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You can install Qwen Code (the Gemini CLI fork) and use OAuth for authentication. That will give you 2000 free requests per day, no token limits.

RooCode can use OAuth as well (but you have to install Qwen Code first).

You are influenced just as much. You're just not aware of it.

Also, I think you're completely missing the point of the conversation by glancing over the nuances of what is being said and relying on completely overgeneralizing platitudes and assumptions that in no way address the original sentiment.

This sounds like a contrarian troll question. Every tool we use has an effect on our attitudes in many subtle and sometimes not so subtle ways. It's one of the reasons so many of us are obsessed with tools.

I have two potato peelers. If the one I like better is in the dishwasher I am not peeling potatoes. If one of my children wants to join me when I'm already peeling potatoes, I'll give them the preferred one and use the other one myself.

But I will not start peeling potatoes with the worse one.

Yes. I am 42 and feel and am fitter than at any other point in my life (I started taking care of myself in my 30s).

The joint pain is the only thing that makes me feel old right now. And I don't think there's much I can do about it. (although I'll be happy for suggestions.)

Aging is part of a natural process we are already able to slow down significantly. Calling it a disease just muddies the semantic space of pathology in my opinion.

Everybody understands already that slowing down or stopping the aging process is desirable. I don't see the usefulness in lumping it in with muscle atrophy, clogged arteries, or cancer.

Agreed. But the pessimist in me fears that some people might fall back to that much too soon instead of adopting healthier lifestyles.

I've never thought of this usecase and I think it's fantastic.

Your mom's boyfriend probably already knows this, but just in case: I once suffered from loose crystals in my inner ear (probably due to stress and burnout) and had such bad vertigo that I thought I was going to die. There are exercises that move the crystals back to where they belong, where they get absorbed and metabolized again. It's called Epley maneuver, and while it can be extremely uncomfortable and should preferably be done under supervision (some people throw up when doing it) it solves the issue quickly and pretty much permanently.

I've heard of people who lived months or years even before figuring this out.

This is a useless definition, especially in this context. Washing my dishes is not work, because it's ultimately irrelevant whether I do it or not, although I'm doing it still because I have a result in mind.

It also comes across as very out of touch and privileged, because unless you have a relatively cushy job, you would definitely not see the difference between being paid or not as irrelevant. There are plenty of people who have to work very hard just to make ends meet, be it physically exhausting work, or repetitive and monotonous work. And they will not have the capacity to work even harder once they clock out of work, no matter the incentives, because they'll be spent and unable to.

Between Windows, Linux, and macOS, I’ve probably been the most productive on Windows, even though it’s the least enjoyable for me and I wish I could use Linux exclusively for my work.

Linux, on the other hand, has been the least productive. Part of the problem is that it encourages users to tinker, but it also tends to break more easily—whether from tinkering itself or updates that mess with settings or drivers.

I’m not sure about the current state of support for multi-monitor setups with different pixel densities, but I remember struggling a lot with that in various desktop environments in the past.

I'm not entirely convinced about that. We'll see when a more generalized desktop distro comes along and gains traction with gamers. So far, Linux hasn't really made the jump from the Steam Deck to the desktop. I haven't seen a mass migration of gamers from Windows to Linux yet. As long as Windows offers even a marginally better experience, I don't think it'll happen anytime soon.

Additionally, there are still many types of software that either don't run on Linux or don't perform as well. I primarily use my PC for music production, and that pretty much rules out using Linux unless I'm willing to spend more time configuring things or risk potential compatibility issues.

I do wish I could switch to a Linux desktop without feeling like a second-class citizen in certain areas. I prefer writing web applications on Linux, but with WSL working well enough, I’m too lazy to dual boot just for that.

That said, I'm looking forward to installing Arch on my old laptop. I may be an adult with a full-time job, kids, and little free time, but I'm still a nerd at heart.

I recently used Bandlab when I was at my girlfriend's and the only thing I had with me was my company's laptop, which I don't install any audio software on.

I wrote and recorded a little song and published it withing three hours or so, just as an experiment.

I had to reload the UI a few times after moving too quickly and because of a janky internet connection, but other than that I thought it was a well designed tool. I think it's liberating to be shielded from the many choices you make when working in a "real" DAW, and when I don't have REAPER or Studio One around, I'll happily work with a tool like this to simply stay in the habit of producing music when on the road.

Thanks for mentioning Claudette Colvin.

I loved reading this! Not just because some of those games are deeply ingrained in my childhood, but also because the writing itself is exceptional. The structure is strong, there’s no fluff, and it’s still vivid and playful. I loved it.

I also read the author's thoughts on the writing process, and the way he described it closely mirrored how I approach working on music, which was illuminating.

I also loved the article about how software development is a form of knowledge building. Once again, excellent writing!

Yes, wireless even. Pretty nifty.

That's great! I was looking for something like this when my oldest was around three. He's ten now, my youngest is three.

I might build this with my children together.

Ah! I salvaged one of those from the local waste collection center and it was an easy fix to make it work again!

I had a Questron pen as a child and loved it, also made by Ravensburger.

I am a father of three small ones in Austria. The Tonies are cute, but I find them just so frivolously expensive!

My children loved to listen on audio books on CDs (can be rented from libraries or bought for cheap) or on an old 1st gen iPod.

You're right, it's not revolutionary at all. But I'm glad you liked my summary!

I didn’t advocate for "scaling" care work in any way. The point is that care work needs adequate support and funding—not efficiency measures to turn it into a production line. Right now, schools and childcare services are chronically underfunded, with too few teachers and caregivers for the number of children needing attention. Meanwhile, parents with limited support systems work full-time just to make ends meet, only to watch a large portion of their income go straight to childcare costs.

The conservative approach you’re defending offloads all responsibility to the individual and the nuclear family, which means that in reality, women often end up trapped in unpaid care roles, increasingly dependent on their spouses' income. That’s not freedom, nor does it offer any dignity or choice; it’s a conservative agenda dressed up as “individual responsibility,” which only entrenches inequality and dependence within families.

And let’s address this twisted notion that anyone who wants state-funded support for care services somehow thinks of people as "cattle." It's laughable—except it’s also insulting. So, to put it bluntly: go fuck yourself for even suggesting that. Care, when adequately supported and dignified, recognizes people’s humanity rather than ignoring it.

As for the accusation that progressives want to monetize and commodify every human relationship, look at who benefits from the status quo. Conservatives would rather sacrifice people’s well-being to "traditional values," while keeping corporate interests safe from any pressure to reinvest in the society they profit from. I don’t see any corporate executives or capitalists hesitating to send their own kids off to private schools and exclusive care, expecting other people’s children to manage with nothing.

So let’s be clear: asking for social investments in care isn’t “capitalist.” It’s about making sure people aren’t left to fend for themselves, and about affording everyone—children, the elderly, those with disabilities, and the rest of us—a dignified life. And if that offends the conservative agenda, then good.

That's what I thought. In recent weeks, most of the code I’ve written has been AI-generated. But it was mostly JSDoc comments, type checking (I'm writing JavaScript), abstracting code if I see that I'm repeating myself a little too often, etc.

All things that I would consider tedious housekeeping, but nothing that needs serious reasoning.

It's basically a glorified LSP.

You’re describing the extremes on a spectrum, but you only go to one of the extremes, which exposes your bias.

And it’s a false dichotomy to begin with, since shifting more care work towards society doesn’t equate to a path toward totalitarianism. You’re conflating socialism with totalitarianism. Understandable, but misguided.

Frankly, your whole premise is based on a capitalist narrative that keeps workers in their place because individual care work is so inefficient—it drains energy that could otherwise be channeled into organizing worker councils to balance out the power now disproportionately held by banks, IT corporations, political parties, and the military-industrial complex.

I’m aware that I may come across as an arrogant prick in this comment. I wish I had more time to craft a friendlier response with more sources and explanation, but I simply don’t. I need to work to feed my children and their mother, but anyway, here’s a reading list for anyone who’s interested:

"Capitalist Realism: Is There No Alternative?" by Mark Fisher - Fisher discusses how capitalism has permeated every aspect of life, including care work, and critiques the idea that alternatives like socialism lead to totalitarianism.

"Workers of the World: Essays Toward a New History of the Working Class" by Philip A. H. G. D. Van der Linden - This collection explores the historical context of labor movements and the importance of organizing against disproportionate power structures.

"The Care Crisis: What’s Wrong with Care and How to Fix It" by the Institute of Public Policy Research - This report outlines the societal implications of care work and its impact on worker organization.

"Wages for Housework" by Silvia Federici - Federici argues for the recognition and compensation of domestic labor, linking it to broader struggles against capitalist exploitation.

It took me four tries to solve it.

I believe the original author referred to the importance of intentionally focusing on something that isn't stimulating enough to create a sense of flow. It requires mindful effort to truly pay attention.

In essence, it's about being present without an occupied mind. In my experience, this can make time seem to pass more slowly, but in a pleasant way, even if it's somewhat subdued compared to a state of flow.

Anyone who has ever tried to fine-tune medication for psychological issues knows how challenging it can be to get the dosages and combinations just right. In my experience, even medications within the same class can have different effects on different people, especially when combined with drugs from other classes.

The interactions between medications, as well as the patient’s individual response, are hard to predict. These reactions can change over time, too, as bodies and brains adapt, and lifestyles shift.

Yet, you often hear oversimplified statements like "depression means you have too little serotonin," "feeling sluggish means you lack noradrenaline," or "difficulty focusing means you have too little dopamine." These explanations are so reductive that they barely make sense.

The more I read about drug trials, the more I realize how little I — and even many professionals — truly understand about how these medications work and the best way to make informed treatment decisions.

I don't know what your comment has to do with my comment.

That's exactly what I try to do. I think it's an unpopular opinion though, because there are no strict rules that can be applied, unlike with pure ideologies. You have to go by feel and make continuous adjustments, and there's no way to know if you did the right thing or not, because not only do different human minds have different limits, but different challenges don't tax every human mind to the same proportional extent.

I get the impressions that programmers don't like ambiguity in general, let alone in things they have to confront in real life.

Ah, ok.

I was thinking of watching TV shows, where I don't want those things. But you're right, when watching e.g. educational videos, having more room for controls and subs is nice.