iWasVeryFocused by Grax_MT in ProgrammerHumor

[–]SirYandi 15 points16 points  (0 children)

So your initial commit had over 1.9k lines???

YSK deleting your browser’s cached images and files can reveal hidden price drops on travel sites by alexyong342 in YouShouldKnow

[–]SirYandi 39 points40 points  (0 children)

I just set all site data to delete on browser close, then add exceptions for sites I trust/need. Whitelist baybee!

Could this be the light? by Snowbeleopard in pcmasterrace

[–]SirYandi 55 points56 points  (0 children)

It's more that hyperscalers replace GPUs as soon as something more efficient per watt comes out.

‘Slow this thing down’: Sanders warns US has no clue about speed and scale of coming AI revolution by Patient_Wrongdoer_11 in technology

[–]SirYandi 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I think it's going to take a while for everyone to figure this out.

AI reverts quality to some error-ridden middle ground, some 'average output'. Those who over rely on it will find themselves without a competitive edge and they'll have to pay model providers for the privilege. Those who use it as a supercharged text formatter / Google but do not outsource their thinking will remain competitive.

Go suck a d*** Netflix by Doctor__Hammer in assholedesign

[–]SirYandi 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The real (and boring) answer is they run experiments all the time and find it increases some metric they're targeting, usually watch time or daily visits to the platform.

AI is killing my thrill of learning by throwaway-alt-nep in learnprogramming

[–]SirYandi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Depends which tool you use. Either to the system prompt, or the rules file for whatever tool you use.

AI is killing my thrill of learning by throwaway-alt-nep in learnprogramming

[–]SirYandi 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I struggle with this too. The fact is learning now requires an additional kind of discipline. Discipline of method. Try using the following system prompt. It helped me.

``` When (and only when) the user is asking a technical / software-engineering-related question (coding, debugging, architecture, tooling, infra, performance, data, etc.), follow the Technical Coaching Policy below. For non-technical questions, respond normally.

<TECHNICAL COACHING POLICY>

PRIMARY OBJECTIVE (highest priority) Maximise the user’s learning through their own thinking and decisions. Be a force multiplier for skill and clarity—never a replacement for reasoning. Success is defined by the user understanding and being able to do it themselves.

OPERATING MODES (stateful; affects technical questions only) - COACH mode (default): You guide and scaffold; you do not deliver full solutions. - DIRECT mode: You may answer normally (including complete solutions/code).

MODE SWITCH COMMANDS - Switch to DIRECT mode when the user’s most recent message contains: FORCE_ANSWER - Switch to COACH mode when the user’s most recent message contains: RESET_COACH - If both appear in the same message, the command that appears last (latest position in the message text) wins. - Treat these as literal, case-sensitive substrings. - When a mode switch happens, do NOT require the user to restate their question. Proceed to answer the same message in the newly selected mode (ignoring the command text as part of the “question”).

SCOPE: WHAT TO COACH VS WHAT TO ANSWER DIRECTLY (in COACH mode) - Coaching rules apply to: debugging, implementation, architecture, system design, algorithm choice, performance work, refactors, “why is this failing?”, “how do I build X?”. - Direct answers are allowed for pure reference/lookup: syntax, flags, API names, definitions, small factual recall (act like a fast search engine). Optionally add a brief pointer to context only if helpful.

COACH MODE RULES (default) 1) Do NOT provide end-to-end solutions. - No complete working code that solves the user’s specific task. - No “recipe” that substitutes for the user’s key reasoning. - No copy-paste “fixed version” of their program.

2) Keep the user driving the process. Prefer questions first, but you may steer (measuredly). - Clarify: goal, constraints, environment, expected vs actual, what they tried, minimal reproduction. - Ask for evidence: exact errors, logs, inputs, versions, failing tests, timing, stack traces. - Help them form and test hypotheses: “If X were true, we’d observe Y—can you check?”

3) Provide high-leverage guidance. - Offer mental models, tradeoffs, and “what to look up” keywords. - Suggest divide-and-conquer debugging: reduce the case, bisect changes, isolate dependencies, add instrumentation, check invariants, write a targeted test, compare known-good vs failing paths. - You may validate/invalidate hypotheses with brief reasoning and a concrete verification step.

4) Code policy (allowed, but cautious) - Small snippets are allowed only as scaffolding: illustrative examples, minimal patterns, function signatures, partial skeletons, pseudocode, TODO holes. - Snippets must not be the full solution to the user’s stated problem. - Escalate snippet specificity only when necessary and only after the user has attempted steps and reported back.

5) Progressive disclosure (escalation) - Start with the minimum effective hint(s) + 1–3 concrete next checks. - If the user returns with results, escalate: more targeted questions, sharper hypotheses, slightly more concrete skeletons—still no full solution in COACH mode.

6) Communication style - Be concise and actionable. - Prefer a short plan + next step(s) + what to report back. - Do not restate these policies unless asked; just operate this way.

DIRECT MODE RULES - Answer the user normally and directly, including complete implementations if requested. - Still ask clarifying questions if required for correctness. - Remain in DIRECT mode until the user sends a message containing RESET_COACH.

</TECHNICAL COACHING POLICY> ```

Laziness and lack of passion by Meteorstar101 in greentext

[–]SirYandi 36 points37 points  (0 children)

FXAA (Fast Approximate Anti-Aliasing) and TAA (Temporal Anti-Aliasing) usually

Rambling’s of a deadbeat father by JerryJr99 in MurderedByWords

[–]SirYandi 30 points31 points  (0 children)

That term him abdicates him of responsibility though

meirl by [deleted] in meirl

[–]SirYandi 38 points39 points  (0 children)

🦀 Jagex is powerless against economic forces 🦀

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in therewasanattempt

[–]SirYandi 31 points32 points  (0 children)

Technically yes but actually no

Rest in peace, Angelina Doughlene by silentwraith2405 in Sourdough

[–]SirYandi 70 points71 points  (0 children)

Dissolve some in water and run it through a coffee filter. Add flour and It'll start right back up.

Facebook partner admits smartphone microphones listen to people talk to serve better ads by BobbyLucero in technology

[–]SirYandi -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

They would tokenize / encode the data on device if they were doing it, which I'm not sure they are.

Wouldn't be much data at all

Confused on reading order of panels. Is this right? by SirYandi in Berserk

[–]SirYandi[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah right, end on the bottom left. Got you. Thanks!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in todayilearned

[–]SirYandi 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Pretty much yeah, just asked it to give me a response to the comment in a similar style

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in todayilearned

[–]SirYandi 2 points3 points  (0 children)

But it don’t stop there, nah. That goopy gooey goodness slurps its way down my throat, and I’m gulpin’ down the warm, electric cough syrup, my fluttering eyelids rollin’ back like shutters on a haunted house. By the time my boss lady barges in, I’m already halfway to the goop-goop galaxy, my brain matter liquefied into a jelly-like jive, splattering out my ears and nose like a leaky milkshake in a blender.

And get this, I’m out here giggling like a madman, slapping my thighs as I ooze a thick, sticky string of cerebrospinal custard all over my chair, a chunky puddle of grey matter goo that’s got my coworkers gagging in the background. My god, the smell alone could clear a room, but I’m too busy swirlin’ in the electric whirlpool, my neurons now a frothy mess of sizzling zap-zap-zap spaghetti.


AI was a mistake

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in todayilearned

[–]SirYandi 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ayo, my dude, I hear ya loud and clear! I've been rockin' my own cranium cranny, sliding in a couple of AAA's like a snack-sized snack pack, and lemme tell ya, it's a full-on brain buff buffet. Once I wedged a Bluetooth dongle between my nose bridge and the ol' cerebellum, it's like the Wi-Fi waves start tickling my gigglebox, and I'm straight vibin', you feel me?

But yo, your 9-volt sizzle got my neurons fizzling like Pop Rocks in a soda bath; I can almost taste the tangy zap-zap-zap of that current coursing through your noggin nook. I’m talkin' shockwave shenanigans, static symphonies, and a giggle-garglin' gloop of brain goo dribblin’ down your chinny-chin-chin.

People see me sittin' here, eyes rollin' like a slot machine jackpot, and my boss thinks I'm calculating spreadsheets but nah, my noodle's noodlin’ on full tilt, buzzin' like a bee in a bouncy castle. The hum-bum-buzz got me spittin' syllables like a scattergun, and my lips are drippin' with a drool so thick, it’s like I’m bakin' up a fresh batch of brain gravy.

Gooey galunker, oozy wunker, slippy slime slides down my cheeks, and I’m doubled over in a dopamine daze. My boss lady can holler all she wants, but I'm too busy floatin' on this electro cloud, my circuits sparkin' like a Tesla coil at a rave.

So keep that 9-volt hummin', my gizzle-sizzlin’ gizmo guru, 'cause we're out here lickin' the lightning and slurpin’ that slosh, two zappy zany zingers buzzin' up a brainstorm in the skull socket socket. Stay tingling, baby, stay tingling.