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New comment by bdashdash in "GitHub Is Down"

bdashdash — Mon, 04 May 2026 16:18:53 +0000

Isn't the data that flows through Github so valuable that they (Microsoft) are happy to eat the cost?

I don't have a clear idea how that value can be captured, since it's going to be 90% AI generated code that anyone can scrape (public projects) or can't be used (private projects), so perhaps you're right.

New comment by bdashdash in "French government agency confirms breach as hacker offers to sell data"

bdashdash — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 19:08:40 +0000

In the Netherlands, there's a single ID you use for all official government services. It's essentially username/password with MFA, issued by the government. What is neat is you can scan your passports NFC chip with your smartphone as a means to verify your identity through this system.

Not sure how it solves any of the data breach issues, though.

New comment by bdashdash in "€54k spike in 13h from unrestricted Firebase browser key accessing Gemini APIs"

bdashdash — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 14:57:19 +0000

This is what working with cloud services is like, in my experience. Azure's UI feels like it was made as a joke flash game on Newgrounds.

New comment by bdashdash in "Are We Idiocracy Yet?"

bdashdash — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 12:01:14 +0000

I feel Idiocracy is irresistible bait for 'not like the other girls'-types.

Everytime this movie comes up, droves of people mention how they get it, while others don't. It's becoming a trope in itself.

New comment by bdashdash in "How I write software with LLMs"

bdashdash — Mon, 16 Mar 2026 14:12:30 +0000

What I find interesting is how AI enthusiasts will recursively offer AI itself as the solution to any of the issues you mention.

Since AI can read and generate code, it can surely fix code, or find bugs, or address security flaws. And if this all turns into a hot mess, AI can just refactor the whole thing anyway. And so forth.

Personally, I think we'll be some years off before the whole software loop is closed by AI (if it even happens anyway).

New comment by bdashdash in "MonoGame: A .NET framework for making cross-platform games"

bdashdash — Sun, 08 Mar 2026 09:32:51 +0000

Could you elaborate in how you've built your own framework for making your monogame project available in web?

I've been using KNI but it's been a real headache getting my game to run on itch.io.

New comment by bdashdash in "I'm helping my dog vibe code games"

bdashdash — Wed, 25 Feb 2026 08:50:05 +0000

I also want to throw MonoGame into the mix here. Since its purely C#, Claude Code works great for it. It does mean you dont have the visual engine tools you get with Godot, but you could even get Claude to build these for your game.

Im personally finding it a lot of fun to work this way.