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by lurking_swe 8mo ago
it’s only meaningful if there is progress made. the risk here, because this research is so personal, is that he spirals and spirals until he’s depressed or obsessed in an unhealthy way. i wish him the best, truly, but i left the post feelin
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by lurking_swe 8mo ago
you’re measuring the wrong thing. Spending more on education if a child’s home life is garbage is a waste of time. That’s controversial because it doesn’t sound nice, but it’s a fact. The real problem is not at school and school can only he
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by lurking_swe 8mo ago
It’s also silly to try predicting the future 5 years from now, IMO. Historically progress is very unpredictable. It often plateaus when you least expect it. It’s good to be cautious and not in denial, but i usually ignore people who talk so
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by lurking_swe 8mo ago
is there a reason you didn’t consider one of the uGreen NAS’s?
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by lurking_swe 9mo ago
the people that USE the software the most are not the people BUYING the software. it’s why all enterprise software has trash UX. do you think i as a software engineer like using Jira? Outlook? etc? Heck even the trendy stuff is broken. Anth
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by lurking_swe 9mo ago
that’s “boring” reactivity because it’s still just interacting with the text on a computer in a synchronous fashion. The idea is for the assistant to DO stuff and also have useful information about you. Think more along these lines: - an em
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by lurking_swe 9mo ago
for real. quite depressing actually. wake me up when this awful dream ends.
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by lurking_swe 9mo ago
good on you! The anecdote of that person spending hundreds of dollar is scary.
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by lurking_swe 9mo ago
part of me sympathizes, but part of me also rolls my eyes. Am i the only one that’s configuring limits on spend and also alerts? Takes 2 seconds to configure a “project” in OpenAI or Claude and to scope an api key appropriately. Not doing s
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by lurking_swe 9mo ago
sorry but that doesn’t make sense. It’s possible a driver turns a corner (not wearing sunglasses) and suddenly the sun briefly blinds them, while a kid darts into the street. I’ve seen kids (and ADULTS!) walk on the side of the street at ni
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by lurking_swe 9mo ago
i don’t think you realize how fast modern CPUs are. If this stresses your server out, you probably have no business hosting things publicly on that server. This person is hosting stuff on Vercel using serverless which is the root of their p
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by lurking_swe 9mo ago
i’d wait any amount of time lol. at least i would KNOW it’s overloaded and i should use a different model, try again later, or just skip AI assistance for the task altogether.
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by lurking_swe 9mo ago
You’re not wrong. However - the Health app on the iphone (where you can view your health data) makes this VERY clear. Most people just don’t read. I’ll quote: “This is a measurement of your VO2 max, which is the maximum amount of oxygen you
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by lurking_swe 9mo ago
on the bright side software evolved much more slowly in the 80s. You could go very far by being an expert in 1 thing. People had real offices with actual quiet focus time. User expectations were also much lower. pros and cons i guess?
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by lurking_swe 9mo ago
if they are already doing a poor job maintaining their tracks, what gives you such confidence that they would maintain the barrier properly? the more you build the more maintenance costs rise.
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by lurking_swe 9mo ago
i just replied and then saw the comment was flagged LOL. For those that missed it the flagged comment said something stupid like “don’t obstruct ICE and you’ll be fine.” They are misinformed i’m afraid. This is the BEST case scenario: htt
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by lurking_swe 9mo ago
that’s horrible and i sympathize. Unrelated, your comment is a little hard to read with all the !!!
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by lurking_swe 9mo ago
you might enjoy the tv series Severance. On a more serious note, i personally enjoy it. Why? I find software engineering intellectually stimulating and i enjoy the _process_, but i don’t (usually) enjoy the _people_. There are really only a
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by lurking_swe 9mo ago
it’s respectful of everyone’s time if the “vibe coded disclaimer” is at the TOP of the readme, not the bottom. Why bury that in the fine print? It’s also a very good indicator of how invested the author is in the repo. Is this a throwaway w
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by lurking_swe 9mo ago
i’m about to have my first child soon. My mother died in June. She loved little kids so it’s pretty tragic that she won’t get to experience being a grandmother. My dad is still around but he will likely be useless as a support system. The m
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by lurking_swe 9mo ago
yes thanks for clarifying.
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by lurking_swe 9mo ago
that’s the dirty secret. once you start this drug you basically need to be on it for life. I mean, you _can_ get off it, but studies show the effects reverse pretty quickly. Crucially, if you decide to get off of the drug, you’ll likely end
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by lurking_swe 9mo ago
to clarify, too much “near work” for the eyes is a risk for myopia. That includes reading books all day. My point is, watching an educational tv program like PBS for 30 minutes in the evening will not be the cause for your child wearing gla
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by lurking_swe 9mo ago
> It gives you the illusion that you've accomplished something. What’s the goal? If the act of _building_ a homelab is the fun then i agree 100%. If _having_ a reliable homelab that the family can enjoy is the goal, then this doesn’
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by lurking_swe 9mo ago
that’s a lot of words to say “bad at their job”. If they aren’t willing to try out their design and find issues with it, or be open to feedback from others, they’re incompetent. Looking at the non-tech people in my life, exactly ONE had a p
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by lurking_swe 9mo ago
if i recall the issue is that most mcp capable client APPs (Cursor, Claude Code, etc) don’t yet support it! VSCode is an exception. Example: https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/1785
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by lurking_swe 9mo ago
i’m not the person you replied to. but a quick google search is just as much effort (on your part) as replying with a sassy “this sounds like a hallucination”. A low value comment in my opinion. I found this: https://www.who.int&
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by lurking_swe 9mo ago
requiring me to explicitly opt-out of something is NOT the same thing as getting my consent. So your argument breaks down there. You know what getting my consent would look like? Google hosting a form where i can tell them PLEASE SCRAPE MY
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by lurking_swe 9mo ago
are you really asking why someone would like a much better siri? - truck drivers that are driving for hours. - commuters driving to work - ANYONE with a homepod at home that likes to do things hands free (cooking, dishes, etc). - ANYONE wit
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by lurking_swe 10mo ago
i’m assuming because of the “web server hosting photos”. Probably Immich if i had to guess? tailscale is fine if you’re somewhat tech savvy, but it’s annoying to show all your friends and family how to “correctly” access your web server. To

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