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Comment on So it turns out I was cheated on in ~health.mental
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Comment on So it turns out I was cheated on in ~health.mental
Gourd LinkThis is awful, and I'm sorry this is happening to you. I'd highly recommend seeing some sort of mental health professional, if it's within your means to do so. It has really helped me in the past....This is awful, and I'm sorry this is happening to you. I'd highly recommend seeing some sort of mental health professional, if it's within your means to do so. It has really helped me in the past. I had a therapist tell me once that our brains process breakups similarly to how they process deaths. The cognitive grieving processes are very similar. It's also not uncommon for either situation to be accompanied by a lot of complex baggage.
Things are likely going to suck for a while. No getting around it. But not forever! I tend to think of it almost like a slow-healing injury, or coming down with a temporary illness. Right now you have to look out for your kids and yourself. Like someone else said here, consider talking to a lawyer as soon as you feel you are able.
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Comment on What is your favourite shark? in ~talk
Gourd Link ParentMy grandpa has a good story about being out somewhere in the bahamas (I think?) on a jet ski back in the 90s. He ends up somehow falling off the jet ski, and while swimming back to it, he looks...My grandpa has a good story about being out somewhere in the bahamas (I think?) on a jet ski back in the 90s. He ends up somehow falling off the jet ski, and while swimming back to it, he looks down through the clear water and sees hundreds of hammerheads swimming below. As someone with Thalassophobia, this is one of my worst nightmares. Still love those goofy looking guys, though.
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Comment on What is your favourite shark? in ~talk
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Comment on Can we talk about rice cookers? in ~food
Gourd Link ParentHow do you do brown rice in the instant pot?? I'll have to try that.How do you do brown rice in the instant pot?? I'll have to try that.
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Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music
Gourd Link ParentOhhhh man, thank you so much for bringing Ernesto Schnack to my attention! And he sells tabs. Even better :)Ohhhh man, thank you so much for bringing Ernesto Schnack to my attention! And he sells tabs. Even better :)
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Comment on This eerily accurate ‘LinkedIn Speak’ translation tool will help you sound like an instant thinkfluencer in ~tech
Gourd LinkI’m thrilled to share my love for Kagi! 🚀 It’s incredibly exciting to see this new addition to their platform. Innovation at its finest! #Kagi #Innovation #TechUpdates #GratefulI’m thrilled to share my love for Kagi! 🚀 It’s incredibly exciting to see this new addition to their platform. Innovation at its finest! #Kagi #Innovation #TechUpdates #Grateful
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Comment on Venture underground to discover the new sulfur cube and the sulfur caves in Minecraft in ~games
Gourd LinkI bought Minecraft for like $5 in pre-alpha back in 2010. Couldn't recover my account, so I bought it again for like $30 in 2019. I tried to play again last week and apparently my account was...I bought Minecraft for like $5 in pre-alpha back in 2010. Couldn't recover my account, so I bought it again for like $30 in 2019. I tried to play again last week and apparently my account was deleted due to some Microsoft account migration, with no way to recover it, and I'd have to pay Microsoft something like $40 to play again :{
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Comment on OpenAI shuts down Sora AI video, Disney drops planned $1B investment in ~tech
Gourd Link ParentThat was my first thought. Should be interesting regardless, because this is not a good look.That was my first thought. Should be interesting regardless, because this is not a good look.
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Comment on Commonly misspelled words quiz in ~humanities.languages
Gourd Link19/20! Somehow got personnel wrong, which in hindsight seems like one of the easier words.19/20! Somehow got personnel wrong, which in hindsight seems like one of the easier words.
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Comment on Tildes Gardening Group: Week 24/3/26 in ~hobbies
Gourd LinkStill in the freezing temps here, but as soon as it's warm enough we're going to start planting. Two years ago, we planted a small herb garden which as done very well. Last year we expanded and...Still in the freezing temps here, but as soon as it's warm enough we're going to start planting. Two years ago, we planted a small herb garden which as done very well. Last year we expanded and made a tomato garden, which we waaay over-planted and didn't add enough calcium to prevent blossom end rot.
This year, we'll be expanding that tomato garden and planting a reasonable number of tomato plants. Really looking forward to it!
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Comment on Our commitment to Windows quality in ~tech
Gourd Link ParentIntegrating AI? Let's start with search indexing that actually fucking works. Baby steps, Microsoft.Integrating AI? Let's start with search indexing that actually fucking works. Baby steps, Microsoft.
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Comment on That one study that proves developers using AI are deluded in ~tech
Gourd Link ParentHa, you're absolutely right about that. I review a lot of code, and I saw a steep drop in quality from a few devs in the latter half of 2024 and a good part of 2025. I don't think that was a...Ha, you're absolutely right about that. I review a lot of code, and I saw a steep drop in quality from a few devs in the latter half of 2024 and a good part of 2025. I don't think that was a coincidence.
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Comment on That one study that proves developers using AI are deluded in ~tech
Gourd Link ParentEven a year ago, these models were pretty awful. Try using Gemini 2.5 (released March 2025) for code. It's unusable.Even a year ago, these models were pretty awful. Try using Gemini 2.5 (released March 2025) for code. It's unusable.
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Comment on I hope you don't use generative AI - an essay about my experience offering an open-source tool in ~tech
Gourd Link ParentThere is some indication that these massive foundation models may be rapidly approaching a plateau in usefulness as coding agents. I think the true future of serious development could be a mix,...There is some indication that these massive foundation models may be rapidly approaching a plateau in usefulness as coding agents. I think the true future of serious development could be a mix, using more traditional workflows but with several smaller, highly-specialized models, possibly small enough to comfortably run locally. Like with current AI-assisted development, a good developer is still needed to produce a good product, but these tools could give more control and still provide the increase in efficiency.
With regards to commercial viability, I heard someone someone recently make the comparison to the collapse of the music industry in the late 90s, with commercial recording studios (data centers in the case of AI) basically becoming obsolete overnight as home recording studios became easily attainable.
But I'm speculating way outside of my area of expertise. I think you're spot-on with the C memory safety analogy.
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Comment on I hope you don't use generative AI - an essay about my experience offering an open-source tool in ~tech
Gourd Link ParentThis is an interesting point. The ripple effects outside of just model collapse, even if the problem of model collapse is somehow solved.This is an interesting point. The ripple effects outside of just model collapse, even if the problem of model collapse is somehow solved.
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Comment on I hope you don't use generative AI - an essay about my experience offering an open-source tool in ~tech
Gourd Link ParentI agree wholeheartedly. I review terrible AI-generated code all the time :{I agree wholeheartedly. I review terrible AI-generated code all the time :{
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Comment on I hope you don't use generative AI - an essay about my experience offering an open-source tool in ~tech
Gourd Link ParentThanks for the insight! I admittedly was not aware of the details, and I thought it was another issue in us-east. I was out of office for most of December but I was absolutely impacted by the...Thanks for the insight! I admittedly was not aware of the details, and I thought it was another issue in us-east. I was out of office for most of December but I was absolutely impacted by the October outage lol
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Comment on I hope you don't use generative AI - an essay about my experience offering an open-source tool in ~tech
Gourd Link ParentOh god, I still have to regularly work with SOAP and it's a nightmare lol. I've been a bit glib here, but just look at how quickly Stackoverflow is losing traffic. It seems clear that a huge...Oh god, I still have to regularly work with SOAP and it's a nightmare lol. I've been a bit glib here, but just look at how quickly Stackoverflow is losing traffic. It seems clear that a huge percentage of developers are now regularly using AI in their workflow, and only increasingly so. I get the comparison to blockchain (especially with regards to the hype around it), but LLMs are a much more generally applicable technology.
You are right though, the future is very uncertain. Model collapse, for instance is just one of many very real problems that could change everything.
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Comment on I hope you don't use generative AI - an essay about my experience offering an open-source tool in ~tech
Gourd Link ParentIt's definitely not black and white. As far as I know, there's no widely agreed upon definition of art, period.It's definitely not black and white. As far as I know, there's no widely agreed upon definition of art, period.
I mentioned a therapist in my reply as well, and I just want to stress that nothing was better in my first few months post-breakup than the feeling I got walking out of my therapist's office each week. It really changed everything for me.