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Comment on AI makes an appearance at my union meeting in ~tech
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Comment on Body time and daylight savings apologetics in ~life
jackson Link ParentSplit the difference! I have a pretty strong preference for sunlight in the afternoon/evening but I'm willing to compromise :)Split the difference!
I have a pretty strong preference for sunlight in the afternoon/evening but I'm willing to compromise :)
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Comment on Is there a postman alternative without the bloat? in ~tech
jackson LinkHTTPie has worked well for me in the past, but I haven't used it recently. I just booted it up and updated and there were no nags/account prompts that came up.HTTPie has worked well for me in the past, but I haven't used it recently. I just booted it up and updated and there were no nags/account prompts that came up.
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Comment on Scripts I wrote that I use all the time in ~comp
jackson Link Parentre home, you can get the same effect by just running cd!re
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Comment on What code editor / IDE do you use (2025)? in ~comp
jackson LinkIf you want to be even more overwhelmed you can try neovim ;) It can be pretty finnicky at times on my setup (lots of weird stuff I have to do to make it work at my job) but I like it a lot. It...If you want to be even more overwhelmed you can try neovim ;)
It can be pretty finnicky at times on my setup (lots of weird stuff I have to do to make it work at my job) but I like it a lot. It runs on my personal server at work within a tmux session, so I can always start a build without worrying about my laptop going off the network or pausing the build while it sleeps.
Occasionally I'll open up IntelliJ when nvim isn't playing nice and I just need to get some work done, but I can feel myself working slower and generally fighting the environment a lot more. Plus its integrated terminal is absolutely awful. I've always returned to nvim as quickly as I could in those cases.
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Comment on Why do so many people think US President Donald Trump is good? in ~society
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Comment on AI is a mass-delusion event in ~tech
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Comment on AI is a mass-delusion event in ~tech
jackson Link Parentgift link as well: https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2025/08/ai-mass-delusion-event/683909/?gift=eGjCypnHsndY6-G2sn97lTsQmt8bWFbFXN5nFMj3LwU -
Kari Lake’s attempt to deport her own employees
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~games
jackson LinkI'll take you up on it. Favorite game is Balatro!I'll take you up on it. Favorite game is Balatro!
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Comment on Transit passes are better but free fares are good too in ~transport
jackson Link ParentWhere I live they made it free for everyone 18 and under. They prefer if children get a fare card for this (still free, just requires registration, this is mostly for metrics and probably to build...Where I live they made it free for everyone 18 and under. They prefer if children get a fare card for this (still free, just requires registration, this is mostly for metrics and probably to build the habit of tapping for transit when they’re old enough to pay) but it’s also ok for them to ride without tapping since we don’t do turnstiles.
Big fan of the lack of registration requirements, keeps it as simple as possible.
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Comment on Transit passes are better but free fares are good too in ~transport
jackson Link ParentI’d be curious to see a more thorough study of the peak demand effects of free transit fares. My commute is roughly equivalent in terms of travel time whether I take the bus, train, or walk, but I...I’d be curious to see a more thorough study of the peak demand effects of free transit fares. My commute is roughly equivalent in terms of travel time whether I take the bus, train, or walk, but I choose to walk because I prefer a moderate (around 1.5mi) walk to the “hurry up and wait” of the bus (and also crowding). My transit fares are paid fully by my employer, so it’s effectively free.
Of course I’m young and personally enjoy walking, so I imagine this doesn’t apply smoothly across the entire population.
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Comment on Bergen in Norway has been building one of the world's most advanced trash systems, using vacuum tubes to whisk waste away in ~enviro
jackson Link ParentI recently moved into an apartment that doesn't do traditional billing for waste services - instead of a flat monthly fee, I order trash/recycling bags from the city (roughly $5/bag for trash and...I recently moved into an apartment that doesn't do traditional billing for waste services - instead of a flat monthly fee, I order trash/recycling bags from the city (roughly $5/bag for trash and $2.50/bag for recycling) and that serves as my waste services payment. Compost and corrugated cardboard recycling are free.
I've definitely been more keen to properly recycle and compost when I otherwise wouldn't be due to a lack of time or willingness to clean out a plastic container.
As for the grocery store, I was very pleasantly surprised to see stores up here start to offer paper bags for produce rather than the normal plastic film bags. I've also seen compostable bags but those are such a pain to work with (and paper is compostable anyways).
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Comment on Do dumbphones actually… work? (realistic week in the life) in ~tech
jackson Link Parentfwiw if you find the right MVNO you can definitely get data included for $20/mo to make MMS usable. Might require a bit of commitment (paid up in advance since they're prepaid plans).fwiw if you find the right MVNO you can definitely get data included for $20/mo to make MMS usable. Might require a bit of commitment (paid up in advance since they're prepaid plans).
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Comment on Ring the fish doorbell! in ~enviro
jackson Link ParentI believe it’s seasonal and doesn’t actually need to be monitored 24/7 even when in-season.I believe it’s seasonal and doesn’t actually need to be monitored 24/7 even when in-season.
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Comment on Everyone is cheating their way through college in ~tech
jackson Link ParentAll my other classes had take-home exams (sometimes with a lockdown browser, sometimes without) or would just have exams during a normal section. Finals were the exception, those were scheduled...All my other classes had take-home exams (sometimes with a lockdown browser, sometimes without) or would just have exams during a normal section.
Finals were the exception, those were scheduled centrally based on when class was usually scheduled to prevent conflicts.
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Comment on Business idea and feedback thread in ~talk
jackson Link ParentTacking on, if the product is something created mostly with AI, there's effectively no moat since these tools are publicly available. A more skilled engineer could replicate your software with...Tacking on, if the product is something created mostly with AI, there's effectively no moat since these tools are publicly available. A more skilled engineer could replicate your software with higher quality easily in that situation.
Perfectly fine if it's something you're just making for fun, not sustainable as a business though.
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Comment on Everyone is cheating their way through college in ~tech
jackson Link ParentMy university physics class worked around that by scheduling all students (across all sections) for exams at the exact same time (something like 4pm) on Fridays when no sections for that course...My university physics class worked around that by scheduling all students (across all sections) for exams at the exact same time (something like 4pm) on Fridays when no sections for that course were scheduled. It was part of the schedule on course registration, so no surprises, and cut down on cheating by making every single person take the exam at the exact same time using pen and paper.
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Comment on Donald Trump says "I don't know" regarding whether he has to uphold the Constitution of the United States in ~society
jackson LinkArticle that the link contains a screenshot of: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/trump-asked-uphold-constitution-says-dont-know-rcna204580 Includes a short (2:30) clip from...Article that the link contains a screenshot of: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/trump-asked-uphold-constitution-says-dont-know-rcna204580
Includes a short (2:30) clip from the interview.
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Comment on Passing the torch - Discord is getting a new CEO in ~tech
jackson Link ParentI'm personally partial to Discourse as a modern forum. Still requires some care to get set up but it's pretty hands-off once it's configured.I'm personally partial to Discourse as a modern forum. Still requires some care to get set up but it's pretty hands-off once it's configured.
It's being pushed very aggressively at my job (software). There's metrics on adoption and usage rates under each manager, which don't seem to be plugged into the IC performance review process but may be a part of the manager performance review.
I'm just now starting to find it useful, but it's nowhere near the panacea that the AI companies are trying to sell it as. I find the inline code completion stuff worse-than-useless (plain old LSP completion is far more useful) but command-line chats where it can edit files and run commands on my behalf are useful in limited circumstances.
My team's codebase is large and sprawling (over 300 repositories of varying size and importance) so there's a lot of cases where AI just can't understand what things are doing. When I'm doing something that has a lot of prior art (major dependency upgrades, for example), it's been relatively useful, but still requires a lot of guidance from me.