Why “whether” is being discussed
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AFAICT the two processing steps that have the most impact are the super fine milling that is used to create modern flour, and the removal of the bran from the flour. Those are l…
by bryanlarsen · Sep 11, 2026
What I've found difficult with harness design is deciding which features are actually going to be useful, and which ones are cool-sounding ideas that get people talking, but nob…
by julesrms · Sep 11, 2026
Can it infer someone's accent and correct it or tone of the voice or whether someone is talking in a mocking way? If not, then it's seems not there yet.
by varispeed · Sep 11, 2026
Wut? AI do absolutely nothing in terms of "avoiding the negative side effects imposed on me by other people". Instead we are all having to deal with negative side effects of AI.…
by watwut · Sep 11, 2026
I'm feeling the same, personal projects have never felt better, but work has slowly felt more miserable. Code reviews come back with a ream of issues that I just want to scream…
by xnorswap · Sep 11, 2026
Not sure whether the latency between your last sentence and follow-up question from the AI would be small enough for it to not be intrusive. As another user noted in a comment,…
by kailpa1 · Sep 11, 2026
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In English, the interrogative words may be divided into those associated with asking open-ended questions and those associated with asking closed-ended questions. Read more on Wikipedia