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Kissaki

@ Kissaki @programming.dev

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2mo ago

zlib-rs in Firefox - Trifecta Tech Foundation
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Kissaki @programming.dev 2mo ago
Shouldn't compilers (in this case LLVM) cover such CPU bugs with flags? So users can commit to either evading CPU bugs or not.
It'd also be a good entry-point and overview of what CPU bugs are out there. Without it, how are you supposed to know about and evaluate them?

2mo ago

zlib-rs in Firefox - Trifecta Tech Foundation

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Kissaki @programming.dev 2mo ago

Posts usually show a summary through the website provided metadata, though, but this website doesn't.

Dunno if that's what the original commenter was thinking of, though.

2mo ago

I built a tool that tracks which Linux packages are actually trending (not just "what's new") — data from 30K+ Arch users

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Kissaki @programming.dev 2mo ago

is one of the things LLMs excel at

Early on, one time, I misplaced my right hand and typed my sentence with keyboard-layout-offset characters. I was very surprised it answered correctly to a seemingly gibberish prompt.

2mo ago

In which timezones I've made commits to my repo

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Kissaki @programming.dev 2mo ago

I travel a lot… across the codebase.

2mo ago

VideoLAN Announces dav2d as an Open-Source and Super Fast AV2 Decoder

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Kissaki @programming.dev 2mo ago

I could read and say david. What about this one? Davtwod doesn't really roll from the tongue…

2mo ago

Is there any use in learning an "easy" programming language?

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Kissaki @programming.dev 2mo ago

Anything is better than nothing.

Go and Zig are serious languages. Go is especially established and has a big ecosystem and capabilities. You could stick with Go forever if you don't want to expand afterwards.

Starting 'simpler' is better because it gives you successes. It keeps you going.

2mo ago

Rsync author responds to online outrage about his usage of LLMs

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Kissaki @programming.dev 2mo ago

The developer used AI and it introduced bugs and that was bad for people.

Was it the AI that introduced bugs, or them, while working with AI there or in other parts?Would the bugs not have occurred if they made the changes without AI?Would they have made any changes without AI? Would we be better off without changes for security robustness?

You make it sound like a direct correlation. Having read their response, that seems like an assumption without reasonable foundation.

Changes always have a risk of introducing bugs.I'm no friend of using AI without the necessariy expertise, but from their response, they seem to have taken a very thorough, reasonable approach, and they seem to have the expertise to do so.

2mo ago

Rsync author responds to online outrage about his usage of LLMs

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Kissaki @programming.dev 2mo ago

I don't know the degree to that, but bugs do happen occasionally either way as long as there are changes. In the article, they explain why the changes are necessary. Prioritizing security over no-change-stability seems reasonable and warranted.

2mo ago

Rsync author responds to online outrage about his usage of LLMs

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Kissaki @programming.dev 2mo ago

This reasoning assumes any LLM-assisted change is faulty, right?

The linked article doesn't make me concerned. They seem to have the expertise, seem to apply due diligence and good practice around (selectively) using LLM.

Can people not directly involved in and working on the project assess the risks well? Do we not have to depend on author and project leadership expertise just like we had to before with any parts of development, management, and tool and infrastructure use?

I haven't looked up the original communication or drama, but I assume communication could have been much better. Maybe the commits didn't say much about the reasoning and due diligence that they describe in this article? Other than that, how can you make a better judgment about the changes than them without taking a thorough look and assessment?

2mo ago

Rsync author responds to online outrage about his usage of LLMs

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Kissaki @programming.dev 2mo ago

Have you read the linked article? They explain how they used AI. It's not like AI produced the code and that's it.

They also explain about this version and the next minor version.

2mo ago

Rsync author responds to online outrage about his usage of LLMs

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Kissaki @programming.dev 2mo ago

In your eyes, is all AI-produced text and code slop? Or did you check on the Python tests they designed and implemented with the help of AI, and after analysis of that, you came to the conclusion that it's slop (as in nonsensical, incoherent, faulty, or similar)?

2mo ago

Rsync author responds to online outrage about his usage of LLMs

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Kissaki @programming.dev 2mo ago

Is that your assumption given that they're using AI? Because it's not at all what I have taken away from their article.

Is "not properly maintained anymore" your interpretation of them using AI? Or what do you base that on?

2mo ago

#Commit History: Tell Us About Your First Commit - Fedora Magazine

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Kissaki @programming.dev 2mo ago

I have no idea. That was a long time ago.

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the origin stories of Fedora contributors – the moments that brought people into this project and kept them here

I guess, OP at least, is only about Fedora.

2mo ago

#Commit History: Tell Us About Your First Commit - Fedora Magazine

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Kissaki @programming.dev 2mo ago

Was the second commitment cleanup?

2mo ago

Rsync author responds to online outrage about his usage of LLMs

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Kissaki @programming.dev 2mo ago

I didn't get that feeling at all. They didn't make any such claims or used such wordings which I often see elsewhere.

2mo ago

Rsync author responds to online outrage about his usage of LLMs

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Kissaki @programming.dev 2mo ago

Also, nobody actually knows if human intelligence is just finer grained stochastic prediction as well.

An interesting but valid argument. It doesn't make AI better than it is, but any human contribution and change can and often is also faulty. People have gaps of knowledge, sometimes unwarranted confidence, other times lack of care, or just miss things. It's not like we're comparing the perfect human vs faulty AI.

If you don’t mind the security risk then you can of course use an older release.

I haven't read the original rage/drama but I can imagine if from other drama instances.

This post is certainly a good, founded response.

There's some valid concerns in AI usage, but unwarranted or inappropriate harsh criticism when it's an established trusted developer and engineer - if we assumed good practice before then we could assume continued good practice. Maybe LLM is one point of increasing skepticism, but criticism should be open, respectful, and fair.

They invested a lot of time and effort into a public good project. In that context, they deserve at least respectful and non-worst-assumptuous criticism.

2mo ago

A CSS 3D engine for the DOM. Renders polygon meshes in HTML by leveraging matrix3d transforms.

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Kissaki @programming.dev 2mo ago

Inspected, looks like even hidden-behind elements receive matrix transformation updates.

Presumably, skipping those could increase performance? But maybe it's not possible with this approach. I haven't checked deeply. I guess it's infeasible.

The browser's compositor handles the 3D layering.

2mo ago

A CSS 3D engine for the DOM. Renders polygon meshes in HTML by leveraging matrix3d transforms.

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Kissaki @programming.dev 2mo ago

But someone should!

2mo ago

Might this be a scam?

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Kissaki @programming.dev 2mo ago

"found your profile", as in, supposedly personalized, but the email is "tracked with Mailsuite" with an opt out link, indicating mass sending. Already suspicious.

From the description I broadly had a suspicion which was confirmed by the reply. They want you to be the employee or contractor and act as the face and communicator, while in an undisclosed matter, hidden from the employer, it's not you doing the work but them. It's a scam.

It's an impersonation scam that recently became somewhat popular. I don't remember where I've seen or read about it. Either some article(s) or YouTube.

2mo ago

Fast is better than slow

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Kissaki @programming.dev 2mo ago

Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing is an application software program designed to teach touch typing. Released in late 1987 by The Software Toolworks, the program aimed to enhance users' typing skills through a series of interactive lessons and games. Mavis Beacon is an entirely fictional character created for marketing purposes. - Wikipedia