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  1. Comment on How A24 spurred a meme craze and got the many to watch ‘You Can See Everything’: documentary opens to $15m milestone in ~movies

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    I think Nathan for You is pretty evergreen as well. I still see reuploads across different platforms doing well, and the YT algorithm still recommends me clips

    I think Nathan for You is pretty evergreen as well. I still see reuploads across different platforms doing well, and the YT algorithm still recommends me clips

    2 votes

  2. Comment on What can be done about Linux being slopified? in ~tech

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    This seems pretty doomer, but I understand. I'm not sure what this means. LLMs don't prompt themselves, or have their own goals/ideas/direction for a project. They also aren't very good at finding...

    This seems pretty doomer, but I understand.

    allowing LLMs into any project almost certainly spells the end of human involvement in the source code.

    I'm not sure what this means. LLMs don't prompt themselves, or have their own goals/ideas/direction for a project. They also aren't very good at finding UI/UX bugs or understanding what makes something feel nice to use, one of the most important aspects of any technology.

    certainly doing everything within their power to ensure everyone believes LLMs are the future.

    The open weight models are something like ~6 months behind the frontier models. If the frontier models ever plateau, it's unclear what their competitive advantage will be, especially if they continue going down the path of locking down their models to their own harnesses.

    Perhaps somewhat inversely, price subsidization is inherently not sustainable. Businesses will have to decide between how to split costs between their own workforce vs an external vendor. Businesses that bet wrong, eliminating all humans, will either be left holding the bag OR up the creek without a paddle OR have no special sauce and be overtaken by someone who does.

    LLMs cannot provide a direct replacement for domain knowledge gained first-hand within specific communities. That's not data you can scrape from a website.

    Linus and others might think there's some middle-ground between the two; I think that's just wishful thinking.

    Yeah, I'd certainly consider that a false dichotomy. From a really high level, there's way too much nuance in this domain for there to be only two options.

    Skim the code, "looks right," click merge. Eventually you don't even skim the code anymore. Click "review code," an LLM says "looks right," click merge. Eventually you don't even click buttons anymore. LLM generated the code, LLM says "looks right," LLM merges.

    I know for the codebase I maintain, it was already sprawling and inconsistent before LLMs. Getting agents to spit out anything useful required documenting (and starting to track) a lot of patterns (old vs new), assumptions, and use cases. So the end results for me have been:

    • general rubber duck benefits
    • way more linters to keep all parties on track
    • way more integration and unit tests
    • obscure bug fixes verified via TDD
    • a large amount of consolidation (a lot of replicated logic that has been DRY-ed up)

    I care deeply about code readability and maintainability for the projects I work on. I'm reviewing a lot more code than I used to, not less. This is all anecdotal though.

    21 votes

  3. Comment on I deliberately bet like a problem gambler. DraftKings made me a VIP. in ~tech

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    That's fair, but at least casinos have the facade of entertainment. Going somewhere unique with ambiance, beverages, and interesting characters.

    That's fair, but at least casinos have the facade of entertainment. Going somewhere unique with ambiance, beverages, and interesting characters.

    7 votes

  4. Comment on I deliberately bet like a problem gambler. DraftKings made me a VIP. in ~tech

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    Great reporting. Interesting website design. Companion video: https://youtu.be/l8IyGjdY1sg (27:33) Opinion: I have a hard time understanding how this model is sustainable once the public...

    Great reporting. Interesting website design.

    Companion video: https://youtu.be/l8IyGjdY1sg (27:33)

    Opinion: I have a hard time understanding how this model is sustainable once the public understands they roll out the red carpet for serial losers and shut down accounts of serial winners. I'm probably thinking about it too rationally though. It's marketed as "fun" and "entertaining" seemingly.

    20 votes

  6. Comment on A map of every lighthouse on the planet in ~travel

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    I'll be erecting a lighthouse at my residence to prove this wrong /s

    I'll be erecting a lighthouse at my residence to prove this wrong /s

    1 vote

  7. Comment on Alright, ladies and gentlemen. Thinking caps needed. #Apple #movies #tv in ~tech

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    Kind of a bummer to read. Probably thousands of dollars spent on files that aren't easy to work with

    Kind of a bummer to read. Probably thousands of dollars spent on files that aren't easy to work with

  8. Comment on End of development of Orion for Linux and Windows in ~tech

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    Yikes. I used to use the Mac version and it was riddled with bugs and poor UX. Seems like this is all but a death kiss for those platforms (and general multiplatform support)

    Yikes. I used to use the Mac version and it was riddled with bugs and poor UX. Seems like this is all but a death kiss for those platforms (and general multiplatform support)

    6 votes

  9. Comment on Satisfactory's first expansion isn't the same game set underground – there's a whole new set of resource-moving toys to master in ~games

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    Super interesting. Makes sense to use the underground as a limitation. The size of the main map seems to be directly correlated to the number of hours you'll spend building (hundreds), and sky...

    Super interesting. Makes sense to use the underground as a limitation. The size of the main map seems to be directly correlated to the number of hours you'll spend building (hundreds), and sky factories feel a little like cheating. No judgement though.

    The only thing keeping me from playing is the time commitment, so a bit disappointed this is an expansion and not a standalone experience. I know some players were disappointed when they confirmed they were focusing on one, high-fidelity map over multiple playable maps with less polish.

    1 vote

  10. Comment on ‘Game of Thrones’ movie ‘Aegon’s Conquest’ sets summer 2029 release date in ~movies

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    As someone completely out of the know, how do the books compare to the TV shows and movies? Like has Hollywood already jumped the shark on using the original source material?

    As someone completely out of the know, how do the books compare to the TV shows and movies? Like has Hollywood already jumped the shark on using the original source material?

  11. Comment on ‘Superhuman’ AI tool spots heart disease in less than two seconds in ~health

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    "AI" used to refer to optical character recognition, natural language processing, and computer vision. The modern interpretation started around the 1950's. Historically it's been continuously...

    "AI" used to refer to optical character recognition, natural language processing, and computer vision. The modern interpretation started around the 1950's. Historically it's been continuously repurposed for the hottest new research domains. With the rising negative sentiment, I could see Big Tech ditching it and rebranding though.

    2 votes

  12. Comment on Anyone have a pebble? in ~tech

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    They're IPX8 which is 30m, no? Edit: I guess it's not that simple

    They're IPX8 which is 30m, no?

    Edit: I guess it's not that simple

    There is no universal IPX8 depth. The manufacturer must state the product's immersion conditions, and those conditions must be more severe than IPX7.

    2 votes

  13. Comment on Help me choose a small electric car in ~transport

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    Fair. Here's the tell-tale signs... (source) In my area, engine replacement is a 1.5-3.5 month ordeal, and it's very common.

    Fair. Here's the tell-tale signs...

    1. Your check engine light starts flashing
    2. Engine power drastically reduces (limp mode)
    3. You can only drive at low speeds (under 1,800 RPM)

    (source)

    In my area, engine replacement is a 1.5-3.5 month ordeal, and it's very common.

  14. Comment on Anyone have a pebble? in ~tech

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    What percentage of people even wear a watch? I think Pebbles are more marketable to folks that have never worn one. Or inversely, people that have tried the popular alternatives and don't want a...

    For 99% of people, this is not what they want.

    What percentage of people even wear a watch? I think Pebbles are more marketable to folks that have never worn one. Or inversely, people that have tried the popular alternatives and don't want a de facto phone on their wrist begging for attention.

    1 vote

  15. Comment on Help me choose a small electric car in ~transport

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    I am fairly certain that your Soul will also need a new engine at some point. I believe the impacted years for the engine defects are 2014-2017. Have you received anything in the mail regarding a...

    I am fairly certain that your Soul will also need a new engine at some point. I believe the impacted years for the engine defects are 2014-2017. Have you received anything in the mail regarding a class action?

  16. Comment on Help me choose a small electric car in ~transport

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    Downside is support from Hyundai+Kia is very bad. Hopefully won't ever need to call them, but if you do, expect the timeline to be months instead of days or weeks

    Downside is support from Hyundai+Kia is very bad. Hopefully won't ever need to call them, but if you do, expect the timeline to be months instead of days or weeks

    1 vote

  17. Comment on Anyone have a pebble? in ~tech

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    Yes and yes. Been wearing one since 2013. Recently got my Index 01 though and I'm not sold yet. It's kinda uncomfortable.

    Yes and yes. Been wearing one since 2013. Recently got my Index 01 though and I'm not sold yet. It's kinda uncomfortable.

    3 votes

  18. Comment on Xbox Game Pass reportedly dropping day-one games in 2027 in ~games

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    They just keep making it worse and worse. Makes me wonder who's going to stick around? Were they losing so much money on subsidizing it, that they just don't care about retention anymore? If the...

    They just keep making it worse and worse. Makes me wonder who's going to stick around? Were they losing so much money on subsidizing it, that they just don't care about retention anymore? If the economics suck and the value proposition keeps getting lowered, it's starting to seem like a failed experiment.

    6 votes

  19. Comment on Steam Frame product page is now live in ~games

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    Doesn't it? x86 on ARM seems like a game changer

    but it still doesn't really solve the chicken and egg problem that the VR gaming landscape is barren as fuck.

    Doesn't it? x86 on ARM seems like a game changer

    5 votes

  20. Comment on Canada's oil windfall may yet wipe out its losses from tariffs in ~finance

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    Here's a good video about the war and how the election is important. TLDW: Canada is going to force the election to be a referendum.

    Here's a good video about the war and how the election is important.

    TLDW: Canada is going to force the election to be a referendum.

    1 vote