u/finbar_longshank

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Stunning software bloat

Hi everyone,

So yesterday I wanted to open a PDF as a double page spread (a book). At the time i didn’t think i could do it in the preview app so i downloaded Acrobat reader. I was shocked that the download was nearly 800mb. Then i was even more shocked when it required almost 3gb of space 😳😳😳 WTF!!!

In the ‘good old days’ Windows and Office would fit very very easily on a 500mb drive. What the hell has happened?

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u/finbar_longshank — 23 hours ago

2014 Astra Service ESP

Hi everyone,

My daughter has a 1.6 2014 astra. Has always been fine until an hour ago. Running very rough and SERVICE ESP on screen. Googled it and results suggest coil pack. Would the coil pack cause this message? It’s certainly misfiring.

Thanks

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u/finbar_longshank — 1 month ago

Why is it so awful? Is it my prompt?

Hi Everyone.

I'm trying to host a music quiz night. I was trying to use gemini to generate multiple quizzes on different artists. Here is my prompt:

Please generate a 25 questions quiz about The Rolling Stones. The rules are as follows and these MUST be followed exactly.

  1. make each question unique in the quiz. No repetition
  2. Ensure each question is not longer than 2 lines of text when in a standard 6x9 paperback
  3. Vary the question structure. so not all who did? when did? and so on. Alter the wording so some question are in what year rather than when... Include some lyrics questions like complete the lyric or in what song does this lyric come from. That kind of thing.
  4. every single fact in the quiz must be verified from reputable sources. Use wikipedia as your main source but refer to other trusted sources when necessary
  5. I want the questions listed first, numbered 1 to 25 followed by the corresponding numbered list of answers
  6. vary the difficulty. Make some easy and some very hard.
  7. never give away the answer in the question
  8. do not have more than one question with the same answer or referring to the same thing.
  9. be very thorough. I cannot afford any mistakes
  10. do not hallucinate
  11. do not look at each question in isolation. keep the entire quiz in mind.
  12. Follow these rules exactly

basically gemini couldn't follow the rules I set. It hallucinated, made mistakes, just a total mess. Did I confuse it or did I expect too much?

Thanks

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u/finbar_longshank — 3 months ago