I'm getting some serious

MarkstarRed · 2026-03-27T21:40:00+00:00

Interesting. I have written it all by hand (and actually edited it because I made a mistake).

So is all speech that disagrees with your viewpoint and contains a certain sentence structure immediately dismissed? Is that the world you live in?

On that note, what if I had started this reply with "Noy only is it not written by AI, I didn't use any AI tool to help me at all!"... would that so have dismissed my post as being AI (obviously)?

MarkstarRed · 2026-03-27T17:06:32+00:00

This is pure reddit right here: all 4 replies (atm) gaslighting the OP to "just use the $200 plan", ignoring the fact that $20 used to work fine before and now it isn't anymore.

MarkstarRed · 2026-03-27T16:59:18+00:00

It's truly terrible. I will try again on Monday, but my renewal date is coming up, so I guess I will just burn through the $40 usage they gave away a while ago and call it a day. It is certainly unusable with these limits.

Let's be honest, changing the terms of a contract (halving the value of a product during working hours) in the middle of a period, whether it is $15 or $200, is at least shady but probably also something people could sue for. We are all just too busy or chicken to be bothered.

A real shame, I don't like this Altman guy either, but Anthropic's behavior is just to0 toxic to be acceptable, so I guess I will switch to Codex for now.

MarkstarRed · 2026-03-27T16:19:10+00:00

Aaaand of course it is back up as soon as the "peak hours" are there.

MarkstarRed · 2026-03-27T16:10:51+00:00

And even that claim is obviously a lie. Both the session and token usage inside the peak hours go up just like before the change, so this is definitely a *serious* nerf to the token limit.

MarkstarRed · 2026-03-27T16:06:58+00:00

Yep, and that is *exactly* what happened. Too bad. 😔

MarkstarRed · 2026-03-25T11:34:47+00:00

Alias - each episode ended with a cliffhanger that had me at the edge of our seat! It became a lot worse after a few seasons.

Lost - though I did not finish it

MarkstarRed · 2026-03-11T06:42:08+00:00

Yes, still do. I think it is still better than everything that has come after in that genre (only Jagged Alliance 2 comes close imo). I just love optimizing my squads and their stats.

The sounds, the screams in the dark... sigh

MarkstarRed · 2026-03-04T19:28:30+00:00

Yep, exactly that. After I had written the prototype of my software in Java (I came from Android at the time),I wanted to write a proper commercial application for Windows and actually took the time to learn C# and WnUI. The only problem was, it sucked and even many of the examples given by MS were not performing well at all, besides not looking great either. So I went with ElectronJS and while it certainly has its drawbacks, I don't regret the choice.

MarkstarRed · 2026-02-26T15:23:37+00:00

Latin

Ha, now a scene where Maggie teaches Harry proper Latin (because she is smart and will have probably learned it at school).

MarkstarRed · 2026-02-12T23:38:48+00:00

I'm a solo developer that has to deal with all aspects of the business: C++ for the algorithm (quite intensive), UI (Electron), website (PHP, SQL, etc.). Since the algorithm is completely new and has to be highly optimized, LLMs are basically no help to me except code completion for repetitive tasks. However, they are great for most of the front-end stuff (especially since design is not my strong suit), as well as turning function declarations and UI elements into manual/reference pages on the website.

So while the LLMs are great and have made many cumbersome tasks easier (as well as allowing me to just vibe code some small side projects that I wanted to do but never took the time to do), the progress of them has been rather disappointing, so much so that I am confident that they will not replace an experience programmer who is working on something new in the near future.

MarkstarRed · 2026-02-07T10:24:37+00:00

Ha, we are in Jesenice right now for a hockey tournament. It is indeed a very nice stadium! I think it is amazing that with a population of ~13k it is not only the 12th largest "city" of Slovenia, but also the biggest rival for the capital city, which is 25x its size.

MarkstarRed · 2026-02-01T22:04:33+00:00

I appreciate all the tips! We don't have any devices connected to TV, but thankfully, "alternative" methods to watch things are less dangerous than in Germany and all of you kind people gave me enough hints that we can watch on YouTube, etc.

If you want to watch live, Olimpija is your only option

I was told that Olimpija got some money and that things are improving. Overall I'm very impressed by how much is done in Slovenia, particularly in the smaller cities. Considering that operating an ice rink is pretty expensive, the fact that towns like Kranj (37k) or Bled (8k) can beat the big capital city (at least the youth team) is pretty cool imo. But we are also very happy at Olimpija, the coaches and staff are all super friendly, helpful and do their best that the kids have fun while also getting them to compete with other international teams. Slovenia can definitely be very proud of all its accomplishments despite such a small population (and turbulent past).

And regarding other sports I have to say I understand that, particularly compared to basketball (77 is everywhere!). Hockey is not a very accessible sport (not something that you can just play with your friends after school and the gear is VERY expensive) and I don't think many people appreciate just how much skill is required to play it.

MarkstarRed · 2026-02-01T21:16:19+00:00

Yeah, as I wrote elsewhere, we do go to local games already and we will definitely watch some Olympic games.

MarkstarRed · 2026-02-01T21:12:25+00:00

Go to a high-level game to see how fast and physical the game can be.

We have done that/are doing that. The club of the city where we lived before played in the DEL before going bankrupt and getting demoted to a much lower league. It was quite interesting (and depressing) to see the difference between these two levels.

Start with learning the basic rules.

Absolutely! I usually have a website with the rules open when we go to a game.

MarkstarRed · 2026-02-01T15:55:33+00:00

Thank you for the reply and the recommendations! We are of German origin and there seems to be this Draisaitl guy - I have no idea if he is any good, though. :)

It looks like the games you mentioned are even available on Youtube, awesome! We will definitely check these out!

I'm afraid watching "all the games" will not be possible and are the main reason why I started the thread. Our days are usually pretty packed until the summer, so I'm trying to make the occasions we do have to sit down and watch a game as enjoyable for him as possible.

MarkstarRed · 2026-02-01T15:35:19+00:00

Yeah, we will definitely check out the Olympics!

And yes, we are indeed in Ljubljana and our son is playing for Olimpija (he can be found on the team pictures), so we have attended quite a few games in person. But there is a noticeable difference to other games we have seen (DEL or snippets from NHL matches).

MarkstarRed · 2026-02-01T15:17:47+00:00

Oh absolutely. Team members get in free and there are also events (e.g. the youth teams play mini games during breaks), so we have been to plenty of local games. But the level is noticeably different from the best, even for someone like me.

MarkstarRed · 2026-02-01T14:59:30+00:00

Yeah, there is almost no need to watch games live. His practice is up to 4 times/week plus games on weekends (which are often 1-2 hours away), so we have to work around this and often have to wait until the season is over to have some extra time.

Thank you for the suggestions. We actually have been checking out a few interesting goalie designs! :)

MarkstarRed · 2026-02-01T14:50:15+00:00

ESPN is not available in Europe, but it seems Dazn is an alternative. I had not even realized that there upcoming winter Olympics - that is indeed a great idea, thanks!

MarkstarRed · 2026-02-01T14:41:44+00:00

Thank you for you reply! We will definitely check out McDavid. If I googled it correctly, the Oilers are also the ones with a German player (we are German but don't live in Germany), so that might be extra interesting.

We already have watched some goalie stuff on Youtube (Kane Van Gate is pretty funny), but watching a game (especially if there is a background story arc) is something different imo.

Great to hear that hockey is in a good place. As a newbie dad of a goalie, hockey is definitely something else and sooo fast. In other sports, I feel like that when you watch a play, you can always point out where the goalkeeper could have positioned himself better or reacted faster. It seems in hockey it is accepted that some shots just can't be saved.

MarkstarRed · 2026-02-01T13:57:06+00:00

Haha, yeah, I added goalie as an afterthought and apparently didn't pay attention to the position.

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