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Comment on I wonder if years from now hand written code will be antique in ~tech
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Comment on More people around the world now favour China over the US, Pew study suggests in ~society
winther LinkI hate it but it makes sense. In Europe we have authoritarian superpowers to both east and west, and then it make some sense to lean more towards the somewhat predictable stable one than the...I hate it but it makes sense. In Europe we have authoritarian superpowers to both east and west, and then it make some sense to lean more towards the somewhat predictable stable one than the insane, disrespectful and chaotic one. Also China doesn’t make outright threats to invade us as Trump does with Greenland.
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Comment on No WebGL, no AI, no bytes to spare. My new game is a 3D 90s fever dream in 1024 bytes! in ~comp
winther (edited )LinkI came to think of Kula World, the old PlayStation game, trying this out :) Amazing work. The demoscene has always impressed me with how much can actually be achieved with very small executeables...I came to think of Kula World, the old PlayStation game, trying this out :)
Amazing work. The demoscene has always impressed me with how much can actually be achieved with very small executeables or few bytes of code. The Farbrausch - fr. 08 64k demo was mindblowing to me when it released. And it is great to see the same application of skill going strong.
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Comment on Who cleans up after the vibe-coding party? in ~tech
winther Link ParentAI is definitely very efficient at giving other people work. On average, I think AI has made me less productive, because the non-developers in the company are moving very fast, which is impressive...AI is definitely very efficient at giving other people work. On average, I think AI has made me less productive, because the non-developers in the company are moving very fast, which is impressive in its own right and I understand their excitement as they get to automate internal processes that have normally been down-prioritized by the developers, because we need to focus on the customer facing product. However, their constant new ideas gives us more work for questions, new requests for data access, changes in existing internal tooling and several meetings with compliance on why we can't just give AI agents full access to our database and production system. All makes for less time to do actual development on our product.
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Comment on Midweek Movie Free Talk in ~movies
winther LinkBeen catching up on some 2025 releases. Miroirs No. 3 is yet another another film on misaligned identity by Christian Petzold. This time with Paula Beer becoming sort of surrogate daughter for a...Been catching up on some 2025 releases.
Miroirs No. 3 is yet another another film on misaligned identity by Christian Petzold. This time with Paula Beer becoming sort of surrogate daughter for a woman in grief. Beer is always enchanting to look at on the screen and like in Afire the remote cozy house for a setting forms the contrast to the rather cold narrative. There is not a lot of mystery present, as it was pretty clear early sort of what was going on - though the exact circumstances and its details were revealed later. The interesting part comes from seeing the characters react and move through the inevitable shattering of their false pretense. Beer's character does remain mostly unreadable throughout the film, keeping some element of mystery and ambiguity going, when most of the rest of the film resolves itself.
Sirāt by Oliver Laxe was a bit of disappointment despite a good start with fifteen minutes of pumping rave music, bodies moving in sync in hypnotic dance and almost no dialogue. Then the movie turns into a psychedelic nightmare version of a Top Gear roadtrip special going from bad to worse. With some vague suggestion at a military conflict going on in the background. Intriguing mix of themes and genres at first, and I was waiting for some sort of idea to form for where this heading. Not that the film needed absolute clarity or a big "AHA"-moment. It lives quite well within its very limited outside knowledge setting, but when the film does reveal its hand it felt dishonest to me. I guess there is some symbolic attempt behind it all or a political allegory, but how it was framed here was mostly stupid, comically so, when it tries so hard to go for shock and despair. It falls flat pulling the rug under itself.
The Secret Agent by Kleber Mendonça Filho felt very much like a Brazilian take on No Country For Old Men and Coen-style narrative in general. The 70s look combined with the tension of a dictatorship rule really drew me in at first, and I was intrigued by the narrative that deliberately leaves you without full information for quite a while. But gradually I started to get a little annoyed by this style, as it seemed more and more like artificial suspense. The "putting pieces together" became less interesting as I mostly waited for the movie to reveal itself where it was already going, like one long tease of exposition. The film is frankly too long. I did like the turnaround for where it finally went, as it refuses to give proper closure with an almost off-screen ending to what we think is the main narrative - again not unlike No Country For Old Men. It is a bold move and it did work in the movie's favor, as it ended up being more how history shapes people and society for decades, rather than the spectacular events from a short period in time.
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Comment on Blog owners, do you write under your real name, or under a pseudonym? in ~hobbies
winther (edited )LinkI use the same name as here which it part of my real name, and I link to other sites where my name is and it probably doesn't take a whole lot of digging finding more about me. Paradoxically I...I use the same name as here which it part of my real name, and I link to other sites where my name is and it probably doesn't take a whole lot of digging finding more about me. Paradoxically I have found this to make it easier to write open and honest, as when I have tried to be completely anonymous on for example Reddit, it made me slightly paranoid if people could find out anyway. And my wife deduced my Reddit account anyways simply by knowing me too well that it was easy to add 2 and 2, so it didn't work at all.
So while I don't write my full name as such, because that is not that important to me to have my site be a personal signature as such, but I write public with the knowledge that people who already know me can stumble upon my website and that actually make me more honest than if I tried to write under pseudonym with the paranoia of being "found out".
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Comment on Introductions | July 2026 in ~talk
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Comment on The end of reading is here in ~books
winther LinkMake poetry great again! I mean, if we can’t keep our attention for longer than the average TikTok video of 30 seconds, then maybe we can make poetry the new hot thing to read? Only takes half a...Make poetry great again!
I mean, if we can’t keep our attention for longer than the average TikTok video of 30 seconds, then maybe we can make poetry the new hot thing to read? Only takes half a minute to read a good poem and if you like it, no hassle needed to turn the page to read it again.
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Comment on Reddit will require you to be logged in to use old.reddit.com in ~tech
winther LinkI have been quite happy just browsing through eddrit.com, though it is of course read only.I have been quite happy just browsing through eddrit.com, though it is of course read only.
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Comment on Babylon 5 S01E16: "Eyes" - Episode Discussion in ~tv
winther LinkAnother antagonist tries to dethrone Sinclair, almost succeeding. The highlight here is clearly Gregory Paul Martin as the ruthless colonel. The motorcycle sideplot was on its own sweet enough,...Another antagonist tries to dethrone Sinclair, almost succeeding. The highlight here is clearly Gregory Paul Martin as the ruthless colonel. The motorcycle sideplot was on its own sweet enough, but a bit too detached from the main plot.
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Comment on Offbeat Fridays – The thread where offbeat headlines become front page news in ~news
winther LinkGuinness crowns the world’s loudest person at 122.4 decibelsGuinness crowns the world’s loudest person at 122.4 decibels
Guinness World Records last week acknowledged the 58-year-old Canberra resident recorded the loudest ever shout by an individual. He yelled “now” at 122.4 decibels.
That broke the previous record of 121.7 dB set by Northern Ireland schoolteacher Annalisa Flanagan in 1994. She had yelled an ear-piercing “quiet.”
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Comment on bubbles.town: Tildes but exclusively for blogs in ~tech
winther LinkJust to add, there are quite a few different blog aggregation sites with slightly different mechanisms. Powrss and Minifeed has a bunch of curated blogs and sites in their index, and provide...Just to add, there are quite a few different blog aggregation sites with slightly different mechanisms.
Powrss and Minifeed has a bunch of curated blogs and sites in their index, and provide overviews and most recent posts across the board.
Bearroll only tracks posts from Bear Blog blogs and is based on upvotes, but with an easier timeline overview that surfaces a bit more than the regular trending discover page.
And of course Kagi Smallweb for a random roulette style across thousands of blogs and websites.
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Comment on Midweek Movie Free Talk in ~movies
winther LinkI rewatched Showgirls and I think unironically that is a little masterpiece of satire. With Verhoeven's Starship Troopers the general consensus seems to be that behind the seemingly glorification...I rewatched Showgirls and I think unironically that is a little masterpiece of satire. With Verhoeven's Starship Troopers the general consensus seems to be that behind the seemingly glorification of fascism, there is a sharp satire of the media on war mongering. The same conclusion hasn't quite reached Showgirls yet, where it often either labelled as just stereotypical bad or "so bad it is good" kind of thing. It may be a stretch to call Showgirls a feminist movie, but it is in my opinion a very clear critical satire of the misogyny of Hollywood and hypocrisy of the sex industry. First of all, for all its nudity it is strangely unerotic. Compared to something like Striptease with Demi Moore, there isn't really much "male gaze" with how Elizabeth Berkley is filmed. That she got two razzies for this role is totally undeserved. She threw herself in that role with all she got and for the kind of character she plays, she delivers.
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Comment on Don’t call it a sequel. Or a reboot. Or a remake. Why certain words trigger Hollywood. in ~movies
winther Link ParentMaybe, but it still weird to frame it like people who enjoy watching one type of thing is ruining other things, when it is not true by simply looking elsewhere. People shouldn't be ashamed for...Maybe, but it still weird to frame it like people who enjoy watching one type of thing is ruining other things, when it is not true by simply looking elsewhere. People shouldn't be ashamed for liking something just because it is more popular than other things.
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Comment on Don’t call it a sequel. Or a reboot. Or a remake. Why certain words trigger Hollywood. in ~movies
winther Link ParentThere is plenty of innovation and original ideas outside mainstream Hollywood. Most of the rest of world cinema isn't doing franchises or sequels. It is easy to ignore all that and still enjoy new...There is plenty of innovation and original ideas outside mainstream Hollywood. Most of the rest of world cinema isn't doing franchises or sequels. It is easy to ignore all that and still enjoy new movies.
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Comment on What is your eleventh favorite video game? in ~games
winther LinkInteresting challenge, and I ended up with Stardew Valley as my top 10 is basically made up of nostalgia memories of Civilization, Doom, Serious Sam, Super Mario 64, Metal Gear Solid, Baldur's...Interesting challenge, and I ended up with Stardew Valley as my top 10 is basically made up of nostalgia memories of Civilization, Doom, Serious Sam, Super Mario 64, Metal Gear Solid, Baldur's Gate etc. But Stardew Valley is the only new game in recent years that really hooked me. Played it daily for hours when it came out and felt like such a breath of fresh air in game releases. A true well polished passion project is such a rare thing now. Simple gameplay, addictive gameplay loop, as challenging and relaxing as you want it to be.
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Comment on Midweek Movie Free Talk in ~movies
winther Link ParentFirst Cow didn't really connect with me at first, but could need a rewatch. In The Mastermind I found it refreshing how the male lead is on the surface the opposite of what society expects of him....First Cow didn't really connect with me at first, but could need a rewatch. In The Mastermind I found it refreshing how the male lead is on the surface the opposite of what society expects of him. He is not able to provide for his family, his wife fills that role. But the film doesn't ridicule or mock him either for his lack of competence. He really is just a different type of man that doesn't match the consensus expectations of him. Certain Woman allowed itself to be a bit more direct with clearly mocking specific types of men, most notably with the first story where the man refuses to listen to the genuinely good advice he gets from his female lawyer. That was really hilarious. But that movie also found common ground in all the gender conflicts, where I think the core message there was that everyone struggles with loneliness. On a related note, give Old Joy a watch too if you haven't. Another interesting depiction of male friendship and role expectations.
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Comment on Midweek Movie Free Talk in ~movies
winther Link ParentReichardt is certainly always interesting. I am always left puzzled and a little confused afterwards. Sometimes I like it more than others. My favorite being Meek's Cutoff for how it portrays the...Reichardt is certainly always interesting. I am always left puzzled and a little confused afterwards. Sometimes I like it more than others. My favorite being Meek's Cutoff for how it portrays the dread of being lost in the wilderness and with an ending that subverts your usual expectations. I was okay with The Mastermind too. It is an odd take on the heist genre, as it is neither a show of competence like in Ocean's or utter comedic failure, but more like a fumbling and accidental.
Through all her films, I find an interesting look at modern masculinity that I just don't find elsewhere. Funnily enough the least from male directors.
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Comment on Casual viewing - Why Netflix looks like that ~30+ min read in ~movies
winther LinkGreat read and it pretty sums up my experience and dissatisfaction with Netflix - and most other streaming services. Everything is reduced to "content", devoid of anything resembling ambition,...Great read and it pretty sums up my experience and dissatisfaction with Netflix - and most other streaming services. Everything is reduced to "content", devoid of anything resembling ambition, ideas or artistic vision.
We didn't have the Netflix DVD service in Denmark, but we had a similar service and it was really amazing while it lasted. Only have 2-3 discs at home at once removed any sort of decision paralysis, the catalog was vast and didn't change every week with things randomly disappearing and the quality of a bluray is still vastly better than streaming. Some services today are better than others, but you still have to pay for so called 4K UHD streaming to get quality that can match a 1080p bluray disc.
It is true that Netflix has mostly become the cable media empire it set out against originally, but maybe it also reflects a general cultural switch away from movies - as attention shift to series? Outside cinephile circles, I only hear people talking about the latest season of a show. Other than the occasional trip to the theater for the latest entry in a well known franchise, there just seems less overall interest in movies in general and it is no wonder streaming production reflects that. Wonder if there is any statistics on the percentage of streaming hours split on movies versus series.
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Comment on Searching for neighbours on the indie web in ~tech
winther LinkI don't have a button (perhaps I should), but I have tried making my site have a 90s Netscape color scheme aesthetics. I mostly participate in the blogging sphere of the IndieWeb, especially the...I don't have a button (perhaps I should), but I have tried making my site have a 90s Netscape color scheme aesthetics. I mostly participate in the blogging sphere of the IndieWeb, especially the monthly IndieWeb Carnival which is always a lot of fun.
When I read about something like that, I wonder what kind of software you are running in what business - if I may ask? Because I am sort of in charge of the codebase for a smaller company in the saas business. We are about 40 people and I would be terrified to run it like that, as that would risk the livelihood of all employees if our service broke down for our customers if something hit production that only an LLM has looked at and understood. Any sort of breaking change or longer disruption could kill us quickly. So I have been extremely defensive with things that go to production and AI isn’t really speeding things much as pure code speed isn’t exactly the bottleneck. Are these setups where entire companies run on pure AI development just in less risky areas or larger organizations where code doesn’t hit production that easily? Or is it just greenfield projects and not on top of 10-20 years of legacy with risk of breaking things for existing customers?