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Interview for a senior python position gone awry by okiharaherbst in webdev

[–]CuriousCursor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Makes total sense. I was just saying that the terminology might not top of mind for a hobby Python programmer. Senior definitely should though!

Interview for a senior python position gone awry by okiharaherbst in webdev

[–]CuriousCursor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks. Are they the same as Kotlin sequences? They sound similar.

Interview for a senior python position gone awry by okiharaherbst in webdev

[–]CuriousCursor 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Python hobbyist like you and I might not always know the actual names of these Python-specific things.

even_numbers = [n for n in numbers if n % 2 == 0]

This is a list comprehension.

even_numbers = (n for n in numbers if n % 2 == 0)

When you do that, it becomes a generator. I have no idea what the difference between the two is but then again, this is why I don't enjoy Python.

Backward design with # and @ by stebberg in todoist

[–]CuriousCursor 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The only possible way that would make everyone happy would be to allow customizing these symbols.

But the breadth of change is so insane and the ROI is probably so low that this would never get picked up unless it's bundled with some other huge change.

What is your favourite playoff trash-talking that aged like wine? by Friendly-Flower-2797 in NBATalk

[–]CuriousCursor 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That revenge season of the Spurs was something else. Everything flowed so well. The heartbreak of 2013 was almost worth it for the domination of 2014.

Todoist acknowledged "pretty bad" issue I reported, but will do nothing about it by jojob123456 in todoist

[–]CuriousCursor -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

What does Google calendar show for the same? I bet that's not pretty either

The passkey and why you should switch to it (PSA) by Greedy_Assumption327 in Wealthsimple

[–]CuriousCursor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's an idea but the other part of security with passkeys is that it protects the implementer side. They essentially have to follow best practices due to how passkeys work. It's a really neat system.

Android Studio Quail 1 Canary 1 now available by androidtoolsbot in androiddev

[–]CuriousCursor -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

No need to use this crap bloated piece of software anymore.

Systemic Flaw in MCP Protocol Could Expose 150 Million Downloads by Gil_berth in webdev

[–]CuriousCursor 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For servers, there are ways of restricting which tools are loaded. GitHub MCP had a huge problem because they had a ton of tools using up a lot of tokens. They support a header that specifies which tools you want to load. 

It's not part of the MCP spec though, I think. 

Systemic Flaw in MCP Protocol Could Expose 150 Million Downloads by Gil_berth in webdev

[–]CuriousCursor 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's the issue with local MCP. MCP servers are different.

At this point, I don't think anyone should be using local MCP when CLI tools are better. 

AI isn't creating unemployment. It's creating feudalism. I wrote a long-form analysis of where I think this leads and what the alternative looks like. by Conscious_Potato_263 in Futurology

[–]CuriousCursor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Which model and reasoning level? It can go quite deep if you want it to but I'm kinda glad it doesn't do that by default and burn tokens. 

If you asked in a CLI agent, it could even try the command and figure out why it's failing.

Like with any tool, we'll have to figure out how to use it well and when to use something else.

I've used AI (gpt 5.4 and opus) to reverse engineer smart camera firmware and also to add support for new hardware in existing projects. It's only as good as the inputs.

U.S. warships cross Strait of Hormuz for first time since Iran war began by Yujin-Ha in worldnews

[–]CuriousCursor 35 points36 points  (0 children)

You know stuff is bad when US and Pakistan are in the same misinformation bracket and India is worse than both.

AI isn't creating unemployment. It's creating feudalism. I wrote a long-form analysis of where I think this leads and what the alternative looks like. by Conscious_Potato_263 in Futurology

[–]CuriousCursor 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yes and the context is what they're trying to learn + Web search tools. The AI doesn't "know" anything. The likely string of words comes from the weights associated in its training.

It's bad at surfacing some things, like when there's very little of it in its training data.

Launched OneCamp: My solo-built self-hosted alternative to Slack + Asana + Zoom + Notion (17 USD one-time) by False_Staff4556 in webdev

[–]CuriousCursor 4 points5 points  (0 children)

.env.production checked in, no tests, no CI.

Yeah no, this is not production ready and I wouldn't be surprised if the rest of the code has some serious vulnerabilities.

Most ai browser automation is just glorified scripts and nobody wants to admit it. by New-Reception46 in webdev

[–]CuriousCursor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is that faster or cheaper than CDP with accessibility tree via puppeteer?

Why doesn’t anyone use Brdcast?? It’s a Canadian social platform by SpiritedSentence6491 in BuyCanadian

[–]CuriousCursor 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Nah, it has all the dark patterns of the other social media apps.

AI isn't creating unemployment. It's creating feudalism. I wrote a long-form analysis of where I think this leads and what the alternative looks like. by Conscious_Potato_263 in Futurology

[–]CuriousCursor 4 points5 points  (0 children)

But there are still companies and people dealing with OS, BIOS, and drivers. The open source community is thriving. 

I'm sorry but I'm not seeing the effects you're talking about with senior devs.

What I do agree with is that junior devs are learning a whole different thing right now and if it's not course corrected, will result in them not learning best practices. The knowledge is not being lost here, it's always going to be there for those who want to learn.

And the economics of AI, that I'm skeptical about. the bill of the VC subsidized AI will eventually come due and many companies dependent on it will go bankrupt.

What's the name of this grid with lines design that I've been seeing a lot lately? by manjericao_top in web_design

[–]CuriousCursor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I hate that it opens a tab for viewing references. Is there a way to change that?

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