When I served in the early eighties, I had two former firefighter that spent too much time on ambulance duty and quit. There was talk of rotations for a while, then many cities started outsourcing the ambulance portion. IMO…..12 hr. shifts that creep into 14 don’t help.
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I did 12’s… Almost always stuck late and no OT pay. Its debilitating for your health
@bulldog9899 reminder we recently spoke of me being on the Natty or Not Reddit?
I found the post. Haha.
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Seriously they were debating if you was natty or not?
Maybe if you was packing another 30lbs at that condition.
Seems like the guys who want to debate it are guys dealing with their own hang ups.
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Yes. I weighed 173# at 5’10”. Granted it was a natural federation that allows TRT (I’ve never taken anything to put me at supraphysiological levels, but what I was there is attainable without drugs. I wanted to do a WNBF show but they don’t allow TRT.
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Yeah …173 isnt screaming gassed out your ass.
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Do people still inject oil into their arms out of dysmorphia? (I have never seen this IRL). Or is that just for Valentino’s Day?
I really struggle with ChatGPT. It’s so helpful, and I don’t know what to do with that in terms of ending conversations. To this point, I had resisted thanking it, but today felt that simply dropping out of the conversation after getting what I needed was poor form. So I ended with “very helpful, thank you.” And then it offered more help, stating that it was happy to have helped and offering continued support for my issue, which was that Quickbooks stopped working in June and tech support was pointless. I need a new accounting system (which it provided).
Anyway, random courtesy difficulty.
What do you guys do? Just drop out, or…end it somehow?
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I do this.
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I just drop it…people will start treating it like a real person and that could be risky
@Brant_Drake @fitafter40 I agree with both of you. I suppose I wondered about others’ internal drive to offer courtesy.
Sam Altman said that users saying things like “please” and “thank you” actually costs the company millions in additional processing costs.
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I keep up up with a lot of AI forums (Reddit, etc.) and here’s something I’ve noticed: some people get very weird answers and conversational styles from GPT and Grok, and I think it’s because it’s “learning them” and communicating in a way that fits with how they talk to it. If you speak to it like an idiot, it’ll answer you like an idiot.
Mine is pre-set with a “professional, straight-to-the-point, assistant” tone, but I treat it firmly and respectfully, mainly to train it. I also “talk” to it professionally and avoid too much casual language. I don’t want it to start helping me with research using ebonics or teenage/low-IQ slang.
Sure, it’s kinda fun to tell it to be a smartass or adopt a different personality. Grok offers a “girlfriend” sort of personality and it’s… pretty gross. Imagine asking a world history question and having it answer (in a realistic audio) like a pornstar: "Oh, big daddy, that’s a good question about WWII, makes my nipples tingle! You’re smart AND sexy! Tee-Hee! " Barf. Just answer the question.
Anyway, I’ll give it a thank-you occasionally because I’m training it to behave in the way I want, not because I’m under the impression it’s a person.
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So “that was helpful” works. That’s what I was thinking would maybe do what I want it to.
I’d like to think that my writing to it is professional in tone, and also states what I already know. I don’t use “lol” in my searches. (lol)
If you haven’t yet, you can also give it your education and background (and maybe your audience) and tell it to answer you knowing that info. Once you train it, it helps to say “memorize that” and it’ll be sure to store the tone and style you prefer. You can even name that style to fit the project.
Like I have one based on ingredient research. So when I say, “Ingredient research…” then my question, it jumps into the right mode and we’re on the same page without me having to repeat anything.
I haven’t done this yet, but I use GPT for recipe ideas. So I could tell it my rules (high protein, no added sugar, etc.) and call that “CHEF MODE.” Going forward, I’d write: “Chef mode. Give me some muffin recipes using blueberries.” It’s kind of mind-blowing – it has read every recipe book ever written, after all, and every textbook from culinary school.
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America’s secretary of defense has an interesting way of doing kettlebell swings. 
This hurts my eyes.
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Paging Dan John and Pavel. America needs you.
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That’s the most atrocious form I’ve ever seen… particularly from Hegseth when he jumps in.