In theory, it’s just an algorithm that will always produce the same output given the exact same inputs. In practice it’s nearly impossible to have fully deterministic outputs because of the limited precision and repeatability we get with floating point numbers on GPUs.

I’ll admit I don’t spend enough time on here to have a well-formed opinion, but aside from the occasional obvious spam post, I don’t see a lot of obvious bot activity… Depending on the instance/community, you’re going to get a lot of very strong and, uh… controversial opinions.

Keep in mind that the (still relatively) niche nature of Lemmy/Piefed (and the fediverse writ large) means that a higher proportion of people around here are going to be far from the center of the political gradient… and the western world is very much experiencing a cultural/political paradigm shift which is driving people to the fringes.

I also think that a lot more people are using the platform than a year or two ago and that has knock-on effects on moderation that we still need to figure out how to deal with.

I mean, Cyberpunk 2077 does have construction workers being contractually obligated to receive strength-augmenting implants that are low quality and frequently malfunction and/or drive the wearer to homicidal insanity.

I can relate to… every single one of those points. I’ve spent some time living in small spaces though, so I’m not so bad about my room being messy anymore. Everything else though? Yeah. I spent many years in therapy as a teenager and nobody even brought up the possibility of neurodivergence. I eventually looked into it enough to get formal diagnoses of both Autism and (mild) ADHD when I was 27. They’ve been a recurring theme but not by any means a focus of sessions with my therapist since then (I started therapy again around that time too).

Treatment isn’t going to do anything if you feel like your quality of life is good, as you’ve basically managed to do the treatment yourself. That said, I think that therapy is generally a good thing, even for people who manage to cope well; as it can aid in deeper understanding of the self. It’s shocking how many people think they’re happy but really aren’t.

Connecting with others is hard. Even for neurotypical people, from what I can tell. All I can really suggest is trying to meet other people who are on the spectrum. You’ll likely find other autistic people are much easier to connect with. I have my partner and a couple of close friends who are all also autistic, but I definitely haven’t figured out how to connect with neurotypical people at any meaningful level. I think that’s largely because we tend to crave deeper connection than neurotypicals, so we’re trying to connect with them more than they have any interest in connecting with anyone. That’s not a bad thing, necessarily. I think we just connect in fundamentally different ways that make it difficult (but not impossible) to maintain relationships.

Also, I don’t have any reading material to suggest, but there are a handful of “Autism Youtubers” that I think have interesting content like Orion Kelly or Trevor Carroll.

Kagi is good too.

I’d like to see similar testing done comparing models where the “misaligned” data is present during training, as opposed to fine-tuning. That would be a much harder thing to pull off, though.

Notice the absence of light reflecting off that spot, even with the harsh lighting. At that angle and with a spot that large it looks to me like it would be visible if it were still solid. It actually kinda looks like there might be some smaller holes forming just above it in the photo too.

I don’t think that hole in the bar is going to brush off.

Because I outed myself as one of “those people” who dare to own a truck for literally any reason, probably.

What kit did you use? I’m looking into building a capable ebike with my friend who needs to replace a car they can’t afford and something slow would be unsafe on the highway we call a main thoroughfare between them and where they work.

That’s assuming they’re actually limited, or that the limiter isn’t trivial to bypass. There are a lot of them where I live and it makes trying to use the bike path frustrating sometimes. Regulation is spotty and enforcement is almost nonexistent in most locales.

I could take a picture of my truck that’s governed to 90mph and one of those overpowered ebikes that only have pedals for regulatory reasons (that people ride dangerously on bike/pedestrian paths all the time) and ask the same thing. Don’t get me wrong, I hate our society’s dependence on cars, but this isn’t making much of a point.

Me and my partner have been wanting to start/join one for the last decade, but life is complicated and we’re bad at talking to people.

Because evaporative cooling is much cheaper and easier to accomplish at scale, and megacorps don’t care about long-term resource constraints until it begins to affect their wallets.

Yeah, watching and copying is something that neurotypical people do all the time… but I’m specifically referring to the act of being consciously aware and anxious around it, which is very much not a neurotypical thing.

Neurotypical people do this far, far less; and if someone feels like they have to point out that it happens to them all the time, they’re definitely not neurotypical.

Anyone who has a problem with singular they can eat my non-binary ass.

If you think spending tons of money on equipment that looks pretty and makes the job harder because you have to baby it is a good marketing tactic, you’re never going to survive as a business owner.

You seriously going to tell me this thing was “purpose-built” for anything more than luxury for the occupants? There are vastly more efficient ways to accomplish anything this thing can do, the only difference is that there’s a tiny bit less legroom. Literally every single one of those things can be accomplished with a modified/lifted van and maybe a trailer.

I’ve been saying this. Honestly, if the US ever goes full 1930s-Germany they’re going to be our Poland. I wouldn’t even want to move there if I have to leave, at least not long-term.

I don’t think it’s fake, just look at the last door; it’s the dry/dirty spot below the handle is a different shape which tells me it isn’t just a copy/paste of another one. The center door window is also narrower than the others, to accommodate the additional pillar that would be needed for the structure.

Plus it (probably) wouldn’t be centered in 4 parking spaces if it wasn’t that long. Normal length trucks take up 2 spaces at most, if the driver is an asshole. It’s very possible, if expensive, to modify a truck like that. You’ve seen a limo right? Same concept.