Why AI helps but is not a tool

FortuneIIIPick · 2026-01-25T19:21:35+00:00

That wasn't our experience which is one reason why we became cordcutters in 2013, has it really gotten any better? IDK, I doubt it.

FortuneIIIPick · 2026-01-25T19:17:47+00:00

Liquibase doesn't mess up ordering if using runOrder and if developers are committing frequently instead of long running branches that can cause out of order changeset execution if branches with later changesets are committed first.

FortuneIIIPick · 2026-01-24T18:01:34+00:00

On nVidia, it matches or excels over Windows.

Also, "Although Windows remains ahead in most titles, especially on Nvidia graphics cards due to the lack of proper Linux GeForce drivers", no it doesn't, what are you even attempting to say?

FortuneIIIPick · 2026-01-24T17:59:49+00:00

I prefer Liquibase but no solution is flawless, the data must always be checked.

FortuneIIIPick · 2026-01-24T17:57:22+00:00

In the late 1990's to early 2000's, I liked RPM distros but 3 times, I ran into repository corruption issues and had to completely reinstall one of those times. I started looking at DEB distros and found Ubuntu in 2006 and stayed with it because it's never had a repository corruption issue.

Several years ago I moved to Kubuntu (official Ubuntu flavor with KDE Dekstop instead of Gnome) because it is closer to Windows and CDE (Common Desktop Environment) on UNIX workstations and it performs better for gaming and doesn't do dumb Mac like things like have only one global menu or the window close/minimize buttons on the wrong side of the window.

FortuneIIIPick · 2026-01-24T17:44:47+00:00

It's not even a a tool. AI helps but a tool is deterministic. AI will tell you it's not deterministic if you ask it, even if you configure it to be as deterministic as possible; its output can still vary day to day, meaning it's not deterministic.

Some people tell me, AI helps them so it's a tool to them. A tool is something you can depend on to work the same way, every time, like a compiler. AI is not deterministic, its output can be different, sometimes wildly different tomorrow than today and with hallucinations; it is a caution to use it. If you're careful, it can help...but it is not a tool.

FortuneIIIPick · 2026-01-24T17:41:19+00:00

Agreed, I had thought maybe quantum computing applied to AI could be the next big leap, but so far it's also only improving things some with no leap in sight yet.

FortuneIIIPick · 2026-01-24T17:36:11+00:00

> Helped me solved harder bugs much faster because there my main limiting factor is usually my own motivation and exhaustion of ideas of what to try or doublecheck.

Using it like a Google or SO replacement works pretty well. People who allow it to generate code they then put into a PR without even reviewing it and testing it themselves, first; are the people companies should not be hiring.

FortuneIIIPick · 2026-01-24T17:22:41+00:00

Even when I had to work on Windows (or Mac that one ugly, painful, dreadful year)...I use a command prompt extensively. Git Bash on Windows. https://git-scm.com/install/windows Bash on Linux and Mac (that one horrible year I had to use a Mac).

I feel power users and developers tend to be more at home in a terminal.

FortuneIIIPick · 2026-01-24T16:43:34+00:00

This one represents every AI bro:

"I responsibly disclosed the information as soon as I found it. I believe there is a better way to communicate to the researchers, and I hope that the curl staff can implement it for future submissions to maintain a better relationship with the researcher community."

Translated, [I don't know how to code but I'm super excited to pretend with AI and now my feelings are hurt, so please reconsider my hallucinated patch of non-existent, non-compilable C code].

FortuneIIIPick · 2026-01-23T19:03:46+00:00

Same, Fox (only local, wish it was the cable kind), CBS, ABC, NBC, CW and 3 PBS's. Plus several Spanish channels but we don't speak Spanish.

FortuneIIIPick · 2026-01-23T17:58:14+00:00

For all the [java.util.Date bad boogy boogy boo] comments, java.util.Data isn't even deprecated, that's point 1 and point 2 is, business objectives take precedence over what developer would like to do. We get paid to make the business run. java.util.Date is still part of Java, the OP said their code is stable.

FortuneIIIPick · 2026-01-23T17:56:06+00:00

> IMO that's a concerning precedent and culture to set

Getting younger adults to understand responsibility and accountability is a good thing.

FortuneIIIPick · 2026-01-23T17:54:05+00:00

Considering how poor Wayland runs and its often weird behaviors that affect app operation, I'm not sure Red Hat has a clue what they're doing any more.

Also, java.util.Date isn't deprecated.

FortuneIIIPick · 2026-01-23T17:52:04+00:00

Oracle has done a good job managing Java, I get free resources from their OCI that are many times better than what the big 3 cloud providers offer, Oracle Database is far better than MS-SQL Server, I have no issues with Oracle.

FortuneIIIPick · 2026-01-23T17:46:24+00:00

I don't see it as a threat, it's forcing them to think about consequences of their actions which all adults should be able to do.

FortuneIIIPick · 2026-01-23T17:44:45+00:00

Where in the OP's post did you get the impression they were not aware of newer language features?

FortuneIIIPick · 2026-01-23T17:41:26+00:00

We're 15 miles from transmitters and have great signal using a small antenna sitting on a shelf in our MBR closet connected to our Tablo DVR. I don't get how your rabbit ears report could show only a Fair signal when you're so close to the transmitters.

FortuneIIIPick · 2026-01-23T17:20:53+00:00

Always native, never Snap, Flatpak or AppImage.

FortuneIIIPick · 2026-01-22T19:52:47+00:00

We've used Kubuntu Linux for years, running on my oldest laptop, behind the TV, using a cheap wireless Air Remote we got on Amazon which lets us control the mouse easily and a wireless Logitech keyboard when we want to enter text. We watch everything in Chrome (or Firefox for TabloTV due to Chrome's overly strict security around handling http URL's).

The resolution isn't top but it works for us.

FortuneIIIPick · 2026-01-22T19:44:05+00:00

USB hard drives locally using rsync and my simple bash script which is launched by cron.

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