More silliness.

Q: write a poem about children with chicken pox in iambic pentameter

A:
With spots upon their skin, the children lay
In misery, all through the night and day
Their itching skin a curse, their fever high
They moan and groan, and often let out a sigh

Their parents try to soothe them as they shake
With Calamine lotion, the spots they make
A paste, to give the children some relief
But still, the pox brings nothing but grief

They cannot go to school, nor play with friends
But must stay home, until the pox ends
They watch their classmates through the window pane
And wish that they could join them in the game

But soon enough, the pox will disappear
And they will be as healthy as before
So let us all have patience and some cheer
For these poor children, who are sick and sore

"Write a paragraph in the style of Ernest Hemingway starting with "it was a dark and stormy night""

It was a dark and stormy night. The wind howled through the streets, whipping trash and debris around like so many fallen leaves. The rain came down in sheets, drenching everything in its path. I pulled my coat tighter around me, feeling the chill seep into my bones despite my best efforts. It was a night to be indoors, curled up by a warm fire with a good book. But I was out here, trudging through the storm, my destination unknown. The only thing that kept me going was the thought of finally reaching someplace safe and dry.

"Now do the same thing in the style of Douglas Adams"

It was a dark and stormy night, which is unusual for the planet I was on, as it's generally a rather sunny and cheerful place. But as the saying goes, it's always darkest before the dawn, and little did I know that this storm was going to be the prelude to the most extraordinary event in the history of the galaxy. I was on my way to meet an old friend at the local pub when the rain started coming down in torrents, and I had to take cover under a nearby tree. The wind was so strong, I could hardly stand up straight and I thought to myself, "I hope my towel is dry enough when I finally reach the pub." But little did I know that the pub would be the last thing on my mind once the storm passed.

Dr. Horrible said:

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The Aggie football song it wrote for me. In the style of ac/dc

Quote:

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Verse 1:
Aggie football, oh so bad
Never seems to win a game
In the stands, we groan and sigh
As we watch them fumble and fall behind

Chorus:
Aggie football, such a shame
We thought you had a chance to win
But once again, you let us down
Aggie football, you're the worst in town

Verse 2:
The other teams, they all rejoice
As they watch you crash and burn
Your defense is weak and slow
Your offense can't score a single point

Chorus:
Aggie football, such a shame
We thought you had a chance to win
But once again, you let us down
Aggie football, you're the worst in town

Bridge:
We'll keep on cheering, even though it's hopeless
We'll support our team, no matter what the score
We'll keep on believing, that one day you'll turn it around
Aggie football, we'll never give up on you

Chorus:
Aggie football, such a shame
We thought you had a chance to win
But once again, you let us down
Aggie football, you're the worst in town.

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Verse 1:
Listen up y'all, it's time to get hyped
Aggies on the field, and we're never gonna be sniped
We got the best defense, no one can penetrate
Our offense is fierce, we dominate

Chorus:
Aggie Football, we're on top
Our opponents better step off
We're the pride of Texas A&M
And we're here to win, amen

Verse 2:
We got the best coaches, they know the game
Our players are strong, they're not just a name
We're gonna take the field, and make it our own
Aggies gonna rise, we're gonna be shown

Chorus:
Aggie Football, we're on top
Our opponents better step off
We're the pride of Texas A&M
And we're here to win, amen

Verse 3:
We got the best fans, they're always loud
Their support is what keeps us proud
We're gonna keep fighting, till the end
Aggies gonna rise, and be the best team

Chorus:
Aggie Football, we're on top
Our opponents better step off
We're the pride of Texas A&M
And we're here to win, amen

Outro:
So come on Aggies, let's make some noise
We're gonna show the world, we've got the boys
Aggie Football, we're here to stay
And we're gonna win, in every single way.

Oh boy

LoudestWHOOP! said:

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Oh boy

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1. Slave Labor
2. Lower GDP than the state of Minnesota
3. Lower GDP than Idaho (about 1/3 as many people as Houston metro area)
4. About 1/10th the GDP of Washington DC.

Guitarsoup said:

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LoudestWHOOP! said:

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Oh boy

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1. Slave Labor
2. Lower GDP than the state of Minnesota
3. Lower GDP than Idaho (about 1/3 as many people as Houston metro area)
4. About 1/10th the GDP of Washington DC.

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WINNING!
Not to mention where's the Granddaddy of them all the USSR?

This thing is a pretty amazing free (for now) resource. I have used it to code up a bunch of vba macros to automate a variety of things we do. Have also used it to code some scripts in GIS and in Microstation. I know zero about coding and this thing has just saved us probably a hundred man-hours a year or more with a little automation with code it spit out through a variety of iterative prompts I gave it over the course of maybe 90 minutes.

bkag9824 said:

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I'm a dummy and don't fully understand the implications.

But at face value without any additional research, that seems like a massive leap forward in productivity/efficiency for any number of work tasks…

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I am not sure anyone really knows how far this is going to encroach into our lives.

For right now, marketing and help desk type of jobs are going to be impacted. Those are easy to implement and do not get into any real ethical quandaries.

If you hurry, you can probably get up to at least a non-engineering Masters degree before Universities figure out how to detect ChatGPT use in assignments.

That part is scaring the pants off of academia. You can ask it for language tweaks in its responses to avoid plagiarism detection. Right now the main plagiarism detection software just looks at previous assignment submissions in a database and looks for direct or almost direct copies between what you submitted and what's in the database. Software can go around it.

We're doomed. It's reached true sentience.

I'm pretty intrigued by this and what it mean for the future, though I've never used it.

But was listening to a WSJ podcast and someone said the biggest issue with AI, like this, is it doesn't know if it's asked a question that just doesn't make sense. It'll still try to give an answer. Basically, still a long ways to go until it can truly replace knowledge workers because of the lack of common sense.

Found that thought pretty interesting

The app has been down for the last couple of days due to capacity. Does signing up to be notified when it is back up make any difference?

I need it to come back so it can help me craft my self-evaluation for work.

try accessing it on your phone - even when the web interface is over-burdened I can usually get through there.

High Functioning Moron said:

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The app has been down for the last couple of days due to capacity. Does signing up to be notified when it is back up make any difference?

I need it to come back so it can help me craft my self-evaluation for work.

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I refreshed a couple of times and the error went away.

Cromagnum said:

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Ask it to explain crossfit without sounding like someone who won't STFU about crossfit.

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Prompt: explain crossfit without sounding like someone who won't STFU about crossfit.


Response: CrossFit is a fitness program that combines elements of weightlifting, gymnastics, and high-intensity interval training. It's designed to improve overall fitness and performance by challenging individuals with constantly varied, functional movements. Participants typically engage in group classes led by a certified CrossFit trainer, who will design and guide them through a workout tailored to their skill level and fitness goals. CrossFit has gained popularity in recent years for its emphasis on community, intensity, and measurable results.

Had it write a letter of recommendation for a graduate program. Did a pretty good job of creating a draft that could be edited with more specifics. I like the self-eval idea too.

Create a recipe with red wine and humans

Red Wine Braised Human Ingredients:
-4 pounds human, cut into cubes 2 tablespoons
olive oil
1 large onion,
chopped 4 cloves garlic, minced
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 teaspoon dried thyme
2 cups red wine
2 cups chicken stock
1 bay leaf
2 tablespoons tomato paste
salt and pepper to taste
Instructions:
1. Heat the olive oil in a large Dutch oven over medium heat. Add the human cubes and cook until lightly browned.
2. Add the onion, garlic, oregano, and thyme, and cook until the onion is softened, about 5 minutes.
3. Add the red wine, chicken stock, bay leaf, and tomato paste. Bring to a simmer and season with salt and pepper.
4. Reduce the heat to low and cover the pot. Braise the human for 1 hour and 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. 5. Remove from heat and serve. Enjoy!

Is this dish legal?
No, this dish is not legal.
why is it illegal?
It is illegal because it is not considered ethical or humane to consume human flesh.

I'm moved.

I just read something yesterday about a prof submitting a block of code to ChatGPT to ask if ChatGPT authored it. The response was along the lines of there's an 80% chance that I [ChatGPT] wrote this. Wild. No idea how academia is going to respond to AI / ML generated code / essays / work in general but it'll be fun to watch.

RIP

Been reading The Dark Tower series, so wanted to see how it would handle a riddle in it.

Q: When is a door not a door?

A: When it's ajar

https://instagr.am/p/CoAr4PmvmnU

Surprised at how fast all this is moving.

How long before some sort of bridge between ChatGPT and Siri/Alexa becomes commonplace?

It may be time to revisit the dead internet theory with respect to all this.

AR_Ag95 said:

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I'm a computer science teacher and that is the attitude I'm taking. Embrace the technology, but you have to know the language/code to verify and correct mistakes.

I'm sure the old guard was resisting block coding and now it's everywhere.

It is amazing of all the game changers that have happened since I graduated from A&M.

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We played around with ChatGPT at work today with a Raspberry Pi and a breadboard to break out the GPIO pins.

ChatGPTis amazing. We did find that it writes code better if you ask it to do something baseline; then keep adding features one by one. It also knows 3rd party libraries for both Arduino and Raspberry Pi.

We started out by asking it - In python for a raspberry pi measure temperature in Fahrenheit using a PT100 sensor and an Adafruit MAX31865 breakout board.

It knew which libraries to grab. The we kept asking it for feature such as datalogging (we had to give it a specific directory for saving location), and we worked out way up to having a fully functioning PID controller (PWM out) in about 5 minutes.

There were a few little things we had to tell it to change like specific pin assignments. I ran home for lunch and grabbed a small touch screen. Then asked ChatGPT -- in tkinter make a slider for the set temperature with a range of 200 - 500 degrees and to display the current temp and PWM duty cycle in percent.

30 seconds later --- done.

I just ordered a few things from mouser to turn an old toaster oven into a solder oven for surface mount parts --- thanks ChatGPT.....