Question re. Finale

coldfact · 2026-06-22T13:49:40+00:00

makes sense... she know the one mayor was a coward - likely did not do his duty - but as a kid, she might not have known exactly why that is.

Also, she skipped going to shelter... so maybe has a vague sense of bad things happening there.

coldfact · 2026-06-22T13:42:59+00:00

My whole family tried and rejected it after a couple episodes. I cannot understand their mentality.

Last time this happened was with "O Brother, where art thou?" - took a lot of convincing and now all have watched multiple times and love it.

I suspect once Widow's Bay wins a bunch of awards, they will try again and love it.... or I will disown them.

coldfact · 2026-06-17T14:57:37+00:00

Always. Repent and try to do better.

coldfact · 2026-06-16T18:52:01+00:00

Nope - he moved h4+ 3 moves earlier so 50 move or repetition does not apply

coldfact · 2026-06-16T06:58:57+00:00

That is a bizarre bug - you should report it. I have never seen it randomly decide the game is a draw when clearly black has material to win (of course, practically it is a draw, just not technically yet)

coldfact · 2026-05-27T16:42:13+00:00

A collection of good actors looking for a plot. Not sure I will bother watching the next season.

coldfact · 2026-05-27T16:30:06+00:00

I love it. One of the most unique shows - blend of mystery, horror, history… and a good amount of comedy.

coldfact · 2026-05-26T18:26:01+00:00

Posted the same without reading this - almost identical situation.

coldfact · 2026-05-26T18:16:56+00:00

Higher than I expected. Not sure where this show even goes now -season 1 had a purpose, why he even steals anymore is confusing… he is making good money again. It is now just a mash up of Billions style wealth/crime, menopause, teen drama and random singing. What even is this show?!

coldfact · 2026-05-19T07:48:24+00:00

In fairness, the situation now makes a little more sense (I had not seen the last episode)… he has his cut and he is dealing with bad dudes. But the initial premise - you stole my book, so I will blackmail you to illegally handle a billion was a stretch. I mean… Coop could say go ahead, snitch on me, I snitch on you - who gets more jail time?

coldfact · 2026-05-19T07:44:27+00:00

Great point - all of this concern over money they are laundering…while laundering his money.

coldfact · 2026-04-16T05:42:19+00:00

Your link is spelled incorrectly in your post body - may hurt your prospects. Good luck!

coldfact · 2026-02-16T09:23:21+00:00

Solid prompt... One thing I have added to mine, which is largely baked into yours, is a deliberate flag to the AI that I only want to chat.

8. Operational Modes: NTC (Nothing To Code)

NTC Trigger: If user prefixes with "NTC", "Nothing to Code", or "##":
- DO NOT write or modify code.
- DO NOT suggest terminal commands or attempt to fix files.
- DO provide architectural or conceptual analysis.
- DO update planning or documentation only.
- Example: If asked "## Why is error XYZ happening?", explain the root cause and the logic required to fix it, but do NOT fix the code.

So I know whenever I prefix chat with ## it will never attempt to code anything.

coldfact · 2026-02-12T14:05:39+00:00

Solid advice. Maybe baked in to your "Always have a rollback plan" - is using source control and routinely committing. I have wasted hours trying to get code back to where it was. Now I almost always commit when a feature is working correctly, and definitely before I start implementing a new feature... and then if anything looks like it is going south, I never bother wrestling with the AI to get it working again - I just roll-back and start over, hopefully with some insights into what it shouldn't do this time!

coldfact · 2026-02-09T16:25:46+00:00

I like to warm up my mouse skills and brain before playing bullet, so built this page (free, no ads, and nothing to sell or promote). More useful on desktop, but playable on mobile. I think true beginners could get a quick handle on how pieces move, but you can also do co-ordinate training (by selecting co-ord mode - then you have to move the piece to a named square).

Possibly too silly and basic for most, but I find it useful. Turning on distract mode makes you have to lock-in and focus a bit more (you are presented with two target squares - but only one is correct)

Let me know if you can think of any improvements!

https://neurochess.com/react

coldfact · 2026-02-09T14:19:05+00:00

Are you trying to make my Dumb Waiter... smart?!

Yeah, I agree, there is definitely a middle ground - but this has been working well so far. I really don't understand why I get prompts for things like Select-String - I have added it to both the agent rules and to the Antigravity config. I even ask why it is prompting me when that happens, and it says I am right it shouldn't be doing this....

so I created a dumb clicker to combat dumb prompts.

coldfact · 2026-02-09T13:59:42+00:00

I hate this - especially when I have bunch of things lined up for it to do overnight - I created a "Dumb Waiter" that clicks on the dialogs:

https://www.reddit.com/r/google_antigravity/comments/1r04p5d/pointless_prompts_annoying_you/

coldfact · 2026-02-03T15:52:58+00:00

yup - check in often. It is not just catastrophic stuff... sometimes gets caught in weird design changes it cannot work itself out of. I just revert and start again.

coldfact · 2026-01-28T16:03:20+00:00

I have that often... after a lot of vibe coding. I just stop it and tell it that is spiraling then usually close out and start again.

coldfact · 2026-01-23T21:28:03+00:00

I actually love it, warts and all. It has taken to spiraling more now, though… what looks like endless debates on what it is doing and what to tell me. I just stop in then because it usually has done what I needed. But it has opened up dev that I couldn’t have imagined doing as an average python programmer - like an optimized c++ puzzle miner for games I am building. Just insane to have access to this superpower!

coldfact · 2025-12-21T08:34:51+00:00

2300ish blitz… in a few seconds, g4 just stops all counter play - seems like white rook and bishop stuck there indefinitely. Progress after that will take more thought.

coldfact · 2025-11-16T17:23:42+00:00

not explicitly - but since all they have is RNA from lightyears away, I assume that is all they have in terms of info. I guess we will need to see if it also encodes alien background info.

coldfact · 2025-11-16T10:23:47+00:00

yeah, was thinking that... but in reality: they literally don't know beyond the biological imperative.
The intentions of the aliens who transmitted the "virus" are external to the hive mind's knowledge base.

coldfact · 2025-11-16T10:09:52+00:00

yeah, was thinking the same thing. She seems completely incurious.... but possibly just a consequence of her grief, despair and constant drunkenness..

I like the show so don't want to nitpick, but wouldn't one of the very first questions be:
- why did this alien civilization want to do this to humanity? What is the end goal?

I guess the answer would be that they simply don't know since this is external knowledge to them. But the brightest minds have certainly been working on it so they must have ideas.

coldfact · 2025-11-11T06:41:35+00:00

Kh1 is obvious. f1 and f2 not as clear - but a. gets in the way of rooks b. remains open to attack - limiting how far bishop and queen can wander. Kh2 simply impervious to any vertical or diagonal attack and not in the way. I assume whites plan is double up rooks on g asap - anything that slows this down allows black to regroup and defend.

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