Xuntari

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[–] Xuntari@programming.dev 19 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I totally agree with this.

Whenever I see people criticise AI, it's usually because the company steals copyrighted content, with the aim to replace the people they stole from. Or the environmental impact of training and running the data models, which is awful. And, both of those reasons are good enough to not like AI, in my opinion. But, I feel like I never see people talk about the fact that all the answers it gives, is being filtered through a private corporation with its own agenda.

People use it to learn, and to do research. They use it to catch up on news of all things!

Like others have mentioned, Google has already been doing this a long time, by sorting search results they show to the user. But, they haven't written all the articles, the blog posts, the top 10 lists, or the reviews you read... until now. If they've wanted to, they've made certain things easier or harder to find. But, once you found the article you were looking for, it was written by a person unaffiliated with Google. All that changes with AI. You don't read the article directly anymore. Google (or any other AI) scrapes it, parses it however they want, and spit it back out to the end user.

I'm very surprised that people are so willing to let a private corporation completely control how they see the world, just because it's a bit more convenient.

[–] Xuntari@programming.dev 1 points 6 days ago

LazyGit and GitKraken. I try to use LazyGit as much as possible, but a few things are easier for me in GitKraken (as I'm more used to it).

[–] Xuntari@programming.dev 4 points 5 months ago

I've seen way too many tutorials that are trying to teach JavaScript, and mixing up JavaScript with Java... Saying that Java is just another, shorter, name for JavaScript.

I'm also a big fan of the open web. It's good that people can post without needing a big publisher or newspaper to back them. But there are definite drawbacks as well. It can be very hard for someone who is trying to learn basic concepts, to know who actually knows what they're talking about, since anyone can post anything.

[–] Xuntari@programming.dev 2 points 1 year ago

I guess this entirely depends on what country you're from. I'm a developer, and I constantly have to deal with ignorant bosses. They push me to write code faster, sacrificing proper planning, architecture, and testing. Then I'll be the one sitting up all night fixing a broken release, because my code doesn't work.

As the professional in this scenario (the one who knows how to develop software), it's my responsibility to make sure it's done right. My boss isn't supposed to know how to do it, so it's my job to let him know.

Of course, you still have to have your bosses permission to do it, so I totally agree with OP putting pressure on the boss. It's important that the boss knows what's at stake, and it's OP responsibility to make sure he does. But at the same time, it's important for OP to know why the boss doesn't want to upgrade, he might have a good reason, or at least it would be easier to argue against.

Again, it probably depends on the country. I work in a country with high job security, but it might be different in other countries (not the responsibility, but the danger of doing your job properly).

[–] Xuntari@programming.dev 1 points 2 years ago

Same here, played a bit of DS2, but never really got into it. Started on DS3, but got tired of that pretty quick as well. But when Elden Ring came out, I got really hooked on the games. I finished Elden Ring, then I played through DS 1, 2 and 3. And then a few more playthroughs of Elden Ring with different builds. I've started a bit on Sekiro, but jumped over to Lies of P when it came out. The plan is to play the new Lords of the Fallen, when I'm finished with Lies of P. It's really satisfying to beat a boss after a few hours of learning the patterns.

[–] Xuntari@programming.dev 3 points 2 years ago

Cool, hope it continues to grow!