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  • Because they're trying to make something that doesn't exist. Ai is really good at making stuff that already exists, or even merging traits from multiple things that already exist. It can't create stuff that doesn't exist, though.

    So, what the creator does is point Stable Diffusion at a prompt that says something like "Jesse from Breaking Bad, but Russian", point a voice generator primed on Jesse's lines at what he wants Soviet Jesse to say, and point a third one that mimics face movements to the picture and the Ai-generated voice line.

    Now he has a picture with a moving face that talks and says whatever dumb shit he wants it to, for minimal effort but all the internet points.


  • The problem with this line of thinking, as well as the point the OP's meme makes, is that it's drawing a line between the two in the first place, when in fact there can be significant overlap.

    A quick dictionary lookup yields this for terrorism: "the unlawful use of violence and intimidation, especially against civilians, in the pursuit of political aims." Note that "especially against civilians" doesn't mean it has to be, just that civilians being involved makes it a stronger case.

    Now, you may have already spotted the issue, but here it is anyway: this is an incredibly broad definition. Laws don't bind those in other states, so ANY act of violence or intimidation is unlawful.

    So...freedom fighters fight using violence, against the laws of the country that claims sovereignty over them... so they're terrorists. Full stop. This doesn't mean that we should or shouldn't support them, it just means that the definition of terrorism is pretty useless.




  • Spuddaccino@reddthat.comtomusic*Permanently Deleted*
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    1 year ago

    No, it's very clear why people use Spotify. They use Spotify because they've heard of it and it's pre-loaded on their phones. Most people dont think at all about what the company behind the app does behind the scenes.





  • Spuddaccino@reddthat.comtoMemes@lemmy.mlCheers!
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    1 year ago

    Man in Black : All right. Where is the poison? The battle of wits has begun. It ends when you decide and we both drink, and find out who is right... and who is dead.

    Vizzini : But it's so simple. All I have to do is divine from what I know of you: are you the sort of man who would put the poison into his own goblet or his enemy's? Now, a clever man would put the poison into his own goblet, because he would know that only a great fool would reach for what he was given. I am not a great fool, so I can clearly not choose the wine in front of you. But you must have known I was not a great fool, you would have counted on it, so I can clearly not choose the wine in front of me.

    Man in Black : You've made your decision then?

    Vizzini : Not remotely. Because iocane comes from Australia, as everyone knows, and Australia is entirely peopled with criminals, and criminals are used to having people not trust them, as you are not trusted by me, so I can clearly not choose the wine in front of you.

    Man in Black : Truly, you have a dizzying intellect.

    Vizzini : Wait till I get going! Now, where was I?

    Man in Black : Australia.

    Vizzini : Yes, Australia. And you must have suspected I would have known the powder's origin, so I can clearly not choose the wine in front of me.

    Man in Black : You're just stalling now.

    Vizzini : You'd like to think that, wouldn't you? You've beaten my giant, which means you're exceptionally strong, so you could've put the poison in your own goblet, trusting on your strength to save you, so I can clearly not choose the wine in front of you. But, you've also bested my Spaniard, which means you must have studied, and in studying you must have learned that man is mortal, so you would have put the poison as far from yourself as possible, so I can clearly not choose the wine in front of me.

    Man in Black : You're trying to trick me into giving away something. It won't work.

    Vizzini : IT HAS WORKED! YOU'VE GIVEN EVERYTHING AWAY! I KNOW WHERE THE POISON IS!

    Man in Black : Then make your choice.

    Vizzini : I will, and I choose... what in the world can that be?

    [Vizzini gestures up and away from the table. The Man in Black looks backwards. Vizzini swaps the goblets]

    Man in Black : What? Where? I don't see anything.

    Vizzini : Well, I- I could have sworn I saw something. But no matter.

    [Vizzini tries to hold back laughter]

    Man in Black : What's so funny?

    Vizzini : I'll tell you in a minute. First, let's drink. Me from my glass, and you from yours.

    [Vizzini and the Man in Black drink]

    Man in Black : You guessed wrong.

    Vizzini : You only think I guessed wrong! That's what's so funny! I switched glasses when your back was turned! Ha ha! You fool! You fell victim to one of the classic blunders - the most famous of which is "never get involved in a land war in Asia" - but only slightly less well-known is this: "Never go in against a Sicilian when death is on the line"! Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! Ha ha ha...



  • Make sure your litter box is clean, and that your cat thinks it's clean. Cats want to be able to bury their waste, and if there's too much in the box for the cat's liking, they'll go somewhere else, and it's often right outside the box if there isn't something else they could use. It's important to understand that it's the cat's opinion that matters here, not yours: you may need to scoop it every day, even if there's only a little in it.

    You may also need to move the litter box and clean the previous area, including and most importantly the place outside the litter box that gets used. Use vinegar if you can: it has a strong smell that cats don't like, but it won't hurt them like bleach can. Lemon juice works well for this, also. What this will do is make sure that this area doesn't smell like a place they have used as a litter box before.


  • Well, firstly you need to decide how accurate you want your wind modeling to be, but generally, the less complicated an equation you can use for your desired level of accuracy, the better. It'll end up being a vector field, but I would probably make simple rules for how the wind interacts with objects in a given tile and the tiles around it, rather than trying to model fluid dynamics precisely.

    Another approach might be a ray-tracing style approach, where the rays can bounce off object geometry and lose some momentum, objects can respond to ray impacts and gain momentum, and you do some vector math to figure out what happens when rays and moving objects intersect.

    The exact approach depends on the specifics of your game, and the "right" answer might be neither of these.




  • Many people have commented on the convenience factor for the passengers, so I won't retread that ground, but another aspect has to do with the moment of inertia and center of gravity of the system.

    In 3-2-3 arrangement, weight is located farther from the geometric center of the plane. This means variation in passenger weight can shift the center of gravity around more, and the pilot wants that center of gravity as close to the plane's center as possible for a stable flight.

    As far as moment of inertia goes, it's easier to roll the plane if weight is closer to the center, and planes rolling helps planes steer. Granted, there's not a whole lot up there that needs to be dodged with lightning reflexes, but if the plane crashes, it's a Very Big Deal, so they work in every precaution they can.