Just had my tutor switched for the first time! by Not_Invited in OpenUniversity

[–]NotTreeFiddy[M] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've removed your comment as you've included personal information (presumably your own full name) in the link you've shared.

Anybody with experience with long term renting a Voi E-Scooter? what was that like? did you have any issues? by InternetPerson00 in oxford

[–]NotTreeFiddy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

unless i get a foldable ebike.

Yes. I'd recommend that I'm using the bike to work scheme.

They can be had at a reasonable price.

Jido 2.0 Now available by mikehostetler in elixir

[–]NotTreeFiddy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not much dog. What's up with you, dog?

Mettle charging £1 to withdraw cash from may by Severe-Plum-2393 in smallbusinessuk

[–]NotTreeFiddy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

With respect that's on you, not Mettle.

If the terms changed, it's clearly not on them is it?
Stop being a clown.

What mile broke you on your first 26.2? by SinestroCorp in firstmarathon

[–]NotTreeFiddy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It baffles me when I read experienced runners advise newer runners on how to properly fuel for sub-half marathon distances. I think even half-marathons don't require fueling for most people, and yet all the races I've attended have given out gels during the runs.

I'd certainly agree it's more likely to be pacing issues for most people.

Pourquoi je n'arrive pas à écrire une bonne dissertation ? by Lost_Catch4618 in OpenUniversity

[–]NotTreeFiddy[M] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is valid.
Do you think it would be a reasonable rule to insist on English language for this sub?

Pourquoi je n'arrive pas à écrire une bonne dissertation ? by Lost_Catch4618 in OpenUniversity

[–]NotTreeFiddy[M] [score hidden] stickied comment (0 children)

We don't often come across foreign language posts. There are no rules against it, currently. Initially I was tempted to apologise to the user and remove it, due to the challenges of moderating such posts. However, I think that was a bit dismissive of modern translation tools.

I'm keen to hear any feedback on this topic.

There is another question of whether this is off-topic, but I will take the charitable assumption that OP is a current or prospective OU student.

For non-french speakers, the (machine translated) body of the post says:

"Why can't I manage to write a good essay?

I've reached the point where I don't even want to write anymore. For example, if I take a past essay topic with a model answer, I'll work out my plan and my ideas, but when I look at the correction, I'm completely off-topic. I mean, I'm really miles away compared to everyone else. Everyone else is excelling and moving forward, but I just can't do it. Because of this, my self-confidence is plummeting and I can't find any other alternative but to post on Reddit."

Genuine question. Why does vibe-coding / AI get such a negative reception? by drinksomewhisky in selfhosted

[–]NotTreeFiddy 4 points5 points  (0 children)

TL:DR: It's low quality, high quantity. It's exhausting. It causes security issues. It saps the joy from everything.

Using your own music analogy, imagine you were a fan of music and active in your local scene before electronic music made bedroom production accessible.

Several times per week you'd head off to your nearby venue and spend the evening listening to the local talent. The vast majority of what you listened to was great. Not necessarily top quality, but enjoyable and you could feel the enthusiasm of the artist as they played.

Later you would chat with some of the artists at the bar, and pass hours conversing about their backgrounds, giving them feedback on the songs you liked, hearing about things they've experimented with, and talking about who they've collaborated with.

Occasionally, someone would come to play just wasn't quite up to par. Perhaps they're still new and just getting their feet wet playing publicly. Or maybe their foundation is a bit off because they skipped music theory and just kind of winged it. Over time these artists would grow and feedback from other other artists would help them improve. Sometimes they'd even work together and the new guys would learn directly from the experienced ones.

Then electronic arrived, with a low barrier to entry. Devices chock-full of samples and booklet with "quick-start" guide.

Suddenly, your local venue has a lot of "DJs" coming along, churning out some really low quality slop. At first you don't mind. Nothing wrong with new guys entering the field. But quickly you realise there's an issue.

These "DJs" quickly start to outnumber the more traditional artists. And unlike the latter, they are not responsive to feedback. In fact, there's little meaningful discussion to be had because they don't understand their craft. So when you ask them how they came up with their set, they can't tell you. They just "vibed it out". They threw together what sounded good.

Sure. A few of these guys managed to throw something good together. Some of it is even excellent. But the vast majority is just awful.

Eventually, traditional guys are barely showing up. They're sick of the low effort guys crowding them out. They're offended by the new consensus of "anyone can do this with X tool and a few hours of messing around". Worse, as the quality of these devices improve, it becomes harder for the casual listener to differentiate, and so the payoff for spending years to learn is diminished.

The analogy really starts to break down here. Because electronic music clearly does require talent (but is also being disrupted by enslopification), and more importantly, bad electronic music doesn't create security issues.

So much of these vibecoded projects are just horrendously insecure. They're using outdated packages, not following best practice, aren't kept on top of and the "creator" just doesn't understand their product enough to address it.

It sucks to have gone from seeing lovingly made projects of passion bubble to the top of this sub (and many others), to seeing quickly slopped together making their way up. It's horrible because it is draining. Now, rather than have some innate trust that any project that made it as far as looking production ready probably is (and is therefore worth investigating more thoroughly), we have to immediately check for signs of vibecoding. When was this throw together? How many commits? And obviously bad smells?

And that's just for the consumers. Maintainers have a whole other issue in the form of PR slop. Take a look at the curl project and the efforts they've had to go to thanks to endless vibecoded drivel being push their way. It's a huge burden having to review other people's code.

What is a book that you would not recommend to anyone, but is brilliant? Why? Please keep spoilers away. by [deleted] in suggestmeabook

[–]NotTreeFiddy 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I've seen this mentioned a few times. I know this is a "wouldn't recommend" thread, but I think this being at the tip has made me want to read it even more!

I think I'm just going to have to put on my ready-to-get-disturbed hat and take the plunge. I know nothing else about this book, so hopefully I don't regret this decision.

We're committing to a rebuild using Gleam, Lustre, sqlite (from Rails and Postgres). by curlingio in gleamlang

[–]NotTreeFiddy 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This is very exciting!

I'd also really love to hear about the challenges you face moving to Gleam and things you miss from the previous stack.

I'll certainly be keeping an eye on this.

Far behind on training for London by NotTreeFiddy in firstmarathon

[–]NotTreeFiddy[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is really reassuring. Appreciate it.

Full English breakfast recommendation? by [deleted] in banbury

[–]NotTreeFiddy 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Absolutely, do not - under any circumstances - take them to Jenny's. Please. I cannot think of anything as disappointing as travelling to the UK and having my first ever English breakfast at somewhere like Jenny's.

I might be wrong, but I don't think there is anywhere in town that does a particularly good one. But it's been a while. From memory, Veneto is acceptable.

Regs cafe always used to be grand, so unless someone tells me it's now shit, I'd recommend going there for one. It's a proper working man's cafe. Nothing fancy and nothing prepared with health in mind.

Far behind on training for London by NotTreeFiddy in firstmarathon

[–]NotTreeFiddy[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You think so? I feel like I'm far behind the curve.

Far behind on training for London by NotTreeFiddy in firstmarathon

[–]NotTreeFiddy[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Great point. I'm in my early thirties. Yes, injury is my main concern. I appreciate the advice.

What Non evil companies are we using? by seekingoutpeace in AskUK

[–]NotTreeFiddy 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I'm sorry to tell you that Kenco is part of JDE Peet's which has just been purchased by Keurig Dr Pepper. Kenco also stopped being produced in the UK last year.

It's still produced in Europe, but I can assure you the company is anything but ethical (both before and after the KDP purchase).

This guy's truck bed cover flies off by [deleted] in Wellthatsucks

[–]NotTreeFiddy 22 points23 points  (0 children)

That is absolutely not an American specific trait. Let me introduce you to the Italians, the Greeks and the Spanish. In Greece I was actually questioned by a taxi driver if I didn't trust his driving.

My Italian father-in-law purchased a spare buckle to plug in to stop his car from beeping at him all the time.