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Comment on Bun is joining Anthropic in ~tech
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Comment on Bun is joining Anthropic in ~tech
shrike Link ParentGood thing Google is only the world's biggest ad company, so they're cool. Right? =)Good thing Google is only the world's biggest ad company, so they're cool. Right? =)
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Comment on Building the perfect Linux PC with Linus Torvalds in ~tech
shrike Link ParentHe has the exact same attitude towards AI as me, something about the practical Finnish mind or something =)He has the exact same attitude towards AI as me, something about the practical Finnish mind or something =)
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Comment on Are there any current Kagi extended trial codes? in ~tech
shrike (edited )LinkThey just sent a bunch for the holidays, I've got 3 I can share (also sharing elsewhere, so the reply count here might not be accurate to remaining codes :) ) Easily the best search engine and...They just sent a bunch for the holidays, I've got 3 I can share (also sharing elsewhere, so the reply count here might not be accurate to remaining codes :) )
Easily the best search engine and service I pay for. It's in the top5 of stuff I'll unsubscribe from last.
EDIT: All codes sent
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Comment on Swedish death metal band Arch Enemy has parted ways with its lead vocalist Alissa White-Gluz – announces upcoming release of her solo album in ~music
shrike LinkJust saw them live for the first time a few weeks ago. Couldn't have picked a better time it seems =)Just saw them live for the first time a few weeks ago. Couldn't have picked a better time it seems =)
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Comment on Swedish death metal band Arch Enemy has parted ways with its lead vocalist Alissa White-Gluz – announces upcoming release of her solo album in ~music
shrike Link ParentTo me it was all over the place, not for me. I like my songs to have a specific style, this went from growling to rock to heavy to prog rock. Maybe it's just her trying to show off her range...To me it was all over the place, not for me.
I like my songs to have a specific style, this went from growling to rock to heavy to prog rock. Maybe it's just her trying to show off her range (which she does have) in a single track?
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Comment on Alton Brown is back! Alton Brown Cooks Food | Episode 1: The Big Bird in ~food
shrike Link ParentAll channels have an RSS feed, feed readers can filter based on the feed content. I only get the actual main Hot Ones episodes in my feed after filtering, which is super useful in cutting down...If YouTube actually had a damn way to only get notification for certain series on a channel
All channels have an RSS feed, feed readers can filter based on the feed content.
I only get the actual main Hot Ones episodes in my feed after filtering, which is super useful in cutting down useless crap from my life.
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Comment on Why movies just don't feel "real" anymore in ~movies
shrike Link ParentFor me it was when I noticed that practically nobody distresses clothes in movies or TV anymore. Every piece of clothing looks 100% crisp and off the rack, like they still have the tags on and...For me it was when I noticed that practically nobody distresses clothes in movies or TV anymore.
Every piece of clothing looks 100% crisp and off the rack, like they still have the tags on and they'll try to return them after the shoot to save a buck.
Yea, it's fine if it's a high society thing with suits and evening dresses, but when your characters in a post-apocalyptic dystopia are wearing clothes that look like the PA bought them at a store just 15 minutes ago... oof.
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Comment on Russians confront wartime internet cuts with public shrug, private fury in ~tech
shrike Link Parent"Discrediting" the armed forces or providing "unreliable information" about their operations is illegal in Russia since 3/2022. (Federal laws 31-FZ and 32-FZ) So if you say the war is going badly,..."Discrediting" the armed forces or providing "unreliable information" about their operations is illegal in Russia since 3/2022. (Federal laws 31-FZ and 32-FZ)
So if you say the war is going badly, you might be doing both. The army is officially <charliesheen>Winning</charliesheen> and their operations are going exactly as planned. IIRC even calling it a "war" is illegal =) -> Hello jail cell for up to 15 years.
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Comment on Russians confront wartime internet cuts with public shrug, private fury in ~tech
shrike (edited )Link ParentYep, this is it exactly. Since the time of the Tsars they've specifically ... trained? ... the population to be ambivalent about everything. During Stalin/Lenin times it was actually dangerous to...Yep, this is it exactly. Since the time of the Tsars they've specifically ... trained? ... the population to be ambivalent about everything.
During Stalin/Lenin times it was actually dangerous to talk about your true opinions openly. The whole concept of Pravda vs Istina (Public truth vs Private truth) started in the 1800s (19th century in American =P) and really got into gear during the Soviet time.
Pravda was the "official truth" that everyone knew was completely, mostly or partially bullshit - but saying anything else in public was heavily disincentivised (you might just disappear). This is also why all public statements from Russia today immediately sound like lies to non-Russians. Because they are. They are Pravda to the Ruskiy Mir, pure propaganda.
So... you speak Pravda in public an Istina only with people you really trust.
To the best of my knowledge the majority of modern-day Russians just don't think about it. It's easier to just not care about anything and not even comment on anything volatile than keep tabs on what is the official truth at the moment. And Putin tries to keep it that way by doing everything in his power to keep things running as normally as possible, when stores start running out of food and gas pumps run dry, people start asking questions. And in Russian history those times usually end with someone shot in a basement =)
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Comment on Russians confront wartime internet cuts with public shrug, private fury in ~tech
shrike Link ParentThis is on purpose. Russia has worked like this for a thousand years or more. It's a kind of learned helplessness, but taught to the people by the ruler.“People are very unhappy and infuriated. But people will not protest, just because it makes no sense. If you do, you will be beaten up and then you will be put in jail.”
This is on purpose. Russia has worked like this for a thousand years or more. It's a kind of learned helplessness, but taught to the people by the ruler.
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Comment on Part of me wishes it wasn't true but: AI coding is legit in ~tech
shrike Link ParentAlso don't let it generate tests on the same context window as the code. Write code -> reset -> ask it to write comprehensive tests. Or better yet, use a different agent/LLM for writing the tests,...Also don't let it generate tests on the same context window as the code.
Write code -> reset -> ask it to write comprehensive tests.
Or better yet, use a different agent/LLM for writing the tests, as they have different priorities and features.
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Comment on Part of me wishes it wasn't true but: AI coding is legit in ~tech
shrike Link ParentWhen you've worked with, and directed, actual junior humans you get a Feel for how to describe the issue at hand so that it doesn't leave as much ambiguity. I don't like saying it, but LLM...When you've worked with, and directed, actual junior humans you get a Feel for how to describe the issue at hand so that it doesn't leave as much ambiguity.
I don't like saying it, but LLM prompting in many cases is a skill issue first and a tooling issue second.
It's just basic project management from stuff we figured out 30 years ago. Have a clear project goal, split it into small bits you can implement, have documentation available.
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Comment on Part of me wishes it wasn't true but: AI coding is legit in ~tech
shrike Link ParentThere are more complex code analysers like Roslyn for C# or Golangci-lint where you can explicitly check for tricks like that. It's not a silver bullet, but instead of the LLM Agent getting you...There are more complex code analysers like Roslyn for C# or Golangci-lint where you can explicitly check for tricks like that.
It's not a silver bullet, but instead of the LLM Agent getting you 50% there and claiming it's done, it can get you 80-90% there when you give it the proper tools to check and enforce its output.
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Comment on Part of me wishes it wasn't true but: AI coding is legit in ~tech
shrike LinkCoding with AI is easy and perfectly valid. We've had tools to check for program correctness for decades, linters, type checkers, unit tests etc. Who cares if the "stohastic parrot"...Coding with AI is easy and perfectly valid. We've had tools to check for program correctness for decades, linters, type checkers, unit tests etc.
Who cares if the "stohastic parrot" "hallucinates", when what it produces passes all possible tests and does what I asked? =)
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Comment on Danish man convicted of sharing nude scenes from copyrighted films and TV series on the social media site Reddit in ~tech
shrike LinkSomeone point the Danish courts at https://www.mrskin.com/ It has been doing this exact thing for decadesSomeone point the Danish courts at https://www.mrskin.com/
It has been doing this exact thing for decades
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Comment on Microsoft is adding AI facial recognition to OneDrive and users can only turn it off three times a year in ~tech
shrike LinkOnedrive pro tip: You can use rclone to move files out of Onedrive in a fast and reliable way. Just did it about a month ago, I've got enough space on my own machines + other cloud services that I...Onedrive pro tip:
You can use
rcloneto move files out of Onedrive in a fast and reliable way. Just did it about a month ago, I've got enough space on my own machines + other cloud services that I don't need to pay them for it too.The official Onedrive client is dirt slow at moving anything large, but rclone cleared out my Onedrive pretty much overnight (a few hundred GB of crap)
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Comment on My PKM journey in ~tech
shrike Link ParentThe main point still stands: Obsidian is really bad at task management unless you are REALLY good and rigorous at it. Basically it only works if you yourself proactively look for the task lists...The main point still stands: Obsidian is really bad at task management unless you are REALLY good and rigorous at it. Basically it only works if you yourself proactively look for the task lists and check off the tasks.
I'm bad at it, so the #1 feature for any task management tool for me is the ability to ping my desktop and phone with a notification about shit I haven't done yet =)
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Comment on Paid e-mail providers - your experiences, how you use them and how I would use it in ~tech
shrike (edited )Link ParentI degoogled years ago and it was down to Protonmail and Fastmail at the time. Fastmail gave me more space for my mails (like gigabytes more) so I went with them. Haven't really regretted it now...I degoogled years ago and it was down to Protonmail and Fastmail at the time.
Fastmail gave me more space for my mails (like gigabytes more) so I went with them. Haven't really regretted it now that Proton is expanding into a weird Everything App with their VPNs, password managers, office suites etc.
I'm paying for mail, I only need mail. Please don't try to be a billion dollar unicorn and grow exponentially.
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Comment on My PKM journey in ~tech
shrike LinkYou can use Bases for this: https://help.obsidian.md/bases Basically the Obsidian equivalent(ish) of Notion databases. A Base can contain notes from any search you can think of. Like I have...Maybe this sounds silly to you the reader - but basically it's all just too manual. If Obsidian had a sort of "parent note" at the top of each folder
You can use Bases for this: https://help.obsidian.md/bases
Basically the Obsidian equivalent(ish) of Notion databases. A Base can contain notes from any search you can think of.
Like I have
/Watchlist/TV/and a TV base that lists all notes under that directory with specific properties
As for TODO-stuf, I tried using Obsidian for that as well as Notion, but in the end it doesn't work. My brain needs an application that'll go "ping" when I need to do something.
So Obsidian is for notes, Things3 is for TODO. There's no automatic syncing between the two.
Crush is definitely prettier, but Claude is more usable by far.