davek804's recent activity
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Comment on What lesser-known alternative would you recommend as a substitute for something more popular? in ~talk
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Comment on ShellCheck: a static analysis tool for shell scripts in ~comp
davek804 Link ParentI completely picked up and enjoyed your snark!I completely picked up and enjoyed your snark!
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Comment on ShellCheck: a static analysis tool for shell scripts in ~comp
davek804 Link ParentNothing like when you get stuck on the sub basement sh container with just a flashlight and a can of bug spray.Nothing like when you get stuck on the sub basement sh container with just a flashlight and a can of bug spray.
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Comment on ShellCheck: a static analysis tool for shell scripts in ~comp
davek804 Link Parent'i almost always don't forget how to do the basics of my job' - rephrasing what you've said into my own words. I, however, regularly forget. It hurts. Love me some bash.'i almost always don't forget how to do the basics of my job' - rephrasing what you've said into my own words. I, however, regularly forget. It hurts. Love me some bash.
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Comment on ShellCheck: a static analysis tool for shell scripts in ~comp
davek804 LinkI find myself on Shell check more frequently than I care to admit. I love it. And I love disagreeing with its suggestions out of sheer spite. /S I had no idea I could install it too. Thanks for...I find myself on Shell check more frequently than I care to admit. I love it.
And I love disagreeing with its suggestions out of sheer spite. /S
I had no idea I could install it too. Thanks for sharing.
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Comment on How do you feel about your PTO? in ~life
davek804 LinkI used to have unlimited sick time and about three weeks PTO. A number of years ago we switched to unlimited PTO and 5 days sick time. Fuck that change. It was about reducing corporate liability....I used to have unlimited sick time and about three weeks PTO. A number of years ago we switched to unlimited PTO and 5 days sick time.
Fuck that change. It was about reducing corporate liability.
I've had a few coworkers get cancer and be fucked by the new policies.
I make sure to file 5-6 weeks of total PTO, minimum, per year. It's my benefit, and I make sure to do my job. They owe me nothing and I owe them nothing.
I'm sure they'll fuck me if I ever need sick leave.
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Comment on Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix 2025 - Results in ~sports.motorsports
davek804 LinkWhat a fun race! The rookie issues might've been exasperating on another day, but in the conditions you just felt for them all. HAM working through comms with his new team sure was interesting.What a fun race! The rookie issues might've been exasperating on another day, but in the conditions you just felt for them all.
HAM working through comms with his new team sure was interesting.
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Comment on How will the 2028 Olympics look given the current climate? in ~sports
davek804 LinkFunny, due to the word 'climate', I assumed we were saying it was going to be too hot or too on fire to do sports safely. Fascism as a reason feels a bit overblown to me personally, but give it a...Funny, due to the word 'climate', I assumed we were saying it was going to be too hot or too on fire to do sports safely.
Fascism as a reason feels a bit overblown to me personally, but give it a couple months and I could be proven wrong.
At least that whole Guantanamo thing isn't going really well for the administration.
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Comment on Pocket Casts’ web player is now available to all in ~tech
davek804 LinkI'll give this a try - I use their mobile app. I usually get by with https://podbay.fm on the desktop. Just sharing in the event anyone else might be looking for a solve.I'll give this a try - I use their mobile app.
I usually get by with https://podbay.fm on the desktop. Just sharing in the event anyone else might be looking for a solve.
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Comment on Is it okay to use ChatGPT for proofreading? in ~tech
davek804 Link ParentHa! Well, being mindful that I don't log on to the internet to start arguments ... I meant to make a pithy reply in my original comment by simply saying, "yeah, it's fine to use LLMs to...Ha! Well, being mindful that I don't log on to the internet to start arguments ... I meant to make a pithy reply in my original comment by simply saying, "yeah, it's fine to use LLMs to proof-read." -- and it was intentionally trying to zero-out the distinction between taking some of the suggestions and utilizing them, versus just reviewing what the LLM might be suggesting.
To be completely clear (but less pithy, which was the goal!):
- In my view, yes, it is fine to use an LLM to proofread.
- In my view, no, I would not look unfavorably at the idea of incorporating those proofing suggestions the LLM provides.
Now, if we want to dive into the more philosophical aspects, I'd be game. But the reason I provided the original pithy one word reply was just because of the way the question was phrased/setup - as a binary yes/no is this OK or not. It wasn't really an invitation (including in the body) to have a deeper philosophical conversation!
:)
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Comment on What are your favourite time-loop based books, movies and video games? in ~talk
davek804 LinkStar Trek: The Next Generation S02E12 - The Royale. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_RoyaleStar Trek: The Next Generation S02E12 - The Royale.
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Comment on Is it okay to use ChatGPT for proofreading? in ~tech
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Comment on Super Bowl LIX Megathread in ~sports.american_football
davek804 Link ParentI agree the mixing was a little rough. Some odd skips and transitions. The Samuel Jackson character and riffs were excellent. I hope people are real pissy about the political undertones. And the...I agree the mixing was a little rough. Some odd skips and transitions.
The Samuel Jackson character and riffs were excellent.
I hope people are real pissy about the political undertones. And the 'subtract one life' message.
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Comment on Super Bowl LIX Megathread in ~sports.american_football
davek804 Link ParentI would LOVE to see a defensive MVP. It is not going to happen when the score line is something like 37-6. That's just the reality of the world. But the D does deserve that award. Mahomes magic...I would LOVE to see a defensive MVP. It is not going to happen when the score line is something like 37-6. That's just the reality of the world.
But the D does deserve that award.
Mahomes magic has been, for the most part, sacked.
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Comment on Let's Encrypt is ending support for expiration notification emails in ~comp
davek804 Link ParentCertbot is the most straightforward one that comes to mind. I've been doing my LE certs and renewals through traefik and a DNS challenge for a few years now. But that's overkill unless you need a...Certbot is the most straightforward one that comes to mind.
I've been doing my LE certs and renewals through traefik and a DNS challenge for a few years now. But that's overkill unless you need a reverse proxy.
I'm sure there's lots of other automated cert rotators though.
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Comment on Global Capslock key in ~comp
davek804 LinkWell this absolutely made me chuckle. Very fun readme in the GitHub.Well this absolutely made me chuckle. Very fun readme in the GitHub.
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Comment on Let's Encrypt is ending support for expiration notification emails in ~comp
davek804 LinkI got this notification as well. It's funny. I've been using Let's Encrypt professionally for a number of years and personally for a few less but still significant periods of time. I've never...I got this notification as well. It's funny. I've been using Let's Encrypt professionally for a number of years and personally for a few less but still significant periods of time. I've never gotten a renewal notification professionally (because we didn't do an email), but on both of my home servers where I use Let's Encrypt, I've had notifications pushed to my email. The first few times, I kinda freaked out - "are these NOT going to auto renew?? That's the whole reason I set this system up!".
I'm cool with seeing the notifications go away - as they said, more and more people use their service to automate a process.
Glad they're reducing their privacy surface area!
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Comment on My AI article hit 1.25M views in one week: what do I do now? in ~tech
davek804 LinkI have zero advice. Well, maybe one thing. I shared your post with a work group of about 60 people and asked we discuss it at our next group meeting. Zero people responded but I got a few thumbs...I have zero advice. Well, maybe one thing.
I shared your post with a work group of about 60 people and asked we discuss it at our next group meeting. Zero people responded but I got a few thumbs up. I gave my summary about why it resonated with me. I hate my job and my community at this point. Fuck them.
Your article landed for me. The person I respect the most professionally just pastes AI prompts and responses back to my questions now, rather than engaging in pair programming that used to make us both better. My former manager pastes my in-depth technical explanations into GPT and then pastes back 'summaries' while simultaneously claiming they can't understand anything technical.
My partner happened to ask what I was reading when I had just finished the blog post and was re-scrolling through it. I told my partner how effective of a message you conveyed because it was a quick read, rather than a long diatribe. I even read it all out loud to them. It didn't land for them because they don't work in technology. But we had some great in depth conversations about my career as a result of your writing.
So my one point? Your lightning in a bottle was a quick and short piece that resonated with the zeitgeist of the moment.
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Comment on What's your take on capital and corporal punishment? in ~talk
davek804 LinkI am completely against this idea. I'll make my point quite plainly. No human, under any circumstances, has the inalienable right to kill another human. That is my moral code. Adding the state's...I am completely against this idea. I'll make my point quite plainly. No human, under any circumstances, has the inalienable right to kill another human. That is my moral code.
Adding the state's monopoly on violence doesn't change the equation at all. Furthermore, as a citizen, I accede to the state's authority and thus provide it my portion of its legitimacy. I would argue that when the state kills a human, in a representative democracy, that blood is on my hands.
I don't like killing people through my tax dollars. It is morally abhorrent, in any modality.
I will preemptively answer every whataboutism strawman in one fell swoop. No matter the crime: the perpetrator is removed from society, society pays for their monitoring and their sustenance. The perpetraitor will serve out the required sentence by law and then be returned to society when their debt is paid.
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Comment on I built an omni-directional ball-wheeled bike in ~engineering
davek804 Link ParentI watched the AT-AT this morning, too. Then I backed out of the rabbit hole. I can't help but think about the costs/ROI. Pretty cool to watch.I watched the AT-AT this morning, too. Then I backed out of the rabbit hole. I can't help but think about the costs/ROI. Pretty cool to watch.
I'm real partial to a simple safety razor. I bought a pack of 100 or 590 blades like six years ago. I'll grant my clean-shave routine went downhill during the pandemic, but boy do I love not buying cartridges or futzing with my rotary shaver.