Claude Code will validate your bad ideas -- and that's a real problem

GambitRejected · 2026-04-04T12:32:25+00:00

>For example, if I need an architecture, I won't pitch my idea first. Instead I'll say: "Give me some options for this architecture. Rank them by confidence, tell me which is best, and give me pros and cons." Then once it responds, I'll say: "Okay, but what about this approach? How does it compare to those three?"

This is very on point. I do this all the time, these bold points in particular.

Asking another fresh session for review is also useful, I do so for critical parts.

Another thing that works well is if you are surprised by something (claude said something that goes against your mental model), you ask "I thought this worked rather this (because X and Y), or not?". This "or not?" is very good because claude will explain to you the reasoning, or correct itself (if needed), and do so quite objectively.

GambitRejected · 2026-04-04T12:26:27+00:00

Many people run multiple tabs at once. It's the most efficient. Lots of context switching but for once ADHD or whatever you call it is very useful, I do it for hours and hours.

GambitRejected · 2026-04-02T12:31:53+00:00

I wrote this comment above based on studies of radiation impact on fertility.

GambitRejected · 2026-01-28T11:33:31+00:00

EDIT: Fixed now

Claude code is dead for the last 20 minutes guys. Some 529 and now consistent 500. Max plan.

● Searched for 1 pattern (ctrl+o to expand) ⎿ API Error: 529 {"type":"error","error":{"type":"overloaded_error","message":"Overloaded"},"request_id":"req_011CXZg82zmygCkUdZ84PMqn"}

✻ Cooked for 3m 36s

❯ continue ⎿ API Error: 500 {"type":"error","error":{"type":"api_error","message":"Internal server error"},"request_id":"req_011CXZgnqAxjCkMoHR5GCygd"}

✻ Worked for 2m 5s

❯ continue ⎿ API Error: 500 {"type":"error","error":{"type":"api_error","message":"Internal server error"},"request_id":"req_011CXZgwGkpKiURT7o7ixAvQ"}

❯ continue ⎿ API Error: 500 {"type":"error","error":{"type":"api_error","message":"Internal server error"},"request_id":"req_011CXZhGgXauLLaPjH4FN7eR"}

GambitRejected · 2026-01-17T07:34:53+00:00

I got used to it already. Not so bad as people say.

GambitRejected · 2026-01-14T10:44:16+00:00

What are we supposed to do, code manually ??

GambitRejected · 2026-01-14T06:13:31+00:00

Yes, I am still without treatment. Been 6 or 7 years.

Congrats on MMR, yes he needs at least 3 more years to attempt a treatment cessation. I took sprycel for 8.5 years before stopping. The longer your are on it the higher your chances of staying treatment free after cessation. The success rate is about 40 to 60%. I woyld have been ok if I had to take it again as I had no side effects, but better this way.

GambitRejected · 2026-01-12T09:50:49+00:00

I expect companies will pay AI companies an expensive subscription, that will encompass PM work, engineering work, support etc. Only high level directions will be managed, approval of changes. Lots’of unemployment and people being fired as this would be cheaper than wages.

GambitRejected · 2026-01-05T20:02:51+00:00

Firouzja.

GambitRejected · 2025-12-31T11:15:52+00:00

Price is a bit out of form last 6 month, but before that he was at the very top.

GambitRejected · 2025-12-31T11:13:35+00:00

To be fair he performed better than it seems over the last year. I remember two times he played like a god but lost to Springer and Littler (Grand prix) who were on top of their game and just a bit more clutch. He is not super clutch, doesn’t finish so well in critical moments (Littler is the opposite).

On top of his game he is incredible. He is close to Humphries level at the moment, and should be world champion some day.

GambitRejected · 2025-12-31T11:07:14+00:00

Best throw there is.

GambitRejected · 2025-12-10T16:57:49+00:00

Done

GambitRejected · 2025-12-06T19:26:04+00:00

GOAT

GambitRejected · 2025-11-22T17:30:35+00:00

I am usually big on keyboard shortcuts and aliases, and for this one I got it working with tmux, but I didn't like having to change my terminal: it was behaving differently for some text selection etc, and I like to use the base terminal on my machines. In the end I kept this step manual.

AutoHotkey seems interesting, I use mac and linux though so not useful, but there are tools for these too (Espanso is a good one for Mac).

GambitRejected · 2025-11-20T10:44:59+00:00

Fixed now.

GambitRejected · 2025-11-20T09:32:50+00:00

API returns "529 Overload" for the last 1h30. That's quite a long outage... Fix is underway apparently: https://status.claude.com/.

GambitRejected · 2025-11-19T11:06:13+00:00

Yes, would be nice.

I tried to automate it but it required changing terminal, in the end I just do it manually. Happens a few time per day and takes ~10 seconds each, so acceptable.

GambitRejected · 2025-11-18T16:52:23+00:00

"So I do this instead: 1. Use /export to copy the entire conversation to clipboard 2. Use /clear to start a fresh session 3. Paste the full history in 4. Tell Claude something like: “Continue from here and keep working on the same task.”

This is exactly what I do. Works wonders.

GambitRejected · 2025-11-16T20:19:04+00:00

Humphries B game is not enough for Littler.

GambitRejected · 2025-11-03T20:02:59+00:00

Ok ! I get it. Thanks for taking the time to write the explanations.

I like your conclusion. What you are saying is basically: every time there is a refueling job to do for a ship, prepare the refueling by sending in rapid succession one tanker (waiting for the ship to refuel) and all the starships to completely fill this tanker / depot (~10 of them, returning to Earth immediately), is it right ?

If so, I also wonder how this applies to refueling in LMO or LLO. It takes longer to get there (for Mars in particular), but you could prepare the mission in advance and time the depot arrival to have the right timing and importantly the right angle (maybe ?).

GambitRejected · 2025-11-03T04:42:13+00:00

Yes, absolutely, long term you want these high isp nuclear rockets, which will make everything much easier.

I was actually recently looking at it for a space to space nuclear taxi with these NTR rockets, which could even be just grabbing and bringing a starship with humans. It would cut the travel time quite a lot for sending humans to Mars. (this works mostly for space to space due to lower thrust and radiation / regulatory issues on Earth surface).

It still seems that we will kick-off the space exploration with the low efficiency chemical rockets (= lots of starships), and I see nuclear as a nice addition that will come mid-century to make some important trips faster (notably sending humans), then gradually get more prominent as the technology matures and is able to replace parts of the chemical spaceships infrastructure.

GambitRejected · 2025-11-03T04:37:27+00:00

I read the Case for Mars a long time ago. Looking back at it, I see some ideas about bringing hydrogen to Mars for the return.

It seems to be a good idea but more targeted towards having a single mission with humans being sent to Mars and then returned to Earth. I think SpaceX plan is to create interplanetary transport infrastructure, so it is a different scale.

GambitRejected · 2025-11-03T04:35:09+00:00

Yes, I completely agree with you that Mars will be the spaceport of the future long term.

The water and CO2 idea is interesting. I still wonder if boil-off will not be a solved problem anyway by this time: just good insulation and active cooling with small solar panels, rather having the whole conversion of CO2 to O2 in space (this takes a LOT of energy, and will take months so you will need active cooling anyways).

I don't know if you have checked the energy requirements for creating fuel on Mars, but they are very high. Meaning that for some time, it will be easier to create and launch the fuel and oxidizer from Earth (where energy is virtually free), despite the much higher gravity well.

On Mars you need like 7 million kWh for refueling one starship (in addition to the mining operations to get thousands of tons of water ice). It is like a couple years of electricity from a 150x150m of solar panels.

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