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[–] [email protected] 247 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 59 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 74 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

That's Oedipus. Different guy.

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[–] [email protected] 150 points 3 weeks ago (70 children)

AI is an initialism since you don't pronounce AI. NASA would be an acronym because you pronounce the word.

[–] [email protected] 98 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

this is one of those facts i have to struggle to keep to myself to avoid coming off as an insufferable nerd

[–] [email protected] 23 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)
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[–] [email protected] 33 points 3 weeks ago

Now this is the kind of pedantry I'm here for

[–] [email protected] 20 points 3 weeks ago

Wait you do not pronounce AI like a Sopranos character that just found an eye ball on the sidewalk?

[–] [email protected] 17 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 15 points 3 weeks ago

I always forget this, thanks

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 weeks ago

Are ya ready kids!

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 weeks ago (7 children)
[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 weeks ago (5 children)

Correct:

  • "Sequel"
  • Structured Query Language

Incorrect:

  • "Squall"
  • "Es-queue-el"

The one that people really screw up? PostgreSQL.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)
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[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

It's interesting that Wikipedia says it's pronounced " S-Q-L" but was historically pronounced "sequel."

Also interesting, MySQL says on their site:

The official way to pronounce “MySQL” is “My Ess Que Ell” (not “my sequel”), but we do not mind if you pronounce it as “my sequel” or in some other localized way.

Lastly, for those curious, PostgreSQL says on their site:

PostgreSQL is pronounced Post-Gres-Q-L.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

My people often pronounce nginx as "n-ginsk" not "engine x".

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 weeks ago (5 children)
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[–] [email protected] 103 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Since ChatGPT learns from internet users, does that mean the majority of internet users are autistic?

[–] [email protected] 113 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

You already know the answer to that one lol

[–] [email protected] 23 points 3 weeks ago

A place known for highly obsessive and weirdly specific knowledge experts? Surely not

[–] [email protected] 100 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (2 children)

As a probably not autistic person, email is one area where warmth is not wanted. Just get to the point, I have a dozen more to get through. And that's precisely why you shouldn't use AI to write email, AI rambles, I want 1-2 sentences, short phrases are fine.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

At my job, Email is either:

  • Jira notifications
  • Long ramblings about some project or fire that happened

All other communication is through our chat (zulip, like Slack) or video calls.

I remember dealing with short emails back in the day. But id flip out these days.

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[–] [email protected] 89 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

Rua must never have worked tech support. I've been accused of being a robot more times than I can count, years before ChatGPT was even a thing.

[–] [email protected] 45 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 14 points 3 weeks ago

Nice try, AI powered AI detector.

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[–] [email protected] 52 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

For the last time, my name is Al

[–] [email protected] 29 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 20 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

I can be your long lost Pal.

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[–] [email protected] 36 points 3 weeks ago

I just see two autistics attempting to communicate by email.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

Sent from Proton Mail mobile 😭😭😭

[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 16 points 3 weeks ago

As a Proton user? Definitely.

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[–] [email protected] 24 points 3 weeks ago

You really cannot blame them. Especially when Universities partner with OpenAI and cut off all ways to contact advisors aside from text and email right before admissions.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 3 weeks ago

Should’ve just said “Ain’t AI. I just dgaf”

It’s work email not a love letter.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 3 weeks ago

If only their next meeting had been on a Tuesday, that would have been the perfect plausibly deniable "fuck you" to end the reply with 😄

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Why aren't you helping the tortoise?

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)
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[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 weeks ago

It's not Ai. I'm just dead inside.

See you next Friday.

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