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by rectang 9mo ago
Adding capacity to software engineering through LLMs is like adding lanes to a highway — all the new capacity will be utilized. By getting the LLM to keep changes minimal I’m able to keep quality high while increasing velocity to the point
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by rectang 9mo ago
Classic Joel Spolsky: https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2000/04/06/things-you-should-... > the single worst strategic mistake that any software company can make: > rewrite the code from scratch.
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by rectang 9mo ago
The human still has to manage complexity. A properly modularized and maintainable code base is much easier for the LLM to operate on — but the LLM has difficulty keeping the code base in that state without strong guidance. Putting “Make mi
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by rectang 9mo ago
I only work for small companies that don’t have any business interest in areas where I want to maintain independent side projects. When a startup I was working at made a successful exit and got acquired my a major corporation that did hav
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by rectang 9mo ago
Yes, this is the big change. There’s no more financial incentive to create such a work because Big AI captures all the views it would have gotten and thus all the revenue potential.
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by rectang 9mo ago
It’s easy, looking at the current state of affairs, to conclude that ethical behavior is incompatible with capitalist ambition. One might still choose to be ethical nonetheless, but with the understanding that you will be overtaken by thos
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by rectang 9mo ago
It's been many years since C compilers started making pathological-but-technically-justifiable optimizations that work against the programmer. The problem is the vast sea of "undefined behavior" — if you are not a fully qual
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by rectang 9mo ago
Zeroing memory should absolutely be the default behavior for any generic allocator in 2025. If you need better performance, write your own allocator optimized for your specific use case — it's not that hard. Besides, you if you don&#x2
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by rectang 10mo ago
“Widdle Yogi would never hurt nobody! Go ahead, pet hi… BAD YOGI! DROP IT NOW!”
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by rectang 10mo ago
When we define criminality as evidence of mental illness, all we’ve done is medicalize criminality — which if anything hinders our ability to recognize abnormalities of the mind which may or may not lead to criminality.
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by rectang 10mo ago
> Calling the building owners 'assailants' for simply wanting to peacefully occupy their own building is quite insane. The characterization of “us” as “assailants” is an acknowledgment of the sorrowful fate that we as a socie
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by rectang 10mo ago
> And his assailants aren’t a monster, whom we don’t expect to strive for goodness, but us. I expect monstrous actions from all humankind, though. What sets “us” apart from deviants is the deftness of our self-justification.
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by rectang 10mo ago
In the 21st century, innocent people routinely accept plea deals to avoid the risk of trial. The corroborating evidence need not be strong because the threat of the trial penalty is enough when you can't afford a good lawyer. https:&
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by rectang 10mo ago
I assume he will also no longer be able to live in the engineering hall basement. Beyond personal moral satisfaction, coming forward only means sacrifice. But a number of people have lost their lives, which keeps the scale of the tipster&#
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by rectang 10mo ago
Like you, I took an impression from the headline that safety was at issue — that's why I clicked on the article, only to find out that it was about economics instead. I don't know if it was deliberate clickbait, but that was the
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by rectang 10mo ago
The "marketplace" loophole which allows a few dominant websites to insulate themselves from consequences for illegitimate sales is at the root of the consolidation decried in the top-level article.
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by rectang 10mo ago
Yes, the article alleges that the dupes are illegitimate: > They simply use Popflex’s copyrighted images without permission, sometimes editing the color of the skort in the photo to fit the listing. In May 2025 alone, Popflex counted 46
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by rectang 10mo ago
> Copycat Pirouette Skorts have been sold on Amazon, eBay, AliExpress, TikTok Shop, DHGate, Temu, Shein, and countless other fly-by-night storefronts that will seemingly disappear as quickly as they popped up. Are there any moves afoot
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by rectang 10mo ago
I’m not advocating, I’m making a high-level observation: Industry forever pushes for nil regulation and blames bad actors for damaging use. But we always have some regulation in the end. Even if certain firearms are legal to own, howitze
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by rectang 10mo ago
“X isn’t the problem, people are the problem.” — the age-old cry of industry resisting regulation.
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by rectang 10mo ago
I learned it when a family member wound up in the hospital and had a hospitalist assigned.
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by rectang 11mo ago
It you're conscious of the guardrails you're putting in, are you really "vibe coding"? The whole idea behind "vibe" coding is that you don't pay close attention to what the LLM gives you, you just go alon
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by rectang 11mo ago
I agree that the side is better and would be a better default. For the record, the location of the MacOS Dock is configurable — I have mine on the right.
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by rectang 11mo ago
This post is a self-described "rant" which doesn't contemplate why some people prefer dark mode (I prefer light mode myself), but let's make something constructive out of it: Please consider the comfort of your users: su
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by rectang 11mo ago
I agree with the concept of not labeling things which are subsidized as "free", while still considering the price worth it. Similarly, I think the framing of negative rights vs entitlements makes sense, while still believing that
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by rectang 11mo ago
The bottom turtle should be a raspberry pi in somebody’s closet. No dependencies.
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by rectang 11mo ago
Seems like this madness is only going to end when we hit the 63-character limit for domain name labels.
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by rectang 11mo ago
Every refugee brings change. We can disagree about the desirability of changes brought by refugees from different circumstances.
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by rectang 11mo ago
I think the first step is to develop a "we're not Texas" culture. Observe the ways in which Texas is ruining its environment and deliberately, conspicuously do something else. For example, the aquifer situation in the Centra
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by rectang 11mo ago
Those of us who live in other states also have to prepare for the refugees fleeing ruined lands who will bring their destructive ideology with them.

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