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Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books
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Comment on Kim Jong Un chooses daughter as heir, says Seoul in ~society
crulife LinkTheir version of Communism looks a lot like monarchy.Their version of Communism looks a lot like monarchy.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
crulife LinkI played through System Shock 2 again. This time in french -- to spice things up a bit since my last playthrough more than 20 years ago. Too bad only the texts were in french, even though funnily...I played through System Shock 2 again. This time in french -- to spice things up a bit since my last playthrough more than 20 years ago. Too bad only the texts were in french, even though funnily some of the voices had a silly french accent.
Also did a PSI playthrough, which I guess was some sort of interesting.It's still a good game, and the "remake" didn't change really anything.
Then I started consuming this digital crack called Ixion. It's a basebuilding game centered around a movable space station and finite resources, and is relatively story-based. Somehow it scratches an itch for me that I remember only Settlers 2 reaching before. Really great game, made by a French studio. The plot reminds me of Seveneves by Neal Stephenson. I've probably lost 10 hours of my average weekly sleep time due to this one.
Incidentally, I stopped buying games from Steam because of USA or something and am now using mostly GOG.com and heroic-games-launcher on Linux. Seems to work fine, and actually a bit better because the launcher doesn't have to login to anything.
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Comment on Liberals who were formerly far-left (communist, anarchist, etc.), what led to you coming to liberalism? in ~society
crulife LinkIt feels crazy to me that this question makes sense. When I was young and even a bit older, it was obvious that communism was over and it would never come back. We would just have to wait for the...It feels crazy to me that this question makes sense. When I was young and even a bit older, it was obvious that communism was over and it would never come back. We would just have to wait for the generation that was thoroughly brainwashed to die of old age.
Then suddenly it just came back. I guess it's not a coincidence at all that it seems like nazism is doing the same. They're feeding each other, and cupping the actual cause of stability: centrism.
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Comment on Any software engineers considering a career switch due to AI? in ~comp
crulife (edited )LinkMore like vice versa. Tech has been an increasingly boring field for me in the last 10 years. Coding has become a real chore. LLMs appearance have brought new fuel for me at least, as coding is...More like vice versa. Tech has been an increasingly boring field for me in the last 10 years. Coding has become a real chore. LLMs appearance have brought new fuel for me at least, as coding is one of the things I don't have to really do anymore.
A smart person once said in some IRC channel that "everything interesting is always happening at the limits of what's possible". AI is stretching that limit by quite a lot. There's gonna be a lot of slop out there in the near future, but there's gonna also be lots of very interesting new things.
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Comment on Mistral releases Vibe 2.0 in ~comp
crulife Link ParentI have same and slightly different experiences. I've used Mistral to quite successfully to learn French, but perhaps it's not so surprising that an LLM made by a french company is good at French....I have same and slightly different experiences. I've used Mistral to quite successfully to learn French, but perhaps it's not so surprising that an LLM made by a french company is good at French.
Yes, the general quality of the LLM is not quite as good, but with Vibe 2.0 (with its devstral model) the gap has closed somewhat. I wouldn't dare to use it on employer projects yet though, but for my personal coding projects (where the stakes aren't high at all) it seems to be fine. It knows how to split tasks into smaller todos, which it's pretty good at implementing.
I have the pro subscription of Mistral, dunno if that matters.
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Comment on Mistral releases Vibe 2.0 in ~comp
crulife (edited )LinkVibe is their agentic CLI application, direct competitor to Claude Code etc. I've been using both Claude Code earlier at work and now Mistral Vibe 2.0 for my personal stuff. In my opinion, Mistral...Vibe is their agentic CLI application, direct competitor to Claude Code etc.
I've been using both Claude Code earlier at work and now Mistral Vibe 2.0 for my personal stuff. In my opinion, Mistral has significantly closed the gap to its US competition, making it a valid EU-based option for a lot of things.
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Mistral releases Vibe 2.0
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Comment on Oscar nominations 2026: ‘Sinners’ dominates with sixteen nods, ‘One Battle After Another’ follows with thirteen in ~movies
crulife (edited )LinkDirector, lead actor, supporting actress, screenplay, casting, ORIGINAL SCORE (fuck yes), cinematography, original song should go to Sinners at least. In my humble opinion. Granted, I've been a...Director, lead actor, supporting actress, screenplay, casting, ORIGINAL SCORE (fuck yes), cinematography, original song should go to Sinners at least. In my humble opinion.
Granted, I've been a bit of a lazy movie goer recently and haven't seen any of the other nominee films.
edit And Michael Jordan should get two prizes. I know this sounds too dumb to be true... I genuinely realized that he had two roles only after seeing the movie when I was browsing through the actors.
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Comment on Scott Adams dead: Dilbert creator was 68 in ~comics
crulife Link ParentIn this particular case, first he could not have a woman who wanted to be with him more than 8 years, and then not more than 2 years. I wouldn't be surprised if that was a regular pattern with...They can have anything they want.
In this particular case, first he could not have a woman who wanted to be with him more than 8 years, and then not more than 2 years.
I wouldn't be surprised if that was a regular pattern with these guys.
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Comment on Pluribus full season discussion in ~tv
crulife (edited )LinkThe series has a lot of things that are kind of wrong and unrealistic, but so did Breaking Bad. Pluribus was the best TV season I've watched since Severance. Such a great time for great sci-fi....The series has a lot of things that are kind of wrong and unrealistic, but so did Breaking Bad. Pluribus was the best TV season I've watched since Severance.
Such a great time for great sci-fi.
There was discussion around the first episodes in here where people said they thought the others were a metaphor for fascism or (like I thought) collectivism. But now I think it might be a metaphor for LLMs. LLMs currently don't communicate with each other, but in a lot of ways they contain similar enough data that talking to "them" feels like talking to a single, extremely knowledgeable and slightly alien entity. And I found it interesting how excited the others were about the idea that Carol is going to create something new, even if it's just her rather low-brow romance fantasy novels. I guess they (like LLMs are said to) cannot really create anything new.
I think somebody wrote an entire article on this idea, I'll try to find it and post it.
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Comment on Scott Adams dead: Dilbert creator was 68 in ~comics
crulife Link ParentI think it was due to the extreme level of sardonic humor. Teenagers love that stuff. I first saw Dilbert as a teenager, too, when it was still kind of radical. I'm not happy for his death, but...I think it was due to the extreme level of sardonic humor. Teenagers love that stuff. I first saw Dilbert as a teenager, too, when it was still kind of radical.
I'm not happy for his death, but it's good that he's not around to spread Trump's poison any more.
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Comment on What are some stories of progressivism gone wrong in implementation? in ~society
crulife Link ParentThere 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...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.
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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.
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Comment on Her daughter was unraveling, and she didn’t know why. Then she found the AI chat logs. in ~tech
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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?
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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.
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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.
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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?
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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.
I started on Brandon Sanderson's Stormlight Archive series, the first of which is The Way of Kings.
I'm a bit disappointed, because this book was the highest rated one on my todo-list, and the prose is weirdly simple, and not in a good way. But it's an easy read, and perhaps it'll work out in the end. I'm halfway through right now.
But why the incredibly high score on Goodreads? 4.66/5 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7235533-the-way-of-kings