Arthur Rosa
Christina WarrenNo fucking shit.
(Also I decided to take this quiz under the guise of can you tell what is human vs AI. I got a perfect score. That isn’t to say all human writing is better; I’ve read and edited some truly terrible human writing that I would gladly trade for the machine prose. But I know the tells of each.)
Bill Lloyd@film_girl But can you tell a WAV recording from a 160 kbps AAC from a 320 kbps OGG VORBIS file?
@wklj hell no!
Alex Hoffmann@wklj @film_girl
Ha! Actually did a blind test a while ago again to find out if a) spending a lot on a new set of IEMs is still worth it at my age, and b) whether going for anything higher than 44.1 kHz & 16 bit in my music library would be. I got 18 out of 20 right in the „compressed vs. lossless“ test I picked.
Ended up buying mid-range ChiFi IEMs instead of a more expensive pair and will stick to ‚just‘ CD quality for rips and purchases.
@mangochutney @wklj Yeah, I can hear a difference most of the time with compressed vs lossless in an a/b but I have to admit, I don’t care and listen to most things (even streaming lossless) over fucking Bluetooth. What ChiFi brand did you go for? I do actually need some wired IEMs
@film_girl @wklj I went the other way a while back because I wanted to listen to music more intentionally again and I continue to be miffed by the fact that the lifespan of my AirPods is dictated by a consumable component. I do miss active noise cancellation sometimes, though.
After a lot (like _a lot_) of comparing of frequency charts, I bought the „Hisenior Mega7“. They a very good middle-of-the-pack IEM with modern tuning, similar to what you would see in the AirPods Pro or high-end Sony wireless in-ears.
I really like the sound and fit. Resolution is really good. They leave my 2019 Campfire Audio Andromeda in the dust and these cost more than double back then (today’s iteration of the Andromeda is even more expensive).
koehntopp ~ :@film_girl @mangochutney @wklj
I fell for the "HiRes Audio" thingie initially, but quickly learned that it's soooo much more about the mastering and avoiding all the overly compressed streaming versions. I spent quite some time finding great masterings of music I love, which can often be found on cheap CDs.
As for wired IEMs, I was surprised to find how little money you have to spend. I got the LINSOUL KZ ZS10 Pro for about $50. Add a JCALLY JM20MAX Dongle DAC for $40 and you're in for a treat.
@film_girl oh yes!
I found a good use for LLMs in a translation context at work. What I ended up finding out and communicating to the team I was helping, is that is says more about your language proficiency and writing skills, if you find LLM output great or even better then what you would write. And I say that as a non-native English speaker who has been humbled more than a few times by something a LLM probabilistuck together.
I found a good use for LLMs in a translation context at work. What I ended up finding out and communicating to the team I was helping, is that is says more about your language proficiency and writing skills, if you find LLM output great or even better then what you would write. And I say that as a non-native English speaker who has been humbled more than a few times by something a LLM probabilistuck together.
Stuart Langridge@film_girl am I being dim here? What's wrong with that McCarthy line? I think: nothing is wrong with it and it doesn't need any punctuation.
(also, good to see your 100% score!)
@sil hahaha! I knew it was him the second I saw the graf because it was so obviously his style. In that example, I don’t care for either passage but at least Cormac has panache.
SouprMatt@film_girl It’s written in such a way as to try and insult you for enjoying actual human writing?
F all AI
Eric Rehmeyer@mls14 @film_girl I’d guess the screenshot text is ai written, so it tracks