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  1. Comment on Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of December 15 in ~society

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    I wish they wasted more time on supposed childish actions like this and less on actions that actively harm people.

    I wish they wasted more time on supposed childish actions like this and less on actions that actively harm people.

    7 votes

  2. Comment on JustHTML is a fascinating example of vibe engineering in action in ~comp

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    I really like writing tests when doing TDD. I see a possibility that a TDD like cycle is one possibility for whatever we're going to call AI coding. Define what you want, then write the code to...

    I really like writing tests when doing TDD. I see a possibility that a TDD like cycle is one possibility for whatever we're going to call AI coding.

    Define what you want, then write the code to make it pass, then start again by refining or writing new tests. It gives you many small hits of problem solving satisfaction rather than one big one. I suppose AI would write the test as well.

    What I'm not sure about is what AI coding is going to settle on being. I had thought it would be a kind of autocomplete, but that was really just the first iteration. I used Claude to create some Home Assistant scripts and was really happy with the outcome, a script for something I'd been spinning my wheels on for a year or two (look up the high temp, low temp, and rainfall for a specific day). The cycle really was similar to TDD. I told it what I wanted, it created what it thought I meant, then I corrected misunderstandings, added something I'd forgotten to specify, or moved on to new parts of what I wanted.

    2 votes

  3. Comment on Good News Everyone! in ~news

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    Thank you for giving me some hope.

    Thank you for giving me some hope.

    4 votes

  4. Comment on Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of December 15 in ~society

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    Aside from war/attack stuff, this is a step in the destruction of words meaning things.

    Aside from war/attack stuff, this is a step in the destruction of words meaning things.

    9 votes

  5. Comment on The populist revolt against cognitive elites in ~society

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    When companies like that talk about profit margins, they are talking net, not gross. Paying the c-suite salaries and bonuses counts as money spent, those billions of dollars or whatever are an...

    When companies like that talk about profit margins, they are talking net, not gross. Paying the c-suite salaries and bonuses counts as money spent, those billions of dollars or whatever are an expense and not part of their profit. Paying lobbyists is an expense. If there's a corporate jet, that's an expense.

    Big companies are experts at having negative or zero profits on paper to avoid taxes.

    5 votes

  6. Comment on Whatever happened to _____? in ~talk

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    It probably was better, certainly fresher.

    It probably was better, certainly fresher.

    1 vote

  7. Comment on Things are crumbling around me and a lot of it is my fault in ~health.mental

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    That feeling of helplessness is just awful. Seriously, you don't need to add shame to it. Are you able to look for other work? Even the act of doing that might help.

    That feeling of helplessness is just awful. Seriously, you don't need to add shame to it.

    Are you able to look for other work? Even the act of doing that might help.

    6 votes

  8. Comment on Whatever happened to _____? in ~talk

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    I really like it. They’re so incredibly supportive of plugin devs, too. Fantastic community.

    I really like it. They’re so incredibly supportive of plugin devs, too. Fantastic community.

  9. Comment on Whatever happened to _____? in ~talk

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    We have a local milk delivery company that's fantastic. The only source of cottage cheese I've ever found that doesn't get watery after you open it.

    We have a local milk delivery company that's fantastic. The only source of cottage cheese I've ever found that doesn't get watery after you open it.

    1 vote

  10. Comment on Whatever happened to _____? in ~talk

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    It solidified my groups switching away. Now we're pretty much Paizo (Pathfinder/Starfinder) and really old Shadowrun books, plus a sprinkling of out of print games. I really like the direction...

    It solidified my groups switching away. Now we're pretty much Paizo (Pathfinder/Starfinder) and really old Shadowrun books, plus a sprinkling of out of print games.

    I really like the direction Paizo is going in, with explicit inclusivity and an honest attempt to balance character classes. Supposedly you can play without a cleric!

    There are a lot more game sources out there than I think most people are aware of. My eyes were really opened to this when I started digging into Foundry vtt, software for running tabletop games online that is completely usable in Linux.

    5 votes

  11. Comment on Magnitude 7.6 earthquake hits northern Japan, tsunami warning issued in ~enviro

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    Wow, my alert said it was a 6.7. I’ve never seen one off by that much before.

    Wow, my alert said it was a 6.7. I’ve never seen one off by that much before.

    2 votes

  12. Comment on Without looking, do you have a vague idea of your coordinates? in ~talk

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    A general idea, yes. My old place was near an intersection which had the coordinates etched into the sidewalks and filled with something that looked like bronze. It had a long wait for the...

    A general idea, yes. My old place was near an intersection which had the coordinates etched into the sidewalks and filled with something that looked like bronze. It had a long wait for the crossing signal, I used that intersection to get to my commuter bus.

    2 votes

  13. Comment on Matthew Perry, Jennifer Aniston and a gaggle of stereotypes introduce Windows 95 features in this time capsule video in ~tech

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    Stupid autocorrect. I swear I typed it right.

    Stupid autocorrect. I swear I typed it right.

    2 votes

  14. Comment on Matthew Perry, Jennifer Aniston and a gaggle of stereotypes introduce Windows 95 features in this time capsule video in ~tech

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    I don't think I've ever heard IT referred to as "property heads" before. Took me a minute to figure out what they meant.

    I don't think I've ever heard IT referred to as "property heads" before. Took me a minute to figure out what they meant.

    1 vote

  15. Comment on Bagels and shrinkflation in ~food

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    This is my favorite thing about buying hard alcohol in Oregon, followed closely by the lack of sales tax. The state controls the shops including pricing, so you pay the same just over the border...

    I want the price to be the price. No coupons, no sales, no discounts.

    This is my favorite thing about buying hard alcohol in Oregon, followed closely by the lack of sales tax. The state controls the shops including pricing, so you pay the same just over the border as you do in the rest of the state. They even have a website where you can check pricing and inventory.

    1 vote

  16. Comment on Winter boot recommendations for women in ~life.style

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    As someone who grew up in the really cold part of the Midwest, any snow boots that don't come with this are not going to work in snow deeper than the top of your boot. Even if you're wearing snow...

    As someone who grew up in the really cold part of the Midwest, any snow boots that don't come with this are not going to work in snow deeper than the top of your boot. Even if you're wearing snow pants or a snow suit, snow is going to work its way in if you're being at all active, then you have wet boots. Wet boots take forever to dry, enough time for the bacteria to grow and start to smell bad.

    Edit: Socks are also really important if you're doing anything more than walking to or from the car. Thick wool/merino/alpaca don't get cold when they get wet. I don't know about the more recent technical fabrics, but cotton socks are terrible when they get wet.

    10 votes

  17. Comment on Advice request: potentially adopting a cat in ~life.pets

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    If you plan on putting up a tree for the holidays, there will probably be a cat in it at some point. Between the lights, smell, and cat toys hanging off of it, it’s irresistible to mine. I got...

    If you plan on putting up a tree for the holidays, there will probably be a cat in it at some point. Between the lights, smell, and cat toys hanging off of it, it’s irresistible to mine. I got some of these anchor things to keep ornaments in the tree, it’s worked very well. I trust them enough that I’ll even trust glass ornaments to them, the cats can bat away and they’ll stay put. Also make sure your tree stand is rock solid.

    1 vote

  18. Comment on Farms and data centers contribute to a water pollution crisis in Eastern Oregon in ~enviro

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    I'm all for blaming data centers when they're harmful, but it's pretty unlikely they are the base cause of this problem. USGS was looking into this in 2006.

    I'm all for blaming data centers when they're harmful, but it's pretty unlikely they are the base cause of this problem. USGS was looking into this in 2006.

    8 votes

  19. Comment on US President Donald Trump was going to roll out a health care plan. Then Republicans weighed in. in ~society

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    Poor intern could use some guidance.

    Poor intern could use some guidance.

    2 votes

  20. Comment on Want to get a 3D printer for miniatures that work well with open source software in ~hobbies

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    Kind of a side comment: my local city library has a 3d printer anyone can use, the staff will even help. If yours does too, you might be able to pick up some experience and an idea of what you do...

    Kind of a side comment: my local city library has a 3d printer anyone can use, the staff will even help. If yours does too, you might be able to pick up some experience and an idea of what you do and don't like before you buy.

    5 votes