, I am just as annoyed with the upsells but have I e-mailed them and communicated my dissatisfaction with the family plan upsell popup instead of online ranting? No. I am wondering how many others did?

I'm gonna write them.

Re:A Luxury Survivalist Community Is Tearing Itself Apart on Wednesday May 27, 2026 @02:30PM (#48298441)
Thank you!
If it can also be made to sound like an old modem upon establishing connection, that would be great!
Re:Why Inventing Color TV Was So Difficult [video] on Saturday April 04, 2026 @11:27AM (#47639854)
Alec Watson from Technology Connections did an entire series on this subject:

(How Analog Color TV Works: The Beginnings) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dX649lnKAU0

Then the playlist on TV stuff: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4UgZBs7ZGo&list=PLv0jwu7G_D...

Don't blame me for the rabbit hole :P

Re:Artemis II's toilet is a moon mission milestone on Friday April 03, 2026 @08:27AM (#47625903)
Maybe it was doing updates... /s
Re:The full history of Windows widgets, from 1997 to today on Wednesday February 04, 2026 @04:16AM (#46883474)
[delayed]
Re:AI Sycophancy Panic on Sunday January 04, 2026 @10:57AM (#46489150)
My system prompt that works great, you can apply minor adjustments on case by case basis, good start:

> Write in textbook style prose, without headings, no tables, no emojis.

Hold your humans: in mice!
Re:Employee quits job over an Nvidia RTX 5060 on Tuesday November 25, 2025 @09:27PM (#46053531)
Sends shivers down your spine :)
The best part of this is the typing for a system command once you right click a file, helps a lot to quickly get to items I need to run on the file. Microsoft should done something like this in W11 instead of the shitty extra menu nonsense and many other annoyances on W11.

Microsoft, watch out for "garage" people like vjekoslav here.

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