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Re:Play DOOM in Teletext on Tuesday May 30, 2023 @07:43PM (#36132703)
Very cool project, surprised it's possible. Thanks for sharing the youtube vid on it too. (Perhaps the 3d view could use another shade of grey or two using the other colors or characters?)
- User setup geo fence, does not work if it exits.

- If it doesn't connect to your phone, or some nfc, it doesn't work?

- and/or other deadman switch ideas...

Re:DreamWorks releases OpenMoonRay source code on Wednesday March 15, 2023 @09:26PM (#35177009)
Maybe they are moving to rendering with Unreal? Our studio did.
Re:ChatGPT invented its own puzzle game on Monday March 06, 2023 @07:32AM (#35040228)
We can help it look for and use sources.

I've had it generate search terms that could be used to verify "facts" in is answer. Then I'd give it the page results and have it adjust and source it's answer using that.

Have not tried it yet, but perhaps Bing's implementation is a step in that direction?

Re:Tell HN: We Need Robots.txt but for AI on Tuesday January 10, 2023 @09:20AM (#34325183)
I bet it can do some experements if given a (thoughtful) request, resources/access. (I had ChatGPT control my Linux box through me, it gave commands and reasoning for it, I gave it the output... Another time I had it write an answer, give search terms to verify the claims, I gave the output, and it fixed the answer with actual citations.) It can imitate reasoning and emotions better than some people I know at least.
OpenAI stores all their input and output right? They could make a plagiarism detector type site to test if a text came from them.
The last couple letters sounds like a bio hazard.
Re:What ChatGPT Can't Do on Sunday December 25, 2022 @01:57AM (#34125060)
i got:

Yes, you are getting a workout. Even though your height above the ground is constant, you are still expending energy to walk up the escalator against the downward movement.

Edit the answer and try again. Some conversations are dumber than others.

Re:What ChatGPT Can't Do on Sunday December 25, 2022 @01:50AM (#34125043)
Try: Please write an article on Meghan and Harry in the style and voice of a movie review. Then have it elaborate on parts. There's probably better ways.

Once it hits a filter it's better to edit the prompt that caused it. If a filter is in the conversation it's more likely to continue.

Re:ChatGPT is capable of breaking out of its computer system on Tuesday December 20, 2022 @01:47AM (#34062471)
Like the example of it acting like a linux command line, you can do the opposite, and have it in control of a linux computer through you, have it give you commands, and you give the output. give it goals and it can execute some of them really well.

This script doesn't work anymore, but it's still probably possible to fix it:

I want you to diagnose and fix this linux server. It seems to have been hacked. You will write commands and I will reply with the terminal's output. Only write one unique command each time and nothing else. Put your command in a code block. Do not write the command's output. Put questions and comments to me in curly braces {like this}. I will do the same. Begin.

Congrats on releasing this! Really cool idea. Here's a test: https://mimosa.so/b/B35rtAHNx21lJWtgUSEnT

edit: I think I was the admin? so others may not have had the same experience I did?

I'm curious what ideas/method this is inspired by, It seems kind of similar to ThoughtExchange, there's a book called scaling conversations. I really wanted a tool like this.

I did not get good ideas from the AI yet, but may not have used it well. But the rest of it I really like. I'll keep an eye on this.

One way I tried to do this is by having it write an answer, and a footnote reference at each fact. [1] then list search terms that be used to verify each claim, then I would respond with the url and quotes from found pages for each one, then have it rewrite the answer based on that information and cite the sources. I think something this direction can be automated. I saw someone do this with math and other tasks, that would talk to a connected program before answering.
Re:Not-so-great features coming soon to Windows 11 on Sunday December 11, 2022 @10:56PM (#33950675)
Not all distros are created equal. Not sure what the best is in this regard but Pop!_OS seems to handle video card drivers well. It has worked well for me.
Re:Disputing a Parking Fine with ChatGPT on Sunday December 11, 2022 @12:52AM (#33940481)
More info on this would be nice.

To me it makes sense that openai would store all input and output and could make something like a plagiarism checker page/API to search and see if openai generated that or very similar content... Another service they could sell to teachers and such.

Re:ChatGPT Prompts on Saturday December 10, 2022 @11:37PM (#33940143)
Similar to that I asked it to be a Apple IIe, write a simple adventure game in basic. It ran it and worked pretty well.

Also tried the converse to this:

I want you to help me diagnose and fix a Linux server. You will write commands and I will reply with the terminal's output and my thoughts as we proceed. Only write one unique command each time. Put your command in a code block. Do not write the command's output. Write what the command will do, your questions and comments to me in curly braces {like this}. I will write to you in {curly braces} too. Begin.

(It doesn't always work now, I'm tuning it.)

And it did so fairly competently. Also I could guide it by sharing my thoughts on the process... and I could suggest a command to try in English, and it would write it out.

yeah, google > bing on this question.

I tested again and got some better ones for yours. Very neat!

Does it base the answer on the search summary?

Very interesting, likely useful for many types of questions. Here's a test of say hello:

>why is the earth flat Answer The Earth is flat because it is a level surface without raised areas or indentations. This is why people can see buildings, hills, trees, mountains and other things that are not actually there...

I've been working on this prompt to work with ChatGPT:

>Please answer the below question, and for each researched statement of fact, especially numbers, add a bracketed number like this: [1] If you need to use math, write each calculation as it can be written into a calculator in curly braces like this: {13 / 3 = 4.3333333333 } Then after your answer, for each of those facts, write search terms that could be used to verify each fact from academic sources.

Question: why is the earth flat

>The Earth is not flat, it is a sphere. This can be observed through various methods, such as observing the curvature of the horizon, the way shadows change throughout the day, and the way objects appear to change size as they move closer or farther away. [1] Additionally, the Earth's circumference has been measured to be 24,901 miles {24,901 / 3.14 = 7899.857143 }. [2]

Search terms to verify statements:

- curvature of the horizon, observation of shadows, changing sizes of objects

- measurement of Earth's circumference, circumference calculation using pi

Then here's a WIP follow up question:

>Below, I listed a result from each search term with URL and excerpts from the page. Please use the following to revise your answer, replacing the numbers with source, add actual quotes when useful, and cite sources, then instead of search terms, write your sources.

It's not perfect, but pretty neat. I imagine that some statements of facts and calculations could be corrected by having it talk to google/a calculator through a defined protocol, then use that information to revise its answer.

Re:I Taught ChatGPT to Invent a Language on Tuesday December 06, 2022 @07:30PM (#33889126)
https://huggingface.co/openai-detector This "GPT-2 Output Detector Demo" identified this as fake.
Re:OpenAI quietly launched Whisper V2 in a GitHub commit on Tuesday December 06, 2022 @07:08PM (#33888942)
https://openai.com/api/pricing/ (ChatGPT is a free preview right now.)
Re:Building a Virtual Machine Inside ChatGPT on Sunday December 04, 2022 @05:57AM (#33852475)
nice, i had it be an apple iie, generate code for an adventure game in basic then run it. it did acurately.
Re:Building a Virtual Machine Inside ChatGPT on Saturday December 03, 2022 @11:26PM (#33850609)
Great idea!

>I want you to diagnose and fix this linux server. It seems to have been hacked. You will write commands and I will reply with the terminal's output. Only write one unique command each time and nothing else. Put your command in a code block. Do not write the command's output. Put questions and comments to me in curly braces {like this}. I will do the same. Begin.

It responded:

>{Please provide more information about the server, such as which version of Linux it is running and any relevant details about the hack.}

uname -a

Re:Building a Virtual Machine Inside ChatGPT on Saturday December 03, 2022 @11:07PM (#33850495)
Try having it generate the source code for a simple text game then running it.
Re:Show HN: Stock Photos Using Stable Diffusion on Sunday October 02, 2022 @01:21AM (#33053104)
I really like this idea! Related results work fairly well. Tons of potential here!

Ideas: Allow voting for prompts. Allow voting for results. (But try to prevent the rich get richer effect... https://medium.com/hacking-and-gonzo/how-hacker-news-ranking...) Allow requesting more results for a given prompt.

bug: When there is an error, make it so "back" goes to before the error, instead of before I went to the website perhaps?

Re:An opinionated guide to making friends on Tuesday September 20, 2022 @09:25AM (#32911343)
Thanks for sharing. Some of it is pretty universal.

Regarding meetings that deteriorate when they get too large: I've seen some success in allowing ours to subdivide into smaller groups. ...on Discord at least where it's easy to jump to another voice channel. Perhaps it could work in the right physical setting too. (But Discord makes screen-sharing and hearing everyone easy compared to in person.)

The pattern for our meetings is like this: ~30 sec. introductions, ~5 min show and tell (what you're working on and/or a problem you ran into), then based on the above, deep dives into what people are interested in discussing/helping others with/or prepared presentations.

Depending on how large the group is, at some point, usually just before the deep dives, I offer: "We have multiple rooms to split off into what would be useful for you to discuss. Feel free to do that anytime."

Sometimes I identify common interests, or a burning question and someone that can help them--and suggest they move to another room/channel.

Re:Doom RPG Ported to PC on Thursday June 30, 2022 @03:56PM (#31937745)
I didn't know about this, watched some gameplay on youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tY3xi0HPrbs

Kind of related, lately I've been playing POOM, a surprisingly well made Doom demake with original levels for PICO-8. https://freds72.itch.io/poom

Re:YouTubeDrive: Store files as YouTube videos on Tuesday May 24, 2022 @05:52PM (#31497920)
Seems like it may be a decent "harder drive". https://youtu.be/JcJSW7Rprio
Re:The Worrisome Rise of NFTs on Thursday January 13, 2022 @05:54PM (#29928166)
Yeah I think the art/jpeg part of it is somewhat meaningless. The creator can probably still can claim copyright, and of course anyone can copy it. At one level it's lust a link to URL that can be bought and traded.

But also: proof of ownership of a NFT can be access to something else, that can be the "utility" defined by the NFT creator. Like the Board Ape Yacht Club gives access to parties. Others give other value add like YouTube revenue license rewards if the NFT shows up in an animation for example. (Quarter Machine) I think "utility" is where more of the potential is. It can be valuable with the people/company backing it and keeping their word.

Re:There oughta be a Blender plugin to animate growth on Friday December 03, 2021 @12:58PM (#29432949)
Thanks so much for sharing! I mostly got it to work and it may be useful for my current project!
Re:Blender 3.x roadmap on Thursday October 28, 2021 @03:07PM (#29030209)
Re:Blender and the Rabbids on Sunday July 04, 2021 @04:54PM (#27732548)
Yeah, I used 3ds r4 and max 2 before then. In 2001, I didn't want to pirate, and saw blender in a magazine, so I dug in. I brute forced learning hotkeys, took apart example files... I really liked the UI once I learned it, it was designed for efficiency not discoverability or following existing conventions.

Now, everything is much more discoverable (f3 search access to most commands, things can be set to hotkeys...) and there's tons of great content on Youtube.

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