crulife's recent activity
-
Comment on What are some stories of progressivism gone wrong in implementation? in ~society
-
Comment on Iran’s supreme leader signals harsher crackdown as protest movement swells in ~society
crulife LinkSucks for the civilians, but on the other hand, a majority of them have enabled that horrible government for 45 years. I wish them a speedy revolution and recovery. Iran could be a brilliant oasis...Sucks for the civilians, but on the other hand, a majority of them have enabled that horrible government for 45 years. I wish them a speedy revolution and recovery. Iran could be a brilliant oasis of what is currently a pretty dismal area. A great example for the neighbors instead of a borderline demonic influence.
-
Comment on What are some stories of progressivism gone wrong in implementation? in ~society
crulife (edited )LinkOregon Measure 110 liberalized drug possession but the implementation lacked adequete treatment infrastructure to compensate. Public drug use became rampant, and OD deaths surged. The measure was...Oregon Measure 110 liberalized drug possession but the implementation lacked adequete treatment infrastructure to compensate. Public drug use became rampant, and OD deaths surged. The measure was reversed with bipartisan support in 2024.
Minneapolis Police Department was pledged to be dismantled following George Floyd. Although the dismantling wasn't done, it led to a mass exodus of police officers, which in turn led to a massive upsurge in violent crime. This was also overturned and to repopulate the police force, officers were offered signing bonuses up to $7000.
Gender Recognition Reform in Scotland was passed in 2022, leading to stronger self-identification privileges for trans people. It was quickly abused by Adam Graham / Isla Bryson, a convicted serial rapist, who demanded and was allowed to serve his/her sentence in a women's prison. It led to the resignation of the First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, and probably set the cause of trans rights in Scotland back by several years due to resulting public mistrust.
-
Comment on Her daughter was unraveling, and she didn’t know why. Then she found the AI chat logs. in ~tech
-
Comment on Her daughter was unraveling, and she didn’t know why. Then she found the AI chat logs. in ~tech
crulife Link ParentWhat are you trying to imply here?doubly so without effort on the other person's part
What are you trying to imply here?
-
Comment on US strikes Venezuela and says its leader, Nicolas Maduro, has been captured and flown out of the country in ~society
crulife Linkhttps://www.reuters.com/world/americas/russias-putin-reassures-venezuelas-maduro-moscows-support-call-kremlin-says-2025-12-11/ Because of the Ukraine war, I'm actually for removing Putin's...Because of the Ukraine war, I'm actually for removing Putin's supporters from power in any way necessary, so in that way this is a good thing. But I'm afraid that's not quite the reason why Trump did this, so in that way, not so good.
I wish they would pull off the same in Moscow but for many reasons that's not gonna happen.
-
Comment on Stranger Things finale discussion in ~tv
crulife LinkI watched Season 1 and thought it was interesting. The next season took a Westworld -like nosedive so I didn't bother. From all I've read about it, seems to have been the correct choice for me....I watched Season 1 and thought it was interesting. The next season took a Westworld -like nosedive so I didn't bother. From all I've read about it, seems to have been the correct choice for me.
You all are allowed to like it though, obviously.
-
Comment on Her daughter was unraveling, and she didn’t know why. Then she found the AI chat logs. in ~tech
crulife Link ParentHow can you tell if an AI is a person or not?Should an AI become a person we can reevaluate.
How can you tell if an AI is a person or not?
-
Comment on Her daughter was unraveling, and she didn’t know why. Then she found the AI chat logs. in ~tech
crulife Link ParentThe pertinent question is, like in every other AI safety question, will AI be safer than a human? Clearly human therapists are not perfect either, and may easily cause significant damage to their...I do not believe "therapy" provided by anything other than another person can be considered safe.
The pertinent question is, like in every other AI safety question, will AI be safer than a human? Clearly human therapists are not perfect either, and may easily cause significant damage to their patients.
-
Comment on Buying a lotta RAM now, as an investment ... thoughts? in ~tech
crulife LinkPerhaps look into index funds instead. You're probably too late to any stonk party regarding RAM prices.Perhaps look into index funds instead. You're probably too late to any stonk party regarding RAM prices.
-
Comment on Her daughter was unraveling, and she didn’t know why. Then she found the AI chat logs. in ~tech
crulife (edited )LinkThis was obviously a problem already before AI. Children who were online a lot would be essentially throwing the dice on what kind of ideology they would be indoctrinated into. This was most...This was obviously a problem already before AI. Children who were online a lot would be essentially throwing the dice on what kind of ideology they would be indoctrinated into. This was most blatantly visible during the Covid-19 blockade years, and it seems to me that we are seeing the results of that right now with gen Z.
I'm not sure if AI is bound to make that worse. Unless the AI has been deliberately taught to do it, it's gonna be more encyclopedic and thus not so blatantly propagandist compared to what you might get on Youtube or TikTok.
-
Comment on Movies like Dream Scenario need a warning in ~movies
crulife LinkPersonally, a content warning like that for a movie would be an absolute horror for me. This would completely ruin the whole point of watching a movie like this. So a feature like absolutely must...Personally, a content warning like that for a movie would be an absolute horror for me. This would completely ruin the whole point of watching a movie like this.
So a feature like absolutely must be opt-in.
-
Comment on Jon Stewart is our only hope in ~society
crulife LinkNo. Jon Stewart is too old to be the president of the United States.No.
Jon Stewart is too old to be the president of the United States.
-
Comment on Jon Stewart is our only hope in ~society
crulife Link ParentEmphasis mine. It is definitely a conspiracy theory that China was studying and modifying that virus, accidentally let it spread, and then successfully covered it up. But not an absurd one.In March, the World Health Organization (WHO) published a report which deemed the possibility "extremely unlikely", though the WHO's director-general said the report's conclusions were not definitive.[35] Subsequent plans for laboratory audits were rejected by China.
Emphasis mine.
It is definitely a conspiracy theory that China was studying and modifying that virus, accidentally let it spread, and then successfully covered it up. But not an absurd one.
-
Comment on Jon Stewart is our only hope in ~society
crulife Link ParentHe doesn't think it originated from the Wuhan lab?He doesn't think it originated from the Wuhan lab?
-
Comment on Jon Stewart is our only hope in ~society
crulife Link ParentHarris was a fine candidate, her problems were Biden refusing to give up early and Trump getting almost shot.Harris was a fine candidate, her problems were Biden refusing to give up early and Trump getting almost shot.
-
Comment on How do you keep your life organized? What tools & systems do you use? in ~talk
crulife (edited )LinkI've tried dozens of organizers. I've used org-mode for several months, tried task warrior, the Things 4 suite for Apple hardware, Obsidian, Joplin, Logseq. Somehow, none of them work for me. So...I've tried dozens of organizers. I've used org-mode for several months, tried task warrior, the Things 4 suite for Apple hardware, Obsidian, Joplin, Logseq.
Somehow, none of them work for me.
So this fall, I started vibecoding my own thing. It's called "ayatus" (from the Finnish word "ajatus" meaning "thought"). It's written in 100% Rust and I also used an Arch Linux derivative while making it (btw). It consists of a core library, a CLI (that is fully working right now), a server component to be used as synchronization and a web component for mobile use. The server and web ui exist in code, but are more like theoretical at this point. I'm not using them myself for anything yet.
It stores its data in SQLite locally, and supports also WASM with IndexedDB.
It handles TODOs (with datestamps and org-mode -style standard repeater and from-completion repeater) and generic notes.
It looks like this on the terminal right now.
https://imgur.com/jhlrwsM
https://imgur.com/spuqOSnI'm fantasizing that it would look the same in the web ui too, but we'll see how viable that idea is.
I selected "/" to mark a context because I kinda enjoyed how it looks like a directory. ":" marks a tag (which I selected because that works much better than "#" for shell completions), "@" is a prefix for datestamp and "+"/"." are for recurrences.
The basic features work well enough that I'm able to use it myself, but I'll want to work on it a bit more (including reading every line of code with my own eyes) before I potentially release it. At least the fundamental features (core lib, CLI and web) should be AGPL. If I get greedy, perhaps I'll make the server be proprietary and with a price tag. But probably I won't, the hassle of taking payments might not be something I want right now.
It's not going to be better than org-mode or taskwarrior for most people, obviously, but it's already better than either of them for me.
-
Comment on Anyone else using the Zed editor? in ~comp
crulife (edited )LinkI use it exclusively in my personal, potentially open-source Rust projects. With the opencode / bigpickle / glm-4.7 model -- which are still free of charge. It's pretty great, and obviously works...I use it exclusively in my personal, potentially open-source Rust projects. With the opencode / bigpickle / glm-4.7 model -- which are still free of charge. It's pretty great, and obviously works as a pure non-AI editor well too. I pair it with Steve Yegge's beads project for better control and a sort of memory for the agents.
For professional work, I've found that Cursor still beats it, especially in its Auto mode. Which is sad, the Cursor editor is pretty abysmal compared to Zed.
-
Comment on A new Jolla phone has reached the required pre-order crowd-funding amount in ~tech
crulife LinkAdopting a new operating system is going to be a pain for the pioneers. But I think it's worth supporting this project, just for the reason that to my knowledge, it's the only non-US -based mobile...Adopting a new operating system is going to be a pain for the pioneers. But I think it's worth supporting this project, just for the reason that to my knowledge, it's the only non-US -based mobile operating system that is genuinely coming out with products.
Don't expect everything to work immediately as well as it works on your Android or iPhone that have been in constant, extremely highly funded development for decades.
-
Comment on Finland cut Russian energy imports and closed the shared border, erasing €12 billion in trade. The shocks deepened the Nordic nation's deficit, already strained by defense and welfare spending. in ~society
crulife Link ParentThe problem with this is that not everybody is in on it. Russia has been trading with countries like China and India all through the war it started. Recently, India even agreed to supply them with...The problem with this is that not everybody is in on it. Russia has been trading with countries like China and India all through the war it started. Recently, India even agreed to supply them with drones to attack Ukraine with.
There are significant differences between cis women and trans women, which are quite important in this context. Additionally, in this case, it's reasonable to suggest that the "trans woman" in question is a liar and wanted to get into a women's prison for other reasons.