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Comment on Tildes Minecraft: What do you want to see in the next season? in ~games
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Comment on She fell in love with ChatGPT. Then she ghosted it. in ~tech
teaearlgraycold Link ParentI live alone. But I spend nearly as much time at home as I do in my 3rd space (really more of a 2nd space at the moment as I’m unemployed).I live alone. But I spend nearly as much time at home as I do in my 3rd space (really more of a 2nd space at the moment as I’m unemployed).
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Comment on She fell in love with ChatGPT. Then she ghosted it. in ~tech
teaearlgraycold Link ParentI still suspect much of that going crazy comes from judgment - largely internal but also from external sources.I still suspect much of that going crazy comes from judgment - largely internal but also from external sources.
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Comment on She fell in love with ChatGPT. Then she ghosted it. in ~tech
teaearlgraycold Link ParentIt’s strange to me as someone that’s happy being single. I wonder how much desperation in finding a partner is from expectations and how much is from an innate need.It’s strange to me as someone that’s happy being single. I wonder how much desperation in finding a partner is from expectations and how much is from an innate need.
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
teaearlgraycold LinkI recently made a donation portal for a non profit. Should go live soon! The whole thing is stateless (well, all state is in query parameters or Stripe). It’s basically a Stripe front end. There’s...I recently made a donation portal for a non profit. Should go live soon! The whole thing is stateless (well, all state is in query parameters or Stripe). It’s basically a Stripe front end. There’s only about 50 lines of client JavaScript.
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Comment on The truth about AI (specifically LLM powered AI) in ~tech
teaearlgraycold Link ParentThat’s really common in startups and has been for a while. I think it’s much better than the old way. Personally I want to have my head wrapped around the entire thing. Code, product, design,...That’s really common in startups and has been for a while. I think it’s much better than the old way. Personally I want to have my head wrapped around the entire thing. Code, product, design, finances, etc.
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Comment on The truth about AI (specifically LLM powered AI) in ~tech
teaearlgraycold Link ParentI haven’t had much luck with LLMs doing major refactors.I haven’t had much luck with LLMs doing major refactors.
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Comment on The truth about AI (specifically LLM powered AI) in ~tech
teaearlgraycold Link ParentEngineers are still going to be needed. But they’ll need to be the type that can interview users and come up with good product and design ideas. If you’re a programmer in a more specialized field...Engineers are still going to be needed. But they’ll need to be the type that can interview users and come up with good product and design ideas.
If you’re a programmer in a more specialized field then I doubt you have much to worry about with AI. You need to be able to tell the LLMs what to do and if you are at say a PhD level doing deep tech think about how many people can even ask the right questions. Could any random person tell a senior engineer what to do? No that’s a rare skill.
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Comment on The truth about AI (specifically LLM powered AI) in ~tech
teaearlgraycold Link ParentIt’s certainly much cheaper and easier to buy a $9500 512GB M3 Ultra Mac Studio running Chinese LLMs than to switch careers.It’s certainly much cheaper and easier to buy a $9500 512GB M3 Ultra Mac Studio running Chinese LLMs than to switch careers.
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Comment on The truth about AI (specifically LLM powered AI) in ~tech
teaearlgraycold Link ParentSoftware has always been about automating jobs.Software has always been about automating jobs.
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Comment on The truth about AI (specifically LLM powered AI) in ~tech
teaearlgraycold Link ParentMy main concern is people (at least in Silicon Valley) seem to see LLMs as a way to write more bad code faster. I don’t want to work as a software engineer along side people that are atrophying...My main concern is people (at least in Silicon Valley) seem to see LLMs as a way to write more bad code faster. I don’t want to work as a software engineer along side people that are atrophying while vibe coding. Otherwise they’re a great tool. Now, as should have always been the case, the focus is more on product and design.
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Comment on The truth about AI (specifically LLM powered AI) in ~tech
teaearlgraycold LinkI definitely agree the models are getting better. I think for a while I felt they had plateaued but I’ve found the abilities of Opus 4.5 to be very useful. I may also be learning better how to use...I definitely agree the models are getting better. I think for a while I felt they had plateaued but I’ve found the abilities of Opus 4.5 to be very useful. I may also be learning better how to use LLMs for programming.
I still like to read through the code it writes and rewrite a lot of it. I feel like we’re in good harmony when Opus writes a bunch, I commit, then I delete a bunch and commit again. They are code generators after all. Not really an automated software engineer but instead a fast typer. You need to know where you are and where you want to go. The AI then (sometimes) helps you get from A to B quickly.
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Comment on AI isn’t replacing jobs. AI spending is. in ~comp
teaearlgraycold Link ParentI think I heard this was rolled back in his BBB. Is that true?A trap laid in a budgetary bill back in the first Trump term
I think I heard this was rolled back in his BBB. Is that true?
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Comment on AI might not be coming for lawyers’ jobs anytime soon in ~tech
teaearlgraycold (edited )LinkI don't buy any LLM benchmarks. They mislead laypeople about the tech's capabilities. They give people the impression that once they hit 100% (or close to it) a career has been automated away....with the best-performing model scoring only 37% on the most difficult legal problems
I don't buy any LLM benchmarks. They mislead laypeople about the tech's capabilities. They give people the impression that once they hit 100% (or close to it) a career has been automated away. LLMs often score 60-70+% on software engineering benchmarks but I find them to do far less than the majority of my work. Sure, a higher number should generally mean a better tool. But benchmarks can - and do - make it into the training data for models. They can include leading questions that give away the answer. If the humans writing the benchmark questions know the correct answer they can easily accidentally encode part of the answer in the way they word the question.
And then consider how much of a job isn't addressed by tests. How much of a lawyer's job is working with/finding clients? Or consider the Achilles' heel of AI benchmarks - that the real world isn't a test with questions. It's a flow of information that often requires a person to realize, unprompted, there is a problem. Then they must search to refine their understanding of the problem. And finally they can try to answer that problem. It's the difference between book smarts and experience.
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Comment on AI isn’t replacing jobs. AI spending is. in ~comp
teaearlgraycold Link ParentI need to get their sales team to think I make the purchasing decisions for a big company. I don’t think it would be strictly illegal…I need to get their sales team to think I make the purchasing decisions for a big company. I don’t think it would be strictly illegal…
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Comment on AI isn’t replacing jobs. AI spending is. in ~comp
teaearlgraycold Link ParentThe big shots meet up and ask each other what their "AI strategy" is for 2025. If they don't have something that sounds legit then they'd be embarrassed. "Oh we just signed a $10,000,000 deal with...The big shots meet up and ask each other what their "AI strategy" is for 2025. If they don't have something that sounds legit then they'd be embarrassed. "Oh we just signed a $10,000,000 deal with Oracle" eyebrows raise and competing CEO's worry they're not keeping up.
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Comment on Anyone else using the Zed editor? in ~comp
teaearlgraycold Link ParentThat’s the power of being on the common platform (Apple in this case). This comes up a lot where someone might have a strong belief that say Svelte is better than React. But swimming against the...That’s the power of being on the common platform (Apple in this case). This comes up a lot where someone might have a strong belief that say Svelte is better than React. But swimming against the current has unforeseen costs.
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Comment on The iPhone 16e is good, actually in ~tech
teaearlgraycold Link ParentYou can get a mag safe case for it.You can get a mag safe case for it.
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Comment on The iPhone 16e is good, actually in ~tech
teaearlgraycold Link ParentHonestly the prices on good electronics these days are insanely low. They have gone down (adjusting for inflation) while getting exponentially more powerful. At the high end the Apple storage tax...Honestly the prices on good electronics these days are insanely low. They have gone down (adjusting for inflation) while getting exponentially more powerful. At the high end the Apple storage tax is ludicrous though.
But the value of a used phone is very good by comparison. I use a 15 Pro and can’t see any reason a phone user wouldn’t be perfectly happy with it.
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Comment on Anyone else using the Zed editor? in ~comp
teaearlgraycold Link ParentAre you in more of an eng mgr role? I've never found my work as an IC dev to require dedicated merge tools.Are you in more of an eng mgr role? I've never found my work as an IC dev to require dedicated merge tools.
Someone just offered to buy the server's hostname -
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