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- Comment on DOGE staffer with access to Americans' personal data leaked private xAI API key | TechCrunch 1 week ago:
“…checked [an API key] into GitHub…”
Ouch. But who hasn’t?
“Elez removed the key from his GitHub but the key itself was not revoked, allowing continued access to the AI models.”
Okay, that’s deeply bad…Maybe has no idea how API keys, or the Internet works…? Definitely lacks security advisors (or has them and ignored them).
- Comment on Does vibe coding sort of work at all? 3 weeks ago:
Is all vibe coding actually like that too or does some of it actually work?
It’s all like that.
How bad that is - for you - depends on your patience and your learning style.
When I use it, my experience usually lets me recognize the mistakes and correct them quickly. So it’s just a lazy convenience. Most of the time.
I’ve had it make subtle mistakes that cost me significant amounts of time to cleanup after letting the vibe code run for a few minutes.
I’m aware that particular mistake cost me more time that vibe coding has ever saved me.
I don’t mind, because my employer is excited about AI right now, and I get paid for my time, and I don’t work unpaid overtime.
So - to your implied questions:
Is AI bad at coding?
Yes. It will get better. But today, it is worse than most people think. Obvious problems are easily fixed. Subtle problems are being released daily all over the Internet to combine to cause headaches later.
Should you try it, anyway?
Of course! You’ll learn something and it might do a good enough job for what you need. If you stick with it, you’ll learn enough to do what you need.
Is vibe coding a better oath forward than learning a programming language?
Absolutely not. If you need to succeed, and had to pick one, learn to code.
But they’re not mutually exclusive. It’s probably impossible to vibe code for long without learning to actually code.
So I say, Dive in! You’ll be complaining with the rest of us, soon! Maybe together we will make it a bit better.
- Comment on Let’s Encrypt ends certificate expiry emails to cut costs, boost privacy 4 weeks ago:
Time to go out and buy a “The Far Side” desk calendar, and mark the correct page, I guess.
- Comment on What are your favourite single-player games without much fluff, grinding or difficulty spikes? 4 weeks ago:
I haven’t seen the Lego games mentioned here. (Lego Indian Jones, Lego Batman, etc.)
They tend to be story driven, and have excellent amounts of play-testing, resulting in an enjoyable playthrough that I’ve always been able to finish.
(Except Lego Dimensions, which was developed separately, and not to the same play-testing standards.)
- Comment on What are your favourite single-player games without much fluff, grinding or difficulty spikes? 4 weeks ago:
I may have missed it, but Dave the Diver deserves a mention here.
Boss battles are very rare, and slow paced enough that I have not run into the dreaded “I understand the pattern but I lack the dexterity”. (I often have this problem with other games.)
- Comment on What is the canonical version of STVI? 4 weeks ago:
I saw Star Trek VI in the theater, and of course I own the VHS home video version, (as I assume everyone who saw it in the theater has…)
I honestly thought that I had spaced out and forgotten Rene’s scenes.
I remember slapping my knee and getting up to start cleaning up the snacks, before being surprised that the VHS version kept on going.
- Comment on Stung by customer losses, Comcast says all its new plans have unlimited data 4 weeks ago:
Ðat is delightful!
- Comment on No criminal charges over British woman shot in US 4 weeks ago:
For Brits, while there’s many possible worse interpretations, the usual reason for US law to function this way is if the weapon was fired by a very young child.
And yes, we have a “usual” regarding children getting their hands on firearms. That sucks in it’s own special way.
US law seals many records in cases for child offenders.
If the weapon was fired by a child too young to understand firearms, that could result in no charges - although it’s more usual to see a charge against the caretakers in such cases.
Disclaimer: Since tone doesn’t convey in text - I want to clarify I’m not trying to advocate for the US system. I just want to share that there are explanations - in addition - to our usual ones.
None of what I’ve shared is meant to attempt to address the concerns that must come with having a gun culture.
Everything still sucks in this situation, and everyone has a right to how they feel about it.
Whatever else we feel, we can all agree we need to find ways to do better than this. Nothing is okay about this.
(And yes, I know I’m saying that in one country where this kind of thing still routinely happens.)
- Comment on Anthropic destroyed millions of print books to build its AI models 4 weeks ago:
That was my first thought as well - it’s straight out of “Rainbow’s End”.
And once again, reality feels like too few people took the lessons from the book to heart.
- Comment on how do I stop itching? 4 weeks ago:
I find a nice large bandage helps. The difference in how it feels under my fingers gives me just enough pause that I get a chance to notice and stop myself.
- Comment on Bernie Sanders says that if AI makes us so productive, we should get a 4-day work week 4 weeks ago:
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Oh. I missed the sarcasm. But yes, that is how conclusions work in my country, as well.
- Comment on Microsoft Plans Major Job Cuts at Xbox Gaming Division 4 weeks ago:
That’s the official reason, yes.
It has also been the official reason for every illegal merger in the last 50 years.
And somehow almost every merged organization ran into tough financial times about 5 years later (or less), and had to reduce staff, disperse the previous competition’s staff, while filing away the dangerous intellectual property safely out of sight.
But sure, we could assume that Microsoft meant to do the right thing, and that it just went wrong this time.
- Comment on Microsoft Plans Major Job Cuts at Xbox Gaming Division 4 weeks ago:
Honestly maybe the last Xbox will be the last one I buy.
Yes. I also stopped buying XBoxes with the Series…G. (I’m lying. I have no idea what my Xboxes are called. Is the 360 still new? Was there a G? It felt like we were doing letters for awhile.)
Even if they put out another one what’s even the point anymore?
I agree. But I gave up when I had to do research to figure out which one was the new one.
- Comment on Microsoft Plans Major Job Cuts at Xbox Gaming Division 4 weeks ago:
That’s a relief. I was starting to worry about them, with all these breakout indie game successes.
Maybe the indie developers will start buying the AAA CEOs a coffee once in awhile.
(This is intended as surrealist humor.)
- Comment on Crikey 5 weeks ago:
Yes. At least the person with a boom box brought quality speakers.
Also, their sick roller skate moves timed to their music are pretty great.
- Comment on Crikey 5 weeks ago:
Yeah. I’ve been meaning to call you to catch up. Sorry.
- Comment on Why does America feel the need to control the world? Do what they say? Instead of taking care of their own problems at home? When did the US become police officer of the world and enforcer? 5 weeks ago:
I don’t know the name of the theory, but it’s sure noticeable that candidates have diverse values while sitting presidents act earily similar.
A generous assumption could be that they have consistent advisors.
A realist assumption could be that they have consistent funding sources.
A particularly dark assumption is that they face the same threats to their loved ones.
And of course, an adorable meme child says “Why not both?”
- Comment on If you were to launch a rocketship parallel to the earth, on wheels, how big would the ramp have to be to get it into space? 5 weeks ago:
Yeah but like what if the ramp went past the exosphere?
I think you’ve designed a horizontal space elevator. I like it.
- Comment on Too many non-working holidays in America. 5 weeks ago:
What a piece of shit post.
- Comment on What do you think the solution to selling progressive politics to young men is ? 5 weeks ago:
“We promised to be marginally less terrible than our opponents!” DNC 2028
In hope I’m wrong, but we can probably start printing their yard signs now.
- Comment on What do you think the solution to selling progressive politics to young men is ? 5 weeks ago:
Men are the problem. The patriarchy, the racism, the discrimination? Men.
Ultra rich men are the problem. We’re losing a class war.
- Comment on What do you think the solution to selling progressive politics to young men is ? 5 weeks ago:
… And shoot your buck!
- Comment on What do you think the solution to selling progressive politics to young men is ? 5 weeks ago:
If they literally ever credibly ran on basic issues like housing, food, healthcare and the elections were fair, they would win. But they don’t, because they can’t, so they will never have consistent support.
Exactly. Lack of election reform - lack of representative government for minorities and less funded groups - is blocking so many kinds of progress.
- Comment on I'd never do this obviously 5 weeks ago:
Rear driver chooses a following distance.
Front driver chooses a speed, adjusted for the following distance.
- Comment on What are your favorite Tactical RPGs? 5 weeks ago:
Advance Wars, of course.
I haven’t seen any mention of “Steamworld: Heist”, yet. It’s a very different sort of game engine, but scratches the same itch.
- Comment on What are your favorite Tactical RPGs? 5 weeks ago:
Final Fantasy Tactics Advance, above all else.
Yes. The day is full of moments. (Relevant Penny Arcade)
- Comment on If you can't make it yourself, store bought is fine 5 weeks ago:
Cool. I learned something. Thanks!
- Comment on If you can't make it yourself, store bought is fine 5 weeks ago:
As a non-chemistry person, I assume the red diamonds are to ensure I don’t put this in my mouth?
- Comment on A game you "didn't know it was bad 'til people told you so"? 1 month ago:
That’s the one! We can also bully him with snowballs in the opening scene, if we want to.
- Comment on Should I be worried about "Prompt ejection" attacks on my gmail? 1 month ago:
it’s important to be aware of future potential issues,
New code tends to have flaws. There’s no strong reason to expect that the current new implement has a serious flaw.
But if I was still using Gmail, I would turn the new feature off.
Anything that can be exploited in a software stack is a higher risk when exposed to the risk cesspool of modern email.
So in summary: chance that this new feature is an injection risk: low.
Risk of harm if there’s any security flaws in it: high.