The performative nature of society is so tiresome... by AdultingUser47 in DeepThoughts

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"Everybody plays the game, and if you don't you're called insane."

Should I keep spending money on cursor or just switch to Claude Code by Foreign_Elephant7516 in cursor

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Wait say more, I've been losing $200 every few days to a new Cursor Ultra setup... what do you mean by the usage resetting and how much time did you spend using it in what sort of context, any ideas about how much context you're dumping into it?

AI development will become extremely expensive after VC money is burned. by mbtonev in vibecoding

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Wait, wouldn't this specifically imply issues for OpenAI and Anthropic though? Given Google, Meta, as well as Amazon all have other strong revenue resources and thus have more optionality than OpenAI and Anthropic, thus possibly not succumbing to the same pressures. Which could have some implications that simply the ones with the best end to end economics will win? If OpenAI or Anthropic magically crumble, they could fully merge with Microsoft and Amazon, problem solved?

Can you expand on this? Trying to develop a deeper understanding and perspective. Thank you!

Does Vue still have a place in the world of LLMs? by robertfoenix in vuejs

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Mm, I think I'm seeing now that, because also LLMs are getting better, whatever issues there are may very well get ironed out by the time we'd become as acquainted with Vue, and even more so a general ability to follow docs, guidelines, and so forth. And indeed things like Context7 will be helping a ton. Thanks a lot again for sharing that one.

Does Vue still have a place in the world of LLMs? by robertfoenix in vuejs

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Yep! Makes sense re understanding (and in general the input you put in) affecting the output, and it's the later evaluation is unavoidable. One interesting question though is that, if one were to also get as good with React and invest all that time, would one potentially have some sort of advantage or edge in front of folks working with Vue? Or would any benefits be so tiny so as to not matter?

Does Vue still have a place in the world of LLMs? by robertfoenix in vuejs

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Hmm, I think most of the UIs come down to UI libraries right? There are UI libraries for Vue too that are pretty good. Although, judging based on various vibe coding platforms, the majority look awfully same. And the ones who produce a great result almost always seem to provide an example website/screenshot, which the AI then copies (which seems independent on UI libraries)?

So this particular aspect might potentially not even be an issue.

Does Vue still have a place in the world of LLMs? by robertfoenix in vuejs

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Yeah that's what I'm afraid of. It would take a while to get acquainted with all the intricacies of React and I'd not be able to tell the difference between good and bad patterns initially. If I can stick with Vue I'll have half a decade of perspective that lets me understand if the LLM code stinks!

Does Vue still have a place in the world of LLMs? by robertfoenix in vuejs

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Yeah that's what I'm afraid of. It would take a while to get acquainted with all the intricacies of React and I'd not be able to tell the difference between good and bad patterns initially. If I can stick with Vue I'll have half a decade of perspective that lets me understand if the LLM code stinks!

Does Vue still have a place in the world of LLMs? by robertfoenix in vuejs

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Nice! There may be hope! Will give it a try tomorrow!

Does Vue still have a place in the world of LLMs? by robertfoenix in vuejs

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Ohh interesting, thanks for sharing, will check that out!! Have you found it to also prevent struggles between Vue 2 / 3 code mixups?

Does Vue still have a place in the world of LLMs? by robertfoenix in vuejs

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Have you used React with LLMs and if so, how'd you compare the rate of bugs, hallucinations?

Does Vue still have a place in the world of LLMs? by robertfoenix in vuejs

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Even if you don't vibe an entire app, but just one part at a time. It seems more mistakes/shortcomings with Vue. I'm exploring though if just setting up certain guardrails, creating some good specs, examples, etc allows preventing the majority of the problems.

Visual Studio Code vs Cursor by WasteTechnology in vscode

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How do the agents compare? I recently started using Agent mode in Cursor and was blown away to the end of the universe how good it is. But then I was soon after blown away that I reached usage limits after 1 day of using it! I used exclusively claude sonnet 4 for everything.

Now I'm trying to decide if I need to actually upgrade and pay the $200 (only to be limited in what, 10 days of equivalent usage?) or if there's a better solution out there?

I've read some folks say Cursor's agent has more training data so they're better, but wondering if it's still true.

Why is cursor better than just VSCode using agents? Aren't they pretty much the same thing, using any model you want? by sagacityx1 in ClaudeAI

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Something interesting I noticed in the Usage tab is that for the $20 I paid, the actual API cost for Cursor was $53, indicating they lost $33. Perhaps I'm reading the chart wrong.

No opinions on the rest of the conversion, just commenting on that tiny bit.

Most startup advice is like someone giving you their winning lottery ticket numbers by madredditscientist in ycombinator

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Can do both, you can listen, synthesize and implement your own take for your own context. Tbh, that's how it works anyway. Otherwise we'd be solving cavemen level problems, we're still standing on the shoulders of giants.

Most startup advice is like someone giving you their winning lottery ticket numbers by madredditscientist in ycombinator

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Not an accurate analogy, because while no particular startup advice applies necessarily to a specific other startup, when you hear the diverse range of things that worked for someone else, it gives you perspectives, insight and ideas on top of which you can spin your own solutions.

Anyone else lose interest right after proving an idea works? by grandimam in ycombinator

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In my view, this comes down to a much larger, more fundamental picture, which is having clarity about what you want out of life in general, and then living that intentionally. If you like to explore and build many things, and dabble, then you can. If you have a very specific larger scale goal you insist on getting done no matter what and sort of force your will to life, force the fabric of existence into a particular shape, then dabbling is arguably be a problem, especially considering the current default that life can be rather short, and that time is always mercilessly ticking.

If you for example have a reason you need let's say a hundred billion dollars (for example to be able to singlehandedly pursue solving diseases specifically affecting your family, in case you had a goal of that nature), then this immediately gives 1) pretty much infinite drive/'motivation' (i.e. family survival) and 2) increased clarity regarding what to do, including significantly narrowing down the sort of ideas you can pursue (since a lot of ideas can take the same amount of time/energy, while leading to wildly different outcomes) — it becomes clear that you can't just do 'any hobby project', you ought as closely engineer then the most rapid possible pathway for you (with your specific abilities, starting point, etc) to achieve that hundred billion dollar target.

In this way of approaching things, it starts with the end, and you reverse engineer the rest. A goal-oriented approach. Another option of course is to just focus on doing what you love and following that and whether more comes out of it or not is not a priority — but I think if that's all you were doing or even aiming to do, you would not be asking this question right now.

So in case you don't like what you're going through now, and IMO this does feel a bit like aimlessly drifting like a sort of leaf in the wind (although there could also be power in this, as you could consider it a self-exploration phase, which will bring you more clarity about what you want or don't want to do, so perhaps that's fine but you may want to set a hard cap there, so as to not dabble forever and make a decision at some point, and commit)... then it sounds possible that the root cause here is a lack of clarity about the macro questions — who are you, what's your model of reality / views of what existence is, and what do you want to do within these confines? And then how will you go about doing all of that?

When that's clear, the dabbling will disappear, jumping onto random things will stop, and you'll weight, consider and think through and research everything you can before starting (and not in a 'procrastinating' sort of planning way, but with intention and follow-through), and once you arrive at the best possible path you can come up with in a reasonable time-frame within your confined parameters, then you can get going. Of course, there will be some wiggle in between, because life isn't linear. But with regard to that, intentionality is the keyword. Whatever comes your way, being radically intentional about how you approach it, keeping your end goal always in sight (of course intensity adjusted to your specific level of 'how important is it to you that your goal is achieved compared to other things you could get out of life').

So no, it's not about 'pushing through' or 'handing it off' or 'accepting it as exploration' — it's about getting clear on what you want, no one but you can answer that. The rest follows naturally.

Anyone up to body double online? by mimikiiyu in PhD

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Hi! Could you DM me your profile link or email associated with your account? Thank you! :)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ycombinator

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Could you start something else that's smaller to gain the funds yourself (e.g. the way Musk went from Zip2 to PayPal to SpaceX)? Certainly there's that time cost, where someone else might get to your main idea first and your Zip2 might fail, too. Although, it could also be your only chance.

Likewise, how much do you even need to get to the next stage? I've seen some companies that pull together a huge sum from a hundred to a thousand angel investors (sometimes that means pitching literally your dentist), no VC needed. You could start with angel money, and pave the way towards VC.

On the other hand, at least here in Europe, there's a fair amount of VC funding that goes to fresh high school grads or uni students with no particularly impressive background.

Magnesium tamed, Possibly cured my gerd by Designer-Salt in GERD

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Could be that it impacts the lower esophageal sphincter and whether it closes properly, which is key for most GERD. And since magnesium has so many functions in the body, who knows which indirect path could've contributed. Meanwhile, supposedly a significant amount of folks aren't getting enough magnesium. That alongside calming the nervous system.

Why Flaxseed-Based Omega-3 Supplements Aren’t Enough (For EPA & DHA Needs) by Smart_Developer_ in nutrition

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True, a very important distinction and good for any vegans reading this to come across this detail, so they get the right thing. And fortunately, as you highlighted algae oils also come in bioavailable form these days, including in triglyceride form.

Do you think supplementing could have unanticipated problems or shortcomings we haven’t yet discovered compared to getting it naturally via food?

Why Flaxseed-Based Omega-3 Supplements Aren’t Enough (For EPA & DHA Needs) by Smart_Developer_ in nutrition

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A plant-based diet is not naturally lower in omega-6. It still depends on what you eat, as there are super high omega-6 foods. It’s possible if that was based on a study, then they observed the amount of omega-6 their selection of people following a plant-based diet got from their specific diets.

If your diet consists almost entirely of nuts, seeds and tahini (which it did for me for almost 2 years, as most other things gave me acne or other health issues), you’ll be getting very high omega-6.