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LoFiSamurai··on No AI, 52 min. Build all Linux Files utils in C by Hand [video]
I’m with you in spirit but surely you can find problems with this analogy.
LoFiSamurai··on Woman charged with computer fraud due to scam CashApp account being in her name
As you should, but he has other points worth considering for sure.

The OP was asking about if justice is important. It is not (according to Silvergate). Conviction rate is important and prosecution offers deals that essentially cannot be refused in exchange for a guilty plea.

LoFiSamurai··on Woman faces six years in prison over Cash App account she never opened
Check out Three Felonies a Day by Silvergate. The writing is poor and it’s one of the only sources that dares suggest that the Enron executives were victims but regardless, there are points relevant to exactly what you’re asking about.
LoFiSamurai··on How the Elizabeth Holmes documentary “You Can See Everything” is deceiving
Incredible post. Thank you!
LoFiSamurai··on Major security regression merged into OpenCode V2
Probably the opposite? Avoiding a provider dependency would be my guess
LoFiSamurai··on Pentagon Influencer Called Liberal Women 'Pestilence' Who Will End Civilization
Similarly, if this is your takeaway from the rebuttal then you’ve missed the points that were being made
LoFiSamurai··on What I did at Recurse Center
> Birth rates declining is a sign of increased incomes, because people can afford entertainment, and prefer to consume it over having kids

This is a ridiculous take.

LoFiSamurai··on Windows 11's "special" developer edition looks like another marketing misfire
Same. ArchLinux and macOS for me.
LoFiSamurai··on Annoying and alarming things about OpenCode
Lost me at the very first sentence.

> If you don’t know what OpenCode is, imagine a boot stamping on a human face forever.

LoFiSamurai··on Palantir Wants to Reinstate the Draft
Having those sent to fight in a war being the ones to decide if the war should be fought was on of the major points in General Butler’s 1935 book War is a Racket
LoFiSamurai··on OpenAI's fall from grace as investors race to Anthropic
Hmm. I can definitely understand what the author was saying.

Paraphrased: ChatGPT often completes complex solutions in one try whereas Claude does not (or performs less well).

I guess you can’t take me seriously?

LoFiSamurai··on U.S. carbon pollution rose in 2025, a reversal from prior years
Haha good one
LoFiSamurai··on James Moylan, engineer behind arrow signaling which side to refuel a car, dies
No
LoFiSamurai··on Germany votes to bring in voluntary military service programme for 18-year-olds
Why?
LoFiSamurai··on Where Educational Technology Fails: A seventh-grader's perspective
Do you have kids? You’re going straight to planets huh.
LoFiSamurai··on What to do after detecting a signal from extraterrestrial intelligence
The photos published are hardly proof of life. This is a false equivalence.
LoFiSamurai··on Claude Code IDE integration for Emacs
> with people who shouldn't be talking about CS

Your argument is that calling Vim niche should exclude someone from being able to talk about CS. Please rethink your stance and your tone and consider if you’re helping the discussion.

LoFiSamurai··on A deliberate practice app for guitar players who want to level up
Love it! Def going to use this.
LoFiSamurai··on Spotify's Beta Used 'Pirate' MP3 Files, Some from Pirate Bay
Why not? You could also just rip the CD
LoFiSamurai··on Performance improvement plans are on the rise
How do you think a manager should handle the case where a company forces the manager to select one person from the team for a bogus (in bad faith) PIP?
LoFiSamurai··on Grokking Algorithms: An illustrated guide for programmers and curious people [pdf]
Is this legal? I can’t find a free link from the author.
LoFiSamurai··on Microsoft exec sends stern warning to staff about return to office
lol MS doesn’t pay enough to pull this stunt. A chill workplace culture is all they have going for them.
LoFiSamurai··on OpenAI Fundraising Set to Vault Startup's Value to $150B
Love this!
LoFiSamurai··on China's manufacturers are going broke
Go on
LoFiSamurai··on Crafting Interpreters
It’s an incredible book. Munificent did an amazing job.
LoFiSamurai··on Oklahoma Superintendent Ryan Walters orders Bible taught in schools
Your point is taken, but shouldn’t we also trust teachers to choose which books will best serve their classroom?
LoFiSamurai··on PEP 730 – Adding iOS as a supported platform
That’s a weird way to say the developer decided to provide it for free
LoFiSamurai··on How some good corporate engineering blogs are written (2020)
In addition to the self promotion benefits, writing about something in plain terms is the best way I know of to shine a light on areas I don’t fully understand. It’s a useful tool to have if you’re serious about self-improvement.
LoFiSamurai··on The Seattle Public Library is reducing maximum digital holds
This is overly reductionist and cynical regarding what libraries provide for communities. You should visit a library sometime — it might surprise you.
LoFiSamurai··on Sam Altman owns OpenAI's venture capital fund
What’s this about him being CEO of Reddit? I’m not seeing that anywhere.
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