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by sho_hn 8mo ago
Super interesting! I'm curious what the purpose is, though? Edit to answer myself: Looks like this is more of an offshoot of the FreeHL projects by the same author, which rewrite GoldSrc game logic to QuakeC to get those games to run o
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by sho_hn 9mo ago
It doesn't have to be either-or in my experience. I very much enjoy the actively of writing code. For me, programming is pure stress relief. I love the focus and the feeling flow, I love figuring out an elegant solution, I love tastefu
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by sho_hn 9mo ago
How are you approaching a Wayland port?
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by sho_hn 9mo ago
Strangely, for me, downward is more restful than inward. Must be the decades of keyboard use ...
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by sho_hn 9mo ago
This is actually an aspect of using AI tools I really enjoy: Forming an educated intuition about what the tool is good at, and tastefully framing and scoping the tasks I give it to get better results. It cognitively feels very similar to ot
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by sho_hn 9mo ago
Much more pragmatic and less performative than other posts hitting frontpage. Good article.
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by sho_hn 9mo ago
Nothing in the post about whether the compiled kernel boots.
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by sho_hn 9mo ago
> You think there aren't big shots, more accomplished than anyone in this conversation who are similarly enthusiastic? I think both things can be true simultaneously. You're arguing against a straw man.
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by sho_hn 9mo ago
Thanks for teaching me about Bulverism, I hadn't heard of that fallacy before. I can see how my comment displays those characteristics and will probably try to avoid that pattern more in the future. Honestly, I still think there's
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by sho_hn 9mo ago
This blog post is written by a product manager, not a programmer. Their CV speaks to an Economics background, a stint in market research, writing small scripting-type programs ("Cron+MySQL data warehouse") and then off to the prod
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by sho_hn 9mo ago
At least going by their own CV, they've mostly written what sounds like small scripting-type programs described in grandiose terms like "data warehouse". This blog post is influencer content.
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by sho_hn 9mo ago
I enjoy new technology in general, so I very much keep up with the tools and also like using them for the things they do well at any given moment. I'm not among the Luddites, FWIW. I think there's a lot of legitimately great build
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by sho_hn 9mo ago
> Never thought this would be something people actually take seriously. You have to remember that the number of software developers saw a massive swell in the last 20 years, and many of these folks are Bootcamp-educated web/app dev
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by sho_hn 9mo ago
I think it's the performative aspects that are grating, though. You're right that even many systems programmers only look at the generated assembly occasionally, but at least most of them have the good sense to respect the deeper
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by sho_hn 9mo ago
I still think this is mostly people who never could hack it at coding taking to the new opportunities that these tools afford them without having to seriously invest in the skill, and basking in touting their skilless-ness being accepted as
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by sho_hn 9mo ago
I would assume there are other Epsteins, I doubt it's unique.
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by sho_hn 9mo ago
I remain confused by Arcan, even having looked into it a few times over the years. Ultimately it appears to be software with more fans than productive users.
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by sho_hn 9mo ago
I think OP's post is an attempt to move us past this stage of the discussion, which is frankly an old hat. The point they are making is that using AI tools makes it a lot harder for them to keep up the discipline to think hard. This ma
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by sho_hn 9mo ago
It's a bit more useful, in that the consensus on "phone use bad" is still a lot more shaky than "heroin bad".
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by sho_hn 9mo ago
Ray Bradbury's famous short story "There Will Come Soft Rains" explores this in looser terms. It's a great mood piece. It's usually noted for its depiction of the consequences of global nuclear war, but the conseque
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by sho_hn 9mo ago
Of course according to the US government terrorists are now white US citizens, so you could say they have become more open-minded.
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by sho_hn 9mo ago
Out of curiosity: a) How do Philips Hue bulbs stack up? b) Did Philips update them generationally and assuming they are decent now, how recently?
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by sho_hn 9mo ago
Honestly, it feels differently to me. I have the distinct impression that the pro-AI side is much more desperate to normalize usage and have AI-based achievements recognized as equivalent, rooted in fears of inadequacy. It's about hopi
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by sho_hn 9mo ago
I still think Windows app compat for Linux (i.e. as Wine does and Valve productized with a gaming focus) is the better solution since it offers a true upgrade path out. I realize ReactOS has a potentially wider useful scope (I think device
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by sho_hn 9mo ago
It's very similar in German stores, at least in Berlin.
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by sho_hn 9mo ago
I'm not under 18. I assume you aren't either.
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by sho_hn 9mo ago
I'm an engineer working on safety-critical systems and have to live with that responsibility every day. When I read the chat logs of the first teenager who committed suicide with the help and encouragement of ChatGPT I was immediately
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by sho_hn 9mo ago
I think this is good. I've been very aggressive toward OpenAI on here about parental controls and youth protection, and I have to say the recent work is definitely more than I expected out of them.
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by sho_hn 9mo ago
I'm super confused. My Macbook desktop has no rounded corners. Both the menu bar and content against the bottom edge are sharp-cornered. Is this only for external screens?
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by sho_hn 9mo ago
It already does: Azure Linux (formerly CBL-Mariner).

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