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  • yetAnotherUser@discuss.tchncs.detoTechnology@lemmy.world•In the space of 1 week, a second open-source Chinese AI model equals the best investors are pouring tens of billions of dollars into.English
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    2 days ago

    It’s a little on the rambling side. While it does show the steps it takes, I’m sure it gets annoying when it considers more and more edge cases.

    Q: What is the longest word in this sentence?

    Let’s see. The sentence is: “What is the longest word in this sentence?” I need to find out which word is the longest in this sentence.

    First, I should probably list out all the words in the sentence. Let’s break it down:

    1. What

    2. is

    3. the

    4. longest

    5. word

    6. in

    7. this

    8. sentence

    Now, I need to count the number of letters in each word.

    • What: 4 letters

    • is: 2 letters

    • the: 3 letters

    • longest: 7 letters

    • word: 4 letters

    • in: 2 letters

    • this: 4 letters

    • sentence: 8 letters

    Okay, so “sentence” has 8 letters, and “longest” has 7 letters. So “sentence” is longer.

    Wait, but is “sentence” the longest? Let me check again.

    What: 4

    is: 2

    the: 3

    longest: 7

    word: 4

    in: 2

    this: 4

    sentence: 8

    Yes, “sentence” has the most letters with 8 letters.

    But wait, is there any word with more than 8 letters? Let’s make sure.

    Looking back at the list:

    • What: 4

    • is: 2

    • the: 3

    • longest: 7

    • word: 4

    • in: 2

    • this: 4

    • sentence: 8

    No, “sentence” is the longest word in this sentence.

    But now I’m thinking, maybe there’s a word that’s longer that I’m missing. Maybe there’s a word within “sentence” that’s longer, like if “sentence” contained another word within it.

    Wait, no. Each word is separate. I think I listed all the words correctly.

    Alternatively, maybe there are multiple words with the same length, but in this case, “sentence” is the longest.

    Wait, perhaps I should consider punctuation. Is there any punctuation that might be considered part of a word?

    The sentence ends with a question mark, so “sentence?” would be 9 letters if the question mark is included. But typically, punctuation is not considered part of the word. So, “sentence” is still 8 letters.

    Alright, so “sentence” is the longest word with 8 letters.

    But just to be thorough, maybe there’s a word that I missed or miscounted.

    Let me count again:

    • What: W-H-A-T, 4 letters

    • is: I-S, 2 letters

    • the: T-H-E, 3 letters

    • longest: L-O-N-G-E-S-T, 7 letters

    • word: W-O-R-D, 4 letters

    • in: I-N, 2 letters

    • this: T-H-I-S, 4 letters

    • sentence: S-E-N-T-E-N-C-E, 8 letters

    Yes, definitely 8 letters.

    So, the longest word is “sentence.”

    But now I’m thinking, maybe there’s a word with a hyphen or something that I need to consider. Like “well-known” would be two words, well and known, but without a hyphen, it’s one word.

    But in this sentence, there are no hyphenated words.

    Alternatively, maybe there are contractions, but there are no contractions in this sentence.

    So, “sentence” is clearly the longest word.

    But to make sure, perhaps I can measure the length programmatically.

    If I were to write a simple program to find the longest word in a sentence, I would split the sentence into words and then find the word with the maximum length.

    In Python, for example, I could do something like:

    sentence = “What is the longest word in this sentence?”

    words = sentence.split()

    max_word = max(words, key=len)

    print(max_word)

    That would output “sentence?” but since punctuation is not part of the word, I should remove punctuation.

    So, perhaps:

    import string

    sentence = “What is the longest word in this sentence?”

    words = sentence.translate(str.maketrans(‘’, ‘’, string.punctuation)).split()

    max_word = max(words, key=len)

    print(max_word)

    This would output “sentence” without the question mark.

    So, yes, “sentence” is the longest word with 8 letters.

    But now, out of curiosity, I wonder if there are any words with more than 8 letters in this sentence. Clearly not, but maybe in a different sentence.

    Alternatively, perhaps there’s a way to make “sentence” longer by considering it with punctuation, but as established, punctuation is not part of the word.

    Wait, maybe there are words with apostrophes, like “it’s,” but in this sentence, there are no such words.

    So, in conclusion, “sentence” is the longest word in the sentence “What is the longest word in this sentence?” with 8 letters.

    Final Answer

    [ \boxed{\text{sentence}} ]

  • yetAnotherUser@discuss.tchncs.deOPtoPiracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.com•My torrent with the highest ratio...English
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    3 days ago

    Well, if you insist…

    Boston Chicken & KFC Rotisserie Style Chicken.txt 
    Boston Chicken & KFC Rotisserie Style Chicken

Serving Size : 4

1/4 c Oil
1 tb Honey
1 tb Lime juice
1/4 ts Paprika
Season salt
4 Chicken breast halves with skin

Mix all ingredients well in saucepan and warm just to
 melt honey. Arrange 4 chicken breast halves, skin-side-up
 in a square baking dish or pan, sprayed with Pam. 
Bake uncovered at 400~ about 35 to 40 minutes, basting
 chicken without turning them, 3 or 4 times during baking
 or until nicely browned.
Immediately upon removing from oven, seal baking dish 
tightly in foil and let stand 15 to 20 minutes before
serving.
  • yetAnotherUser@discuss.tchncs.detoWorld News@lemmy.world•Finland’s nuclear plants not particularly prone to faults, says regulatory authorityEnglish
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    13 days ago

    Why the fuck would anyone care about wasteful space colonization and the next million years when we aren’t even close to solving our current problems?

    Renewables are significantly cheaper than nuclear and will remain so for the foreseeable future. The “cheap nuclear energy” Germany got a few decades ago isn’t as cheap if you include the costs of managing the nuclear waste. By the way, Germany intends to find - not build - a long term nuclear waste storage construction site by 2070. Right now the “temporary” solution of dumping everything into caves is used.

    Once we start colonizing space - and only then - does it make sense to start discussing the viability of nuclear energy. That will be centuries off.

  • yetAnotherUser@discuss.tchncs.detopolitics @lemmy.world•The ‘Lost Boys’ of Gen Z: how Trump won the hearts of alienated young men
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    21 days ago

    The walls of the echo-chamber have been built up and reinforced for over a decade. No single election cycle will ever pierce through.

    These people are lost causes unless a massive culture shift happens. And it’s not looking like that will happen in the next decades. You, just like other countries, will have to deal with a growing strong block of far right, young men who will grow up to be far right seniors.

    The warning signs started being obvious with Gamergate but they were ignored. The only thing that can be done is preventing the growth of these echo-chambers but the damage is done. It’s just like how carbon capture will not solve climate change, only stopping emitting more as soon as possible.