If Windows was actually good, you could have it take a question and paste the results into Notepad without having to add AI there. If it was really good, the AI segment would be optional.

It was definitely lacking in core areas. Large files, better search, possibly spell check (and why isn’t spell check core Windows functionality?). It also could have used better handling for non-Windows text files. But overall, yes, this wasn’t a program that needed a dedicated team to manage or improve.

Look, I don’t know what they do in the privacy of their bedrooms, and I don’t think it’s my place to ask.

We waited for 30 years to know who Deep Throat was. Does that mean Woodward and Bernstein were full of shit?

“These yoots…”

Ah, nice. Another step on my quest for my dream portable console. Thank you for this, and everything else you’ve shared. 🙂

I wish I’d seen this before I installed EmuDeck. I may have to jump ship.

And I need more info on the pizza wars. Off I go.

So? Numbers need to be human readable and entered by humans, too, and I’ve seen discussions about the proper pronunciation of 1.32. There are a number of ways that appear equally useful, but there is a convention that has been applied to remove ambiguity. And that convention is ignored in areas where other issues are more important. That convention is no more natural than writing itself, yet most people beyond a basic level of numeracy (and, perhaps, English fluency) know it. Moreover, filenames, just like numbers, need to be computer readable, as well, and conventions have been applied. Some of those conventions were constrained by the capabilities of computers of the time, just like with dates.

And people are very much case-aware. IF THEY WERENT, WHY ARE ALL CAPS COMMENTS INTERPRETED DIFFERENTLY?

How is it not data, usually key data, no less? It requires a unique path/filename combination, has to be human readable, is entered by a user. Not traditionally what one would think of as data entry, but is data that is entered and referenced. And unless you only use the recent view for finding files, knowing that the name is entered as intended seems rather important.

And perhaps I am also secretly a machine.

The outrageous is happening right now. This is just one more item on the list.

I prefer computers do what I tell them to rather than what it thinks I meant to tell it to. If I screw up, why isn’t it on me to fix it? And why aren’t you proofing data entry before accepting it?

There are 4 main bottlenecks in computers, and they generally take turns being the most relevant. CPU, GPU, RAM, and storage. Bus speed can also be a bottleneck, but that is generally factored in and we know how to make faster buses for the most part, using parallelization if nothing else.

Right now, for home computer use, GPU is the biggest factor. Good thing, too, because CPUs are plateauing, and will probably require a fundamental change in architecture or programming techniques to get past it.

I used to play on my PC, and have used kb+m and HOTAS. I mostly play on the Steam Deck now, and with a few tweaks have been able to get everything up and running pretty much the way I like. All 3 have pluses and minuses.

HOTAS feels pretty great, especially after you get everything set up just right. I found it clunky for on foot, but that may have been more experience than everything else. It felt good enough that I really considered HOSAS, but that’s another expense I wasn’t willing to invest in. HOSAS flying can be truly amazing.

KB+M is pretty flexible, and the conversion from in ship to on foot is seamless. The biggest downside is remembering the dozens of keys you’ve bound to various functions, and the slight differences between in ship, in SRV, and on foot.

The Steam Deck is a little worse than the other two options, but it’s so convenient. It’s supported in game, so hints show your controller binds, which helps a lot. The default graphics leave text a little fuzzy, but switching the anti-alias from the default fixes this (I can find it later if need be). You will need button combos to do everything you need to, but, hints. Your deck will sound like a jet the whole time (so does my computer). I find the dual 2-axis joysticks a better experience than KB+M for flying, but not quite as good as a 3-axis joystick and throttle. I don’t really use the tactile pads for anything but keyboard entry, which could be smoother. I rarely use the touch screen feature as well.

I’m not sure if Elite has controller support, but I think it does. If you have a controller as capable as the Steam Deck, it’s definitely an option.

But heating the gas inside would also work because, no matter how perfect the seal is, it won’t matter if there is no vacuum to hold the two pieces together.

Thanks for the info!

I feel like you meant to reply to another comment. Were you referring to Moneymanager EX?

From Wikipedia: The leader of the Puppeteers is known as the Hindmost. Since Pierson’s Puppeteers are foremost concerned with their own safety and the survival of their species, the most important Puppeteer is considered to be behind, or protected by, every other member of the species. It is a shortening from the more literal the one who leads from behind.

He’s talking about the hardware and you’re talking about the software.

That feeling when LLM matches your worldview.

Also, this. (Not LLM, but still beautifully disturbing.)

Aww, you made me think of Slashdot!