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[–] ted@sh.itjust.works 247 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] Cadeillac@lemmy.world 59 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] TheBat@lemmy.world 74 points 1 month ago (1 children)

That's Oedipus. Different guy.

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[–] ThePantser@lemmy.world 151 points 1 month ago (70 children)

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

[–] chrash0@lemmy.world 99 points 1 month 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

[–] Denjin@lemmings.world 23 points 1 month ago (2 children)
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[–] Infynis@midwest.social 34 points 1 month ago

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

[–] nokturne213@sopuli.xyz 20 points 1 month ago

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

[–] lauha@lemmy.one 17 points 1 month ago (1 children)
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[–] The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world 15 points 1 month ago

I always forget this, thanks

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] Sabre363@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 month ago

Are ya ready kids!

[–] bitchkat@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago (7 children)
[–] dejected_warp_core@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago (5 children)

Correct:

  • "Sequel"
  • Structured Query Language

Incorrect:

  • "Squall"
  • "Es-queue-el"

The one that people really screw up? PostgreSQL.

[–] Sotuanduso@lemm.ee 14 points 1 month ago (3 children)
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[–] TheOakTree@lemm.ee 13 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month 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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[–] SuolaSeta@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago (2 children)

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

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[–] lath@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago (5 children)
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[–] Sundial@lemm.ee 103 points 1 month ago (1 children)

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

[–] TheDarksteel94@sopuli.xyz 114 points 1 month ago (1 children)

You already know the answer to that one lol

[–] tdawg@lemmy.world 23 points 1 month ago

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

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 100 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month 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.

[–] ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net 14 points 1 month 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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[–] voracitude@lemmy.world 89 points 1 month 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.

[–] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 45 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 14 points 1 month ago

Nice try, AI powered AI detector.

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[–] Evotech@lemmy.world 53 points 1 month ago (3 children)

For the last time, my name is Al

[–] cdf12345@lemm.ee 29 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] Crackhappy@lemmy.world 20 points 1 month ago (3 children)

I can be your long lost Pal.

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[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 36 points 1 month ago

I just see two autistics attempting to communicate by email.

[–] Cornflake_Dog@lemmy.wtf 26 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Sent from Proton Mail mobile 😭😭😭

[–] The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world 13 points 1 month ago (2 children)
[–] Cornflake_Dog@lemmy.wtf 16 points 1 month ago

As a Proton user? Definitely.

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[–] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 24 points 1 month 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.

[–] SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world 19 points 1 month ago

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

It’s work email not a love letter.

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 18 points 1 month 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 😄

[–] Egg_Egg@lemm.ee 17 points 1 month ago
[–] frezik@midwest.social 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Why aren't you helping the tortoise?

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[–] half_built_pyramids@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago (2 children)
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[–] Sabata11792@ani.social 8 points 1 month ago

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

See you next Friday.

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