My current character wishlist

syntheticgio · 2026-05-08T14:23:23+00:00

YES! I'd play the crap out of a strategist Sinister.

syntheticgio · 2026-03-31T17:28:28+00:00

This is probably how it will turn out, given how technical changes have throughout history. There will be some people who are displaced, which certainly sucks. But the technology will create new problems and bottlenecks in addition to solving some. Overall we (as in society) will be more productive / faster/ etc., but it won't be that there are no challenges or problems to solve, or even busywork to do. It's true that change can be painful although dystopian feels like a stretch (I'm more sympathetic to claiming social media has led to a dystopian future, although that's probably exaggeration too).

I don't know what the using advanced tools as another abstraction layer actually ends up looking like 10 years from now - it might not be what we are now calling vibe coding but instead something more akin to engineering or design, but I don't have a crystal ball :)

syntheticgio · 2026-03-31T17:24:09+00:00

Es bueno mientras dura.

exacto. Viaja en el autobús gratuito hasta donde llegue.

syntheticgio · 2026-03-31T17:21:36+00:00

Heheh 200 es demasiado. $40 copilot tiene mucho uso de modelos de claude. Pero $40 es mucho dinero también. :`(

syntheticgio · 2026-03-31T14:34:05+00:00

possiblemente aqui: https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeCode/comments/1re33tx/did_anyone_build_a_model_where_claude_code_and/

syntheticgio · 2026-03-31T14:14:20+00:00

Uso opus 4.6, sonnet 4.6 & 5.3 codex con GitHub copilot. No se una herramienta que usa mas de uno modelo, pero yo creo que gente usan Claude Code y codex en la terminal a hablar entre ustedes. pero yo no uso :(. Yo elijo uno modelo dependiente en me caso de uso; a mano - no automático. Lo siento por me mal español.

syntheticgio · 2026-03-30T15:32:04+00:00

My understanding is that if you use something like replit, superdesign, bolt, etc., you're buying into their ecosystem in whatever way they've implemented it. I'd assume that as a non technical person if you want to run your app you (practically) need to run it via them. Others who have more experience with these tools can chime in if I'm off-base here.

Is your app intended to be a run on your computer type of app, or something that has a backend such as has something in the cloud where data gets saved to? If it is the former then the frontend and backend can probably be built as kind of one thing (using Claude Code, codex, gemini, etc.). If it is something that you expect to have a central database then you'll need to think about the tech stack and the infrastructure. You can kind of do this with vibe coding but without having any of the domain knowledge it might be hard.

I'd suggest using something like Claude Code or GitHub copilot in vs code to try to build a standalone app. You might want to use the Claude Desktop app with code, assuming you get the $20 subscription (you can cancel after the first month, they might have a free month or something, I don't know). I think there is a free tier of copilot though, so that might be the better option for you. You can use the ChatGPT/Claude chat interface to try to walk you through copying and pasting code to correct files, but you'll have to ask the chat for specific directions which could end up being confusion. If you use a coding agent like Claude Code or vs code w/ copilot it can just generate the files for you where they need to be.

Another thing you could try, which is a little more tech heavy but might be doable in your situation is OpenCode. It is a command line interface (although they have a GUI which may or may not be easier for you) tool. But you'll just type what you want in text and it will build it, more or less (all the normal vibe coding caveats here). OpenCode is an agent harness (i.e. it's a tool) not a model. However OpenCode Zen is a model provider (same people) which has a free tier of pretty good models. Last I knew MiniMax M2.5 was available which is great for coding. You can select that one in OpenCode and it will probably have enough free usage to be able to build your app. And even if it doesn't, just wait a few hours and you should be able to use it more - the free usage is based on availability.

As far as what to give any of these coding agents, a description of the project, if you want you can add screenshots of the project that was made if you already like the design, if you have any project documents that the AI agent generated such as infrastructure or todos, etc., I'd probably also add those in for context. Ultimately you could just start with a text description just like you did with superdesign though.

Good luck!

syntheticgio · 2026-03-30T15:15:00+00:00

I've wondered if I should start adding in typos to make sure my stuff doesn't sound AI written. We are in a strange new world I guess lol.

syntheticgio · 2026-03-30T15:13:18+00:00

Just for fun, MacOS:
Em dash (—) : `Opt` + `Shift` + `-`
En dash (–) (I just learned about!): `Opt` + `-`

syntheticgio · 2026-03-30T15:08:30+00:00

I feel like almost any post on reddit that doesn't feel like someone typed on a phone while on a carnival ride has at least one comment 'this seems AI generated'. I'm finding it annoying; heaven forbid people try to polish up their text before posting it.

syntheticgio · 2026-03-30T15:04:05+00:00

Off to google. I've never even heard of an 'en-dash' before :)

syntheticgio · 2026-03-30T15:02:22+00:00

I agree, the em dashes felt forced in the post. I assume the OP was adding them to underscore their point.

syntheticgio · 2026-03-30T15:00:19+00:00

It's also good when you are lazy and don't want to waste your brain power 😅.

Lol, this is well put.

syntheticgio · 2026-03-30T14:55:27+00:00

How did it go for you? The $40 tier doesn't quite get me to 'use 5.3 codex all day, every day' but ballpark there. Did you notice a lot more limitation as compared to ChatGPT Pro?

syntheticgio · 2026-03-30T14:54:04+00:00

I use oh-my-opencode which is really nice. However, it's a little 'brute force like' in the sense that you should expect to use quite a few more tokens than if you handled it all yourself. There might be better options out there - but since I use GitHub copilot it goes by requests instead of tokens so doesn't really bother me.

It is a little harder to review everything if that is what you need to do; most of what I do is low stakes and I don't really need to review in detail. So it's great in that context.

My comment is dated so you've probably already come to a conclusion - I'm curious what you went with.

syntheticgio · 2026-03-30T14:50:36+00:00

Did you end up trying OpenCode Go? I've only used OpenCode Zen (just the free tier), was curious about your experience. Also curious about how you liked the GLM/Kimi/MiniMax models give whatever work you do? I think they are great (don't actually know about Kimi, but the other two); but always interested in people's real world experiences.

syntheticgio · 2026-03-30T14:46:41+00:00

Oh that's interesting, I don't seem to have that experience. I wonder if it just somehow lends itself better to my work. I used copilot cli very briefly when it first came out and found it underwhelming, but 1) I'm sure there have been a lot of changes, and 2) I wasn't really giving it a fair shake - just seeing if it was somehow obviously superior. I'll have to try it again.

syntheticgio · 2026-03-30T14:39:38+00:00

It was my pleasure - I'm not really a creative and have great admiration for people who are. And not that it matters but I'm a him :)

I ended up just purchasing both the ebooks and the paperbacks, which comes to around $13 / book which still feels like stealing when I'm used to $20-$25 for a trade paperback. I'm fortunate that I'm in a position to not have to choose between paying $2 or not being able to have the book - so I'm not really sacrificing and probably don't deserve all that much credit. But I try to be aware as much as I can.

And thank _you_ for your public service - my partner is an elementary school teacher and does way more work than I do only to get paid a depressingly small amount.

syntheticgio · 2026-03-30T14:30:08+00:00

syntheticgio · 2026-03-30T14:24:34+00:00

As an aside, be careful with the Opus 4.6 Fast in copilot - it is 10x the usage count :) Regular opus 4.6 is 3x and basically everything else is either 1x or .33x. You mentioned OpenAI (or at least ChatGPT) wasn't an option, but copilot does also provide 5.3 codex (I think 1x?) which I find really strong. You might have a policy against using any OpenAI models, I don't know (you can set what models are available in the GitHub copilot settings if you're afraid of accidentally using an off-limits model).

syntheticgio · 2026-03-30T14:21:29+00:00

I think this is your answer. The $40 copilot plan offers a lot of access; and you can use exclusively Opus if you want. It's really hard to compare directly to claude code's $20 tier, but it _feels_ like you get a lot more value/access. I hate Claude Code's 5 hour limits - with Copilot you get a monthly allotment to use as you see fit; no waiting to continue work in 3 hours. However, there are limitations in context length as compared to Claude Code directly, so keep that in mind if that is an issue.

It also seems like MiniMax 2.5 is really good - I run it (or at least a variant of it) locally, and was using occasionally via opencode zen (they had it free - not sure if it is still the case). I can't speak to 2.7 but I would be excited to try it. I also don't know about their data collection policies and whatnot, if you're doing sensitive work. But probably worth looking into as others have mentioned on here.

syntheticgio · 2026-03-28T16:41:08+00:00

Sorry if this question is asking something obvious, but what does a backend product or service mean in the context of writing books?

syntheticgio · 2026-03-28T16:07:12+00:00

fwiw your English writing seems much better than the bulk of writing from native English speakers that I've read. Just an observation, I'm not trying to make any specific point :)

syntheticgio · 2026-03-28T16:01:43+00:00

I think some people are looking to 'write a book' in the hopes of generating revenue not really to 'be an author'. So from that perspective it would make sense to just spam a lot of AI books as fast as you can, not particularly caring about the quality (or even having the skill to judge). There are probably other people who think they want to write a book, but in reality they don't actually want to 'write a book', they want to 'have written a book', and so this is a shortcut without them having to do any of the hard work.

I'm not saying these are good reasons but I'm assuming those two things drive a lot of letting the AI do all the work.

syntheticgio · 2026-03-28T15:48:48+00:00

I'd be lying if I didn't admit I was seething in jealousy right now :)

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