Avatar is a lemming in bed because this account wasn’t intended to be used except for creating communities… and then my instance announced it was closing.
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Chris@feddit.ukto Asklemmy@lemmy.ml•have you found a good use case for generative AI?English41·5 days agoI’ve been using it recently for generating alt text for images (my bots on Mastodon and Aunty Madge on !yoursinclair@retrolemmy.com specifically). It’s pretty good at that, although does sometimes give weirdly wrong details - especially the TED Music Bot, if it gets the usual +4 startup screen it says it’s +4 on key F1, instead of 3-plus-1, and tells me the wrong colours for the text and background (I think it may be getting it confused with the C64, bit the colours are right there on the image!). It’s infinitely preferable to having no alt text, which would be the alternative.
The other thing it’s really good at is summarising articles.
I’ve also used it when I’ve had an error in my code I can’t track down, or a bracket missing that I can’t figure out. It quite often gives nonsense but I’ve had some success. Usually a normal web search is perfectly adequate though!
Chris@feddit.ukto Showerthoughts@lemmy.world•A tiny thin knit sweater would be a chunky sweater for a mouseEnglish6·16 days agoI now have a cute image of a mouse in a chunky jumper in my head.
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Thanks!
Press Enter.
I see from your photo that it’s a Lenovo - pressing Enter to interrupt normal startup will give you a menu which then lets you get into the BIOS.
If it doesn’t go past the “press Enter” point you might need to remove the HDD (or whatever storage it has) and try again. Reconnect once you’ve changed the settings back.
Chris@feddit.ukOPto retrocomputing@lemmy.sdf.org•ZX Spectrum Next Issue 3 on KickstarterEnglish3·1 month agoSame, am upgrading mine to an Issue 3 though!
Chris@feddit.ukto retrocomputing@lemmy.sdf.org•"Amiga Is On Our Radar Too" - The Resurrected Commodore Has Plans For The 16-Bit ClassicEnglish41·1 month agoYeah, it’s cheaper than fabricating new chip sets, and more accurate than emulation. You can also reprogram them if bugs are found, or you want it to pretend to be a completely different machine. They are ace!
Chris@feddit.ukto Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.world•The way two of the usb's are one way while the other is another wayEnglish671·1 month agoThat’s to guarantee you have to try plugging the USB cable in in all four available orientations before it fits.
Chris@feddit.ukto Asklemmy@lemmy.ml•Do you have a "catchphrase"? if so, what is it?English6·2 months agoNot sure, could be “and, um, yeah” when my sentence trails off because I’ve forgotten what I was talking about halfway through the sentence.
I have to have covers, absolutely hate my back being uncovered if nothing else. Some sort of blanket or sheet is essential to get to sleep.
Chris@feddit.ukto Technology@lemmy.world•I Tried Pre-Ordering the Trump Phone. The Page Failed and It Charged My Credit Card the Wrong AmountEnglish29·3 months agoIt’s like that Trump watch with the T missing. “I was expecting something with the integrity of the President”. Yeah, you got that.
Chris@feddit.ukto No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world•Why do websites now prefer IP-based geolocation rather than the `Accept-Language` HTTP header?English5·3 months agoI’m in England and my language is set to English, yet for some reason when I was browsing AliExpress a few weeks ago it was stuck in German and I couldn’t see how to change it. Go to the homepage - German. Click on a result from a search engine - German.
I don’t know where it got that from, it wasn’t the IP either as from a computer on the same address it was fine.
Chris@feddit.ukto Asklemmy@lemmy.ml•What was the strangest reason you got in trouble in school?English7·3 months agoYes, you only know what you’ve experienced. If everything’s blurry, that’s normal.
I know when I got my glasses, the optician said to look across the road with my glasses on. There was a brick wall the other side and I could see it clearly. I was amazed and said as much. I don’t think my sight had always been bad but it must have been bad for long enough for that to be a revelation.
I’ve not been to Bucharest airport so I don’t know how big it is or how it is laid out. However, usually you will go to check-in and baggage drop for Lufthansa - they will have an area which is labelled up, you might need to walk around a bit but the check-in areas should all be next to each other - and they will give you a boarding pass. You then need to follow the signs to the gates. That will take you through security and usually to an area with duty-free shopping. You’ll see some boards there which will tell you which gate you need (look for your destination and the flight time or number). Sometimes they don’t announce it until the last minute. You’ll then need to follow the signs to that gate, it can be a bit of a trek if it’s a big airport (allow plenty of time to get there - I’ve had it where I’ve walked a fair way, past lots of other gates, then ended up having to get a monorail, followed by a bit more walking). When you are at the gate, wait until they call you for boarding. If it’s a big plane you’ll walk down a tunnel directly onto it, otherwise you’ll be sent outside and have to climb up the steps.
Airports can be a bit daunting but they tend to be very well signposted and lots of staff around to ask if you get lost.
Enjoy your trip!
(Also don’t get used to business class - he’s been generous there, you’re very lucky)
Chris@feddit.ukto RetroGaming@lemmy.world•ZX Spectrum Next: C64 and QL cores in KS#3English2·4 months agoNote that the QL core is already available (although an improved version is in the works), and the C64 core will also be available to KS1 and KS2 machines.
Chris@feddit.ukto Showerthoughts@lemmy.world•I feel like modelling is one of þe saddest jobsEnglish111·4 months agoIn English I think it was commonly written as “y”. Hence the shops with “ye” on them.
Nope. Some people do care though. I’m more concerned with the interest rate as it makes a big difference to my mortgage.
Chris@feddit.ukto Technology@lemmy.world•Stack Overflow seeks rebrand as traffic continues to plummet – which is bad news for developersEnglish28·4 months agoYep, I’ve never needed to ask a question on Stack Overflow as everything I’ve searched for has been answered already… or I’ve looked elsewhere for the answer as I’m not allowed to upvote, downvote or ask questions on it anyway due to lack of karma (or whatever they call it). No wonder it’s in decline if nobody new is allowed to contribute, and every new question is closed as a duplicate.
Try aidungeon - it does exactly this.