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New comment by pcblues in "What even is an OS now?"

pcblues — Sat, 26 Sep 2026 05:20:13 +0000

The idea of software provided by domain experts has to continue even if you can write software to do what you want by chatting to AI.

"Write an app to provide psychological advice to people with mild anxiety, then market it and sell it to people with mild anxiety."

If an entrepreneur did that with no domain expertise, imagine the potential liability.

How do you know the output is correct for anything that matters more than completing simple and repetitive tasks? You still have to know an expert in a domain has vetted the software. The result of applying AI to OS development is making itself fairly clear with MS I believe.

New comment by pcblues in "Plan mode is dead"

pcblues — Sat, 26 Sep 2026 04:28:02 +0000

I found the article interesting in that the author didn't baulk at receiving an unchecked uncheck-able bulk of code. If this is what is supposed to ship, am I just old-fashioned to think this should not be acceptable? There is no way I would ship code that a person had not read, let alone written.

A quick straw poll. Are most people here who use AI to code well-versed in their languages/software development? i.e. 10+ years experience doing it "by hand"? I think in ten years time there will be no developers with that 10 years experience behind them.

New comment by pcblues in "It takes 5 cloud services to hear my doorbell"

pcblues — Mon, 31 Aug 2026 08:51:49 +0000

Don't use web security cameras to stop crime. Every service wants your personal information. Every service charges a subscription. The crime will still happen.

Use a physically protected motion action video recorder. No web. The burglary will happen and you will have evidence. No software upgrades. Never obsolete.

YMMV

New comment by pcblues in "“I just chose words carefully”"

pcblues — Mon, 31 Aug 2026 08:45:07 +0000

It's the holy grail for text adventures :)

Funny article, and there is probably a similar post in an ILoveKerning site.

New comment by pcblues in "Transfer files over an Ethernet patch cable"

pcblues — Mon, 31 Aug 2026 08:39:13 +0000

Yup.

"Computer to computer should not be seen without a device in between (unless playing ROTT with your housemates)"

35 years ago maybe :) I had serial and parallel socket, and routerless networking happening on my home systems :)

Use cases? Emergencies and maybe dedicated backup.

New comment by pcblues in "Doctors are finally learning to manage antidepressant withdrawal"

pcblues — Fri, 28 Aug 2026 10:09:58 +0000

Exposure therapy does not work for everyone in all areas. Sometimes not at all.

Also, see the debate around discussing traumatic events in therapy immediately versus waiting a year.

Throwing people in the deep end doesn't always result in a swimmer :)

YMMV of course.

New comment by pcblues in "Doctors are finally learning to manage antidepressant withdrawal"

pcblues — Fri, 28 Aug 2026 10:06:12 +0000

Zoloft for me (Sertraline) years ago. Was on for a few years and came off cold-turkey when it didn't seem to help any more.

My life outside my head was crazy enough. My mind then matched it. I don't regret taking it, but it is a real trap of taking sanity from your own future and paying it back later. Advice I received was if my body could handle it, I should stay on it forever. I didn't like that idea, though. Among the negative side effects, the chemical sexual drive suppression caused its own problems. YMMV of course.

New comment by pcblues in "CEO fired developers to make room for AI. Developers create open source AI CEO"

pcblues — Thu, 27 Aug 2026 16:27:29 +0000

A CE0 is only as good as their investors.

How do I self-host a good-looking AI generated website

pcblues — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 05:08:48 +0000

I'm happy to use a service, but most come with hosting plans, and I just want the code so I can host it on my own website.

I'm a long-term software developer of the type that isn't good at UI/UX (i.e. scroll bars are the devil, and the mouse isn't much better).

I'm soon to do UI as part of my masters degree as part of my redemption arc, but I need something in the meantime, and I'm trying to be efficient with my search :)

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New comment by pcblues in "A shell exclamation mark is not for yelling. Be lazy"

pcblues — Wed, 12 Aug 2026 11:12:29 +0000

That's mixing human memory with root access. Worse than AI :) I have lost more to mistakes than bugs over 30 years.

New comment by pcblues in "A shell exclamation mark is not for yelling. Be lazy"

pcblues — Wed, 12 Aug 2026 11:09:51 +0000

Seems to be the flavour of the day :)

New comment by pcblues in "A shell exclamation mark is not for yelling. Be lazy"

pcblues — Wed, 12 Aug 2026 11:09:08 +0000

I appreciate the true snark of this :)

New comment by pcblues in "A shell exclamation mark is not for yelling. Be lazy"

pcblues — Wed, 12 Aug 2026 11:07:47 +0000

I guess you could map it to the right-hand M key?

New comment by pcblues in "LinkedIn CringeBot 3000"

pcblues — Wed, 12 Aug 2026 09:01:50 +0000

I don't add people to my network to reduce the noise. I don't pay but get "requests" for software development that are not personally directed, so I delete those. Any job advertisement I am notified about is closed by the time I click on it, within seconds of the email. Any misspelt ad is a phishing crime in the making.

Maybe I should give them money :)

New comment by pcblues in "LinkedIn CringeBot 3000"

pcblues — Wed, 12 Aug 2026 08:57:48 +0000

I wish I could reply to the "I pooped" linkedin output. "Tongue firmly in cheek" is horrifying.

New comment by pcblues in "OpenAI’s head of ethics leaves less than a year after joining"

pcblues — Tue, 11 Aug 2026 13:01:56 +0000

Surprisingly it does. It allows private property and the ability to progress with effort and mutual respect. Got a better alternative?

New comment by pcblues in "Mars Bar from 1991 found – and it's 20g bigger than today's"

pcblues — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:13:39 +0000

Since we are commenting in a tech website about chocolate bars, I'll say this. I bought one or more every day for years during my childhood from about 7 years old to 12 years old. Must have walked and rode my bike enough to stay fit. I also filled my lent box when I gave them up (Church donation, put the money you would spend on your daily fun into a box instead of spending it)

New comment by pcblues in "Microsoft Word for Windows 1.1a, Native X64 Port"

pcblues — Sun, 09 Aug 2026 07:55:00 +0000

Check in the github src directory.

New comment by pcblues in "Should you stop cracking your knuckles?"

pcblues — Sun, 09 Aug 2026 07:51:31 +0000

Any muscle, back and joint pain should first be met with mild strengthening, mild weight loss and mild exercise. It's like turning your computer off and on. Mostly the problems go away. Then check for other things :) Keep remembering to relax and move, from your fingers to your wrists and shoulders. And keep trying different set-ups and equipment if you can. There is a pretty magic set-up for most people. 30+ years myself into being on a computer nearly all the time personally and professionally. Back is starting to hurt again. Time to take my own advice again :)

New comment by pcblues in "Scorched Earth 2000 – Web"

pcblues — Thu, 14 May 2026 09:21:48 +0000

No way! I played the original (too much) while doing computer science at uni in the early 1990s. My friends were either playing the Dune RTS or mmorpgs, depending on their leaning. A lot of the limited available computing power went into playtime in those days :)