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resonious 7 days ago

Except the tokens you insert have meaning, and some yield better results than others. Not like a slot machine at all, really. Last I checked, those only have 1 possible input, no way to improve your odds.

saagarjha 7 days ago | parent [-]

Ok so it's poker rather than a slot machine

kmacdough 7 days ago | parent | next [-]

Not really, it's not a zero-sum game. You're not competing against anything, you're working with something. It's just a tool that takes practice, has some variability and isn't free. Like most things in life. More like buying corn or having friends.

speed_spread 7 days ago | parent [-]

Poker takes practice, has variability and isn't free. In fact it's the only game I know of that's pointlessly boring without money on the table.

LLM workflow is competing with other ways of writing code. DIY, stack overflow, paired, offshored...

TimTheTinker 6 days ago | parent [-]

> pointlessly boring without money on the table.

I bought a bunch of poker chips and taught Texas Hold'em to my kids. We have a fantastic time playing with no money on the line, just winning or losing the game based on who wins all the chips.

speed_spread 6 days ago | parent [-]

Give them enough time and they'll realize they can trade poker chips for other things.

resonious 7 days ago | parent | prev [-]

Yes I accept this analogy!