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noob404 · December 2025

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Glorp

Hey buddy, I am in the present. So, how is the internship going? I am typing up the comment for ralf on the TTS thingy right now.

Rat bruthah online, I like

Yup, he did see me comment.

I did indeed. Thanks, I'll hopefully have some time over Christmas to look into it some more.

Yah, since we are on that topic and you did mention about voice cloning efficiency, let me tell you both index and F5 are great at it. They can even clone your voice with almost 100% accuracy with just a 12 second audio clip. But, to have better, you need to have atleast 1 hour dataset ready

Also, while we are at it, also check the preferred duration of dataset audio per sentence of the model you choose. I wasted days training with long duration audio when some models specifically need every audio clip to be specific duration range.

Oh good to know

Yah, anything for the rat king

ralf · December 2025

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I don't like ai power consumption... Fucking up nature

True, GPUs are power hungry and were a good reason for CO2 much before AI - mining!

World going to shits cos we wanna make memes!

LOL! True. But, there's no regulation stopping it. Infact, some countries have taken stringent measures. I guess it was some SEA country that crushed GPUs with a road roller to teach miners a lesson a few years ago.

Lol, that would be a pretty sight!

Was heartbreaking instead

Tough on crime, I like it.

Here we sometimes crush expensive cars that are driving around but haven't been taxed. Good to have one rule and apply it consistently even if it occasionally produces results that seem undesired.

Oh it's there in UK as well? I saw some other country where the LEA just crush cars used by drug smugglers and ganglords that were either used to smuggle drugs internationally or were smuggled themselves internationally. Definitely a pain to watch

Better strip it down and use the parts. Suck a waste.

Yeah we do for cars that are seized during crimes. But if someone actually owns it and just didn't pay the tax then we can't just steal the car off them, so we crush it instead.

noob404 · December 2025

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Good morning, guys! Congrats on crossing 1000 pages!!

Good morning and what a lovely day it it!

It is definitely a good day.

Yeah, cold but lovely. Enjoyed my morning run.

No cycling today, after all that talk of bikes?

No. Not today. Maybe for a bit to run some errands but no proper distance.

Oh alright. I am gonna take up cycling after the thread as well. Mine is lying ther collecting dust

Saragoldfarb · December 2025

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Ok someone's online. Thank God.

He answered your prayers

Yah, he did. Wonder if he's answer on 22nd as well

I'll ask him. Will get back to you about that.

noob404 · December 2025

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Good to see you being ok, got me worried for a while!

Why though, I asked everyone's leave before crashing for the night.

Cos of your sleep deprivation and all. It ain't healthy.

I know, sara, but, my plans depend on the gaming PC, so, I have to keep going.

I only just saw a pic of it. I like the pretty colours and lights. Would look good at my office

Yah, this is why I can't sleep

noob404 · December 2025

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I know... It bonkers... But .... It's real!

What are you in a disney movie?

Yes. All good though... I think it's working off now.

What caused it though?

I have no idea... Could have been the shrooms.

Obviously, I mean..I don't have experience but, I just know

Saragoldfarb · December 2025

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963 is reverse 69 with butt..

Ahw... No 969 anymore now

don't sleep on it..

I won't.

you did tho

Oops... Oh no... You got me. Please dont tell noob.

@noob404 she being secretive bro.

What was that about? Extremely cryptic for sure

Nothing. Nothing for YOU to worry about.

I hope so
We were just messing around

You messing about with @ralf ? Ralf you cheat! I'm only away for one morning!

noob404 · December 2025

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I meant King Charles the Third!

Yah yah, I know
Somehow calling someone "king" in literal sense of the word, in 21st century feels weird, if not superfluous.

well he is a king nonetheless and holds supreme power in the britsh commonwealth.

Yah, that's what concerns me. It's have been completely alright if British royalty was just a non-executive authority, close to the President of India.
But, no, I believe the British parliament still needs to take permission for some procedures from the monarchy, but the executive authority still rests for the major part with brit parliament, if I am not wrong.
Someone being given powers to administer a country in any capacity just cause they were born into a certain family just seems wrong for me

It's not really that bad. Technically what you say is true, but in practice it's all ceremonial. He doesn't have the right to create or remove laws himself, his power is limited to allowing or vetoing new legislation. There hasn't been a single veto'd law for over 200 years, and the general consensus is that if the monarch ever did veto a law it'd trigger the start of completely removing the monarchy.

In practice however, the pretence of having to seek the kings approval on everything does provide a safety net should some party get elected who decided to completely destroy the rule of law or government. For instance, if a UK party tried to act the was Trump has done this term, just enacting laws and decrees without any discussion, I'd hope the monarch would actually interfere.

But yeah, TLDR: it's basically just ceremony.

I understand. But, yah, no one is apolitical. That's the hard truth. In such a scenario, what happens if the monarchy decides to side with a Government that wants to have no deliberation for lawmaking?
But, yes, no system is foolproof. In India, the judiciary is superior over the parliament when it comes to lawmaking for the most part, while in Britain, parliament is supreme. But the equation of having monarchy in this scenario doesn't seem to excite confidence. At the same time, our system also doesn't bring any confidence to the common people at times

That's the thing. The king has to side with the current government, even though his view is frequently different. Actually Charles was always been pretty good for decades before he became king championing various social action concerns.

The interesting situation is that he has the power to put on the emergency brakes to stop the government changing the status quo. So if governments keep on doing normal things, there's no issue, he just keeps saying yes to everything, even if he personally disagrees with it - because it'll have been debated by both the house of commons and house of lords, and generally laws are reasonable if they survive both. Not always, but usually. For something completely radical that changes fundamental law to pass, it'd have been debated a lot by both current politicians and the lords (effectively retired politicians who tend to resist change), and so whether you personally agree with it or not, it's probably a good compromise of all viewpoints.

If the king ever did step in to veto something, it'd effectively be saying that he doesn't trust that whole process, and generally people think it'd lead to chaos, but certainly making a stark question of who SHOULD have the ultimate power - the king or the government - and so that would either lead to the monarchy being removed, or it'd lead to the government being replaced and another general election is called. Because the stakes for the monarch are so high, I think it's useful to keep this emergency brake, because it's not going to get used unless there's a serious problem with the government that can't just be dealt with in the normal way. That's why I gave Trump's executive proclamations as an example. That just wouldn't be tolerated in the UK, except under very narrow circumstances such as wartime and needing to make an immediate decision. Even though, those decisions would be scrutinised and heavily debated afterwards, and if they were bad could lead to a vote of no confidence, which triggers a general election if the threshold is passed.

Got it. Yes, looking at it from that angle, that definitely is a good safety to have incase of some volatile government taking charge. And yes, it also depends on the king or the royal family's stance at the time. So I guess, I am just asking if giving such a veto power (provided I understand that this will be used only in the case of an extreme emergency in an ideal situation) to monarchy, who are there only because of their birth into a royal family is the correct approach. I mean they aren't voted in or anything.
But, I definitely understand what you are saying though. Since the royal family has a huge stake in keeping UK and it's government stable, they won't do anything detrimental.

To be honest, in some ways it doesn't really matter who has that power, just that it exists. And it's just a power of veto against change, not the ability to proclaim new stuff, so the power is limited to just stopping bad stuff happening (if you assume that what we already have is good).

But actually, the hereditary family stuff also works well. Not because they have any more right to that position than anyone else, but generally because they're removed from the day to day concerns of everyone else, that they generally have a more impartial view than either of the main parties. They're not going to sneak in tax laws that harm the poor or harm the rich, because all that stuff is beneath them. They just want people to be happy enough to not want to overthrow them.

Yah, this makes more sense. As I said, they are a good safety mechanism, that's it.

Saragoldfarb · December 2025

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Gonna take a bit more time, guys. Will be back for a quick chat soon ,bchot and pudlez

Good noob ain't 404 anymore!

Lol! Never 404. I am just a call away

Long distance relationship

Yah, I domaintain that with this thread in a way

Sure do.

Correction, it's a short distance relation

Depends on how big it is.

It's very short though..the distance between my bed and laptop.

Way too much information there sonny

I know. I should prolly not be talking in public about my relationship with my laptop.

It's got a Port, you'll be fine.

noob404 · December 2025

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So I can fly and see the world.

You can already fly and see the world and squash rats when you land

Yes, but need shrooms to do it so yeh, true angel wings. Rainbow coloured preferably.

OK, I'll put them on my christmas list to ask santa to ask god fr you

I mean, if that ain't gonna work I don't know what will.

Drugging his mince pie and stealing his sleigh

That may work .... Come to think.... I have another issue..m

Oh?

Been dealing with an elf on the shelf...

What's that now?

Scary stuff.. kept me up all night!

I can't even imagine. I lose sleep over a shirt hanging on the door for drying when I wake up at night and mistake it for headless horseman

Oh that's even scarier! I think I could cope, as long as it's just one and not 4.

What's with 4? Chinese believe 4 is an unlucky number iirc.

Saragoldfarb · December 2025

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some do improve their looks tho..

like Michelle Keegan (from Brassic)

and look at her now

Don't know her though. I mean I was talking generally that, when procedures weren't very common, we had naturally beautiful actors and that procedures generally ruin beauty in the long term, imo. Nicole Kidman, being prime example, as we talked earlier.

yeah, Kidman is a fail..

Epic one at that.

Oh yes, we were discussing this before as well.

I see. It's easy on the eyes so good conversay

Yup, prolly that's why the convo began.

Guess so.

Frankly, I don't remember at this point.

Neither do I so I suppose it doesn't matter

Prolly, else won't have dropped that convo.

I thought we were still talking about it

About the girl?

noob404 · December 2025

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Can we reach page 1000 today?!

Possible, and I will contribute the best way I can if we have the numbers.

Cheers for the effort!

Thank you. Goes for you as well.

Double thanks.

Can I exchange the thanks for regurads?

Wish granted

Thank you for that.

I hope that wasn't Santa's elf that just did that.

The one that was following sara all night yesterday?

Yeah, prbably had big nasty teeth too.

Small body big teeth, I can imagine that

ralf · December 2025

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Hey ralf, keep going..I am gonna take a quick 20 minute powernap. Not gonna work for me, but, I need some rest before I get back to work. Will join the thread after that, if I can as well

Did it work? Please tell me it did and I'm not the only one!

You are the only one for me

Saragoldfarb · December 2025

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Oh this giveaway that's supposed to have happened already I think has some sweet prizes! Dustin sees us and delivers!

Did I miss a giveaway?

No

But you missed an awesome video (the sealion one a few up). So catchy.

Okay
Will catch up later. Got a busy day ahead. Will join you whenever I have time in between.
Right now, have an hour or so of sleep left in me before I get to work. Or, so I believe.

Sleep tight

Thank you, sara. See ya guys later. Have a nice day or night.

Off as well

Oh didn't realise it was night for you.

Of course it is. Almost midnight.

Past even

Oh sorry, I got our timezones the wrong way round. Wow, you were up really late some nights recently then!

Always am this time of the year. Too little ours in a day. Powernap at noon and I'm golden

Powernap and a shower, got it!

Powernaps never worked for me. I need full cycle naps

I don't... My brain all fired up again after 15-20 mins.

Used to work when I was younger, but, not anymore.

I couldn't when I was young. Can now. Can go to sleep like in sec.s.

You are a lucky person. But, are you able to naturally go to sleep just like that?

Yes. I close my eyes, countdown and I'm gone. No matter the position I'm in.

Man, I could never do that. At times I toss around the bed for hours together

Way way way too much information.

Lol! Should have known that ralf would make it what it's not meant to be will be careful.next time.
BTW, I was just saying I have a hard time getting to sleep

Turn off your notifications!

noob404 · December 2025

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Quick pee brake.

TMI! Poop on the other hand, now, that's currency

If you into that. Not into cup sharing personally.

LOL! Was never into that, was just referencing to ralf's popular jokes on the thread.

Good save

Yah, thanks for regarding.

Saragoldfarb · December 2025

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Sara's prolly wondering why the page numbers keep increasing exponentially

Yeah, why that? Wth. What's going on?

Cause, we going crazy

How, that allright. My kinda crowd.

Yup, we go crazy all the time here. Sometimes, we don't even realise it

There's drugs for that

Nah, I just need to make sure my dopamine - adrenaline release are balanced

Wanking helps....

ralf · December 2025

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@c1t1zen said: I'm really wishing RackNerd had a dedicated box with GPU for setting up an LLM and API.

Won't that be expensive?

Yeah, That would be more than I could afford but a man can dream.

If you have a PC at home, you could always use that!
Or use CPU only processing!

I have personally been using CPU only for training a TTS model, and it isn't as slow as I'd imagined but having watched videos of people doing it with GPUs and the speed at which they complete, I am convinced GPU is much better. Moreover, there are processed which would even deny processing without a GPU

Do you want to share any info on that? It's something I'd like to look at myself, but training a model on my voice.

What information do you need? I will help. Gives me a chance to return many of you a favour, given I have learned a lot from you.

Following as well...

Will post after, when you are in the future.

I am. Or I was, just not that quick in posting.

I can totally understand.

Yeah, skill issue. Or maybe just a Dino thing.

I know small limbs hope you overcome this issue very soon

CHOP THEM OFF! CHOP THEM OFF!

What... This thread took a weird turn. Not ready for that till I have my dose of shrooms.

Srry, i don't know what came all over me

noob404 · December 2025

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Will hang around the thread for a bit more while working. Gotta get my daily entry on the december giveaway, before I forget

Don't for get to get your daily entry!

I didn't..did you?

Saragoldfarb · December 2025

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Hello world from page 963

Hello, old sailor. Planning to join the crew atleast in the NY thread, if it happens?

I'll donate a sailor shirt.

He will need one..thanks for that

Looks silly but let's do itm

Oh no, not for old sailors.

He old?

I meant, old as in experience RackNerd hypsequad member.

Oh, not old then, summerhost old.

Don't know what that means. Sorry, still a noob with LET lingo

It's what you call someone who airbnbs their summerhome.

Yah, i am gonna ask chatgpt then who will give me a worse answer than that

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noob404 · December 2025

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yangyang is back! He prolly will hit 1000 orders very soon. That would be a whole new record for himself and the thread

Will be fun. Think it'll happen.

It will definitely happen before 22 Dec. I just know it

ralf · December 2025

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Watched it finally Changed my life.
BTW, that's a fluffy bunch of sea lions.
Also, what language is that? Sealionese?

Not that's a fluffy guy!

That is my definition of fluffy. Don't you find sea lions to be cute?

Yes, unless they're clubbed. Then they just messy.

Confused, we talking about the backpack and the mug now or the sealion?

Sealion. I'd think it's gets rather bloody when clubbed.

Prolly. Well, in the wild, it's always the survival of the fittest.

Yeah, well not always. Like us Dino's
Tough luck I guess.

Yah, works when your competition is similar creatures, not against a meteor capable of wiping a whole planet away

I could take on a meteor. Domino's 12" is no problem for me.

Till your arse starts leaking again.

The pizza base is absorbent enough to deal with that

noob404 · December 2025

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yangyang is back! He prolly will hit 1000 orders very soon. That would be a whole new record for himself and the thread

Dude was probably waiting for us to hit 1000 pages first, so that he doesn't steal the limelight yet agin. Respect!

+1

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Saragoldfarb · December 2025

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here's my girl Yvonne

Oh my God! Am I the only one who feels, the actresses from 90s and early 2000s were mostly much more beautiful than the current ones (mostly artificial). Or, maybe it's just the generation gap.

well, i generally like women that were born a few years within my year (before of after), and Ivonne is perfect. She still very attractive..

But i know what you saying.. take at least this chick from The Boys - Erin Moriarty.. she insists she did nothing to her face and that she just aged, grew up..

before

after

Oh, I loved her in The Boys as well. As for her claims, that has become pretty common in Hollywood and pretty much every movie industry where they just don't wanna reveal what kinda procedures they have had done. So, I would take their claims with a pinch of salt.
I am still waiting for the last season. In the meantime wanted to start Gen V, but, don't get the time. I usually have time to watch it during lunch or dinner, but, then, Gen v isn't something you can watch with the family.

My kind then. Added to shortlist

What's a shortlist in this context?

Gen V

Oh yah, I believe, it's a direct spin off of The Boys.

Must be good then.

Has good revies and kinda follows the same genre, NSFW content.

I dont mind. Will look into it.

Sure. I haven't seen it yet. Still waiting for the boys to bring soldier boy back again

like saving private ryan?

Not that soldier boy. Jensen ackles in the boys. Don't wanna spoil.

In the boys... For real guys?

noob404 · December 2025

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Got my daily entry on the December Gleam giveaway by racknerd. Check my signature for the link.
@PuDLeZ your reminders are missed. Not sure if I commented the same earlier as well.

Yes! Don't forget people! You can put in a daily entry!

No, you get a daily entry

noob404 · December 2025

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Good morning everyone

Mornings

Rare mornings

Saragoldfarb · December 2025

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yeah i am calling it quits for tonight as well.. back to Heroes..

Realising only now that Heroes is a series. You mentioned this during our discussion on D13, so, I assumed it was a movie.

save the cheerleader,. save the world

I keep seeing this again and again..is this some world domination subliminal message that you guys are planting into evryone's brain starting with LET. Guess I will know more when I watch Heroes.

That's actually a pretty good idea . Let's feed AI with this nonsense.

noob404 · December 2025

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Awww I missed page 1000

Same innit? Most did. @ralf and I are privileged.

You guys definitely are and a good team as well

Saragoldfarb · December 2025

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Thank God that I keep clearing my notifications from time to time. Else, I would end up with something like Ralf had.

I don't think that disease spreads just by conversation. You're (probably) fine.

Probably being the operational word.

Definitely.

No, "probably"

Maybe

Definitely.

noob404 · December 2025

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Good morning everyone

Good morning, resident MC streamer. We all missed 1000th page it seems. Ralf and sara got us there!

At your service.

Yes, you always are

Saragoldfarb · December 2025

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