arqalite's recent activity
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Comment on Around twenty drown in France as French seek relief from heatwave in ~enviro
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Comment on Are there any video games that are/were popular in your country, that the rest of the world hardly knows about? in ~games
arqalite LinkMetin2 had an absolute chokehold on late 2000s teens in Eastern Europe, most of us would go back home from school and play this game exclusively for hours. Then they somehow managed to make a...Metin2 had an absolute chokehold on late 2000s teens in Eastern Europe, most of us would go back home from school and play this game exclusively for hours.
Then they somehow managed to make a deeply pay-to-win game even more pay-to-win, so we discovered private servers and from there the floodgates opened, why play on just one server when you can level up 5 accounts on 5 separate servers, at the same time?
I still return once every few years, scope out the private server scene and maybe level up an account for a few days until I move on to something else.
My enjoyment of it is very much nostalgia-driven, though, I think a total newcomer will find the vast majority of the game mechanics off-putting or even frustrating - however if playing a relatively obscure MMORPG sounds like a good time, definitely try it out.
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Comment on Tildes Survey #10: How often do you visit/read Tildes? in ~talk
arqalite LinkI usually check the titles really quick in the morning, then open Tildes again in the afternoon/during downtime at work, and read/engage more actively. Then I occasionally refresh throughout the...I usually check the titles really quick in the morning, then open Tildes again in the afternoon/during downtime at work, and read/engage more actively.
Then I occasionally refresh throughout the evening to see if anything new got posted.
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Comment on Tildes Survey #9: How optimistic are you about the future? (Results) in ~talk
arqalite LinkI feel like my life is going well. Not the best, not by any stretch, but at least when it comes to my immediate experience, I am looking forward to the future. I might just be enjoying a position...I feel like my life is going well. Not the best, not by any stretch, but at least when it comes to my immediate experience, I am looking forward to the future.
I might just be enjoying a position of privilege however, because at a global scale, we seem like we're tumbling down to ruin so I don't know what to say in the end. Kinda neutral maybe. I do keep hope as best as I can.
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Comment on Does generative AI have a natural limit without a major innovation? in ~comp
arqalite LinkI'm far from an LLM researcher, but I work with AI on the daily and have deployed multiple applications using models from all major frontier labs. I don't think LLMs will get us to AGI, it might...I'm far from an LLM researcher, but I work with AI on the daily and have deployed multiple applications using models from all major frontier labs.
I don't think LLMs will get us to AGI, it might get very close but I do think that always a sufficiently trained human will outperform the very best LLM there is, in a given task.
Where LLMs will outperform us (and maybe already do for some narrow cases) though, is in cross-functional tasks across multiple domains, since they can distill knowledge from so many fields at once while people generally specialize in one or two fields.
I do think we need a breakthrough in model architecture to get past this barrier. It will probably happen eventually, but not right now.
It's interesting to see the attempts at recursive self-improvement and how they develop in the future, though.
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Comment on Website is unhappy in ~tildes
arqalite LinkSeems like Tildes needed a break again, is everything okay?Seems like Tildes needed a break again, is everything okay?
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Comment on Any fellow software engineers using paid GitHub copilot? in ~comp
arqalite LinkI'm on the $10 plan and have pretty much resorted to GPT-5 mini on low reasoning, with caveman on ultra mode. For what I need it to do (analyze a large and obscure database, match some binary data...I'm on the $10 plan and have pretty much resorted to GPT-5 mini on low reasoning, with caveman on ultra mode.
For what I need it to do (analyze a large and obscure database, match some binary data with some C data structures and help me write parsers) it does well, but I do miss abusing Claude Sonnet 4.6 and not worrying about limits.
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Comment on Queer joy - Share what makes you happy, proud or loved in ~lgbt
arqalite LinkGlenn DeVar's "Country Drag" series is so fun to watch, quick make-up tutorials with a bunch of humor... and ✨ the accessories ✨Glenn DeVar's "Country Drag" series is so fun to watch, quick make-up tutorials with a bunch of humor... and ✨ the accessories ✨
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Comment on Tildes Survey #8: What is your favorite video game? (Results) in ~talk
arqalite LinkControl (2019) - the SCP influences, being a FPS/action hybrid, the soundtrack, the vibes, it's just immaculate. My only complaint is that they don't have an in-game method to check collectibles...Control (2019) - the SCP influences, being a FPS/action hybrid, the soundtrack, the vibes, it's just immaculate. My only complaint is that they don't have an in-game method to check collectibles so I never fully bothered to 100% the game but I went as far as I could.
Can't wait for Resonant.
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Comment on Control Resonant | Story/release date reveal trailer – 24th September 2026 in ~games
arqalite Link ParentThey said September 24th is somehow just right for them, even with these releases around it, so I'm hoping they have a sound strategy. They're certainly pouring a lot into marketing right now.They said September 24th is somehow just right for them, even with these releases around it, so I'm hoping they have a sound strategy. They're certainly pouring a lot into marketing right now.
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Comment on Clanker: A word for the machine in ~tech
arqalite Link ParentOh, okay, makes sense. Slightly related, that's why caveman is also super fun to use. Last I heard the token savings aren't actually that big, but forcing the model to reply in incredibly terse...Oh, okay, makes sense.
Slightly related, that's why caveman is also super fun to use. Last I heard the token savings aren't actually that big, but forcing the model to reply in incredibly terse ways, and then you yourself talking to it very tersely gets very fun at times.
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Comment on What change would make you quit Tildes? in ~tildes
arqalite LinkIf the site went commercial (focus on advertising, monetization, etc). And yeah, Tildes being focused on text content makes it so much more pleasant; imagine half the posts here being memes,...If the site went commercial (focus on advertising, monetization, etc).
And yeah, Tildes being focused on text content makes it so much more pleasant; imagine half the posts here being memes, Twitter/Bluesky/Tumblr screenshots and videos.
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Comment on Clanker: A word for the machine in ~tech
arqalite (edited )LinkI honestly agree with all his arguments, but at the end of the day you're still intentionally using a word with a derogatory meaning, and I don't really see the active benefit for it. Sure, don't...I honestly agree with all his arguments, but at the end of the day you're still intentionally using a word with a derogatory meaning, and I don't really see the active benefit for it. Sure, don't use the word agent and don't humanize it, you can just call it an LLM and use technical words to talk about its performance.
That said there's maybe a philosophy I adhere to where objects and non-human entities should still be treated with respect and care, even if not doing so doesn't damage them. Like sure I can be abusive towards an LLM and the only consequence is that it might be abusive back, but I can also be nice for the sake of being nice, and I don't stand to lose anything.
EDIT: Weren't there studies that showed that prompting an LLM with perfect, polite English yielded the best outputs?
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Comment on Tildes Survey #5: Pineapple on pizza? (Results) in ~talk
arqalite Link ParentOne third pepperoni and two-thirds hawaii pizza sounds like my perfect pizza, lmaoOne third pepperoni and two-thirds hawaii pizza sounds like my perfect pizza, lmao
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Comment on Embracer Group has announced its intention to split into two public companies, with a new spin-off taking over its biggest game IPs, including Tomb Raider in ~games
arqalite LinkI thought the mergers and acquisitions were why Embracer is a clusterfuck right now and why they are splitting in the first place? Please don't tell me they want to do it all over again.According to an announcement, the split will allow Embracer more flexibility to pursue mergers and acquisitions, while Fellowship focuses on its studios and publishing efforts.
I thought the mergers and acquisitions were why Embracer is a clusterfuck right now and why they are splitting in the first place? Please don't tell me they want to do it all over again.
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Comment on Tildes Survey #5: Pineapple on pizza? (Results) in ~talk
arqalite LinkFuck yeah; it just elevates a prosciutto funghi in so many ways. Agreed with @Banazir - lightly searing the pineapple makes it fit more alongside the other ingredients, but personally I'm obsessed...Fuck yeah; it just elevates a prosciutto funghi in so many ways.
Agreed with @Banazir - lightly searing the pineapple makes it fit more alongside the other ingredients, but personally I'm obsessed enough that even fresh pineapple is perfectly fine.
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Comment on DARA - Bangaranga (LIVE) | Bulgaria 🇧🇬 | Grand Final | Eurovision 2026 in ~music
arqalite Link ParentItaly's was a bop! I'm just a bit disappointed by Sal's performance, it felt like he was so over it already. But the song is good and I'm gonna listen to it for good long while.Italy's was a bop! I'm just a bit disappointed by Sal's performance, it felt like he was so over it already.
But the song is good and I'm gonna listen to it for good long while.
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Comment on DARA - Bangaranga (LIVE) | Bulgaria 🇧🇬 | Grand Final | Eurovision 2026 in ~music
arqalite LinkAbsolute queen! While I'm sad Romania got murdered in the jury vote (we still made 3rd), Dara put on the whole show last night, it was undeniable she belonged in the top 5. For me personally, you...Absolute queen!
While I'm sad Romania got murdered in the jury vote (we still made 3rd), Dara put on the whole show last night, it was undeniable she belonged in the top 5.
For me personally, you could have shuffled the top 5 in any way you wanted and I'd have been fine with that song winning (detaching it from the country of origin so I don't get decapitated).
... but i am going to have a talk with the Moldovans.
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Comment on Why is it so hard to get an ADHD diagnosis? How do you find a good psychologist? in ~health.mental
arqalite Link ParentI actually did make a list, even went so far to find peer-reviewed studies that back up/correlate the symptom with ADHD. That was mostly for myself because I needed to do this research, but I also...I actually did make a list, even went so far to find peer-reviewed studies that back up/correlate the symptom with ADHD. That was mostly for myself because I needed to do this research, but I also plan to bring my notes to the test.
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Comment on Bun has been rewritten in Rust in ~comp
arqalite Link ParentAh, okay, in retrospect that makes sense for a JS runtime. If Zig & C++ cause that much trouble for them then it's a worthwhile effort. That said I do believe they could have done an incremental...Ah, okay, in retrospect that makes sense for a JS runtime. If Zig & C++ cause that much trouble for them then it's a worthwhile effort.
That said I do believe they could have done an incremental rewrite instead of just converting it all at once, but if the test suite is as robust as they claim (haven't checked it myself) then maybe it is fine, alongside a proper beta test phase.
In Brasov, Romania it snowed like three times this winter?
20 years ago we were used to being buried in snow regularly. The shift is very jarring and very noticeable.
Summer seems pretty standard although it does trend hotter than usual.