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  1. Comment on Introducing EmDash — the spiritual successor to WordPress that solves plugin security in ~tech

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    Hopefully the other way around. I don't want to see reimplementation of an arbitrary proprietary approach to the problem as a distinguishing factor between providers - I'd rather see the feature...

    Hopefully the other way around. I don't want to see reimplementation of an arbitrary proprietary approach to the problem as a distinguishing factor between providers - I'd rather see the feature implemented in a standard way not requiring any special form of support from the server.

    1 vote

  2. Comment on Balcony solar is spreading across the US in ~enviro

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    (This looked like an advertisement for the first view, but - IMO - turned out as a nice review of the trend and a political commentary on top of it)

    The balcony solar movement is running hot in Germany, and now it is spreading into the US like gangbusters, just in time for US President Donald Trump’s war in Iran to send the cost of coal through the roof alongside oil and natural gas.

    (This looked like an advertisement for the first view, but - IMO - turned out as a nice review of the trend and a political commentary on top of it)

    6 votes

  4. Comment on Introducing EmDash — the spiritual successor to WordPress that solves plugin security in ~tech

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    Actually no, what that statement omits is "...but without the single selling feature mentioned in the headlines." (plugin sandboxing).

    Actually no, what that statement omits is "...but without the single selling feature mentioned in the headlines." (plugin sandboxing).

    2 votes

  5. Comment on "CEO said a thing!" journalism in ~tech

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    This is spot on. They pretend he said something... well not meaningful, but at least grammatically comprehensible, thus lying to the readers.

    translating them to coherent English

    This is spot on. They pretend he said something... well not meaningful, but at least grammatically comprehensible, thus lying to the readers.

    12 votes

  6. Comment on "CEO said a thing!" journalism in ~tech

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    Those especially bother me. The demented fascist clown (those are honest observations, not insults) says everything and nothing in each 200 word sentence he babbles, why would you cite him?

    Those especially bother me. The demented fascist clown (those are honest observations, not insults) says everything and nothing in each 200 word sentence he babbles, why would you cite him?

    15 votes

  7. Comment on What non-software jobs exist for a newly graduated CS major? in ~life

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    I would call it slavery, but I'm a cynical man from a different part of the world. Sorry OP for not being helpful, wish you all the best in your situation anyway. Try not to get frustrated and...

    I would call it slavery, but I'm a cynical man from a different part of the world.

    Sorry OP for not being helpful, wish you all the best in your situation anyway. Try not to get frustrated and learn how to sell your experience.

    11 votes

  8. Comment on Executing programs inside transformers with exponentially faster inference in ~comp

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    I think this is silly. The described "workarounds" to the stated problem are not really workarounds, they are solutions. There's nothing more practical than expand the capabilities of the models...

    I think this is silly. The described "workarounds" to the stated problem are not really workarounds, they are solutions. There's nothing more practical than expand the capabilities of the models than to give them access to tuned, curated set of tools. Model cannot do the math? Give it calculator. Model cannot do turing complete code execution? Give it entire computer!
    Why would you hardcode computer into the model? How will you do updates/changes? How will you handle its access control? To use their analogy, why would you turn a human into frankenmonster cyborg airplane when you can just let him use the airplane?

    7 votes

  9. Comment on Hisense TVs show ads during normal operation in ~tech

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    Yeah, some of the TVs actively scan for wifi networks that they could use and connect automatically. Plus there have been ideas about TVs coming with pre-installed sim cards (just like cars are...

    Yeah, some of the TVs actively scan for wifi networks that they could use and connect automatically. Plus there have been ideas about TVs coming with pre-installed sim cards (just like cars are now) as the means to circumvent the attempts to keep them offline.

    13 votes

  10. Comment on What are people using instead of VS Code? in ~comp

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    Yes, they are in the "extend" phase with their "open source" project.

    Yes, they are in the "extend" phase with their "open source" project.

    7 votes

  11. Comment on I don’t know if my software engineering job will still exist in ten years in ~comp

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    I guess this is the only thing you can control, somewhat.

    I guess this is the only thing you can control, somewhat.

  12. Comment on The average US college student is illiterate in ~life

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    Yes, of course you are right. But still, as a pedestrian you cannot just bet on the driver being just or even sane. You do that 500 times and you die.

    Yes, of course you are right. But still, as a pedestrian you cannot just bet on the driver being just or even sane. You do that 500 times and you die.

    1 vote

  13. Comment on Can coding agents relicense open source through a “clean room” implementation of code? in ~comp

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    As the author notes, this approach is bound to be replicated in a higher stakes corporate environment ala the 80’s bios case they reference. I think we can look forward to litigation .

    As the author notes, this approach is bound to be replicated in a higher stakes corporate environment ala the 80’s bios case they reference. I think we can look forward to litigation .

    10 votes

  14. Comment on Is it worthwhile to run local LLMs for coding today? in ~comp

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    It's not going to get better for years to come, most likely. Memory chips are already fully pre-ordered for three years.

    It's not going to get better for years to come, most likely.
    Memory chips are already fully pre-ordered for three years.

    4 votes

  15. Comment on Can coding agents relicense open source through a “clean room” implementation of code? in ~comp

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    Yes. Hard (impossible?) to prove though. Additionally, from the committed logs , the coding agent had at least some access to the original sources.

    Yes. Hard (impossible?) to prove though.
    Additionally, from the committed logs , the coding agent had at least some access to the original sources.

    6 votes

  16. Comment on The average US college student is illiterate in ~life

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    Well this doesn't work well if the driver is checking the other - left side for the incoming vehicles. Some intersections have such a layout that the driver needs to check both sides - right for...

    Well this doesn't work well if the driver is checking the other - left side for the incoming vehicles. Some intersections have such a layout that the driver needs to check both sides - right for pedestrians and left for vehicles.

    5 votes

  17. Comment on Here are your choices for a self-hosted ebook server in ~books

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    Correction: This is not needed, calibre-web can create the database.

    Correction:

    Calibre itself is not needed at all with Calibre-web beyond the initial creation of the database

    This is not needed, calibre-web can create the database.

    4 votes

  18. Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp

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    In the past months, I've been churning out loose game remakes, quickly and joyfully, thanks to the agentic AI tools. I'm most proud of Monster Sweeper - RPG take on minesweeper, inspired by Mamono...

    In the past months, I've been churning out loose game remakes, quickly and joyfully, thanks to the agentic AI tools.
    I'm most proud of Monster Sweeper - RPG take on minesweeper, inspired by Mamono Sweeper and Dragonsweeper. Click cells, avoid mines fight monsters, level up and obtain abilities. I'm still adding features and balancing things and would love feedback. Note that I avoided playing Dragonsweeper to try to not be inspired too deeply and instead try to find my own way.

    Another one that turned out OK (If I'm to say) is Physilinks, a physics based twist of the match-three genre, with several more twists. I tried to make each level play sufficiently differently from the others. Best on computer, but technically works on mobile too.

    I've also made a quick remake of a classic Pacman arcade game, and after I'm done with Monster Sweeper will continue with something new.

    4 votes

  19. Comment on Why computers won’t make themselves smarter - Ted Chiang in ~tech

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    Yes, his argument is too biologically grounded. Modifying "software"* is much easier and we are able to do in much faster iterations than modifying "wetware". The results are also much more...

    Yes, his argument is too biologically grounded. Modifying "software"* is much easier and we are able to do in much faster iterations than modifying "wetware". The results are also much more observable and testable, not mentioning the moral aspect of experimenting on humans.

      • artificial neural networks, which are the current state of the art implementation of the "AI" are not entirely software in a classic sense, but the rest still holds.
    6 votes

  20. Comment on Why computers won’t make themselves smarter - Ted Chiang in ~tech

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    Many of his stories are classic examples of "what if" - taking place in internally consistent universes which however behave notably differently from our universe in a selected aspect. "What if...

    Many of his stories are classic examples of "what if" - taking place in internally consistent universes which however behave notably differently from our universe in a selected aspect. "What if religion didn't require faith?" "What if the way we develop and use language influenced the way we perceive time?" "What if human intelligence explosion was possible?"

    8 votes