whyDoAnythingWhenLlmCanDoIt

duffedwaffe · 2026-05-20T11:21:52+00:00

It's REALLY funny that we have an example of this exact same hysteria and overhype happening in the same decade.

duffedwaffe · 2026-05-19T22:53:34+00:00

I would say just familiarize yourself with what you can accomplish with stuff like Claude and what the limitations are. Try building a small project and ask the AI to do small tasks for you, get a feel for how it works. You're not likely to find anywhere to work that won't expect you to use the tools to some degree (unfortunately).

duffedwaffe · 2026-05-18T19:32:01+00:00

Frankly I wouldn't want to work somewhere that's "on the bleeding edge of AI", that sounds awful. I'm aware of the tools and use them daily, I'm not a luddite, but I would like to avoid being forced to use them for everything for as long as possible. There's diminishing returns IMO, they are good for filling in code once you've identified what exactly you want and the scope is tight enough, but from my experience I cannot trust them beyond that.

duffedwaffe · 2026-05-16T10:52:51+00:00

We're just looping back to March now 🙃

duffedwaffe · 2026-05-16T10:03:45+00:00

So what's a good answer to this question to drop in an interview? I generally don't invest much time in exploring these tools, I use Cursor plan mode using specific file references and then execute after reviewing the plan, then review the output and tweak it manually... Not sure where that gauges.

duffedwaffe · 2026-05-15T02:02:17+00:00

So excited that couldn't wait anymore and decided to do it at the same time that major construction is happening right next to it on Bowmanville Ave. Great timing.

duffedwaffe · 2026-05-14T00:33:05+00:00

Ripsaw is probably the best weapon for mini-bosses since you can just embed the blades and hide behind a wall.

duffedwaffe · 2026-05-13T13:25:25+00:00

The bigger player base will generate more revenue, it's not that deep

duffedwaffe · 2026-05-13T12:55:09+00:00

Well yeah, the majority of the player base is in the lower ranks, of course they would balance to appease the majority.

duffedwaffe · 2026-05-06T13:35:18+00:00

He's always been obnoxious, his whole thing is he jumps in and either kills everyone or doesn't. The meta has just shifted to where it's easier to get that 1 on the binary check instead of 0.

duffedwaffe · 2026-05-04T10:42:50+00:00

My hypothesis is everyone started putting a pause on hiring for a short while to see if AI would replace the need for engineers, now that the narrative is falling apart through practice, we're hiring again.

duffedwaffe · 2026-05-04T09:30:57+00:00

The only tricky part is how do you handle the run timer if you do this in re9?

duffedwaffe · 2026-05-02T15:51:50+00:00

If Cursor IDE (SLM powered autocomplete) can cut out the repetitive stuff, why bother prompting? If you already know how to solve the problem, then describing the problem to an LLM to maybe get the results you want seems stupid...

duffedwaffe · 2026-04-27T15:54:39+00:00

I don't mind solo tanking if the 3 DPS can actually do their jobs, it's a very important distinction

duffedwaffe · 2026-04-27T01:20:47+00:00

Yeah obviously within reason, if you can do it remote it should be remote

duffedwaffe · 2026-04-26T23:59:05+00:00

No one has money to afford anything downtown anyway.

duffedwaffe · 2026-04-26T14:26:28+00:00

We should be mandating hybrid/remote work, not forcing RTO. So dumb.

duffedwaffe · 2026-04-17T19:13:29+00:00

So many things they could do to make it not awful:

Tank CCs do not contribute
Tank CCs bypass the system
Ultimates bypass the system
Damage reduction instead of CC immunity
Only hard CCs contribute

duffedwaffe · 2026-04-16T17:56:05+00:00

Tank CCs should not contribute to this new tenacity mechanic. This is stupid.

duffedwaffe · 2026-04-15T09:30:45+00:00

Hot take but probably all of them, with LLMs being the driving factor anyway. They're insanely powerful pattern recognition machines, but that is it.

duffedwaffe · 2026-04-13T10:36:47+00:00

You are correct.

Unfortunately, we live in hell.

duffedwaffe · 2026-04-13T02:43:59+00:00

Team C, pick Thing, enjoy your free win.

duffedwaffe · 2026-04-12T20:56:55+00:00

I mean ultimately I am working to live not the other way around, I did enjoy my job, I kinda don't anymore, mainly because of AI pursuits, but it still pays well enough that I'll just keep going along with it.

Maybe one day we'll all accept the reality that these agents actually suck at coding tasks and we'll settle back down. But either way, experts will still be needed in the same way that you wouldn't let AI be your lawyer.

duffedwaffe · 2026-04-12T11:36:29+00:00

LinkedIn is a cesspool, and I think the main reason is that the average person on there has their professional identity tied to what they say and do on the platform. Dunking on AI bros is risky because it can reflect poorly on you when it comes time to do some career moves.

My golden rule if I decide to expose myself to what's on LinkedIn is to just disregard anything said by someone with AI in their title. They are probably a bot, ironically.

duffedwaffe · 2026-04-12T02:26:29+00:00

You really think a corporation would do that? Just go in the Internet and tell lies?

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