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Well. The answer to that is simpler than that. The reason is that there isn't a solution to "hallucinations". Hallucination is *all* an LLM does. It just happens that a lot of the time the hallucinations happen to be true.
But there is no way to make them always true.
But there is no way to make them always true.
January 25, 2026 at 7:19 PM
Well. The answer to that is simpler than that. The reason is that there isn't a solution to "hallucinations". Hallucination is *all* an LLM does. It just happens that a lot of the time the hallucinations happen to be true.
But there is no way to make them always true.
But there is no way to make them always true.
Because boycotts are far too complicated to arrange and nowhere near visible enough.
Boycotts are for much smaller issues than this. Even a general strike is too small at this point.
Boycotts are for much smaller issues than this. Even a general strike is too small at this point.
January 24, 2026 at 10:19 PM
Because boycotts are far too complicated to arrange and nowhere near visible enough.
Boycotts are for much smaller issues than this. Even a general strike is too small at this point.
Boycotts are for much smaller issues than this. Even a general strike is too small at this point.
I mean, your brain wasn't far off, RahXephon is very Evangelion-but-bland, just not *that* bland.
January 24, 2026 at 10:48 AM
I mean, your brain wasn't far off, RahXephon is very Evangelion-but-bland, just not *that* bland.
It seems to have like a thumb wheel type knob for tuning, not sure how nice that is to use but it's something at least.
January 21, 2026 at 11:35 AM
It seems to have like a thumb wheel type knob for tuning, not sure how nice that is to use but it's something at least.
After a very quick search, this looks like a pretty useful one? butik.limmared.nu/sv/tecsun/54...
Tecsun PL-368 handradio med SSB
butik.limmared.nu
January 21, 2026 at 11:20 AM
After a very quick search, this looks like a pretty useful one? butik.limmared.nu/sv/tecsun/54...
Specifically you want the LOW frequencies, because that is where the real weird signals live. Lots of devices seem to focus on the tens and hundreds of megahertz areas, but that is not where you'll find amusing sounds.
January 21, 2026 at 11:17 AM
Specifically you want the LOW frequencies, because that is where the real weird signals live. Lots of devices seem to focus on the tens and hundreds of megahertz areas, but that is not where you'll find amusing sounds.
I have an old one that I loved playing around with to find weird signals, but it's like thirty years old at this point. No idea what you can find nowadays...
I would do a search for radio scanners, and try to pick something reasonably priced that has a wide frequency range and supports SSB.
I would do a search for radio scanners, and try to pick something reasonably priced that has a wide frequency range and supports SSB.
January 21, 2026 at 11:15 AM
I have an old one that I loved playing around with to find weird signals, but it's like thirty years old at this point. No idea what you can find nowadays...
I would do a search for radio scanners, and try to pick something reasonably priced that has a wide frequency range and supports SSB.
I would do a search for radio scanners, and try to pick something reasonably priced that has a wide frequency range and supports SSB.
Furthermore, since you are after garbage signals (and I assume, interesting ones), you might want a receiver with SSB reception, since that opens up some really weird signals for you.
January 21, 2026 at 10:59 AM
Furthermore, since you are after garbage signals (and I assume, interesting ones), you might want a receiver with SSB reception, since that opens up some really weird signals for you.
(Also, by a massive coincidence, I am in Stockholm today and about to go look for a Soma Ether later today, which might also be a device you could be interested in?)
January 21, 2026 at 10:52 AM
(Also, by a massive coincidence, I am in Stockholm today and about to go look for a Soma Ether later today, which might also be a device you could be interested in?)
Sounds like a scanner is the keyword you are after.
January 21, 2026 at 10:50 AM
Sounds like a scanner is the keyword you are after.
(This is most likely a totally useless optimisation, just fun to think about.)
January 20, 2026 at 7:56 PM
(This is most likely a totally useless optimisation, just fun to think about.)
Maybe an exponential probing followed by binary search might still be faster? Check ahead by 1, 2, 4, 8… until you go over then binary search?
January 20, 2026 at 7:55 PM
Maybe an exponential probing followed by binary search might still be faster? Check ahead by 1, 2, 4, 8… until you go over then binary search?
And, you know, this is actually a nice feature when it is NOT implemented as a screenshot hack. I implemented it as "copy as a image" and "share as image" options for when you want it.
January 20, 2026 at 7:31 AM
And, you know, this is actually a nice feature when it is NOT implemented as a screenshot hack. I implemented it as "copy as a image" and "share as image" options for when you want it.
I guess the thing here is that WITHIN one app, you absolutely want and expect pasting with formatting. But formatting is so rarely consistent between two apps, it rarely makes sense to do cross-app.
January 19, 2026 at 12:47 PM
I guess the thing here is that WITHIN one app, you absolutely want and expect pasting with formatting. But formatting is so rarely consistent between two apps, it rarely makes sense to do cross-app.
Is this that thing where if a hare notices a fox stalking it, it will sit up in full view to let the fox know so neither has to do the whole chase thing?
January 19, 2026 at 7:26 AM
Is this that thing where if a hare notices a fox stalking it, it will sit up in full view to let the fox know so neither has to do the whole chase thing?
So the exact equivalent of what you do with your audio processing.
January 16, 2026 at 10:42 AM
So the exact equivalent of what you do with your audio processing.
What I mean is, no engine at all, just write code that directly has a buffer of pixels representing the screen, and do everything yourself into that. Then at the end, use something or other to display that buffer of pixels on the screen in one single go.
January 16, 2026 at 10:42 AM
What I mean is, no engine at all, just write code that directly has a buffer of pixels representing the screen, and do everything yourself into that. Then at the end, use something or other to display that buffer of pixels on the screen in one single go.
No, I mean, you can do all that and even more by being fully in charge of what pixels are drawn where. You can do normal sprite blitting by copying pixels one by one from a source to a destination, but you can transform and distort them in any way you want, and in some ways shaders are bad at.
January 16, 2026 at 10:27 AM
No, I mean, you can do all that and even more by being fully in charge of what pixels are drawn where. You can do normal sprite blitting by copying pixels one by one from a source to a destination, but you can transform and distort them in any way you want, and in some ways shaders are bad at.
I love doing 2D graphics entirely by hand. Just a big array of pixels, and off you go.
Not sure how doable it is to do that on the GPU, but for a simple enough game, you can just go CPU only.
Not sure how doable it is to do that on the GPU, but for a simple enough game, you can just go CPU only.
January 16, 2026 at 10:03 AM
I love doing 2D graphics entirely by hand. Just a big array of pixels, and off you go.
Not sure how doable it is to do that on the GPU, but for a simple enough game, you can just go CPU only.
Not sure how doable it is to do that on the GPU, but for a simple enough game, you can just go CPU only.
Maybe he is just fucking weird?
January 13, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Maybe he is just fucking weird?
Cats are really sensitive to citrus oils, so, he did the right thing. You needed biting.
January 13, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Cats are really sensitive to citrus oils, so, he did the right thing. You needed biting.
You'll know the motif has been overdone when you no longer enjoy drawing it.
January 12, 2026 at 11:53 AM
You'll know the motif has been overdone when you no longer enjoy drawing it.
So Finnish had a naming system which accurately described the softness of the different types diskette, rhymed, and also was pretty funny.
January 11, 2026 at 11:16 AM
So Finnish had a naming system which accurately described the softness of the different types diskette, rhymed, and also was pretty funny.
However, a 3 1/2" floppy was always called a "korppu", which a) rhymes and b) actually means a type of hard, dried bread, which Google claims is called "rusk" in English.
January 11, 2026 at 11:15 AM
However, a 3 1/2" floppy was always called a "korppu", which a) rhymes and b) actually means a type of hard, dried bread, which Google claims is called "rusk" in English.