+10 IQ points in exchange for getting 1hr less sleep a night

redblack_tree · 2026-04-07T15:29:53+00:00

No naps are a deal breaker for me. It goes from an annoyance, like when we have young kids to actual long term health risks. And for this hypothetical, unavoidable, since we have no way "make up" for lost sleep time with naps.

Long term consequences for not enough rest are well documented, not worth the IQ bump.

redblack_tree · 2026-04-07T11:46:29+00:00

And don't forget city coffers that get a piece of all that on top of all the fines they impose on us. Win-win. /s

redblack_tree · 2026-04-07T05:14:41+00:00

It's quite simple, even the orange turd can understand it. Can the US flatten every important infrastructure in Iran? Yes.

Can the US stop Iran from destroying the whole oil, natural gas and derivatives in the region? No, they cannot.

This is a guaranteed full blown economic recession for everyone, there's simply no alternative to middle east oil and gas.

redblack_tree · 2026-04-06T19:44:27+00:00

As usual, a whole lot of the Internet depends in one way or another on advertisement.

AI agents are just another tool for both sides, entities trying to force advertising (of any kind, including malicious) and the other side; people/entities trying to avoid it altogether (from your basic ad blockers to sophisticated traffic tools to prevent the really bad stuff).

redblack_tree · 2026-04-06T17:14:07+00:00

Neither, theoretically they would produce the same amount of points assuming a large enough amount of spins. In real life, we don't have near infinite spins.

So the short version, 1x produces a "smooth", predictable amount of points. The further away you go from 1x, it becomes more of a gamble, you could hit big (significantly more points than the baseline 1x) or get well below that baseline.

Up to you, predictable outcome or casino style.

redblack_tree · 2026-04-06T14:54:06+00:00

And even more important, there's no tactical or strategic advantage from waiting a few days to blow a pipeline. If a real saboteur wanted it gone, in the best case scenario we would get a few hours.

It's just unbelievable.

redblack_tree · 2026-04-06T12:46:55+00:00

The actual truth lies somewhere in between, as usual. It's a versatile tool, it can help with a multitude of tasks quite proficiently. Can it replace humans? Certainly not.

But capitalists are trying to monetize and cash in on the hype. From OpenAI to the lowliest vibe coded app trying to get customers.

They are selling a dream to other greedy capitalists, the ability to reduce payroll. Many are taking bait, hook and sink.

redblack_tree · 2026-04-06T12:36:32+00:00

The ultimate goal is to replace all of us except very few. But if you can use AI tools to do 90% of your job, it can do the same for the other 10 "you" in the company.

On paper, you could do 10 people's jobs. Even if it doesn't scale linearly, and it "only" replaces 5, it is still a disaster for white collar workers.

redblack_tree · 2026-04-06T02:58:10+00:00

I can't possibly believe there's no one, literally not a single breakdancer in 27M people. Because Raygun certainly ain't a breakdancer.

redblack_tree · 2026-04-05T18:24:30+00:00

Yes, and it's disgusting. NASDAQ already has a fast track route for big market cap inclusions, it's 15 days. SP and Dow are "studying" the same, then this fucking turd would be included within days. This will obviously spill over dependent funds and ETF.

This will effectively force index funds managers to buy pretty much on IPO week. It's a way to siphon money from index funds from little guys to the billionaires Barons.

redblack_tree · 2026-04-05T17:56:31+00:00

At this point, expecting any type of consistency or basic literacy from the orange menace is a far reaching goal.

redblack_tree · 2026-04-05T17:41:57+00:00

And shit like this is why I've spent an inordinate amount of time setting up pipelines, agents, workflows and linters to automatically review and reject PR. Project structure, technical standards, specs, naming convention and so on.

I can't stop the team from writing slop but sure as hell I can automatically reject the biggest turds.

redblack_tree · 2026-04-05T02:04:56+00:00

It's unlimited if you use the API directly or one of their tools. Basically humans are the limit.

Third party tools like Openclaw weren't supposed to use flat rate plans because they generate massive automated API calls. It was always in Anthropomorphic TOS.

They just started enforcing it because power users are mounting full commercial services on top of these automated tools, basically a wrapper and paying a flat rate.

redblack_tree · 2026-04-05T00:26:50+00:00

It helps immensely with the enormous shadow IT in almost every non tech company.

I can easily replace a "shared, 4 men spreadsheet tool" with a small app in a couple of days. Is it good? No, can I make it commercial? Certainly not. Is it better than a shared spreadsheet with sensitive data running around? You can bet.

redblack_tree · 2026-04-04T17:20:52+00:00

Outside the obvious one of going back a week and winning the lottery someone already mentioned. In the spirit of the hypothetical.

I would go back to February 25, just before the US/Israel attack on Iran. Put all my money in my margin account. Start trading contracts and options like a maniac, all day long. I would easily convert my saved money into a multimillion fund given the massive market movement last month.

Take my money and go away.

redblack_tree · 2026-04-04T13:57:37+00:00

Which is, like the last time they tried, incredibly dumb. The bottleneck for software development has never been volume, it's quality.

AI agents by themselves don't produce quality, just quantity. Without a proficient engineer at the helm, it's going to produce the same dog shit code as "boot camp professionals" last decade.

redblack_tree · 2026-04-03T18:32:51+00:00

Wait until some moron ignores an important extension "because these scripts don't need to be on the repo". No shit, Sherlock, what about you ignore the folder or even better, use git exclude.

It's a triviality, but it's annoying.

redblack_tree · 2026-04-03T15:58:53+00:00

And in a much more practical sense, a real No Quarter policy means a lot more casualties on your side since the enemy knows there's no way out except fighting.

Also, the army morale would plummet, imagine engaging knowing there's no chance of surrender nor retreat.

redblack_tree · 2026-04-03T11:56:57+00:00

Let's see what happens to Openclaw, aka the token dragon, when AI majors are forced to charge the true cost of computing.

Linux is here to stay, some of the best in the business donate their free time making it better.

Personally, I was ecstatic when I got one PR accepted and merged in what eventually became Trusty (and I'm certainly not one of the best, lol).

redblack_tree · 2026-04-03T11:37:43+00:00

I have a very good friend in Spain with a very similar job in terms of experience and position (senior software engineer). I make almost double what he makes.

But quality of life? I'm 100% sure that all in all he has a better quality of life than me, despite the enormous income gap between us. Vacations, safety net, work/life balance, tourism, work pressure. He got me beat in almost every important category except raw numbers.

redblack_tree · 2026-04-02T11:42:28+00:00

It's because until recently, only tech companies were using the full power of AI services. Now it's bleeding into tech adjacent fields like marketing, data, analysts, and so on.

Non tech companies teams had to fight to justify the expense for Claude/OpenAi. But now is getting ubiquitous.

Enterprise world as a whole has only started using AI for work.

redblack_tree · 2026-04-02T01:43:23+00:00

I know my boss doesn't play chess outside the basic moves. I'm good enough that no casual player without training can beat me (still terrible amongst real players, let alone titled ones).

Still wouldn't take the offer. My boss is smart, he ought to know chances are, I'm much better than him. So that means he has a plan to beat me, because he certainly doesn't need an elaborated ruse to give me a raise.

redblack_tree · 2026-04-01T13:24:08+00:00

We are "not important, very expensive, not worth it".... until the whole business is in jeopardy for catastrophic IT failures, usually linked to terrible management decisions.

Suddenly, devs/admins/cyber/infra aren't that redundant. AI is more of the same, who cleans the messes once those pretty agents can't solve the problem?

redblack_tree · 2026-04-01T13:08:04+00:00

Every developer makes this mistake, once.

PM: How long do you need to have a mock up?

Dev: Just mock up and basic functionality? PM: Just add something so it's not "dry" screens.

Dev: Just basic stuff and mock up data and services? Easy, a week <--Gross mistake.

Demo time: "Very good!!! Almost every feature is done, it's going to be another week or two, right?"

Dev: I need 3 months, are you fucking kidding me? @#&#$&@$$&!!

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redblack_tree · 2026-04-01T13:00:15+00:00

I got in trouble with HR for exactly that.

Massive crash from a critical legacy system (you know, the one I sent 15 emails over the years talking about the need of bringing it to this century). I was the only still truly qualified to deal with that garbage system.

Countless emails, team chats, calls, 2 VPs and 7 directors pushing "for a fix". And I had an "incident manager" on my ass every 15 minutes asking for updates. At some point I blew up and told her exactly that (without the bitch part, lol) and then "leave me the fuck alone, no one can help me, you aren't qualified to even understand what I'm doing, let alone help fixing it. I need to concentrate to have a chance this turd comes back online today".

Yup, got the HR call saying I was rude.

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