JRandomHacker's recent activity
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Comment on Solo developer rebuilds Adobe Creative Suite in Rust using Claude, releases it free to all in ~tech
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Comment on SpaceXAI joins Omacom and gives $1.5m Grok tokens for Omarchy in ~tech
JRandomHacker LinkFascist Linux gets a donation from the Fascist LLM. Color me unsurprised.Fascist Linux gets a donation from the Fascist LLM. Color me unsurprised.
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Comment on Jet Lag Season 19: Japanorama | Trailer in ~hobbies
JRandomHacker Link ParentSpoiler "Sam and Ben later learned these are Ginkgo Nuts which are toxic when eaten raw and must be thoroughly cooked before eating, but luckily Ben ate far less than the toxic quantity." is truly...Spoiler
"Sam and Ben later learned these are Ginkgo Nuts which are toxic when eaten raw and must be thoroughly cooked before eating, but luckily Ben ate far less than the toxic quantity." is truly an all-timer of a caption. -
Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
JRandomHacker Link ParentI think I'm just starting to get the hang of the dual-focus chart-reading as the charts I'm playing are now very willing to overlap both hands, but it's definitely a mind-bender.I think I'm just starting to get the hang of the dual-focus chart-reading as the charts I'm playing are now very willing to overlap both hands, but it's definitely a mind-bender.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
JRandomHacker LinkI picked up In Falsus - it's a rhythm game that just hit its full release and I hadn't seen the demo of. It has a really nutty control scheme where your left hand plays a bemani-style key pattern...I picked up In Falsus - it's a rhythm game that just hit its full release and I hadn't seen the demo of. It has a really nutty control scheme where your left hand plays a bemani-style key pattern (on Shift-A-S-D-F-Space) while your right hand plays a Sound Voltex/osu-style tracing pattern (with your mouse moving left and right). Then it's also an entire visual novel and also has an extensive crafting system. Crazy game, and I hope I stick with it long enough to actually get good.
Then more and more work on my "endgame" Satisfactory world. This is a save file that I've fully completed (all Space Elevator deliveries plus Golden Nut statue) and I'm now making builds that are bigger and more aesthetically-decorated. I've finally finished up my Rocket Fuel power plant (3600 fuel/min, generating 216 GW of power) and am pondering what gets built next.
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Comment on OpenAI agents attacked RubyGems back in May in ~comp
JRandomHacker Link ParentSomeone on lobste.rs threw out the comment of "Could OpenAI have RICO charges brought against them?" - and while I have to assume the factual answer is "no", it's a fascinating concept to think about.Someone on lobste.rs threw out the comment of "Could OpenAI have RICO charges brought against them?" - and while I have to assume the factual answer is "no", it's a fascinating concept to think about.
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Comment on What's your line? in ~life
JRandomHacker Link ParentIt's tricky - if I aimed for "no LLM usage at all" (a state I'd much prefer), I'd get zero hits anywhere. If the job description specifically mentions particular tooling or "agentic development",...It's tricky - if I aimed for "no LLM usage at all" (a state I'd much prefer), I'd get zero hits anywhere. If the job description specifically mentions particular tooling or "agentic development", I'm much more likely to give it a pass.
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Comment on What's your line? in ~life
JRandomHacker LinkI'm currently job searching as a software engineer and my hard-nos are: no crypto, no defense industry, and no LLMs* The asterisk on "No LLMs" is that removing every job listing that refers to AI...I'm currently job searching as a software engineer and my hard-nos are: no crypto, no defense industry, and no LLMs*
The asterisk on "No LLMs" is that removing every job listing that refers to AI at all would cut my pool to something like 5%, so I'm trying to draw the line at "no companies formed entirely around creating or offering an LLM as a product"
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Comment on What are your thoughts on audiobooks? in ~books
JRandomHacker LinkI whole-heartedly love audiobooks - have since I was a kid. Either a top-tier narrator or (even better) a full-cast reading, though I'm not actually a huge fan of GraphicAudio. I even produced a...I whole-heartedly love audiobooks - have since I was a kid. Either a top-tier narrator or (even better) a full-cast reading, though I'm not actually a huge fan of GraphicAudio. I even produced a fan-made full-cast audiobook once.
I only ever listen to books that I've already read "in paper" - to me, the reason I'm listening is to hear the performance of the narrator(s).
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Comment on ‘Backrooms’ sends Hollywood running to Reddit for new ideas in ~movies
JRandomHacker Link ParentThere actually is a Today You, Tomorrow Me short film and I think it's really good.There actually is a Today You, Tomorrow Me short film and I think it's really good.
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Comment on Watch baseball games in realtime in 8-bit view in ~sports.baseball
JRandomHacker LinkI'm also a big fan of using playball to "watch" in the terminal. Baseball is perfect for this sort of thing.I'm also a big fan of using playball to "watch" in the terminal.
Baseball is perfect for this sort of thing.
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Comment on The man who's spent a lifetime making one, giant map in ~games
JRandomHacker LinkI was so excited to see that title hoping it would be Jerry's Map. I've tried some JerryMapping of my own, but it's mostly been more like his "original" style of more-realistic cartography. Maybe...I was so excited to see that title hoping it would be Jerry's Map. I've tried some JerryMapping of my own, but it's mostly been more like his "original" style of more-realistic cartography.
Maybe I should try that out again, it could be fun.
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Comment on Custom LED light frames in ~creative
JRandomHacker Link ParentYou know, that's probably not a bad idea...You know, that's probably not a bad idea...
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Comment on Custom LED light frames in ~creative
JRandomHacker LinkI'm pretty proud of the custom LED light frames I made, and also figured they'd be a good topic for getting my new personal blog started.I'm pretty proud of the custom LED light frames I made, and also figured they'd be a good topic for getting my new personal blog started.
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Custom LED light frames
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Comment on When did your preferred fighting game franchises peak? in ~games
JRandomHacker Link ParentI absolutely think you could, though competitive Melee has a steep barrier to entry nowadays. Platform fighters are really something else - the fluidity of movement that you have available can...I absolutely think you could, though competitive Melee has a steep barrier to entry nowadays. Platform fighters are really something else - the fluidity of movement that you have available can feel more like a precision-platformer speedrun than a "regular" 2D fighting game.
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Comment on When did your preferred fighting game franchises peak? in ~games
JRandomHacker Link ParentAs far as I'm concerned, Melee is The Beautiful Game. You really can watch someone express themselves in the way they play. And it's still getting better - we just had Link vs Luigi in the top 8...As far as I'm concerned, Melee is The Beautiful Game. You really can watch someone express themselves in the way they play. And it's still getting better - we just had Link vs Luigi in the top 8 of a major!
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Comment on Do you prefer chunky or smooth peanut butter? in ~food
JRandomHacker Link ParentI think it was more of "we don't care about anything except the golf course" - just nobody felt a need to spend the money on anything other than "crackers, spreads, and some fridges for drinks"I think it was more of "we don't care about anything except the golf course" - just nobody felt a need to spend the money on anything other than "crackers, spreads, and some fridges for drinks"
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Comment on Do you prefer chunky or smooth peanut butter? in ~food
JRandomHacker Link ParentNope! Enjoy your can of Coke and cheese and crackers, then get back on the course. There was a full restaurant with fancy food in the clubhouse for after the round, but the halfway refreshments...Nope! Enjoy your can of Coke and cheese and crackers, then get back on the course.
There was a full restaurant with fancy food in the clubhouse for after the round, but the halfway refreshments were as bare-bones as they could be
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Comment on Do you prefer chunky or smooth peanut butter? in ~food
JRandomHacker LinkCrunchy natural PB for spreading on bread and eating. Cheap smooth PB for one specific purpose - when I was growing up, I worked as a golf caddy over the summer. The course I worked at was...Crunchy natural PB for spreading on bread and eating.
Cheap smooth PB for one specific purpose - when I was growing up, I worked as a golf caddy over the summer. The course I worked at was incredibly wealthy and exclusive, but was also super bare-bones for non-golf-things. When stopping for a break halfway through the round, the only refreshments available were coolers of pop to drink and Saltine crackers to eat, with your choice of cheese or peanut butter as a spread. Because of the timing of the round, there were plenty of days where "Saltines with peanut butter" was my entire lunch, and I can still absolutely demolish a stack of crackers when I'm hungry.
It's not just that LLMs can't (currently?) write maintainable code (though that is a huge issue that's gonna be biting more and more people in the ass) - it's that LLMs let you get to the "finished software" part without the accompanying "people who give a shit" part.