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New comment by rdudek in "The hottest college major [Computer Science] hit a wall. What happened?"

rdudek — Mon, 13 Apr 2026 15:14:35 +0000

This just reminds me of that old meme where a product manager says something like "Why am I paying you $200k/yr when I can just copy code from StackOverflow?" and the engineer responded "You pay me that because I make sure the code you copied is the right code". I have a feeling we're in a similar situation here for AI. Sure, anyone can create AI slop code, but to fully take advantage of it, you need someone that understands the whole chain of design and development to make it fully work and integrate with existing systems.

I think we're in for an era where many folks will be filtered out and those who know and understand code, will be in high-demand.

New comment by rdudek in "US plans online portal to bypass content bans in Europe and elsewhere"

rdudek — Fri, 20 Feb 2026 03:48:43 +0000

What about all the age restriction stuff coming online here in the US in various states? Those are cool right?

This service is definitely a honeypot for tracking.

New comment by rdudek in "Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month"

rdudek — Mon, 09 Feb 2026 15:05:42 +0000

Genuine question, what is stopping users from using AI to generate a fake face or ID to bypass this restriction?

New comment by rdudek in "FBI couldn't get into WaPo reporter's iPhone because Lockdown Mode enabled"

rdudek — Wed, 04 Feb 2026 15:01:34 +0000

Wait, was this an oversight on his part about the biometric unlock? My MacBook biometric gets disabled after a bit and requires a password if the lid was closed for substantial amount of time.

New comment by rdudek in "Waymo robotaxi hits a child near an elementary school in Santa Monica"

rdudek — Thu, 29 Jan 2026 15:59:27 +0000

I honestly think that Waymo's reaction was spot on. I drop off and pick up my kid from school every day. The parking lots can be a bit of a messy wild west. My biggest concern is the size of cars especially those huge SUV or pickup trucks that have big covers on the back. You can't see anything incoming unless you stick your head out.

New comment by rdudek in "OMSCS Open Courseware"

rdudek — Sun, 07 Dec 2025 03:42:17 +0000

You'll get there! Some of them you can take two at a time. I myself only need 3 more!

New comment by rdudek in "Framework Sponsors CachyOS"

rdudek — Fri, 05 Dec 2025 21:29:29 +0000

I got Battle.net working through Steam. The way I have it is I add the battle.net installer into steam, add proton compatibility, once you run it it installs, but next time you run it, it just opens the launcher unless it needs an update. Then you can install World of Warcraft and other games there and run.

So far so good running CachyOS and KDE Plasma.

New comment by rdudek in "Student perceptions of AI coding assistants in learning"

rdudek — Sun, 30 Nov 2025 02:39:10 +0000

Every school has students work off their Chromebooks here in Colorado, regardless of how rich community is. This started with the Covid lockdowns and is pretty much standard now.

New comment by rdudek in "Bazzite: Operating System for Linux gaming"

rdudek — Sun, 30 Nov 2025 02:18:24 +0000

How does it compare to CachyOS? I'm not too familiar with how immutable OS actually works or what is the deal with flatpacks.

I have a system that I kind of want to have Linux forward with Windows on secondary m.2 drive to dual boot if I need something there. Following protonDB, I see all the games that I play work just fine and are either gold or platinum status.

Would you recommend Bazzite or Cachy? I main do gaming, development and web stuff. I tend to run multiple dockers, multiple different versions of python and other packages. How would immutible OS affect me here?

New comment by rdudek in "Implications of AI to schools"

rdudek — Tue, 25 Nov 2025 17:19:21 +0000

This stuff is getting more pervasive too. I'm working on my Master's degree right now and any code I submit, I make sure it has spelling mistakes and make it god awful because I don't want to get flagged by some 3rd party utility that checks if it was AI generated or copied from someone else.

New comment by rdudek in "Why CUDA translation wont unlock AMD"

rdudek — Thu, 20 Nov 2025 02:15:31 +0000

What is powering Gemini?

New comment by rdudek in "Europe is scaling back GDPR and relaxing AI laws"

rdudek — Thu, 20 Nov 2025 01:58:15 +0000

Is this related to the upcoming EU-Inc initiatives next year?

New comment by rdudek in "Nearly 90% of Windows Games Now Run on Linux"

rdudek — Wed, 29 Oct 2025 01:21:56 +0000

Was the demo through Steam or through Ubisoft Connect launcher?

I'm a huge Anno fan and I play Anno 1800 like all the time. I own that game on the Ubisoft platform. If Anno 117 runs flawlessly, I maybe will cancel the preorder on ubisoft and get it on Steam...

New comment by rdudek in "Nearly 90% of Windows Games Now Run on Linux"

rdudek — Tue, 28 Oct 2025 23:21:51 +0000

How are Ubisoft games running on Linux nowadays? I think that is the only thing holding me back honestly.

New comment by rdudek in "I bought the cheapest EV, a used Nissan Leaf"

rdudek — Sat, 06 Sep 2025 11:21:25 +0000

Last year, I got a found a great deal on a gently used Chevy Bolt EUV 2023 model with only about 8k miles on it for about $16k USD from Hertz. Granted, I had to fly out of state to pick it up, but it was a great experience all together. Learned quickly that this car is not a road tripping car as it took over an hour to charge to 80%.

However, it is an amazing commuter car. Being able to charge it at home is fantastic.

We already put 14k miles on it since we got it last year.

New comment by rdudek in "VPN use surges in UK as new online safety rules kick in"

rdudek — Tue, 29 Jul 2025 14:40:04 +0000

What makes you think it's any better here in the US? There is a worldwide rise toward nationalism/authoritarianism.

Anthropic faces backlash to Claude 4 Opus behavior that contacts authorities

rdudek — Fri, 23 May 2025 13:54:25 +0000

Article URL: https://venturebeat.com/ai/anthropic-faces-backlash-to-claude-4-opus-behavior-that-contacts-authorities-press-if-it-thinks-youre-doing-something-immoral/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44072910

Points: 24

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New comment by rdudek in "Intel and AMD form advisory group to reshape x86 ISA"

rdudek — Tue, 15 Oct 2024 18:10:06 +0000

I wish we could just get away from x86 "standard" and move on. If there is something that still needs it, x86 emulation is very efficient nowadays. Just look what Apple has done with this ARM architecture. Even now, Qualcom's ARM processors running Windows are doing a fantastic job emulating x86 as needed.

New comment by rdudek in "UCLA professor says he's homeless due to low pay"

rdudek — Sun, 13 Oct 2024 15:37:40 +0000

Wonder how much UCLA administrators get paid compared to faculty?

New comment by rdudek in "Why is the Oral-B iOS app almost 300 MB? And why is Colgate's app even bigger..?"

rdudek — Tue, 27 Aug 2024 19:13:29 +0000

Except brushing is just one piece of an overall oral health. Flossing is another thing. Then you got your diet which plays a great role in your teeth health. How would one tracking app know all of this?