joshbuddy's recent activity
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Comment on Proton to ‘re-interview’ staff about AI to see who gets to keep their job in ~tech
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Comment on Travelers are catching on to the glacier-sculpted landscape of Møns Klint, a stunning stretch of limestone and chalk on a Danish island in the Baltic Sea in ~travel
joshbuddy LinkThis is where I live! Took some Californian friends there, they were like "neat", but for Denmark it really is quite something.This is where I live! Took some Californian friends there, they were like "neat", but for Denmark it really is quite something.
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
joshbuddy LinkWeirdly I've been working on a coding harness. I find when I'm working in Claude Code, I have a sense of anxiety when I step away. Did I forget a detail? Did something important escape in the...Weirdly I've been working on a coding harness. I find when I'm working in Claude Code, I have a sense of anxiety when I step away. Did I forget a detail? Did something important escape in the chat? Did we stick to the design? Did we do all the todo items?
Instead, I'm orienting around the planning doc. Each project is a set of tabs and each tab is centered around a planning doc which you collaboratively edit with the LLM. When you're done you put it in "work" mode which causes the plan to do be performed. It's a subtle mind shift but so far has been pleasant.
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Comment on What can be done about Linux being slopified? in ~tech
joshbuddy Link ParentI really recommend watching GregKH's talk on security in the age of llm. Goes into the details about how they are handling it, I really enjoyed it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnV_cWeoo5QI really recommend watching GregKH's talk on security in the age of llm. Goes into the details about how they are handling it, I really enjoyed it.
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Comment on Popcorn! What's the best way to make it? in ~food
joshbuddy Link ParentCan you elaborate on your method? Do you toss them ahead of time in oil, or this is after they come out of the whirley-pop?Can you elaborate on your method? Do you toss them ahead of time in oil, or this is after they come out of the whirley-pop?
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Comment on Why is there no word for please in the Nordic languages – are their speakers simply more direct, or is politeness expressed in ways outsiders may not immediately recognise in ~humanities.languages
joshbuddy LinkAt least in Danish there are a couple of ways I know about to express politeness. You can say "kindly" to soften something and there is a polite way of asking for something vs a more direct way....At least in Danish there are a couple of ways I know about to express politeness. You can say "kindly" to soften something and there is a polite way of asking for something vs a more direct way. Oh, and lots of ways of saying thanks.
But coming from Canada, I find Danes to be less "polite" in the way I expect. For instance, people don't hold open doors for each other.
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Comment on I'm addicted to Slay the Spire and am looking for a new game in ~games
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Comment on I'm addicted to Slay the Spire and am looking for a new game in ~games
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
joshbuddy LinkMaybe not useful to anyone but me, but I've been working on a different type of file explorer. Something like Jupyter meets Haskell, but really aimed at simplicity and safety. Relied on an LLM...Maybe not useful to anyone but me, but I've been working on a different type of file explorer. Something like Jupyter meets Haskell, but really aimed at simplicity and safety. Relied on an LLM heavily to get the prototype out. It's useful but clunky in parts. Maybe one neat trick is I can easily ssh tunnel through various servers and play back media. I can even encrypt a remote folder and use it for backups or playing media
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Comment on Is there any interest in building a Tildes successor? in ~tildes
joshbuddy Link ParentThank you, really interesting. Given this was the future plans, I can see why there would be hesitancy in creating a system like this. I was under the impression that the moderation on Tildes is...Thank you, really interesting.
Given this was the future plans, I can see why there would be hesitancy in creating a system like this. I was under the impression that the moderation on Tildes is working fairly well, and something like this has rather uncertain gains. But I'm at best a light user, I probably don't have a good idea of the motivation for something like this.
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Comment on Is there any interest in building a Tildes successor? in ~tildes
joshbuddy Link ParentIs there some easy way to see what that set of features was? Im curious what's "missing".Is there some easy way to see what that set of features was? Im curious what's "missing".
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Comment on Albums based on a recurring musical phrase in ~music
joshbuddy LinkFor whatever reason my mind went instantly to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxOEOwCKWcc Not an album in any traditional sense. It still delights me.For whatever reason my mind went instantly to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxOEOwCKWcc
Not an album in any traditional sense. It still delights me.
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Comment on What pre-NES games do you still recommend today? in ~games
joshbuddy LinkI still think about this game a lot https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Mind_Forever_Voyaging Don't read this if you don't want to be spoiled, but if you want to play an early Infocom game which is a...I still think about this game a lot
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Mind_Forever_Voyaging
Don't read this if you don't want to be spoiled, but if you want to play an early Infocom game which is a little eerily close to home, this is for you.
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Comment on Your AI is not a tool in ~tech
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Comment on Your AI is not a tool in ~tech
joshbuddy (edited )LinkExcept McLuhan himself was quoted as saying "We shape our tools and thereafter our tools shape us". I think what the blog post was trying to get is the dangerous framing of calling it a tool given...Except McLuhan himself was quoted as saying "We shape our tools and thereafter our tools shape us". I think what the blog post was trying to get is the dangerous framing of calling it a tool given how we've previously thought about tools, but McLuhan would likely argue that all tools have this property and its not safe to ever think of tools as some self-containing thing apart from us.
To be clear, I'm not suggesting LLMs are "merely a tool", but rather we should approach all tools with a great deal of caution. Anytime we use a tool to accomplish something we're giving something up. And specifically with LLMs what we're giving up is harder to see than with any other tool we've encountered before. The shape of that "giving up" is still a complete unknown, I'm personally still grappling with it and feeling really ambivalent in the process.
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Comment on Sokoban idea in ~games
joshbuddy Link ParentTotally, I already made the clouds more visibleTotally, I already made the clouds more visible
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Comment on Sokoban idea in ~games
joshbuddy Link ParentI've tried to make those controls more visible and easy to use. Thanks for the feedback!I've tried to make those controls more visible and easy to use. Thanks for the feedback!
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Comment on Denmark wants to test whether weight-loss drugs can help get more people into work, adding a new economic dimension to the debate over obesity treatments in ~health
joshbuddy Link ParentDanes don't seem shy thinking in this sort of utilitarian way. Otoh, medically assisted suicide seems like a really unpopular policy discussion in Denmark.Danes don't seem shy thinking in this sort of utilitarian way. Otoh, medically assisted suicide seems like a really unpopular policy discussion in Denmark.
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Comment on Sokoban idea in ~games
joshbuddy Link ParentThe cloud coloration is not intentional. These are just placeholder graphics but I'll definitely tighten that up so its visible. Thanks again for trying it out, my brother and I like making fun...The cloud coloration is not intentional. These are just placeholder graphics but I'll definitely tighten that up so its visible. Thanks again for trying it out, my brother and I like making fun little games together, we just hope people have fun with them.
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Comment on Sokoban idea in ~games
joshbuddy (edited )Link ParentThank you, yeah, looks like some text clipping is occurring. In terms of the idea, of a two headed snake, what do you think? Something you'd want to play? A part of me kind of made this thinking...Thank you, yeah, looks like some text clipping is occurring. In terms of the idea, of a two headed snake, what do you think? Something you'd want to play? A part of me kind of made this thinking about Stephen's Sausage Roll, a really great obtuse game about rolling sausages around.
(edit: I fixed the clipping, should be good now)
I've increasingly come to think of LLMs in software development as "safety goggles". It would be absurd if workers could opt out of safety goggles in other workplace settings. This is an even more extreme view than what you shared, just more my observation on how the industry is moving.