grrgyle
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- Comment on 2025 be vibin' 2 days ago:
My theory is that it offers a simple scapegoat …
That’s my intuition too. In my experience, adopting AI mostly has lead to marginally faster MVPs, balooning sloc in PRs, and an explosion of wildly unqualified people applying for tech roles and sometimes even getting them.
It’s a better kind of nihilistic business story to say that LLMs have been so disruptive, that people are getting fired, rather than investors are scared and greedy and are just being guided around by vibes and their amygdalae right now.
- Comment on 2025 be vibin' 2 days ago:
What you’re doing is the secret sauce already, you’re just missing luck. Obviously take whatever job you need to pay rent in the meantime, but if you keep it up then I think you’ll get something eventually.
It is the worst time in all of history to be a software developer looking for work, so don’t internalise it.
- Comment on 2025 be vibin' 2 days ago:
I think we’re going to see a big shift towards small to medium IT/dev companies, and a ton of freelancers. I’m one of those, because I’m about to start doing IT work for businesses in my small town.
My friend is a townie, and he does this. Actually, we’ve been musing about putting our lot in together, since I usually work for the corp outfits, except I can’t find fuck all lately in the 9-5 realm.
- Comment on 2025 be vibin' 3 days ago:
Yeah that’s like how I dance with my cat lol
- Comment on Undertale will be 10 years old in 3 months 1 week ago:
I’ve been wondering why my fav retro podcasts have been discussing contemporary games.
- Comment on Too bad we can't all act like this 1 week ago:
Where joke?
- Comment on What is something you like to tell people? 1 week ago:
Yeah I use tomatoes in mine constantly. It’s totally fine.
- Comment on Avocado 1 week ago:
Inclusive yes.
- Comment on Avocado 1 week ago:
I’m sorry to hear that. I hope it’s beautiful and sunny wherever you are and that you’re doing well.
- Comment on Avocado 1 week ago:
Never been more disappointed in us. 😞
- Comment on Avocado 1 week ago:
You are an asset to the team. Welcome.
- Comment on Avocado 1 week ago:
I’ve sampled enough to say confidently that this is false.
- Comment on [deleted] 1 week ago:
Scentless - how considerate of others.
- Comment on If you are too young you really missed out being able to do this 1 week ago:
You have to really try to actually break a public payphone. By the time the receiver cracks you’ve hung up on the other end at least one or two slams ago.
- Comment on If you are too young you really missed out being able to do this 1 week ago:
Yeah especially if you did it while they were in the middle of speaking.
I did it once to a boss who threatened to fire me if I didn’t cover a Sunday shift. I said I quit instead, and they started to backtrack.
I close my eyes and relive that detectable moment sometimes. I remember everything about it. My roommate was smoking a menthol cigarette by the window and her dog barked at the sound of me slamming the receiver home.
I think this might be my Nexus.
- Comment on I feel attacked 1 week ago:
Where do I go to make friends like you?
- Comment on The solution to many problems 1 week ago:
Yup, this is me with both alcohol and cigarettes. And it seems like the worse things are going for me, the better going back to it sounds.
Still I’m so glad I don’t have to worry about keeping dosed anymore.
- Comment on I don't like to brag, but 2 weeks ago:
Check out the comeedian
- Comment on Site bigotry /s 2 weeks ago:
You and me both, Lexam of World.
A toast! To our delicious obliviousness!
- Comment on Anon misses the classic design 2 weeks ago:
What about one of those long spoony “scoop” type things that people use to throw balls at the dog park?
- Comment on Germany weighs 10% tax on online platforms like Google 2 weeks ago:
We should start turning up the heat in the other pots too, so there are fewer alternative “pots” to jump in to.
- Comment on Germany weighs 10% tax on online platforms like Google 2 weeks ago:
Why only 10%?
- Comment on Little miracles 2 weeks ago:
I’ve seen both of these and they’re great. Got any other recommendations?
- Comment on Peak masculinity 2 weeks ago:
He’s got them good listener ears
- Comment on Stats boost 2 weeks ago:
I enthusiastically concede the point.
- Comment on Stats boost 2 weeks ago:
Not only do I refuse to engage with unfun min-maxing like this, it will usually cause me to drop the game outright.
If the designers expect you to care about barely noticeable effects then I posit that they don’t respect your time, and will absolutely pad the rest of the game out with grindy bullshit.
Exception being if this level of detail is core to enjoying the game and is promoted in this way (for freaks who can tolerate min-maxing).
- Comment on I hope i don't get downvoted for this 2 weeks ago:
Women, mostly
- Comment on I hope i don't get downvoted for this 2 weeks ago:
We’re on thin ice here, because some people conflate dressing sexily with looking cool more than wanting to be desired sexually, but in general I agree with your edit.
- Comment on I hope i don't get downvoted for this 2 weeks ago:
It’s not abnormal. It’s just a type of person.
I get a lil triggered when we start talking about people and then start gesturing to this average/normal platonic homunculus as if they represent humanity, especially in the context of using biological “truths” to justify/explain social phenomena.
- Comment on I hope i don't get downvoted for this 2 weeks ago:
Gives people the choice whether they want to be sexualized or no. Like you shouldn’t have to wear a giant form-disguising hoodie just to keep from being ogled.