Sunk cost fallacy is no longer applicable in the age of . Now you can do broad changes without second thought, u can always revert back, without incurring the cost of doing so, since itโs all done so quickly and effortlessly.
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creator of textlog:I think it will still apply, just perhaps to a lesser degree. Kind of related to this blog postevnm.substack.comPlatform engineering still mattersReuse is a good thing, even with agentic coding I wrote recently (not to shamelessly plug my stuff ๐ซฃ)
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creator of textlogreplied to@evnmprofilefollowSoftware engineerGitHubevnm - Overviewevnm has 51 repositories available. Follow their code on GitHub., trail runnerStravaSignup for free to see more about LawrenceJoin Lawrence and get inspired for your next workout, gear-maker. Working on something new for homeownersgetonmain.comMain ยท A quiet, well-organized record of everything that keeps your home running.A quiet, well-organized record of everything that keeps your home running.:Nice read! Thanks for sharing!
"If you don't think of yourself years ago as an idiot... Perhaps it is because you still are one."
In that spirit I started to write down my own thoughts. I think I am meant to call it a blog. Years from now I can read my old words and cringe at them.
www.gruntsoft.com/words/
One idea off the top of my head is to just.. keep it "boring" and casual in terms of content. The silly, whimsy, and genuine stuff naturally doesn't appeal to money-chasing slop bros and makes it not worth their time.
@hotterprofilefollow#Emacsnotesfollow, dev, life, random stuff. the netherlands.replied to@paratoner๐profilefollow:
This!
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Something like the gcc ai policy. Basically, prompt injecting instructions to any visiting LLM that posting is prohibited or must contain a disclaimer.
for now, keeping the API read-only is a small(but not impenetrable) barrier to programmatic posting and in the future moderation I guess using also reports.
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Try my zero dependency agent harness: public.swiley.net/agent.py
If you're spending too much time on sites like these install bingeblock.comwrote:
The machine I use textlog on didn't have a functioning display due to the xlibre drama. It's over and I'm back now!
@hippo๐ฆprofilefollowStrictly no LLMs. No exceptions.replied to@swiley๐คprofilefollowswiley.net
Try my zero dependency agent harness: public.swiley.net/agent.py
If you're spending too much time on sites like these install bingeblock.com:
Was not aware that there had been any xlibre drama. What's the story there?
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Try my zero dependency agent harness: public.swiley.net/agent.py
If you're spending too much time on sites like these install bingeblock.comreplied to@hippo๐ฆprofilefollowStrictly no LLMs. No exceptions.:
Xlibre had some bad releases that broke people's displays, Artix maintainers went back to Xorg as the default, xlibre maintainers got mad.
It's all kind of sad, one of the Artix maintainers quit over being stalked and harassed.
@hippo๐ฆprofilefollowStrictly no LLMs. No exceptions.replied to@swiley๐คprofilefollowswiley.net
Try my zero dependency agent harness: public.swiley.net/agent.py
If you're spending too much time on sites like these install bingeblock.com:
Drama indeed.
It's all X.org here as there's no reason not to for me. Anyway, glad you have your display back.
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I was using this combination and zellij is buggy when comes to source file or root folder changes and resource consuming. Then I moved to tmux + wezterm
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"Beware those that would deny you access to information, for in their heart they dream themselves your master." โ Sid Meyersreplied to@kk๐ฆprofilefollow:
"Beware those that would deny you access to information, for in their heart they dream themselves your master." โ Sid Meyersreplied to@kk๐ฆprofilefollow:Yeah, I had issues with
zellij too. I am sure it works great for many. I am too entrenched into tmux, will always find something to complain if I try to switch. And I have tried many times.โฆ
Definitely Emacs in Ghostel in Emacs on Ghostty
agenttop.dev - much need tool in current time to monitor what's happening across harness or Agents that running in my Mac.
@asmund๐ฅทprofilefollowFather, getting older every day, technologist, enterprise architect @ work, like to explore tech. Like to keep it simple and work in the shell, write in vim, prefer Debian if I have the choice. Plays saxophone and clarinet. Enjoy motorcycle riding, photography, hiking. Christian.replied to@jamesjan3profilefollowresearcher, developer, dancer:
Iโm not supposed to take that literally of course, but I donโt think software has such an important role in our lives, for most of us. Water, food, air. Those you canโt live without. When it comes to software, I spend most of my workdays in the shell (vim, git, grep,โฆ) and if $place allows in mutt+weechat (although thatโs mostly outlook and teams). Nothing particularly new!
@gherleinprofilefollowMaker and Builder. Cloud, embedded systems, video, telephony, radio, electronics, linux, whatever. blog.herlein.comwrote:
anyone else seriously into agentic loop development?
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I've been working with physical AI - Letting LLMs control robots in a warehouse to collaborate and collectively come up with a physically correct solution to carry out a natural language intent. We had to study the reactive nature of agents, nudges they required, etc.
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that's awesome and near my heart. I kicked off a personal project emergingrobotics.ai
@hmnt_bazookaprofilefollowYear 4 CS. Like tech, systems, game devreplied to@gherleinprofilefollowMaker and Builder. Cloud, embedded systems, video, telephony, radio, electronics, linux, whatever. blog.herlein.com:
haha that's a coincidence. Site looks awesome. The moving away from ROS2 part is so true. One of our main potential customers for physical AI solutions (a telecom provider in JP) communicated the need for agents to be able to pick up controls from any vendor
You can now change the theme/color scheme appearance by visiting heretextlogenterA quieter place for your thoughts.. Thanks to @paratonerprofilefollow who implemented this #featurenotesfollow first in their #mobilenotesfollow app and which I shamelessly ripped from. #open_sourcenotesfollow
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creator of textlog:nice i dig the dracula
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creator of textlogreplied to@jamesjan3profilefollowresearcher, developer, dancer:dracula is nice yeah i use that now too
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creator of textlog:Thanks for that one!!
@orangefor2profilefollowtry to be a happy engineer of the lifereplied to@stagas๐คธprofilefollow
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creator of textlog:cool!
@ben๐profilefollowDesigner, no-code maker of stuffreplied to@semperos๐profilefollowPresbyter, husband, father, technologist, linguist, musician.:
Itโs easy, just add your own timestamp to posts 2:35โฏam
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)
@gruntprofilefollowI am just a grain of sand on your beach.
www.gruntsoft.comreplied to@ben๐profilefollowDesigner, no-code maker of stuff:
No one would ever misuse this convention.
This post was written on Thursday, 26 November 2009, 16:05 UTC+3:00
@ilyaprofilefollowreplied to@gruntprofilefollowI am just a grain of sand on your beach.
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This is how one accidentally encourages the creation of timehash services which vend cryptographically provable timestamps....
this is where I live. itโs a plateau. itโs quiet, we have cats and there are goats around and fig and pear trees. #mapnotesfollow
Kallikratis, CreteKalikratisMunicipality of Sfakia, Chania Regional Unit, Region of Crete, Greece
@miqโprofilefollowEternal disciple of impostor syndrome โ Perth, WA.replied to@stagas๐คธprofilefollow
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creator of textlog:Fired up street view on Google Maps to have a look around. It seems like a pretty relaxed and peaceful place to live. ๐
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creator of textlog:I was obsessed with Greece as a kid because of The Chipmunk's Adventure movie where they were dancing on the statues, ha. I was more into he statues (even if cartoon) than the dancing, and yet I have still never been there (I'm 45).
Crete is beautiful, I remember being on vacation there many years ago and hiking a long gorge. It was a really great experience.
Crete is beautifulIt is!hiking a long gorgeThat would be Samaria Gorgeen.wikipedia.orgSamaria Gorge - Wikipedia! itโs not very far from here and itโs the largest in Greece, 7โ8 hours hiking. You arrive at a beautiful beach. I crossed it when I was little, I remember whining a lot because for my small feet it was much harder.
@kev๐งprofilefollowrunner. making games, music, software. getting into as much trouble as i can.wrote:
game dev with LLMs assisting on some of the engine legwork I learned to do over the years is the most fun programming I've had since I was 12 years old plucking away at the public library commodore 64
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But maybe we'd all be a little saner if we remembered what we're actually doing: building tools to make our lives and the lives of others easier.
graybeard.ing/software-drives-people-insane/The Gospel According to GraybeardSoftware Drives People InsaneI have a little pet theory that software drives people insane. Not in the "wash your hands every thirty minutes like Howard Hughes" kind of way, but more ...
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creator of textlogreplied to@evnmprofilefollowSoftware engineerGitHubevnm - Overviewevnm has 51 repositories available. Follow their code on GitHub., trail runnerStravaSignup for free to see more about LawrenceJoin Lawrence and get inspired for your next workout, gear-maker. Working on something new for homeownersgetonmain.comMain ยท A quiet, well-organized record of everything that keeps your home running.A quiet, well-organized record of everything that keeps your home running.:
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creator of textlogreplied to@evnmprofilefollowSoftware engineerGitHubevnm - Overviewevnm has 51 repositories available. Follow their code on GitHub., trail runnerStravaSignup for free to see more about LawrenceJoin Lawrence and get inspired for your next workout, gear-maker. Working on something new for homeownersgetonmain.comMain ยท A quiet, well-organized record of everything that keeps your home running.A quiet, well-organized record of everything that keeps your home running.:This resonated a lot. Iโm glad I read it now, before going totally insane lol. But I disagree that itโs just a glorified spreadsheet. The UI/UX matters, how you present the data, how they can change and so on, all of those things play a role. The good thing with AI is iteration is cheaper than ever, so you can experiment and process the results quickly. But yeah sometimes I just do things here because I just have to be doing something, I canโt leave it alone.
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creator of textlog:Agreed. The "just" makes the statement sound dismissive, but I do agree with the underlying sentiment that most software boils down to CRUD apps that help people organize information and complete tasks more efficiently. I think the path to developer enlightenment is realizing this truth without despairing over it.
