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  1. Comment on Part of me wishes it wasn't true but: AI coding is legit in ~tech

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    That's how some people get rich. They grasp at what they feel is right way before the science is settled and everyone agrees about it. That's of course also how some people get poor :)

    That's how some people get rich. They grasp at what they feel is right way before the science is settled and everyone agrees about it.

    That's of course also how some people get poor :)

  2. Comment on Part of me wishes it wasn't true but: AI coding is legit in ~tech

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    Usually what Cursor selects for me is good enough, but sometimes I force it to GPT-5 Codex to get a second opinion, so to speak.

    Usually what Cursor selects for me is good enough, but sometimes I force it to GPT-5 Codex to get a second opinion, so to speak.

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  3. Comment on Is trying to become an author insane in times of LLMs? in ~tech

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    Even though I have become kinda pro-LLM, I think they will still benefit from human direction. You can hone and have a style and just make the AI manifest that style.

    Even though I have become kinda pro-LLM, I think they will still benefit from human direction. You can hone and have a style and just make the AI manifest that style.

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  4. Comment on Part of me wishes it wasn't true but: AI coding is legit in ~tech

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    I don't understand what kind of models people use if this is their reality. The models I use consistently write better code than I do with my 20+ years of experience. Am I a better prompter,...

    Yes, it will give you a functional prototype. It will get the bare-minimum to work, without considering readibility, maintainability or upgradability.

    I don't understand what kind of models people use if this is their reality. The models I use consistently write better code than I do with my 20+ years of experience. Am I a better prompter, luckier, or just a very lousy manual coder?

    6 votes

  5. Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games

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    Tainted Grail: Fall of Avalon is a really amazing light RPG in the Elder Scrolls tradition. I really like the vibe, the map design and especially the caves. I almost get kind of Ultima 7: Serpent...

    Tainted Grail: Fall of Avalon is a really amazing light RPG in the Elder Scrolls tradition. I really like the vibe, the map design and especially the caves. I almost get kind of Ultima 7: Serpent Isle vibes from the state of the world, the variety and fascination of the places and the obvious love that was poured into making this.

    I'll probably be playing this for the next hundred hours.

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  6. Comment on Valve announces new hardware: Steam Frame, Steam Controller, and Steam Machine in ~games

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    I went to check the Tech Specs of Steam Machine was this was a bit of a letdown: Semi-custom AMD Zen 4 6C / 12T, up to 4.8 GHz, 30W TDP So that's not an ARM processor. I guess only the goggles...

    I went to check the Tech Specs of Steam Machine was this was a bit of a letdown:

    • Semi-custom AMD Zen 4 6C / 12T, up to 4.8 GHz, 30W TDP

    So that's not an ARM processor. I guess only the goggles are. Not sure why I expected it to be, some kind of an ARM hype thing I guess.

  7. Comment on Advice on Fairphone in ~tech

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    I used a Pixel 8 with GrapheneOS for a while and while the setup was kinda ok, I just couldn't get used to the gigantic form factor of the phone. I wish small phones would become trendy again.

    I used a Pixel 8 with GrapheneOS for a while and while the setup was kinda ok, I just couldn't get used to the gigantic form factor of the phone. I wish small phones would become trendy again.

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  8. Comment on Pluribus S01E01 - “We is Us” in ~tv

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    I don't know... are ant colonies authoritarian? I think it's fine to just call this a hivemind. It's fiction and it doesn't need a forced metaphor. I've only watched the first episode though, so...

    I don't know... are ant colonies authoritarian? I think it's fine to just call this a hivemind. It's fiction and it doesn't need a forced metaphor.

    I've only watched the first episode though, so perhaps I'll think differently after a few more.

    edit I'm suddenly reminded of a great Garth Marenghi quote: "I know writers who use subtext, and they're all cowards"

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  9. Comment on Europeans recognize Zohran Mamdani’s supposedly radical policies as ‘normal’ in ~society

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    Yeah, it's an interesting thing. Probably it was necessary so that those powerful countries would allow UN to exist at all. Having UN be actually effective would, I think, require them to have the...

    I don't think any one nation should have a veto, it's make the UN ineffective.

    Yeah, it's an interesting thing. Probably it was necessary so that those powerful countries would allow UN to exist at all.

    Having UN be actually effective would, I think, require them to have the most powerful armed forces in the world. Which would breed other kinds of problems of course.

  10. Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games

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    Yeah, everything I've seen about the gameplay mechanics has screamed to me that I shouldn't even try it. But I hear its plot is good, so perhaps there'll be some good abridged version of it soon.

    I was excited to pick up Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 this week but several hours in I'm disappointed to find it's just not for me.

    Yeah, everything I've seen about the gameplay mechanics has screamed to me that I shouldn't even try it. But I hear its plot is good, so perhaps there'll be some good abridged version of it soon.

    2 votes

  11. Comment on Libertarianism is dead in ~humanities

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    I'll have to ask a genuine question that I realize is controversial, possibly stupid and perhaps will age like milk. Is Trump a fascist, or will his presidency cause USA to become fascist? How do...

    I'll have to ask a genuine question that I realize is controversial, possibly stupid and perhaps will age like milk.

    Is Trump a fascist, or will his presidency cause USA to become fascist? How do we know it while being in the middle of it?

    2 votes

  12. Comment on How has AI positively impacted your life? in ~tech

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    Work is much less stressful now. Easily the number one cause of anxiety and stress at work for me has always been the feeling of being stuck -- knowing that I should be doing something, there's no...

    Work is much less stressful now. Easily the number one cause of anxiety and stress at work for me has always been the feeling of being stuck -- knowing that I should be doing something, there's no reason why I shouldn't be doing it, and I just cannot get myself to do it.

    Chatting with AI makes the initial hurdle practically non-existent, which means that the blocks have vanished, guilt is gone, and work is much more fun. Things that used to take a week I can now do in half a day. Interesting to see if this effect will be permanent or will my brain adapt and be shitty again soon :)

    To clarify, I mostly do software architecture and programming. Some system administration too.

    25 votes

  13. Comment on Libertarianism is dead in ~humanities

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    You're saying that as if libertarians actually in reality devolved into fascism. Did that really happen, though?

    the devolution of American libertarian movements into fascism was probably inevitable

    You're saying that as if libertarians actually in reality devolved into fascism. Did that really happen, though?

    7 votes

  14. Comment on Europeans recognize Zohran Mamdani’s supposedly radical policies as ‘normal’ in ~society

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    Not a big surprise. His education apparently is "BA in Africana Studies from Bowdoin College".

    I think Mamdani is a good person, but he fundamentally doesn't understand why food prices are the way they are.

    Not a big surprise. His education apparently is "BA in Africana Studies from Bowdoin College".

    2 votes

  15. Comment on Europeans recognize Zohran Mamdani’s supposedly radical policies as ‘normal’ in ~society

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    In the imperfect world we live in, in order to figure out whether it was good or not that USSR fell and The West won, you have to factor in how much USSR purposely destablilized and undermined the...

    I think acknowledging just how much the US purposely destabilized and undermined the rest of the world is important as we discuss where we go from here.

    In the imperfect world we live in, in order to figure out whether it was good or not that USSR fell and The West won, you have to factor in how much USSR purposely destablilized and undermined the world. And still does, under a different name.

    It's not a simple binary evil-vs-good question. It's an equation.

    From my eastern european viewpoint, USSR crashing was a universally great thing, with the only problem being that Russia did not get properly destroyed and recreated from scratch as it should have. For instance, them retaining veto power in UN, and letting them keep their nukes and military was just an amazing mistake from the rest of the world.

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  16. Comment on Paid e-mail providers - your experiences, how you use them and how I would use it in ~tech

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    I moved from Apple Mail to the Switzerland-based Proton Unlimited when I started moving away from Apple. A solid service for everyday casual mail where I can trust the privacy claims. Can recommend.

    I moved from Apple Mail to the Switzerland-based Proton Unlimited when I started moving away from Apple. A solid service for everyday casual mail where I can trust the privacy claims.

    Can recommend.

    3 votes

  17. Comment on Charlie Kirk's murder reveals a cultural sickness (Just Asking Questions podcast episode) in ~society

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    No, this is the first time I've seen or heard that name.

    I haven't listened to the podcast and couldn't find a transcript. Did they bring up his support of Jack Posobiec (at least neo-nazi-curious), or the movie-length plug of Unhumans?

    No, this is the first time I've seen or heard that name.

    2 votes

  18. Comment on Charlie Kirk's murder reveals a cultural sickness (Just Asking Questions podcast episode) in ~society

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    Which is regarded as evil in some religious sense, I suppose?

    but she's fairly sympathetic to his side.

    Which is regarded as evil in some religious sense, I suppose?

  19. Comment on Charlie Kirk's murder reveals a cultural sickness (Just Asking Questions podcast episode) in ~society

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    Reason is libertarian. Ezra Klein (who I picked here because he famously wrote an article about this) is center-left, Freddie deBoer (the guest in this podcast episode) is a Marxist. It's possible...

    Reason is libertarian. Ezra Klein (who I picked here because he famously wrote an article about this) is center-left, Freddie deBoer (the guest in this podcast episode) is a Marxist. It's possible though the deBoer did not exactly downplay Kirk's positions in this episode, but rather talked about the toxic online culture that contributed to Kirk's murder.

    3 votes

  20. Comment on Charlie Kirk's murder reveals a cultural sickness (Just Asking Questions podcast episode) in ~society

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    It's fascinating how people who are more-or-less on the same level intellectually and who essentially have access to the same information can form so many different opinions about the same person.

    It's fascinating how people who are more-or-less on the same level intellectually and who essentially have access to the same information can form so many different opinions about the same person.

    3 votes