chundissimo's recent activity
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Comment on Voting thread 2 Tildes Book Club in ~books
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Comment on Tildes Book Club discussion - Piranesi in ~books
chundissimo Link ParentI’ve never felt more conflicted about a writing style. The long-winded references to dates and rooms really turned me off e.g. “the 92nd room north west of the room where this thing happened” or...I’ve never felt more conflicted about a writing style. The long-winded references to dates and rooms really turned me off e.g. “the 92nd room north west of the room where this thing happened” or “the twelfth day of the seventh month of the year the albatross appeared”. I feel like it was very justified and made sense in the fiction, but as a reader I found myself constantly skimming over descriptions and that annoyed me. She’s clearly a very good writer, but I found some of her choices unenjoyable even if they were warranted.
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Comment on The Penguin | Official teaser in ~tv
chundissimo (edited )Link ParentI still feel similarly about that. It’s like with Sony struggling to make the universe of Spider-man villains without Spider-man. I just don’t think the worlds of these characters and their rogues...I still feel similarly about that. It’s like with Sony struggling to make the universe of Spider-man villains without Spider-man. I just don’t think the worlds of these characters and their rogues galleries are all that interesting without the central figure.
A show about Gotham PD seems to me would be largely uninteresting aside from the standard tropes you would put into a crime procedural. Like maybe they catch C tier villains a la Calendar Man and reflect on how weird their city is, I don’t know.
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Comment on The Penguin | Official teaser in ~tv
chundissimo LinkI loved The Batman, but I’m kind of disappointed to see it diluted by a TV series about a pretty uninteresting character in the DC universe. Colin Farrell’s portrayal is excellent, but do we...I loved The Batman, but I’m kind of disappointed to see it diluted by a TV series about a pretty uninteresting character in the DC universe. Colin Farrell’s portrayal is excellent, but do we really need a show about it? Seems like it will just be a generic gangster show with gritty noir vibes. Which could be fun, but if you want to make that show why does it need to use this IP? I hope Matt Reeves will prove me wrong here.
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Comment on Stardew Valley 1.6 update released on PC in ~games
chundissimo LinkIt’s baffling how much hard work and love ConcernedApe has put into this game. I think most players would have paid at least a few bucks for some of the big updates he’s done, but kudos to him for...It’s baffling how much hard work and love ConcernedApe has put into this game. I think most players would have paid at least a few bucks for some of the big updates he’s done, but kudos to him for providing them for free.
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Comment on Justin Timberlake: Tiny Desk Concert (2024) in ~music
chundissimo LinkI enjoyed this tiny desk a lot more than I expected! He’s obviously a very talented musician and he seemed to be having a lot of fun with this performance. The rendition of Sexy Back in particular...I enjoyed this tiny desk a lot more than I expected! He’s obviously a very talented musician and he seemed to be having a lot of fun with this performance. The rendition of Sexy Back in particular was very entertaining
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Comment on What have you been watching / reading this week? (Anime/Manga) in ~anime
chundissimo LinkJust started watching Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End. I really like the unique conceit of “okay we did the big quest to save the realm, now what?”. I like the slower pace and the reflection on...Just started watching Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End. I really like the unique conceit of “okay we did the big quest to save the realm, now what?”. I like the slower pace and the reflection on relationships and time. The art is also stunningly beautiful at times.
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Comment on Using work OSX machine while travelling in ~comp
chundissimo LinkI’m in a similar situation; I use separate browsers to make the separation easier in my mind; Chrome for work, Firefox for personal stuff. Other than VMs or dual booting (both of which have their...I’m in a similar situation; I use separate browsers to make the separation easier in my mind; Chrome for work, Firefox for personal stuff. Other than VMs or dual booting (both of which have their downsides), I’d say you just download whatever you need and accept that it’s mixed in with other work applications. You could create a separate user on your machine I guess to really separate things, but I haven’t felt the need to do that. Even then, that approach isn’t really perfect separation as some things are installed globally.
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Comment on At least six Kurdish fighters are killed in a drone attack on a Syrian base housing US troops in ~news
chundissimo LinkI’m confused, why were US troops being housed in a Syrian base? My understanding is Syria is not an ally by any stretch. I know the US has allied with Kurdish fighters, but I don’t understand how...I’m confused, why were US troops being housed in a Syrian base? My understanding is Syria is not an ally by any stretch. I know the US has allied with Kurdish fighters, but I don’t understand how that dynamic leads to the US military assisting in training a faction in a country they’re ostensibly not welcome in?
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Comment on Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team and Lewis Hamilton to part ways in ~sports.motorsports
chundissimo (edited )LinkCan someone explain to a non-F1 fan why this is huge news? My coworker who is a fan was acting like this was a massive deal but I didn’t really understand why. EDIT: All the replies helped me...Can someone explain to a non-F1 fan why this is huge news? My coworker who is a fan was acting like this was a massive deal but I didn’t really understand why.
EDIT: All the replies helped me understand the importance. Thank you!
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Comment on Any other developers also strongly resistant to adding secondary data stores to their software? in ~comp
chundissimo Link ParentOkay maybe this is the point I was missing. Why would it need to persist any job data other than briefly while the job is queued. Why would it need to be “in sync” with Postgres? These are aspects...which stores persisted job data
Okay maybe this is the point I was missing. Why would it need to persist any job data other than briefly while the job is queued. Why would it need to be “in sync” with Postgres? These are aspects I wouldn’t consider to be part of a Redis backed job system. If it’s just processing stats then you can deal with that, but otherwise I’m skeptical of what’s going on here.
because job data is derived … it duplicates
Does it really though? It should be approached as a view of the system at that point in time. It shouldn’t be persisted long term in Redis.
The fact that you’re balking at Redis while happily incorporating the infamous complexity and operational overhead of Kubernetes is baffling to me. Maybe both decisions make sense due to the specific problem domain, but I’m at a loss for how to persuade you here.
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Comment on Any other developers also strongly resistant to adding secondary data stores to their software? in ~comp
chundissimo Link ParentIt’s not two sources of truth unless you’re storing the same thing in both, which you shouldn’t be. Backups should be handled by your hosting provider. Why use Postgres at all? Just write to a...It’s not two sources of truth unless you’re storing the same thing in both, which you shouldn’t be. Backups should be handled by your hosting provider.
Why use Postgres at all? Just write to a file and roll your own DB, it can be trivially implemented. Of course, a job processor is easier to implement, but my point is that it’s really not elegant and I guarantee if this startup ever gets traction it will be replaced. Which is fine, but I’m confused as why this path is attractive when it’s barely easier than installing something like Sidekiq (or whatever library), and spinning up a Redis instance. It’s not Kubernetes.
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Comment on Any other developers also strongly resistant to adding secondary data stores to their software? in ~comp
chundissimo Link ParentI disagree with the multiple sources of truth unless you’re using it as a cache. That’s a whole other can of worms. If it’s used to back jobs then that’s the only place the truth is stored. Unless...I disagree with the multiple sources of truth unless you’re using it as a cache. That’s a whole other can of worms. If it’s used to back jobs then that’s the only place the truth is stored. Unless you’re arguing against using SQL and Redis simultaneously to back jobs, which I agree with.
Have you setup and managed a Redis instance? I agree with your general mindset here but I feel like it’s being misapplied here. Redis is one of the simplest stores out there.
Because this system apparently is not mission critical, then sure the implementation doesn’t really matter. Implement a job queue and processor using cron and SMTP, who cares. But at the end of the day it’s not the right tool for the job and if job processing ever becomes more important or complex I wouldn’t want to be stuck with a homebrew SQL job processor.
If you’re building an MVP for a startup then time is critical and cutting corners can make sense. But those tradeoffs have to be taken carefully. I’ve spent a lot of time at early startups cleaning up terrible technical decisions made during the MVP phase that anchored the companies during time in which they needed to be fast. I’m not saying this is necessarily that bad of a decision, but just that that line of thinking has risk too.
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Comment on Any other developers also strongly resistant to adding secondary data stores to their software? in ~comp
chundissimo LinkIt’s a good instinct to hesitate to add complexity to your system. If your SQL solution works and you like it then by all means go for it, but personally I’ll take a Redis backed async job...It’s a good instinct to hesitate to add complexity to your system. If your SQL solution works and you like it then by all means go for it, but personally I’ll take a Redis backed async job processor any day. I find whenever I start adding async jobs to an app, my usage and complexity tend to increase over time. It’s nice to have a battle tested paradigm you know will be up to the challenge (even if it stays well below its maximum capabilities). Besides, spinning up a secondary data store like Redis and wiring it into your app is trivial, and depending on your provider so are the costs.
On your point of needing to enqueue workers from different runtimes, that’s actually not a big hurdle in most cases. You just have to figure out the internal job structure the job processor uses. I implemented this for Sidekiq to work in Python and Rails and I’ve had no issues with it.
My main gripe with your philosophy is it can lead to reinventing the wheel for no good reason. Sure you should avoid “default” solutions and be careful about bringing in complexity, but you should also strive to recognize when more robust software exists for your use case. Maybe in your particular use case here rolling your own job system makes sense, but I have a hard time rationalizing it as a good short or long term decision without knowing the specifics.
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Comment on Can you recommend songs or musicians/bands with lyrics in Spanish? in ~music
chundissimo LinkHere’s a few off the top of my head, I’ll update with more if I can think of any. It’s hard to categorize them because many of these artists don’t stick to one genre: Acousticy / Jazzy NPR Tiny...Here’s a few off the top of my head, I’ll update with more if I can think of any. It’s hard to categorize them because many of these artists don’t stick to one genre:
Acousticy / Jazzy
NPR Tiny Desk is a great way to find more artists of this ilk:
- Natalia Lafourcade
- Alejandro y María Laura
- Monsieur Periné
Pop
- Rosalia (good luck understanding her Spanish)
- Bebe
- Kali Uchis (she sings in English and Spanish)
- The Marías (English and Spanish)
Rock
- PXNDX
This wasn’t your question exactly, but one thing I’ve also found useful for practicing is listening to the NPR podcast Radio Ambulante. Some weeks the regional accents can be tricky, but it’s a great resource.
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~tv
chundissimo Link ParentI’m surprised to hear that, my friends and I loved Korra. Season 2 was my least favorite by far. The more self-contained(ish) nature of each season with much more complex and interesting villains...I’m surprised to hear that, my friends and I loved Korra. Season 2 was my least favorite by far. The more self-contained(ish) nature of each season with much more complex and interesting villains than TLA really sold it for me. The bending throughout the show was also superb in my opinion.
I still definitely prefer TLA but not by a wide margin.
On the topic of the trailer… I’m very skeptical. It’ll obviously be better than the last movie but I can’t shake the uncanny valley nature of the bending.
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
chundissimo Link ParentYeah I totally agree with your sentiment. I think it’s true for a lot of people like myself who have programming experience but not much game development experience. I just forced myself to stop...Yeah I totally agree with your sentiment. I think it’s true for a lot of people like myself who have programming experience but not much game development experience. I just forced myself to stop being stubborn after experiencing the many downsides of building everything myself.
But, the build it all yourself approach works for some people. Stardew Valley’s creator, ConcernedApe, went that route but he also said he regretted it due to the amount of time it took and wished he had used a game engine (although I don’t know if meant something like Unity/Godot).
The thing that helped me with Godot’s weirdness was trying to build a tiny thing that wasn’t just a tutorial, and watching videos of developers. There’s a lot of things experienced Godot developers understand that I feel the docs don’t fully explain. For example, when to use certain nodes and how to structure scenes.
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
chundissimo LinkI’m trying my hand at game development in Godot. I’ve given various frameworks a go in the past but I’ve always hit some sort of wall. Love2D was very easy to hit the ground running with, but Lua...I’m trying my hand at game development in Godot. I’ve given various frameworks a go in the past but I’ve always hit some sort of wall. Love2D was very easy to hit the ground running with, but Lua just doesn’t seem meant for building a game engine beyond very simple purposes.
I don’t necessarily love GDscript but as a Python developer it feels fairly intuitive and it’s miles better than Lua. I didn’t want to try C# because despite knowing some I wanted to avoid learning two things at once.
I tried Unity before and felt that a graphical IDE for game development just wasn’t how my brain worked. But I understood the massive upsides to that approach, so I made a conscious effort to understand Godot. It’s been a struggle, but I finally feel like I’m starting to slightly understand how it works and my development speed is increasing.
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Comment on My new apartment’s most aggravating feature (latch smart locks) in ~tech
chundissimo LinkAs a Latch user I strongly echo the complaints in this article. The app itself is buggy and the hardware is surprisingly even buggier. I’ve been forced to hop a fence (multiple times) into my own...As a Latch user I strongly echo the complaints in this article. The app itself is buggy and the hardware is surprisingly even buggier. I’ve been forced to hop a fence (multiple times) into my own apartment complex because I couldn’t get it to do the one thing it’s designed to do.
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Comment on Is GenAI’s impact on productivity overblown? in ~tech
chundissimo LinkBias warning: I’m very skeptical of today’s approach to LLMs as a pathway to AI. I think AI will have a massive impact on productivity (and more broadly the world), but it’s been overhyped...Bias warning: I’m very skeptical of today’s approach to LLMs as a pathway to AI.
I think AI will have a massive impact on productivity (and more broadly the world), but it’s been overhyped prematurely due to interesting (but not particularly useful) leaps made by transformer based models and a glut of VC funds. It feels like a lot of more business oriented folks have been persuaded by its impressive outputs without fully internalizing its massive downsides (chiefly its lack of factual reasoning abilities, data privacy concerns, copyright concerns, etc).
It’s neat to see examples where people have improved their workflow with LLMs, but they’re often pretty contrived examples and I personally would never trust LLMs as part of my workflow even if my company allowed it.
As such, we suggest that organizations need to take a nuanced, data-driven approach to adopting LLM
Color me skeptical, but I’ve seen most enterprise “data-driven approaches” fall victim to Goodharts law. I’m not saying to fly blind but numbers can be twisted, and even when they’re not they often fail to capture intangibles e.g. motivation like the article mentions.
I’d like to be removed please! I only participated because I coincidentally read one of the books you chose