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  • I've come around on it somewhat at work. Recent models really are getting pretty impressive. It's at the point where I can tell it to read a Jira ticket and implement it, and for simple ones it basically just does it. I'm not sure it's worth the massive environmental and infrastructures detriments (or rather, I'm pretty sure it's not), but it's definitely a productivity boost.

    It's also creating cognitive debt tho - every change it does for me automagically is one I don't have to think about and 'earn' myself. You could argue the AI compensates for that by then explaining the code for you, but I think it will lead to some bad results in the mid-long term.

    For any personal programming, I don't/wouldn't use it, beyond just replacing Google searches maybe. It defeats the fun of it, and cost money on top of that.

  • What are some Ship of Theseus bands, where all original members have been replaced by someone new?

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  • The Ink Spots are an interesting case. They're a vocal group from the 30s. Not only did that group Theseus itself and then dissolve by the 50s, but afterward there were legal disputes. A bunch of the past members claimed rights to the name. Courts ultimately said 'nobody owns the name, you can all use it'. So anybody with any connection was going around performing as The Ink Spots, and those groups were also changing members. Over the decades there were probably multiple fully Theseus'd versions of the group going at the same time.

    Andrew Hickey has a good podcast episode on it that you can listen to/read. https://500songs.com/podcast/the-ink-spots-thats-when-your-heartaches-begin/

  • What's your favorite place for royalty free music?

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  • Here's a couple I've seen around, tho I haven't dived too deep:

    • OpenGameArt (Usually kind of a mixed bag on quality, but the site has good concept and intentions)
    • https://musopen.org/ (public domain, classical stuff, also a bunch of sheet music if you want to do things the hard way)
    • https://degitx.com/ (an individual that produces rock/metal/chiptune kinda stuff and puts it out under CC licenses)
    • https://gravitysound.studio/ (Had it bookmarked, but it seems the free page is gone or at least moved. Looks pricey, and terms don't seem clear)

  • What’s your favorite sad song?

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  • Sad to me a lot of times means stuff about time passing and getting older or things changing, so most of these are along that line. Some of the ones I think of first:

    Time, Fat Old Sun, and High Hopes by Pink Floyd

    In My Life by The Beatles (also Ozzy)

    Hurt by Johnny Cash (orginally NiN)

    Preaching the End of the World by Chris Cornell

    There Was a Light Here by Demon Hunter

  • Do you read books on your phone?

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  • Thanks!

    But yeah, it is rough. No wonder they keep it a secret, lol.

  • Do you read books on your phone?

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  • I have occasionally. I've got Google Play on my phone and I used to use a small tablet to do some reading.

    Ultimately I find much better success rates reading a paper book. Having a single purpose item laying around helps motivate me, and the low-tech approach reduces distraction.

  • Do you read books on your phone?

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  • Had no idea they had an app. After peeking at that page, I still don't. Do you just mean it's a PWA, or is there a native one?

    But yeah, agree that their UI/UX does not make it much fun. Still a great resource.

  • Need some FREE Advice. From those who have used the Oracle Free Forever Server

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  • Fair enough! While I do have problems with Oracle as a company that would prevent me from considering their services, my comment above this is just in jest about the post being in this community.

    Not meaning to be seriously dismissive or judgmental of the question. I totally understand using whatever resources are available.

  • Need some FREE Advice. From those who have used the Oracle Free Forever Server

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  • Wrong comm.

    ... or is it? Using Oracle non-ironically?

  • What to do if i want to make games oneday, but im unsure where to start?

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  • Agree with this! It's one of those things where if you want to learn to do it, just start doing. (Which it sounds like op is, so keep at that.) You find where the gaps are then focus on learning just enough to get past your roadblock.

  • Is it worth getting tcg cards graded?

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  • I just pulled a valuable card and got it graded through PSA. Wound up not being worth it really for me. But that might be because I paid for a single card. At the very least you save some on shipping if you send a bunch for grading at one time, but the submission fee might lower in bulk too, don't remember.

    The fee tho is based on how quick you want it done. I wanted it back within a couple months, so it cost me like 60 bucks. If you're patient it's a good bit cheaper (tho they did just send me an email saying they're raising prices). My card (fresh from the pack) graded at 9, which in my case looks like it's going about the same as ungraded, a little bit higher. Even if the card seems perfect, 8/9/10 is basically a toss up far as I can tell. My card went up in value a bit in the months the process took, so I pretty much broke even on the grading vs selling immediately. And PSA will handle the actual selling for you if you want, so that can be nice.

    Anyway, that's just my experience, and it's n=1 so grain of salt.

    From a collection perspective, I don't really see the appeal in owning graded cards. On a base level, I want someone to enjoy them and I think the grading tombs lower the aesthetic appeal. I don't want to put more graded cards into the world. But in some cases you just want as much money for your cards as possible. So grading might make sense for the valuable ones if they're in especially good shape. Check pricecharting for the cards you're considering for grading and see if there's a nice bump.

  • Every shuffle of a deck of cards is most likely unique

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  • I always think that when I see this fact - what counts as a shuffle? If I sloppily cut the deck once and reassemble, that's most likely not unique. I wonder how many moves before a shuffle is statistically close to a random order. I'm guessing just a few, but I don't really know.

  • Ownership of open source flashcard app Anki transferred to for-profit AnkiHub

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  • You're right that it isn't, and doesn't need to be, the most complicated thing in the world.

    But there's a bit more to it than it sounds like. Deck management, customizing flashcards (html/CSS templates), spaced repetition algorithms (including many user-customizable settings), statistics and visualizations.

    Most importantly probably are the things they host online. Right now you can freely sync your data between devices, and they have a community portal where people upload decks to share. I'm imagining these will be among the first targets for paywalls (but could always be replaced by the community).

  • Ownership of open source flashcard app Anki transferred to for-profit AnkiHub

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  • Just read through.

    AnikiHub's page is a little concerning on its own, with 'we offer AI features!' blatantly front and center.

    More worrying is that in their post they go out of their way to say "Anki's core code will remain open source" (emphasis mine).

    Otherwise, idk, sounds like at a base level they have the right ideals in mind.

  • Notepad++ Hijacked by State-Sponsored Hackers

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  • Worth noting this is not a new vulnerability, it's an analysis of a vulnerability disclosed in December:

    Following the security disclosure published in the v8.8.9 announcementhttps://notepad-plus-plus.org/news/v889-released/the investigation has continued in collaboration with external experts and with the full involvement of my (now former) shared hosting provider.

    According to the analysis provided by the security experts, the attack involved infrastructure-level compromise that allowed malicious actors to intercept and redirect update traffic destined for notepad-plus-plus.org. The exact technical mechanism remains under investigation, though the compromise occured at the hosting provider level rather than through vulnerabilities in Notepad++ code itself.

  • With the current situation with Tiktok, it's time for the Fediverse to rise.

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  • Yeah, I saw. Really good! Also saw that F-Droid should be soon, and that sign ups have spiked. The content on there has already improved slighly in the last handful of days. There's hope for it!

  • How do you argue against "I have nothing to hide" in relation to privacy and security?

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  • With the current situation with Tiktok, it's time for the Fediverse to rise.

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  • Thanks, good to know.

    More interesting, they at least address the decentralization question:

    Why isn’t UpScrolled a decentralized platform?

    Because it doesn’t work for what we’re trying to build.

    UpScrolled isn’t decentralized (yet) because today’s open protocols (e.g., ActivityPub, AT Protocol) don’t reliably deliver what we need for a mainstream, video-forward app: fast global discovery, stable search/ranking, and smooth media. In practice, these stacks still lean on centralized indexing to work well, so we’re shipping the experience that works now—not a theory.

    We keep things open and simple with lightweight, common-sense protections—spam/bot filtering, straightforward reporting, and consistent deletes when people remove their own content. We’re building interoperable by design (clean exports, stable APIs) and will add optional bridges to open protocols as they mature, so you can reach more people without sacrificing speed or simplicity.

    Which, honestly, fair. Federation does have some issues.

    I'm not seeing anything on open source tho, which I have a harder time seeing the justification for not doing. But it is what it is.

  • DuckDuckGo poll says 90% responders don't want AI

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  • Yes! It's completely silly. A 'poll' designed exactly for the people that want a noai option, to be shared in places like this so those people (like me) can get the tiny satisfaction of hitting No.

    They were never wondering what the result would be, they were never trying to gauge their userbase's preferences. It's just a page they thought people would share to spread awareness of DDG.