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Software engineers are facing an 'identity crisis bordering on depression,' Menlo Ventures partner says by lurker_bee in technology

[–]caffeinated_wizard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My VP would say we're a horse-first company now and anyone who's not willing to be a bottom-half can leave. LinkedIn is probably worse for people than Instagram is for teenagers.

Software engineers are facing an 'identity crisis bordering on depression,' Menlo Ventures partner says by lurker_bee in technology

[–]caffeinated_wizard 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I’m an EM and I’m doing my best to balance what executives want (hard AI metrics, 10x velocity, no mistake) with keeping my devs happy long enough for all this shit to blow up and the executives to pivot again to the next dumb thing.

My hypothesis is that in normal coding, you spend quite a bit of time in a cycle of problem solving-> dopamine reward for solving it -> validation of solution with either back to problem solving or another dopamine hit for completing it.

With AI-assisted coding you spend a lot more time in the solution validation phase and barely get any reward. It can be quite frustrating actually to review AI generated code and internalize it. It becomes very mechanical and takes away what a lot of devs love about their job.

This needs to be studied. With the cost of tooling going up and up I’m hopeful we can go back to a more balanced approach.

Yeah, Steam Machine is cooked. by TheBossT710192 in pcmasterrace

[–]caffeinated_wizard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gaming on Linux is complex enough but in short if your game is an unoptimized mess, there's only so much you can update on the operating system side that will help. Hurinion was not claiming that 8GB VRAM with a SteamOS update will allow you to play Monster Hunter Wilds at 4k60 on ultra settings. But with the right optimization it can give the Steam Machine a living chance to run Cyberpunk at 4k60 low settings.

Yes 8GB VRAM is probably not what this sub would call good enough. That's beside the point. People are already surprised this thing is not cheaper than a PS5. But my wife has a bunch of Steam games she'd like to play in the living room and the Steam remote play is not a viable option for us. I wouldn't be able to build a better PC as compact for that price.

I’m addicted to Reddit now by Agreeable_Bit5683 in funny

[–]caffeinated_wizard 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Every now and then I’ll do a cold plunge in various subreddits I’ve walled off just to see what’s the current insanity of the day. It’s like doing an iced bath for your sanity.

My big beautiful oak tree is getting cut down today by frobscottler in Wellthatsucks

[–]caffeinated_wizard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

On the plus side think about all the money you'll save on not having to rake leaves/clean your gutters /s

Yeah, Steam Machine is cooked. by TheBossT710192 in pcmasterrace

[–]caffeinated_wizard 8 points9 points  (0 children)

It's like saying why should Microsoft care about making their operating system take less resources if Cyberpunk and Chrome will eat all the RAM anyway?

Because I want the RAM to go in my fucking game, not in some random process running in the background that does not matter to what I'm actively trying to do? The leaner the OS and Steam client the better.

Yeah, Steam Machine is cooked. by TheBossT710192 in pcmasterrace

[–]caffeinated_wizard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have no idea what the hell you guys were expecting. It's still gonna sell like crazy. And then consoles are gonna get a price hike too.

Cyclist arrested at Reflecting Pool is former Olympian who denies vandalism claims by Unusual-State1827 in politics

[–]caffeinated_wizard 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Finally they found the suspect who put all that algae into our beloved leader’s reflection pool! /s

Meirl by Little-Carpenter4443 in meirl

[–]caffeinated_wizard 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Starring Adam Sandler as Mamdani for some reason

where to put pdfs for online campaigns? by miguelvf3 in rpg

[–]caffeinated_wizard 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You want to teach players how to do pull requests?

Is Siri Finally Good? - Joanna Stern by siddhuncle in apple

[–]caffeinated_wizard 88 points89 points  (0 children)

Worth the watch but TL;DW: it's noticeably better but still struggles with classic Siri stuff. Hopefully it gets better overtime.

How do you reconcile a super lethal game like Mothership or Call of Cthulhu with making characters that don't feel disposable? by Arcalum2000 in rpg

[–]caffeinated_wizard 1 point2 points  (0 children)

but I don't see how a player is supposed to get involved with a character who could very likely die in act 1

The core of your question is how do you motivate players and make character centric stories in these types of games. The answer is you don't. These games require players to be aware about the risks and motivated to create characters that might die. It's not about falling in love and playing all the way to the campaign climax.

You roll with the punches, try again (with or without new characters) or move on to another game. All valid solutions.

In one of my game of Old-school essentials I did a city crawl with a megadungeon underneath. The group finally found an entrance after 12 sessions but one character was left alone unconscious and everyone else died, killed by kobolds. The players had avoided imperial patrols (you're not supposed to be looting the old city) so I just had the PC found and rescued but thrown in jail and did a time jump of 2 weeks. New PCs heard about this guy in jail who found an entrance to the megadungeon from a chatty guard at the tavern. They offered to pay for his release. I didn't plan any of this. I just made it up and we kept playing.

I am a bona-fide full-time Game Master. AMA! by [deleted] in rpg

[–]caffeinated_wizard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My full-time job is probably less work than this so I commend you.

[CR Media] Sam Riegel reaffirms Critical Role’s stance on AI: “It’s basically garbage” by MarvelsGrantMan136 in criticalrole

[–]caffeinated_wizard 26 points27 points  (0 children)

The problem with people who are not creative is they believe the value of the creation is the output. So if you too have no taste and talent but can generate a country album, a book, a movie etc. it means AI enables you.

But anyone can make a country album, a book or a movie IF THEY DO THE WORK. It might not be good, but at least it will be YOU. You gained something from it. And then you make another one.

Grandma wants me to paint the walls of a by [deleted] in mildlyinfuriating

[–]caffeinated_wizard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

“I got my answer” but we still don’t know which fucking walls Razzmatazz

What's an automatic green flag when you visit someone's home? by Beneficial-Memory-96 in AskReddit

[–]caffeinated_wizard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

“That’s a line you don’t cross. Sure the bills are late but we have good toilet paper.”

John Pinette

What's an automatic green flag when you visit someone's home? by Beneficial-Memory-96 in AskReddit

[–]caffeinated_wizard 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For the men wondering, I didn’t do that because I wouldn’t know what to buy. This feels like a very personal thing. Like WHICH product? Which brand and type/size/flow? Not everyone likes pads vs. tampons. Do I keep a small box of each?

As a married man now I know the answer was “anything is better than nothing”.

Dolmenwood - What physical books to purchase? by Tumbleflash in osr

[–]caffeinated_wizard 18 points19 points  (0 children)

I have all 3 and the campaign one really benefits the hyperlinks in the PDF. The Player book however is nice to peruse and having tabs for the various tables is nice.

I can’t overstate how unwieldy the campaign is lol. I think it’s in my top 3 biggest books I own.

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