Finding inconsistencies is not so hard. Pointing them out might be a -little- useful. But resolving them based on trustworthy sources can be a -lot- harder. Most science papers require privileged access. Many news stories may have been grounded in old, mistaken histories … if not on outright guesses, distortions or even lies. (The older the history, the worse.)

And, since LLMs are usually incapable of citing sources for their own (often batshit) claims any – where will ‘the right answers’ come from? I’ve seen LLMs, when questioned again, apologize that their previous answers were wrong.

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Maybe they should release these “28 hours of microphone recordings” I can imagine that wind continually blowing across dry desert sand could generate differing charges on insulated surfaces that make little pops when they’re ‘grounded’. Hardly lightning.

Crackles

By any chance could this be the crackle of little rock chips picked up by dust devils hitting the rover?

I have to admit I’ve only ever used it to translate a paragraph or two at a time… where I was just looking for the gist of a text.

Not too surprising, considering that for centuries many people well-versed in two languages have made a very good living as translators … and often having to get delicate nuances across (for poets as well as statesmen). It’s as much art as science.

overwriting articles written by humans with machine generated translations. I really don’t understand that! But then, there are truckloads of worthwhile texts from throughout history that will never see translations otherwise … so that’s a worthy cause. Over time it may be improved, IF the algos are given feedback that allows them to learn from mistakes.

deepl.com (text translation) has been useful to me

Me too. If you think you ‘have’ to ‘play along’? Ask yourself why.

Keep your carefully chosen PI in a physical wallet. Have to swipe a card, keep it in your hand. If you didn’t choose the pin# or password, it’s not ‘yours’. Suspect any ‘digital’ transactions … coupons, QR codes … that may expose your PI.

It’s a lot less inconvenient than the battle after a scam.

The Mint team also puts out a very stable version called LMDE which is based on Deb rather than Ubuntu.

Another good idea would be to require every rental to include a rent-to-buy option. If the renter wishes, a substantial portion of those rental fees would count as equity, and at any time they can afford it, they can exercise that option to buy. If they decide to move out, that equity does not revert to landlord but goes into a special trust which pays for more affordable housing.

Good idea. There are plenty more conditions that could be added on to make becoming a landlord/gambler much less attractive. Like: you can’t even begin to buy another until you’ve finished your year and sold the place.

They should never have been allowed to become gambling chips.

Noone should be allowed to purchase a home without agreeing to live in it full time for at least a year afterwards. Split it into a duplex to become a landlord? Another year. Wanna be a landlord? You must live in that building full time along with your tenants. Outrageous? Not nearly as outrageous as homelessness because of the prices.