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3 months ago

I've thought up a new, more apt, acronym for 'AI': MGA (machine generated algorithm). I don't think it's got any major associations, at least insofar far as a Google search would get me

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totallygeeky 3 months ago

I like the suggestion, I do think there's some potential confusion with the association of the almighty social media "algorithm", at least for more casual observers. I've heard some more technical folks using the term "Statistical Inference Machine" which I do think presents what is talked about as AI more earnestly. Makes it clear that it only serves to make associations, no "intelligence", etc.

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ashavedbear 3 months ago

I think that most social media algorithms are machine learned, and would qualify as 'AI' under the current, extremely vague, usage of the term. But, I do quite like 'Statistical Inference Machine', 'SIM' has a good ring to it (perhaps too good, too marketable). Though, I'm concerned it might imply too much human handedness

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ashavedbear totallygeeky

4 months ago

I think much of what you have to say is very interesting, and often hits the (proverbial) nail on the (proverbial) head. Among that which I despise, about generative 'AI', is that it is not artificial intelligence at all. These grifters have commandeered a phrase that they're product is devoid of, and thus made the phrase itself devoid. I have long been interested in real independent non-organic intelligence, but

ashavedbear 4 months ago

... now I fear the pursuit of such a development will be, likely already is, stalled indefinitely. For this reason, I suggest pushing back against their premise of 'AI' and carving out a more accurate term, though I'm yet to find anything that properly suits, myself. My apologies for the rant, and, indeed, a very insightful website you have - which I intend to return to and continue, perhaps complete, reading.

totallygeeky 4 months ago

Hey, really appreciate you taking the time to comment. I agree, the term AI is misleading as it conjures images of things like SHODAN and the like, which we wouldn't even be in the same universe as with their current construction. If you do come up with or run into anything better, please let me know. Thank you again for reading and commenting!

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5 months ago

I just realized I didn't set the repo for my Neocities tool to public, whoops. It is now public @ https://gitlab.com/ashavedbear1/neopush

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5 months ago

I just happened upon your website from the Gamer Webring, it is a very well done and decidedly unique page (not that I'm in much of a position to analyze; mine is only made to function as I need, and as such is very bare-bones). I'm curious as to your opinion of the latter 2 Hyperion books, as my rating of the series would be approximately inverse to yours.

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ughbees 5 months ago

Tysm!! I would say my main issue with the last two books was Raul. I did and do not like him. Neither as a person or how he developed. I maybe would have felt differently if everything wasn’t told directly from his POV. I found him insufferable. And I did not like his relationship with Aenea. No one in the later books besides De Soya felt as compelling as the main cast from the first books.

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ughbees 5 months ago

I loved all the parts with De Soya!! I love the crucifix stuff. It has been a minute, but I remember feeling like everything was slogged down with too much description. The part on the mountain world sticks out in my memory for being like pages on pages of detail and nothing really happening. Another big problem for me was all the retcons. I found them to be unnecessary and ultimately unsatisfying.

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ughbees 5 months ago

And I did not like the demystifying of the Shrike. I would have been ok with never knowing some things. I still would say the series as a whole is some of my favorite scifi. It was worth reading all of it to the end and I would read them all again. Nothing for me beats Fall of Hyperion though. Oh how I love Martin Silenus!!!! Sorry for the paragraphs XD!!!

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ashavedbear 5 months ago

I wish Neocities comment system were moderately more robust, since I see no way to reply to a reply — so instead I must reply to myself. I get that about Raul, he's very much just an observer, actually most of the characters don't feel to be moving but instead being pushed by outside forces. And the relationship between Raul and Aenea was rocky at best, but I felt that the author managed to tell it just well enough -

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ashavedbear 5 months ago

that it avoided the ruin (of the story) it was prone to cause. I quite liked the Catholic church myself, how it was corrupted so readily, my only complaint is that Lenar Hoyt's character didn't make much sense. I think I prefer the second 2 because it explains -almost- all the elements set up by the first 2. I thought the first 2 kind of failed to set up the setting in a meaningful way, and I'm not a huge fan of -

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ashavedbear 5 months ago

detective or military stories, whereas most of the first 2 are primarily focused on Bawne Lamia's detective work and Colonel Kassad's military tendencies. To be honest, I found those parts to be a trudge to traverse — especially Kassad's. But, they held my interest with the AI mysteries and setting intrigue, which is where I feel the latter books strived.

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6 months ago

I just finished watching the movie Color Out of Space, which I had discovered from your 08/06/2025 blog post. I had read the story it's based upon (Colour Out of Space, with the funny 'u') earlier this year, but I had not realized a movie was made based on it. Turned out to be a very good movie, my only complaint is with the much faster pace compared to the s. story. [My apologies if this is the wrong place to post]

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ahglfjddhjfg 6 months ago

Omg!! Yeah, I thought it was a little fast-paced too, but was surprisingly faithful to the original story. (Color Out of Space is my favorite out of all of H.P. Lovecraft's story, so I was super excited when it was announced.) I heard that the same director will do more adaptations of H.P. Lovecraft stories, so I hope they eventually do the one of Yig. But I think the next one will be the Dunwich Horror!

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ashavedbear 5 months ago

I'll have to keep my eye out for future movies, I wonder why more movies have not been made based on Lovecraft's work. I'd hope to see an adaptation of either 'The Dream Quest for Unknown Kadath' or 'At the Mountains of Madness'. But I had not heard of 'The Curse of Yig' — it is not among the collection in the book I have, fortunatly most all of his stories are easily accesible online, so I may give it a read.

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