Comments for The Tar Pit http://thetarpit.org "Now I feel like I know less about what that blog is about than I did before." Sat, 14 Nov 2026 08:18:55 +0000 http://thetarpit.org hourly 1 Comment on The Geostationary Truth Machine by How to use LLMs more efficiently, a guide in N easy steps « The Tar Pit http://thetarpit.org/2022/the-geostationary-truth-machine#comment-8066 How to use LLMs more efficiently, a guide in N easy steps « The Tar Pit Mon, 09 Nov 2026 15:27:57 +0000 http://thetarpit.org/?p=455#comment-8066 [...] comes as a reaction to the phenomenon of linguistic destructuring, aimed at stabilizing, and thus controlling the whole thing. But this is perhaps a story for another [...] [...] comes as a reaction to the phenomenon of linguistic destructuring, aimed at stabilizing, and thus controlling the whole thing. But this is perhaps a story for another [...]

]]> Comment on Let's find out why most educational institutions yield graduates that make dumb (or otherwise unknowledgeable) people by How to use LLMs more efficiently, a guide in N easy steps « The Tar Pit http://thetarpit.org/2017/on-education#comment-8065 How to use LLMs more efficiently, a guide in N easy steps « The Tar Pit Mon, 09 Nov 2026 15:27:38 +0000 http://wp.thetarpit.org/2017/on-education#comment-8065 [...] never have thought that your working on the conviction that literature (to take but one example) was useless back in the day, would cut this way, did you? 'Tis a sad day when computers are able to utter [...] [...] never have thought that your working on the conviction that literature (to take but one example) was useless back in the day, would cut this way, did you? 'Tis a sad day when computers are able to utter [...]

]]> Comment on LLMs, the useful parts by How to use LLMs more efficiently, a guide in N easy steps « The Tar Pit http://thetarpit.org/2026/llms-the-useful-parts#comment-8064 How to use LLMs more efficiently, a guide in N easy steps « The Tar Pit Mon, 09 Nov 2026 15:27:23 +0000 http://thetarpit.org/?p=593#comment-8064 [...] when I say that "the quality of the output depends on the quality of the input data and that of the training [...] [...] when I say that "the quality of the output depends on the quality of the input data and that of the training [...]

]]> Comment on A few notes on the PHP debacle; and the impeding unfuture of the web by spyked http://thetarpit.org/2026/a-few-notes-on-the-php-debacle-and-the-impeding-unfuture-of-the-web#comment-8054 spyked Fri, 06 Nov 2026 18:23:24 +0000 http://thetarpit.org/?p=599#comment-8054 Sooo, when are you opening a blog? I propose the name: Mihanie's Internautical Adventures. Sooo, when are you opening a blog? I propose the name: Mihanie's Internautical Adventures.

]]> Comment on A few notes on the PHP debacle; and the impeding unfuture of the web by Cel Mihanie http://thetarpit.org/2026/a-few-notes-on-the-php-debacle-and-the-impeding-unfuture-of-the-web#comment-8043 Cel Mihanie Mon, 02 Nov 2026 15:01:29 +0000 http://thetarpit.org/?p=599#comment-8043 "I'll just regress back to static pages" Noooooo.... but then where will I post my genius comments, that everyone else may see what a smart boy I am? "I'll just regress back to static pages"

Noooooo.... but then where will I post my genius comments, that everyone else may see what a smart boy I am?

]]> Comment on Wag the Dog by The Elephant Man « The Tar Pit http://thetarpit.org/2026/wag-the-dog#comment-8040 The Elephant Man « The Tar Pit Sun, 01 Nov 2026 20:33:48 +0000 http://thetarpit.org/?p=584#comment-8040 [...] British theatricals are an absolute pleasure to view, and overall quite a contrast from the typical American crap that Hollywood provided one to two decades later. John Hurt during his moments of silence is a few [...] [...] British theatricals are an absolute pleasure to view, and overall quite a contrast from the typical American crap that Hollywood provided one to two decades later. John Hurt during his moments of silence is a few [...]

]]> Comment on The City of Lost Children by The Elephant Man « The Tar Pit http://thetarpit.org/2025/the-city-of-lost-children#comment-8039 The Elephant Man « The Tar Pit Sun, 01 Nov 2026 20:33:33 +0000 http://thetarpit.org/?p=569#comment-8039 [...] expressionist videography, the scenography, which I am sure was an inspiration for many of the subsequent surrealist pieces, or the haunting sound design -- even if we leave all these aside, the British [...] [...] expressionist videography, the scenography, which I am sure was an inspiration for many of the subsequent surrealist pieces, or the haunting sound design -- even if we leave all these aside, the British [...]

]]> Comment on Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me by The Elephant Man « The Tar Pit http://thetarpit.org/2026/twin-peaks-fire-walk-with-me#comment-8038 The Elephant Man « The Tar Pit Sun, 01 Nov 2026 20:33:18 +0000 http://thetarpit.org/?p=595#comment-8038 [...] The Elephant Man1 tells the strange story of a disfigured man in Queen Victoria's England; more precisely: the beginnings, the rescue, the development, the kidnapping, again the rescue, and the death of one John Merrick, the archetypical kind soul exhibiting a grotesque appearance, a weirdo with artistic sensibilities, a beast that is more human than the supposed humans around him, a contrast between appearance and essence. This is one layer revealing itself to us, among others, in what I suppose is an early surrealistic Lynchian style. [...] [...] The Elephant Man1 tells the strange story of a disfigured man in Queen Victoria's England; more precisely: the beginnings, the rescue, the development, the kidnapping, again the rescue, and the death of one John Merrick, the archetypical kind soul exhibiting a grotesque appearance, a weirdo with artistic sensibilities, a beast that is more human than the supposed humans around him, a contrast between appearance and essence. This is one layer revealing itself to us, among others, in what I suppose is an early surrealistic Lynchian style. [...]

]]> Comment on Freedom is Slavery, or how and why everything costs by A few notes on the PHP debacle; and the impeding unfuture of the web « The Tar Pit http://thetarpit.org/2016/freedom-is-slavery#comment-8036 A few notes on the PHP debacle; and the impeding unfuture of the web « The Tar Pit Sat, 31 Oct 2026 20:27:05 +0000 http://wp.thetarpit.org/2016/freedom-is-slavery#comment-8036 [...] Which brings me to the second part of this article, which I'll commence by remarking that web sites are today the most economically-efficient means of maintaining a public presence. Let me be clear: by "web site" I do not mean "Facebook page", "YouTube channel", "LinkedIn page", "Twitter profile" or whatever. Although all of these are technically web sites, they're way too loaded with extra baggage to compete with an actual plain HTML web site, and your presence there depends on your "agreeing to the terms and conditions". [...] [...] Which brings me to the second part of this article, which I'll commence by remarking that web sites are today the most economically-efficient means of maintaining a public presence. Let me be clear: by "web site" I do not mean "Facebook page", "YouTube channel", "LinkedIn page", "Twitter profile" or whatever. Although all of these are technically web sites, they're way too loaded with extra baggage to compete with an actual plain HTML web site, and your presence there depends on your "agreeing to the terms and conditions". [...]

]]> Comment on Ode to Computer by A few notes on the PHP debacle; and the impeding unfuture of the web « The Tar Pit http://thetarpit.org/2019/ode-to-computer#comment-8035 A few notes on the PHP debacle; and the impeding unfuture of the web « The Tar Pit Sat, 31 Oct 2026 20:26:44 +0000 http://thetarpit.org/?p=340#comment-8035 [...] httpd2shell comes, I'll get really pissed and throw it all into the proverbial garbage dump, 'cause computers suck and avoiding them has become a virtue by [...] [...] httpd2shell comes, I'll get really pissed and throw it all into the proverbial garbage dump, 'cause computers suck and avoiding them has become a virtue by [...]

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