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Comment on Feeling weird about my career with respect to AI in ~life
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Comment on Feeling weird about my career with respect to AI in ~life
ogre Link ParentThis is not necessarily true anymore. I’ve heard more and more, and seen firsthand, principal engineers operating at the individual contributor level because they’re better suited to it than...I guess all that is to say, you were going to eventually move away from doing all that much hands on coding regardless, if you were to progress your career.
This is not necessarily true anymore. I’ve heard more and more, and seen firsthand, principal engineers operating at the individual contributor level because they’re better suited to it than management. The principal architect at my company contributes just as much as any other team member, while simultaneously driving the direction of all our projects. The opportunities are there, you just need to take advantage of them.
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Comment on Feeling weird about my career with respect to AI in ~life
ogre LinkI’m a software engineer and I’ve witnessed LLM usage explode at work too, though not to the degree you’ve described. I just want to say I totally understand how you feel. It’s tough working...I’m a software engineer and I’ve witnessed LLM usage explode at work too, though not to the degree you’ve described. I just want to say I totally understand how you feel. It’s tough working through years of school only to have the career you envisioned change in the blink of an eye. I’m sorry that all this nonsense is happening to you and our field right now. Programming is a wonderful craft and it sucks that your company is taking the joy out of it.
LLMs are almost certainly here to stay. However I don’t think this is the end of software engineers as programmers. The industry goes through cycles and right now we’re in a hype bubble. Even if we have to endure a few years of this nonsense, there will be a light at the end of the tunnel. I encourage you to find joy in programming outside of work, if you have the time and energy.
Again, I’m sorry this is happening and I wish you the best moving forward in your career.
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Comment on Advice on avoiding the hedonic treadmill of endless content? in ~life
ogre LinkNo infinite scrolling apps or streaming services. I read the web in my browser, only paginated websites. I pirate all media and view it from a jellyfin server. Like you said, screens aren’t...No infinite scrolling apps or streaming services. I read the web in my browser, only paginated websites. I pirate all media and view it from a jellyfin server.
Like you said, screens aren’t inherently bad for you, but the content can be. Avoiding addicting media is a matter of self discipline. After replacing my bad habits with good habits, I don’t feel tempted by reddit, instagram, etc. because I want to preserve the happier life I’ve worked for. The same way I’m not tempted to stuff myself with chocolate cake because I know it’ll make me feel sick.
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Comment on I am kinda curious about the demographics of Tildes in ~talk
ogre Link ParentIt warms my heart knowing at least some of our seventh graders are being educated by a nixOS user. They need all the help they can get.It warms my heart knowing at least some of our seventh graders are being educated by a nixOS user. They need all the help they can get.
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Comment on I am kinda curious about the demographics of Tildes in ~talk
ogre LinkI’m a dude in my late 20s living in northeast US and I work in software development. I also enjoy programming as a hobby, avoid public speaking whenever possible, delete 90% of comments before I...I’m a dude in my late 20s living in northeast US and I work in software development. I also enjoy programming as a hobby, avoid public speaking whenever possible, delete 90% of comments before I post them, and prefer IRC to discord where available.
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Comment on Tildes Minecraft - Season 3 Launch Day in ~games
ogre Link ParentI'm going to be out for the season with an RSI just from refreshingI'm going to be out for the season with an RSI just from refreshing
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Comment on The truth about AI (specifically LLM powered AI) in ~tech
ogre Link ParentThe world is so big it may as well be infinite. I have no shortage of world to engage with that’s absent of LLMs. I’m not missing out on anything by not using LLMs either. No doubt you and others...The only way to avoid it is to not engage with the world we live in.
The world is so big it may as well be infinite. I have no shortage of world to engage with that’s absent of LLMs. I’m not missing out on anything by not using LLMs either.
No doubt you and others find LLMs useful, but they’re really not essential to daily life in any way.
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Comment on Statement from Mozilla's new CEO in ~tech
ogre LinkI understand the loss of revenue from Google is a huge blow and they need to make it up somewhere else, but fellas, what are we doing here?? I want to pay Mozilla so they can continue funding...I understand the loss of revenue from Google is a huge blow and they need to make it up somewhere else, but fellas, what are we doing here?? I want to pay Mozilla so they can continue funding development of Firefox, with the caveat I don’t want them to put my money towards AI services. I’m wait listed for thunder mail, I will gladly pay for that service, and yet none of their paid services are mentioned in the CEO’s blog. Only investing in AI. So much for diversify revenue, Mr. All-My-Eggs-Go-In-One-Dumb-Fucking-Basket.
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Comment on The Windows 11 crisis in ~tech
ogre Link ParentMy friends are unhappy with windows, none of them reject it. The only non-programmer I know that’s rejected windows is my wife, who graciously allowed me to install Linux on her PC when Windows 10...My friends are unhappy with windows, none of them reject it. The only non-programmer I know that’s rejected windows is my wife, who graciously allowed me to install Linux on her PC when Windows 10 reached EOL.
The average user just doesn’t want to relearn how to use their personal computer.
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Comment on Whatever happened to _____? in ~talk
ogre Link ParentI hope the long term research paints a relieving picture, because the anecdotes in this thread are saddening. I just want the kids to be alrightI hope the long term research paints a relieving picture, because the anecdotes in this thread are saddening. I just want the kids to be alright
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Comment on Whatever happened to _____? in ~talk
ogre LinkWhat happened to the young students (5-10 y/o) that remotely attended school during the first couple years of the COVID pandemic? I know they were behind in social development after returning to...What happened to the young students (5-10 y/o) that remotely attended school during the first couple years of the COVID pandemic? I know they were behind in social development after returning to in-person schooling, was that a temporary speed bump? Can we tell if there’s been long term effects yet? Are there major differences in impact between countries that took full measures vs half measures?
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Comment on Bun is joining Anthropic in ~tech
ogre Link ParentBun was already VC funded, does this still count as a big business generously funding open source? In my opinion, no.Bun was already VC funded, does this still count as a big business generously funding open source? In my opinion, no.
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Comment on Bun is joining Anthropic in ~tech
ogre Link ParentSame. Being owned by an AI corp is yuckier than VC funding.Same. Being owned by an AI corp is yuckier than VC funding.
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Comment on What are the simple things in your life that you are thankful for? in ~life
ogre Link ParentThat’s sweet, I’m glad you’ve got a loving husband.That’s sweet, I’m glad you’ve got a loving husband.
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Comment on What are the simple things in your life that you are thankful for? in ~life
ogre LinkI’m thankful for the great privilege of job security I’ve enjoyed for the last year, something I took for granted prior to 2022. Thank you for asking. What are you thankful for @philosurfer?I’m thankful for the great privilege of job security I’ve enjoyed for the last year, something I took for granted prior to 2022. Thank you for asking. What are you thankful for @philosurfer?
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Comment on Zen browser / chrome alternatives in ~tech
ogre Link ParentGlance is already available as link preview. Split tabs are Coming Soon™️. I’m sure that given enough time workspaces will land too.Glance is already available as link preview. Split tabs are Coming Soon™️. I’m sure that given enough time workspaces will land too.
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Comment on Zen browser / chrome alternatives in ~tech
ogre (edited )LinkI’d rather use Firefox than a fork like Zen because I don’t trust them when it comes to security. You’re worse off waiting for a fork to include security patches from upstream. Firefox isn’t going...I’d rather use Firefox than a fork like Zen because I don’t trust them when it comes to security. You’re worse off waiting for a fork to include security patches from upstream. Firefox isn’t going to accidentally ship a backdoor either.
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Comment on Matching mouse dpi and acceleration across Mac and Linux? in ~tech
ogre Link ParentI’ll need to experiment with KDE tonight before I write it off completely, I didn’t realize it had float values bound to the slider. Thanks.I’ll need to experiment with KDE tonight before I write it off completely, I didn’t realize it had float values bound to the slider. Thanks.
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Comment on Matching mouse dpi and acceleration across Mac and Linux? in ~tech
ogre Link ParentThat’s part of the problem for me, a slider isn’t fine-grained. There’s a perceptible difference between the two OS’s, but it’s hard to tell which direction and how much the slider needs to move....That’s part of the problem for me, a slider isn’t fine-grained. There’s a perceptible difference between the two OS’s, but it’s hard to tell which direction and how much the slider needs to move. The speed slider is moot if the acceleration isn’t the same either.
Awesome, glad to hear you’re able to tinker outside of work. I was just reading about the rwm protocol last week! If you do build anything with it I’d love to hear about it, I’m a sucker for anything written in Zig.