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Comment on Mistral releases Vibe 2.0 in ~comp
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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.
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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.
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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 (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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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.