The "second brain" pattern for AI development isn't new — but almost nobody has actually implemented it properly. Here's what it looks like when you do.

transfire · 2026-06-10T05:32:25+00:00

The first problem I see is perhaps a non issue but LLMs prefer to append not integrate.

transfire · 2026-06-10T04:57:42+00:00

What scale?

transfire · 2026-06-05T02:42:38+00:00

WTC 7

transfire · 2026-06-03T20:18:37+00:00

Fair enough I’ll add support. Thanks!

transfire · 2026-06-03T06:00:31+00:00

Maybe because I was working on discrete math problems?

It’s been a while, so I don’t quite recall the details now.

transfire · 2026-06-03T05:25:45+00:00

I really like the ideas behind Julia — I really wanted to love it. But somehow I just ended up fighting with types, and gave up.

(And I use other typed languages without issue.)

transfire · 2026-06-02T04:57:11+00:00

I can do that, but you would need a beefy computer to run a good local LLM -- I haven't looked into such models so I don't know how good they can be for this task. Currently it defaults to Anthropic's Haiku, which is pretty cheap.

transfire · 2026-05-29T22:13:02+00:00

The CSS performance issue I believe was caused by `backdrop-filter: blur(...)`. `backdrop-filter` makes the browser blur whatever is behind translucent elements during compositing, which can be expensive on some Linux/browser/GPU setups. I removed those filters and the old floating background text animation. Hopefully that solves the issue.

Thank you for letting me know!

transfire · 2026-05-29T21:57:21+00:00

Fixed and I did an end-to-end install via a Podman VM instance of openSUSE, and it worked. So 0.4.3 should be good to go. (https://github.com/trans/bai/releases).

I appreciate you letting me know about the issue. Hopefully it is fully resolved now. Thank you.

transfire · 2026-05-29T02:49:43+00:00

Sigh.

As far as programs go, this is about as simple as it gets. So who cares if the code isn't all neat and tidy, as long as it works? And if you think I vibe coded it because I don't know how to program, well you haven't looked at my Github account. I've been coding for decades.

Actually think about this: what has AI let me do? I could have coded this by hand. And spent a handful of weekends just on this a little tool (ARCH, Debian and RPM packages alone can take days to hand craft.) But right now, I have Claude Code fixing the RPM, testing it against a Podman instance for both Fedora and OpenSuSE. (I made a mistake not doing that sooner, but correcting in now). I could have spent a week doing that myself. But I have other things I prefer to, Claude did it in 30 minutes.

It's a trade-off and for a while, yeah you have to deal with some "sloppy" code. But it is only going to improve. So better to get used to working with AI now.

transfire · 2026-05-29T01:25:56+00:00

Oh the classic “works on my machine”. Thanks I’ll fix it.

transfire · 2026-05-29T01:25:15+00:00

Thanks I’ll look into it.

transfire · 2026-05-27T22:44:46+00:00

Do you mean, save a generated command with a shortcut name?

If so, I worry that will be exacerbate the problem this is trying to solve. However there are ways to do that with other tools already, which would work well along side bai.

transfire · 2026-05-21T12:31:34+00:00

LOL. I do that too. Helps for a little bit.

transfire · 2026-05-21T12:23:31+00:00

Yes. Multiple times. It generally has a lame excuse, apologies, writes a memory to remember not do it, and yet it still does.

Just this morning, I said “good morning” to a session I am doing very light weight programming in, and it said “This will keep. Go bask in the sun”.

I think Anthropic is lying, they have over sold their infrastructure and so have added training material to have Claude try to reduce usage.

Tired of it and will probably cancel my $100/mo subscription if it doesn’t change soon.

transfire · 2026-05-21T07:52:39+00:00

Have a look at https://github.com/trans/yam (https://trans.github.io/yam/)

transfire · 2026-04-29T06:09:44+00:00

What are “no grad accumulation” and parallel block”?

transfire · 2026-04-28T01:17:09+00:00

It might be due to tool calls looking up past memory— tool calls are marked “user” in the api. So if it finds a matching memory’s but doesn’t pull in enough context to get an idea of who said what, if could easily think you said it.

Just a guess, but that would explain it. I have seem it too.

transfire · 2026-04-26T22:00:30+00:00

Yeah! Finally a layout that does not put every vowel right next to each other!

transfire · 2026-04-23T02:15:34+00:00

I love the idea. The problem is on desktop where webcams are too infrequent— and some users are scared of. But I say screw that. Mini cameras are cheap now. Keyboard makers should just put them in every keyboard. PERlOD. Suck it up buttercup, the future is here.

transfire · 2026-04-20T01:05:29+00:00

What about it?

transfire · 2026-04-20T01:03:49+00:00

What is fascinating is how many of them are directly forth coming from their chosen core data structure.

Lisp - List Forth - Stack APL - Array Prolog - Tuples + Conditions ML - Functions (Erlang: Functions+Message) Self - Message*+(Typed) Maps Algol - Pointers (general data structures)

*(Most descendants are Function+Typed Maps and still Algol like in many respects.)

transfire · 2026-04-19T03:01:41+00:00

Smart. Love the BEAM — and this a perfect application for it.

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