Mane25

@Mane25@feddit.uk
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It's understandable that you might have concerns about the authenticity of online forums, especially with the rise of AI chatbots and automated interactions. While I can't provide specific numbers, I can offer some insights to consider when approaching these questions.

  1. Diverse Community: Many online forums consist of a diverse community of individuals who share their opinions, thoughts, and experiences. While there might be AI chatbots present, the majority of users are likely real people with genuine perspectives.

  2. Moderation and Rules: Reputable forums usually have moderation systems in place to ensure that discussions remain meaningful and respectful. This helps filter out any automated or irrelevant content.

  3. Engagement and Conversation: Authentic forums thrive on meaningful interactions and discussions. Genuine users seek engagement and thoughtful responses, so you're likely to find real people who are interested in exchanging ideas.

  4. Varied Responses: When you post opinions, thoughts, and articles, you're likely to receive a range of responses that reflect the diversity of human perspectives. This variety can be a sign that you're interacting with real individuals.

  5. User Profiles and Histories: Many forums allow users to create profiles, share personal information, and showcase their history of interactions. This can help you identify genuine users over automated entities.

  6. Specific Expertise: In some forums, users might have specific expertise or experiences that contribute to valuable discussions. This expertise can be an indicator of real human participation.

  7. Community Building: Online forums provide spaces for people to connect, share knowledge, and build relationships. This aspect of community building often leads to genuine interactions.

Ultimately, the decision to participate in online forums depends on your comfort level and goals. If you're concerned about the authenticity of interactions, you can focus on engaging with users who provide thoughtful responses, display genuine interest, and contribute meaningfully to the discussions. Remember that while AI chatbots are becoming more prevalent, they are still not the majority of participants on most reputable forums.

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In English we call it "Marshmallow".

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While my goal is to provide helpful and accurate information, I understand that my responses might sometimes resemble those of a chatbot. If you have any further questions or concerns, please feel free to ask, and I'll do my best to assist you!

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It seems to be very heavy on edge but very light on actual Marxist discussion.

I remember in the 90s, my dial-up provider started offering an "unmetered" plan with no per minute charge (for younger people, believe it or not we were once charged by the minute for connecting to the internet). After a short while we were inundated with emails from the ISP complaining that people were "abusing the service" by going on the internet for "hours at a time". Just reminded me of this and how it's an old excuse.

No, you can't "abuse" an unlimited service by using too much, it's unlimited.

Wouldn't be surprised at all at this point if Reddit manipulates this version of r/Place to make it look like the protests are smaller than they are.

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This whole "Nessie" thing counts as mildly infuriating to me at this point. The whole loch ness monster thing was a fun thing to wonder about as child, but are people really taking it "seriously?" I'm not even sure if this article was written as a serious news story or not, it's certainly light on substantial new evidence, but then it's a BBC article not presented as satire - are we supposed to all be in on the tired joke or is there really something new and substantial there?

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Why, you know there isn’t mythical endless and free source of crab legs right?

If there's not then they have no business selling an unlimited supply of it.

Nobody should reasonably think there is. “Endless” is advertising.

Where I'm from services should be as advertised, legally so.

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It was the best, most full-featured browser until it (effectively) died after Opera 12 in 2013, now it's just a Chrome skin.

Use Firefox, it's not just (in my opinion) the best browser now but it helps protect against a Google monopoly on web standards.

The only time I'd use Reddit now is if I had a specific question about a specific topic that's only covered there.

As far as browsing for fun goes it's Lemmy all the way, it's so much nicer than Reddit.

It's always been a pet peeve of mine when TLDs get used for something other than their purpose. I get that countries have benefited from it, but that's random chance and not what the system was set up for. I know this is a small thing to get annoyed about (so don't take me too seriously) but if it were up to me, .ai domains should have to prove their connection to Anguilla.

Good job this is Lemmy then and each instance can set their own rules.

My thoughts exactly, and also it makes it a pretty useless thing to DDoS for what ever reason.

Sobering up before trying to find ways of organising songs would be my first tip.

First of all I wouldn't use a pre-installed OS (I would always wipe and install my own for security reasons).

Secondly: Thinkpads (at least when I bought mine, last year) let you buy them without an OS and don't charge you for it.

Thirdly: the linked manufacturers above tend to be either US-centric and/or more expensive than Thinkpads.

Out of the loop, what drama?

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The British Indian Ocean Territory was formed specifically to prevent the native inhabitants from gaining self-determination, allowing for a joint UK/US military base to be set up. The inhabitants were forcibly expelled in the 1960s, and ever since then the British government have taken active, sometimes deceptive, measures to prevent them from ever returning. You should look it up.

If they were just honest about it and say "this is expensive so we need to put the prices up", I would have a lot more respect for that.

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I don't even think you need to go as far as comparing it to emulators and torrent downloaders. It just downloads what's publicly hosted on the web, it's no different from a web browser basically.

Fedora is upstream from RHEL, it won't make the slightest bit of difference.

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That's very useful, thank you @Nerd02@lemmy.basedcount.com

Just to note if copying the URL you have to strip off the https:// or else it won't work (maybe people just don't copy that these days, but I ran in to that problem anyway).

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Oh, I wouldn't really count that since it's contained within one instance. If every time an instance does something unpopular it counts as drama, across thousands of instances there will always be drama.

Detecting whether a student used ChatGPT to write an assignment can be challenging, but there are some signs and strategies you can consider:

  • Unusual Language or Style: ChatGPT may produce content that is unusually advanced or complex for a student's typical writing style or ability. Look for inconsistencies in language usage, vocabulary, and sentence structure.

  • Inconsistent Knowledge: ChatGPT's knowledge is based on information up to its last training cut-off in September 2021. If the assignment contains information or references to events or developments that occurred after that date, it might indicate that they used an AI model.

  • Generic Information: If the content of the assignment seems to consist of general or widely available information without specific personal insights or original thought, it could be a sign that ChatGPT was used.

  • Inappropriate Sources: Check the sources cited in the assignment. If they cite sources that are unusual or not relevant to the topic, it may indicate that they generated the content using an AI model.

  • Plagiarism Detection Tools: Use plagiarism detection software, such as Turnitin or Copyscape, to check for similarities between the assignment and online sources. While these tools may not specifically detect AI-generated content, they can identify similarities between the assignment and publicly available text.

  • Interview or Discussion: Consider discussing the assignment topic with the student during a one-on-one interview or discussion. If they struggle to explain or elaborate on the content, it may indicate they didn't personally generate it.

It's important to approach these situations with caution and avoid making accusations without concrete evidence. If you suspect that a student used an AI model to complete an assignment, consider discussing your concerns with the student and offering them the opportunity to explain or rewrite the assignment in their own words.

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What's off? That looks like it might be useful.

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Lemmy seems to be more established than KBin with more instances, also additional features of KBin don't really appeal to me - but as a Lemmy user I interact with KBin quite a lot, so in that respect I feel like more of a citizen of the fidiverse than of just Lemmy.

I've never heard of Tildes in my life.

If based on the thing I used most then it has to be Firefox!

If you want something more trivial but personal, openttd - the best game ever. :)

What's wrong with Mastodon? It's already established.

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I would think it would be the responsibility of lemmy.world to put up a notice of why they've done this, if they've not then that potentially reflects badly on them (but I don't know enough about the details and reasons).

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r/mapporn for me. Originally it was for beautiful high quality, high-resolution maps - the standard was so high that I would have been scared to post anything myself unless I found something exceptional, but eventually it became mainly low-quality (and usually inaccurate) data maps that all get mass-upvoted for some reason.

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Lemmy has a much wider choice of instances, and extra features like microblogging never really appealed to me.

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I assume it's direct message. I also come from the forum scene and grew up with PMs. The cynic in me says maybe the big social media companies are shy of using the "private" word when their business model revolves around exploiting user data. Alternatively it's just language evolving over time.

If they can make up the hacking they can make up "February" as well.

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Crappy version of Mastodon.

Or just use one of the many other email providers.

That's on them for hardly posting anything, they're getting plenty of engagement when they do.

Well he's on Mastodon so I guess that's your answer.

Why would we attack the author? That seems like an oddly specific request that makes me oddly suspicious of the author, if anything.

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I believe if the developer wants to make money from their apps, there’s noting wrong with it, as long as they are ethical.

Nothing wrong with making money from FOSS apps, even Richard Stallman wouldn't have a problem with that.

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The Sun is not exactly a reputable source for anything.

You've just reminded me of something that used to happen around 20 years ago on smaller forums which is "forum affiliates", where two or more forums with overlapping discussion interests would simply agree to link to each other to drive traffic.

I'm not sure how common that ever was or if it just happened with the types of forums I would visit, but it worked and there's nothing really similar in the Fediverse. Normally as a rule I tend towards the "stay separate" camp for communities - but something to boost visibility of related communities might at least help with the perceived drawbacks.

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