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New comment by lousclues in "All the Ways Europe Is Ditching American Technology"

lousclues — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 01:47:59 +0000

Is this the year of the Linux desktop?

New comment by lousclues in "Do agents.md files help coding agents?"

lousclues — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 01:43:59 +0000

I do something similar. I don’t necessarily call it AGENT or STATE and every project has its own files. I have architecture documents that accompany change log descriptions that load technical knowledge that the agent can readily use.

I find it also necessary to have a principles document outlining the particular problems that the software is supposed to solve and guard rails to not cross. I call it promise driven development.

New comment by lousclues in "Sam Bankman-Fried seeks Trump pardon"

lousclues — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 22:46:31 +0000

Well I can hope he doesn't get out right ...

New comment by lousclues in "AI is the greatest money-wasting scheme humanity has ever invented"

lousclues — Sun, 07 Jun 2026 08:23:56 +0000

I have a running theory that although AI will continue on (just as the internet did). That between the rapidly accelerating technology and methodologies as well as the thriving open source community. That no company will be able to extract meaningful value that they can return to share holders, and that the margins will remain low on the back of high energy costs.

New comment by lousclues in "The Demon of the Gaps"

lousclues — Sun, 07 Jun 2026 02:51:06 +0000

I don’t think this situation is going away and is likely going to accelerate. As systems get more complex, it becomes increasingly difficult to keep track of the changes and impacts to a large code base (especially if you are working on a monolith). Increasingly it becomes a cat and mouse game of tracking race conditions and edge cases that might be the subtile degradation of multiple components.

Automation methodologies like IaC have helped and some advances in AI support tools have helped to parse data faster. New problems have emerged as well and I would say case complexity has also increased.

New comment by lousclues in "No Babies? Blame Capitalism"

lousclues — Sun, 07 Jun 2026 02:42:31 +0000

I would not say it’s capitalism but rather industrialization. Children are assets when they can help with farm work but become an expense when work moves to a factory/office setting.

New comment by lousclues in "32GB of DDR5 now costs $375 – AI shortage continues to squeeze PC building"

lousclues — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 17:15:36 +0000

I wonder what kind of bone yard is going to come out of all the mania spending. I am picturing a sea of GPU's being liquidated from startups no one's ever heard of.

New comment by lousclues in "Jeff Bezos Is Funding a Wild Hunt for the Brain's 'Core Algorithm'"

lousclues — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 17:01:58 +0000

I think anything to reduce the overall power and consumption of the AI is the long term win. I do see nature as being a catalyst for developing new technologies. I don't think WallStreet has the patience for this development and research. I wonder even if there can be value extraction from this, or if this will eventually be supplanted by the next hot idea that sounds good at the next shareholder meeting.

New comment by lousclues in "Please don't spam people looking for employment. It's just cruel"

lousclues — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 17:16:23 +0000

I don't mind having a phone call, it's the multiple layers of screening interviews with ill prepared questions that feels like a giant waste of time. I'd rather answer all those questions in an email and have the phone call as a formality. I do recognize the need to confirm that the person writing is indeed the person you are speaking to but I should at least be able to get a straight answer on salary and comp before I pick up the phone.

New comment by lousclues in "Please don't spam people looking for employment. It's just cruel"

lousclues — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 14:59:51 +0000

It seems like all paths with recruiters lead to the phone call. I really wish some of them had an email only option.

New comment by lousclues in "Driver, 87, dies after Tesla on Autopilot mode crashes into pond"

lousclues — Sat, 30 May 2026 19:06:17 +0000

I'm cool with letting human beings stay in charge of operating motor vehicles.

New comment by lousclues in "Bank boss sorry after describing workers as 'lower value human capital'"

lousclues — Fri, 22 May 2026 15:40:23 +0000

Stories like these really help highlight how bad the bubble some people surround themselves with. Imagine being so out of touch you describe another human being as "lower value human capital".

New comment by lousclues in "Steve Wozniak cheered after telling students they have AI – actual intelligence"

lousclues — Fri, 22 May 2026 15:32:40 +0000

I have been seeing so many bad commencement speeches that it's good to see someone actually deliver a nuanced and grounded approach that speaks to the issues of our time. Woz has definitely improved a lot in his public speaking over the years.

Everyone was hating on the Google CEO but I really almost had a crash out of how out of touch Scott Borchetta sounded on stage too. Glad there's one good Apple out there.