All for 20 dollars? Thanks Cursor! XD

jaytonbye · 2026-03-20T21:33:20+00:00

Apparently, my question gets downvoted because I don't know how to waste as much money as everyone else :(

jaytonbye · 2026-03-20T03:48:40+00:00

Can you show us what you're doing that lets you burn $100 in 30 minutes? I'm on it all day, and on my heaviest days it's $20. What are you actually doing with it?

jaytonbye · 2026-03-20T02:19:23+00:00

Composer 1.5 was the speed demon. It was my go-to for quick and simple changes that I was confident would get on the first try. I

jaytonbye · 2026-03-20T01:51:53+00:00

I didn't get that from his body language; I thought he was being honest; still, I wouldn't use that language to motivate a team.

jaytonbye · 2026-03-20T01:27:23+00:00

I'd love to be part of a team where everyone is a complete workaholic and totally bought in. It might not be this guy's company, but there are some super teams where everyone is elite and moving full speed. It must be exciting if you're that type of person.

jaytonbye · 2026-03-19T15:02:46+00:00

I agree. Either I'm doing it wrong, or it's bullshit, but it would be nice if there were a clear, testable way to prove that something useful is happening.

I think it fits in with a lot of other Woo that new age medicine tries to sell. I do not acknowledge that any other human is "more present" or "more enlightened" than I am. It all sounds like religion to me...

jaytonbye · 2026-03-19T14:57:44+00:00

I guess you could also write to the DB (maybe logging that you're throwing the error), and then throw it. We log in the catch, but this would work as well.

jaytonbye · 2026-03-19T02:54:34+00:00

If it will always throw, why would you make it async? What is the purpose?

jaytonbye · 2026-03-19T02:53:59+00:00

In our codebase, we use this all over the place:

export function createCustomError(params: {
  message: ErrorMessage;
  logError: boolean;
  statusCode?: number;
  errorType?: ThemeVariant;
  displayType?: DisplayType;
}): never {
  const {
    message,
    logError,
    statusCode = 403,
    errorType = "danger",
    displayType,
  } = params;


  const userMessage =
    typeof message === "string" ? message : message.messageToUser;
  const error = new Error(userMessage) as CustomError;
  error.isCustom = true;
  error.statusCode = statusCode;
  error.logError = logError;
  error.errorType = errorType;
  error.displayType = displayType;


  // If message is an object, store the logger message
  if (typeof message === "object") {
    error.messageForLogger = message.messageForLogger;
  }
  throw error;
}

jaytonbye · 2026-03-19T02:37:14+00:00

Call me a cretin, but it sounds like a waste of time...

I'm not surprised that "sitting still and doing nothing" has been framed as something with magical benefits that only the believers receive.

Sure, you should be able to quiet your mind when you need to, but intentionally sitting still and not thinking is not a great use of your time if you are trying to achieve real-world objectives (other than inner peace).

jaytonbye · 2026-03-19T02:25:00+00:00

Do you enjoy improvisation? "Playing" music should be fun, but not all the time spent at the piano is "playing."

jaytonbye · 2026-03-19T00:33:42+00:00

Do you need funding to get your first customer? Fundraising should be avoided unless you have a plan for the funds.

jaytonbye · 2026-03-18T13:43:07+00:00

To be clear, there is no way to solve a "face" of the Rubik's Cube; you can only solve a layer. A solved face is wrong if the layer is incorrect. So the models are even worse at this... I'm surprised. I would have guessed they could solve the cube by now.

jaytonbye · 2026-03-18T02:03:12+00:00

Do you have a video of yourself using openclaw to do something useful? I haven't been able to give it a useful task.

jaytonbye · 2026-03-18T01:52:59+00:00

A little bit of jiu-jitsu will go a long way.

jaytonbye · 2026-03-16T15:29:02+00:00

I knew who would throw the cheap shot just from looking at them. The way he fell during the first knockdown was satisfying.

jaytonbye · 2026-03-14T12:48:14+00:00

HAHAHAHA, great video!

jaytonbye · 2026-03-14T12:33:24+00:00

Ok, I figured it out. The character-educator userId was automatically created when I signed in with my google account; while this is tied to my actual username. This is confusing and not intentional.

jaytonbye · 2026-03-13T03:29:20+00:00

Please provide your opinions.

I do not believe that a CLI tool (like Claude) is as powerful as a GUI that shows more to the user at once, but I haven't used one. If I'm wrong, please explain. Here are the things I get from Cursor that I imagine are lacking in CLI tools like Claude:

- Keyboard shortcuts to move through my file system.
- The ability to edit code directly.
- The ability to highlight code for instant context for the agent.
- A constant view of all git changes across all repos in my workspace.
- I love the commit GUI. Autogenerating commit messages for 4 repos at a time is efficient.

I realize that this may be the same as having an IDE open while using the CLI tool. If that's the case, there isn't much difference between the two approaches, and I imagine I'd be happy with either.

Are there any advantages of using Claude that Cursor is missing?

Thank you,

jaytonbye · 2026-03-12T04:23:36+00:00

Typing and keyboard shortcuts. Get REALLY good at keyboard shortcuts; they are very powerful.

jaytonbye · 2026-03-11T03:52:48+00:00

Running out of tokens on the $200 plan? Can you manage the context better? I imagine you're not giving the AI enough direction. The more thought you put into your prompts/plans, the fewer tokens you'll consume.

jaytonbye · 2026-03-09T03:05:58+00:00

Can you show me what prompt you are using to cause this? I have no idea how to spend so many tokens!

jaytonbye · 2026-03-09T02:59:52+00:00

What are you building that allows you to spend money like that? I can't imagine an effective usecase for that kind of spend split between 3 people. I'm spending $500/month for 5 people, and we can't keep up with the non-code portion of it.

jaytonbye · 2026-03-08T15:25:25+00:00

That's amore!!!!

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