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TheAgeOfSuperboredom

@ TheAgeOfSuperboredom @lemmy.ca

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  • Projects are shutting down due to Microslop's Github CoPilot making AI contributions easy and plentiful

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  • I get the impression this is common. It seems like education hasn't caught up to the fact that a lot of people are wanting to learn software engineering, but they lack some fundamentals. There really should be an intro course going all the way from what is a file to maybe some basics about the ELF format? Sort of something that can lead into the OS course, but lay the foundation for just basic computer use. Let the nerds get their easy A, but give everyone else a better understanding and some fundamentals to build on.

  • Projects are shutting down due to Microslop's Github CoPilot making AI contributions easy and plentiful

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  • I wonder how many of these folks just don't know about the alternatives. I've come across otherwise capable developers who think git and GitHub are the same thing. People come to software from all sorts of backgrounds so I can't blame anyone for not knowing.

    I also imagine that if people are aware, the activation energy of switching is too high. It's more than just setting a new remote and pushing. You have to learn the new system, maybe migrate tickets, wrestle with CI, etc. For a hobby project it's probably easier to shut it down and just go do something else. I also don't blame them here. There's more to life than open source, and its amazing people are able to contribute when they can.

  • What's a TV series that you really, really liked and would enthusiastically recommend?

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  • That gum you like is going to come back in style

  • We Overhauled Our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy - Another VC funded bait and switch

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  • Indeed! I think packages like Doom Emacs help, but the learning curve is still steep.

    But I do think leaning Emacs was one of the best things I've done!

  • We Overhauled Our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy - Another VC funded bait and switch

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  • laughs in Emacs

    It is unfortunate though, since Zed did seem to have potential. But I can't say I'm surprised given their focus on vibe coding instead if making a good editor.

  • [Meta] should there be a formal policy on generative AI in this community?

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  • I also don't want to hear generated song, so I'd like to see a policy banning AI content. Mistakes will happen though and that's OK. I'd rather see some AI stuff posted and flagged rather than folks feeling afraid to post anything.

    Generated artwork is a tricky one though. Industrial has always been subversive with using extreme imagery to expose things. I can sort of see how AI art can be undesirable but also fitting the aesthetic and concept. I guess if done right it could be OK, but that's really subjective. Slop art should be right out though.

  • Microsoft gets tired of “Microslop,” bans the word on its Discord, then locks the server after backlash

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  • It's really not. A corporation is not a person.

    A random person also does not have control over aspects of my life via lobbying and contracts I have no influence over. And if such a person existed (say billionaires) then it would absolutely be acceptable to go to their place and insult them. That's called protest.

    This isn't people going and insulting innocent little Microsoft who hasn't done anything. Microsoft's behaviour is seen as unacceptable and people are speaking up.

  • Alberta’s reliance on oil revenues means that when prices fall, the economy follows

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  • The sad part is there are a lot of people who don't understand this.

  • Nirvana song starts playing

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  • Why do my eyes itch? Pollen is a bitch!

  • Demand Purity of the Next BC Conservative Leader? That’s Poison | The Tyee

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  • So now the "centrists" are a problem in their eyes? Talk about being very direct that if you're not fully in their side you're the enemy.

    I wonder what the "both sides are the same" folks think about that.

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    Are there programmers that still don't use AI?

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  • I recently had to tell one of my juniors to turn off his AI tools. His code was just all over the place and difficult to review. He still has a lot to learn, but I've already seen an improvement now that he actually has to be a bit thoughtful.

  • Unity CEO says an upcoming Beta will allow people to "prompt full casual games into existence"

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  • Can't wait to hear all the AI crybabies.

    Why is nobody buying my game? I spent a whole hour engineering my prompt! 😭😭😭

  • Trying to evaluate AI model generation

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  • We need to solve a lot of problems like energy and resource usage to make it sustainable at a small scale and don’t feed the bubble and by extension the repercussions it will have on the world economy.

    Just a few tiny little details to work out, to do "some very specific and well outlined tasks". And while those things are being worked on, which may or may not be solvable, real and actual damage is being done now. But hey, who cares right?

  • Trying to evaluate AI model generation

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  • You're getting downvoted because AI is causing so much damage and ruining so many things. People still using AI are just adding to the problem and continuing to legitimize the bullshit.

    If you truly want to learn aesthetics, read some books, take some classes, get some practice. Learn a new skill!

  • Pixel Grip live in Bristol, UK 2026/02/13

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  • Very cool! I'd love to see them live!

  • The AI boom is so huge it’s causing shortages everywhere else

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  • They spelled "bubble" wrong.

  • The face of someone sleeping after went missing for 5 months then returned home like nothing happened

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  • Five months! I can only imagine your joy after being reunited.

  • GOG did an AMA and here's some highlights - like how they'll continue using generative AI

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  • I used to like GOG but it looks like I won't be supporting them anymore

  • Trump threatens 100% tariffs on all Canadian goods if Canada 'makes a deal with China'

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  • Indeed.

    I was referring to the possibility of Canada making trade deals with China, which is causing Trump to get butthurt and threaten tariffs.

    Of course not everything we trade with China will be consumer goods, but some parts of a trade deal may include consumer goods, which may overlap with similar goods we buy from the US, which are all made in China anyway. Hence cutting out the middleman.

  • Linux Gaming @lemmy.world
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    Nvidia driver 555.58 released

    www.nvidia.com /Download/driverResults.aspx/228214/en-us/
  • Arch Linux @lemmy.ml
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    Plasma 6 just landed in Arch

    archlinux.org /packages/extra/x86_64/plasma-desktop/
  • Goth❌Industrial @lemmy.world
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    Skinny Puppy live @ Dolce Vita 1986 (full concert)

    yewtu.be /watch
  • Goth❌Industrial @lemmy.world
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    David Bowie - Afraid of Americans