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[–] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 93 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Over a quarter century ago!

God I feel old.

[–] WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world 45 points 1 month ago (1 children)

TBF, the veracity of the information is relatively field dependent. Structural engineering? Yeah, probably still as relevant as the day it was published... Quantum computing or astrobiology theory? Far more likely to be superseded or debunked.

[–] InverseParallax@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I want to see AI papers compared to today, we basically tore the guts out of everything, I don't even think most of Minsky is applicable anymore (perceptrons particularly have been replaced with vector meshes from word2vec).

[–] WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago

Statistical modeling and machine learning theory goes back several decades. I'm not sure LLM's even use new algorithms. They may just apply various techniques that improve the performance and accuracy of pre-existing algorithms.

[–] 0x0@infosec.pub 1 points 1 month ago

You dont have google in the future?

[–] Dasus@lemmy.world 14 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I have a backpack that's over a quarter of a century old. Which I got new, and have been using actively for that time. Great fucking backpack.

[–] deo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Omg. You just made me realize MY backpack is a quarter of a century old. Just out of curiosity, is it a jansport? I wonder if they still "make 'em like they used to" or if they've fallen prey to enshittification like everything else...

[–] Dasus@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

It's a Hedgren, a Belgian brand, but my mom got it for me in the '90s here in Finland. She said she had asked for something which wouldn't need replacing the following year.

Cost like 500 marks then, which would be roughly 140€ in 2024, accounting for inflation.

So all in all pretty good value. Like a fiver per year. Well, discounting some small repairs I had done on it in the recent years, as there was finally a bit of wear, so I got ahead of it and patched it. I also changed the straps some years ago, when the backpack was like 25. (Now it's ~30, I don't recall the exact year I got it.)

I checked out Hedgren store, but no idea if their products are quality anymore either, what with the late stage capitalism and all.

edit 90's -> '90s

[–] apostrofail@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

in the ’90s* here in Finland

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

I can see this is important to you from your username. I'll edit the comment.

[–] toddestan@lemm.ee 1 points 1 month ago

I have a Jansport that's about that old from the college days. It's held up pretty well I must say. No idea about newer ones.

When I was in college, I would have thought it crazy to be using a backpack older than I was.

[–] samus12345@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Not yet, it won't be over a quarter century ago for 2 more years.

[–] mark3748@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Hold up,

2024-1994=30 years

Since a century is 100 years, 1/4 would be 100/4=25 years

How did you get 32 years equals a quarter century?

[–] samus12345@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

Oh, I was going by when the last millennium ended, not when the reference was from. That makes sense.