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Re:The Internet Is Kind of a Predatory Cesspit Now on Saturday August 29, 2026 @02:49PM (#49492261)
I am aroused by this reply
Re:The Harness Is the Thing on Wednesday August 26, 2026 @09:14PM (#49458180)
Having worked with both, it seems like a control thing to me. Either you're cool with Fable spitting out tons of code you'll never read, or you're cool with Luna doing targeted work while you manage the main work thread.

(I'm in the second boat so long as I'm responsible for the code I PR)

Re:typ.ing on Sunday August 23, 2026 @12:03AM (#49405965)
I loved my ergodox, but it made my laptop keyboard difficult to use due to remapped backspace along with the columnar vs stepped layouts.

Hoping and praying for columnar laptops one of these days

It's going to flop because everyone is already able to talk to Google Assistant to manage things, and outside of very specific circumstances (e.g. driving) everyone is still tapping screens instead
Re:Automating Myself Out of Development on Saturday June 13, 2026 @10:54AM (#48517938)
I think that's reasonable. My only gripe is that making small sets of changes is often faster to do by hand than waiting on llm reasoning, so I've found it amounts to very little speedup.
I'm well aware things can change, but having my everyday commute costs generally decoupled from geopolitics seems nice
Re:Task Paralysis and AI on Sunday May 10, 2026 @04:42PM (#48087778)
I really feel this. I find myself reaching for CC, typing half a prompt, and then realizing I could've done the task faster myself. But CC is exciting, and feels* fast, so I keep reaching for it. Somehow it feels worse to just do the work.
Niri is fantastic for that! Pretty barebones though, I recommend grabbing Noctalia Shell to run alongside
Re:Science Fiction Is Dying. Long Live Post Sci-Fi? on Sunday March 08, 2026 @12:30AM (#47294723)
I'd be very interested in any recommendations in that vein. I've been really enjoying the themes of embodiment in the new Marathon, where your body is disposable, woven silk with unfamiliar organs, while your consciousness is totally owned by a corporation.
Re:Dream Recorder AI – a portal to your subconscious on Tuesday February 24, 2026 @05:37PM (#47144326)
Waking up every morning to relay my dream of Will Smith eating spaghetti once again.

For real though, who exactly is this for? People who want to see an AI's take on the real dream they just had?

That was writing naturally until AI stole it from us.
Re:Keep Android Open on Friday February 20, 2026 @02:27PM (#47092671)
100%. If I buy something, it's mine. I should be able to resell it, modify it, or generally work on it however I see fit. Licensed digital media bound to platforms is different (barring some kind of NFT solution?) but an OS that my phone cannot function without (and that cannot be replaced in many cases) absolutely must be under my jurisdiction.
Re:PlayStation 2 Recompilation Project Is Absolutely Incredible on Thursday January 29, 2026 @09:38PM (#46819929)
Identical behavior, sure, but much less overhead and fewer restrictions on e.g. resolution than you'd get on a general purpose emulator