There are different ways to interpret this. I don’t think fiction should be a source of artificial validation, but I recognize there’s value in finding something that resonates with you, even if seemingly mundane.
bruh moment (i am incapable of explaining any further, just read this https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meaning_of_life )
I can hate MS teams shitty app, or how they are using AI to blow up kids in Gaza. I still get value out of a platform like Windows, GitHub, or co-pilot. I would rather be coding on a framework laptop with an offline AI on fedora linux with a vpn and locked down firefox and codium, but that’s just not what I’m running with at my job.
You seem interested in coding, why not try coding something simple yourself?
Actually, the first script for the app I did myself. It was a calculation taken out of excel. I made it with better decision-making and compliance to standards. It was simple, but I used AI to review and realized the gap between my speed and skill and the AI, which is where the dependence began. The codebase is well beyond 10,000 at this point, but it’s pretty close to done.
This was done in python, but I mostly dabble in engineering hobbies using C, my favorite being my QMK split keyboard. Again, lot of dependence, but in both cases, I’m learning way more than I ever did spending $40k at college. I should look up software engineering because it seems interesting.
Hey all, vibe coder here. Let me preface with a fuck microsoft.
Anyway, I’m not in a programming job, just a tedious one with decent pay. Since I am tech savvy and they have no trainers to bring up my proficiencies, I spend down time vibe coding my job.
It was a real piece of shit at first, but then co-pilot transformed me into some sort of code architect wizard. I am certainly not a programmer, but I know how to map out where functions and classses should live, and how the folder hierarchy should look. Yelling OOP, “best practices”, DRY and what the “tree /f” should look like helps a lot. Also being really snarky when it’s wrong or it’ll just plow along.
I want to discuss because I think we all agree to some extent that AI is the next surveillance tool and we’re probably the biggest targets for big corpro. Like, is using it maybe awful? Or maybe my success with AI is more correlated witb my effort than the tool? Is anyone else seeing incredible return from their ventures with AI? Do you see your bosses peddle AI but don’t understand any meaningful ways to apply it?
If that was intimidating to read,
I would recommend shrinking your drive and making soom room for linux to dual boot if the initial switch seems scary, so yoj can switch between windows and linux.
Over all, it’s not hard. You just need to watch a couple of vids and ask for help if you need it.
Mine for the last 3 years
yourefired probably changed it to maga2020
Considering 50% of gen Z use vpns, I think they might need to reconsider
I use a VPN so yeah that’s not going to work.
Goon to whatever in the comfort of your basement. Just don’t pay $300 or whatever for elon to watch you goon to his grimes clone
Isn’t it the whole reason why republicans go batshit insane against critical race theory? That the racism stems from deliberate attempts to divide people for political gain and it’s been studied that racism isn’t a naturally occurring phenomena?
So what’s the hivemind consensus fellow lemmings, framework or thinkpad? My brain says lenovo but my heart says
My hyper caffinated ass read this 8 times before I realized it said star not planets and I was like wtf how many hydrogen are in a water molecule
What’s wrong with signal? Isn’t it better than being locked into corsair software or whatever overpriced proprietary ecosystem? If I bought LEDs, why wouldn’t I also be willing to pay for a way to play with them? It just feels like you wanted to call people chumps and I only presented the question to confirm if there are better alternatives or if you were just flinging insults.
I love shen’s work. It oozes with sincere goofiness. I know there’s a realistic chance AI will be able to shit out thousands of identically styled images, but the care and time it takes to actually create something is something I’ll always appreciate.
Give some context and alternatives.
I’m just saying Andy sucking up to Trump is a red flag. I’m cancelling in 2026 🫠
My take is different. I know someone who started going to therapy because their kids threatened no contact. They’re on medication now but the narcissism still persists. Now, they act enlightened and projects their shortcomings on to others by not so subtly encouraging them to watch self help vids that only validate their own feelings. They are basically going, “see? I’m better now. This video talks about letting the past stay in the past so we call all get along,” but now the subtext is that the others are the problem.