[-] mlen@awful.systems 10 points 3 weeks ago

Signal is finally close to releasing a cross platform backup system: https://signal.org/blog/introducing-secure-backups/

[-] mlen@awful.systems 10 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

They need debugging tools specifically designed for AI-generated solutions.

What the hell does that even mean, lmao?

Focus on AI tool literacy: Developers using AI tools daily show 88% favorability compared to 64% for weekly users. This suggests proper training and integration strategies significantly impact outcomes.

What kind of drugs are they on

[-] mlen@awful.systems 8 points 2 months ago

Well, the other thing is that except for the instant film, there's no instant gratification in this hobby. Even when one processes at home, the typical time form a photo to a print is measured in hours.

[-] mlen@awful.systems 10 points 2 months ago

I fucking hate them for ruining the em dash, I liked to use it from time to time

[-] mlen@awful.systems 8 points 2 months ago

I think that 3D printing never picked up, because it's one of those things that empower the people, i.e. to repair stuff or build their own things, so the number of opportunities to grift seems to be smaller (although I'm probably underestimating it).

Most of the recently hyped technologies had goals that were exact opposites of empowering the masses.

[-] mlen@awful.systems 10 points 3 months ago

Well, they can't fully outsource thinking to the autocomplete if they get asked whether some actions are okay.

[-] mlen@awful.systems 9 points 7 months ago

Second observation is that when a thing gets cheaper it's used more, i.e. they'll be pushing even harded to shove it into everything.

Are they trying to imply that when they will make it cheaper by shoving it everywhere? I honestly can't see how that logic is holding together

[-] mlen@awful.systems 10 points 1 year ago

Meanwhile in the LLM "search engine" land: https://a2mi.social/@dave0/113031300914816116

Surely it is helping to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful

[-] mlen@awful.systems 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I think ClownStrike is the name they deserve

[-] mlen@awful.systems 9 points 1 year ago

Thanks, I hate it

[-] mlen@awful.systems 10 points 1 year ago

So does Java. /me runs

[-] mlen@awful.systems 8 points 2 years ago

Switzerland requires "wet" signatures too

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