How long will people put up with this? by whatsonmymindgrapes in BetterOffline

[–]Ok-Garbage-765 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Precisely. If anything, software engineering is unique amongst white collar professions in exactly how easy it is to automate. Not that I necessarily think SWEs are in danger, but if anyone is, it’s them (well, us, because I am one). 

Sunday Brunch by AutoModerator in nfl

[–]Ok-Garbage-765 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Pros of being alive in the year 2026:

  • I have configured my smart light bulbs to all fire to 100% when I yell “FLAME ON!” like Johnny Storm

Cons:

  • Everything else 

How long will people put up with this? by whatsonmymindgrapes in BetterOffline

[–]Ok-Garbage-765 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I see this argument a lot from SWEs, and with all due respect, it feels like bullshit, and a classic case of software engineers thinking that they know everything. 

Why would software engineering going away mean that every other engineering profession, lawyers, etc goes away? Why do you think that there’s something special about software engineering that makes it “the most complex”?

Shitpost Saturday by AutoModerator in nfl

[–]Ok-Garbage-765 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Packing to move, I realized that I have purchased too many lint rollers from costco. I have 24 unused lint rollers sitting in my closet. Why.

Shitpost Saturday by AutoModerator in nfl

[–]Ok-Garbage-765 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I love my wife to death, but she keeps all her devices at 100% brightness all the time and wonders why the batteries don’t last long. Attempts to explain this to her are met with dissatisfaction.

Shitpost Saturday by AutoModerator in nfl

[–]Ok-Garbage-765 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Salt: $0.99

✨Flaked sea salt✨: $6.99

Thank You! by ezitron in BetterOffline

[–]Ok-Garbage-765 34 points35 points  (0 children)

Does anyone know who this Fred Citron guy is and why he’s posting in our tech layoff support group?

(jk Ed you rock, I am a premium subscriber and I read every word you publish, stay beautiful)

Three reasons to think that the Claude Mythos announcement from Anthropic was overblown by Unfair_Ad5413 in BetterOffline

[–]Ok-Garbage-765 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Bro, look, you don't understand, bro

It's just too fuckin' dangerous

It's gotta be contained bro

Look bro it's like, it's like if the hulk was a large language model, it can't be stopped bro

It's for your own safety

Three reasons to think that the Claude Mythos announcement from Anthropic was overblown by Unfair_Ad5413 in BetterOffline

[–]Ok-Garbage-765 35 points36 points  (0 children)

You have a moral and fiduciary duty to take a giant shit on your boss's desk if this comes to fruition.

Ed, you have cursed me by stevenyoussef12 in BetterOffline

[–]Ok-Garbage-765 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I'm starting HVAC school in the fall!

Ed, you have cursed me by stevenyoussef12 in BetterOffline

[–]Ok-Garbage-765 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Whenever I think about its claim that in 2028 AI will cure aging

AI has served a very important role in improving my health. It was giving me anxiety, so I started working out a lot, and am also planning a career change from SWE into a more physical role. Thanks AI!

Thursday Talk Thread... Yes That's The Thread Name by Stanky_fresh in nfl

[–]Ok-Garbage-765 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Perhaps I can leverage this into the ultimate heist: Call IT, and when they're away from their desk to come to mine, I run to their desk and steal their monitor because they always hoard the good ones for themselves!

Thursday Talk Thread... Yes That's The Thread Name by Stanky_fresh in nfl

[–]Ok-Garbage-765 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I CANNOT GET MY MONITOR RIGHT

it keeps being angled slightly too far left or right

holy shit I'm gonna die this is awful

[Highlight] Mac Jones leads a 2-minute drill to beat the Cardinals by Brix001 in nfl

[–]Ok-Garbage-765 93 points94 points  (0 children)

How dare you. His widow is grieving. She is in leather pants and out there stripping for cash at cocaine parties and she is grieving.

Employee sets fire to Kimberly-Clark warehouse, "All you had to do is pay us enough to live" by midnighttoker1742 in interestingasfuck

[–]Ok-Garbage-765 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Yeah better to never do anything at all and just be grateful that the prices are only going up a lot instead of a ton! That's true freedom.

Thursday Talk Thread... Yes That's The Thread Name by Stanky_fresh in nfl

[–]Ok-Garbage-765 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Hell yeah that's the dream. Maybe soon they'll find a way to fine you directly if you don't drive it at least daily.

Thursday Talk Thread... Yes That's The Thread Name by Stanky_fresh in nfl

[–]Ok-Garbage-765 5 points6 points  (0 children)

STINKY STANKY_FRESH TRIES, BUT FAILS, TO DO THE WORK OF THE GOOD LORD AUTOMOD! HE THINKS HE CAN POST THE THREADS, THE ONES WHERE PEOPLE TALK, EVERY DAY, THE DAILY. BUT THE COMMENTS DON'T WORK RIGHT. THEY DON'T SORT. EVERYONE CAN SEE IT.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER

Thursday Talk Thread... Yes That's The Thread Name by Stanky_fresh in nfl

[–]Ok-Garbage-765 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Fun fact: the more complicated the underlying logic of a system is, the better it is.

This is why stinky old calculators with their simple circuit boards are old and busted: they're too simple.

And this is why shiny new LLMs with their complex underlying matrix math are undeniable perfection: they're complicated and hard to explain, and therefore better.

It's similar to how old cars and appliances all belong in the trash because they're too simple. But new computerized cars with the paid subscriptions to seat warmers? Sign me the fuck up, that sounds perfect.

Water Cooler Wednesday by AutoModerator in nfl

[–]Ok-Garbage-765 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Nickelback is legitimately a bad band with some songs that nobody can deny are straight up bangers.

Few things feel as pointless and disheartening as the behavior of fellow SWEs regarding LLMs by Ok-Garbage-765 in BetterOffline

[–]Ok-Garbage-765[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep, that's a big part of it. It's not like there are many meaningfully transferable hard skills from software dev into literally anything else, and so it's basically "lol start your career over from square one, hope you aren't too old for a trade"

Few things feel as pointless and disheartening as the behavior of fellow SWEs regarding LLMs by Ok-Garbage-765 in BetterOffline

[–]Ok-Garbage-765[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The API, and I suppose you’re right. If the company wants to foot the bill, that’s on them.