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Re:Linode Security Incident on Friday October 30, 2026 @06:28PM (#50310954)
One day your job will be to play StarCraft but under the hood it will be your agents vs attacker's agents
Don't care, it's not released so in reality it's undefined, not #1
I'm surprised Sonnet 5.5 did noticeably better than Opus and Fable. Same pattern in their other benchmarks.
Still, calling it "PRIVACY HORROR" as per original post is typical twitter-style sensation seeking. It's an opt-in dog barking detection that causes local chip to listen for... dog barking
I had to check this and it's true. Not saying Samsung or 3rd parties don't take advantage of any data they can collect, but the story the tweets tell is super biased against them. Here, the detection seems limited to specific pattens required for a particular feature.
Re:Does Ruby on Rails still make sense? on Wednesday October 21, 2026 @07:45AM (#50179289)
He also got mad and started yelling at typescript and last time I checked, typescript was still relevant. What dhh built is larger than himself and he alone does not get to decide its relevance anymore. Stop paying attention to people who do this kind of hot takes for the sake of well, attention.
Re:Getting the most out of Opus 5.5 in Claude and Claude Code on Saturday October 03, 2026 @07:48PM (#49948983)
I pointed Opus 5.5 xhigh at a house construction blueprint (pdf with vector drawings) and asked it to create its 3D model in Blender. It one-shot the task in 45 min and outdid my (blender newbie) manual 50h+ work. It also flagged the same issues with the document I noticed earlier. I had some renders and plans from interior designer and then asked to blend them together. It nailed the job. $45 total API cost (I'm on a plan so it cost me way less, just posting what /usage shows). Crazy upgrade.

I researched the feasibility of such task about a half year ago and concluded AI wouldn't be able to have good enough spatial and blueprint knowledge, unless you were willing to throw unreasonable amount of money at the task.

I played The Lost Crown and it's top tier, I assume you're talking about The Rogue?
Maybe you have 5 relevant calendar events but it lists 3 and calls it a day. That is from my experience far bigger type of problem with AI. Hallucination by omission
Re:IKEA made a mod for Skyrim [video] on Saturday September 12, 2026 @11:05AM (#49673059)
Already followed your tip but still saw an Ikea ad in Skyrim today.
Re:IKEA made a mod for Skyrim [video] on Saturday September 12, 2026 @08:16AM (#49671555)
The idea and execution were great. It's good news for Ikea and bad for everyone else playing the game which was perfectly fine without unrelated brands invading it
Re:IKEA made a mod for Skyrim [video] on Saturday September 12, 2026 @07:57AM (#49671420)
Funny, but I hope it doesn't catch on. This genre of games is rather free from ads and the last thing we need is corporations shoving their marketing agenda into classics.
Re:Does creatine make you smarter? on Wednesday July 22, 2026 @05:13PM (#49013508)
It's just so annoyingly sour but it dissolves very well so you can drink it like shot of vodka. And the body absorbs it so much faster
Re:Does creatine make you smarter? on Wednesday July 22, 2026 @12:08PM (#49008997)
Do you take monohydrate or HCL?
Re:Previewing GPT‑5.6 Sol: a next-generation model on Friday June 26, 2026 @01:33PM (#48689425)
How do you judge what is a good or bad thing to learn from a LLM? So you don't have to unlearn the bad bits later
Yeah pretty sure this will be reversed as soon as certain someone acquires a hefty amount of pre IPO shares
Re:The Causes of Long Covid on Friday June 05, 2026 @04:43AM (#48409761)
Ok glycogen store was the only possibilty I has in mind. Thanks:)
Re:The Causes of Long Covid on Friday June 05, 2026 @04:16AM (#48409528)
Is this even a thing? Never assumed you'd ever want to dehydrate like this on purpose. Just why?
Re:GTA 6 Developers Unionize on Saturday May 30, 2026 @06:22AM (#48334655)
I agree and that's why I'm happy not all studios not going this route. It usually means they game will be unique above average because one of the reasons would be needing the engine to work for something else than a "typical game template".
Re:GTA 6 Developers Unionize on Friday May 29, 2026 @01:43PM (#48326620)
I've read somewhere they had several attempts until they could comfortably support the scale of the game, so maybe it was just rebuilding some major parts
Re:GTA 6 Developers Unionize on Friday May 29, 2026 @12:41PM (#48325666)
There are many studios with their own engines that rival or exceed UE5 - which seems overhyped, because at this point they caught up with graphics fidelity without terrible performance that dread a lot of UE5 titles.

Recent notable example is Crimson Desert, they spent years building their own engine for this game and IMO they raised the bar when it comes to creating a huge realistic world.

Others that come to my mind are Decima and RE Engine.

Re:Using AI to write better code more slowly on Tuesday May 26, 2026 @08:49AM (#48279089)
This is one of the most sane takes on shipping code using AI where it's being actively reviewed and it respects your colleagues' time and attention. I like it.
What's the best option for converting house blueprints or 3D rendered images back to models?
This is so cool I'm sad I can't think of any use case for me
Re:Pinocchio is weirder than you remembered on Monday May 11, 2026 @08:58AM (#48094399)
About every soulslike has to have this one anxiety-inducing platforming section. I saw a lot of players complain about this particular part but IMO it's wasn't the most frustrating one:D
It's getting better year by year but I suspect it'll take another decade before we'll have acceptable air quality during the heating season. During earmer seasons it's fine tho.
The pain point was desoldering the old analog, I found a lot of other people online struggle with this particular part.

It's probably way easier if you have proper soldering setup at home, which won't be true for average person just expecting an easy fix. I understand how it can be quick and simple for someone with more experience

yes, you can replace them with hall effect analogs, as they should be right out of the factory
Re:Pinocchio is weirder than you remembered on Friday May 08, 2026 @05:09AM (#48060597)
The game's way darker still but it doesn't feel overdone. You can tell a lot of soul was poured into it. Nice to know that it all somehow traces back to its source

I remember hearing about "Pinnocchio soulslike" and just couldn't imagine how that'd work. Now it's one of my favourites - especially with the expansion.

Compare it to Sony who still put potentiometers in their controllers. Good luck desoldering and replacing that once analogs inevitably start to drift. It's super easy to damage something else in the process as I learned.

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