TLDR: it does some stuff slower than ae, but nodes allows it to very easily do a lot of stuff that ae struggles with.

It's also a lot easier to parse since node->properties is less nested than comp->layers->effects->properties (and this makes a big difference on cognitive load).

If all you can see is the following tab, then any ragebait that gets in your way is much more actionable, simply unfollow or mute whoever got it on your feed.

The last thing I want is for someone, in 2029, to say "but LLMs just weren't given a fair chance last time, we would have definitely reached AGI with more funding if it wasn't for [targeted attack]"

I think it's the hubris that I find most offensive in this argument: a guy knows one complex thing (programming) and suddenly thinks he can make claims about neuroscience.

Yep that's the usual "art is a problem that must be solved, the process is an inconvenience" mindset. The CEO of SUNO AI also said something similar, "people don't enjoy making music".

I mean, I understand the CEO of SUNO etc. Talking about self-actualization in a negative sense, because they don’t really get it completely, or just it’s against their business interest which means they find bad arguments to support their own interest openly.

>What made it worth it for you?

If by "worth it" you mean a measurable ROI, then nothing. If we expand it to more abstract concepts, then spinning up my own HUGO theme and writing about what I like is fun, so self actualization is what I get from it.

>What kinds of posts actually worked (for learning, career, network, opportunities)?

None, probably less than 100 people have read it, I only share it in friend groups, but it feels nice when those friends read it and give me feedback.

>Any practical format that lowers the bar (length, cadence, themes)?

What do you mean by "lowers the bar"? The length of my posts can be pretty variable, cadence is "whenever" and the blog can go months without an update, and themes are also pretty varied, sometimes I talk about some piece of fiction I like, other times it gets more technical, and sometimes too I just recount the process of making something and the insights it gave me.

>If you were starting today, what would you do differently?

There's not much to change when blogging has not changed my life in any significant regard, I'm just glad I started.

Apple intelligence: "why try to make an effort for others?" McDonalds germany: "Christmas sucks actually, but you know what doesn't?"

Great sample size of 2 I know... still enough to make me wonder if ad agencies are just playing a game of chicken between themselves to see who can spit on the face of customers the most before they realize they're being spit on.

McDonald's case is pretty funny, because their JP branch on social media is on a streak of well-received PR stunts where they just grab whoever made a popular song/meme over the years and pay them to redo it as an ad (+ releasing an original song for their moon-viewing line of product that I do enjoy).

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It might just be an ESL issue on my end, but I seriously feel some huge dissonance between the explanations of "how the tech was made the main KPI, used to justify layoffs and forced in a way that hinders productivity", and the conclusion that seems to say "the real issue with those people complaining is that they just don't believe in AI".

I don't understand this article, it seems to explain all the reasons people in Seattle might have grievances, and then completely dismisses those to adopt the usual "you're using it wrong".

Is this article just a way to advertise for Wanderfugl? Because this reads like the usual "Okay your grievances are fine and all, but consider the following: it allows me to make a SaaS really fast!" that I became accustomed to see in HN discussions.

I personally get the same enjoyment in the process of blogging than in that of coding, so I tend to avoid running anything I write through any kind of destructive transformation. So while I totally understand why the language barrier would make LLMs appealing for writing, I'm wondering if you still treat it as desirable after what you said in this post (not that there's anything wrong if you do).

[1] https://meysam.io/blog/hn-viral-flagged-submission/

There are extensions that disable youtube's recommended page and redirect you to your subscriptions page.

There are extensions that disable twitter's for-you tab.

If you're using said sites' mobile apps, uninstall them and use stuff like Revanced or whatever.

You don't need to radically disconnect from everything, there are smaller steps that can be taken to make "being online" a radically better experience.

While a lot of it is still sluggish and cpu-bound, some recent additions such as all the texture nodes we have in the shader tab have massively increased the range of capabilities. Blender as a more viable (even if not the most powerful) NLE is greatly appreciated.

I paid for V1, paid again after they released V2 even though I was on Linux which they didn't support. I did it mostly out of support, and also because the community was making strides to get a decent wine setup working, so I would eventually get back to using it if I ever felt like it.

More diversity in creative software is always nice to have, and it's good to keep challenging the idea that "Adobe is dominant because it's the best solution". Tho I don't feel like Canva is quite the player I'd be rooting for either.

Fortunately, they seem to be handling the existing lifetime licenses a lot better than Autograph did when it got acquired by Maxon.

Overall I think I'm rooting for them. Good luck Affinity!