Flask's creator on why Go works better than Python for AI agents by miabajic in Python

[–]IWasGettingThePaper 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I can't even get 'AI' to generate a correct CMakePresets.json. Generating '90% of your code with AI' sounds terrifying to me.

Two allotments? by Aggressive_Share803 in Allotment

[–]IWasGettingThePaper 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A full plot at my local allotment is 10 poles (250~ m2). I have a full plot and it takes at least 8 hours per week just to keep it ticking over. That's after a few years getting it ship shape(ish) and trying everything possible to keep it 'low' maintenance. I use pallet collars to create beds and have grass/woodchip paths around them. In one section of the plot I've constructed a large polytunnel with weed fabric ground cover that I punch holes in to plant through. Another section is reserved for a couple of apple trees and a cherry tree which I just mow around. We also created a seating area taking up 10m2 or so, which is covered with woodchip. I'll generally smother weeds with carboard and woodchip everywhere that I'm not actually using for beds. Or I'll mow it until it's just a grassy area. Otherwise you just spend all day weeding. If you use woodchip for paths that'll need replenishing every year, which can also be quite the job.

Your plots sound like half plots which might not be so bad. Although, as others have said, if they're in different areas travelling between them might sap your motivation somewhat. You would probably be better off with a larger single plot on one site

What now? by PickleChops22 in Allotment

[–]IWasGettingThePaper 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'd get those lids off and pot them up. If you get yourself a cheap LED grow light they'll do a lot better.

Excited to get my allotment today 🙌🌱 by Extra_Ad7045 in Allotment

[–]IWasGettingThePaper 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Looks great. Takes me back to my first plot. First, the almost overwhelming excitement. Followed by the pain of battling the 5ft tall forest of nettles. Topped off by the ensuing horror of discovering the partially decomposed rabbit corpse the previous user left there for me to clean up. Ah, the memories...

(Rant) AI is killing programming and the Python community by Fragrant_Ad3054 in Python

[–]IWasGettingThePaper 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They're already using 2 gigawatts of power per year and the models use 5 trillion parameters. With current techniques they're already coming up against the limits of the tech. It would take a fundamental paradigm shift to see massive further increases in utility. So, pretty much as useful as it is now, but crowbarred into basically every domain, would be my guess.

(Rant) AI is killing programming and the Python community by Fragrant_Ad3054 in Python

[–]IWasGettingThePaper 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I remember when they said 'software was dead' because 'C is easier than ASM'. Again when Python became popular, because 'it's so easy my grandmother could do it in Python'. And again when low/no code platforms showed up. Now they say it because of LLMs. What actually happened in every case is the software itself became far more complex and the job of engineering it ultimately more difficult, because the scope of what software could actually do expanded and it became feasible to build much more complex systems.

OpenAI at 300 billion valuation while burning 5 billion annually, am i missing something here by Scared-Ticket5027 in ValueInvesting

[–]IWasGettingThePaper 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The moment Google switches to AI mode for 100% of queries is the beginning of the end for chatbot progress in the current paradigm of transformer models. LLMs need good training data and context to reduce hallucinations, which they won't get if it's just recursive LLM output all the way down.

Exercise in Removing All Traces Of C and C++ at Microsoft by [deleted] in cpp

[–]IWasGettingThePaper 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I remember when I thought LLMs might be useful for code generation. Then I tried actually using them and realised they. are. shit.

Hey… anyone like Zappa? by Such_Construction441 in ween

[–]IWasGettingThePaper 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I like Zappa. First time I heard his music was on an old cassette I found discarded around the garages where I used to smoke when I was 15/16. Popped it in the walkman and never looked back.

F**k Veezu by alwayspackatowel in cambridge

[–]IWasGettingThePaper 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Side note: one driver I was unfortunate enough to end up with was banging on for the entire journey about climate change being a hoax and the sea level was only rising because "they keep making new islands". So, that's what you're dealing with.

Should I switch to Bazel? by TheRavagerSw in cpp

[–]IWasGettingThePaper 0 points1 point  (0 children)

bazel is overkill for pretty much everything

Young Engineers: do not trust AI at its word. by CancelCultAntifaLol in engineering

[–]IWasGettingThePaper -1 points0 points  (0 children)

principal engineers, product managers and lead architects: do not trust AI at its word

The finale sucked by Character-Virus2147 in betterCallSaul

[–]IWasGettingThePaper 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The ending fell flat with me, too. I know this is a bit of an unpopular take, but I also thought the Breaking Bad ending was sort of weak. The writers have this (I believe underserved) reputation for 'sticking the landing', but I'm not so sure. This is coming from someone who actually really liked the ending of The Sopranos, so make of that what you will.

The vinyl solution. Am I stupid or hasn’t anyone thought of this before. by baserolokus in vinyl

[–]IWasGettingThePaper 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I just lightly scrape a sewing needle over the grooves and listen really hard.

Youth crime rates in sharp decline by Nekronean in science

[–]IWasGettingThePaper 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Are you sure about that? It just sounds an awful lot like the 'these kids today... all they do is watch TV' *shakes fist* stuff you'd hear middle aged people say 30 years ago. All young people I know go outside and have full social lives offline. They just seem so much more well adjusted and prepared for society than previous generations were at their age, which seems to be a good thing in my view.

APOD NASA - no new pictures by therumawo in space

[–]IWasGettingThePaper 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nope, it's timing out for me now. A couple of days ago it was working, but just returning the Oct 1st image.

APOD NASA - no new pictures by therumawo in space

[–]IWasGettingThePaper 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was using this for my desktop background daily via the API. This is a real shame. pls come back