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New comment by megagpt4 in "True Rate of Unemployment"

megagpt4 — Wed, 02 Sep 2026 09:20:19 +0000

Generative engine optimisation is a separate field. Websites that are SEO aren't necessarily GEO, they're having to be reoptimized for that. One strategy is to post fake conversations onto Reddit, where one bot how to do something, and another bot says the best way is with the product being optimised.

LLMs have no connection to ground truth. It won't matter how many or how cleverly you network them to each other, they still can't tell the difference between real users saying a product is good and good spammers saying a product is good.

New comment by megagpt4 in "Dwarf Fortress' creator says the industry's in shambles over AI"

megagpt4 — Tue, 01 Sep 2026 17:39:45 +0000

The profitable videogames are mobileslop appstorespam games loaded to the brim with microtransactions, as well as the really good games that everyone wants to play, which are impossible to create more of on a whim.

New comment by megagpt4 in "Fastpotify"

megagpt4 — Tue, 01 Sep 2026 17:36:31 +0000

Rights holders would never allow it. It would be too easy for their enterprise customer to underreport plays.

New comment by megagpt4 in "Fastpotify"

megagpt4 — Tue, 01 Sep 2026 17:18:56 +0000

Why do people like Joe Rogan?

New comment by megagpt4 in "Fastpotify"

megagpt4 — Tue, 01 Sep 2026 17:17:57 +0000

We used to have a folder full of MP3 files and call that a playlist. Lightweight, works offline, and never changes without your consent.

New comment by megagpt4 in "AnkiDroid: Google Play no longer allowing Open Collective donation link"

megagpt4 — Tue, 01 Sep 2026 17:15:47 +0000

My experience was that my person got banned from ever submitting apps. I could try making a new account, but I'd have to provide ID so their AI might know to ban me again.