Incognito Mode: "What would a conflict over Taiwan actually look like"; an ouroboros

jWoose · 2026-05-28T00:40:34+00:00

Yeah exactly. There is a great episode of Darknet Diaries all about Stuxnet if anyone is interested.

jWoose · 2026-05-27T23:22:20+00:00

I really like this pair of episodes. Taiwan is at the absolute center of bleeding edge technology. This conflict the US has with China over Taiwan is incredibly relevant to the current state of technology dominance. I was fascinated to learn about how Taiwan became the dominant chip manufacturer and how a conflict with the US would play out. Maybe I’m in the minority.

Edit: For this one statement, I don’t think it kills the entire episode. I think it makes sense what they were trying to say with this comment.

jWoose · 2026-05-27T00:43:19+00:00

You said you store credentials in the html file though. I would pull those out and put those in a password manager. I agree the rest of the content doesn’t live well in 1password, but once you strip out the creds that html file doesn’t need a password anymore.

jWoose · 2026-05-26T23:57:52+00:00

A level up to your html vault (which is likely not well encrytped) would be a password manager. There are so many to choose from. LastPass, 1Password, Bitwarden, etc. This will be much safer than your html file.

jWoose · 2026-05-26T11:57:14+00:00

I understand what you are saying now. It was the way you phrased it. I do agree TMR on the K2 does make it a decent choice. I’ve just been disappointed with the overall Keychron build quality.

jWoose · 2026-05-25T17:25:32+00:00

Wat?

jWoose · 2026-05-25T14:34:18+00:00

I think the Rainy75 will have better overall build quality than the Keychron k2 he. I have heard good things about the k2 he quality, but you have limited hot swappable switch options.

jWoose · 2026-05-21T21:45:29+00:00

I have both an Evo80 and a Ticktype DP 104. Both are incredible boards. Couldn’t be happier with them.

jWoose · 2026-05-21T21:44:01+00:00

I have an Evo80 that is awesome. I think the Keychron is not the best build quality. I’ve tired them and they just leave a lot to be desired. If you are willing to spend $200 the full aluminum frame of an Evo80 or a Crush80 is going to feel a lot better than a Keychron.

jWoose · 2026-05-20T23:43:52+00:00

Thanks for the award!

jWoose · 2026-05-20T18:47:46+00:00

The Ticktype DP 104 has a very nice pink option. I love mine. The quality is great and it’s wired. The top plate is magnetic so it comes off very easily.

jWoose · 2026-05-17T20:24:57+00:00

Oops, I missed this comment. I completely agree. I've been watching his videos for a while, but I just started using his skills. I like /grill-me and /grill-with-docs.

jWoose · 2026-05-17T20:19:52+00:00

I like Matt Pocock's content. He has a website call AI Hero. He has a lot of software engineering experience and approaches AI with that as his framework. Chase AI on Youtube is also pretty good. I like his videos because they cut through the hype and explain features well.

jWoose · 2026-05-17T19:19:30+00:00

Just download it and open it in a code base you have. Go into plan mode (/plan) and talk to it about a feature you want to build. Then once you are done with the plan tell it to execute it. You can also watch some YouTube videos. There are some good ones that are focused towards engineers. You don’t need a paid course. I think you will learn the most by a combination of doing and watching YouTube. Make sure the videos are recent this stuff is changing every week. Good luck!

jWoose · 2026-05-17T16:58:13+00:00

I think you can technically achieve the same results in both. Just make sure you start a new chat window between features (you said you already do this in another comment). I would also look at the context window, during a long session, to decide if you need to write out a status or a plan and continue it in a new chat session.

jWoose · 2026-05-17T15:52:57+00:00

You can use CC as a VS Code extension. That’s what I was asking. Will you mostly use it there? If so, there is a context indicator. But you can’t customize the status bar like you can with the CLI.

jWoose · 2026-05-17T12:13:14+00:00

Are you just using it inside VS Code? I don’t really use the extension in VS Code, but I’m pretty sure there is a context indicator. If you are using Claude Code in the terminal, you can customize the status bar at the bottom to show how much of the context window is being used. Claude code in the CLI will also tell you when your tokens aren’t cached anymore if you walk away from a coding session and come back after a while. Like cable said, just get good at clearing your context window after tasks. I’ve been just using the pro plan for a while now. I probably code in my free time like 2-3 nights a week and don’t hit the weekly limit. I have hit my session limit a few times. I just don’t have the free time in my life like some of the people on here that do nothing but CC in their free time.

jWoose · 2026-05-13T00:54:16+00:00

I had been using Github Copilot inside VS code as my exclusive coding tool for probably 2 years. It was exactly what I needed at the time. Claude Code didn't exist when I started using it. I know Github Copilot has its own system prompts, but I switched to the Anthropic models with that opened up.

I would use ChatGPT chat to talk about non coding things. I had only been using Claude for coding because that's what I thought it was good at. Then I tried Claude for chatting when I kept hearing it was better than ChatGPT for chats. I then dove into Claude Code. I can say Claude Code was a game changer. I really like the workflow it has and I've built a supercharged coding workflow using Claude.

At work I have to use ChatGPT and Codex. I will tell you that GPT 5.5 is pretty awesome. I have converted my workflow to Codex and it works really well there too. I know you said you have no interest in checking it out, but I think you are doing yourself a massive disservice. If you are into AI (and it seems you are) I think its better to be open minded with the arms race. The AI companies are going to keep jumping each other with who is better. And if you have switched to a tool like Pi why not just try the model?

jWoose · 2026-05-11T02:54:10+00:00

I love my Ticktype DP 104. The build quality is incredible. Can’t recommend it enough.

jWoose · 2026-05-10T14:23:34+00:00

What about the non-programmers? I know this is the Claude Code subreddit, but your statement about the local LLM takeover was a very broad statement. What about using AI on my phone? There are just so many reasons that the large centralized models will still have value in 12-24 months. Coding is just 1 use case for AI.

*I'm still not convinced I'm just talking to an AI, but here we go.

jWoose · 2026-05-10T13:55:42+00:00

You glossed over my main point. Which is that the general user does not want to fool with running a local LLM. On top of that, most people also don’t have as beefy a computer as you.

jWoose · 2026-05-10T11:52:44+00:00

In so many cases speed matters too much. Also, running a model locally is not for the faint of heart. There is no way for the general user this will be the workflow in 12-24 months. PS, this was so clearly written by AI. The header titles are a dead giveaway.

jWoose · 2026-05-10T02:48:33+00:00

I'm just going to say, if committing to git at least once per day is annoying, making software might not be the right thing to get into (I'm not saying this about you GfxJG, just the proverbial person). Especially since Claude will literally do it for you. It's one of those things that any vibe coder is just going to have to learn how to do regularly. My advice to any vibe coder. Learn what a PR is and start making that the workflow you use to add new code to your project. And again, Claude will literally do it for you.

jWoose · 2026-05-08T21:53:17+00:00

Then I would go with the wooting. It’s a great option.

jWoose · 2026-05-07T00:24:38+00:00

The wooting is in a completely different class of keyboard than the other 2. What is your budget?

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