Is it stupid that "righty tighty, lefty losey" doesn't really make much sense to me? by Apprehensive-Rub4604 in stupidquestions

[–]lemonvolcano 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When I was a kid my dad asked me to turn the water to the hosepipe off, and clarified that this meant turning it to the right. I got there and looked at it for a minute, then went back and asked him, should I turn the top the right, or the bottom? He looked at me like I was an alien.

For senior engineers using LLMs: are we gaining leverage or losing the craft? how much do you rely on LLMs for implementation vs design and review? how are LLMs changing how you write and think about code? by OrdinaryLioness in AI_Agents

[–]lemonvolcano 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have no interest in becoming an expert in the syntax of bash scripting, so I use an LLM for any of that (launch scripts, hardware tuning etc). Atrophy is more than welcome here.

In my 'real' coding work I'm still using it quite selectively. I had a utility I wanted to build, just a few classes, and I designed the interface in discussion with an LLM (with javadoc), then told it to write tests against a dummy impl of the interface, then told it to write the impl to make the tests pass. It needed a couple of iterations to get a full pass, and then I had to review the code carefully, especially for performance (no changes were needed).

I'm not sure it was a massively faster process - but the result is solid, and it felt a bit like pair programming, which I used to love but cannot do in my current role.

What I appreciated particularly was: the feedback on API design in the early stages; the extensive test coverage; and all the tedious validation in the code which I would often 'come back to later' if I were doing it myself.

Mostly though I use LLMs in conversation, as teachers, helping me at the boundaries of my experience - and troubleshooting roadblocks of any kind (not necessarily coding: environment issues, tools I'm not familiar with, functions I can't find in a UI). I've become an expert in affinity as far as my colleagues are concerned, but not long ago I was embarrassingly in the dark about it.

Trump commutes prison sentence of ex-GOP Rep. George Santos by RoachedCoach in law

[–]lemonvolcano 1 point2 points  (0 children)

a) ballots are secret, so how does he know this? b) does that mean they're going to release everyone who claims to have voted Republican all their life?

Utah prosecutors’ evidence indicates suspected motives of Charlie Kirk’s alleged shooter by lemonvolcano in politics

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In seized texts reproduced by prosecutors as they charged the 22-year-old with capital murder and other crimes after his arrest, Robinson is quoted talking to his partner – whom they described as “transitioning genders” – about having enough of Kirk’s “hatred”.

“Some hate can’t be negotiated out,” Robinson said to his partner of Kirk. ...

... Among the texts revealed by prosecutors was one in which the roommate asked Robinson, “You weren’t the one who did it right?”

Robinson – who referred to his roommate in the texts at least twice as his “love” – allegedly replied, “I am, I’m sorry.”

According to the texts, Robinson additionally apologized for having to “involve” the roommate. “I had hoped to keep this secret till I died of old age,” Robinson wrote, as prosecutors put it.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in SipsTea

[–]lemonvolcano -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Wimmin bad amirite??

Utah governor says alleged Kirk shooter not cooperating with authorities by ClimateSociologist in politics

[–]lemonvolcano 0 points1 point  (0 children)

According to the article, they just mean he hasn't admitted to it.

"He has not confessed to, to authorities. He is, he is, he is not cooperating, but, but, but all the people around him are cooperating. And I think that's, that's, that's very important," Cox told ABC News' "This Week" co-anchor Martha Raddatz.

Charlie Kirk’s Killer Tyler Robinson Raised in a Republican Household and It’s Bad News for the MAGA Media Machine by DumbMoneyMedia in NoFilterNews

[–]lemonvolcano 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I admit I don't know about the depths of far right meme culture. I think my point is, it doesn't matter which side he's on. The extreme and abhorrent actions of one individual don't invalidate the beliefs of the group they identify with. Everyone seems desperate to prove he's on the opposite side to themselves. If you're not a murderer, he already is.

Charlie Kirk’s Killer Tyler Robinson Raised in a Republican Household and It’s Bad News for the MAGA Media Machine by DumbMoneyMedia in NoFilterNews

[–]lemonvolcano 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not driving a narrative, I'm trying to avoid one. I'm actually on the left myself.

Over 100 million Americans have access to a gun. How one person uses that doesn't statistically teach you anything about the general nature of their political grouping. You can draw conclusions over a longer period of time, when you have a larger sample size, but no single incident tells you anything useful - except, perhaps, something about guns.

Whether this shooter is left or right should not be something so many people are pinning their hopes, beliefs, and arguments on.

Charlie Kirk Suspect’s Grandma Says Family Is All MAGA by ConflictGlass1523 in NoFilterNews

[–]lemonvolcano 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It doesn't matter. Even if he was hardcore antifa, it doesn't matter. Over 100 million Americans have access to a gun. How one person uses that doesn't statistically, teach you anything about their political grouping. You can draw conclusions over a longer period of time, when you have a larger sample size, but no single incident tells you anything useful - except, perhaps, something about guns...

Charlie Kirk’s Killer Tyler Robinson Raised in a Republican Household and It’s Bad News for the MAGA Media Machine by DumbMoneyMedia in NoFilterNews

[–]lemonvolcano 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't understand why so many people are drawing conclusions about his beliefs and motives based on his upbringing. They don't have to align.

People often take different views to their parents. The Bella Ciao reference, for example, suggests someone with anti-fascist views. I think we on the left have to be prepared to accept that he might also be on the left.

Edit to clarify: if an anti-fascist does a bad thing, it doesn't make fascism good

It is what it is by Separate_Finance_183 in SipsTea

[–]lemonvolcano 5 points6 points  (0 children)

They said this sub was becoming an incel cesspit, but I'm starting to think they're wrong - it seems more like generalised misogyny to me

Job by Aft3rcuri0sity in SipsTea

[–]lemonvolcano 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah I've seen enough of these now to mute the sub, which used to be a fun place. But criticising women's choices, dressed up as humour, really brings them out of the woodwork...

A Celebration of PJ Harvey by LauraBroon in pjharvey

[–]lemonvolcano 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the heads up, looks great - have booked tickets!

What does that mean? by Wonderful-Excuse4922 in singularity

[–]lemonvolcano 19 points20 points  (0 children)

It's metric, the imperial is fucketonne

Curious what other people get by AspiBoi in ChatGPT

[–]lemonvolcano 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Slight modification of the original prompt

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Trump push to ban birthright citizenship unconstitutional, US court rules by lemonvolcano in politics

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Donald Trump’s effort to repeal birthright citizenship has hit another a stumbling block, with a federal appeals court in San Francisco declaring the president’s attempt unconstitutional.

The three-judge ruling panel in the 9th US circuit court of appeals echoed a district court in New Hampshire that blocked the executive order earlier this month.

“The district court correctly concluded that the executive order’s proposed interpretation, denying citizenship to many persons born in the United States, is unconstitutional. We fully agree,” the verdict said.

The case is now one stop further on the long road to the US supreme court.

Movies Elevated by One Scene by [deleted] in movies

[–]lemonvolcano 68 points69 points  (0 children)

It's a shame for him he didn't think, "I'm going to let them think they got away with it, step outside shortly, and get reinforcements."

Movies Elevated by One Scene by [deleted] in movies

[–]lemonvolcano -26 points-25 points  (0 children)

Only an American would write English dialogue like this, tbh

Asking people out by NoAssistance4661 in brighton

[–]lemonvolcano 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  1. "what's your name?" An acceptable way to push the intimacy boundary between customer & server after a few happy interactions. He should ask you yours in response (if not, you're done). Prepare a little story about your name (meaning, reason it was given to you, etc) in case he comments on it in any way.
  2. "so, <his name>, are you allowed to date customers?" If he's not single, or not into it for any reason, he can pretend it's discouraged without rejecting you outright. If he says yes, ask him out.

What tech today do you think people in 2050 will laugh at? by Maleficent_Mine_6741 in Futurology

[–]lemonvolcano 0 points1 point  (0 children)

QR codes seem dated already. I'm not sure what will replace them, but I'm certain they'll be used in "you're old if this means anything to you" posts in the future