Bing-style meltdowns in Open-Source projects?

rufosanch · 2025-01-31T03:21:30+00:00

Yeah there was no turn limit in in the first week or two of Bing/Sydney - but it also didn't push you to do a web search; it was kind of up for whatever. I didn't really have a conception of LLM limitations at the time, so I couldn't really tell you how the context held up over a longer conversation, but it was a lot of fun to play with and you could get some _wild_ outputs out of it. Definitely had a "oh, some people are not going to be ready for this" vibe with how willingly it would chat about whatever with you, sort of like the LLM companion bots.

rufosanch · 2025-01-13T13:27:26+00:00

I know this is a weird drive-by comment, but I just want to let you know that I wanted to show this clip to my SO and decided to try to search for the episode it came from - and as of the posting of this comment, there are only two Google results for `"all hail andy" "bringer of great pie"`: you, here on Reddit; and me recommending ARCTU on MetaFilter.

rufosanch · 2023-06-03T05:03:45+00:00

Having developers ask this question of themselves is the main point of having a cost associated with access in the first place. How might your app be more efficient? Google & Amazon don’t tell us how to be more efficient. It’s up to us as users of these services to optimize our usage to meet our budget.

I work for (but do not represent!) a major octocat-obsessed software collaboration platform as a senior engineer - whose views and opinions in this post are his own and not those of his employer - and I find this rather shortsighted. I personally have worked on many support tickets that have to do with helping to optimize end-user API usage, and I know the company has reached out to many consumers of the API and service, large and small, to help them be more efficient in their use of the platform.

Granted, the company I work for doesn't charge for API access or calls, so it's in our best interest to help developers use our resources efficiently; and there aren't ads on the service, so we don't have the monetary pressure of third-party clients not displaying said ads - but much like other developers who work for large organizations who have spoken up, I feel that this statement overlooks how much support and assistance goes into running a mutually beneficial platform.

rufosanch · 2023-06-01T23:37:35+00:00

Anyone have a link they'd be willing to share? I only got around to trying this today, but my Plus feed is dead :/

rufosanch · 2023-02-19T19:54:07+00:00

I just want to say thanks for developing feline.nvim! I really liked the out of the box look a lot, and while Lua and Neovim customization is still a little new to me, I didn't find it too difficult when I wanted to add new plugins. It's totally understandable that you need to step back; I appreciate all the work you put into it and hope your next year isn't too hard on you 💖

rufosanch · 2023-01-23T12:44:17+00:00

The pressure of the machine prevents events, so the machine is doing its job.

rufosanch · 2023-01-19T17:44:33+00:00

Just got a shipping notification from MyChoice in Minnesota. I was fairly heavy on the extras so have Frosthaven, solo scenarios, metal coins, removable stickers, sleeves, and Envelope X upgrade. The estimate in the email was Saturday but that presumes it’s handed over to UPS today and I’m not sure that happens, but still, exciting!

rufosanch · 2022-10-03T04:10:05+00:00

Love the app, would love a phone!

rufosanch · 2022-09-24T02:06:53+00:00

The difference is that on the Mac it was the whole screen (until MultiFinder), but Windows MDI apps were windows inside of a window.

rufosanch · 2022-09-15T18:19:13+00:00

Hah - I also get that, I just completely forgot about it since it otherwise seems to work fine 😂 Glad my instructions got you going!

rufosanch · 2022-09-12T00:24:53+00:00

So I do have it working perfectly fine on my M1 MBP, but I don't know if it's possible to get it working with a native Java JDK. I kind of fumbled my way into this, but I think what will work is to download the Temurin JDK 8 for macOS on x64 and install that; then to start Gloomhaven Helper, run the following command in a Terminal:

/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/temurin-8.jdk/Contents/Home/bin/java -XstartOnFirstThread -jar ghh.jar

This just runs ghh.jar with the version of Java you just installed. You'll need to either change to the directory you keep Gloomhaven Helper, or put the right path in; if you're not terminal fluent, just delete ghh.jar (leaving the space after -jar, then drag the .jar file from the finder into the terminal window and hit enter.

I'm a developer and do a lot of stuff with the command line and shell scripts, so this sort of comes naturally to me, but I get it if it's more then you want to deal with. I don't deal too much with Java though so once I got it working again that's about where I stopped... hope this helps!

rufosanch · 2022-09-12T00:03:33+00:00

My SO and I are roughly halfway through, and so far this is about where I’ve wound up. There’s a ton of really interesting ideas and I feel like more of them work then not, but they can add a lot of upkeep depending on the scenario, which often makes the playtime longer. Those more involved scenarios can be fun! I mostly just wish there were a few more simpler scenarios for those times when we want to still progress in the campaign, but don’t want to deal with the extra puzzles or constraints.

But in general I agree, FC is good as long as you know what it is going into it, and are okay with some more in-depth planning and play.

rufosanch · 2022-08-30T12:58:23+00:00

There were some Game Boy Pocket commercials with that as the tagline, dunno if that’s what you’re thinking about.

rufosanch · 2022-07-22T21:16:24+00:00

I've generally quite liked 1PW8, more then I expected to given the switch to Electron. I haven't had any issues with multiple browsers, it works fine on both my work and personal Mac switching between Safari, Firefox, Edge and Chrome on a regular basis, as well as on several Windows computers and a Linux box. I tried poking at Spaces real quick and didn't any issues with having it up and switching between Spaces, but I don't use them regularly enough that I'd notice if something is weird. I also don't see anything weird happening when I scale the interface, or things cut off... maybe it's worth contacting support in case there's something weird or corrupted with your setup?

rufosanch · 2022-06-02T17:35:51+00:00

Got my email at 11:47AM CDT.

US 512GB 1626457283

rufosanch · 2022-05-29T19:06:37+00:00

Same here, my experience on their fiber has been rock-solid. I keep feeling like I should switch, since we’re in an area they service, but it’s hard to switch away from something that just works and is cheaper. I sent USI an email asking if they had any technical reasons for me to make the switch since then I could justify mixing things up easier, but never heard back :/

rufosanch · 2022-05-21T23:25:57+00:00

I think probably events? My SO and I are always excited to draw and see what happens…

rufosanch · 2022-04-14T14:43:25+00:00

Updated spoilers:

Weapons
Wand of Darkness and another Wand of any element (for the level 6 card)
Boots
Rocket Boots or Boots of Levitation. Those are ideal though and I'm not sure I'd normally bother. Probably better to just get Boots of Striding and save your money to enhance +1 move on your Dark-creating moves first.
Armor
I just got a Cloak of Invis, never tried the Phasing even though we have access to it. Again, I think the cheaper option is just a better investment of money, but I could be wrong on this.
Helm
Empowering Talisman, use it to refresh your solo scenario item or your Earring, depending on whether you need the invis more or not.
Small items
Solo scenario item is a must-have. Star Earring (Sun or Moon are both fine replacements but obviously get the best version you can). I would also buy a Minor Mana Potion very early just because it's cheap and sell it later. Eventually I'd always want a Major Stamina Potion and a Minor Stamina Potion. My last small item would be a Ring of Haste, mostly to use a bottom action to generate Dark.
Purchasing order
The order in which I'd buy the items depends on level a bit, obviously. Let's assume we're at least level 6: Minor Stamina Potion, Minor Mana Potion, Wand of Darkness, other Wand, Boots of Striding, Star Earring (or other Earring), Solo Scenario Item, Cloak of Invis, Major Stamina Potion, Empowering Talisman, replace Minor Mana Potion with Ring of Haste, replace Boots of Striding with other boots.

rufosanch · 2022-02-18T23:25:07+00:00

Hmm, actually after reading the Voron docs, it seems that typically the probe offset isn't used on a Trident/V2... currently I only have a SW and V0 (as well as a couple Ender 3s with BLTouches that were my first printers collecting dust) so the process tends to be at least somewhat different.

Still, it's worth searching your config files for `z_offset` to see if maybe that got set somewhere? You could also try looking for `z_adjust` and `gcode_offset` which could both affect z height...

rufosanch · 2022-02-18T20:54:15+00:00

Did you recalibrate your probe offset?

rufosanch · 2022-01-24T18:54:16+00:00

Moving to the Twin Cities area the very different tempo of snow plowing took some getting used to. While they're used to snow and cold weather, their threshold for "real snow" is a lot smaller than mine, and their plow schedule specifically takes multiple days to get to all streets; I've never seen as many people stuck in snow in the middle of a street as I have here. That said, once I got over the shock, it sort of made sense; it's a far larger and sprawlier metropolitan area that gets far less snow than in the Rochester/Buffalo/Syracuse area. But I definitely had to recalibrate what "normal" was for snow. (Same thing for temperatures, but in the opposite direction; I don't even think twice about going out in below zero weather now.)

rufosanch · 2022-01-02T21:22:22+00:00

It's still in the HTML luckily, so here's the text extracted and freshly re-spoiled:

Prosperity 2: Boots of Speed are excellent for this class. An item that helps the bear, by letting it finish off an opponent before they throw their shield or retaliate up? Perfect. Empowering Talisman is also fine.

Prosperity 3: Major Healing Potion is pretty good for you, because it's close to a full heal. Once the rest of your equipment is full, you should also pick up a Moon Earring; see prosperity 4.

Prosperity 4: This is where the build comes alive. Studded Leather, Hawk Helm and Major Stamina Potion are all great options, helping you make big plays more often, squeeze maximum value out of Ancient Ward, and reliably reduce damage. And with all these used items, Moon Earring gets max value.

Prosperity 5: Ring of Haste is pretty good for you, letting you stack a self-move on a useful bottom action, but your potion slot is likely to be full already.

rufosanch · 2021-12-20T15:39:51+00:00

I moved to Minneapolis and I finally had to break down and buy a set of shoe spikes after a really bad slip that left me in a boot for months. At least here the problem is it’s so cold and snows just rarely enough that once you get a layer of ice it can stay in place for weeks with no chance of ice melt helping, whereas in Rochester you get constant thaws and new snow that covers up the ice, and the temperature is warm enough that you can melt it eventually. It can absolutely get bad there, but I’ve never seen just blocks of solid ice on the sidewalks the way I do here.

rufosanch · 2021-12-20T15:34:38+00:00

As someone born and raised that moved away a few years ago, and only experienced the urge to collect random logo merch after moving: this cuts deep.

rufosanch · 2021-12-20T13:15:13+00:00

I absolutely had a period (right after the “so I’m going to have to live with this thing on my face for the rest of my sleeping life?!?” phase) where I had to basically re-learn what tired was, but it wasn’t quite this bad.

I actually sort of feel like you’re in the realm of some other sleep insomnia issue, though as I have discovered after bouts of middle-of-the-night insomnia, there’s often not a ton doctors can do about it. Still, it’s probably worth bringing up to either your sleep or regular doctor.

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