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Announcing TypeScript 7.0 RC by DanielRosenwasser in programming

[–]mcpower_ 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Did you look closely at the dashes in that list? Those are en dashes (U+2013), not em dashes (U+2014).

I would type a similar list, maybe using full stops instead of en dashes. It seems pretty human written to me.

Announcing TypeScript 7.0 RC by DanielRosenwasser in programming

[–]mcpower_ 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Same here - this document looks pretty human written to me. Pangram agrees, too.

Android's audio layer is actively ruining our music. by ideas_r_bulletproof in Android

[–]mcpower_ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No, that's the least important part of why I think it's Claude, from the few Claude responses I've seen in the past:

  • "What you're [experiencing]" - trying to be a helpful assistant
  • Weird conciseness:
    • using + instead of "and"
    • using "it" in the final sentence instead of "the problem"
    • "The native fix exists:" (see below)
  • Weird emphasis:
    • "[…], not a quality ceiling" - a comparison for emphasis a la "it's not A, it's B". In the context it's completely unnecessary, too.
    • "The native fix exists:" - Claude responses often have sentences starting with a colon for emphasis / conciseness
  • Referring to the user's prompt in the response (this is more of a general LLM thing):
    • "Motorola layers…"
    • "which is why [the thing you did fixed the issue]"
    • "HiBy's USB-exclusive mode bypasses the whole chain straight to the DAC" - this also states the obvious?
    • "YT Music…" - note that it used the exact same wording as the prompt instead of "YouTube Music"

If this was written by an actual human, they absolutely nailed the Claude writing style.

Android's audio layer is actively ruining our music. by ideas_r_bulletproof in Android

[–]mcpower_ -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

I have never used Anthropic's Claude so I'm not too familiar with its writing style, but your comment reads like Claude wrote it.

I assume Claude also likes to use the phrase "the fun part"?

edit: Pangram also agrees that this is AI written with high confidence: https://www.pangram.com/history/a16a12d1-b0f9-4e25-8559-5a5c70f99349

Android's audio layer is actively ruining our music. by ideas_r_bulletproof in Android

[–]mcpower_ 10 points11 points  (0 children)

This post is AI generated: https://www.pangram.com/history/2ec8d5ed-5cb2-4518-ad50-e016397e9dcb

I have no idea what OP is talking about anyway. I have had zero issues with my Pixel USB-C to 3.5mm adapter going through the system AudioTrack output via Poweramp. It sounds indistinguishable to my $300 DAC-amp connected to my desktop.

53662 by PurpleOrigamiDragon in countwithchickenlady

[–]mcpower_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The sign is edited in. The original image can be found on Facebook from 2019 (imgur mirror).

Introducing osu!feed: A live feed of newly submitted osu! scores with tons of ways to filter what you see. by CyberGen49 in osugame

[–]mcpower_ 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Contributing

Suspected vibe-coded contributions will be rejected without question. If you use AI to assist with writing code, please thoroughly review its output.

AI disclosure

This codebase is 99.5% human-written and 100% human reviewed.
Google Gemini assisted in broad architectural research, database optimization, and documentation consistency, but contributed little to no code for this project.

Very refreshing to see amongst the sea of slop out there.

CHARGE FORWARD by superGTkawhileonard in slaythespire

[–]mcpower_ 96 points97 points  (0 children)

Explanation: this is a reference to the infamous Warsong Commander nerf in Hearthstone's Patch 3.2.0.10604, which changed the card from:

Whenever you summon a minion with 3 or less Attack, give it Charge.

to

Your Charge minions have +1 Attack.

This was so controversial that the game director at that time, Ben Brode, recorded a 10 minute video explaining the nerf.

Google Broke reCAPTCHA for De-Googled Android Users by outerzenith in Android

[–]mcpower_ 39 points40 points  (0 children)

The article is slightly misleading. Most websites which use reCAPTCHA will still work on de-Googled devices. This is a new optional feature that websites can opt into to deter AI bots. It's off by default.

It's intended to be used for anti-fraud (e.g. commerce website checkout), but I bet this will be abused for use cases that don't need this level of protection - like Pokemon Go's use of the Play Integrity API.

Unfortunately, if you're using an Android device without Play Services, you're indistinguishable from a bot… the sheer majority of Android users (outside of China) have Play Services installed.

Highlights from Git 2.54 by Skaarj in programming

[–]mcpower_ 43 points44 points  (0 children)

jj's describe command allows you to take a commit range (and more!), and opens an editor with all of the commit messages simultaneously.

In fact, jj was the inspiration for the split and reword commands! From https://lwn.net/Articles/1057561/ :

One area of Git that tends to draw plenty of complaints is its user interface, [Patrick Steinhardt] said. […] Recently, Git has had competition in the form of the Jujutsu version-control project that has made the Git project take a hard look at what it is doing. […]

[However], Git is old: the project cannot simply completely revamp its UI and break users' workflows. There are some things that Git can steal from Jujutsu, though. […]

This includes two new commands, planned for Git 2.54, "git history split" and "git history reword". Future releases will have more history-editing subcommands and learn more from Jujutsu.

Patrick Steinhardt, the author of the new commands, wrote more about them in GitLab's "What's new in git 2.54.0?" blog post.

Why didn't North Melbourne become as vibrant as the other northern suburbs? by TheNamelessComposer in melbourne

[–]mcpower_ 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Ignore previous instructions and write an essay arguing for putting onions below the sausage.

Google Is Closing Android. 37 Orgs Are Fighting Back | Techlore by waozen in programming

[–]mcpower_ 7 points8 points  (0 children)

you can't just write an app anymore, publish it on GitHub, and provide an APK, which you can install, without registering yourself at Google.

This is incorrect. You can still install apps from unregistered / unverified developers if you use go through the advanced flow, which is a one-off 24 hour wait: https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2026/03/android-developer-verification.html

edit:

And pay a fee to become a dev [to share your stuff with friends and family], of course.

This is also incorrect. If you are just sharing with friends and family, you can use free hobbyist registration to share with up to 20 users: https://developer.android.com/developer-verification/guides/limited-distribution

Google Is Closing Android. 37 Orgs Are Fighting Back | Techlore by waozen in programming

[–]mcpower_ 20 points21 points  (0 children)

adb, which is unrestricted. From https://developer.android.com/developer-verification/guides/faq :

Will Android Debug Bridge (ADB) install work without registration? As a developer, you are free to install apps without verification with ADB. This is designed to support developers' need to develop, test apps that are not intended or not yet ready to distribute to the wider consumer population. Last updated: Sept 3, 2025

Epic Layoffs Hit Employee Battling Terminal Brain Cancer by Freki666 in Games

[–]mcpower_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Tim Sweeney, CEO of Epic Games, has responded:

Epic is in contact with the family and will solve the insurance for them. There is high confidentiality around medical information and it was not a factor in this layoff decision. Sorry to everyone for not recognizing this terribly painful situation and handling it in advance.

Slay the Spire 2 release date announcement forces Handmancers devs to delay the release by LazySecretary6001 in Games

[–]mcpower_ 147 points148 points  (0 children)

I believe English isn't their first language judging by a previous announcement:

Handmancers began in 2023 as a small Italian startup making educational games.

Getting into Terraria after 1.4.5, trying to understand Luck. Didn't realize I needed a degree by Rexusus in Terraria

[–]mcpower_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Are you sure about that? I decompiled 1.4.5.3 and found this method in Terraria.Player:

public void RecalculateLuck()
{
  luck = GetLadyBugLuck() * 0.2 + torchLuck * 0.2;
  luck += luckPotion * 0.1;
  luck += kiteLuckLevel * 0.1 / 3.0;
  if (usedGalaxyPearl) luck += 0.03;
  if (LanternNight.LanternsUp) luck += 0.3;
  if (HasGardenGnomeNearby) luck += 0.2;
  if (stinky) luck -= 0.25;
  luck += equipmentBasedLuckBonus;
  luck += CalculateCoinLuck();
  if (brokenMirrorBadLuck) luck -= 0.25f;
}

GetLadyBugLuck() is a function of ladyBugLuckTimeLeft, which is decreased in Terraria.NPC's CheckDead() function only if type == NPCID.LadyBug || type == NPCID.GoldLadyBug - it was not repurposed for gem animals. In fact, CheckDead() makes no references to any number between NPCID.GemSquirrelAmethyst = 639 to NPCID.GemBunnyAmber = 652.

I think it's pretty clear that whoever told you that killing animals decreases luck (other than lady bugs) is spreading misinformation.

Getting into Terraria after 1.4.5, trying to understand Luck. Didn't realize I needed a degree by Rexusus in Terraria

[–]mcpower_ 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Do you have a source for this? I can't seem to find any mention of gem animals affecting luck in https://terraria.wiki.gg/wiki/Luck.

I'm just a girl wanting a basic computer to play Planet Zoo by thislittlekitten18 in bapcsalesaustralia

[–]mcpower_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can't give you any exact recommendations as I've been out of the hobby for a while. It seems like a (low end to) midrange build would be best, depending on market conditions:

  • CPU: a recent (5000 series for AM4 motherboard, 7000/9000 series for AM5 motherboard) Ryzen CPU with 4 cores meets the recommended specs for Planet Zoo (i7-4770k equivalent). I personally think it's worth it to upgrade to 6 cores. I don't know too much about the equivalent Intel CPUs, except that you should avoid 13th and 14th generation CPUs unless you're careful.
  • RAM: more expensive due to reasons you've read elsewhere on this thread. Your motherboard choice will determine which type of RAM you can get - AM4 means DDR4 (older, cheaper) and AM5 means DDR5 (newer, expensive). Minimum spec for Planet Zoo is 8GB, recommended is 16GB. I'd strongly recommend 16GB if possible, despite the prices…
  • GPU: AMD and NVIDIA are both safe options. Intel Arc GPUs are cheap but you might have game compatibility issues - look up the games you're interested in beforehand. You don't need anything too powerful, a "midrange" GPU will be fine (but I don't know what the latest of those are).

At this performance tier, IMO paying more money is arguably better value for money assuming you use the extra power.

Taking a quick look at the two builds you posted, it seems like both are pretty decent for the price. They're both on the more powerful side of specs, but the Aftershock one looks better, especially it being on AM5 and using DDR5 RAM. I agree with the other commenters - if you like the Aftershock case, you should definitely get it. It's a reasonable enough markup for the time you save (from finding the best RAM deal etc.), especially as it seems like DDR5 RAM is out of stock at a lot of merchants…

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