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

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    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...

    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

    https://venus.voyage/

  2. Comment on Is there any interest in building a Tildes successor? in ~tildes

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    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...

    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.

    2 votes

  3. Comment on Is there any interest in building a Tildes successor? in ~tildes

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    Is 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".

  4. Comment on Albums based on a recurring musical phrase in ~music

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    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.

    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.

  5. Comment on What pre-NES games do you still recommend today? in ~games

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    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...

    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.

    7 votes

  6. Comment on Your AI is not a tool in ~tech

  7. Comment on Your AI is not a tool in ~tech

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    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...

    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.

    19 votes

  8. Comment on Sokoban idea in ~games

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    Totally, I already made the clouds more visible

    Totally, I already made the clouds more visible

    1 vote

  9. Comment on Sokoban idea in ~games

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    I'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!

    1 vote

  10. 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

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    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.

    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.

    3 votes

  11. Comment on Sokoban idea in ~games

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    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...

    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.

    1 vote

  12. Comment on Sokoban idea in ~games

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    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...

    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)

  13. Comment on Sokoban idea in ~games

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    Yeah, some of the tail movement logic wasn't right. I've fixed it now. As well, the "r" key resets the level, but I should really have included that instruction in the interface. Whoops. But...

    Yeah, some of the tail movement logic wasn't right. I've fixed it now. As well, the "r" key resets the level, but I should really have included that instruction in the interface. Whoops. But thanks to everyone who tried it out, really appreciate it

  14. Comment on Sokoban idea in ~games

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    Oh yeah, I wrote a solver. It's been super helpful in level testing. Not sure how I've got a good way of translating its results into difficulty ratings yet, still thinking about that. Can I try...

    Oh yeah, I wrote a solver. It's been super helpful in level testing. Not sure how I've got a good way of translating its results into difficulty ratings yet, still thinking about that.

    Can I try your golf game? Super curious

  15. Comment on Sokoban idea in ~games

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    My brother and I have been playing with a game idea. We've only made a few levels, but curious what other people think. Too hard? Too weird? I love tough puzzle games but always worried I'm way...

    My brother and I have been playing with a game idea. We've only made a few levels, but curious what other people think. Too hard? Too weird? I love tough puzzle games but always worried I'm way miscalibrated when it comes to things like this. Anyways, happy for any feedback or thoughts.

    2 votes

  17. Comment on Audible mandating authors transition to new royalty system or lose payments in ~books

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    Just a small reminder that y'all should come over to libro.fm. All books are DRM-free, they help support local bookstores. I left Audible for them years ago and couldn't be happier.

    Just a small reminder that y'all should come over to libro.fm. All books are DRM-free, they help support local bookstores. I left Audible for them years ago and couldn't be happier.

    10 votes

  18. Comment on Does anyone use self-hosted recipe server/software like Mealie? in ~food

  19. Comment on Does anyone use self-hosted recipe server/software like Mealie? in ~food

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    I wrote this recipe book for my wife's birthday because we were both so frustrated with the clumsiness with which most web-based recipes were presented. We are both avid cooks and we just wanted...

    I wrote this recipe book for my wife's birthday because we were both so frustrated with the clumsiness with which most web-based recipes were presented. We are both avid cooks and we just wanted the presentation and prep to be simplified so we can get the food out quick and not rely on the internet.

    So sounds like we're coming from the same place :)

    2 votes

  20. Comment on Does anyone use self-hosted recipe server/software like Mealie? in ~food

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    Well, fwiw, now I basically just feed it a URL from a recipe I like, and it translates it to LaTex in a second. Or I've been able to take a photo of a recipe from my phone and do the same thing....

    Well, fwiw, now I basically just feed it a URL from a recipe I like, and it translates it to LaTex in a second. Or I've been able to take a photo of a recipe from my phone and do the same thing. But I understand if that's too much effort.

    The sad truth of recipe solutions is its hard to overcome the convenience of paper and pen. Web interfaces always feel a bit clunky for this, but hey if you can make it work, well done!

    1 vote