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Comment on Tildes Minecraft Weekly - Season ending on Sunday August 30th! in ~games
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Comment on Why normal people aren’t using AI agents in ~tech
teaearlgraycold Link ParentI keep seeing a performative hatred of generative AI from video game developers due to their proximity to artists. There are people that won’t use LLMs for any coding because of a sense of...I keep seeing a performative hatred of generative AI from video game developers due to their proximity to artists. There are people that won’t use LLMs for any coding because of a sense of solidarity with visual artists. I think this is silly, especially because they have genuinely stayed away from LLMs and thus say incorrect things about their capabilities. Personally I use LLMs for coding but pay for visual art from talented artist friends. They will do a far better job than an image generator will. You don’t need to use image generators because you’re using LLMs and artists should not dictate how you write code.
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Comment on Tildes Minecraft Weekly - Season ending on Sunday August 30th! in ~games
teaearlgraycold LinkThe server's quarterly billing period is coming up and I'm not sure it would be worth it to renew. So plan for the big shutdown at the end of this month!The server's quarterly billing period is coming up and I'm not sure it would be worth it to renew. So plan for the big shutdown at the end of this month!
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Tildes Minecraft Weekly - Season ending on Sunday August 30th!
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tildes.nore.gg(Running Java 26.2)
Verification site: https://tildes.nore.gg
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Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TildesMCPlugins and Data Packs
Data Packs:- Age Lock [Vanilla Tweaks]
- Armor Statues [Vanilla Tweaks]
- Bat Membranes [Vanilla Tweaks]
- Cauldron Concrete [Vanilla Tweaks]
- Cauldron Mud [Vanilla Tweaks]
- Custom Nether Portals [Vanilla Tweaks]
- Husks Drop Sand [Vanilla Tweaks]
- Mini Blocks [Vanilla Tweaks]
- More Mob Heads [Vanilla Tweaks]
- Nullscape - End terrain upgrade
- Player Head Drops [Vanilla Tweaks]
- Renewable Dragon Stuff
- Silence Mobs [Vanilla Tweaks]
- Terralith - Overworld terrain upgrade
- Wandering Trades [Vanilla Tweaks]
Plugins:
- BlueMap - Provides a live 3D rendering of the game world
- Clickable Links - Makes http URLs in chat clickable (only for registered players)
- CoreProtect - Records all block/container/mob changes (Anyone can look up changes with
/co inspect) - DebugStick - Gives the ability to craft debug sticks in survival
- EasyArmorStands - GUI for editing armor stands
- GSit - Sit on stairs/slabs!
- Hexnicks - Enables Tildes usernames to be displayed
- hsrails - Allows for 4x speed rail travel
- LuckPerms - Locks down unregistered users
- Otherside - Fix for mob farms involving Nether portals
- Rapid Leaf Decay - Increases the speed of leaf decay by 10x
- WorldEdit - Used for occasional admin stuff
- WorldGuard - Prevents unregistered users from changing anything in the world
The server operates on a soft whitelist. Anyone can log in and walk around, but you need a Tildes account to gain build access.
We recommend you install our mod web-chat so that you can chat while in your web browser. It turns the server into an old-school chat room.
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Comment on Any significant changes to Tildes are extremely unlikely in ~tildes.official
teaearlgraycold Link ParentI think what’s more important is the growth rate, eternal September and all that. I don’t think I can say anything about the absolute size. I do like the size of Tildes though.I think what’s more important is the growth rate, eternal September and all that. I don’t think I can say anything about the absolute size. I do like the size of Tildes though.
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Comment on Any significant changes to Tildes are extremely unlikely in ~tildes.official
teaearlgraycold Link ParentI think you're kinda screwed either way with a site that size.I think you're kinda screwed either way with a site that size.
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Comment on Any significant changes to Tildes are extremely unlikely in ~tildes.official
teaearlgraycold Link ParentI love Tildes. But I think my ideal would be less BDFL managed and more social experiment to see if we can distribute every critical task. I’d love to start such an experiment some day. I might...I love Tildes. But I think my ideal would be less BDFL managed and more social experiment to see if we can distribute every critical task. I’d love to start such an experiment some day. I might even use the Tildes code as a starting point.
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Comment on Is it time to include pronouns? in ~tildes
teaearlgraycold Link ParentPeople use GP on Hacker News a lot. I don’t see it much on other sites but it’s a good tool to add to our collective consciousness.People use GP on Hacker News a lot. I don’t see it much on other sites but it’s a good tool to add to our collective consciousness.
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Comment on Is it time to include pronouns? in ~tildes
teaearlgraycold LinkIt might make things more confusing ("Who is he? There's 3 he/hims in this comment chain."). The forum-native pronouns of OP (original poster) and GP (grand parent, the parent comment to the one...It might make things more confusing ("Who is he? There's 3 he/hims in this comment chain."). The forum-native pronouns of OP (original poster) and GP (grand parent, the parent comment to the one you are replying to) can do a lot of work. And there's always just naming people with @<username>.
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Comment on Why normal people aren’t using AI agents in ~tech
teaearlgraycold Link ParentDepends on the domain. For the magic chat bot that's suppose to turn your website into a Star Trek experience - yeah those suck. I was recently kind of shocked that that Cloudflare chat bot...Depends on the domain. For the magic chat bot that's suppose to turn your website into a Star Trek experience - yeah those suck. I was recently kind of shocked that that Cloudflare chat bot doesn't know how Cloudflare works. But I have been surprised on occasion when a chat bot sidebar pulls up the correct excerpt from their documentation.
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Comment on Why normal people aren’t using AI agents in ~tech
teaearlgraycold Link ParentThey can always just use cheaper models. It'll have to be legitimate reflection about wasted screen space, development time, etc. that removes junk AI features.They can always just use cheaper models. It'll have to be legitimate reflection about wasted screen space, development time, etc. that removes junk AI features.
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Comment on Why normal people aren’t using AI agents in ~tech
teaearlgraycold Link Parent$800/month is less than one day of billable hours for software development work where I am. As long as the AI is improving your efficiency 10% you can easily justify the expense and pass it on to...$800/month is less than one day of billable hours for software development work where I am. As long as the AI is improving your efficiency 10% you can easily justify the expense and pass it on to the client. Any business will see it the same.
The big AI companies charge a lot per token, but more efficient models (that are already running inference at a profit) like GLM 5.2 are still incredibly useful.
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Comment on Why normal people aren’t using AI agents in ~tech
teaearlgraycold LinkI use them every single day for a variety of tasks, but the tasks I work on typically have some way for me or the agent to get rapid feedback on accuracy. I suspect most people don't have that...I use them every single day for a variety of tasks, but the tasks I work on typically have some way for me or the agent to get rapid feedback on accuracy. I suspect most people don't have that luxury. When programming you can set up various feedback signals (compiler errors, test suites) that can automatically get fed into the LLM as text which will put it back on track. And every time you do this you give the AI company training data so the next iteration is less likely to make the same mistake.
Yesterday I successfully did some vibe-CADing (I should just learn a real CAD program eventually, though). I was using OpenSCAD. In that case it's not quite as good as normal programming, but as long as I give it small and precise steps I can visually evaluate each change for accuracy. In general having a computer visualize something for you gives you a superpower. And 3D modeling is inherently visual so it's trivial there. But for any other computer work you can use LLMs to create visual feedback systems for what would normally need to be visualized internally.
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Comment on Sanity check - always-on machine + laptop with remote desktop in ~tech
teaearlgraycold LinkUnless it's streaming within LAN (which I enjoy with my Steam Deck) I hate streaming a desktop. I also hate VPNs (actual VPNs like TailScale, not secure tunnel VPNs like Mullvad). VPNs are the...Unless it's streaming within LAN (which I enjoy with my Steam Deck) I hate streaming a desktop. I also hate VPNs (actual VPNs like TailScale, not secure tunnel VPNs like Mullvad). VPNs are the final boss of NAT, and I don't like NAT. But I'll take port-forwarding and NAT over TailScale any day. People are too worried about security. I've been running servers with public SSH ports for so many years and, as far as I know, there have been no issues with that.
I just have a nice laptop that does everything I need. In my case that's an M3 Macbook Air w/ 24GiB of memory. If you can afford a good enough laptop to handle >90% of your use cases just do that. The same chip that's in the Framework desktop is also in various laptops/tablets. Don't go for a complex setup just because it seems cool.
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Comment on These twenty-five artifacts explain America (gifted link) in ~life
teaearlgraycold Link ParentI love how there are two different guys named "The Hammer".I love how there are two different guys named "The Hammer".
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Comment on What JavaScript framework should I use? in ~comp
teaearlgraycold Link ParentContracts are helpful for one person as well. They are used to define and inforce certain types of invariants. Without a build step you can even do this across the front-end/back-end. My preferred...Contracts are helpful for one person as well. They are used to define and inforce certain types of invariants. Without a build step you can even do this across the front-end/back-end. My preferred setup these days is a JSDoc annotated tree of
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Comment on What JavaScript framework should I use? in ~comp
teaearlgraycold LinkYou've lost meand have little love for TypeScript
You've lost me
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Comment on OpenAI didn’t notice its AI agents using a message board to plan their hacking spree in ~tech
teaearlgraycold Link ParentWith exception to one notable case with openclaw (and in that case I don't believe the human running it didn't instruct the bot to do what it did) it's interesting how we only hear about these...With exception to one notable case with openclaw (and in that case I don't believe the human running it didn't instruct the bot to do what it did) it's interesting how we only hear about these crazy LLM actions coming from inside of the companies developing them. Yes, sometimes the models in question are unreleased versions that might behave differently than the models the public has access to. But many times they'll just say it was Fable/Mythos/GPT 5.6/whatever. Why aren't the millions of users of these LLMs seeing anything like this?
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Comment on Ray Bradbury's "There Will Come Soft Rains" as read by actor Burgess Meredith (1962) in ~books
teaearlgraycold Link ParentDon’t discount our ability to improve things. It’s not over until it’s over.Don’t discount our ability to improve things. It’s not over until it’s over.
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Comment on American Red Cross declares second-ever national blood supply crisis, urges immediate blood donations in ~health
teaearlgraycold Link ParentI’ve never heard of that and I’m sorry it went so poorly for you. I’m also O+ and when I donated I would always decline the double red option. It exists for people that won’t be able to go often....I’ve never heard of that and I’m sorry it went so poorly for you.
I’m also O+ and when I donated I would always decline the double red option. It exists for people that won’t be able to go often. You need to wait 8 weeks after a normal donation and 16 after double red. I just went every 8 weeks and they’d get whole blood not just red blood cells. I could also notice intense cardio was harder after donating a single unit of RBC. It would be more than 2x worse with a double.
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