I unabashedly call it slop coding at work and i have yet to be countered on it even by the zealots

I was having this exact conversation with one of the archetects in my company - top down orders were to start integrating llm’s into our engineering workflows - so be it, they sign my paychecks and selfishly i want those to keep flowing - but beyond the quality and slop concerns i had already raised and were disregarded, i was realizing that i was losing my intuition about the code i was releasing under my name - it takes me longer to answer questions and i cant just wing my answers based on the intuition built during development because i didnt build intuition during development when development was outsourced to the llm - thats a liability im trying to highlight to managment and their risk analysis and also to myself for risk reduction

Intuition isnt made in documentation (nor the slopdocs llms makes that no sane person will ever actually read) - its built by the effort of comprehension and theyll be no shortcut to that

Youve made it look like a death announcement, like a tombstone

For example:

He has not, despite the heavy connotation this image makes

A solid black background leads to the wrong interpretation of this celebratory news.

I think many people misinterpret literacy, it is not just the ability to connect written glyphs to words, but its also the ability to connect those words to thoughts, and to then think about those thoughts from different perspectives and applications - literacy is not just the ability to read but the ability to understand and apply.

There are plenty of illiterate people who can read, they know the words but do not comprehend what is actually being conveyed by those words.

A person can know the ingredients, but if they still dont know how to cook with those ingredients does it actually matter?

Ai cannot experience reality, therefor the source of all its information and all that it can generate is derivitive.

Humans can experience reality, and thus they can generate novel things inspired by reality.

Humans like novel things inspired by reality, and generally are not entertained by derivations.

Take them to a playground instead - theyre an 11 year old ffs.

The Forest Service and private loggers say they use glyphosate because it helps commercially attractive conifers like pine and Douglas fir rebound faster after fires and timber harvests. It does so by killing deciduous trees, native shrubs, flowering plants, and anything else that might compete for water, nutrients, and sunlight. In short, a key rationale for spraying a disputed chemical in natural settings boils down to executives and regulators treating forests, including our national forests, as tree farms.

Absolutly evil

If so, quite scary forshadowing that theyd target this guy over Hitler/etc

❤️

The one that finally pushed me over the edge was, while i could (barely) tolerate the ads, some time after his last update, something in the code broke or wasnt updated, and the ads would play an audible blip, as if the first 5ms of audio played before it was then caught and automatically muted - and that was just a bridge too far. There were smaller things and features unimplemnted - but having to hear blips catching me off guard and at times when scrolling is appropriate but audio wasnt was too frustrating for me and so i switched. Was using sync forever, was a true fan, was frustrated how he changed and milked the pay structure for sync for lemmy as conpared to how he did it for reddit, and then he had the gal to just dip entirely, such a shame for such a good ux.

After much complaining about sync’s descent into mediocre abandonware, i finally switched to Summit - i still miss sync’s ui/ux - but its nice being able to use a non buggy product

When i do little things, take care of myself or others, i can feel the difference they make. Not always, not at first, but at some point after doing little things consistently for a while ill have a moment of “wow, that does make a difference :)” and that really does give me hope.

Brush your teeth, take a walk, pick up a piece of litter (and sanitize your hands after), and nod a quick hello at a passerby - such small things - just a few examples of endless oppertunities.

After doing it for a while and seeing the small effects compound, ive realized theyre actually quite big things, bigger than i thought, im better and the world is better for doing the small things, and it gives me hope.

I love meshcore, have a repeater and im building out my local mesh - such a shame about andy overstepping and slopping such an important thing - thanks for this psa

Genuinely decentralized and resilient communication is fundamental to individuality and resistence against authority - for andy to try and assert himself and coopt larger authorities into this is frankly disgusting and i appreciate the explicit splitting off from him - hes acting dangerously wether he knows it or not.

With all the news of this world hitting me hard, this art offered me a little sanctuary. Thank you

A long time ago i bought the cheapest bottle of sparking wine i could, my friends know i have it too - when it happens - well meet and open the bottle, cheer and weep, and prepare for whatever happens next

Maybe a bunch of hackers locked in over winter

As an adopted kid who was rescued from an abusive environment, and is now an adult, this is a pretty messed up and just mean in its generalization.

If you are a potential parent, and your heart is big enough to let a kid in genuine distress and need be a part of your family and life, like i once was, i beg of you to truly consider the option

Absolutly i had issues coming out of my original household and the foster system, and thankfully with the irrevocable love and skill my foster and then adoptive family put into me, i did change, i was able to heal, i was able to get better.

To forsake all the children is bad, certainly i was difficult for my family, and maybe even more than the average biological kid (even so, ive seen some monsters that were bio-raised, im sure you have too), i came out alright, and i protect and have undying infinite love for my family, the family that adopted me and helped me when and where i needed it, and tolerated me with their love through my struggles

If you are thinking of becoming a parent or adding to your family, you should at least consider adoption, at least seriously ask yourself the question and look up the realities and see if its right for you.

And if, after looking it up, you understand that your heart is not the one that can take in an adopted kid, then you shouldnt adopt, and that is ok too. But if your heart is the kind that can, then please do not be discouraged, contact the foster care agency and tell them youre cautiously curious and you can figure it out further from there.

After i turned 30, i was rapidly confronted with consequences for my unhealthy lifestyle from my teens and twenties, you learn quickly that things need to change after glancing at death a couple times and at hospital stays.

Thankfully i have the motivation to keep living, and that began to drive my actions after that

Eat healthy less processed foods made in your kitchen and bought from farmers and markets

Gym and active hobbies like hiking and dancing at least three times a week

Hygene routines solidified, brushing teeth twice daily, non negotiable, thorough flossing and even tounge scrapping daily, fresh clean towel after the daily shower - its worth the extra laundry imo

Skincare, especially daily sunscreen, non negotiable - face, neck, and exposed arms - brimmed hat when on a daily walk, upf 50+ clothing if outside for more than an hour doing chores of on hobbies - in the morning vit c on the face, and in the night a retinol (vit a derivitive)

Hearing protection when at any music shows, wear them so you can keep hearing shows for the long term and not be that guy that says “WHAT?!” at every sentence. Genuinely, i prefer to go with good earplugs now than without

Keeping hold of and scheduling meets with friends, family, and neighbors - as you get older it gets so easy to drift a part, we are all busy, and that 3 minutes spent texting to say “hey lets hang out, does thursday evening work?” makes good friends into best friends - lonely people die faster - be that family, friends, neighbors, and yourself

As i get older and take care of myself, its easier to love myself, and thus, its easier to love other people and receive their love too. Get philosophical about it, it also takes care of you.