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Comment on What video games would you say have the best stories? Feel free to suggest more than one. in ~games
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Comment on What video games would you say have the best stories? Feel free to suggest more than one. in ~games
mimic LinkBecause it's been on my mind with the new patch coming out I will have to throw down FFXIV. Sure the base game and first expansion was a little shakey for some people, but after that through...Because it's been on my mind with the new patch coming out I will have to throw down FFXIV. Sure the base game and first expansion was a little shakey for some people, but after that through EndWalker is some of the best story I've ever played (Even Dawntrail is great, but it's the start of a new story so it's still coming together). Especially for an MMO. I came up with WoW and I always basically bypassed the story and most of the music, I always felt it was just the fact of life for an MMO, but then I came to FFXIV and it absolutely blew me away. I could gush about this game for hours. It was the first time I couldn't have a tv show or movie or something on another monitor while I played (at least the MSQ and Hildibrand). Just be prepared, when it grabs you you're going to be in for a wild 400+ hour ride (and that's probably on the low end to get through the latest patch content). I'm still a noob at 1400 hours.
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Comment on I feel that Destin (SmarterEveryDay on Youtube) is straying from the path in ~talk
mimic Link Parent+1 data point: I grew up in the American South and in a regilious family. I am very atheist for the last 25 years (half) of my life and I do not participate in that aspect of my family's life, but...+1 data point: I grew up in the American South and in a regilious family. I am very atheist for the last 25 years (half) of my life and I do not participate in that aspect of my family's life, but I still use sir/ma'am as a sign of friendly respect. It has absolutely zero to do with religion or spirituality for me, but it probably has it's roots in that.
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Comment on Half way through the 2020's. What's your favorite games so far? in ~games
mimic Link ParentNot OP, but I'm up to current in the post-DT patch content. I feel like I'm an outlier here because I read tons of people shitting all over DT, but I really really enjoyed it. It had some pacing...Not OP, but I'm up to current in the post-DT patch content. I feel like I'm an outlier here because I read tons of people shitting all over DT, but I really really enjoyed it. It had some pacing issues at points and the story could be a little hokey but it was a great experience.
The zones were absolutely great. They really nail the soundtrack every single expansion. The nostalgia factor in the second half is absolutely through the roof. Boss fights keep escalating like crazy, but are still fun.
I feel like people expect the line to keep going up and things to get crazier and crazier, but I don't see how you come off the end of a massive multi-expansion story like Endwalker and not have to slow down a little bit to establish the beginning of a new story arc. The change of pace was nice imo, not everything has to be fate-of-the-universe level of stakes. I'm super hyped for how they are going to ramp the story back up after the 7.x patch content.
The only downside if you're not still subbed is you have to defeat the hardest boss in the entire game, Mogstation. Man, I hate that thing.
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Comment on What does ChatGPT know about you? in ~tech
mimic LinkWon't share all of it, but it was a fun read. - You’re detail-oriented, experimental, and data-driven across both technical and hands-on hobbies. - You prefer structured, log-style tracking,...Won't share all of it, but it was a fun read.
- You’re detail-oriented, experimental, and data-driven across both technical and hands-on hobbies. - You prefer structured, log-style tracking, tables, YAML/JSON templates, and printable schedules. - You like to integrate earlier context — building on prior conversations rather than starting fresh. - You often seek quantitative breakdowns (costs, kWh, fertilizer dosages, cubic feet, hole spacing formulas). - You balance creative and analytical thinking — mixing gardening, woodworking, 3D printing, and software development into one ecosystem. -
Comment on Is Tildes protected from malicious actors, aka paid trolls, aka bots? in ~tildes
mimic Link ParentThis is mostly my read as well. Their replies feel like the same thing they're referencing as bot behavior.This is mostly my read as well. Their replies feel like the same thing they're referencing as bot behavior.
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Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music
mimic LinkPossibly the least sexy answer but Lofi girl! Great counter point to chaotic work life.Possibly the least sexy answer but Lofi girl! Great counter point to chaotic work life.
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Comment on What's your current PC wallpaper? in ~tech
mimic Link ParentDark gray?! What a heathen. Pure black, no exceptions! /s just in caseDark gray?! What a heathen. Pure black, no exceptions!
/s just in case
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Comment on What are some of your favorite Nintendo Switch games? in ~games
mimic Link ParentHard agree with @Well_known_bear's rankings. I probably have somewhere around 800 hours in the XC games (not to mention hundreds of hours in the XenoSaga trilogy and Xenogears) and while I agree...Hard agree with @Well_known_bear's rankings. I probably have somewhere around 800 hours in the XC games (not to mention hundreds of hours in the XenoSaga trilogy and Xenogears) and while I agree the stories are self contained I really felt like the interconnections between the games really added to the overall universe and understanding of what was happening.
Two things to add:
- The DLCs (Future Connected, Torna The Golden Country, and Future Redeemed) are all superb in their own right and deserve mentions.
- Xenoblade Chronicles X just had a release on Switch this year as well. While I have it, I've sadly not had the time to invest in playing yet, so I can't speak to how it stands up to the main trilogy and DLC.
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Comment on Is AI actually useful for anyone here? in ~tech
mimic LinkTL;DR: The way I've been describing LLMs to my engineering friends is that it essentially makes you a team lead or engineering manager of a team of junior devs. If you are good at writing...- Exemplary
TL;DR: The way I've been describing LLMs to my engineering friends is that it essentially makes you a team lead or engineering manager of a team of junior devs. If you are good at writing Epics/stories/tasks/bugs, that will transition pretty well as you have to keep the LLMs on really tight strict rails. If you're not good at those things, then you'll learn quickly because the LLMs absolutely love to go off on tangents.
Longer version...
I think you have to really specify what models you're using and the tools to get down to the trade offs on LLMs. I know there's a lot of hate around this site about them, but coming from a 20 years of development experience perspective they are very powerful tools that are very easy to misuse. I think it was Angela (acollierastro) who said that they are great tools for people that already have the knowledge of the field they are utilizing them in. It's not going to make you an expert at anything and it's going to send you in the wrong direction frequently if you don't know what to look for and how to design your prompts.
For programming, I've had reasonably decent success with Cursor using the Planner/Executor prompt patterns. I started with Claude 4 Sonnet, but found it wayyyyy too agreeable. My eye twitches every time I read "You're Absolutely Right!" I switched to o3 and it at least will push back on me if I'm wrong, or if I missed something it previously did. I appreciate it owning it's own decisions and generally being more straight forward and less fluffy in it's answers, but at the end of the day Cursor is not great for large scale feature or refactor work imo.
So mostly what I've settled on is using Claude Code for large scale feature work or refactors. It does a really amazing job at those things for me, although it can still get stuck in it's own spirals so you have to keep a close eye on it, especially since it's pay-per-usage. Cursor with either o3 or sometimes even Gemini 2.5 Pro for point fixes. I find Cursor's tab completion to be really really good, especially on things like pipeline jobs or CloudFormation templates. Using a NoCode mdc with Cursor chat is also a great way of exploring ideas or getting a good jumping off point for own coding.
I use ChatGPT as a glorified search engine for the most part. It's also a great jumping off point for my own research. On the non-technical side of things I've been getting into gardening lately and I've solved a couple nutrient issues just by having a Gardening project with my soil composition, water schedules, plant types with their growth timelines, and locality. I have a recurring thead in that project where I give it a couple pics of each plant and ask it for an assessment once a week. It's far from perfect, but again it's a good jumping off point for my own research. Just today I was able to narrow down an issue with some Scotch Bonnet pepper plants to a Ca/Mg deficiency since I switched from nitrogen rich to phosorous/potassium rich fertilizers. All from showing a pic of the canopy as the plant transitioned from foliage growth to flowering. Could I have figured all this out through Google? Absolutely, but it definitely sped up the process.
In the end they are just tools. I hate the ulta hype around them and can't wait for that to die down, but I think they will be another tool in the toolbelt of software engineering going forward.
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Comment on 'I destroyed months of your work in seconds' says AI coding tool after deleting a dev's entire database during a code freeze: 'I panicked instead of thinking' in ~comp
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Comment on The world’s most-visited museum shuts down, in response to mass tourism in ~travel
mimic Link ParentI actively avoid being in photos myself, I just don't like to for various reasons that are irrelevant to this particular discussion. I still feel like the 100k proposal is a ham-fisted hard-line...I actively avoid being in photos myself, I just don't like to for various reasons that are irrelevant to this particular discussion. I still feel like the 100k proposal is a ham-fisted hard-line approach that dismisses most nuance on the subject (aka, no good solution). It's effectively telling people their sense of family memories or nostalgia are invalid.
Humanity did fine with memories for most of human history without the need to over document every single meal and event.
I think this is an unprovable statement. Can anyone prove that we would have been better off with those pictures/documents (obviously not)? If "humanity did fine" means ending up in the situation the world is currently in I imagine a lot of people might have issues with that. I could put forth the [false] argument that maybe humanity would have been better off without anyone bothering to create the art that's creating this problem.
Don't get me wrong I very sincerely hate influencer culture and I really want to see a solution to this problem I just don't see how anything presented in this post (not just our conversation) is a remotely viable solution.
I do want to make a point to say that I appreciate being able to have the discussion without it devolving into angry hateful comments like so many discussions do these days. Thank you for that. :)
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Comment on The world’s most-visited museum shuts down, in response to mass tourism in ~travel
mimic Link ParentI agree with you in the sense that if I wanted a selfie with a piece of art, yea that's very meh. Especially if I chose not to visit at all because I couldn't get that photo. Nothing of value was...I agree with you in the sense that if I wanted a selfie with a piece of art, yea that's very meh. Especially if I chose not to visit at all because I couldn't get that photo. Nothing of value was lost. It's effectively admitting I'm doing it for social media clout which I hate.
But I also believe that wanting a family picture with the same piece of art is a different situation entirely. Having a family picture and buliding those family memories is just a different situation.
To the points you and others are making, how do you actually classify these and assign value to them. How do you differentiate the dad using his family for social media clout vs the dad that wants the family memory hanging up in their family home. It's impossible.
All of this is just to reiterate it's an incredibly difficult situation to solve and it really feels like there's no solution that doesn't end up with collateral damage.
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Comment on The world’s most-visited museum shuts down, in response to mass tourism in ~travel
mimic Link ParentI know you're saying this is a more complex issue with not a lot of solutions and I definitely agree, so I feel like pointing out is just punishment to every "regular" tourist. Hypothetically, if...I know you're saying this is a more complex issue with not a lot of solutions and I definitely agree, so I feel like pointing out
If the monafluencers are a problem, then you just put it in a solo room with no phones allowed and active security to enforce. Charge 100k to bring your phone in or something and help pay for services from the uber wealthy. Donate it to art schools or something.
is just punishment to every "regular" tourist. Hypothetically, if I live half way around the world. I arrange and pay for my entire family to see these pieces of art, I cannot take a family pic withoput having an extra 100k? I guess if the goal is to tank tourism overall, job done?
Charging separately is not a solution because if you price it high it punishes "regular" tourists and if you price it low it actually incentivizies influencer behavior and still punishes others.
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Comment on What have you been eating, drinking, and cooking? in ~food
mimic Link ParentI love my Instant Pot! Perfect rice every time. For a basmati or jasmine rice, 1:1 dry rice to water. High pressure, vent closed, 8 minutes, natural release for 10 minutes, let the rest of the...I love my Instant Pot!
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Perfect rice every time. For a basmati or jasmine rice, 1:1 dry rice to water. High pressure, vent closed, 8 minutes, natural release for 10 minutes, let the rest of the pressure out, fluff and serve.
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Japanese curry beef - Rough chop potatoes, carrots, and onions put in bottom of pot, put beef tips on top, crumble japanese curry cubes (I love Golden Curry hot!) on top, add a bit of water, doesn't need to cover everything with the liquid. Don't put on pressure cook, leave the vent open. You can do low or high slow cook, 4-8+ hours. I like it with rice, but double starches might be a bit much for some people.
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Pulled chicken for tacos - I toss in a diced onion, some boneless skinless chicken (breasts or thighs!), a small amount of chicken stock or water, I usually dust the top with taco seasoning, and top with some salsa. Pressure cook on high for 15 min, natural release 10 minutes, let the rest of the pressure out, and I shred it directly in the container.
I didn't get overly specific on recipes, but they are easy to find out there if you want something a little more strict to follow.
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Comment on Behind the curtain: A white-collar bloodbath in ~tech
mimic Link ParentImo it's just a CEO throwing out click baity garbage. He definitely hasn't thought through anything he said past "will this drive attention to my product?". He has a vested interest in keeping the...Imo it's just a CEO throwing out click baity garbage. He definitely hasn't thought through anything he said past "will this drive attention to my product?". He has a vested interest in keeping the money flowing in and also people scared and worried about LLMs to get them to invest their time into learning the tools, bringing them into the ecosystem, which drives investment and keeps the money flowing. It's just another set of meaningless words thrown out by an out-of-touch CEO. And these news outlets are running with it because it gets clicks.
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Comment on Behind the curtain: A white-collar bloodbath in ~tech
mimic Link ParentAs others have said I feel like this is largely just going off what the Anthropic CEO has said and it's being used as misdirection, fear mongering, and effectively a sales pitch. Maybe the full...As others have said I feel like this is largely just going off what the Anthropic CEO has said and it's being used as misdirection, fear mongering, and effectively a sales pitch.
Maybe the full quote would help people understand how ridiculous of a statement it is.
“Cancer is cured, the economy grows at 10% a year, the budget is balanced — and 20% of people don’t have jobs,” said Amodei, describing one potential scenario.
Not only is it stated as "one potential scenario" he's also calling out cancer being cured and a balanced budget.
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Comment on Billions of AI users…? in ~tech
mimic Link ParentThere's some [shitty] middle ground going on, I think. For instance, my Google Workspace account had Gemini shoved down it's throat. I didn't want it, never asked for it, but I sure got it. Along...There's some [shitty] middle ground going on, I think. For instance, my Google Workspace account had Gemini shoved down it's throat. I didn't want it, never asked for it, but I sure got it. Along with the price increase per user whether I use it or not. Gemini might fail (and honestly I hope it does, it's terrible), but that per user cost isn't going to go down. Admittedly, that does not offset the full cost of what they've put into Gemini (not even close), but the larger established companies that can afford to burn cash will find ways to mitigate it by forcing it down people's throats.
I don't disagree with your overall premise though. I work for an early stage startup that pivoted to LLM-based products because that's basically the only place VCs are willing to throw money right now and I don't expect it to survive past the next couple years.
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Comment on What in your opinion is the greatest guitar solo? in ~music
mimic LinkI assume answering Polyphia is cheating. November Rain has to top 3, if not top 1.I assume answering Polyphia is cheating.
November Rain has to top 3, if not top 1.
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Comment on The Lego Group has asked for the fan-made game Bionicle: Masks of Power to be shut down entirely in ~games
mimic Link ParentNot doubting you, but where did you see that they were in contact with LEGO about it? I couldn't find that in the doc posted on the OP's link. The best I found was that they were following the...Not doubting you, but where did you see that they were in contact with LEGO about it? I couldn't find that in the doc posted on the OP's link. The best I found was that they were following the fair play guidelines which are just public materials as far as I'm aware.
As I stated on another comment, I hadn't heard anything about the game so I'm out of the loop and maybe this was mentioned in some other docs or communications from them?
Tbf I did not play HW when it was new. I played after the ARR patch content streamlining. I'm not trying to say HW was bad, just in the context of story through EW, if felt a little... middling? It felt like the writers were still trying to find their way (and oh boy did they find it!) but I'll admit I could just feel retroactively spoiled with where the story ended up going. Even the first parts of StB felt a bit shakey (although I acknowledge the need to set things up for ShB and EW).
RE: trust system stuff, I'm the weirdo that likes to just experience the game and not indulge in the community aspects in most cases, just so I can go with my own flow. It's probably just me overcorrecting from being ultra hardcore raider in WoW for a while (I do not have the time or ability to do that stuff anymore) mixed with anxiety for fucking things up for the PUGs. The introduction of NPC dungeons was huge. It also had it's issues... if you die there's no rez coming. You have to nail it every time or start over (I think they're changing this with the more recent patches?).
Either way, the game is both one of the best stories of all time and at the same time the greatest love letter and nostalgia hit from anyone that's a fan of the FF series imo.