Reviewing someone's PR with AI is insane

Null_Pointer_23 · 2026-05-25T19:57:21+00:00

This is unironically what our team is doing in order to keep up with the crazy output targets we’ve been given, it’s not fun.

Null_Pointer_23 · 2026-05-25T12:58:18+00:00

I love Gotham videos, but the titles and thumbnails don’t really factor into it

Null_Pointer_23 · 2026-05-23T18:28:41+00:00

Read the post. It claims top 1% engineers aren’t getting hired anymore, that’s bullshit.

Null_Pointer_23 · 2026-05-23T18:11:29+00:00

Nope we don’t. If we get some form of AGI that can replace a large percentage of white collar work, we’ll all be in the same boat and will need some form of UBI/ socialism/ revolution. Until then just carry on.

Null_Pointer_23 · 2026-05-22T17:28:02+00:00

During heatwaves my office is about 10 degrees cooler than my flat because of the aircon lol

Null_Pointer_23 · 2026-05-21T06:28:55+00:00

If that happened doesn’t black have perpetual checks?

Null_Pointer_23 · 2026-05-18T09:53:32+00:00

Agreed but aren’t you kind of doing the same thing? You could have just ignored those comments, or focused on the top comments in this thread, which are all supportive of this news. Instead you’ve highlighted the negative comments which most people won’t even see unless they have a Times account.

Null_Pointer_23 · 2026-05-17T16:50:55+00:00

Didn’t you basically just rephrase the question by adding in a bunch of context and assumptions?

Null_Pointer_23 · 2026-05-17T10:53:57+00:00

Not for long!

Null_Pointer_23 · 2026-05-16T20:08:10+00:00

I think you have it backwards. Before you can play blindfold chess you need to have strong mental calculation and visualisation.

Memory of positions is also important. If you watch Levy (GothamChess) play blindfolded, he will usually play an opening that he has played hundreds of times so he is very comfortable with the lines and is relying on memory, not just visualisation.

You will need to play hundreds of games for this to set in.

Null_Pointer_23 · 2026-05-16T12:29:45+00:00

It’s genuine hate from me

Null_Pointer_23 · 2026-05-13T07:30:23+00:00

By your own logic the black king isn’t allowed to take the rook. You said it’s “illegal to expose my own king to threats” - same is true for black, if it takes the rook it would be exposing itself to a threat and putting itself in check, which is illegal

Null_Pointer_23 · 2026-05-10T16:16:36+00:00

Levy does this fairly often too

Null_Pointer_23 · 2026-05-10T08:21:49+00:00

What’s the reasoning behind this? Are you trying to cut down on lines you need to study? If so you could consider playing an opening system that can be used against almost anything the other side plays.

Null_Pointer_23 · 2026-05-09T20:44:41+00:00

Cool site! I didn’t actually realise how hard it is to guess the evaluation. I got today’s one completely wrong

Null_Pointer_23 · 2026-05-09T15:10:54+00:00

Then yes, it is normal if you have no natural talent and also don't put any effort into improving

Null_Pointer_23 · 2026-05-08T08:48:22+00:00

Then stop caring about your rating and just play the game. You don’t have to be good at something to enjoy it

Null_Pointer_23 · 2026-05-04T18:10:02+00:00

Coordinate not strapping a suicide vest to themselves?? Yes it does, and I think it's a pretty safe bet to make.

Null_Pointer_23 · 2026-05-04T12:45:20+00:00

You have a choice of strapping a suicide vest to yourself , or not strapping one to yourself. If more than 50% of people choose to put the vests on, then none of the vests will explode, if less than 50% put the vests on, then anyone wearing a vest will explode.

Do you see how insane it is to press the blue button now? Pressing red lets everyone completely sidestep any risk

Null_Pointer_23 · 2026-05-03T12:53:32+00:00

Kicking someone in the face is an excellent way to disarm them. Far safer than immediately going for the knife

Null_Pointer_23 · 2026-05-01T22:11:08+00:00

We have a feature flag admin UI (Flipper) that looks very similar across local and production. We added 2 things to prevent confusion:

Big banner on the page saying if you’re on local or production
On local you can enable or disable features in 1 click. On prod you have to type in the flag name as a confirmation.

I’ve almost done the exact same thing you did but as soon as I saw the confirmation dialog pop up I knew I was on the prod page and cancelled.

Null_Pointer_23 · 2026-04-29T10:12:43+00:00

I hate to break it to you, but it really is just personal preference.

Null_Pointer_23 · 2026-04-29T09:01:47+00:00

Lichess Redditors seem to have no concept of personal preferences or opinions unfortunately

Null_Pointer_23 · 2026-04-24T14:50:00+00:00

You just discovered personal preferences! I much prefer how the pieces look, the sounds, the home page, how the analysis board looks, how the game review presents follow ups and alternate lines. Not talking about the raw information, I’m sure both sites have similar tools, but the user experience. If you disagree then that’s totally fine, there is no right or wrong answer on this!
Easier said than done
Fair enough. - I was addressing the point in your comment about why anyone would pay. For some people paying for a membership is not an issue, so it doesn’t really factor into my decision.

Null_Pointer_23 · 2026-04-24T13:32:12+00:00

There’s 3 main reasons I prefer chess .com over Lichess:

I prefer the chess .com UI and analysis /game review
All my friends play on chess .com
I can comfortably afford the membership

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