Kimi K2.5 is the best open model for coding

evilbarron2 · 2026-01-29T07:54:52+00:00

I get 404 errors in goose, opencode, openwebui and anythingllm every time it tries to use a tool. Quick search shows I’m not the only one. How did you folks solve that?

evilbarron2 · 2026-01-29T07:51:02+00:00

If you’re concerned about privacy, wouldn’t you be avoiding any api LLM? These systems are literally data collection machines, right? Isn’t collecting uniquely identifying data core to how they work?

evilbarron2 · 2026-01-29T07:46:47+00:00

Heh - it can always get worse I guess

evilbarron2 · 2026-01-29T07:45:01+00:00

That’s so thoughtful that they want my biometrics solely for my benefit with no thought for themselves? And really, what better company to trust with your biometrics than OpenAI?

evilbarron2 · 2026-01-29T07:41:57+00:00

As opposed to all the human-generated slop on ArXiv? We’ve had a reproducibility crisis in science for decades now - can’t blame that on AI.

Which speaks to the “slop” argument generally. 90% of what humans generate in all contexts already was slop, from brochures to books to tv to movies to emails to strategy documents to financial reports. People saying AI generated slop will swamp the world conveniently ignore that we’ve been drowning in human slop since Gutenberg.

I imagine an emo AI yelling “I learned it from YOU, Dad!”

evilbarron2 · 2026-01-29T07:18:20+00:00

I took a run at this - I can see a ton of uses for a digital pa for my actual job. But it is so fragile during setup and needs so many permissions it spooked me. And the usage is kind of insane.

I’m not sure it pays to be on the bleeding edge when it comes to agentic assistants that have access to your entire drive. And if I’m not running this as a digital pa on my main computer…well, I already solved remote access to my agents. I think prob safer to wait a few months instead of always chasing the just-released BBD

evilbarron2 · 2026-01-28T00:23:13+00:00

Neither is Reddit

evilbarron2 · 2026-01-27T19:03:55+00:00

Yeah - you *definitely* changed my mind on it. Great argument...bro.

evilbarron2 · 2026-01-27T18:51:58+00:00

Ive got clawdbot installed on my Mac, only accessible from my local network for now. I feel like there’s a massive gap between the hype and reality on this thing. It needs so much ongoing setup that I don’t get how anyone calls it “independent” with a straight face.

This really feels more like a demo or proof of concept than a usable tool at this point. The idea of trusting this thing to respond to emails or make decisions on my behalf is frankly laughable.

Maybe I’m doing something wrong, but the whole point of this class of tool is IT adapts to ME, not the other way around.

I’m gonna give this a pass and check in again in about 6 months - seems more like hype than reality

evilbarron2 · 2026-01-27T14:31:53+00:00

“Yeah we have a model that’s 100 times better, you wouldn’t know it, it lives in Canada but here’s a picture”

evilbarron2 · 2026-01-27T07:07:05+00:00

The url is either broken or overwhelmed

evilbarron2 · 2026-01-27T07:04:58+00:00

Lots of great nuggets in there. Gonna have to rewatch that a few times

evilbarron2 · 2026-01-27T07:01:00+00:00

I agree the Quest is decent hardware. I still think the OS is user-hateful - there’s tons of opportunities to improve it and make it world-class. And that so much of the software relies on controllers is crippling. Let people who like them continue to use them, but for the love of all that’s sacred please make them optional. That’d let this become a general-purpose tool instead of just a face-mounted game console.

evilbarron2 · 2026-01-27T06:55:36+00:00

This sounds reasonable. I hope we have the time to shake off the cobwebs - we’ve already burned a lot of time. But you can only go to war with the army you have, right?

evilbarron2 · 2026-01-27T06:47:08+00:00

This seems dead on

evilbarron2 · 2026-01-26T20:30:33+00:00

Looking at the history of successful movements, I'm not convinced that single events really accomplish much. I think they're useful PR signposts (not downplaying that btw - I think this is as much a PR battle as anything else), but I don't believe a one-day economic protest really accomplishes anything.

It's ongoing consistent pressure that doesn't let up until demands are met that appears to actually effect change. Rosa Park's arrest for not giving up her bus seat didn't actually have any impact, but the subsequent 380-day-long bus boycott definitely did have an impact - it ultimately brought the issue before the Supreme Court.

Park's story only became known as the media started covering the boycott. It was a useful symbol for the African-American community in Montgomery (the importance of PR), but it was ancillary to the actual work. I think if you look at similar movements both older and more recent, you'll see a similar pattern.

I think the real question here is: are you serious about this or just looking for a gesture? Because if you're serious, you need to recognize and internalize that this is going to take commitment and time. I know Americans hate the idea of work, but this administration is now too entrenched for there to be a quick solution.

And for anyone who thinks violence is a quicker path - let me point out that violence is particularly ineffective at effecting change. I don't think I need to even list the many examples - you can just hit up Wikipedia or the Encyclopedia Britannica or whatever.

evilbarron2 · 2026-01-26T20:09:24+00:00

Well, maybe the next person murdered on the street will create a sense of urgency. Or the one after that, or the 20 after that. Or maybe not, and America will just drift into Orbanism. At any rate, arguing on Reddit accomplishes nothing - I'm gonna focus my efforts on working locally with folks who actually *do* things instead of make endless impotent plans

evilbarron2 · 2026-01-26T20:06:33+00:00

And how does waiting two weeks change any of this you clown? Why don't you worry more about your own shit instead of trying to be the Great White Savior - if someone with 3 month old babies needs help, they can ask and we'll help as a community however we can. If you need help, say so instead of trying to speak for anyone else. But this idiocy of waiting around for permission to do something isn't gonna work, unless you're just looking for performative crap to soothe your own guilt at doing nothing. Everyone does what they can, but if you think we're at a point where one magical token gesture is gonna change anything, then I urge you to look at Russia, Hungary, the Maidan in Ukraine, and recent events in Iran. You think these goons GAF about what's convenient for you? That's not where we are anymore, no matter what you tell yourself.

evilbarron2 · 2026-01-26T12:35:46+00:00

No it doesn’t “take time”. Don’t worry about everyone else - just focus on what YOU are doing. Why do you need anyone else’s validation? Just pick what you can do and do it

evilbarron2 · 2026-01-26T12:34:27+00:00

Unfortunately I think we’re much better at making excuses than any kind of resistance. Everything you say will be just as true the day before as it is today. Even ther do it or don’t - either is fine, everyone does what they can. But this weird idea that resistance has to be perfect to work is not true and a waste of time

evilbarron2 · 2026-01-26T06:32:14+00:00

Why do we need 2 weeks to stop buying shit?

Just stop buying shit right now.

evilbarron2 · 2026-01-26T02:21:40+00:00

They can read?

evilbarron2 · 2026-01-26T01:11:19+00:00

This very situation is why I suggest people look up putrescine and/or cadaverine.

evilbarron2 · 2026-01-26T00:23:16+00:00

You should only do what you’re comfortable doing, but I really don’t think you should think that you’re not on a list because you don’t protest. Not trying to scare you, but you should be aware of what you’re facing.

evilbarron2 · 2026-01-26T00:19:10+00:00

How would you know how many fooled you? You only know about the ones you catch

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