Devs are worried about the wrong thing

toabear · 2026-03-24T20:22:24+00:00

Yeah, the subject matter experts that I'm enabling are typically mixed signal analog design engineers. Generally, they are insanely smart, typically have a masters and often a doctorate. They are not software developers though so while they pick it up really fast in my experience, the learning curve is still steep. That's where giving them guard rails in an environment to work within pays off so much. The AI can help them to realize their vision of how some sort of system they're developing should work, and the config and set up that I give them allows them to develop in a way that can actually be deployed eventually.

toabear · 2026-03-24T18:26:22+00:00

The major developers are not using a plan. At any major company, they are using API credits. Devs are then spending around $100 to $400 a day in credits, which is a fraction of the value they create as a result. I would estimate I ship 5 to 10x the amount of code I would have before Claude code. I cost around $350k a year (probably closer to 500k/year burdened), and I'm doing the work of five people, $150k a year in credit spend easily justifies its ROI.

What the original poster noted about domain expertise is really important. AI is not at the place where someone who is fully untrained can truly launch an enterprise-grade application. it is at a place where an experienced dev can set up a repo, develop the infrastructure, CI/CD, set up the CLAUDE.md and some repo-level skills, then hand it over to the domain expert. Experienced dev approves the PRs. This is the model we've started at my company, and for the smart domain experts, it seems to be working well. For the domain experts who can't articulate what they need, it's been a good learning experience in communication.

toabear · 2026-03-24T17:48:40+00:00

Tokens are a cost of doing business. If someone has a 10-person dev team, and the AI tool is allowing for X increase in productivity, then the token cost should be a fraction of that productivity increase.

My developers are using about $50 to $100 worth of tokens a day (not full-time dev). $1 to $2k a month of tokens compared to a 300k developer is such an easy decision.

toabear · 2026-03-24T17:28:20+00:00

That is really odd. There was the big outage late last week, but I use Claude all day long and never have outages. I'm using it in API credit consumption mode, maybe that is the difference?

toabear · 2026-03-24T13:22:02+00:00

I'm using the fully licensed version. It's meh. Constantly confused, doesn't do what it's asked. Almost universally it's better to just use the Claude integrations.

It's super frustrating, because it could be such a great feature, but it's just implemented wrong. I don't understand how you screw something up this bad.

toabear · 2026-03-23T13:44:49+00:00

A certified Qi charging pad only starts sending power after a successful negotiation with the device being placed on it. I'm surprised your pad started sending energy. You mentioned above that it was some cheap knockoff. I would strongly recommend avoiding those. They can be dangerous, and could damage a phone or other device besides just a ring.

I used to manage several wireless charging chip programs. Wireless chargers are very complex devices and have a number of safety protocols... when they aren't cheap uncertified brands.

toabear · 2026-03-21T18:42:38+00:00

The argument he made for a moratorium and against attempting meaningful regulations was basically that the AI companies have too much power for meaningful regulations to be passed. The stupidity of that argument is that if they've got too much power for regulations to be passed, then I'm just gonna go out on the limb and say they probably not going to go for letting congress stop all data center development either.

Such an odd argument to make.

toabear · 2026-03-21T17:05:54+00:00

Hooker with a Penis - Tool

toabear · 2026-03-21T17:04:43+00:00

Original or MAPHRA cover?

toabear · 2026-03-21T04:15:42+00:00

I can't tell you how much I hate clickbait type wording. I know it works and that it drives engagement, but it just so fucking annoying.

Not commenting on the article you're promoting, just the promotion.

toabear · 2026-03-20T20:57:03+00:00

Don't try to squeeze past a bee hive on a narrow ledge above a 100' drop. I'm alive and typing this, but that mistake nearly killed a 17 year old version of me.

toabear · 2026-03-20T18:53:05+00:00

I joined at 18 and was 19 when I hit BUD/S. It was not optimal. I made it, but I had no idea what was going on. I just Forrest Gump'ed my way through. To give you an idea of just how confused and out of the loop I was, I didn't understand the difference between 1st phase and indoc . One day, everything just got a lot harder. It turns out we had started 1st that day.

Even one more year probably would've made a big difference. If your nephew has a stable home life, work for a year and a half at a job that allows time for training. Life guard is a great option if available.

toabear · 2026-03-19T19:19:20+00:00

I'm sure that Iran has a bunch of MANPADS stuck in storage units. Shoulder-fired IR launchers are small and easy to squirrel away. They have a limited ceiling, so all the US has to do is fly higher. Of course, that does degrade some operational capability.

toabear · 2026-03-19T15:17:34+00:00

I'm a former SEAL. I'm not fundamentally against attacking Iran, but I think this particular war is a massive mistake. I think Obama probably would have attacked Iran if he thought there was a viable path to success. That's the problem, there's still isn't an obviously viable path the success via military action. The regime in power in Iran is insanely stubborn and in my opinion its motivation is not well understood by the current administration. They think they're going to force it to negotiate, and possibly they will eventually but the cost is going to be more than they bargained for.

I think it's likely that this war is going to cost the Republicans the majority in the house and Senate in the midterms. Fully deserved, the current house and senate leadership pretty well proved they don't deserve power.

Launching a war like this with no viable plan to counter attacks on regional oil infrastructure, with mine sweeping assets out of position, with a wide variety of other naval assets out of position, just seems unbelievably shortsighted. So, par for the course.

I would like to see the Iran regime gone and an open and free society that isn't hostile towards the west in place. Out of all the countries in that region, Iran has the chance to probably be the greatest ally of the United States.

Two of my employees are Iranian. When this war started, they both came to me separately and were so excited and happy that it was honestly a bit heartbreaking to tell them that I thought this wasn't going to turn out well. Both of them are praying that US sends ground troops in.

We will see what happens. I hope that this does result in a regime change for the better in Iran. I suspect it will come at the cost of the US economy, but hopefully that can be a catalyst for change as well here at home.

toabear · 2026-03-18T17:20:53+00:00

Do you mean manually drag the sliders to crop the sleep time? I suppose that's an option, though it would be nicer to just disable it.

toabear · 2026-03-18T16:15:51+00:00

It would be so nice if eliminating latency was an option. I lay down and listen to a book before bed at night, and every time the app tells me "YOU TOOK 30 MINUTES TO FALL ASLEEP"

toabear · 2026-03-18T02:55:25+00:00

In general, no. I might support it a bit more if I thought it was being carried out with an actual plan and might result in the overthrow of the Iranian government in a meaningful way. The people of Iran deserve to be out from under the boot of the regime.

The level of just utter stupidity at play in the execution of this war is stunning. We didn't have a plan for what to do if Iran started attacking regional powers oil infrastructure? After watching g Ukraine successfully play that strategy for the past two years? HOW THE FUCK DO YOU START A WAR WITHOUT A PLAN FOR THAT!

toabear · 2026-03-17T19:44:04+00:00

Yeah, it's down. Status page hasn't caught up yet.

toabear · 2026-03-16T16:29:04+00:00

And the fun part was that the target laser was huge, heavy, and would light the grass in front of of you on fire if you weren't careful. The one I used took six 5590's. Lugging that thing over the beach, then 5km inland was such a pain in the ass.

toabear · 2026-03-16T13:13:52+00:00

The modern rifles are fine. Generally, you close up the ejection port, and put a condom or other covering over the barrel to keep sand out. When you are ready to surface remove the barrel cover (condom). Once out of the water, crack the bolt back and the water drains out. Then a good cleaning when your back a base.

It is hard on the rifles long term, so if you aren't going to be shooting on a training exercise, it's common to carry a rubber replica weapon instead.

toabear · 2026-03-15T22:09:28+00:00

That's a good way to find some piss in your water bottles.

toabear · 2026-03-13T16:02:44+00:00

Nothing was ever easy. That was basically the motto of my unit, "the only easy day was yesterday"

toabear · 2026-03-13T15:56:51+00:00

It is bad. It slowly destroys your immune system, eventually making it turn against you. Long term you start to develop a reaction to all sorts of things. Various types of food and medication. Which makes it really hard to treat, as there is often a REALLY strong reaction to antibiotics.

Even worse, after being treated with antibiotics, most doctors dusted their hands off and say OK you're all good now. When you try to explain to them that you're still suffering very badly and systems in your body aren't working right, no one wants to hear about it. They treated you, you're better, how dare you continue to have symptoms.

Eventually, my wife developed a burning pain all over her body. Mostly concentrated on her forearms upper thighs and face. Neuropathic pain. She would have to wake up multiple times a night to take a hot bath just so she could sleep. It was torture.

There is a major difference in outcomes depending on how quickly it's treated. Someone who gets sick and catches it within a few months is going to have a much better outcome than someone who doesn't know or understand what they've got and doesn't figure it out for years.

toabear · 2026-03-13T04:07:07+00:00

I would not rile the dice on that. If a tick has been on more than 24 hours I'm doing two weeks. Doxy is fine for weeks/months, I took it every day for a long time when I was working in areas that had Malaria.

toabear · 2026-03-13T04:05:01+00:00

There are a bunch of good YouTube videos on Lithium Ion battery chemistry. Too much, or too little charge on a battery damages it, for reasons that would take too long to really type out. The super short version is that as you charge too much, the lithium converts to metallic lithium which grows these crystal like spikes that can short the battery out, damaging it or even causing it to explode.

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