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#11
Off-Topic Community / Re: AI General Thread
Last post by the-pi-guy - Apr 14, 2026, 01:27 PM
Quote from: kitler53 on Apr 14, 2026, 01:16 PMso i just don't know what to say about my companies AI tool. 

I tried to use it yesterday to solve the hangman question.  I also used it to write some SQL queries. 

My hangman question has a little flag on it that claims it took "2 seconds" to process the request but in real time it took over 10 minutes to get a response to my question. 

one of my questions about a SQL query took "41 seconds" but it was over 20 minutes to get an answer.  while I was waiting for that answer I did a google search.  Google's AI gave me a response in way less than 41 seconds.  At a glance I thought it was pretty good but then i looked at the source and it was almost straight up plagiarism of a MS help page.  when i finally got an answer from my companies AI it was also a straight up plagiarism of the same MS help page.

the overall theme though is by the time my companies AI gives me an answer I have already finish with my work and moved onto the next thing.  i just don't understand why it is sooooo slow.  google's public (and free) AI is just soo much faster and frankly gives better answers.  ...and i appreciate that it provides sources.

That makes little sense to me. What service were you using when you got these long response times?

I could understand if your company has a single queue, and you're waiting for other employees (without even being aware of it). But I haven't seen anything like that.  

Although Copilot goes down sometimes for me...  
#12
Off-Topic Community / Re: AI General Thread
Last post by kitler53 - Apr 14, 2026, 01:16 PM
so i just don't know what to say about my companies AI tool.   

I tried to use it yesterday to solve the hangman question.   I also used it to write some SQL queries.   

My hangman question has a little flag on it that claims it took "2 seconds" to process the request but in real time it took over 10 minutes to get a response to my question.   

one of my questions about a SQL query took "41 seconds" but it was over 20 minutes to get an answer.  while I was waiting for that answer I did a google search.   Google's AI gave me a response in way less than 41 seconds.   At a glance I thought it was pretty good but then i looked at the source and it was almost straight up plagiarism of a MS help page.   when i finally got an answer from my companies AI it was also a straight up plagiarism of the same MS help page.

the overall theme though is by the time my companies AI gives me an answer I have already finish with my work and moved onto the next thing.  i just don't understand why it is sooooo slow.   google's public (and free) AI is just soo much faster and frankly gives better answers.   ...and i appreciate that it provides sources.
#13
Gaming Community / Re: Hangman
Last post by Legend - Apr 14, 2026, 02:29 AM
Quote from: kitler53 on Apr 14, 2026, 02:20 AMAI was useless for me but a good old fashion filter narrowed it down to these 16 words:

  • untoward
  • zymosans
  • bifocals
  • kilobars
  • misogamy
  • ignorami
  • chlorals
  • dinosaur
  • chronaxy
  • xylocarp
  • ignorant
  • bivouacs
  • kilobaud
  • kilowatt
  • kilorads
  • scholars

i'm going to go with dinosaur...

Wow good guess!

I loved dinosaurs as a kid so ya that's what I put.
#14
Gaming Community / Re: Hangman
Last post by kitler53 - Apr 14, 2026, 02:20 AM
AI was useless for me but a good old fashion filter narrowed it down to these 16 words:

  • untoward
  • zymosans
  • bifocals
  • kilobars
  • misogamy
  • ignorami
  • chlorals
  • dinosaur
  • chronaxy
  • xylocarp
  • ignorant
  • bivouacs
  • kilobaud
  • kilowatt
  • kilorads
  • scholars

i'm going to go with dinosaur...
#15
Gaming Community / Re: Hangman
Last post by the-pi-guy - Apr 14, 2026, 12:03 AM
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#16
Gaming Community / Re: Hangman
Last post by Legend - Apr 13, 2026, 11:59 PM
I can't believe this thread wasn't a hit!  :o
#17
Gaming Community / Re: Xbox | Zenimax Development...
Last post by Legend - Apr 13, 2026, 11:58 PM
They will probably introduce an ad supported version lol.

Oh wait AI says this is highly rumored.
#18
Gaming Community / Re: Xbox | Zenimax Development...
Last post by kitler53 - Apr 13, 2026, 09:57 PM
...and don't think i don't know that you can get a lesser teir of gampass.  but...

ps+ essential:  400 games.  $135 annual.

gamepass premium:  200 games.  $180 annual.   
#19
Gaming Community / Re: Xbox | Zenimax Development...
Last post by kitler53 - Apr 13, 2026, 09:52 PM
so basically it will turn into ps+
- cost less
- no day-1

or basically turn it into EA+
- cost less
- MS titles only

not sure what else they could do to be honest.   it's not inexpesive is you are truely interested in MS's games all on day-1 and a big library of rotating games.   it's problem is that the number of consumers looking for an all you can eat buffet isn't hundreds of millions.   there are just a couple 10s of million that are that into gaming.   

for the vast majority of us that play  5 or less games a year it's only too much price because it's too much content.  5x$70 is $350 which is less than a year of gamepass ultimate and:
1. games go on sale quite fast
2. gamepass won't nessisarily get the game i really want to play

#20
Gaming Community / Re: Pragmata |OT| way better t...
Last post by kitler53 - Apr 13, 2026, 09:45 PM
lulz.   

well the demo got pretty rave reviews over on era.   if anything 85 is a bit lower than what i was expecting.   i was thinking more like 89.