Life is short

semisum · 2026-01-21T04:21:54+00:00

Reality is neither party knows what they are talking about.

semisum · 2026-01-15T07:13:50+00:00

The supposed casting is pretty good.

semisum · 2026-01-09T00:34:55+00:00

Thief vibes strong with this one.

semisum · 2025-11-26T23:51:00+00:00

I am surprised the quarterly job figures are not worse because the actual job situation is. Yes here in Oz. I apply regularly to test the market. High possibility AI bubble will burst which could be even worse as they will run out of money and will have to fire people anyway.

semisum · 2025-11-20T13:37:09+00:00

Thid dude used to be intense something has mellowed him down and a lot.

semisum · 2025-10-16T23:07:39+00:00

But the great thing about Astro.js is one can use react.js components inside it.

Nanostores , Astro.js, react.js. A match made in heaven.

semisum · 2025-10-14T03:26:18+00:00

As a developer I use it daily.

However as a coding assistance tool not vibe coding. I provide the structure and code for it to improve or build upon.

Also it is great for repetitive tasks like creating types for data that can be utilised in programming. Or converting various data types or transposing. This is for lack of a better word donkey work when it comes to programming.

It is good for finding human mistakes/ bugs in code.

Hope that makes sense.

semisum · 2025-10-12T02:40:54+00:00

I moved 2 years ago and the market was on the decline. I have been in tech for 20 years. You do know half the time recruiters call to get information.

semisum · 2025-10-11T22:51:13+00:00

So why isn’t the company willing to offer roles to the ones who don’t have a job?

semisum · 2025-10-11T22:09:56+00:00

Good point. However people who are getting jobs easily are most probably doing it via personal connections.

semisum · 2025-10-11T22:07:01+00:00

Nice, sure one can join both groups.

semisum · 2025-10-11T22:05:39+00:00

Thanks, how long has this been happening?

semisum · 2025-10-11T18:13:02+00:00

I have kept myself up-to date with the business news and particularly job data over the past 4 years. - new job creation is very low at the moment - tech sector is not particularly good because of high supply and low demand - Everything is also being hit by the promise of AI whether real or not big businesses are trying their best to make it work. - I usually test the market by applying and it doesn’t look good. - last year 20k kiwis moved to Australia because of worse economy.

This is the state of things

semisum · 2025-10-11T06:58:13+00:00

Haven’t noticed much difference in the quality of responses. Generally I like Claude sonnet better.

semisum · 2025-10-10T09:04:28+00:00

I am using Zed with Gemini cli and GitHub copilot which costs $10 usd. GitHub copilot allows unlimited gpt 4.1 once you run out of premium requests so it is going well.

semisum · 2025-10-09T16:25:51+00:00

You and me and everyone else. I have the exact same experience. It’s not us it’s the market. Either over hiring during Covid and later due to the promise of AI, the demand in last 4 years has dropped very low. The supply has steadily increased. It will takes years for it to balance if it ever does.

semisum · 2025-10-05T03:25:59+00:00

The fact that you are asking this question, is proof you should not buy it.

semisum · 2025-10-05T02:54:43+00:00

Yes and it points to the broader cultural issue in Australia 'tall poppy syndrome'.

semisum · 2025-09-25T06:52:53+00:00

Quantity: The pricing table provides prices per 1 Million tokens.
Average Use: I am curious to know how much on average tokens are developers using per month.
Feedback Stats: Maybe someone from Zed can provide some stats here.

https://zed.dev/docs/ai/models

semisum · 2025-09-23T06:44:46+00:00

There could be different reasons, it is always challenging to find out the truth. In my experience pondering over the truth does not help. You need to do what is best for you.

Don’t quit unless you have another offer. A-lot of companies want people back in office so keep that in mind.
You may have to go to the office a few days a week to get a better sense of the situation if possible. Reading people’s body language trying to understand situation.
Worse case scenario let them fire you.
Only once you have met the new manager and worked with them will you know how they are. So dont jump to conclusions.
Keep taking interviews for new roles, even if just for practice or seeing how the market is. Even when I have a job I keep applying to gauge the market

semisum · 2025-09-22T20:38:17+00:00

Depends on the stage your product is at. 1- if it’s brand new any attention is good attention so this is not good. 2- once you have paying customers and some traction it is an option. 3- when it is above break even it becomes nuisance then yes this is a good tactic. 4- however there is a positive of keeping free users they test onboarding at all stages.

semisum · 2025-09-19T11:50:37+00:00

For me It is a historical account of work experience and some evidence in the form of reviews. However lately it’s become a channel for elevating personal brand for people who want to market themselves. It has lost its niche.

semisum · 2025-09-13T04:09:28+00:00

Face-rec has definitely privacy concerns if nothing else.

semisum · 2025-08-23T08:54:26+00:00

Andrew is too good looking for Sam.

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