archagon

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541.
by archagon 8mo ago
I can't believe I have to say this, but Idiocracy is a fictional movie.
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by archagon 8mo ago
I just close the tab. My reading backlog is too long as it is.
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by archagon 8mo ago
Uhm, kind of, if you don't mind random stuff getting inserted into your translation sometimes. (Source: this has actually happened to me.)
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by archagon 8mo ago
Somebody once commented on social media that cryptocurrency feels like a dropshipped alien technology designed to deplete a civilization's resources. Now that crypto has failed to paperclip maximize the world, maybe LLMs are attempt nu
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by archagon 8mo ago
Multiculturalism is the best part of London, as it is with most world-class cities.
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by archagon 8mo ago
WOW raiders finally catching their big break.
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by archagon 8mo ago
If the web is burned, something new will arise in its place (with new constraints) as long as there's a need. It's not like we only get one shot at this.
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by archagon 8mo ago
Reminds me of a project idea I had. You'd get a little Raspberry Pi style board with BTLE and battery power (ideally lasting for weeks at a time) and covertly stick it in some communal location, e.g. a cafe or library. Then you'd
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by archagon 9mo ago
Are you saying that the Mission today is not only a "bad part of the city," but much, much worse than 2008? That's insane. The Mission is vibrant and hip. We have street parties every few weeks with live music and hundreds of
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by archagon 9mo ago
> Also, by your own metrics, laziness is a virtue, and copying, pasting, and editing is much easier and lazier than maintaining boilerplate tools. So it's not even following your 3 commandments. I mean, so is paying someone to wri
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by archagon 9mo ago
Documentation is needed for intent. For everything else you could just read the code . With well-written code, “what the code does and how to use it” should be clear.
552.
by archagon 9mo ago
To quote Office Space, “Why should I change? He’s the one who sucks.”
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by archagon 9mo ago
Nope. Anyone who stans for Musk should be run out of town at this point.
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by archagon 9mo ago
The author has a bunch of AI stuff in their bio, so I assume this is partially or fully generated unless otherwise disclaimed. But hey, maybe someone can get an AI to read it.
555.
by archagon 9mo ago
That's true; but I also think a lot of these disputes originate with "your research invalidates my axiomatic beliefs, so I will find whatever 'evidence' needed to counter them." Especially disputes percolating down
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by archagon 9mo ago
Except reading Breitbart and watching some TikToks to validate your preexisting beliefs is not "research." So the analogy is still valid.
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by archagon 9mo ago
Reading is worthless if you don't vet your sources. Encyclopedia Britannica and Uncle Johnny's Chemtrail Digest are not equally valid sources of truth.
558.
by archagon 9mo ago
Unfortunately, “do your own research” is de facto shorthand for “I reject your reality and substitute my own.”
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by archagon 9mo ago
Which part is not working? Do you live here? I’ve been living in the Mission since 2023 and despite some problems, the city, overall, works… pretty well. Really. “Super Bowl Visitors Find San Francisco Better Than Its Apocalyptic Image. Pro
560.
by archagon 9mo ago
Exactly. Poor judgement on the author’s part.
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by archagon 9mo ago
However good (or bad) this idea may be, you are shooting yourself in the foot by announcing it on Twitter. Half the devs I know won’t touch that site with a ten foot pole.
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by archagon 9mo ago
If you’re writing that much boilerplate as part of your day to day work, I daresay you’re Doing Coding Wrong. (Virtue number one of programming: laziness. https://thethreevirtues.com ) Any drudgework you repeat two or three times
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The mystery of the mole playing rough (2019) [video](youtube.com)
15 points by archagon 9mo ago|1 comments
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by archagon 9mo ago
I think a person who willingly cavorts with someone who trafficked underage girls is of poor moral character to say the least. (Unless there is evidence of true contrition and reform.)
565.
by archagon 9mo ago
Exactly. It’s a bit startling how many programmers don’t seem to know the meaning of “abstraction.”
566.
by archagon 9mo ago
AI is not an abstraction.
567.
by archagon 9mo ago
Do you think this is a useful comment?
568.
by archagon 9mo ago
Why is this flagged? Given the content, I find this suspicious.
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by archagon 9mo ago
But he was already convicted of trafficking underage girls in 2008. How was it not obvious to onlookers?
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by archagon 9mo ago
Respectfully, I think it’s impossible to have “real conversation” on a site where users are (essentially) anonymous, discussions are threaded, and comments are boosted or hidden based on their upvotes. For deep, nuanced discussions where pe

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