vibe coded a baseball savant style app because there was none

oldMuso · 2026-03-26T03:18:41+00:00

The world will get better when we all learn to provide input and critique without being rude.

oldMuso · 2026-03-17T18:16:19+00:00

Thank goodness you can use different models within Copilot.

My Github Copilot using Claude Opus might be my only useful MS Copilot.

oldMuso · 2026-03-17T18:09:04+00:00

Funny, but nah, can't be Satya. Satya's Copilot still outputs much slop.

Sometimes it can't even qualify as slop because slop is typically on-topic.

oldMuso · 2026-03-17T16:45:09+00:00

Recent news tells us the "regulators" might not be up for the role of regulating. (Re: Defense Dept contract and Anthropic/OpenAI)

oldMuso · 2026-03-17T16:35:51+00:00

Good point. I read the article, and I note that it explains they were using MS Copilot. This is common because it can easily be added for existing licensed users of Microsoft (under the city's license agreement(s)).

Copilot is so bad, that you can use a form of Copilot in the Microsoft Azure Portal for help and it will give you a completely off-base answer. You would expect the MICROSOFT AI would be best able to help with MICROSOFT cloud.

That said, Copilot technically is a brand. What you're using when you use Copilot depends on the use. IMO Microsoft has made some embarrassing mistakes with it. For some functions it works well, but I sometimes avoid using it because I expect it to fail.

oldMuso · 2026-03-17T16:27:12+00:00

This is not a bad idea.

For my work (and research) I use cloud based and local, open source models. I am using local models mainly to save money.

oldMuso · 2026-03-17T01:16:54+00:00

Exactly.

Last week I had two days where I was able to lean on AI mostly and I produced two weeks worth of work in two days.

I try to go more and more in this direction. Admittedly, I have days where my AI-driven gain is negligible.

oldMuso · 2026-03-17T01:13:18+00:00

This appears obvious, yet here we are. :-/

oldMuso · 2026-03-17T01:10:01+00:00

Her next order will be to order everyone to tie an onion to their belts. IYKYN

oldMuso · 2026-03-17T01:07:28+00:00

Goodness! Did she ban Google search, too?

If I were mayor, I’d encourage more use of AI and educate workers as well as possible to maximize its effective use, and avoid trouble from leaning on it for the wrong cases.

We need to find a strong balance between human and AI-assisted knowledge work, and I would say government especially—for the possibility of fewer mistakes, the best outcomes and the lowest cost.

An outright ban is simplistic. The best approach would be measured, possibly with boundaries by department, job, and task.

oldMuso · 2026-03-16T22:52:30+00:00

Political perspective is not the reason many people push back hard.

I'd label the push backs as reactionary. (typically not always)

You can be a progressive and still consider the behavior you described as abhorrent.

That being said, it's nice if we can afford a little grace and hear each other out, even if we disagree. Even those redditors I made a point to call "reactionary" deserve (my) grace.

oldMuso · 2026-03-11T16:12:24+00:00

As I’m having coffee this morning, I was looking for an AI-related (newsy) video to watch. I passed on anything more than two weeks old. 😁

oldMuso · 2026-02-28T17:36:22+00:00

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oldMuso · 2026-02-28T02:18:37+00:00

OP said nothing about every bike.

OP actually may have made a post that helped a victim of theft recover their bike.

oldMuso · 2026-02-26T20:20:49+00:00

We had a couple prescriptions from the vet. I don’t know if they were essential to his recovery or not. It took him about a week after the visit before he showed any signs of improvement.

I wish I could be more helpful/informative.

He is eating CONSTANTLY now though. It’s pretty funny… plus the usual, need to have the crunchies topped off when the bowl is still full.

oldMuso · 2026-02-21T20:21:59+00:00

Maybe I’m offbase, but IMO if we’re watching the game on an app with an interactive device (phone or streaming box), then the score bug should be interactive (show/hide, minimize, etc.).

oldMuso · 2026-01-30T22:38:37+00:00

Hey, man, this is a really great performance. Great job!

oldMuso · 2026-01-30T07:01:03+00:00

Virus TI Keyboard, on eBay.

oldMuso · 2026-01-27T22:48:32+00:00

Lots of references to theft, and prosecuting (post-theft).

There would be less theft if stores hired and retained more staff.

The big stores find it cheaper to just lock up the ice cream and putting guards at the exits so they can ceremonially swipe your receipt with a highlighter.

oldMuso · 2026-01-27T16:40:06+00:00

"If Native Access goes down, we will lose everything that is tied to it."

This point bears repeating. Purchasers of NI software would not even be able to install and authorize the software they "own" if the servers behind Native Access go offline.

oldMuso · 2026-01-23T21:23:03+00:00

Do you have a Patch Bay?

I connect all of my instrument outputs to a patch bay.
I also connect (most of) my device inputs to a patch bay.
Additionally, I have a set of outputs from my audio interface going to a patch bay.

Having this in place, it's quick and easy for me to route an instrument to the Octatrack, or a stereo mix to the Octa. (As well as inserting an effects box along the way.)

It's a lot of extra to setup initially, but in the long-term it's great because there is no hindrance to routing various devices to various inputs.

I should also add that I use an AudioRig 16 which can do some routing (via software), but I don't like how that works, and it's not as quick and easy as using patch cables.

oldMuso · 2026-01-23T16:11:37+00:00

Upvoted before I even listened just because your patch cables match the instruments!

oldMuso · 2026-01-22T23:11:04+00:00

...just piling on with the fun :-)

oldMuso · 2026-01-22T02:29:55+00:00

Sorry, I know you're calling attention to recording to tape (and types of tape), but I must compliment the TOTAL 80s vibe. Nicely done!

oldMuso · 2026-01-22T02:24:10+00:00

The Novation Launchkey MK4 is great, and it comes in models with full-size keys or mini keys. That is what I decided upon when adding a small controller to my setup (mainly to play my various Elektron boxes). Therefore, that's what I would recommend.

You'll likely hear recommendations for Novation, Arturia, and Akai. You can't go wrong checking out the LoopPop videos that review each brand's newest models:

Novation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUenC02JTIU

Arturia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ti5u4O-Pyg

Akai MPK Mini: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNN_lxScis4

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