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Re:Prompt engineering on Friday December 15, 2023 @02:19PM (#38657632)
YES THIS!!! I always say they're human roleplaying machines. Pretend it's a human, do the same thing you would do with a human on your best day and you'll get better results.

Prompt engineering for me is about empathy in a way, learning to understand where the model's attention goes and leaning into that.

The number of hours I've wasted trying to do this lol
Re:AI toy to add more Michael Bay to a scene on Tuesday November 07, 2023 @06:50PM (#38184817)
lol

putting together a kid's play kitchen at 2am on christmas directed by Michael Bay FADE IN:

INT. LIVING ROOM - NIGHT

CAMERA PANS across a Christmas tree adorned with twinkling lights.

WHIP PAN to an unopened BOX marked “KID'S PLAY KITCHEN.” A clock nearby shows “2AM”.

CLOSE UP on the sweaty face of JACK (40s, ruggedly handsome.) He rips open the box with determination in his eyes.

CUT TO:

INT. LIVING ROOM - LATER

Jack has laid out all the KITCHEN PIECES across the floor.

He stares at the ASSEMBLY MANUAL, its instructions seemingly written in another language.

Suddenly, the MANUAL bursts into flames.

JACK (Voiceover): "No instructions... no problem."

ACTION MUSIC begins to blare.

Whip pan to a DRONE SHOT of Jack furiously assembling the play kitchen, explosions occasionally erupting from the pieces as if they were Transformers transforming.

CUT TO:

INT. LIVING ROOM - LATER

Jack struggles with a particularly difficult PIECE, wrestling with it like it's a live alligator.

Suddenly, a PHONE RINGS. Jack doesn't notice, he's too focused on the task at hand.

CLOSE UP on the caller ID: "SANTA CLAUS"

Suddenly, a MISSILE LAUNCHER appears out of the kitchen piece, pointing directly at Jack.

Jack wrestles the piece to the ground, narrowly avoiding a missile that blasts through the roof, leaving a gaping hole. Snowflakes descend from the sky, accumulating on Jack's sweat-soaked brow.

CUT TO:

INT. LIVING ROOM - LATER

LOW ANGLE SHOT of Jack, now shirtless, standing triumphant above the assembled play kitchen.

A triumphant ORCHESTRA SCORE swells.

Suddenly, the newly assembled play kitchen TRANSFORMS into a life-size, fully operational kitchen, complete with a working coffee maker and toaster.

Jack, amazed, turns the coffee maker on. It promptly EXPLODES, sending him flying across the room.

CUT TO:

INT. LIVING ROOM - LATER

Jack, now bandaged, surveying the wrecked living room. The play kitchen, surprisingly, is still intact.

Suddenly, from the toaster pops a burnt piece of toast.

Jack chuckles, picking up the toast. As he bites into it, it EXPLODES, sending crumbs everywhere.

FADE OUT:

TO BE CONTINUED...

grew up in a rural area at the very southern border of california and this was an extremely unpleasant trip down memory lane. everything in the article was true in the 90s and it makes me sad to see that it's still true.
Re:Ask HN: Where do you post your blog post? on Wednesday September 20, 2023 @01:35PM (#37587138)
I usually post my stuff to medium so it's already got an audience. Dropped my standalone blog a few years ago. I'll also share it on LinkedIn and Twitter (at least I used to before it became a hellfire). I've also got a newsletter so will drop it there.

If you can get one good newsletter to include a link, you can usually pick up a few more, since the same stuff will often show up on a bunch of different newsletters.

Re:The “Do Something About It” Club on Saturday September 16, 2023 @10:39AM (#37535171)
oh my god, this just opened my eyes. i've been a lifelong learner, but it all stems from being a little kid who used books to escape a shitty childhood. i am always "learning" but also always exhausted and i legit didn't put this all together until now. i'm gonna try this.
Re:The Atlantic’s Guide to Privacy on Friday September 15, 2023 @11:18PM (#37531723)
I appreciate the sentiment behind this article, but this rhetoric INFURIATES me. Preaching vigilance on the part of individuals is a paltry response to a systematic violation of our right to privacy.