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Re: What's for dinner?

I wish
I had some of Calvin's garlic bread

dirtdude

3

"For this Google worker, the biggest concern with AI training is the feedback given to AI models by raters like him. “After having seen how bad the data is that goes into supposedly training the model, I knew there was absolutely no way it could ever be trained correctly like that,” he said. He used the term “garbage in, garbage out”, a principle in computer programming which explains that if you feed bad or incomplete data into a technical system, then the output would also have the same flaws.

The rater avoids using generative AI and has also “advised every family member and friend of mine to not buy newer phones that have AI integrated in them, to resist automatic updates if possible that add AI integration, and to not tell AI anything personal”, he said."

“Once you’ve seen how these systems are cobbled together – the biases, the rushed timelines, the constant compromises – you stop seeing AI as futuristic and start seeing it as fragile,” said Adio Dinika, who studies the labor behind AI at the Distributed AI Research Institute, about people who work behind the scenes. “In my experience it’s always people who don’t understand AI who are enchanted by it.”

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/nov/22/ai-workers-tell-family-stay-away

silvermouse

3

Re: Aromatic sampler pass.

@Ross_G89 said:
Yall gotta let me know next time yall do this. I would love to be added to the list, it would give me an opportunity to try some blends.

If there’s some left over I don’t mind passing it on to you at the end if everyone else is good with it.

OmgFrigginMike

3

Re: Whatcha smokin tonight?

Good evening, gentlemen

Usaf06

11

Re: Pipe tips for Cigar People, what we've learned...

In My Humble Opinion, @Ross_G89 , start with a corn Cobb pipe. It is the least invasive on the pocket book. Many people on here love and use frequently the cobbs. They are great smokers. If you don’t like it, it was only a $15 investment.

If you do like it and want to invest in a nice inexpensive briar pipe, I recommend the bones pipes by Chris Morgan. You can try several shapes that won’t break the bank. Once you realize pipe smoking is going to be a long term investment, I would recommend you invest in whatever pipe maker, shape, length, finish and price you deem appropriate.

After that first ‘higher end’ pipe purchase, God help you. #PAD