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Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music
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Comment on Save Point: A game deal roundup for the week of June 14 in ~games
Rudism Link ParentI also had Ancient Dungeon on my wishlist. I played Arizona Sunshine a bit way back on PSVR and it was pretty good, this bundle is probably worth it for those two alone.I also had Ancient Dungeon on my wishlist. I played Arizona Sunshine a bit way back on PSVR and it was pretty good, this bundle is probably worth it for those two alone.
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Comment on Minute Cryptic in ~hobbies
Rudism Link ParentThe cryptics tutorial there is great! It always feels like I'm accessing some kind of hidden power when I manage to solve them. Another place to get good quality crosswords (mostly standard, but...The cryptics tutorial there is great! It always feels like I'm accessing some kind of hidden power when I manage to solve them. Another place to get good quality crosswords (mostly standard, but they do cryptics on Thursdays) that I enjoy is AVCX.
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Comment on ‘Backrooms’ sends Hollywood running to Reddit for new ideas in ~movies
Rudism LinkThey don't even need to go further than the backrooms. Nobody owns the IP, so it's essentially public domain, and there are literally thousands of different levels with their own aesthetics and...They don't even need to go further than the backrooms. Nobody owns the IP, so it's essentially public domain, and there are literally thousands of different levels with their own aesthetics and quirks. Let's see a pool rooms movie, parking garage movie, infinite suburbia movie, endless grocery store... I mean if execs are going to learn the wrong lessons anyway they might as well do it in the most comical way possible.
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Comment on What is your eleventh favorite video game? in ~games
Rudism Link ParentI finished it and thoroughly enjoyed it, right up until the (optional?) part at the end that's accompanied by In the Hall of the Mountain King playing, which I spent days attempting over and over...I finished it and thoroughly enjoyed it, right up until the (optional?) part at the end that's accompanied by In the Hall of the Mountain King playing, which I spent days attempting over and over again and eventually gave up in frustration. I've since had the itch to replay the game a few times but never pull the trigger because I remember how annoyed that made me.
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Comment on So I fell for a phishing in ~comp
Rudism Link ParentI would also check "linked apps," "your devices," and "app passwords," as these are all ways someone could potentially maintain access to your account even if you change your normal account...I would also check "linked apps," "your devices," and "app passwords," as these are all ways someone could potentially maintain access to your account even if you change your normal account password and have 2fa enabled.
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Comment on Will you be left behind if you don't use LLMs to code? in ~comp
Rudism Link ParentI see LLM usage sticking around long-term in the same sense that LSP/ctag autocomplete and syntax highlighting is never going away. It will be a useful tool and developers will be able to make...I see LLM usage sticking around long-term in the same sense that LSP/ctag autocomplete and syntax highlighting is never going away. It will be a useful tool and developers will be able to make their own decisions around how and to what extent they want to use it. Maybe some employers will subsidize the cost of using it, maybe not. Replace "pieces of paper" with "their own laptops" and I think your analogy becomes more apt (and even describes some smaller companies I worked for in the past).
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Comment on Will you be left behind if you don't use LLMs to code? in ~comp
Rudism Link ParentI agree in a sense, but disagree in another (imo more important) sense. Like you might fall behind in LoC/volume of output versus another programmer at your same level who uses LLMs when you first...- Exemplary
I agree in a sense, but disagree in another (imo more important) sense.
Like you might fall behind in LoC/volume of output versus another programmer at your same level who uses LLMs when you first start out, but that other LLM-using programmer is going to fall behind you in their ability to read, write, and comprehend code. In a few years if your CFO decides that the ever-rising costs of LLM tokens has become too high and cuts you off, that other guy will be like a fish out of water but it will be no sweat to you.
I suppose if you're of the opinion that the ability to read and comprehend code is no longer a meaningful skill in this new world where LLMs do all the coding, then maybe my point is moot. I don't think that's an inevitability though--I agree with the observation made in the video that all the LLM tooling seems to do in practice is "speed run" the process of burning out. It turns what for many is a rewarding and enjoyable profession into a miserable slog. I believe all this LLM madness is just a ridiculous phase and things will level out eventually. LLMs will still be a useful tool for learning how to code, gaining quicker understanding of large codebases, and maybe even automating some tedious busywork, but the fever dream of LLMs doing all the coding and humans just writing design and architectural instructions will fade away into obscurity.
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Comment on Fox is buying Roku in $22 billion deal in ~tv
Rudism Link ParentJust don't rely on eBay for this... I am convinced that 99% of listed DVDs and Blurays on there are bootlegs with terrible compression in order to fit everything on cheaper single-layer discs....Just don't rely on eBay for this... I am convinced that 99% of listed DVDs and Blurays on there are bootlegs with terrible compression in order to fit everything on cheaper single-layer discs. I've even gotten bootlegs from both Amazon and Walmart now (though not anywhere near the rate at which I've received bootlegs from eBay).
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Comment on Favorite recipes you've come up with in ~food
Rudism Link ParentI think pineapple fried rice would probably be great with some ham or bacon in there. I lean pescatarian these days though so I've never tried it. Neither one is a completely fixed recipe when I...I think pineapple fried rice would probably be great with some ham or bacon in there. I lean pescatarian these days though so I've never tried it. Neither one is a completely fixed recipe when I make it. I'll scramble up some eggs first, set those aside, for pineapple I'll saute those next until they're a little caramelized and set those aside as well, then I'll fry up veggies and aromatics (usually at least onion, but I'll chop up and throw pretty much whatever we have left over from other meals like garlic, peppers, mushroom, whatever), and when those are done I'll add the rice and a soy sauce/vinegar/mirin mix (the proportions of which I've never quite nailed down and the flavor is usually a bit different each time), and eventually stir in the egg and either the pineapple or a drained can of tuna until everything's good and hot.
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Comment on Favorite recipes you've come up with in ~food
Rudism LinkI've independently come up with a few things through experimentation that I subsequently learned were actually pretty well established things. The two that come to mind (since I've made both...I've independently come up with a few things through experimentation that I subsequently learned were actually pretty well established things. The two that come to mind (since I've made both fairly recently) are pineapple fried rice and tuna fried rice. Both times I was like "I bet this could be pretty good..." and then was blown away, thought I was a master chef genius for around 5-10 minutes, then discovered I'm still just a pleb after a web search or two.
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Comment on AI is bringing my friend out of retirement in ~comp
Rudism Link ParentI guess my general feeling (and I am not any kind of scientist nor do I have any real information outside of the sporadic news articles and scientific paper abstracts that I occasionally come...I guess my general feeling (and I am not any kind of scientist nor do I have any real information outside of the sporadic news articles and scientific paper abstracts that I occasionally come across) is that what we're doing to the environment is already unsustainable even if AI data centers were completely removed as a factor, so the idea that the addition of a bunch of resource-hungry data centers is somehow not going to make things worse isn't something I can really comprehend, even if they commit to some percentage of those resources coming from renewable sources.
And as for carbon taxes, again I don't have anything outside of being vaguely aware of the general discourse, but those have always smelled to me of a way for rich corporations to continue their environmentally-unfriendly practices while spending money to make it look they're not quite as bad as they are (I think the term is "greenwashing"). Money can only go so far to clean up the environment, which I imagine is far surpassed by the fact that the corporations aren't actually curbing their harm while being allowed to claim that they are because they're buying carbon credits. Just smacks like there's a lot of room for smoke and mirrors there.
I'll admit that I am inherently suspicious of corporations, and that suspicion grows linearly with how much money they're worth (and I would argue that time and time again they do everything they can to earn that distrust). AI companies are basically nestled firmly around the upper right corner of that graph right now.
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Comment on AI is bringing my friend out of retirement in ~comp
Rudism LinkI guess I'll be the grumpy guy in the room. I think even if you personally find LLMs to be useful, and are using them "responsibly" in a way that doesn't involve just blindly accepting extruded...I guess I'll be the grumpy guy in the room.
I think even if you personally find LLMs to be useful, and are using them "responsibly" in a way that doesn't involve just blindly accepting extruded code, there are still good reasons not to use them. The unsustainable environmental costs, and not wanting to be beholden to mega-corps whose interests lay 100% in maximizing their own profits just to name a couple big ones for me. I get the thrill and excitement of being able to relegate the tedious aspects of your work to a magic black-box that can do it for you, but I can't help but feel that everyone has blinders on to the wider consequences of mass adoption of these tools in the ways that and extent to which they're being used right now.
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Comment on Claude Fable 5 and Claude Mythos 5 in ~tech
Rudism Link ParentMy exposure to AI related media is admittedly pretty sporadic and narrow, but to me it seemed like after the dust had settled, the general sentiment (Krebs/Schneier on Security, Daniel Stenberg...One of the most popular hot takes was that project glasswing was disingenuous marketing. ... The takes continued even after people who had access started saying that this thing was legit.
My exposure to AI related media is admittedly pretty sporadic and narrow, but to me it seemed like after the dust had settled, the general sentiment (Krebs/Schneier on Security, Daniel Stenberg and other high profile open source maintainers) was that Glasswing was fine, but not necessarily any better than any of the other models that were already out there and available to everyone, and that the marketing was pretty over-hyped.
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Comment on Bricks & Minifigs corporate stole a man's $200,000 Lego collection and told him to get bent in ~hobbies
Rudism LinkAnother minor update, the GoFundMe disappeared recently with Ben posting that "they" took it down and he can't talk about it, fueling speculation about where the money might have gone, however it...Another minor update, the GoFundMe disappeared recently with Ben posting that "they" took it down and he can't talk about it, fueling speculation about where the money might have gone, however it appears that it's back up now with the description changed to replace any mention of BAM with "Mystery Company." I'm guessing that means it's still controlled by Ben and they just made changes to comply with the TRO/gag order(s).
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Comment on Bricks & Minifigs corporate stole a man's $200,000 Lego collection and told him to get bent in ~hobbies
Rudism LinkReckless Ben posted a new video to his YouTube channel implying that he's under a gag order now, and despite being done, Part 3 won't be coming out. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sISjfdueTYgReckless Ben posted a new video to his YouTube channel implying that he's under a gag order now, and despite being done, Part 3 won't be coming out.
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Comment on Bricks & Minifigs corporate stole a man's $200,000 Lego collection and told him to get bent in ~hobbies
Rudism Link ParentYeah I think this whole thing should have been a big nothingburger if anyone involved had reacted in an even remotely sane way before Reckless Ben got involved. Even after Ben got involved pretty...Yeah I think this whole thing should have been a big nothingburger if anyone involved had reacted in an even remotely sane way before Reckless Ben got involved. Even after Ben got involved pretty much everyone acted in the most insane way possible (including the police!) like they were deliberately doing everything possible to make this story blow up and go viral.
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Comment on Bricks & Minifigs corporate stole a man's $200,000 Lego collection and told him to get bent in ~hobbies
Rudism Link ParentThat wasn't totally made clear in any of the videos I watched (I think it might have been one of Legal Mindset's videos where he talked a bit about it). I don't think it's necessarily the RICO...That wasn't totally made clear in any of the videos I watched (I think it might have been one of Legal Mindset's videos where he talked a bit about it). I don't think it's necessarily the RICO case that enables that, but there are a whole slew of other charges from BAM that Ben needs to fight as well (including extortion, stalking, maybe defamation and other legalese-sounding charges that I can't remember), so it's possible that one of those is how BAM expects to be awarded whatever money Ben is making off this whole situation.
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Comment on Bricks & Minifigs corporate stole a man's $200,000 Lego collection and told him to get bent in ~hobbies
Rudism LinkI've spent the last several days obsessing over this whole situation, and have now spent an embarrassing number of hours watching Reckless Ben's videos, news coverage, podcasts on which Reckless...I've spent the last several days obsessing over this whole situation, and have now spent an embarrassing number of hours watching Reckless Ben's videos, news coverage, podcasts on which Reckless Ben appeared and discussed the situation, podcasts on which the BAM CEO appeared on to do damage control, the unredacted body cam footage that the American Fork PD accidentally leaked, and a number of different YouTube lawyers' commentaries on all of the above.
The most recent relevant updates seem to be:
- Reckless Ben promised to post Episode 3 of the saga to his Patreon "soon" over a week ago, but still hasn't done so (prompting many crybabies to moan about being bilked out of $8 for the patreon subscription).
- Ben started a GoFundMe to get enough money to buy the Lego sets from their original owner, so that he is now the one who actually has a civil case against BAM and the original owner can just get paid and remove himself from the whole situation.
- Ben is facing felony charges now, including a RICO charge in Utah initiated by BAM. There are suggestions out there that BAM may see a path to get the GoFundMe money for themselves (which at the time I'm writing this is approaching $450,000).
- LegalEagle has reached out to Ben and is getting him proper legal representation.
My thoughts are now that real lawyers are involved, I seriously doubt part 3 is going to be posted any time soon. I have to imagine that they're counseling Ben not to post or say anything else about the situation while he's fighting the felonies and other legal stuff is ongoing. Of course, it's Reckless Ben we're talking about, so there's a chance he releases it anyway. But I really hope not--this whole thing will be so much less satisfying if the absolute villains at BAM somehow manage to get the GoFundMe money and Ben ends up in prison.
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Comment on Code is cheap(er) in ~comp
Rudism LinkThe day that software engineering fully transitions from thinking about and writing my own code into trying to read and understanding LLM extruded code is the day I'll quit being a software...The day that software engineering fully transitions from thinking about and writing my own code into trying to read and understanding LLM extruded code is the day I'll quit being a software engineer. Still keeping my fingers crossed that day never comes.
I recently got a Bandcamp notification about Devin Townsend's new album The Moth. It made me realize I've missed a ton of his albums (most recent one I owned was Physicist from 2000), which I feel is kind of a shameful oversight for a Canadian metal head. So instead of jumping right to The Moth I bought a copy of Terria and plan on spending time with each of his albums that I missed, one at a time, over the next few weeks/months (including the one Strapping Young Lad album I'm also missing).