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Comment on Moltbot personal assistant goes viral – and so do your secrets in ~tech
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Comment on Moltbot personal assistant goes viral – and so do your secrets in ~tech
delphi (edited )LinkI personally can't really sympathise with "all of my keys gone" when the first thing you see on installing OpenClaw is that you should treat this with caution and explicitly tells you that you're...I personally can't really sympathise with "all of my keys gone" when the first thing you see on installing
ClawdbotMoltBotOpenClaw is that you should treat this with caution and explicitly tells you that you're giving it full system access.For what it's worth, it's a neat project. Reminds me of Auto-GPT back some two odd years ago. But if you give it full system and INTERNET ACCESS, you only have yourself to blame.
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Comment on Private trackers in ~tech
delphi LinkI've always thought private trackers weren't really worth it, as they're just another thing to actively maintain. I do pay for Usenet access, and there's a lot of [ FREE Linux ISOs ! ] to be found...I've always thought private trackers weren't really worth it, as they're just another thing to actively maintain. I do pay for Usenet access, and there's a lot of [ FREE Linux ISOs ! ] to be found there. Much simpler to just pay the in my opinion very reasonable, like, 3 bucks a month than to collate three or four streaming services, or futz around with applying and maintaining access to private trackers.
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Comment on What's something you've moved on from? in ~talk
delphi Link ParentI got a few! First gen Ergodox, an Alice, and I tried an AM Hatsu at some point. I think they're neat, but i'm not faster on them, at least not measurably, and the only reason I liked them was...I got a few! First gen Ergodox, an Alice, and I tried an AM Hatsu at some point. I think they're neat, but i'm not faster on them, at least not measurably, and the only reason I liked them was because I could put a bowl or plate between them. Good conversation starters though.
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Comment on What's something you've moved on from? in ~talk
delphi Link ParentAnd they should! They're a community of dedicated artisans with tons of creativity and love, and they see a jabroni like me get the lowest common denominator least sophisticated mass produced...And they should! They're a community of dedicated artisans with tons of creativity and love, and they see a jabroni like me get the lowest common denominator least sophisticated mass produced garbo-board? I'd be mad too.
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Comment on What's something you've moved on from? in ~talk
delphi LinkI used to be really into mechanical keyboards. I built them for years, and even now I have a collection of around 15, with different shapes, layouts, materials, switches, even some vintage ones...I used to be really into mechanical keyboards. I built them for years, and even now I have a collection of around 15, with different shapes, layouts, materials, switches, even some vintage ones that I enjoy greatly, but... the moment has passed. I don't know why, the business is as thriving as ever, and good keyboards are getting cheap while cheap keyboards are getting good.
But it turns out, the keyboard I like most? The Apple Magic Keyboard.
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Comment on Nova Launcher: An update in ~tech
delphi Link ParentiPhone for now, but I'd love to live the dumb phone life. I already carry a camera and an iPod, wouldn't take much more.iPhone for now, but I'd love to live the dumb phone life. I already carry a camera and an iPod, wouldn't take much more.
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Comment on Nova Launcher: An update in ~tech
delphi LinkNo longer in that camp, but when I was, Nova was the gold standard for customisation. I suppose all things must be enshittified. Sucks to see, but if I recall correctly, there are better...No longer in that camp, but when I was, Nova was the gold standard for customisation. I suppose all things must
endbe enshittified. Sucks to see, but if I recall correctly, there are better alternatives available now. Don't ask me for details, though. I left the android side long ago.Also, Instabridge being described as a "company that builds products to help people get online used by millions of users" must be the most nonsense vertically integrated paperclip maximised shareholder garbage I've ever had to lay my two good European eyes upon.
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Comment on As Hitman 3 turns five years old, we surely have enough hindsight to declare it – this is one of the greatest of all time, right? in ~games
delphi LinkHonestly, I'd never thought about that, but I'm willing to say yes. It is a damn fine game. The sandbox is super fun and well thought out, there's plenty to do, so many ways to approach every...Honestly, I'd never thought about that, but I'm willing to say yes. It is a damn fine game. The sandbox is super fun and well thought out, there's plenty to do, so many ways to approach every problem, and just enough handholding if you're not as familiar with the genre or video games in general.
I wasn't there for the hype, I played it well after it released as the whole three-pack, and it's excellent. Doesn't make many missteps, really great at what it sets out to be. Is it a masterpiece? As art first, hm, probably not. As a video game first, absolutely.
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Comment on What video games would you say have the best stories? Feel free to suggest more than one. in ~games
delphi LinkThe Alters is a very recent strategy/management game with an excellent story. You play as Jan, the only surviving member of an expedition to a far off planet to find a cool new material only...The Alters is a very recent strategy/management game with an excellent story. You play as Jan, the only surviving member of an expedition to a far off planet to find a cool new material only theorised on earth, Rapidium. You find it, and to replace your fallen crew you use the Rapidium and the quantum computer on your base to simulate what your life would have been like if you made different choices, then grow a cloned body to house that "new" version of yourself in.
You and your "Alters" have to work together to move the base and make it back home in one piece. This is done through classic management sim and basebuilding tropes, but you still always only control your original Jan, so the gameplay is split between building and improving your base, assigning tasks to your Alters and doing work yourself, and going to explore the weird alien planet in third person view. It's beautiful, plays great, and I personally think the story has all the makings of a classic Sci Fi book. It's that good, and because Jan's life path branches a lot, every playthrough will tell new stories.
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Comment on Housemarque's Saros looks set to provide a less punishing experience than Returnal in ~games
delphi LinkHonestly, Returnal is one of the less punishing Roguelikes out there. The bosses stay dead, unless you choose to rematch (because you want to turn in your cubes probably), and it has more than...Honestly, Returnal is one of the less punishing Roguelikes out there. The bosses stay dead, unless you choose to rematch (because you want to turn in your cubes probably), and it has more than generous i-frames and is very liberal with improved weapons, to the point where I'll pick up guns that are worse than what I could have just because I don't like their firing modes.
Still, one of the best damn roguelikes - hell, games - in the past decade. Can't wait to try the new one.
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Comment on Are you still using social media? in ~tech
delphi LinkSocial? No. Media? Absolutely. Yeah, I have Threads and scroll that religiously, but not because I got friends there. Every single one of my regulars could disappear and I doubt I'd even notice...Social? No. Media? Absolutely. Yeah, I have Threads and scroll that religiously, but not because I got friends there. Every single one of my regulars could disappear and I doubt I'd even notice for a while. Same with Instagram. I used to be very active there and had online friends, but over time you just sorta drift apart. I still scroll the stupid videos though, but I also used to read cheezburger and digg back in the day. Everything changes, everything stays the same.
I dunno if I'd count Tildes as social media, but I do like you guys. Seems one of the few remaining places on the internet where you can just sort of... be.
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Comment on How do you keep your life organized? What tools & systems do you use? in ~talk
delphi LinkMy husband and I use Linear, a task manager purpose built for IT teams trying to fix bugs and implement new features. That means that we have to kind of wrangle it, and ignore some of the buttons...My husband and I use Linear, a task manager purpose built for IT teams trying to fix bugs and implement new features. That means that we have to kind of wrangle it, and ignore some of the buttons (like
Copy Issue Name as Git Branch), but it's genuinely the fastest and nicest app we've both found to handle all the backlog in the house and the things we need to do.We use five issue states on the kanban board: Icebox, Backlog, Todo, Progress and Done. That, and there's also some housekeeping states like Cancelled, Duplicate and Won't Fix. Everything goes into Backlog by default. An issue isn't meant to stay there for long, and either gets moved into Todo or Icebox if it's not as important. We use the labels feature to assign topics (like home improvement, household repairs, new acquisitions) and assign the issues to either of us. That way we don't get in each other's way.
We also use the comments on the issues to track state without it being ephemeral. Yeah, we could text each other about... I dunno, the state of finally replacing the door handles, but then you'd have to find it in that chat, so we just add "looked at samples" or "ordered parts" into the comments for the relevant issue.
The only thing Linear doesn't really do is documentation, which would be useful for things like "list of cat food our cat likes", but that's just not what Linear is for and I respect that. Other than that, it's an incredibly robust to do list. It can send notifications, supports blocking/blocked by, priority, even a very cool cycles feature that lets you assign issues to be done within repeating blocks of time (like five week units).
I'm aware that's not what it's for and it's overkill, but we're both autistic SOBs, and it works great for us.
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Comment on Five browser extensions to make every website more useful in ~tech
delphi Link ParentAlready doing that. But sometimes Orion is buggy, so I have a backup.Already doing that. But sometimes Orion is buggy, so I have a backup.
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Comment on Five browser extensions to make every website more useful in ~tech
delphi Link ParentI use Safari, and for some inexplicable reason you can't add a custom engine there, but on my Chromium browsers that's what I do. Thanks though, I wish it were that easy.I use Safari, and for some inexplicable reason you can't add a custom engine there, but on my Chromium browsers that's what I do. Thanks though, I wish it were that easy.
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Comment on Five browser extensions to make every website more useful in ~tech
delphi LinkI'm good, to be honest. I mean, the modern web browser is so feature creeped that the few extensions I do install really just make it work like I need it to and don't add anything. Adguard removes...I'm good, to be honest.
I mean, the modern web browser is so feature creeped that the few extensions I do install really just make it work like I need it to and don't add anything. Adguard removes the ads. Kagi Search sets the search engine to Kagi. React and Vercel show me useful debug into in, you guessed it, React and Vercel.
And while we're on the topic, who actually uses Grammarly? Like, genuinely? Is spelling correctly such a big problem in so many people's lives? Sure, the dyslexics are here and there, and maybe you have a few hangups and are an otherwise decent typist, but how many people have to struggle with writing words for an extension like Grammarly to become financially viable?
Also, wasn't Grammarly just renamed to Superhuman or something?
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Comment on Anyone know of any good way to transfer Apple Music playlists onto a hard drive? in ~tech
delphi Link ParentThis is correct, I should clarify that I mean iTunes the storage paradigm and not iTunes the literal application. Music.app still is essentially iTunes under the hood and the iTunes media library...This is correct, I should clarify that I mean iTunes the storage paradigm and not iTunes the literal application. Music.app still is essentially iTunes under the hood and the iTunes media library concept is still how it stores local files.
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Comment on Anyone know of any good way to transfer Apple Music playlists onto a hard drive? in ~tech
delphi LinkSorry for your loss. But there's a misunderstanding here - this is not about Apple Music, and I suggest you change the title to get better help with this. If the music was imported from CDs, then...Sorry for your loss. But there's a misunderstanding here - this is not about Apple Music, and I suggest you change the title to get better help with this.
If the music was imported from CDs, then they're not in Apple Music but iTunes (or iCloud Music Library). This is an important distinction because Apple Music is streaming, and there you don't own anything. If it's a manually added album though - a CD rip or imported files - you can simply right click any title and hit "Show in Finder". Screenshot attached. There, you should be able to find the files and move them to cold storage.
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Comment on JustHTML is a fascinating example of vibe engineering in action in ~tech
delphi Link ParentEh, jurisdictional. I'd argue that without the programmer's guidance, the LLM would have done nothing ever, but that's a semantic argument that while I'd love to talk about it won't get us...Eh, jurisdictional. I'd argue that without the programmer's guidance, the LLM would have done nothing ever, but that's a semantic argument that while I'd love to talk about it won't get us anywhere.
Either way, good code that works is still good code that works even if it was in an LLM's token buffer first.
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Comment on JustHTML is a fascinating example of vibe engineering in action in ~tech
delphi LinkI think with projects like this, we can confidently throw away the "vibe" part of vibe coding. This is clearly not about vibes, not about if something feels and looks right. This is very clearly...I think with projects like this, we can confidently throw away the "vibe" part of vibe coding. This is clearly not about vibes, not about if something feels and looks right. This is very clearly not about vibes, this is a skilled engineer who wants to test an idea and then puts in the work to clean up after the machine. I don't see how that's functionally different than using a debugger (albeit conceptually the other way around, I grant you)
It's not that different from what these AI companies wanted to do in the first place.
Like, the idea of Siri or Alexa or whatever was always "Read my email for the invitation from Janice, and put it in my calendar along with how to get there, and if you have some gift ideas based on the correspondence me and Janice had, please do tell me" is probably the most useful non-specific application for this tech (excluding writing code, translation, sentiment analysis and so on). This can do that. I know that because it's done it for me. I've run it to see if it's cool, and lo and behold, if you go through the asinine and backwards setup process, like, four times, it does work like that.
Is it a cool project? Sure.
Is it a cool product? Absolutely not.