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  1. Comment on What pre-NES games do you still recommend today? in ~games

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    Enduro for the 2600 is a fun endurance racing game. It features a day/night cycle and weather that changes the driving. I still find it a lot of fun!

    Enduro for the 2600 is a fun endurance racing game. It features a day/night cycle and weather that changes the driving. I still find it a lot of fun!

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  2. Comment on Do I belong in tech anymore? in ~tech

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    Not the first time I’ve seen this article, but each time I read it resonates deeply with me. The way they describe the day to day is very similar to my company. Here’s how we use “AI”: New massive...

    Not the first time I’ve seen this article, but each time I read it resonates deeply with me. The way they describe the day to day is very similar to my company. Here’s how we use “AI”:

    1. New massive feature request dictated by the business with an impossibly short timeline and zero customer validation
    2. AI used to build 20 different, disconnected UI prototypes that don’t match the design or UX of the software at all (but hey, don’t sweat the details, “you get the overall point”)
    3. 100 page requirements document generated with AI
    4. Jira cards created with AI based on the AI requirements document
    5. Jira cards worked by AI, PR opened with AI generated description
    6. AI used for PR review of the 50-700 files changed, maybe even used for visual QA
    7. PR merged, release notes generated with AI
    8. Human engineers blamed when things break the next morning

    Nobody looks at code anymore, considers the “why” behind features or intentionally designs an interaction. Its slop all the way down, but hey at least we’re hitting deadline after deadline (in part thanks to AI, but also thanks to 80 hour work weeks).

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