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Re:Teaching with AI on Thursday August 31, 2023 @03:13PM (#37342287)
Anecdotally, my friend who's just starting out teaching high school physics has used ChatGPT to generate worksheet questions with mixed results, having to throw out the majority of what it generates, but still saving time overall
unfortunately, there are many, many bots.
At my university there was a "Free Speech Club" that put on a panel of eugenicists and alt-right people who advocate for fascist actions. While the amount of noise Nazis make is disproportionate to their population, it doesn't take that many people to create a social change, for better or worse.
Re:GIMP Turns 27 on Thursday December 01, 2022 @05:50AM (#33814662)
For instance - in Photoshop, one can add an adjustment layer on a picture that alters the saturation and color balance of that image. One can then copy that layer for use later, or edit that layer on the fly if one decides it's not right. Or delete it entirely, much later in the editing process.
Re:Chess, but neither player moves first on Monday November 14, 2022 @07:03PM (#33603285)
cool concept, but as another commenter mentioned, the squares aren't set up correctly. the white king should be on the right of the queen
I think this is a pretty silly argument, considering how many taxes don't apply to poor people at large.
looks more like 10% [0]. but it depends on where in the ocean you're talking about - they float more easily than a lot of plastic, and so are caught the pacific gyre.

[0] https://www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/publication/ghost-gear-t...

Re:Ask HN: Share your personal site on Wednesday April 06, 2022 @09:21PM (#30939565)
Who drew that picture? It looks like Marten from Questionable Content
Re:25-Dec. Shout-out to everyone else at work on Saturday December 25, 2021 @04:34PM (#29687161)
I think the key word that makes it perhaps slightly negative is "the". Take that out and it's totally fine. The "the" specifies it and implies the jobs that take Christmas off aren't as important.
Can confirm - TC metro area is great for our thyme. It's certainly crept and spread :)