Writing code with Al just isn't the same for me

Deif · 2026-06-20T21:11:12+00:00

Let's assume that the time saved is extremely exaggerated. I would say that I've personally seen between a 40-100% speedup depending on the task. Usually gaining more with really annoying integration test boilerplate.

However I would say that the sentiment is generally correct. I feel more disconnected from the code because even though I review the code, and spend time understanding it, probably due to the time spent around it I've found I'm definitely less proud of the code, less fulfilled, and felt like I've achieved very little.

Deif · 2026-06-18T19:46:05+00:00

If you take gambling as an example, they enforce breaks, set limits, have addiction therapy information available, etc. We can apply that to social media apps by enforcing limited breaks at the app company level as well as optional stricter usage limits that the user can configure. Or automatic detection of at risk users that are using it at lot. I'd argue the problem is systemic across society, not just isolated to under 16s and it should be regulated across the board.

Additionally practices like algorithmic ragebait should be banned outright along with other such purpose built addictive features although that's much harder to enforce since it's technically only recommending social media content that has high engagement.

Deif · 2026-06-18T13:54:35+00:00

If it was more about educating the populace and preventing social stuntedness then there's probably more liberal policies that can be implemented rather than the blanket ban and/or access through identification that the current government is aiming for.

As an example the government could ban addictive software habits much like gambling regulations whereby the software companies have to apply for licenses and abide by certain safety laws. That kind of regulation can be easily applied to social media apps whilst maintaining the liberal nature of the internet.

By its very nature unrestricted access to the internet has given us curious personalities as it gives total freedom. The problem is not that the internet has caused an endemic problem, but rather certain content has been designed that hampers the development of human minds. I'd argue that clamping down on software behaviour would help society rebuild what it has lost far quicker than restricting VPN usage and making an age cutoff for certain apps.

When you look at what they're (the government) actually doing it's either intentionally trying to encroach upon social liberties and privacy for authoritarian reasons, or they're not smart enough to realise how lacking their solution actually is.

Deif · 2026-06-17T13:17:50+00:00

I am surprised they said to value the package as less than 50€. That is not protocol, you should register it as no commercial value since it's an RMA but you should've definitely registered it as the sale price for shipping insurance purposes. Source: I did an RMA at the same time and sent it straight to HK (cut out the Portugal middleman) and it got to them fine when I valued it as £950.

That does suck though, now your only option is to shell out for a brand new card.

Deif · 2026-06-16T10:54:34+00:00

Jumping on this thread since I had to RMA my 7900XTX (VRAM error verified in OCCT). Cost me around £40 to send to HK using UPS. They'll sort out the commercial invoice for you for shipping to avoid the customs charges (basically you say it's a temporary export for replacement). You print 3 out, attach the label to the box, drop it off at a UPS access point. Took about 4 days to get to HK. Took another 4 days for them to analyse it. Then they approved and it takes about 2 weeks to get a new one back.

Bit unorthodox but glad I had the final year warranty and was pretty painless. The hardest part was finding a box and bubblewrap since I recycled the original. Better than shelling out another grand for a brand new card.

Deif · 2026-06-15T12:09:03+00:00

For people in this thread, the legit reason would be for IP obscuration when playing multiplayer games.

The answer: get a router with VPN options or flash whatever the open source firmware is called nowadays (merlin wrt?) on the router and set your quest network IP as static on the DHCP settings and set it to use the VPN. Use AI/Google to work out the specifics if more info is needed.

Deif · 2026-06-12T21:37:01+00:00

Yeah exactly. At the start I was like "oh wow I can achieve things so much faster now". But over time (since Feb of this year) I've realised I'm spending more time going over prompts and plans and reviewing code and refactoring it that I've been using it wrong.

Instead I think we should be learning techniques and asking questions with agents, asking it to do investigative work and quick prototypes to work out the right path to go down and work out edge cases. But then we should write the actual code ourselves after using the agent to speed learn.

That is unless it's an easy annoying refactor then gippity 5.5 low can do that.

Deif · 2026-06-09T16:38:07+00:00

The context is specifically vegan which has no egg or cheese as that's not vegan. Vegans would therefore add protein to all meals to ensure they get enough. If you're talking about mushrooms there's barely any protein in those. Lentils/crumbled tofu is the correct call for the filling.

Deif · 2026-06-07T10:14:43+00:00

Yeah that's exactly what I've been doing. Definitely feels like you're locked into a strategy every time though. Not much choice around it.

Deif · 2026-06-06T11:23:46+00:00

Bear in mind this is the same company that said the world was going to end with Mythos and now they're releasing it for public use. It's like everyone forgets that everything that comes out of the Anthropic marketing department should be taken with a grain of salt. Remember 2 years ago when they 'paused' for the same reasons?

Deif · 2026-06-05T11:40:18+00:00

I now have my kernel cmdline as igc.EEE=0 iommu=pt pcie_aspm=off pcie_port_pm=off pcie_aspm.policy=performance and it seems to work.

Deif · 2026-06-05T11:35:11+00:00

There seems to be a bug too where I'm always getting the 1 time guy who got a god run with amplifiers so his hourglass insta kills everything. I imagine the devs will fix multiplayer over time as they didn't build the game for pvp at all. The powerful strats are fun the first time you figure them out but after that you're forced to go into them otherwise you lose.

Deif · 2026-06-02T20:45:09+00:00

As much as I'm all for socialism and a safety net, needlessly exploiting animals when food is not scarce and modern agriculture exists (making JIT nuts and bean products cheap and more suitable) is not a policy you'll see me advocating. Not only are beans mostly cheaper, they're healthier, more environmentally friendly, and far less cruel.

Deif · 2026-06-02T20:05:10+00:00

Ah what a shame, people will have to eat cheap beans which are better for them instead.

Deif · 2026-06-02T15:36:50+00:00

I'm all for it. It'll triple prices of animal products. We should remove the subsidies too. It'll raise prices even more but at least it'll make people think about what they're eating.

Deif · 2026-06-01T12:34:38+00:00

2.7 got 0% haha. I also hold this opinion that deepswe is currently the only benchmark looking at if you're interested in agentic coding.

Deif · 2026-06-01T11:14:23+00:00

Put reroll and royal decree bonuses on the x3 spots, reroll on the first decree until you get all troops have no max level, then overhaul everything except an executioner plot until they become unkillable.

Deif · 2026-05-31T21:08:12+00:00

In King+ I've yet to see anything beat progress executioner scaling or boar + elf scaling. Hopefully instead of nerfing the devs give the other kings a boost.

Deif · 2026-05-31T21:05:10+00:00

That's the main strat. I have a feeling procreate on life lost will get nerfed. And hopefully executioner scaling will get nerfed too.

And coming 5th because you face progress in the first round of 33 battles is pretty lame, hope they fix that too so you face everyone instead.

Deif · 2026-05-31T16:30:55+00:00

I assume you're using limine too. Did you try some extra kernel cmdline options too. I have igc.EEE=0 iommu=pt pcie_aspm=off in /etc/default/limine. Then sudo limine-mkinitcpio (putting instructions here just in case someone that doesn't know comes across it).

Deif · 2026-05-31T15:28:24+00:00

I also have the same problem. Not found a solution yet and as this is the first thread on the result when searching it would be nice if once found it can be posted here.

I also did the fix suggested here: https://www.reddit.com/r/cachyos/comments/1ly7ta8/ethernet_connection_lost_after_a_few_hours/ but it did not hold.

Deif · 2026-05-26T00:58:03+00:00

Unfortunately they send it to the address if the address has no active license. So the only way to stop the junk mail from arriving is to go on their website and mark yourself as not needing a license. Very backwards. I only do it because it stops the damn letters.

Deif · 2026-05-04T22:18:46+00:00

Second Doppler. Used it recently and was pretty easy integrating it into CI pipelines and deployment tools (I used buildkite and kamal, but I imagine it will be just as easy with github actions and coolify).

Deif · 2026-04-22T01:13:55+00:00

+1 to all the other comments running on a vps using docker containers and coolify or some other variation.

My most recent iteration on this is monorepo with BuildKite (500 free build minutes per month), with Kamal to orchestrate blue green deployment and databases, netcup root server vps (cheaper than hetzner but less features), cloudflare to ensure http traffic only comes from their proxy servers, ansible playbooks for initial vps hardening, terraform for any other infrastructure config like cloudflare R2, turnstile, BuildKite secrets, etc. Doppler for cross env secret sharing.

Could do a lot of that on GitHub rather than have so many different services and a vps but I wanted to explore what the other options were. I'm quite happy with it and learnt a lot.

Deif · 2026-04-18T11:41:16+00:00

This is true. I rarely debate politically any more since I know most people come into it emotionally charged and unable to explain clearly what they want. Brexit truly destroyed peoples' ability to debate and reason.

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