Wired ... Funny and confusing article ???!!!?!?

[XEMON]

Browsing the internet I came across this strangely wired article: Most Powerful Paintball Gun of 2019

Dont quite understand how they judge any of it ... But what do I know?

[DavidBoren]

"Most powerful" in this case apparently just means that the author likes them.

[Jonnydread]

WTF? Wired? Why? This is rife with confusion and misinformation

[Rusty Brass]

Typo. Weird -> Wired.

[RuleOfSines]

Probably does decent in google search results though for their targeted keywords, funneling people to Amazon affiliate links.

[Toestr]

For me the link wasn't to a wired article, but to some random website. The kind that mostly make random list articles with Amazon affiliate links.

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[DavidBoren]

It could have been a cool article if they were testing actual power potential for different markers.

Like sure, velocity is capped at 300fps... BUT, valve "X" has THIS much more potential than valve "Y".

Measure maximum velocity achieved with a set input pressure for various valve systems.

Then see where the point of diminishing returns is for each valve while increasing input pressure. Essentially "sweet spotting" the reg to each valve system.

And all of this information would actually help establish the efficiency of different valves, not the power potential. Any potential past what is necessary to achieve 300fps is a waste of efficiency.

[Interl0per]

The kind that mostly make random list articles with Amazon affiliate links.

This^^^ I've never dug into what their game is with these, it's hard to imagine this strategy generates any appreciable commissions it must be some data pimp with dozens (hundreds? thousands?) of crappy domains registered farming out articles on craigslist in return for 'exposure' counting on the law of averages that a few will lead to returns. I guess not everyone can be an astronaut when they grow up

[Magmoormaster]

DYE DAM cons:

"Too heavy on the field"
**consults weight listing**
"2.8 lbs"

...uh huh.....

Pretty sure that's the lightest gun on the list guys.....

[Toestr]

DYE DAM cons:

"Too heavy on the field"
**consults weight listing**
"2.8 lbs"

...uh huh.....

Pretty sure that's the lightest gun on the list guys.....

They probably mean all with all the EPIC upgrades that are required to use it.

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[ChoSanJuan]

I ran across this site last year. It's written like it was done by someone's homebrew AI. This site is very weird and seems to be only a vessel to get Amazon affiliate links to pay off from those that don't know any better.

[XEMON]

I didnt thought about the Amazon li k kick back ... That makes more sense.

It does seam like it was written by someone who never touched a paintball marker in their life ...

Also, sorry for the wrong spelling, even after 10 years English is still kicking my but ... Thanks for catching and correcting it 👍

[OdinBuilt]

It's written like it was done by someone's homebrew AI.

Bingo. Pages like these are slapped together by a machine learning model, assumedly to try and get page views or ad clicks. The tech isn’t there yet, but in the next few years it will be sophisticated enough to actually be convincing. Much like the ‘Deep Fake’ videos, there will be a point where we’ll all need to be extra vigilant about the media we trust online.

[DavidBoren]

I get my information from MCB and BBC... I feel bad for people who can be influenced by social media or deep fakes... I had to look up what a deep fake was yesterday, actually. I was reading an interesting article on artificial intelligence, and they mentioned some inherent dangers of the technology... such as deep fakes. Shown a video of some lady with Nicholas Cage's face and voice.

Like so what? Who gets their information from FaceSpace videos? Suckers.

Honestly, the only videos I look up are instructional... how to rebuild this, take apart that, and what happens when you give two girls one cup.

Crappy AI internet opinion reviews are not something that I waste my time on.

[XEMON]

I get my information from MCB and BBC... I feel bad for people who can be influenced by social media or deep fakes...

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Crappy AI internet opinion reviews are not something that I waste my time on.

Same here, just popped up doing some search for an odd cocker body ... The title made me cringe and I had to check it out for a cheap lough ...

know your source is the first thing I check when reading anything non-technical.