Bwerf's recent activity
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Comment on Reminder to myself that my employer does not give a shit about me in ~life
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Comment on Reminder to myself that my employer does not give a shit about me in ~life
Bwerf Link ParentIt's also possible that they're in the red and this is a make it or break it moment where they decided to push on everything hoping it doesn't give. I wonder, how does it work with unlimited PTO?...It's also possible that they're in the red and this is a make it or break it moment where they decided to push on everything hoping it doesn't give.
I wonder, how does it work with unlimited PTO? Could you in theory (well, up until now), just take 300 days off each year? I have never heard of unlimited PTO before, and it seems kinda strange to me.
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Comment on How has climate change affected your life / plans? in ~enviro
Bwerf LinkMostly by making me worried about the future and flying less which has been both frustrating and interesting as me and my family loves to travel. Currently also by the wildfires in France causing...Mostly by making me worried about the future and flying less which has been both frustrating and interesting as me and my family loves to travel.
Currently also by the wildfires in France causing our train back home to be cancelled and "forcing us" to fly instead ironically enough. it makes us a bit inconvenienced and we lose a bit of vacation money, but I feel very bad for the people living in the burning areas who are obviously affected much worse.
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Comment on Linus Torvalds says Linux is not "anti-AI", tells haters to 'fork it' and 'just walk away' in ~tech
Bwerf Link ParentNot sure if it's an option for you, but there are other places than the "big ones" that are paid, but much cheaper and using open models. I tried fireworks.ai, and it was competent enough for...Not sure if it's an option for you, but there are other places than the "big ones" that are paid, but much cheaper and using open models. I tried fireworks.ai, and it was competent enough for easier things at least.
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Comment on Linus Torvalds says Linux is not "anti-AI", tells haters to 'fork it' and 'just walk away' in ~tech
Bwerf (edited )Link ParentI can see your point, I'm not sure it'll change much in practice though. From what I see they already feel pretty justified.I can see your point, I'm not sure it'll change much in practice though. From what I see they already feel pretty justified.
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Comment on Linus Torvalds says Linux is not "anti-AI", tells haters to 'fork it' and 'just walk away' in ~tech
Bwerf Link ParentI didn't read the whole mail chain, but in this case I think the context is an AI tool for finding bugs in the code, and whether that should be applied automatically to commits, or something...I didn't read the whole mail chain, but in this case I think the context is an AI tool for finding bugs in the code, and whether that should be applied automatically to commits, or something similar. From what I understand it's not even about writing code. Linus is being kinda vague though, so I assume it can also be interpreted as "use any (ai) tools, as long as they improve the outcome".
This is the message that I gathered the "AI as reviewing tool" from https://lore.kernel.org/linux-media/20260715125058.3692aa03@gandalf.local.home/. The tool itself is called Sashiko.
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Comment on Elixir Is All You Need in ~comp
Bwerf (edited )Link ParentIn guessing with popcorn somehow? https://popcorn.swmansion.com/ Popcorn compiles and runs elixir code in a vm in webassembly, but I think it's more geared towards building websites, so I'm not...In guessing with popcorn somehow? https://popcorn.swmansion.com/
Popcorn compiles and runs elixir code in a vm in webassembly, but I think it's more geared towards building websites, so I'm not sure if you can actually build extensions in it.
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Comment on I'm looking for an adage or "law" (like Conway's law), but for dealing with AI slop in ~tech
Bwerf (edited )Link ParentI think shorter is the main reason, but you could also have it filter output into only things that you care about, removing everything that doesn't have budgeting implications, or do an iterative...I think shorter is the main reason, but you could also have it filter output into only things that you care about, removing everything that doesn't have budgeting implications, or do an iterative process of it where you get a very high level summary first and then drill down on the things you think sound interesting. You could have the ai pull numbers or other info from other sources that are relevant and compare. There are many options. I personally don't currently do any of this, but I can see many opportunities.
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Comment on Tildes Survey #10: How often do you visit/read Tildes? (Results) in ~talk
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
Bwerf Link ParentInteresting, so some kind of humans vouching for each other? I'm interested in where this will lead, good luck!Interesting, so some kind of humans vouching for each other? I'm interested in where this will lead, good luck!
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
Bwerf Link ParentA worthy endevour, do you have any good ideas?A worthy endevour, do you have any good ideas?
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Comment on Swedish fisherman digging for worms stumbles upon cache of silver coins, beads, rings and pendants dating to the 12th century in ~humanities.history
Bwerf LinkJust an update about this. She got a reward of 4 million SEK (429,296 USD), so she is well compensated. This is apparently the highest such reward awarded. Not sure if the link works without a...Just an update about this. She got a reward of 4 million SEK (429,296 USD), so she is well compensated. This is apparently the highest such reward awarded. Not sure if the link works without a subscription, but here's my source: https://www.dn.se/kultur/rekordstor-hittelon-till-kvinnan-som-gravde-mask/
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Comment on Tildes Survey #6: Vote for the next four surveys we do! (Results) in ~talk
Bwerf Link ParentI like how in the pizza pineapple poll, the poll measured an easily quantifiable metric (yes/no). And for the qualitative metrics we had the Tildes topic to discuss without limitations.I like how in the pizza pineapple poll, the poll measured an easily quantifiable metric (yes/no). And for the qualitative metrics we had the Tildes topic to discuss without limitations.
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Comment on Buying a high-end PC for the first time - help me to doublecheck what I'm buying? Is 4k a bad idea with the specs? in ~tech
Bwerf LinkPersonal observation, I have a 4k monitor at work, and a ultrawide at home, and the 4k doesn't do much for me, but the ultrawide is awesome. Everyone is not the same, etc, but i'd go with...Personal observation, I have a 4k monitor at work, and a ultrawide at home, and the 4k doesn't do much for me, but the ultrawide is awesome. Everyone is not the same, etc, but i'd go with ultrawide every time if I had the choice.
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Comment on Lost/losing the drive for friendship in ~health.mental
Bwerf Link ParentI think you completely misunderstood what was suggested (or else I did). I don't think the suggestion was to drink alcohol to get friends. I think it was meant that, as risk factors go, drinking...I think you completely misunderstood what was suggested (or else I did). I don't think the suggestion was to drink alcohol to get friends. I think it was meant that, as risk factors go, drinking alcohol is a lower risk factor than being lonely. This to point out just how dangerous it is to be lonely in the long term and how important it is to seek out new friendships, not to suggest drinking alcohol.
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Comment on What is your go-to project for learning a new language? in ~comp
Bwerf (edited )LinkI usually write a cli file deduplication program, i.e. finding files on disk that has the same content but not necessarily the same name. It's a bit of different data structures, standard library...I usually write a cli file deduplication program, i.e. finding files on disk that has the same content but not necessarily the same name. It's a bit of different data structures, standard library usage, error handling, string formatting and printing. Sometimes there's some dependency management as well if the hashing implementations are not part of the the standard library as well. At it's easiest it's pretty simple, but you can of course make it as complicated as you want as with any program.
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Comment on Which covers did it better than (or put a fresh twist on) the original? in ~music
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Comment on Which Linux distro do you use, and why? in ~tech
Bwerf LinkRight now only regular Ubuntu on server and desktop. It's mostly worked very well. I don't tinker too much and "just wants things to work", and Ubuntu has worked very good for me there.Right now only regular Ubuntu on server and desktop. It's mostly worked very well. I don't tinker too much and "just wants things to work", and Ubuntu has worked very good for me there.
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Comment on I’ve ‘run out’ of notes on TickTick in ~tech
Bwerf Link ParentObsidian is not open source, it's probably great, and it is very popular, just correcting that little detail.Obsidian is not open source, it's probably great, and it is very popular, just correcting that little detail.
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Comment on Viktor Orbán's Hungarian experiment runs out of steam in ~society
Bwerf Link ParentThere's a previous discussion about what to expect from Tisza here: https://tildes.net/~society/1to9/prime_minister_viktor_orban_concedes_defeat_in_hungary_election. Still probably much more that...There's a previous discussion about what to expect from Tisza here: https://tildes.net/~society/1to9/prime_minister_viktor_orban_concedes_defeat_in_hungary_election. Still probably much more that can be said though. All in all I get the impression that since Tisza is so young, noone really knows yet where they actually stand.
Thanks, I suspected something like that. I guess it's something along the lines of "unlimited PTO, as long as the job gets done", and then you feel you need to deliver more, because nothing is perfect, right? Or something in that vein?