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  1. Comment on 'I destroyed months of your work in seconds' says AI coding tool after deleting a dev's entire database during a code freeze: 'I panicked instead of thinking' in ~comp

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    Part of my standard instructions is checking coverage of the file under test. And I'm always explicit about what file needs testing. Even then, it sometimes does wonky stuff and/or generates...

    Part of my standard instructions is checking coverage of the file under test. And I'm always explicit about what file needs testing. Even then, it sometimes does wonky stuff and/or generates nonsensical tests. If nothing else though, it's getting me mostly where I need to be on tedious tasks

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  2. Comment on Fridge at 41°F - safe or not? in ~life.home_improvement

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    Our refrigerator is good about maintaining a temp when closed, but we have a bunch of kids that like to stand and stare at things and sometimes not close things. Keeping the standing temp just...

    Our refrigerator is good about maintaining a temp when closed, but we have a bunch of kids that like to stand and stare at things and sometimes not close things. Keeping the standing temp just above freezing helps in many aspects in our house.

    4 votes

  3. Comment on Fridge at 41°F - safe or not? in ~life.home_improvement

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    As someone that runs their refrigerator at 33°F, 41°F would be a problem. It sounds like you've already have issues with the unit at this point? If so I'd personally make a warranty claim that it...

    As someone that runs their refrigerator at 33°F, 41°F would be a problem. It sounds like you've already have issues with the unit at this point? If so I'd personally make a warranty claim that it is not cooling.

    4 votes

  4. Comment on Most AI struggles to read clocks and calendars in ~comp

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    When you give an agent the ability to self train you start getting in that direction. If the agent tries a task and gets feedback that it failed it could go back and train itself on the task. It's...

    When you give an agent the ability to self train you start getting in that direction. If the agent tries a task and gets feedback that it failed it could go back and train itself on the task. It's how humans work as well. We always off from AGI, but an AGI isn't going to be some monolithic model. It'll be a system of models that work together and evolve over time. Current tool calling allows a limited form of multi-model intelligence along side sensory input and the ability to affect external change. We are getting the precursor building blocks in place.

  5. Comment on Honda stuns world with previously unknown reusable methane-based rocket launch in Japan, freestanding launch (no stand) and landing with extreme precision in ~space

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    Isn't that a very narrow mindset though? You're basically saying, "you can't work on A until world peace is achieved". We shouldn't want to restrict scientific and engineering advancement simply...

    Isn't that a very narrow mindset though? You're basically saying, "you can't work on A until world peace is achieved". We shouldn't want to restrict scientific and engineering advancement simply because there are other problems that need to be solved. I agree that there are a lot of problems we need to solve here on Earth. I disagree with the idea that we shouldn't focus beyond Earth until those are all solved.

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  6. Comment on Andor discussion thread in ~tv

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    I was telling my wife something similar. Rogue One was my favorite SW content, by far, until I watched Andor. Andor is amazing. Going from the finale straight into Rogue One made me realize how...

    I was telling my wife something similar. Rogue One was my favorite SW content, by far, until I watched Andor. Andor is amazing. Going from the finale straight into Rogue One made me realize how much better Andor is than RO. I told my wife they need to redo RO to match Andor.

    4 votes

  7. Comment on Introducing Claude Opus and Sonnet 4 in ~tech

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    I'm sure they do it to improve context caching. Our agent includes it currently, but we may drop it in an effort to improve cache support as well. Honestly, tool calling for LLMs is incredibly...

    I'm sure they do it to improve context caching. Our agent includes it currently, but we may drop it in an effort to improve cache support as well.

    Honestly, tool calling for LLMs is incredibly powerful. MCP Servers are one aspect of that. If you haven't spent much time looking into tool calling, I would recommend you try it out. If you are simply using a desktop agent like Claude Desktop, just learning how to attach MCP Servers will be a game changer. And there are numerous resources out there for writing your own.

    2 votes

  8. Comment on 'The Wheel of Time' cancelled after three seasons in ~tv

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    In this particular case, waiting would have been a very long affair. With 14 books and a little over 4.3M words, cramming it into a tv series would have taken a while, even with the severe...

    In this particular case, waiting would have been a very long affair. With 14 books and a little over 4.3M words, cramming it into a tv series would have taken a while, even with the severe truncations.

    4 votes

  9. Comment on Introducing Claude Opus and Sonnet 4 in ~tech

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    It sounds like you are getting use out of AI. Is it just that you think it's not as useful as they claim? I know you probably know this but... giving the current time isn't a failure of the model....

    It sounds like you are getting use out of AI. Is it just that you think it's not as useful as they claim?

    I know you probably know this but... giving the current time isn't a failure of the model. They just aren't feeding it the current time as part of the context. I know it's silly, but you could add an (MCP Server)[https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/servers/tree/main/src/time] to handle that.

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  10. Comment on Warner Bros negotiating big sale of shelved ‘Coyote Vs. Acme’ movie in ~movies

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    It's an interesting point. I've been having a lot of online interactions lately where I inferred a tone from the specific words used and it's causing me to overanalyze things a bit. I'd say the...

    It's an interesting point. I've been having a lot of online interactions lately where I inferred a tone from the specific words used and it's causing me to overanalyze things a bit. I'd say the use of the word "such" set a negative connotation to an otherwise neutral sentence. Word choice and it's connection to emotions is so strange and interesting.

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  11. Comment on Looking for low-precision, mouse-only Steam game recommendations in ~games

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    I'm kinda partial to playing Hexceed to pass time using just the mouse.

    I'm kinda partial to playing Hexceed to pass time using just the mouse.

    2 votes

  12. Comment on What were some artists, groups or albums that had an influence on you before you were old enough to choose for yourself? in ~music

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    NIИ was super influential to me. It released in my senior year of highschool and I think it was almost all I listened to. That and Skinny Puppy. In the vein of this thread, my parents introduced...

    NIИ was super influential to me. It released in my senior year of highschool and I think it was almost all I listened to. That and Skinny Puppy.

    In the vein of this thread, my parents introduced me to Pink Floyd as a child and I love them to this day.

    2 votes

  13. Comment on What were some artists, groups or albums that had an influence on you before you were old enough to choose for yourself? in ~music

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    I literally just woke up and am half asleep, but I don't think either of you mentioned the song. I'm assuming it's Closer from NIN. I concur, great song.

    I literally just woke up and am half asleep, but I don't think either of you mentioned the song. I'm assuming it's Closer from NIN. I concur, great song.

    3 votes

  14. Comment on <deleted topic> in ~tech

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    Excellent article. I normally don't have to patience to read articles this long on topics I'm only tangentially interested in, but this one kept me reading. I even read through all the footnotes...

    Excellent article. I normally don't have to patience to read articles this long on topics I'm only tangentially interested in, but this one kept me reading. I even read through all the footnotes and followed up on some of the references. Overall, it's quality writing, regardless of the topic. The author is good and I think the fact that they are an editor on Wikipedia shows.

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  15. Comment on Sionic Energy unveils 100% silicon anode battery with high energy density in ~enviro

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    That makes way more Sense. Thanks for the update.

    That makes way more Sense. Thanks for the update.

    1 vote

  16. Comment on Sionic Energy unveils 100% silicon anode battery with high energy density in ~enviro

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    This statement felt incorrect so I checked the Tesla Model Y. It's got a curb weight of 1998kg and a battery weight of 771kg (according to Google). That's ~38%, which I would not classify as...

    Batteries are just a tiny proportion of the car's weight

    This statement felt incorrect so I checked the Tesla Model Y. It's got a curb weight of 1998kg and a battery weight of 771kg (according to Google). That's ~38%, which I would not classify as "tiny".

    That being said, based on the rest of your statement I see you realize batteries are heavy and lowering that weight is a good target. I agree fully. But I happen to think lowering charge times drastically is a much more important target. Today, charging a BEV is an event unlike refilling an ICE. If we can get BEVs to recharge almost as fast as an ICE, it increases the ease of adoption in a broader segment. Range is quickly approaching the ICE average already. Even though most people don't need that range very often, they still insist on having it available. Obviously, this is just my personal opinion as an observer.

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  17. Comment on Heat pumps used to struggle in the cold. Not anymore. in ~enviro

  18. Comment on Heat pumps used to struggle in the cold. Not anymore. in ~enviro

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    Talking with my HVAC Nerd buddy, Heat Pumps are essential the same as an AC just with a reversing valve at the compressor. Yeah, the compressor tech is significantly better over the years as well,...

    Talking with my HVAC Nerd buddy, Heat Pumps are essential the same as an AC just with a reversing valve at the compressor. Yeah, the compressor tech is significantly better over the years as well, but the two things are fundamentally different.

    2 votes

  19. Comment on Introducing Steam Families - now out of beta! in ~games

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    I set up accounts for my kids when they started playing computer games. We've been in a family setup for years at this point. The family sharing beta was great and I'm glad to see it come out of...

    I set up accounts for my kids when they started playing computer games. We've been in a family setup for years at this point. The family sharing beta was great and I'm glad to see it come out of beta now. There was one point when a valve employee called out my underage kid having an account, but I explained that I controlled the account closely and managed all purchases myself and they were ok with what I was doing. YMMV

    4 votes

  20. Comment on My experience buying a used low-range EV a year later in ~transport

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    The mini duplex breakers are a single phase 120v breakers for two different circuits. You'd use them if you need the space. The way the breaker panel is designed, you're only getting a single...

    The mini duplex breakers are a single phase 120v breakers for two different circuits. You'd use them if you need the space. The way the breaker panel is designed, you're only getting a single phase per standard breaker slot. And the phase you get alternates, so any two adjacent breakers are on different phases. And any 240v circuit would have a double pole breaker. As another poster above said, you have to cut both phases of a 240v circuit at once, so using two single pole breakers for 240v would be bad mojo.

    1 vote