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New comment by thevillagechief in "More questions about whether researchers can trust OpenAI with unpublished math"

thevillagechief — Thu, 10 Sep 2026 15:24:32 +0000

You know, I don't think I've ever accused anyone of being a shill. I've thought about it maybe a few times (daringfireball). This is going to be as close as I get. I don't know the facts in this case but I cannot believe the argument being made here with a straight face. Is it common sense that tools you use and pay for steal your work and profit off of it at your expense and without recognition? If this isn't the textbook definition victim blaming, I don't know what is.

New comment by thevillagechief in "Hitachi launches CO2 heat pump water heaters with solar-friendly tariff controls"

thevillagechief — Thu, 10 Sep 2026 12:59:51 +0000

Big fan of Etymology as well, mostly because my brain seemingly needs to understand the origin/history of terms to feel like I've fully grasped concepts.

New comment by thevillagechief in "I Don't Think I Can Stay in Tech"

thevillagechief — Wed, 02 Sep 2026 20:01:14 +0000

The question is, where are you going to go? Finance? Farming, Logistics? Writing/Literature/Philosophy? Big Pharma? All those people are funneling funds to people you find utterly objectionable. You'll find that every career/industry is probably proportionally representative of people who share your values as those who don't. Tech is is only so visible to you because you are so immersed in it. Care less about "Tech" and more about your family/community/friends.

New comment by thevillagechief in "Pixel Watch 5"

thevillagechief — Wed, 12 Aug 2026 21:42:43 +0000

I decided I was just gonna get the Fitbit air as an accessory to a smart watch for sleep tracking. 7 days of battery life and a 5 minute charge for a full day battery is enough for that. And it's not nearly as clunky as a smart watch.

New comment by thevillagechief in "Ente – Opening Our Books"

thevillagechief — Thu, 16 Jul 2026 18:06:07 +0000

I worked for similar company. And yes, it basically depended on the relationship with the local bank managers and suppliers. Unfortunately, it wasn't so successful.

New comment by thevillagechief in "Ente – Opening Our Books"

thevillagechief — Thu, 16 Jul 2026 18:00:38 +0000

Does this really need any evidence? There's lots of businesses that are in this situation, ambling along for years until they run out of runway. Not saying anything about the original blog. There are even actual fraud cases you can look up.

New comment by thevillagechief in "Weightlifting beats running for blood sugar control, researchers find (2025)"

thevillagechief — Sun, 12 Jul 2026 11:20:54 +0000

Listen to this advice. I took off the winter and then just jumped back into running in the spring like nothing happened and it has not been fun. Should have started way slower and with much shorter distances. I won't races longer than 8K this year due to niggling injuries.

New comment by thevillagechief in "Write code like a human will maintain it"

thevillagechief — Fri, 10 Jul 2026 15:00:21 +0000

Are you my colleague? It's fine if it's your own personal app, but please don't do this in a large complex codebase in a team. It's entirely depressing. You can use AI and still write good code. I think it's actually probably easier to write maintainable code with AI.

New comment by thevillagechief in "John Deere owners will get the right to repair equipment under FTC settlement"

thevillagechief — Thu, 09 Jul 2026 10:28:44 +0000

The point is there are already many millions of Ring cameras installed. Most people aren't just going to rip them out for open source ones.

New comment by thevillagechief in "Why skilled workers come to Germany and then leave again"

thevillagechief — Wed, 08 Jul 2026 14:40:27 +0000

My experience in Scotland says different. Unless the Scots don't count. Or maybe they just can't help their accent.

New comment by thevillagechief in "Half-Baked Product"

thevillagechief — Fri, 03 Jul 2026 10:54:16 +0000

Brilliant! And this isn't really just about startups. Large companies are operating the exact same way.

New comment by thevillagechief in "Angular v22"

thevillagechief — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 18:44:04 +0000

Everything is signals now.

New comment by thevillagechief in "Microsoft starts canceling Claude Code licenses"

thevillagechief — Sat, 23 May 2026 12:20:16 +0000

Not really. Whenever I manually edit the code, the next turn will overwrite the changes back. You kinda have to let them know not to do that.

New comment by thevillagechief in "Google changes its search box"

thevillagechief — Tue, 19 May 2026 18:49:34 +0000

I understand the consternation here about this change. And I've noticed recently getting frustrated because I'm looking for a search list but the UI throws me into AI mode first. But the think is I use traditional search so much less now that those annoyances are the exception. I can't say whether they are making a mistake, but they've got to have extensive data, and I'm going to bet that an overwhelming amount of people don't click through to the search results anymore for most quick queries. They probably really don't have a choice if they are going to effectively keep ChatGPT at bay. Of course, all this is terrible for the internet. That headline should have been: The Internet as you know it is over.

New comment by thevillagechief in "Googlebook"

thevillagechief — Tue, 12 May 2026 19:56:51 +0000

Googlebook Pixel? Or PixelBook running GooglebookOS?

New comment by thevillagechief in "Googlebook"

thevillagechief — Tue, 12 May 2026 19:51:58 +0000

I think it's the overexposure to the inside workings of tech that leads a dislike of these brands. As long as Amazon delivers to you the next day and accepts free returns, you're pretty happy.

New comment by thevillagechief in "Knitting bullshit"

thevillagechief — Wed, 06 May 2026 16:01:05 +0000

It's always absolutely shocking using a regular person's computer. How can they live like this? I have lived in this ad-free bubble for so long that I forget that's not the real world. If I had to live without adblockers, I don't think I'd ever visit the internet.

New comment by thevillagechief in "OpenAI CEO's Identity Verification Company Announced Fake Bruno Mars Partnership"

thevillagechief — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 16:19:38 +0000

I do agree here. Being a CEO is in fact stressful. I think as someone pointed out, your first problem is you're thinkin 3, 5, 10 years. Unless you're a founder building your company, my observation is think in quarters. A year at most. You just need to survive long enough to move on to bigger things. The mess you leave is the next guy's problem. And I don't know how to live like that.

New comment by thevillagechief in "OpenAI CEO's Identity Verification Company Announced Fake Bruno Mars Partnership"

thevillagechief — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 14:44:29 +0000

Lately I’m realizing what an absolute drain imposter syndrome is. I see things like this and I think maybe I could jump three levels up into a completely different department and be just fine, at least for a while. Then maybe fail up?

New comment by thevillagechief in "Tim Cook Is Leaving. Good"

thevillagechief — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 14:00:15 +0000

And Steve Job's Apple was an ethical company because... he pushed people to produce sleek devices? Which is fine, but then I'd propose that growing the company was ethical because it helped retirement portfolios and employed lots of people. The only Apple product I own is a prime-day deal Beats Pill, but I'm not going to claim that Apple grew because of bribes. People do seem to love their products, in ways I find irrational sometimes.