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Comment on Any fellow software engineers using paid GitHub copilot? in ~comp
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Comment on What's a game you're dying to play that doesn't exist? in ~games
shrike Link ParentFreelancer let me host my own server, something that very few games allow today.Freelancer let me host my own server, something that very few games allow today.
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Comment on What are people's experiences with using Kagi? in ~tech
shrike LinkKagi and Youtube Premium Family are in the list of "subscriptions I'll stop last if money is tight", both are so essential to my personal quality of life that I'd rather unsub from many many other...Kagi and Youtube Premium Family are in the list of "subscriptions I'll stop last if money is tight", both are so essential to my personal quality of life that I'd rather unsub from many many other things before those.
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Comment on What are people's experiences with using Kagi? in ~tech
shrike Link ParentI use like 12 browsers over 4 different devices regularly. I used to "just" set up stuff like that too, but bangs are just ... there. All I need to do is set Kagi (or DDG, which supports about the...I use like 12 browsers over 4 different devices regularly.
I used to "just" set up stuff like that too, but bangs are just ... there. All I need to do is set Kagi (or DDG, which supports about the same bangs) as default and they'll Just Work.
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Comment on Ars Asks: Share your shell and show us your tricked-out terminals in ~comp
shrike Link ParentFish + Starship is pretty a pretty doable baseline as-is.Fish + Starship is pretty a pretty doable baseline as-is.
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Comment on Any one use mesh networks like mesh core? in ~tech
shrike LinkI've got a pair of T-1000e:s and two Heltec V3s running Meshtastic I can get surprisingly long ranges with just two T-1000 units in an urban setting. Most likely even more when I get around to it...I've got a pair of T-1000e:s and two Heltec V3s running Meshtastic
I can get surprisingly long ranges with just two T-1000 units in an urban setting. Most likely even more when I get around to it and try to get one CLIENT_MUTE setup outside with a Proper Antenna.
But the most interesting things you can do with them is home automation and sensors. Like I have one in my car, pinging some useless measurements on an encrypted Radio-only channel. The unit in my home will pick it up when it's close enough. Or plug it in to home assistant and have a fully independent way of remotely controlling the devices linked to HA.
And again, when I get around to the physical bit, I'll add a bigger external antenna to the car one and have it act as a repeater only. So I'm inside a building, can't reach any nodes -> but I can reach my car node, which will re-send it.
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Comment on The zero-days are numbered — Firefox team uses AI to find and fix vulnerabilities in ~tech
shrike Link ParentNot everything has to be a "product" that makes profit and nothing there is super-unique and something that couldn't be done better in their repos. Very few things in the world are. llamafile has...Not everything has to be a "product" that makes profit and nothing there is super-unique and something that couldn't be done better in their repos. Very few things in the world are.
llamafilehas existed for a LONG time (3+ years) and I haven't heard of a replacement yet. -
Comment on The zero-days are numbered — Firefox team uses AI to find and fix vulnerabilities in ~tech
shrike Link ParentMozilla is also going all-in on LOCAL AI: https://blog.mozilla.ai/ They have multiple pretty cool projects that have first-lefvel support for local LLMs: https://github.com/mozilla-aiMozilla is also going all-in on LOCAL AI: https://blog.mozilla.ai/
They have multiple pretty cool projects that have first-lefvel support for local LLMs: https://github.com/mozilla-ai
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Comment on Framework reveals 13 Pro laptop with 20-hour battery in ~tech
shrike Link ParentThere's NOTHING to gain from a "statement". People will forget and largely already have.never released any statement owning up to that colossal fuck up
There's NOTHING to gain from a "statement". People will forget and largely already have.
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Comment on Framework reveals 13 Pro laptop with 20-hour battery in ~tech
shrike Link ParentJust to nitpick. How many stocks would Linus have to buy in your favourite grocery store for you to start boycotting them?Just to nitpick. How many stocks would Linus have to buy in your favourite grocery store for you to start boycotting them?
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Comment on What is your go-to project for learning a new language? in ~comp
shrike LinkIRC Bot. It's surprising how many languages make it nearly impossible :) You need to have at the very least: A constant open TCP connection, modern servers require TLS/SSL too. A way to listen to...IRC Bot. It's surprising how many languages make it nearly impossible :)
You need to have at the very least:
- A constant open TCP connection, modern servers require TLS/SSL too.
- A way to listen to PING messages from that connection and reply PONG or the server will kick you out for being idle (some kind of threading or event-based system)
- Sane way to parse strings
Then you can start adding stuff like logging (writing to files or sqlite), module support (calling plugins, hot-reloading them in some way), configuration (read config from a file or something else), support for multiple networks (need to have 2+ constant TCP connections and an ability tell which is which)...
And from that you can either go more on the bot side or start turning it into a client. Or go fancy and make the same core work for Discord and Telegram.
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Comment on Vibe coding is just the return of Excel/Access, with more danger in ~comp
shrike Link ParentYea, my job currently is pretty much finding all of these, cataloguing them and bringing them up to proper quality :D All without stomping on people's enthusiasm for creating small utilities for...Yea, my job currently is pretty much finding all of these, cataloguing them and bringing them up to proper quality :D
All without stomping on people's enthusiasm for creating small utilities for themselves and their team.
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Comment on Static analysis, dynamic analysis, and stochastic analysis in ~comp
shrike LinkThis is pretty much what /simplify does in Claude Code btw. It launches three subagents to check for basic errors and usually finds some even in Claude's own code :DThis is pretty much what
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Comment on Medium term cold storage options? in ~comp
shrike Link ParentMy laptop travels around with me, and I want it to be able to sync wherever it is. =) Also I don't want to use the public routing infrastructure from Syncthing, each machine is connected directly...My laptop travels around with me, and I want it to be able to sync wherever it is. =)
Also I don't want to use the public routing infrastructure from Syncthing, each machine is connected directly via the Tailscale IP and all external access through any other interface is blocked.
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Comment on Vibe coding is just the return of Excel/Access, with more danger in ~comp
shrike Link ParentAt least with Claude you can enforce Skills to the "company marketplace", with those you can at least give the vibe coder some guidelines on what good code looks like.At least with Claude you can enforce Skills to the "company marketplace", with those you can at least give the vibe coder some guidelines on what good code looks like.
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Comment on Vibe coding is just the return of Excel/Access, with more danger in ~comp
shrike Link ParentI found an old wiki from the early 2000s we built for an IRC channel back in the day. The source for the backend was partially lost and the storage format was one guy's personal invention. Shoved...I found an old wiki from the early 2000s we built for an IRC channel back in the day. The source for the backend was partially lost and the storage format was one guy's personal invention.
Shoved Claude at it with "here's the DB, that's part of the code I managed to salvage" and it managed to export everything to markdown files.
There's exactly zero chance I would've ever gotten around to doing it myself.
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Comment on Vibe coding is just the return of Excel/Access, with more danger in ~comp
shrike Link ParentLLMs also make it a lot easier for people who know exactly what they want to build a bespoke tool to help with their specific workflow. Things that would've required a full-ass project team with...For sure, but LLMs do make it a lot easier for someone who doesn’t really know what they’re doing to get to something large, complicated, and deployable in place.
LLMs also make it a lot easier for people who know exactly what they want to build a bespoke tool to help with their specific workflow.
Things that would've required a full-ass project team with allocated time and cycle planning and product owners etc can be done by just the one person who is actually doing the work.
Source: One of these is in "production" internally at our company and is saving copywriters ~50% of their time weekly by automating all of the tedious shit to a custom front-end one writer built themselves. And a second tool is in the works that does a similar reduction for a section of marketing people.
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Comment on Which Linux distro do you use, and why? in ~tech
shrike Link ParentI started with Debian, moved to Ubuntu when everything in Debian stable was waaay too old to work and backporting stuff was annoying. Testing broke all the time and unstable was too unstable. Then...I started with Debian, moved to Ubuntu when everything in Debian stable was waaay too old to work and backporting stuff was annoying. Testing broke all the time and unstable was too unstable.
Then Ubuntu went over-commercial and I missed a few update windows on servers (ran a non-LTS version, my fault), got pissed off about it and now in back in Debian.
If I want something recent, I can just run it in a container so having the base system set at
stableis just fine for me.Linux is purely a server OS for me, as I've followed the ye olde adage for 20 years or something: Linux for servers, Windows for gaming and macOS for work :D
...Although I haven't had a Windows gaming computer for 10 years and instead play on Steam Deck and consoles because I don't want to mess around with drivers and windows updates on my free time. Steam Machine will be an instant buy if they ever manage to release it though.
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Comment on Medium term cold storage options? in ~comp
shrike LinkI'm literally just (re)setting my backup system and ended up with Arq Backup after trying their free tier for a month. Decided on their cloud version ($60/year) instead of the pay once version...I'm literally just (re)setting my backup system and ended up with Arq Backup after trying their free tier for a month. Decided on their cloud version ($60/year) instead of the pay once version ($50), we'll see in a year if I'll keep the cloud version.
The Important Stuff (the things that are really irreplaceable) go to B2, my Hetzner Storage Box (free with my VPS) and Arq Cloud Storage. Most of that stuff is also in iCloud, so that should be enough. =)
The rest is cross-synced to all of my machines (laptop, desktop, NAS) with Syncthing via Tailscale
I've also got a few VPSs etc, that are backed up to B2 with restic, although most of the important stuff in them is in Ansible playbooks and Github (configs etc)
A few years ago I went through the "cold storage" options and decided they aren't worth it. Burning CDs and DVDs would require archival quality discs and they're hard to source in 2026. Similarly storing SSDs and HDDs offline is risky, they might just rot in storage. Thus -> just back up to multiple places online and hope that the world doesn't end in a massive global EMP.
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Comment on The center has a bias in ~tech
shrike Link ParentI still have some Bitcoin, mostly because I was greedy and didn't exit when it hit 100k€ :D I'll sell the next time it gets there, I promise. (And of course I'm one of the people who had like 2BTC...I still have some Bitcoin, mostly because I was greedy and didn't exit when it hit 100k€ :D
I'll sell the next time it gets there, I promise.
(And of course I'm one of the people who had like 2BTC mined with my PC at home and sold them when 100€ for a BTC was a crazy amount for digital currency.)
Team plan also caps out at 150 seats.