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Comment on Men in tech #YesAllMen in ~life.women
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Comment on Men in tech #YesAllMen in ~life.women
V17 Link ParentThe woman in the video doesn't present data either, she presents specific experiences of her own and says that every woman in the audience has the same stories. I have more close women friends...The woman in the video doesn't present data either, she presents specific experiences of her own and says that every woman in the audience has the same stories.
I have more close women friends than men and these are some of the things we talk about, specifically because they are different here, including things like "you have to avoid xxx part of town, especially at night or as a woman, but every town has some bad spots, that doesn't mean it's dangerous as a whole", which I hear from Americans all the time and it does not apply here either. Not nearly all of my friends work in STEM, but some do, off the top of my head specifically as software developers, UX designers and researchers in academia.
Again, I don't want to claim that our culture doesn't have problems with sexism, and maybe there are some bad ones we don't see because we're living in it, but some thing like getting repeated texts saying "Fuck you, you fucking whore. Fuck you" because you rejected a colleague's advances and nobody caring about that, or receiving a "rape kit" with zip ties and ducktape from a secret santa, something like that is not commonplace at all.
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Comment on Men in tech #YesAllMen in ~life.women
V17 Link ParentSame with "white people" and "black people", where I think it's a bit more obvious implicitly, but many people still seem unaware that whenever those terms are used, it is almost universally about...Same with "white people" and "black people", where I think it's a bit more obvious implicitly, but many people still seem unaware that whenever those terms are used, it is almost universally about problems specific to the US.
The video is horrifying, especially if it's really true that what she's citing is not an extreme at all and every woman in the audience has the same stories. Like I don't want to pretend we're virtuous, we're not, but that really is not the case here.
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Comment on How A24 spurred a meme craze and got the many to watch ‘You Can See Everything’: documentary opens to $15m milestone in ~movies
V17 LinkI'd like to share my favorite meme of the famous scene because it's really stupid and really well made, which is my favorite combination, and I haven't laughed at that kind of a joke in a long...I'd like to share my favorite meme of the famous scene because it's really stupid and really well made, which is my favorite combination, and I haven't laughed at that kind of a joke in a long time.
I had no idea who Nathan Fielder was until the trailers came out and as far as I know neither did any of my friends. Two more weeks till it gets here, can't wait.
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Comment on Metallica’s James Hetfield has a message for entertainers who bring their ‘bullshit‘ agenda to the stage in ~music
V17 Link ParentIt's true, but the fact that something as simple as "let's leave politics at the door" creates so much emotion in my opinion shows that something is wrong. I don't even like the dude but I don't...Yeah, but had he said nothing there wouldn't be a discussion.
It's true, but the fact that something as simple as "let's leave politics at the door" creates so much emotion in my opinion shows that something is wrong. I don't even like the dude but I don't think he did anything wrong here, plus I think it's good in general to not self-police for fear of what others think.
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Comment on Metallica’s James Hetfield has a message for entertainers who bring their ‘bullshit‘ agenda to the stage in ~music
V17 Link ParentGood point about cultural cliques, I still lived through the end of that myself, but I really don't find it similar to the way political opinions are being demanded and policed today.Good point about cultural cliques, I still lived through the end of that myself, but I really don't find it similar to the way political opinions are being demanded and policed today.
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Comment on BL’s Golf Game - One Week Challenge live now! in ~games
V17 LinkIndeed, which is why there are now three different people on Tildes making their own golf games - you, KilledByAPixel and me. What are the odds? For me there's something missing in not seeing it...there are thousands of golf games out there
Indeed, which is why there are now three different people on Tildes making their own golf games - you, KilledByAPixel and me. What are the odds?
For me there's something missing in not seeing it in 3D in some way, but of course that was done a hundred times already and I gotta say I the graphics look good, nice and clean.
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Comment on Metallica’s James Hetfield has a message for entertainers who bring their ‘bullshit‘ agenda to the stage in ~music
V17 Link ParentThey weren't pushed to do that by people on social media though. Being radical and going against the grain out of your own volition is a very different thing from feeling like people demand from...They weren't pushed to do that by people on social media though. Being radical and going against the grain out of your own volition is a very different thing from feeling like people demand from you to bend the knee and proclaim that you support their opinions. In a way it's almost the opposite.
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Comment on Metallica’s James Hetfield has a message for entertainers who bring their ‘bullshit‘ agenda to the stage in ~music
V17 (edited )Link ParentIt's different online and it's different for a celebrity. People in this very thread are saying that silence is consent [to something unacceptable] and silence is deeply political. And tildes is...It's different online and it's different for a celebrity. People in this very thread are saying that silence is consent [to something unacceptable] and silence is deeply political. And tildes is not exactly a radical or aggressive platform.
And a special fuck Metallica and Lars Ulrich in-particular for closing off very popular public access trail in his back yard.
That I can get behind. It's also an endless tragedy that people still make jokes about Ringo Starr when Lars Ulrich exists. He's an asshole who doesn't practice and never learned to keep time.
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Comment on Metallica’s James Hetfield has a message for entertainers who bring their ‘bullshit‘ agenda to the stage in ~music
V17 Link ParentI don't know any celebrities, but among normal people who just spend time on social media this has not been the case.I don't know any celebrities, but among normal people who just spend time on social media this has not been the case.
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Comment on Grand Theft Auto VI | Launch trailer in ~games
V17 Link ParentHonestly even that is interesting, because I don't doubt the decision has been influenced by what's been happening in the LLM space.Honestly even that is interesting, because I don't doubt the decision has been influenced by what's been happening in the LLM space.
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Comment on Metallica’s James Hetfield has a message for entertainers who bring their ‘bullshit‘ agenda to the stage in ~music
V17 Link ParentThere certainly is, in some circles. Gaza and the Cornell 7 are topics for which I have seen too many people online claim that if you don't post an opinion, it means you have the wrong opinion and...There's no requirement he state his political opinions at all times
There certainly is, in some circles. Gaza and the Cornell 7 are topics for which I have seen too many people online claim that if you don't post an opinion, it means you have the wrong opinion and you're a bad person. And I think the whole Ed Sheeran/Macklemore thing confirmed it.
Instead it looks like he doesn't want to stand behind the music at all.
Or the music stands for something different to him than it does to a portion of his fans. That seems quite likely, though both options are possible at the same time.
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Comment on Metallica’s James Hetfield has a message for entertainers who bring their ‘bullshit‘ agenda to the stage in ~music
V17 Link ParentI know people say that but I think that point is wrong and I tried to address that in my top level comment. Aside from what kingofsnake says, which I agree with very much, there are some more...I know people say that but I think that point is wrong and I tried to address that in my top level comment.
Aside from what kingofsnake says, which I agree with very much, there are some more uncomfortable arguments too. Like, people in non-western societies who struggle much more than the average American by most measures don't have the need to announce their political opinions at all times or require the same from others. This would imply that doing so is a sign or privilege and not the other way around.
I don't like comparing privilege and judging people based on that, so I think this comparison has limited usefulness, surely an American is allowed to feel suffering despite doing much better than a Nigerian in most common metrics.
But the "everything is political" discourse is 100% cultural and not just based on how well you're doing. You do have the option to let your mind relax here and there and regain strength to face the world later. The whole "if you're not mentally struggling with how fucked up the world is right now, there's something wrong with you" is toxic and untrue.
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Comment on Metallica’s James Hetfield has a message for entertainers who bring their ‘bullshit‘ agenda to the stage in ~music
V17 Link ParentThere's a real fatigue that I see the most among gen X people about the "everything is political" thing and the requirement to state your political opinions at all times. That was created through...There's a real fatigue that I see the most among gen X people about the "everything is political" thing and the requirement to state your political opinions at all times. That was created through social media and genuinely did not exist when Metallica wrote the classics that you mention. From that point of view I don't think what he's saying is necessarily in conflict with what he's playing.
(sorry for using the same comment twice in this submission, but, well, it's reacting to essentially the same comment, just stated differently)
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Comment on Metallica’s James Hetfield has a message for entertainers who bring their ‘bullshit‘ agenda to the stage in ~music
V17 Link ParentThere's a real fatigue that I see the most among gen X people about the "everything is political" thing and the requirement to state your political opinions at all times. That was created through...There's a real fatigue that I see the most among gen X people about the "everything is political" thing and the requirement to state your political opinions at all times. That was created through social media and genuinely did not exist when Metallica wrote the classics that you mention. From that point of view I don't think what he's saying is necessarily in conflict with what he's playing.
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Comment on Metallica’s James Hetfield has a message for entertainers who bring their ‘bullshit‘ agenda to the stage in ~music
V17 Link ParentThey can and they do. I don't think it's reasonable to the degree that it's happening though, and is more likely counterproductive.you detest the idea of thinking that politics should be brought into all conversations so why can’t others find it offensive if it’s not brought up in some situations?
They can and they do. I don't think it's reasonable to the degree that it's happening though, and is more likely counterproductive.
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Comment on Metallica’s James Hetfield has a message for entertainers who bring their ‘bullshit‘ agenda to the stage in ~music
V17 LinkI don't care about Metallica past Kill Em All pretty much, and I kind of grew to dislike them because of Lars Ulrich, but I respect this and it seems on brand for Hetfield. Maybe it is a jab at a...I don't care about Metallica past Kill Em All pretty much, and I kind of grew to dislike them because of Lars Ulrich, but I respect this and it seems on brand for Hetfield.
Maybe it is a jab at a specific artist, maybe it isn't, but I detest the attitude that everything is political, politics has to be injected in everything and everyone has to signal their political alignment in regular intervals, so this seems pretty normal to me and I bet that many fans appreciate it.
I don't even think it's weird that he feels the need to say it out loud instead of not talk about politics at all. I think it's a good idea to learn to consciously leave politics at the door sometimes, even if it may not be easy at all. For many people the idea itself seems offensive, as if it lessens their struggle if they don't think about political issues at all times, even in situations where it likely brings nothing to them or the society.
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Comment on Grand Theft Auto VI | Launch trailer in ~games
V17 LinkI don't really like the overall vibe of GTA VI, plus I definitely won't be able to run it because I just got a new used GPU for my desktop PC: a blazing fast GTX 1070 Ti. But what makes this...I don't really like the overall vibe of GTA VI, plus I definitely won't be able to run it because I just got a new used GPU for my desktop PC: a blazing fast GTX 1070 Ti.
But what makes this really exciting is wondering whether we're going to get an illegal vibecoded PC port and/or how long it's going to take. There will undoubtedly be people attempting this and I have no idea how probable it is, but I'm quite sure it's not impossible. I'm not saying its good, but it's incredibly interesting.
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
V17 Link ParentI use paid LLMs, but I believe we're at a point where it's not necessary to use the most cutting edge models. I could have likely done it with Deepseek v4.1 Flash, with a 10 USD OpenCode Go...I use paid LLMs, but I believe we're at a point where it's not necessary to use the most cutting edge models. I could have likely done it with Deepseek v4.1 Flash, with a 10 USD OpenCode Go subscription. I have tested it and it seemed to work as good as the lowest tier ChatGPT Codex model (Luna), which, when Codex is not overwhelmed by traffic and their models are not temporarily lobotomized (happens regularly some time after they release a new model), is honestly pretty good. However right now I use either Claude 5.5 Sonnet (the middle tier from the "standard" models) or Codex GPT 6.1 Sol (the upper tier from the "standard" models) and it is better at solving problems with more freedom, diagnosing issues and making the right assumptions. It still does things wrong.
As for the workflow, basically I use normal prompts fed to one agent, no orchestration or automation. At the beginning talked to ChatGPT about the project structure. Told it what my goals are and why, which technical decisions are clear for me and which are not (and why) and told it to create some sort of workflow that would work with the cheaper models and be resilient. This meant creating short and long term docs for everything that the agents could read at any time and that would document both the current state of development and the goals and the whys. Having the "why" documented for every important decision helps the agents make the right assumptions.
We also created some milestones and steps to get to them, which worked until I had something playable, at which point the priorities change based on what issues you see.
This worked and surprisingly the biggest issue was that ChatGPT tended to overspecify problems and create a 10 pages long prompt for Codex that had it read a ton of docs on top of that, which filled its context with unnecessary information and made it slow and inefficient. So now I use relatively short prompts and rely on the agent actually reading the docs, which it always does so far. It still sometimes makes wrong decisions, generalizes a solution that I don't need generalized, and creates ad-hoc temporary solutions for things I do need generalized.
The most common issue is that I need it to create tests for everything, which works reasonably well, but it doesn't care about test performance. So at one point I realize I have 23 tests which all use level data compiled from an editable format to a format loaded in the actual game, and instead of using a minimal usable test level, compiling it once and handing the object to all the tests that do not test the compilation specifically, all of those tests are compiling an actual existing level, which took several seconds each. Since you want to run the full test suite at least once per task, this eats time. Always relatively easy to solve though, it's just something that keeps happening.
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
V17 LinkA month or so ago I jokingly said I was going to build my own golf game with blackjack and hookers. Blackjack and hookers are still tbd, but after some contemplation I have decided to actually...A month or so ago I jokingly said I was going to build my own golf game with blackjack and hookers.
Blackjack and hookers are still tbd, but after some contemplation I have decided to actually start working on it.With copious use of AI agents I now have functional flight, bounce, skid and roll physics that is plausibly realistic, based on published golf physics papers, golf equipment manufacturers' information and finetuning by hand. I have just returned from an afternoon session of miniature golf, but I have never played actual golf, only several different golf videogames over the years, so I've been watching golf youtube instead of TV shows to ensure that I have the right intuition.
The weirdest thing I have involuntarily learned so far is that Donald Trump, even if we account for possible cheating, is genuinely very good at golf for his age, and not only that - in places he almost looks like he's able to enjoy it in a normal, human way, to get actual enjoyment out of something that does not involve bragging or putting somebody else down. That was unexpected.
The game is moving forward well, the most difficult part and the only truly innovative part, which is the course authoring tools that most players will never see, is moving along swimmingly so far, whereas graphics has been a bit of a pain. Even though I'm mostly trying to match the vibe of older videogames like Links LS 2000, which is technologically very basic, getting it actually right to look as comfy and crisp as those old games is a challenge. I wanted to write "especially since I don't want to use generative AI", which I am using here and there for placeholders, but to be honest it doesn't even work well for this graphics style, so it doesn't really matter what I want or don't want.
I only hope that @KilledByAPixel is going in a different direction with his excellent tiny golf game because even though I've had this idea in my mind for a while, it is true that I only started actually working on it after I played his game and realized how fun even a very simple golf game can be. And of course there are clear similarities in my game because I assume we're both using inspiration from the few golf game de facto standards that evolved over the decades. So I feel a bit like a backstabbing golf developer. But I assume our games will turn out different enough.
Yeah, sorry for butting in here, but my issue is you can basically rationalize anything if you come from the assumption that a thing must be similarly bad everywhere and that we're primed to claim the thing does not exist. If I say it doesn't exist, it can be because I don't see it and women don't trust me enough to tell me (I've been told this in a different thread here on Tildes). If women say it doesn't exist, it can be because they're conditioned, groomed or have internalized misogyny.
I don't work in a corporate tech environment and never have, so from me the the argument isn't see it/don't see it, but many of my friends do or did and when I talk to women about their experiences, I feel like that ought to be enough. What is the alternative? Asking them if they're sure they're not suppressing something or coddling me to not hurt my male ego? I don't think we would stay friends if I did that.
Maybe this is not an unwillingness to see a problem but actually good news?