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minus-squareNickelalloy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 month agoSo what is up with the duck? Not sure with the ball either but seems to me it is a bit folk loreish in the US for some reason.
minus-squareboonhet@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 month agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubber_duck_debugging The ball is called a magic 8 ball and it’s a toy popular in the US, you ask it a question and it gives you a random answer
minus-squareMarcopolo1613@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 month agoAh, you beat me to the reply. But yes, the implication is that a random answer is a good as AI, and if you explain your problem to a rubber duck you often find the solution by forcing yourself to think about it step by step.
So what is up with the duck?
Not sure with the ball either but seems to me it is a bit folk loreish in the US for some reason.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubber_duck_debugging
The ball is called a magic 8 ball and it’s a toy popular in the US, you ask it a question and it gives you a random answer
Ah, you beat me to the reply. But yes, the implication is that a random answer is a good as AI, and if you explain your problem to a rubber duck you often find the solution by forcing yourself to think about it step by step.