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az09mugen

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If you can answer this question, please let me know ! "How could a slow, mindless process build a thing that could build a thing that a slow mindless process couldn't build on it's own ?"

context : https://youtube.com/watch?v=TTFoJQSd48c

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az09mugen··on 'Stupendously large' primordial black holes ruled out as a dark matter source
Not exactly related, but I've always wondered if a lot of "small" black holes not detectable disseminated inside a galaxy could serve as "glue" between all stars and give the impression of existence of dark matter.
az09mugen··on Asahi Linux Progress Linux 7.3
It's not that I am against LLM because I'm using them, but I get sick of reading that mentality of AI-must-learn-from-everything-and-if-you're-against-you're-against-progress.

It's an incredible yet immature technology, and (too much IMO) people want to use it for everything without asking themselves any question. There was and still is a whole world of technology and knowledge before AI/LLM that left us teachings, laws, technologies that we must live with. Some of these things are here for good and maybe others for bad reasons.

In any case you should take your time to understand why something is there before blindly disagreeing with it. That's what moves discussion forward.

az09mugen··on Consumer brain wave headsets threaten privacy
The real title of the article is : "The scramble for your brain data"
az09mugen··on Computer game Worms went from classroom to classic
Yes, but just once when the page is loading. I guess there might be a redirect, on a computer it will be easier to see.
az09mugen··on Wir müssen wissen – wir werden wissen
This is so sarcastic but not funny.
az09mugen··on Wir müssen wissen – wir werden wissen
100% agreed on this, as Quentin Adam, the CEO of CleverCloud stated : "AI is inhuman so we must give it inhuman tasks".
az09mugen··on French lawmakers approved a tax of €0.055 for every gigabyte of internet traffic
Yes, and 35 abstentions. For a total of 577 MPs so 521 that were not here.
az09mugen··on Show HN: TitleArt – Make text like it's 1997
While I totally get why you say AI can make it for you based on the site in this case, I sense we slowly but surely are moving from "code is the foundation" to "who cares about the code, AI can rewrite it anyway", as if AI in the future will be the only source of truth and you just don't have to worry to know things
az09mugen··on The Goose Programming Language
You're right, thanks for correcting. I misread the "and than safe Rust", thinking it was "and safer than Rust".
az09mugen··on Appreciating the beauty of all your body's scars and scratches
The film Crash from Cronenberg left me with this weird mixed feelings of repelling, fascination and curiosity. I don't know why, but happy to read it's a thing.
az09mugen··on The Goose Programming Language
Interesting, I'll play with it. In the "Why Goose" section there is a mistake I guess : "Faster than C++ and than safe Rust, while memory safe."
az09mugen··on NetBSD may have found a new role: The AI-free FOSS OS
While I agree, it's not because it's clean code that it is free from slop, untested bugs.

Have you ever tested an app written by AI after reading its code ?

az09mugen··on OpenAI engineer arrested in bugging of executive conference room
Like hypothesized above, maybe the guy was under duress.
az09mugen··on I think I found a planet nobody knew existed. I used Claude Code to find it
Can't speak for MP but he didn't speak of a fault here.From what I understand he's saying, MP just wanted to inform people about what's existing.
az09mugen··on Show HN: Pyxel – A Python retro game engine with built-in art and sound editors
Hello,

I wanted to try this engine but I can't find the repo anymore, the github link redirects to a 404. You removed the repo ?

az09mugen··on Google Japan shows off conveyor-belt keyboard with keys that move to fingers
Yup, definitively. Thanks for opening my eyes.
az09mugen··on Lawmakers look to require AM radio in new cars despite automakers' pushback
Not all cars have systematically antennas on the roof, you have other types that are "invisible" : https://improvecaraudio.com/where-is-car-radio-antenna-locat...
az09mugen··on Google Japan shows off conveyor-belt keyboard with keys that move to fingers
As someone who almost never looks at the keyboard while typing, I find it's a regression since you have to wait and look at the keyboard to type. More than that, having to keep the hand in this position will most likely give you cramps.

Maybe I misunderstood the concept from the video, but I don't find it appealing.

az09mugen··on TurboPython – A Python-to-C++ Compiler
Mojo has just python-like syntax, but its goal was never to be a subset or superset of python nor to be compatible with python. Which is not the case of TurboPython or Cython.
az09mugen··on Denmark Data Breach Exposes 8.8M People's Personal Data
I feel like this is the best compromise. Thanks for wording it.
az09mugen··on It may soon be possible to create "mirror life"
Since it's paywalled and by the beginning I'll assume it's about chirality : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chirality_(chemistry)
az09mugen··on Casita: A content-addressed store for source code and build artifact
> We’re rewriting Nix in Rust

I almost stopped reading here. I'm not a Nix user at all, so I don't know if it's needed in the first place.

With all due respect for the work done here, to me, it just feels like another "let's rewrite it in rust" project.

az09mugen··on Shopify CEO says employees' `slop grenades` making more work for everyone else
Definitively, and you can't expect AI to do a correct revision of the code. If it were the case, no one would be in this situation.
az09mugen··on The senior engineer death spiral
You're totally right, I do the same and on the other hand, but less relevant here, I also don't connect to personal web sites on my work laptop.
az09mugen··on Sublime Text Build 4213
My use on remote servers is usually with winscp on windows and defining sublime as the default editor. Works fine for my use.

I haven't looked much in the repo of plugins, but quickly searching 'ssh' there I found these (but not tested) that might fit your need : https://packagecontrol.io/packages/SSHubl https://packagecontrol.io/packages/OpenFileOverSSH

az09mugen··on Txt: A fast, keyboard-driven terminal text editor for engineers
A comparison with editors like micro https://github.com/micro-editor/micro or fresh https://github.com/sinelaw/fresh (discussed in the comments) would make more sense than one with vim and emacs. The shortcuts are CUA based. And to me these editors feel more like using GUI editor like sublime text for example. And that's nice.

While vim and emacs have their advantages which I don't want to discuss here, they are also the "big players" with their own philosophy, shortcuts and commands. Which is a hassle to learn when you're used to GUI editors.

Why not let a little space for users who don't want to re-learn how to edit a file ?

az09mugen··on Txt: A fast, keyboard-driven terminal text editor for engineers
Came here to write exactly about those 2 editors which IMO are the best without a hassle to re-learn the shortcuts like ctrl-f to find, ctrl-s to save, ctrl-z to undo,... Less known, there is also tilde : https://github.com/gphalkes/tilde
az09mugen··on Google to discontinue allowing send as an external account in Jan. 2027
From the perspective of someone who receives tons of spam, I find it's a good thing.

From the perspective of someone who had to do a lot of administrative work by hand to increase reputation of ips because of some guy had his email hacked to send lot of spam, I find it's a good thing.

From the perspective of someone who uses the free SMTP service of Google to send emails from a not gmail domain where there is no SMTP, well it's uncomfortable. There are solutions, paid solutions, but still.

Is it really a responsibility of Google to provide a qualitative free SMTP service for other domain names ? I don't think so.

az09mugen··on Bespoke: A programming language for people who say please
Idea first developed by intercal, which there are no reference to : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/INTERCAL
az09mugen··on Australia to opt out of social media algorithms, Albanese confirms
USA can also take notes.
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