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Comment on Google releases Gemma 4 in ~comp
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Comment on Google releases Gemma 4 in ~comp
creesch Link ParentIt starts to make sense once you take into account that these models have been trained on all data on the internet and how much of the internet is filled with corporate hype and fluff. I wouldn't...It starts to make sense once you take into account that these models have been trained on all data on the internet and how much of the internet is filled with corporate hype and fluff.
I wouldn't even be surprised if responding in this overly fluffy corporate lingo is what these models have been (partially) trained for on purpose. Basically talk the language of the people you need to impress.
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Comment on Google releases Gemma 4 in ~comp
creesch (edited )Link ParentI am not sure that comparing it to Qwen3.5 is entirely fair. At least based on my own anecdotal experience the whole "seems to perform quite well, especially for the size." bit seems to be true...I am not sure that comparing it to Qwen3.5 is entirely fair. At least based on my own anecdotal experience the whole "seems to perform quite well, especially for the size." bit seems to be true for real scenarios as well. At least the ones I have tried so far.
This week I actually decided to try my hand on running local models again using llama.cpp. For a bit of context I have an AMD Radeon 9070XT with 16gb of memory.
There is no reasonable way for me to run Qwen3.5 models at a reasonable quality without CPU offloading which completely tanks output performance.
On the other hand I am able to run the 26B version of gemma entirely on my gpu. More importantly, this is the first model I have been able to run on my gpu that also performs very decently so far.
To the point that I have dusted of some ideas I had ages ago to experiment with LLMs but never did because of the costs involved using online providers.
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Comment on Getting permission from your significant other in ~life
creesch LinkCan be a lot of things, difficult to tell without knowing what sort of person they are otherwise. I do have some additional thoughts. If you do have kids going to have a fun evening means your...Can be a lot of things, difficult to tell without knowing what sort of person they are otherwise. I do have some additional thoughts.
If you do have kids going to have a fun evening means your significant other will have to take care of the kids for the entire evening. Not only does it need to fit in the overal schedule but you are also effectively asking them if they are okay with that for that evening. Considering that their spouse might also have a day job that actually amounts to "permission" of sorts.
Even if you are in an equal relationship where you each have your own things in evenings "permission" might still be involved if only to prevent scheduling conflicts. But also, again, to make sure it just works for the other person on that particular evening.
Then there is a pattern you'll see in a lot of relationships where on person is "in charge" of the schedule.
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Comment on Tildes Minecraft Weekly in ~games
creesch (edited )Link ParentI mean, it practically is what I was planning to do is what pickles is getting at (I think). The storage station would also be the transfer point for other lines going further out. I just haven't...I mean, it practically is what I was planning to do is what pickles is getting at (I think). The storage station would also be the transfer point for other lines going further out. I just haven't gotten around to do so. So if you want to pick that up it is all good by me.
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Comment on Email obfuscation: What works in 2026? in ~comp
creesch Link ParentSee my edit, three of the methods actually do mention being compatible with screen readers. And to be fair, it is a blind spot for many people. It is also a bit challenging to properly test for,...See my edit, three of the methods actually do mention being compatible with screen readers. And to be fair, it is a blind spot for many people. It is also a bit challenging to properly test for, but I always do try to make it at least workable in theory.
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Comment on Email obfuscation: What works in 2026? in ~comp
creesch Link ParentSome of these are pretty neat. However, you do have to take into account that you are disqualifying people who use accessibility tools like screen readers with most of these methods. At least the...Some of these are pretty neat. However, you do have to take into account that you are disqualifying people who use accessibility tools like screen readers with most of these methods. At least the way they are done now. The website mentions usability for some of these, but I think they are just talking about regular people using this.
There probably are some ways to make screenreaders and such only read out the relevant bits or something with the right aria labels. But those are not included in the examples.
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Actually, looks I jumped to my conclusion a bit to soon. Three of the methods do mention they work with screen readers when done in a specific way. These also are claimed to be highly effective so I'd go for those.
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Comment on Claude Code's source code leaked in ~tech
creesch (edited )Link ParentIt is semi interesting news, but those quotes really aren't what I'd put much value in to be honest. Interestingly enough I have been giving Claude code a go just to see if it is anything close to...It is semi interesting news, but those quotes really aren't what I'd put much value in to be honest.
The most significant takeaway for competitors lies in how Anthropic solved "context entropy"—the tendency for AI agents to become confused or hallucinatory as long-running sessions grow in complexity.
The leaked source reveals a sophisticated, three-layer memory architecture that moves away from traditional "store-everything" retrieval.
Interestingly enough I have been giving Claude code a go just to see if it is anything close to what people have been saying. One of the things I found that it very much still gets confused and the various "memory" markdown files it writes down are more and more ignored over time in a session and also when the project grows and is used. I have found that in addition to needing to carefully check the code it outputs I also need to make sure these memory files don't contain outdated information, claude contradicting itself, etc.
I even found it being confused as to where it should store memories. At least one agent first wrote to the project files in the home directory and then suddenly switched to the same file name in the project directory.
It still does very well, as long as I babysit it like a junior developer with short term memory loss. Even more so as the sort of hallucinations I am seeing now are much more subtle and as a result harder to catch by a simple code review.
I have written about lazy use of LLMs in various comments on tildes in the past. Claude code very much sits at that threshold where with lazy use it will cause havoc. Considering that our brains tend to lean towards easy/laze approaches to things I very much still question the majority of work done by tools like these. That and the fact that I see it happening around me on a daily basis.
As a side note, the quote I ... re-quoted, reads artificial to me as well. Not even the em dash, but the inclusion of "a sophisticated" which is the sort of hyperbole a lot of LLMs tend to lean towards. So I am also taking the explanation with a grain of salt.
While Anthropic may use this for internal "dog-fooding," it provides a technical framework for any organization wishing to use AI agents for public-facing work without disclosure.
Again the hyperbole and overselling. You can achieve the same with some basic instructions in your system prompt. It doesn't really matter if it is CLAUDE.md, AGENTS.md or some other means of leaving instructions. This also very much already does happen, either semi-autonomously through agents with a final check or more manual where the person behind it still does the manual steps of making PRs and stuff.
Edit: Okay, replied before I had a look at the article itself. It 100% is a slop article that is just generated based on other sources. It is full of overly dramatic methaphors, repetitive phrasing (I lost count on the "it is not just" usage) and overal very formulaic approach of story telling.
I did some digging, this post actually seems to have a human behind it. Although it mostly seems to be a summarizing the comments from the thread on that orange website. I guess the person behind did a better job creating a summary than the venturebeat AI did.
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Comment on Does anyone play older versions of Minecraft? in ~games
creesch LinkI do realize you specifically asked for older versions of Minecraft. But, I'd like to at least make you aware of the Tildes community server. We have a variety of people in their twenties,...I do realize you specifically asked for older versions of Minecraft. But, I'd like to at least make you aware of the Tildes community server. We have a variety of people in their twenties, thirties and above. Some of them also use the server to play with their kids.
The caveat is that it is the newest version of Minecraft. However, a significant group of people in there (including me) hadn't played Minecraft for years either. Generally people are really helpful which helps a lot in picking up newer things. Paging @chocobean for her experience this season ;)
Wanting to play older versions is still very valid, I am just providing a option.
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Also as already posted in a different comment. With a launcher like Prism it is fairly easy to have multiple versions of Minecraft installed at the same time.
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Comment on What’s something you’re putting up with? in ~talk
creesch Link ParentI remembered that when I was looking into it a while ago a US based brand kept popping up. Due to shipping it was too expensive for me (EU). I looked it up and I think it was this one:...I remembered that when I was looking into it a while ago a US based brand kept popping up. Due to shipping it was too expensive for me (EU). I looked it up and I think it was this one: https://www.waveformlighting.com
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Comment on What’s something you’re putting up with? in ~talk
creesch Link ParentI just want to reiterate. Color temperature really isn't the same as full spectrum lights. You can have fairly warm bulbs as far as color temperature go while also have high CRI values.do have bulbs that let me adjust the color temperature so I go from cooler light during the day to warmer in the evening.
I just want to reiterate. Color temperature really isn't the same as full spectrum lights. You can have fairly warm bulbs as far as color temperature go while also have high CRI values.
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Comment on I think Tildes moderators and admins may need to make a decision regarding how to handle Harry Potter related posts in ~tildes
creesch (edited )Link ParentTo be honest. If I were about to make a grand declaration about moderation policies and all that, I would make sure to know how the community is moderated first. I realize this is a bit direct,...interesting information to know truth be told.
To be honest. If I were about to make a grand declaration about moderation policies and all that, I would make sure to know how the community is moderated first. I realize this is a bit direct, but there is no shortage of discussions about this and the footer also links to docs about all of this.
Which combined with your refusal to talk to certain people while stil talking about them honestly just doesn't give good faith vibes to me.
perhaps it should just be made aware to Potter fans that they have to be ready to deal with being called transphobic and being repeatedly reminded of Rowling's views on trans-folks
As far as I can tell the first didn't happen. Though I do think that if you do know about Rowling's view on certain groups you should honestly question if you want to send money her way by buying HP related things and watching new materials that come out.
It also isn't an either or thing. I have fond memories of reading the Harry Potter books and watching the movies. Those are experiences from before I was aware of Rowling's view on things and as such those experiences haven't changed. I still have those memories, I just will not support future works of her.
And to be honest, I think it is perfectly fair for people to ask that some consideration if a topic is posted like the one about the new series. So, yeah, if you decide to keep watching new HP works even though you are already aware of Rowling's views then I think it is only fair that you will keep running into people who will remind you about that.
I'll leave it to you to decide if you think that means you are also being called transphobic. But, I do think it does warrant some self reflection.
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Comment on I think Tildes moderators and admins may need to make a decision regarding how to handle Harry Potter related posts in ~tildes
creesch Link ParentI mean, that quote is specifically not directed to a specific person. If someone does feel it is directed to them wouldn't that be because they fall under one of those groups and not the harry...I mean, that quote is specifically not directed to a specific person. If someone does feel it is directed to them wouldn't that be because they fall under one of those groups and not the harry potter fan part.
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Comment on Google’s TurboQuant AI-compression algorithm can reduce LLM memory usage by 6x in ~tech
creesch Link ParentI am slightly optimistic for a long term recovery once the surviving companies with actual products realize they actually need proper developers, testers, etc to untangle the LLM induced mess....for job losses, riots, rising fascism, economic collapse, plagues of locusts, or indigestion.
I am slightly optimistic for a long term recovery once the surviving companies with actual products realize they actually need proper developers, testers, etc to untangle the LLM induced mess. </wishful-thinking>
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Comment on What’s something you’re putting up with? in ~talk
creesch Link ParentI think they are talking about the CRI value of lights. As you probably know white light is made up of other colors. In order to make white lights you can simply use red light and blue leds and...I think they are talking about the CRI value of lights. As you probably know white light is made up of other colors. In order to make white lights you can simply use red light and blue leds and get something that looks like white light to you. But natural light is composed of a much finer scale of colors. So while the artificial light from my example might look like it is giving of white light objects it will cast differently on colored surfaces compared to a natural light.
The wikipedia article seems to do a decent job of going in detail.
But basically, the higher the CRI value of your bulbs the better it will look overal as the light casting will look more natural. There is also something called the R9 value which does focus more on the ability to render saturated red (good for skin tones and food).
To keep your sanity, CRI is used most often. 80-90 is good and a lot of reputable bulbs will be in that ballpark. 90+ is excellent and often used for studio lights but you can also get led strips for home lights and such.
This all is different from the color temperature btw. That is a different topic I can write about later if you are interested, just noticed I am late for something while typing this out ;)
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Comment on What’s something you’re putting up with? in ~talk
creesch Link ParentGood lighting can help with that a ton btw. Not just central lights but a lot of lights in the room and many indirect.Good lighting can help with that a ton btw. Not just central lights but a lot of lights in the room and many indirect.
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Comment on Making React ProseMirror really, really fast in ~comp
creesch (edited )LinkSomething is not right when I try it with chrome on Android. Specifically hitting enter caused weird behavior in all examples. In the first one it doesn't work, at the end of a word it does...Something is not right when I try it with chrome on Android. Specifically hitting enter caused weird behavior in all examples. In the first one it doesn't work, at the end of a word it does duplicate the word.
The last fast example somewhat works but it duplicates one character for each line break.
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I did some more testing and it seems to be keyboard related. Gboard works okay, Samsung keyboard has its own weird behavior and the keyboard I initially tested with is heliboard.
I am suspect that both the Samsung keyboard and heliboard might do something slightly odd. But now you at least know they cause issues. I honestly have checked with native posemirror, let me do that as well and get back at you.
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Prosemirror on their website works fien with heliboard.
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Seems like Android (as often is the case) is a bit of a mess. I found some interesting stuff as I was curious.
It looks like prosemirror has a variety of workarounds implemented (this is quite old but seems to be about pretty much this. If I had to guess is that some of those work arounds aren't present in some of the bits you rewrote in react.
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Comment on What non-software jobs exist for a newly graduated CS major? in ~life
creesch Link ParentI mean, you don't have to call it an internship on your resume. The only reasons companies tell you to not count it as experience are reasons not relevant to you. You clearly have the...I mean, you don't have to call it an internship on your resume. The only reasons companies tell you to not count it as experience are reasons not relevant to you.
You clearly have the responsibilities of a real job. Being paid or not should not be relevant.
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Comment on Thinking of getting Proton and using it as my day-to-day email, but I have concerns in ~tech
creesch Link ParentWell yeah, but it is trivial for spammers to remove the +addition bit and know you will still receive the mail. With aliases that isn't the case. As far as Incogni goes, I feel like the service...But see, I already do that by adding a '+' to my gmail addresses I use to sign up for things, like this for example: "example+tildesnet@gmail.com"
Well yeah, but it is trivial for spammers to remove the
+additionbit and know you will still receive the mail. With aliases that isn't the case.As far as Incogni goes, I feel like the service they offer is actually more of a "aesthetic front" compared to the services Proton offers. I am sure they are good at pestering legit databrokers within areas where they have to comply (so those based in the EU and other areas of the world with decent privacy laws). But I also firmly believe that most shady databrokers are located in other parts of the world where no such laws exist.
As an example. I am often mailed by shady recruiters on a private mail address. Which at one point was the address I used for linkedin and that was leaked in 2016 there is simply no legitimate way to get mail address other than from brokers who are already not following the law.
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Comment on Thinking of getting Proton and using it as my day-to-day email, but I have concerns in ~tech
creesch Link ParentI think you are too hung up on an abstract concept of databrokers to be honest. To me it is simple, if I get spam I want to see where it comes from and be able to block it. Aliases allow me to do...I think you are too hung up on an abstract concept of databrokers to be honest. To me it is simple, if I get spam I want to see where it comes from and be able to block it. Aliases allow me to do so and also determine what services I should stop using if it appears they are selling my data. Hacks and data leaks are also a thing, but then I expect services to be transparant and report my data is out there (required by EU law actually).
I honestly don't think it is possible to get your information removed from data brokers. Certainly not the shady ones. So that part of using my own domain and having my mail hosted elsewhere never has been part of my reasoning.
My bigger reasoning was not wanting to have all my eggs in one basket stored at Alphabet/Google HQ. Having my own domain keeps google's grubby fingers off my data but more importantly allows me to switch mailhosting providers as I don't want to risk being locked out just because Google decides so for whatever reason.
And no, I don't think proton necessarily does provide anything meaningful to you other than being a mail hosting service. Which can be enough, but there are also other parties out there.
Yup I am aware, which is among the reasons I still think gemma4 is fairly impressive given the size.