Eji1700's recent activity
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Comment on Part of me wishes it wasn't true but: AI coding is legit in ~tech
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Comment on Is trying to become an author insane in times of LLMs? in ~tech
Eji1700 Link ParentI'm considering writing (and probably will) a rather lengthy post here to kinda whinge about the shallow writing that has become so very very popular and how it's making it hard to find things...I'm considering writing (and probably will) a rather lengthy post here to kinda whinge about the shallow writing that has become so very very popular and how it's making it hard to find things that might be more up my alley.
I think there's always going to be a niche for writers, whatever kinds, and if the OP is fine doing it as a side thing, I think it's fine to do. I just wouldn't actually plan on making any money off it, and be happy if you do, much like many other media/content creation pipelines that are oversaturated or don't have huge barriers to entry.
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Comment on Best recommendations for PC couch multiplayer games? in ~games
Eji1700 Link ParentOn a similar note of puzzle games "fun to play with others": Easy to play together (no time pressure)- The Case of the Golden Idol (and i assume it's sequel Rise of the Golden idol, although the...On a similar note of puzzle games "fun to play with others":
Easy to play together (no time pressure)-
- The Case of the Golden Idol (and i assume it's sequel Rise of the Golden idol, although the wife and I have not played it yet).
- Riven or Myst (or Myst 3 which while not as good as the other two is fun).
Someone will "drive" although you can trade off and there's still puzzle stuff to do
- Tunic
- Chronoquartz (and this doesn't have any combat, but someone needs to drive)
No "puzzles" but I drove and the wife made all the moral choices, much to our mutual humor and enjoyment (both probably not for the 11 year old)-
- Detroit Become Human
- Dispatch
I am SURE i'm forgetting quite a few but these are the ones that pop into my head at the moment. Mileage may vary with the last group as reading speed can be an issue for some since it's a timed thing, but we've had fun with it.
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Comment on Best recommendations for PC couch multiplayer games? in ~games
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Comment on Pennies are being canceled and the US Mint won't make any more. What does that mean? in ~finance
Eji1700 LinkMostly that my job was once again revolving around pennies a month or two agoMostly that my job was once again revolving around pennies a month or two ago
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
Eji1700 LinkKeep putting off nextcloud on my local device because i've got some weird rights access issue that of course didn't happen the first time I did it but happens now (with no obvious error message...Keep putting off nextcloud on my local device because i've got some weird rights access issue that of course didn't happen the first time I did it but happens now (with no obvious error message except in a log file of course).
I hate how frustrating this stuff can be and it feels like wandering around in the dark with "Oh just run this chmod script that you don't reallllly understand"
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Comment on Humble Bundle: Modern Sci-Fi Classics (Charles Soule, Joseph Fink, Hugh Howey, and Neal Stephenson) in ~books
Eji1700 Link ParentOh i'm sure the show is different but without going into a thesis it seems to have an overall vibe/theme that while I find interesting, I'm also somewhat tired of.Oh i'm sure the show is different but without going into a thesis it seems to have an overall vibe/theme that while I find interesting, I'm also somewhat tired of.
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Comment on Valve announces new hardware: Steam Frame, Steam Controller, and Steam Machine in ~games
Eji1700 LinkI was literally thinking about this last night as I once again looked at my windows upgrade path. I think a LOT of devs don't understand the insane effect gaming has had on the wider coding and...I was literally thinking about this last night as I once again looked at my windows upgrade path.
I think a LOT of devs don't understand the insane effect gaming has had on the wider coding and computer ecosystem. I grew up on macs but got a PC when I was the only kid who got a free scrabble disc when everyone else who got to visit westwood got Red Alert.
So many people onboard into development and coding from simple things like "Fuck it i'll mod it myself" or just spending 2 weeks getting the perfect skyrim mod stack going and realizing most tech is similar.
Just as W11 is really pissing people off in all sorts of directions there might finally be a "buy it and play" box for linux. There's still LOTS of issues rolling out a linux box in an office, but those are mostly software side. If the next generations decide to just get Steam box's instead of windows machines/PSWhatevers/XboxZ's I think this could be the REAL push for linux to actually become something more than "That thing your nerdy friend swears always works but complains about more than they realize".
It will depend on a lot, but Steam has already done so so much for the world of linux with the steam deck and actually forcing some clean standardized development for average user use case. Not 400 pages of forum argument over years of what boot system to use.
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Comment on Valve announces new hardware: Steam Frame, Steam Controller, and Steam Machine in ~games
Eji1700 Link ParentOn the one hand there's a lot of "people don't like change" but as someone who plays fighting games adjusting from dpad to stick can be frustrating for many, and there's no way those people were...On the one hand there's a lot of "people don't like change" but as someone who plays fighting games adjusting from dpad to stick can be frustrating for many, and there's no way those people were going to even try the track pad (I certainly didn't but i'm not betting its impossible).
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Comment on Humble Bundle: Modern Sci-Fi Classics (Charles Soule, Joseph Fink, Hugh Howey, and Neal Stephenson) in ~books
Eji1700 LinkAnyone got takes on any of these? I recall cryptonomicon as something I read but can't tell you anything about it(or maybe i'm mixing it with something else). Only other thing of his I read was...Anyone got takes on any of these?
I recall cryptonomicon as something I read but can't tell you anything about it(or maybe i'm mixing it with something else). Only other thing of his I read was Snow Crash which was really interesting, with some usual issues in the genre.
I've watched silo and while enjoying it get the vibe I probably don't care that much about the book.
Don't think anything else rings any bells.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
Eji1700 Link ParentJust not having dumb "oh this is the same gun but found later" mechanics helps a lot, and traits feel a lot more fun since they're more than "+X% to Y"Just not having dumb "oh this is the same gun but found later" mechanics helps a lot, and traits feel a lot more fun since they're more than "+X% to Y"
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Comment on James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers in ~science
Eji1700 Link ParentNo I just know some nurses who’ve complained and Oz/Carson are verifiably talented surgeons with, being extremely charitable, some less than stellar takes on the world.No I just know some nurses who’ve complained and Oz/Carson are verifiably talented surgeons with, being extremely charitable, some less than stellar takes on the world.
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Comment on James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers in ~science
Eji1700 Link ParentEh personally speaking that flies in the face of a lot of people i've met. Intelligence in the vast majority of cases that spawn fame, is NOT some wide sweeping understanding of the wider world,...Eh personally speaking that flies in the face of a lot of people i've met.
Intelligence in the vast majority of cases that spawn fame, is NOT some wide sweeping understanding of the wider world, people, and processes. It is often an extreme dedication to a specific skill or art, often helped by less graceful social skills.
The same insane dedication to one thing, for whatever reason, often leads to a total lack of understanding outside of it, and the ego of doing something like that (often because they want recognition) mixed with the general area worship it comes with (oh they're smart about X so of course they know about Y), is a pretty common thing.
This is how you get stuff like brain surgeons who can't change printer paper(Ben Carson/Dr Oz style), and yes A LOT of them have superiority complexes, and very easily subscribe to any beliefs that re-affirm that.
I guess point being I don't think it's an "oops it atrophied" thing so much as much like a soldier, you've had this person spend their life specializing in something hyper specific, and to expect them to perform or behave even on average, let alone well, outside of that specification is unlikely. Doubly so when the top of the curve often are there because of traits that helped them greatly in that field and harm them in most day to day situations.
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Comment on James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers in ~science
Eji1700 Link ParentFor what it's worth it's a lot more common than people think. It doesn't get a ton of attention but even in newer generations the racism still pops up.For what it's worth it's a lot more common than people think. It doesn't get a ton of attention but even in newer generations the racism still pops up.
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Comment on James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers in ~science
Eji1700 LinkFriend of mine saw him speak. Quickly devolved into "yeah so here's why the irish are subhuman". Well known problem and a reminder that smart people are not always good people. Edit- and yes he...Friend of mine saw him speak. Quickly devolved into "yeah so here's why the irish are subhuman". Well known problem and a reminder that smart people are not always good people.
Edit- and yes he did steal a lot of his work so "smart" is even a questionable statement.
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Comment on Europeans recognize Zohran Mamdani’s supposedly radical policies as ‘normal’ in ~society
Eji1700 Link ParentWell for what it's worth I don't hate anyone here. And yeah you're right, it's not fair to group her with them on the same grounds. I do forget because I found the green new deal....optimistic at...Well for what it's worth I don't hate anyone here. And yeah you're right, it's not fair to group her with them on the same grounds. I do forget because I found the green new deal....optimistic at best.
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Comment on Europeans recognize Zohran Mamdani’s supposedly radical policies as ‘normal’ in ~society
Eji1700 Link ParentThis is the other major frustration when people do throw around the headlines like this. "Well it works in Europe", yeah, and people who are boring economists with solid backgrounds in economics,...I think Mamdani is a good person, but he fundamentally doesn't understand why food prices are the way they are.
This is the other major frustration when people do throw around the headlines like this.
"Well it works in Europe", yeah, and people who are boring economists with solid backgrounds in economics, banking, finance, and all those other things are the ones proposing and guiding it. Not "team feelgood", where I much agree those like Bernie, AOC, and Zohran fall with good intentions but no serious backing in how to achieve that.
I would feel a LOT better if they seemed to have someone on their team who knew the numbers, but it's hard to believe that person exists when you see the actual plans laid out. We have a serious lack of basic economic understanding in our representation at basically levels of government because it's not sexy ,and worse, basically gets you hated by everyone.
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Comment on Europeans recognize Zohran Mamdani’s supposedly radical policies as ‘normal’ in ~society
Eji1700 Link ParentI don't understand how the movement which decided that certain words or phrases can cause trauma to people who've experienced horrible things in their life somehow also has the largest number of...I think it's ok to say you're a communist without it being supportive of the USSR or the PRC
I don't understand how the movement which decided that certain words or phrases can cause trauma to people who've experienced horrible things in their life somehow also has the largest number of people who see no problem using terminology, icons, and names related to the very literal atrocities that people have lived through.
I also don't understand how you can't see what a giant hypocrite that makes people look like. I've seen people wearing those kinds of shirts around people who lost family in countries that, at the very least, claimed to be communist and it's not only seen as offensive, but outright insulting when they fire off some "oh you shouldn't use that word, it might upset someone"
I don't really think the capitalism shirt is much better, but capitalism is an economic position while communism is also a form of government. There are capitalist countries with their own flags, and yeah if you waltz around various countries wearing a British, US, Spanish, French, Dutch, etc flag/slogan, it's absolutely offensive.
but if you understand the global history and impact of the cold war it's hard not to have conflicting opinions about how things went.
and if you have first or second hand experience having lived in countries under the USSR, China, Cuba, or plenty of other countries it's not hard to understand how wildly insulting it feels to watch people in countries that never dealt with famine, civil war, or secret police disappearing their family say "well it's nuanced so i think it's ok to use this symbol because this marx guy had some good ideas, who cares if HORRIFIC atrocities were carried out using this identity, i still want to use that exact word."
So while yes, I do agree you should absolutely be allowed to wave the communist flag next to an American one, I don't think you're remotely self consistent in caring about the feelings of others if you do.
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Comment on Europeans recognize Zohran Mamdani’s supposedly radical policies as ‘normal’ in ~society
Eji1700 Link ParentAnd as I said in my original comment that lead to this thread, I do not think the party helps. Democratic socialism IS an economic position as defined by vord. The Democratic Socialists of America...And as I said in my original comment that lead to this thread, I do not think the party helps.
Democratic socialism IS an economic position as defined by vord.
The Democratic Socialists of America is a party that, you would expect due to its name, has views on Democratic Socialism.
The problem is that yes, its a political party, so it has views on issues completely unrelated to democratic socialism, and thus poisons the well of furthering things like democratic socialism.
I'm not a member of the DSA and I doubt I agree with all their views but I am broadly drawn to the progressive stances they take. I feel like 2 years ago they were probably alone, or close to it in their statement and today they would be in a much larger crowd. I'm not sure that's bad PR/marketing/"comingling" of views from an outside observer's POV.
Would you feel the same way if they had strong stances on ICE, pro life, or anit LBGTQ+? Just because they don't have views you don't personally like at the moment doesn't meant you're driving away a lot of people who might be for the concept if it wasn't commingled with plenty of other views.
I especially hate when things that could help the economic prospects of people get commingled because basically everyone sane agrees that bad education is a problem and that that is heavily linked with lower income. So in my eyes for any real long term change to take effect you have got to start focusing specific causes without expecting the person who's probably been struggling their entire life and working shifts at walmart to also have progressive views on geopolitics and every societal issue.
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Comment on AI stocks lost more than $820 billion this week in ~finance
Eji1700 Link ParentI do not think it's correct to say that nvidia and AMD aren't having absurdly high prices because of AI. They are absolutely a part of AI stocks given that they are the literal bottlenecks to even...I do not think it's correct to say that nvidia and AMD aren't having absurdly high prices because of AI. They are absolutely a part of AI stocks given that they are the literal bottlenecks to even rolling one out.
I do wonder how bad AI is going to be for future language use.
I use F#. I use F# because I think it's a very "modern" language that has done A LOT to ensure you get strong typing while getting rid of the obnoxious boilerplate that comes with. You get very very reliable code that can be trusted to run as expected if it compiles ignoring IO. That on top of the entire dotnet world is wonderful
Naturally, AI is not exactly stellar with it. It's better than I expected, but it still either:
or
2 speaks for itself, but 1 is a very interesting problem.
One of the best things to do with F# is domain driven design, or basically "build your types, then build your functions".
AI, sorta kinda doesn't do this. It still codes in a very standard/imperative style, which means you're losing out on the whole "if it compiles, it runs" joy of functional. It'll sprinkle in mutable variables where they aren't needed and prefers for each to map, which sounds like it should just be a style choice, but it can have long reaching effects on maintaining code.
The point to all this though, is that of COURSE AI is less good on the language that is less used (by several significant margins). However what does that mean for the future language development?
Are we "version locked" into JS/Python/C#/Java/etc now? New language adoption is already hellishly hard, and often requires some "killer app" style moment (ruby on rails) or paradigm shift style moment (welcome to the web, here's your JS), but you still see a LOT of innovation in languages.
F# is far from the only thing playing with functional, or as I like to think of it, "diet functional" that isn't going to force a monad for side effect debugging/features. And yet as more and more AI's train on more and more regurgitated data, you've added yet another hurdle to clear on new adoption. Coders are already borderline superstitious when it comes to defending their lang of choice, but "oh well your new thing doesn't work with the AI" looks like it's going to be a huge one.
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I do think THAT'S the big part. Everything right now is grossly subsidized. We're in the "get them addicted" phase of the product still where companies are hyperscaling or whatever and just shoving money out the airlock into getting adoption.
I expect that number to jump SUBSTANTIALLY once the market starts to really understand what does and doesn't work.