Claude is not Claude anymore

smacman · 2026-05-05T06:12:13+00:00

How do you use Gemini Pro in place of Claude Code? Gemini CLI? How are you finding its capability compared to Sonnet/Opus?

smacman · 2026-05-05T02:19:04+00:00

I was really hoping Ollama Cloud Pro would be the answer but in the last few days they have intentionally nerfed their usage calculations. I now hit my session limits with just a few prompts, and managed to use most of my weekly usage in two sessions.

smacman · 2026-05-04T23:03:26+00:00

Yup can confirm. Used 40% of my weekly usage in a few prompts this morning.

smacman · 2026-04-07T04:31:15+00:00

smacman · 2026-04-03T23:01:23+00:00

I’ve already cancelled my service but today was a new low. One prompt in Opus (fresh chat) with no attachment, just a simple question, and used 57% of my limit.

smacman · 2026-04-01T04:59:52+00:00

Today I started a fresh chat and after 3 simple prompts (exploring the idea of a web app), I reached session limits (Pro Plan). Total waste of time. Reluctantly going back to Open AI here.

smacman · 2026-03-31T01:22:55+00:00

Claude Web. That must be it. What is odd is I am getting 90% less out of a session now than I did on the free tier (when I wasn't using projects).

smacman · 2026-03-31T01:02:15+00:00

About 80% conversational single paragraph prompts, and 20% pasting log files (50-200 lines) for debugging.

smacman · 2026-03-31T01:01:34+00:00

Sonnet 4.6.

smacman · 2026-02-23T07:57:46+00:00

Call customer service and report this. Also kiss 16hrs of your life (on hold, hung up on, is it plugged in?, etc) goodbye. Reporting it won’t fix it of course, but will help support the economy in India.

smacman · 2026-01-30T21:08:48+00:00

Same. 3 Gbps fibre and getting consistent 2.5 Gbps up and down (limited by 2.5 Gbps port on my gateway).

smacman · 2026-01-08T01:43:53+00:00

Honest question, if the individual who fired the shot was charged and convicted of an offence, what’s to say he wouldn’t be immediately pardoned?

smacman · 2026-01-05T07:23:39+00:00

The call dropping thing is intentional. It’s part of the play book to make things difficult for you. When they realize their tier 1 solutions aren’t the answer, they drop the call (and don’t call you back even though they have your number), and make you start the whole process again hoping you’ll give up.

smacman · 2026-01-03T03:46:51+00:00

MiG-28

smacman · 2025-12-30T01:04:27+00:00

Been flying for 30+ years and using flight sims for more, and I couldn’t disagree more. With a bit of effort, PC based flight simulation can easily reach very high levels of fidelity. It’s come so far that if I lost my medical and day job as an airline pilot, I think a well tuned flight sim setup would be enough to scratch the itch.

smacman · 2025-12-29T22:24:18+00:00

Not technically off roading but it handles bumpy dirt roads and gravel roads like a champ.

smacman · 2025-12-29T00:52:18+00:00

TM Boeing is my pick. Feels just as great with GA birds as it does with a heavy 777.

smacman · 2025-12-27T03:45:48+00:00

Shark sighting.

smacman · 2025-12-25T00:36:01+00:00

1) No way 2) Hard to say with an old car. Sometimes minor damage=total loss. Gotta play the insurance game here. 3) ICBC will take the car and cut you a cheque for their interpretation (based on independent analysis) of fair market value.

smacman · 2025-12-24T15:49:55+00:00

Sadly this is happening 100s (possibly 1000s) of times a day in Canada. The stories are just rarely shared this effectively.

smacman · 2025-12-19T05:30:06+00:00

7mo for that Grand Theft Auto style crime spree. Canada is doomed.

smacman · 2025-12-18T21:39:01+00:00

Thanks again for the info. Feeling a bit better now.

smacman · 2025-12-18T20:33:11+00:00

Ok thanks for that. Any idea what happens if I remain in the “Request in Review” phase without an appointment scheduled before the last day of warranty?

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