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New comment by darkerside in "Why the most valuable things you know are things you cannot say"

darkerside — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 02:19:50 +0000

I'd be wary of testing this as binary. It's not self centered versus not. It's a continuum, which I think you understand because you discuss making progress.

But, what you don't seem to acknowledge is that you don't hear what you don't hear. Some groups may be quietly judging you in a way that is VERY difficult to perceive because you don't understand their subtle social cues. Or, maybe you have perfect social awareness in all situations. I truly don't know.

New comment by darkerside in "Does coding with LLMs mean more microservices?"

darkerside — Mon, 06 Apr 2026 12:28:17 +0000

The problem with the latter has always been the same. It requires careful review to ensure that system boundaries aren't being crossed. It's very obvious if your repo sounds to access to a new database. Less so if it imports a function directly from an inappropriate package.

New comment by darkerside in "Why the most valuable things you know are things you cannot say"

darkerside — Sat, 04 Apr 2026 20:25:18 +0000

It's always been like this, just on a smaller scale. Every time you join a group, some people can read the room, learning and sensing the cultural implications, while others step in all the landmines and don't even hear the explosions. How do you do this? Not sure how to explain it, mostly calibration through experience!

New comment by darkerside in "Simple self-distillation improves code generation"

darkerside — Sat, 04 Apr 2026 14:32:11 +0000

Those will be great for projects that look just like everybody else's. That's not a knock. We'll see plenty of new systems built by anyone who needs one.

If you're building something groundbreaking and new, the advantage will be slim to none.

New comment by darkerside in "Nitrile and latex gloves may cause overestimation of microplastics"

darkerside — Sun, 29 Mar 2026 11:55:30 +0000

So the problem is these particles are literally flying off the gloves of the scientists wearing them to the point it's interfering with the experiment and so... it's less of a problem?

New comment by darkerside in "Should QA exist?"

darkerside — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 10:53:31 +0000

So why would you outsource it to another team that isn't doing the actual work?

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

darkerside — Mon, 16 Mar 2026 10:50:20 +0000

I'd say it's more related to getting dressed for work even if you're remote and have no video calls

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

darkerside — Mon, 16 Mar 2026 10:39:12 +0000

That's a terrible reason for a mass consumer tool to fail, and a perfectly reasonable one for a professional power tool to fail

New comment by darkerside in "ATMs didn’t kill bank teller jobs, but the iPhone did"

darkerside — Fri, 13 Mar 2026 04:00:24 +0000

Jevons paradox strikes again

New comment by darkerside in "Buckle Up for Bumpier Skies"

darkerside — Tue, 03 Mar 2026 22:08:39 +0000

That's not AI speak -- it's just how people create clarity

New comment by darkerside in "OpenAI agrees with Dept. of War to deploy models in their classified network"

darkerside — Sun, 01 Mar 2026 02:19:12 +0000

Why the fuck would you use an LLM to determine whether a nuclear missile was hurtling towards you? The question makes no sense, and so you get a nonsensical answer.

Seems not unlikely that Anthropic was manipulated into this position for purposes of invalidating their contract.

New comment by darkerside in "The Future of AI"

darkerside — Sat, 28 Feb 2026 22:35:12 +0000

Have you raised this question with others, or do they think the same about you?

New comment by darkerside in "The Future of AI"

darkerside — Sat, 28 Feb 2026 22:34:36 +0000

He thinks the others are NPCs

New comment by darkerside in "Japanese Death Poems"

darkerside — Fri, 27 Feb 2026 11:32:55 +0000

Thank you for this. I'm just realizing that the pronoun "I" has no place in most haiku.

New comment by darkerside in "Statement from Dario Amodei on our discussions with the Department of War"

darkerside — Fri, 27 Feb 2026 11:31:55 +0000

This is normalization of fascism

New comment by darkerside in "Statement from Dario Amodei on our discussions with the Department of War"

darkerside — Fri, 27 Feb 2026 04:22:07 +0000

This is fascism

New comment by darkerside in "Claude Code Remote Control"

darkerside — Wed, 25 Feb 2026 13:03:37 +0000

Was always possible. Now just easier.

New comment by darkerside in "Japanese Death Poems"

darkerside — Wed, 25 Feb 2026 12:55:20 +0000

I feel like trying to replicate the meter in English is a silly constraint

I would prefer to know how each line would be best interpreted if it weren't a haiku

New comment by darkerside in "Japanese Death Poems"

darkerside — Wed, 25 Feb 2026 12:53:31 +0000

Oh ho ke na ki?

New comment by darkerside in "Vocal Guide – belt sing without killing yourself"

darkerside — Fri, 20 Feb 2026 12:53:54 +0000

Enable mic to test pitch