Copying from the x-post
Research paper here: https://metr.org/Early_2025_AI_Experienced_OS_Devs_Study.pdf
I think these are interesting findings, they definitely conform to my experience, but I'd want to always have more data and larger sample sizes.
One point in particular stood out to me - the lack of LLM context. I have a new person on my team (junior level) that uses AI for everything, and it's so obvious that the LLM is getting tripped up with the lack of context. Not all the required information is in a single repository, and it needs additional info like the documentation and spoken architectures that aren't explicitly documented, historical choices as to why we make decisions in a certain way, or even just style guides. The LLM context window just isn't large enough right now to be a truly effective programmer for large, complex projects
Thursday Murder Club was just such a genuinely fun read. There was something so light hearted about it I loved
That's actually a really good point you've made here. It's easy to defend the shoes as a parent because you're the one who (1) understands the rationale behind buying them and (2) made the decision to buy them
I wonder if a good decision in this scenario is to just give the child a shoe allowance and let them pick. If they want Nike's they will have to find a pair that fits the budget
Abundance by Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson. My understanding is that it is a woefully misunderstood book, and that people keep getting angry with the content without understanding it (or worse, without reading it).
So far, I actually really like it just a handful of chapters in. I think they make incredibly salient points and have very convincing rationales.
Agreed, this is a relatively simple "tool" as the LLM parlance goes. It's what Model Context Protocol (MCP) is designed to facilitate
To verify, the author should try the same prompts on a local LLM with no tools enabled and most likely the LLM will respond with some nonsense
This reminds me of a reddit thread I saw years ago that talked about pedophilia and how there are anonymous groups for people who realize that it's wrong and want to be "cured"
But they have to hide and use complete anonymity, else their lives would be ruined
They're people suffering from, in my opinion, a mental illness but cannot get help, and I find it quite tragic, actually
No, it is not that bad. It's actually very nice.
It affords a lot of consistency, is relatively easy to understand (once you're familiar with the convention), and theming allows you to modify all the colors and sizing in one file rather than modifying a lot of CSS
I think the worst that can be said about it is that it is unnecessary, but I cannot see a true downside to using it besides personal preference. It gets the job done efficiently and correctly and that's what's important at the end of the day
As a (begrudging) customer this sounds good on paper. But I'm suspicious as hell
All I can really say is to avoid the floor models, since they put the hot part of the conditioner inside your home, thus have to work a lot harder
See Technology Connections (Piped) for an informational video
We get a meal delivery service each week and they use the giant ice packs. So I've taken to just keeping two or three in my freezer and then sleeping with a pack at my feet each night or carrying it in the car while I do errands. And I get fresh ones delivered each week. A nice way to recycle the packs
Not trying to poo poo on the cute image, just genuinely trying to get better at reading cat emotions
The widened pupils means the cat is annoyed right? It could be just focused on some string off screen but, given the context, lil bro is about two seconds from ending this photo
I've always disliked plastic surgery, botox and heavy makeup. But that's normal enough
My real hot take is I am disgusted by long, fake nails. They make my skin crawl. They're so cumbersome, I truly don't understand how people love with them
My dad did so much right, but his one failing was financial. He was an insurance salesman and had plenty of money when I was very young, but at some point it all dried up and he seemed unable to make more. He didn't starve or anything, but at a certain point my brother had to step in and buy his house or he was going to lose it.
So now, I'm very cognizant of my spending and always having a good cash reserve.
But, he was also extremely generous when he did have money. His favorite way to spend money was on the people he loved and to make them happy.
So now, I also give freely. If it makes someone I love happy, and I can afford it, I'll give them whatever I think might make them smile, if even for a day
This article was pretty funny. I loved the writing style
As for the subject matter, I have never understood these mods. When I was young I gave them a try in Skyrim but I remember it just being distracting. It feels like multitasking: I'm doing two things half as good. I really don't see the point.
So that being said, I would love it if they had metrics on how long the mod stayed installed and how far into the game the player made it. Impossible, surely, but it would really clear up for me whether people are genuinely playing the game or whether they're installing for a level and... Ahem... Moving on to another activity
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/31484305
Normally I'd complain that they already did this but the first remaster had such terrible flaws like the hit boxes that honestly I'm happy they're taking another shot
I just hope they put it in the MCC. I like the all-in-one package there
Yeah, I've realized that you can't really put people as easily into the "introvert" and "extrovert" buckets, because it entirely depends on the day.
I can be a social butterfly one day, hyper productive the next, then want to watch reality TV and not leave the couch another. It just depends on the vibe of how I'm feeling
I'm desperate for better type checking in Python, and part of that is speed. So I'm very interested in these options
I recently started using uv based on a recommendation in another thread so I'll probably give ty a whirl sometime soon
I figured it could be fun to do small discussion each time I finish an (interesting) book, since I always have so many thoughts but no book club to discuss them with.
I completed Jane Austen's Pride & Prejudice last night, and I have to say I really enjoyed the book. I found it had a great amount of drama and intrigue to keep me reading on, even after my usual bedtime. But more significantly, I found the insight into 1800's English culture to be supremely interesting.
I was continually dazzled by the changes in English, and how we've modified the language as the years have progressed. For example, for someone to "condescend" in those days wasn't (in my interpretation) necessarily something rude, as it would be these days. It was seen as someone of higher station being humble enough to interact with and advise people who would generally be considered "beneath" them. For example, Lady Catherine is often described as condescending to Mr. Collins, which he takes great pleasure in.
This was also one of the first times I found an enjoyable use-case for LLMs, namely ChatGPT. I found it very helpful to be able to ask questions about the time period and its relation to the book and get specific, well thought out answers without spending too much time searching for reputable sites and scanning through potential sources for answers. That's time that I wanted to be reading, not researching. For example, I was curious how the "ten thousand a year" income was scaled, and how that worked out to today's dollars and how that income was generated. I also was able to ask questions like why Elizabeth might have been embarrassed at a certain scene, or why Mr. Collins was considered so "uncool" by everyone. In fact, a lot of my questions revolved around Mr. Collins and what he was specifically doing to be considered a social pariah by some. Admittedly, I could have had the same experience (potentially) using an annotated book, which I did want to do at some point, but I didn't find the time to get to the library to find a copy, and ChatGPT was conveniently in my pocket at any time. I generally consider myself largely anti-"AI hype" - but I'd be foolish not to admit that this is one of those use-cases that it really shines.
Overall, I really enjoyed the book. I'd probably give it a five out of five, meaning that I will probably re-read it someday in the future.
Love to hear others thoughts:
- When did you last read it?
- Did you enjoy it?
- Would you read it again?
- Did anything about the book stick with you in particular?
Let's assume 10 is an average person and 30 is world class
- Strength
- Dexterity
- Constitution
- Intelligence
- Wisdom
- Charisma
The existing community at !synology@feddit.de may no longer be a viable option since the feddit.de server has been down for a while now. I've created !synology@programming.dev as a replacement. Mostly out of my own need for assistance! So if you're a Synology owner, head on over and subscribe
(and also help me fix my issue thanks)
I've had an issue with my router and had to replace it. Unfortunately, now my Synology NAS does not appear in the device list of the router or using Synology Assistant.
The server is connected using an Ethernet cable, so I would assume the reconnection would be automatic.
I have tried restarting the server, but it did not reconnect on successful boot.
I know it's still alive because I can hear the disks working on something, so the system is up.
Is there another way to restore connectivity?
Sounds like I may be able to connect the device to my desktop using an Ethernet cable, but to what end?
I realize it won't be like this forever, but while scrolling Lemmy I eventually come to a point when I start to see a lot of old posts and it's a perfect signal that I've done more than enough scrolling for the day
For me it's moving your bed away from the side walls so it's in the middle of the room. I had my bed to the side my whole childhood
Right now I use Feeder, but I want to add larger feeds like HackerNews or r/comics and if I do that then my feed gets overwhelmed with those much more frequently updated feeds.
I'd love an (Android) app with the ability to let the other feeds intermingle near the top of the sort with the larger feeds
Kind of a "sort my chronological per feed"
Question is probably too late and I'm not much of a stockpiler, this is more for curiosity of what others are thinking about
I know for me, the Kirkland brand whiskey is surprisingly good and also Canadian so I may go today and pick up a bottle (or at least check the price)
Started with RSS recently, and I've been using Feeder, but UI wasn't vibing with me so I wanted to explore other options
One that stood out was Tiny Tiny RSS, but I noticed that it's self-hosted
Which made me wonder, what are the other feed apps doing? I assumed no back end would be necessary since I can provide the link to the RSS XML
So what kinds of things are the servers doing?
Or am I misinformed and Tiny Tiny RSS is self-hosted because it is doing something beyond the usual feed readers
Overall, I'd give the movie a 2/5. I probably would watch it again if someone really wanted to, but I'd definitely use my phone while we did it.
The plot was pretty boring - there was no overarching story or threat like most Christmas movies, it was really just their relationship and relationships with the family. We knew the outcome ahead of time, just based on real events, so there weren't particularly high stakes with the relationship either.
The Taylor Swift references were mid. The characters didn't even represent their real lives very well. The in-movie Taylor's father passed away and she apparently has a rocky relationship with her mother, which is damn near as far away from reality as you can get. The Travis character is on the same team as his brother, which is not accurate but less egregious than the Taylor character issues so it's whatever. The ex-boyfriend is an enigma, because I'm not sure who on Earth it was supposed to portray. The character seemed to be Joe, but behave more like Jake Gyllenhaal (if Jake was a huge douche).
The biggest Taylor references made were just lyrics to songs with no meaning or context. Like a character saying "you know all too well" or "I'm not really a cheerleader type, more like a bleachers type". They had opportunity to actually recreate scenarios from the songs but I think that would have required them to have actually listened to a song in the last decade, rather than apparently only being a fan since Red. I'm almost certain the writer(s) were not actual Taylor fans and were just trying to cash in on her fame.
After all that, somehow I am most upset about the disrespect the movie keeps dishing out to NFL running backs. Making it sound like the Travis character gets no respect just because he's a lowly running back and his brother is the quarterback. I'm not even in to football and some of the most famous football players of all time are running backs or wide receivers, including Travis himself! Whoever wrote the film obviously didn't know Taylor lore or how the NFL works and it shows.
So there is my review of "Christmas in the Spotlight". I'd love to hear your thoughts as well - did anyone else watch it?
I've only just finished part one, so there's room for growth of course.
But, it feels like the author puts in grotesqueness at least once every chapter for no reason. For example, when the priest gets pushed over then kicked in the asshole so he shits his pants (and for those who haven't read, I do not mean he gets his ass kicked, I meant literally foot to asshole then shit comes out) and that's all that happens to him. He was then carried off to safety with no further injury. Why even write that. Sure, it could be some odd metaphor about how he's dirty just like everyone else but there are about a dozen better ways to get that across, surely.
I'm failing to see how such a crass book became an LGTBQ+ powerhouse of a musical. Surely there were other stories with similar narratives and less babies sniffing piss, right?
I suppose I don't want an actual explanation. I'm more ranting, but I'd be interested to hear others' thoughts
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Finished the book. It was awful. I cannot fathom how this became one of the biggest movies of 2025, I really can't.
If you want my full review I wrote one on bookwyrm
https://bookwyrm.social/book/100941/s/wicked-the-life-and-times-of-the-wicked-witch-of-the-west
In this game, you are the bullet hell. Face off against 100 waves of enemies and bosses by collecting a deck of attack cards that activate in real-time to unleash destruction upon everything in sight. There's an insane amount of customizability leading to an infinitely replayable experience.
I've become an evangelist for this game in the 24 hours since I learned about it. The fact that this two year old game only has 66 reviews on Steam is criminal. I think it is so much better than that
I first saw the game while watching Ludwig's "rating games that wanted to sponsor me" video, and I was immediately smitten by the concept of the rotating cards. It's similar to a deck builder in many ways but the order of the cards in the deck is predictable and adjustable and it is slightly more fast-paced than Brotato or Vampire Survivors.
The game isn't perfect, it seems like the developer used whatever means necessary to try and market it, including referral codes and asking to sponsor Ludwig, but it hasn't seemed to work. Which is almost a shame because the game deserves to be seen.
So give it a try, it's worth every penny, and then come back and tell me what you think
https://polymarket.com/event/taylor-swift-pregnant-in-2024?tid=1731713186818
I thought there was a fascinating spike in odds on July 3rd so I naturally had to investigate why they would shoot up like that.
I believe I narrowed it down to an interview Kelce did with Jason Sudekis on a skit show around that time
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19t6ZHlNXW0
Just wanted to share a fascinating insight into how people pick odds on these sites
There's also a pool for whether Mike Tyson will bite off Logan Paul's ear, so they go wild there
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