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New comment by hectdev in "Apple reveals new AI architecture built around Google Gemini models"

hectdev — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 20:42:43 +0000

>The company reiterated that Apple Intelligence relies on on-device processing and Private Cloud Compute, with a promise that user data is only used to execute the immediate request and is not accessible to Apple or third parties. Apple added that outside experts can verify those privacy guarantees "at any time."

New comment by hectdev in "Google to pay SpaceX $920M a month for compute capacity at xAI data centers"

hectdev — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 12:43:03 +0000

Why do you give Elon such influence. He doesn’t have to do anything. SpaceX employs engineers. I think that’s one thing that’s keeping the discussion from being rational whenever it is brought up online. Too many knee jerk reactions to the personal feelings people have with Elon, quick to share sound bites they heard that reinforce their position. I don’t like the guy and even I see this as a huge game changer in the scope of space and technology. It’s no wonder to me that Google would invest in this along with other companies and soon, lots of retail investors.

Your points about whether or not some aspects are sound or safe are valid and worth bringing up but it doesn’t change the nature of how these technologies are and will be developed.

New comment by hectdev in "Google to pay SpaceX $920M a month for compute capacity at xAI data centers"

hectdev — Sun, 07 Jun 2026 22:52:43 +0000

Not sure how we went from space x will fail to there are no companies new industries to the new industries are lying to data centers don’t make sense.

There are plenty of reason for space data centers the big one would be: the public is moving against data centers. So plenty of space up there that isn’t regulated. Cooling is not impossible, the ISS does it. It’s not out the realm of science, just needs to be solved. And they are already sending up startlink satellites, why not just make them bigger with the right cooling equipment and then not be concerned about longevity, just let it burn up when it’s of no use.

New comment by hectdev in "Google to pay SpaceX $920M a month for compute capacity at xAI data centers"

hectdev — Sun, 07 Jun 2026 01:47:59 +0000

Check out K2 Space. They are planning a large bus satellite that can ferry deliverables to different orbits. They are just one of many many companies just itching to send large mass objects into space at low cost.

New comment by hectdev in "Google to pay SpaceX $920M a month for compute capacity at xAI data centers"

hectdev — Sat, 06 Jun 2026 19:09:07 +0000

I'm just as dumbfounded about Tesla's stock value vs what it does in the market and will trash talk Elon all day long but SpaceX is a different beast. I know of whole industries that are just waiting for the ability to get more stuff into space for less. The company will succeed despite him once Starship is established.

New comment by hectdev in "I'm Tired of Talking to AI"

hectdev — Thu, 28 May 2026 13:54:29 +0000

I'm aware of the article. My point is it may be catching a slice of the person's full journey with AI. When I started using it, I blind copied and pasted all the time. Heck, I had a job interview that allowed me to use AI to build an app and I just flat prompted "build out this" and never refined. If you judged me only from that period, you'd miss out that now I am able to iterate, refine, to build a robust program and can spin off tasks with the knowledge that I need to understand what I'm letting it implement before just accepting it.

New comment by hectdev in "I'm Tired of Talking to AI"

hectdev — Wed, 27 May 2026 18:41:05 +0000

Yea, but that's just a straw man argument mixed with a little No-True Scotsman. How do you know those people aren't just learning how to use AI and will change over time to be early adopters adapt and using the tool to get work done faster.

New comment by hectdev in "I'm Tired of Talking to AI"

hectdev — Wed, 27 May 2026 18:39:42 +0000

Sometimes, yes. Some coworkers ramble and give too much information, some leave out information. Sometimes there's a bit of a language barrier. If I can get to the nugget of what needs to be communicated and understood, it can be faster. But also, sometimes just having a conversation/meeting and having a transcript to break things down via AI is convenient and fast.

New comment by hectdev in "I'm Tired of Talking to AI"

hectdev — Wed, 27 May 2026 15:48:45 +0000

Yea, you have to be proactive. I have friends with non-traditional work schedules to spend time with during the working hours when I take breaks from work. I go to coffee shops and make friends with the workers there. And I make sure to engage in social activities like group cycling. I love WFH but would never make it so I am sitting in front of my computer alone at home 40 hours a week.

New comment by hectdev in "I'm Tired of Talking to AI"

hectdev — Wed, 27 May 2026 15:45:05 +0000

I'll give the counter example:

I'm currently leading the adoption of AI at my company and given my extensive use of it both at work and in my personal life, my value at the company has risen as someone that knows how to get the most out of the tool. The whispers are towards needing to get more people to move as fast as I can with the subtle implication that not using AI is seen as less productive or at least slower.

Not saying I know for a fact where all this lands in the future but both view points are at play right now but I would push back that people are just being proxy for AI, they are learning how to get the most out of every interaction to get to the next step of decision making which, for now, is still a very human intervention.

New comment by hectdev in "AI is just unauthorised plagiarism at a bigger scale"

hectdev — Thu, 21 May 2026 18:43:35 +0000

The way the Chinese have been running inference against the US models is somewhat what you are saying.

New comment by hectdev in "AI is just unauthorised plagiarism at a bigger scale"

hectdev — Thu, 21 May 2026 15:51:44 +0000

I'm considering the dispersement of tech. 3D printers disrupt needing to buy widgets from big companies and local llms disrupt needing to buy generalize software when you can make your own bespoke. AI will live on long after the big corporations burn out their money coffers.

New comment by hectdev in "AI is just unauthorised plagiarism at a bigger scale"

hectdev — Thu, 21 May 2026 15:49:27 +0000

If you consider the local llm scene which is closing the gaps, mega corporations become less possessive of all information.

New comment by hectdev in "AI is just unauthorised plagiarism at a bigger scale"

hectdev — Thu, 21 May 2026 14:56:31 +0000

All of human knowledge (an exaggeration, I know) at our finger tips. It's the most punk rock, anarchist thing tech has done since the internet and it's funny it's shaped as a product.

New comment by hectdev in "Nintendo announces price increases for Nintendo Switch 2"

hectdev — Fri, 08 May 2026 13:43:12 +0000

If it is a matter of cost of manufacturing and shipping going up, doesn't that make sense? Can't speak to the digital services going up, however.

New comment by hectdev in "I built a Game Boy emulator in F#"

hectdev — Thu, 30 Apr 2026 20:16:52 +0000

Languages evolve

New comment by hectdev in "I built a Game Boy emulator in F#"

hectdev — Thu, 30 Apr 2026 19:17:42 +0000

I'm of the mindset that you can use AI however you want to get the speed improvements you're looking for. Personally, I use Agile methods to incrementally implement manually testable features, refine and debug, then commit. Then I use another chat/agent to keep tabs of the overall progress (giving it a summary from the agent that did the work), and then move to the next task by asking the coordinator to draft a prompt for the next bit of work I describe.

New comment by hectdev in "I built a Game Boy emulator in F#"

hectdev — Thu, 30 Apr 2026 18:57:36 +0000

It's always going to exist. People still build things with hand tools in the year 2026. Let's call it Artisanal Coding.

New comment by hectdev in "AI should elevate your thinking, not replace it"

hectdev — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 10:49:46 +0000

Sounds like you’re using Waterfall Which, if it works for you, go for it. But maybe Agile would feel more dynamic.

New comment by hectdev in "AI should elevate your thinking, not replace it"

hectdev — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 10:43:40 +0000

It just becomes more abstracted but the thinking is still there. And who is to say we aren’t going to keep reading books, delving into hobbies, or watching movies. All those concepts will then be mixed into the our brains and who knows what new things we will think of to extract out and desire to build with AI.