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Comment on Russians confront wartime internet cuts with public shrug, private fury in ~tech
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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.
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Comment on Is there a postman alternative without the bloat? in ~tech
shrike LinkFor work I use the built-in .http file support in Rider: https://www.jetbrains.com/help/idea/http-client-in-product-code-editor.htmlFor work I use the built-in .http file support in Rider: https://www.jetbrains.com/help/idea/http-client-in-product-code-editor.html
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Comment on Amazon Web Services crash causes $2,000 Smart Beds to overheat and get stuck upright in ~tech
shrike LinkPeople ignore the escalator rule too often. If an escalator breaks, it just becomes stairs. Bad stairs, but still stairs. Everything you build should be the same, if something breaks it should...People ignore the escalator rule too often.
If an escalator breaks, it just becomes stairs. Bad stairs, but still stairs.
Everything you build should be the same, if something breaks it should still be possible to operate it even if it's a bit janky.
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Comment on Amazon Web Services outage impacts in ~tech
shrike Link ParentDocker is down, Slack is slow. I'm on a long lunch break.Docker is down, Slack is slow.
I'm on a long lunch break.
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Comment on What code editor / IDE do you use (2025)? in ~comp
shrike LinkRider and other Jetbrains tooling when the company pays for them. DataGrip etc. are very very good. But not "I'll pay hundreds of euros of my own money" -good. VSCode for when I need something...Rider and other Jetbrains tooling when the company pays for them. DataGrip etc. are very very good. But not "I'll pay hundreds of euros of my own money" -good.
VSCode for when I need something lighter, and I like the Git workflow on it a lot better than in Rider
Helix when I need to edit something over SSH or just quickly change a single file locally.
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Comment on What code editor / IDE do you use (2025)? in ~comp
shrike Link ParentVisual Studio just feels dated to me, might be old trauma from the C++ age :) It's Rider all the way for me for C# stuff when Someone Else is paying for the license.Visual Studio just feels dated to me, might be old trauma from the C++ age :)
It's Rider all the way for me for C# stuff when Someone Else is paying for the license.
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Comment on What code editor / IDE do you use (2025)? in ~comp
shrike Link ParentNot to the degree of Helix. You can just go hx --health <language> and it'll tell you exactly what you're missing. Usually it's just a matter of installing the default LSP package and it'll...Not to the degree of Helix. You can just go
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Comment on What code editor / IDE do you use (2025)? in ~comp
shrike Link ParentI dabbled with nvim for a while, but then I tried Helix and it pretty much solidified itself in my "great out of the box experience" toolbox along with Fish shell and Starship as a prompt. All can...I dabbled with nvim for a while, but then I tried Helix and it pretty much solidified itself in my "great out of the box experience" toolbox along with Fish shell and Starship as a prompt.
All can be adjusted with configs, but are mostly pretty good as-is.
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Comment on Indecision: Get a camera despite having a phone in ~tech
shrike Link ParentHaving been there many times, you don't always get to "preselect" your camera unless you always carry one with you. Some of my best photos aren't intentional, but I rather found the light hitting...Having been there many times, you don't always get to "preselect" your camera unless you always carry one with you.
Some of my best photos aren't intentional, but I rather found the light hitting something just right and took a photo with whatever I had. Sometimes it was a proper camera, sometimes my phone.
When I was younger, I carried around a full DSLR (Nikon D200) pretty much everywhere. It did get amazing photos, but my back hurt eventually :D And at the same time phone cameras got better and better, eventually reaching the point where I decided the quality was Good Enough for me.
Later on I got into micro 4/3 cameras, got a few of those. Easier to carry with me - but again phone cameras got better at photos (Live Photo) and videos and could easily take photos in low light, which is important in the Nordics. I eventually sold my 4/3 setup because I stopped taking it with me.
Much much later (3 years ago?) I got back into 4/3 and do take it with me when I'm Taking Photographs, but 99% if my day to day stuff is captured with my phone. Unless I pixel peep, it's next to impossible to see the difference in practice to my 4/3. Neither of them have the pretty bokeh full frame cameras have.
Maybe I'll get into full frame cameras again, possibly even film. Or get a pretty Leica for artsy stuff. But that one photo of my dog with a silly face will still be taken with my phone, that's on me or near me most of the time.
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Comment on NFS at 40 – Remembering the Sun Microsystems Network File System in ~comp
shrike LinkNFS on MacOS is atrocious, it just hangs weirdly and stops working intermittently. There are some mount option tricks to make it a bit less shit, but it's still shit. I've found that copyparty...NFS on MacOS is atrocious, it just hangs weirdly and stops working intermittently. There are some mount option tricks to make it a bit less shit, but it's still shit.
I've found that copyparty running a WebDAB with Finder linked to that is more performant in many cases...
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Comment on NFS at 40 – Remembering the Sun Microsystems Network File System in ~comp
shrike Link ParentI'm waiting for Tailscale Taildrive to hit GA so I can have any directory shared anywhere easily and safely.I'm waiting for Tailscale Taildrive to hit GA so I can have any directory shared anywhere easily and safely.
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.