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Comment on Linkin Park - The Emptiness Machine (2024) in ~music
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
killertofu Link ParentI'm also really loving this one. I haven't played anything earlier from the dev, so it kind of came out of nowhere for me. Seems like they worked on it for a long time so I'm really happy for them...I'm also really loving this one. I haven't played anything earlier from the dev, so it kind of came out of nowhere for me. Seems like they worked on it for a long time so I'm really happy for them that it turned out so great and has been so well-received. Highly recommend to anyone to give it a try if they're even remotely interested. And, yes, it is quite funny!
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Comment on Study shock! AI hinders productivity and makes working worse. in ~tech
killertofu Link ParentYeah, I don't really want that. I'm almost never searching for ideas on how to code something in a way that would make sense to throw to an AI. Maybe possibly for bootstrapping or prototyping a...Yeah, I don't really want that. I'm almost never searching for ideas on how to code something in a way that would make sense to throw to an AI. Maybe possibly for bootstrapping or prototyping a toy personal project. Virtually everything I've worked on in a professional capacity would be too complex for this to be of much use at all.
Filling boiler plate is fine, I guess. I doubt its overall effect on grand scale productivity as mentioned, but at least it's optional.
For the rest, how about hiring an actual junior programmer? Then when I'm spending my time checking work and correcting mistakes, both the company and the programmer are receiving actual value from this in the form of them being a slightly more experienced programmer. Trying to sidestep this process with AI seems short-sighted at best.
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Comment on Study shock! AI hinders productivity and makes working worse. in ~tech
killertofu LinkJust as an anecdote, we've had AI-based auto complete for coding for a while now. Even before the latest hype cycle. It's just more now, and the things it's trying to auto fill are slightly more...Just as an anecdote, we've had AI-based auto complete for coding for a while now. Even before the latest hype cycle. It's just more now, and the things it's trying to auto fill are slightly more complex. On one hand, it's useful for filling in some boilerplate stuff a little faster than I would do otherwise. But it's also kind of a huge risk even for that because its easy to become complacent and forget that you have to double-check everything single thing it does.
The other day I had it auto fill a template file following a prompt. And it looked all good at first glance. However, when I looked closer, one of the property names was wrong. It had assumed a certain naming pattern that was not accurate. This error would not have been caught by a compiler. There's a good chance it would have been caught in testing, which still would have wasted way more of my time than it saved overall. But if it hadn't, it would have likely been detected in experimentation, which really would have wasted huge amounts of time debugging, rolling out a fix, waiting for production release, etc.
On average, you probably shave some time off your baseline performance. That is, it helps you put characters in the file faster. But the time it takes to carefully check the work is an additional burden. And the new opportunities for and types of errors it can potentially introduce really make me question whether it's a value add at all.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
killertofu LinkI sort of ignored it when it came out for some reason, but I finally got around to Horizon Forbidden West. I don't know why I waited this long (although it's nice to play on PC). I loved the first...I sort of ignored it when it came out for some reason, but I finally got around to Horizon Forbidden West. I don't know why I waited this long (although it's nice to play on PC). I loved the first game, and ended up 100%-ing it, and I'm right back in it with this one. It's really a sweet spot open world for me, one that I think is only surpassed by the Switch Zeldas. Big world, fun to explore, and plenty of meaningful locations to discover. Lots and lots of stuff to gather and pick up from defeated enemies, and it's generally all useful. Fun combat that's engaging and challenging, but not too difficult or frustrating. Plus I like the characters and stories. The acting is really well done across the board, even for the minor characters.
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Comment on Parental union dissolution and the gender revolution – how divorce is boosting gender equality in Sweden in ~life
killertofu Link ParentHonestly this seems pretty reductive. Yes, of course, a biological mom has a large head start. But saying "never" is immediately falsified when you consider things like adoption, maternal death,...Honestly this seems pretty reductive. Yes, of course, a biological mom has a large head start. But saying "never" is immediately falsified when you consider things like adoption, maternal death, whatever, where the baby is effectively raised by another person.
But even focusing on the two biological parent scenario, I think you're missing a lot here. Like, yes, mom starts with a headstart so... what, just don't try? There's plenty of child raising still to be done. The vast, vast majority of it honestly. Post-birth, dad can easily be an equal partner in this. Plenty of babies are placed on dad's chest right after mom's. There's lots soothing, changing, cleaning, and just general care that can be done by the other parent, even assuming you're 100% breastfeeding, which lots of people don't. Not to even mention all the stuff that comes after infancy.
The real point here is that it's silly and self-defeating to just assume that mom needs to be the primary parent in perpetuity. Sometimes mom is tired. Sometimes she's sick. Sometimes she, like all people, needs a break from caring for other people. Lots of mothers don't feel a mystical bond to their babies. Lots of them struggle deeply with that expectation. Lots of mothers aren't up nurturing a helpless infant immediately after a potentially traumatic birth experience. And there's literally no reason that parenting burden can't be shared equally by the other parent.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
killertofu LinkI gave Noita a try. And it's way, way too punishingly difficult. And so I installed a few mods to mitigate things (lightly healing gold, tinker anywhere) and it's still extremely hard but at least...I gave Noita a try. And it's way, way too punishingly difficult. And so I installed a few mods to mitigate things (lightly healing gold, tinker anywhere) and it's still extremely hard but at least somewhat accessible to me. I'm now enjoying it quite a bit and I can see why people are so into it.
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Comment on The lonely work of moderating Hacker News in ~tech
killertofu LinkAs someone with a long career in tech, but firmly outside the techbro-isphere, that pretty much sums it up for me....it has become a punch line and a punching bag for tech workers and engineers who see it as a locus of hubris, myopia, and exclusivity. A word that comes up frequently among its critics is “toxic.”
As someone with a long career in tech, but firmly outside the techbro-isphere, that pretty much sums it up for me.
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Comment on Do children have a “right to hug” their parents? in ~life
killertofu LinkAll this profiteering on prisoners and their families is so gross. It's like payday loans. Just truly soulless bottom feeding.All this profiteering on prisoners and their families is so gross. It's like payday loans. Just truly soulless bottom feeding.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
killertofu Link ParentYeah, I actually did install exactly one mod to skip the opening. It's said it was supposed to work fine with the latest patch, but who knows if that's what made it crash. But yeah, I think I'll...Yeah, I actually did install exactly one mod to skip the opening. It's said it was supposed to work fine with the latest patch, but who knows if that's what made it crash. But yeah, I think I'll just skip it and play something else until London eventually drops.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
killertofu Link ParentYeah, I also wanted to revisit this after the fantastic show. Or really, I very much wanted to play Fallout: London, but that's now indefinitely delayed thanks to an ill timed "next gen" patch. So...Yeah, I also wanted to revisit this after the fantastic show. Or really, I very much wanted to play Fallout: London, but that's now indefinitely delayed thanks to an ill timed "next gen" patch. So I just installed regular FO4. A few minutes in it crashed to desktop, and I'm not sure I'll bother opening it back up.
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Comment on Fighting cookie theft using device bound sessions in ~tech
killertofu Link ParentI like it. With strong, unique passwords and a security key second factor on my most important accounts, I think cookie theft is probably one of the bigger vulnerabilities I have. Good to see some...I like it. With strong, unique passwords and a security key second factor on my most important accounts, I think cookie theft is probably one of the bigger vulnerabilities I have. Good to see some thought being put into this area.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
killertofu LinkI bit the bullet and dropped $70 on Dragon's Dogma 2 and I've been having a lot of fun with it. I've kind of been wanting a big, open world fantasy game, but I'm also not good at action combat for...I bit the bullet and dropped $70 on Dragon's Dogma 2 and I've been having a lot of fun with it. I've kind of been wanting a big, open world fantasy game, but I'm also not good at action combat for the most part. This one has a nice balance where I can get a bunch of pawns that can do a lot of the heavy lifting. And overall the combats feel appropriately exciting and dangerous. Exploring is fun, nighttime and camping feels pretty good as a mechanic. I've been going with the flow in terms of just walking everywhere. I'm not too concerned about the microtransactions, as there are a bunch of mods to give you fast travel stuff if I get to the point where I want that.
There's definitely a hint of jank, similar to the previous game. I wouldn't mind a few patches to tidy things up a bit (or perhaps mods to do the same). Overall I'm really enjoying it. I haven't had a game that I've looked forward to sitting down and playing consistently like this for a while.
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Comment on Why ban books when you can ban book awards?: Suburban Illinois district cancels youth chosen Caudill Awards in ~books
killertofu Link ParentImagine pretending you want a "neutral" list of books then mentioning PragerU. The proud ignorance is just so gross.Imagine pretending you want a "neutral" list of books then mentioning PragerU. The proud ignorance is just so gross.
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Comment on Has anyone here received any benefit as a consumer from algorithmic ad targeting? in ~tech
killertofu LinkI think the honest answer for me is very rarely, but not never. I think that's basically the whole idea of the system though. Sure, very often I'll see a remarketed ad for something I've already...I think the honest answer for me is very rarely, but not never. I think that's basically the whole idea of the system though. Sure, very often I'll see a remarketed ad for something I've already bought or don't intend to buy in the first place. I don't necessarily find that annoying, because I'm not super invested in the content of ads anyway. Yes, they're technically "wrong" in that I'm not interested in that thing, but if I think about it at least the publisher is making very, very slightly more money from that ad view.
And then in a very small number of cases, I have genuinely been reminded of something I was interested in purchasing and ended up following through, or learned about the existence of a product I then purchased through targeted ads.
I think that's the business model though. Those ads maybe have a hit rate of 1/1000 or 1/10000, but they tend to be more effective than non-targeted ads and so they're still valuable.
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Comment on The small company at the center of ‘Gamergate 2.0’ in ~games
killertofu Link ParentSure, and that strikes me as a great replacement type of panic. What if we're the ones who are marginalized? I'll be concerned about that when the positions of political and economic power aren't...Sure, and that strikes me as a great replacement type of panic. What if we're the ones who are marginalized? I'll be concerned about that when the positions of political and economic power aren't 80% white.
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Comment on The small company at the center of ‘Gamergate 2.0’ in ~games
killertofu Link ParentI'm curious why you think brown or female characters in a video game are intended to be educational rather than just, sometimes people are those things. AAA games can be bad for a huge number of...I personally don't care about diversity itself (though I have doubts about its merit outside of media aimed at children, which only applies to some portion of gaming), but whenever I see some piece of media that feels like watered down, design by committee high-budget crap aimed at the lowest common denominator, but the one area where the creators obviously made an effort is perfect diversity and inoffensiveness, it evokes the idea that their priorities are completely lopsided and that they feel their customers need to be educated more than they need to have an okay game, or that they just don't care about quality at all and do diversity cynically because in a big part of the mainstream market it sells.
I'm curious why you think brown or female characters in a video game are intended to be educational rather than just, sometimes people are those things. AAA games can be bad for a huge number of reasons, and yet it's never occurred to me to wonder if one of them was because too many development resources went into writing dialogue for ladies. In any case, plenty of the games SweetBaby worked on were commercial and critical successes and generally well-liked. Feels like diversity is mostly a carefully chosen scapegoat here.
I'd love to see actual cultural diversity, videogames set in the middle east made in the middle east, Mauritanian videogames about the history of nomadic tribes in western Sahara and other media presenting truly different points of view.
I don't see why games from the "US cultural hedgemon" can't be considered genuinely diverse. Brown people, women, gay folks, they live here too. They're part of the culture. They work at these companies. Part of what SweetBaby does is literally allow underrepresented storytellers to give their input. How is that not ok?
Are some cases of diverse casting just box checking? Probably, but so is every other element of AAA game development. It's an always online looter shooter with microtransactions because they thought that's what would be commercially successful. I don't think the color of the characters' skin is what pushed things one way or the other.
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Comment on How American evangelicals use digital surveillance to target the unconverted in ~tech
killertofu Link ParentI mean, arguably that's a secondary scam on top of the primary scam that is recruiting into evangelical Christianity and all the predation that entails. I just hope that they end up getting sued...I mean, arguably that's a secondary scam on top of the primary scam that is recruiting into evangelical Christianity and all the predation that entails.
I just hope that they end up getting sued out of existence for careless collection and treatment of personal information. Not that I have tremendous hope in the US legal system in that area. But hey, maybe they'll make a good target for spam vandalism.
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Comment on The small company at the center of ‘Gamergate 2.0’ in ~games
killertofu Link"Gamergate 2.0". Oh god, not these losers again. Can we just not? As if the poor folks who make video games don't have enough to worry about."Gamergate 2.0". Oh god, not these losers again. Can we just not? As if the poor folks who make video games don't have enough to worry about.
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The small company at the center of ‘Gamergate 2.0’
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Interesting. The single for me feels like like an LP song, but Emily's vocals were a clear highlight. I was actually really impressed with the live show. It's obviously not Chester, but I thought it was still really good and worth tuning in for. Also I think she absolutely blew it away for Faint, one of my favorites. It's a new sound, but I like it.