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Looking for plumbing information

2024-02-04 23:05:03.298514+01 by Dan Lyke 3 comments

Looking for plumbing information regarding a few specific fixtures. Google is totally overrun with LLM generated spew.

Where we used to have message forums with real people, we now have linkbait with worthless "AI" generated generic text.

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#Comment Re: Looking for plumbing information made: 2024-02-05 01:57:59.437193+01 by: meuon

Plumbing information is a complex subject because plumbing has a long history. Archeologists have found clay sewer and water aqua ducts over ten thousand years old. Modern plumbing information varies by local regulation and tradesmen convention....

and I could spew this drek out all day long and not provide anything useful. Just like the "LLM"

#Comment Re: Looking for plumbing information made: 2024-02-05 02:00:15.19187+01 by: meuon

And youtube videos have "experts" spouting dreck about bad ideas.

#Comment Re: Looking for plumbing information made: 2024-02-06 20:27:35.514585+01 by: Dan Lyke

So the answer to one of the questions was "Put a quarter in the bottom of the filter holder. If that fixes it, replace that with a nylon washer."

Needless to say, the LLM did not come up with this answer. I'm kinda pissed that the manufacturer didn't either.

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