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Connections #429 2024-08-13 by Sparrow_1029 in c/dailygames@lemmy.zip

[-] Sparrow_1029@programming.dev 5 points 4 days ago

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Fun!

I think I might just like using the colored square emojis...

Wordle 1,151 2024.08.13 by Sparrow_1029 in c/dailygames@lemmy.zip

[-] Sparrow_1029@programming.dev 3 points 4 days ago

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I don't really do these... that was tough for me

What are your favorite open-source games? by Sparrow_1029 in c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

[-] Sparrow_1029@programming.dev 17 points 1 week ago

Endless Sky for me

Debunking Devin: "First AI Software Engineer" Upwork lie exposed! by Sparrow_1029 in c/technology@lemmy.world

[-] Sparrow_1029@programming.dev 36 points 4 months ago

Am I one of the few who just doesn't use AI at all? I don't have to generate tons of code for work at the moment and brand new projects that I've been given are small--meaning I wouldn't necessarily use it to generate starter boilerplate. I have coworkers that love copilot or spend much longer prompting ChatGPT than they would if they wrote code themselves. A majority of my time is spent modelling the problem, gathering rejuirements, researching others' solutions online (likely this step could be better AI-assisted?), not actually implementing a solution in code.

Anyway, I'm not super anti-AI in software development, and I see where it could be useful. Maybe it just isn't for me yet. The current hype around it as well as the attitude of big-tech exceptionalism ("AI can salve all our problems") feels a bit like a bubble, at least regarding the current generation of LLMs and ML

former smokers, do you ever have random moments months or years later where you just get textbook "cravings" symptoms? by Sparrow_1029 in c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

[-] Sparrow_1029@programming.dev 13 points 6 months ago

Feel exactly this... Sometimes you just still want one randomly. But 99.999% of the time do not think about it at all anymore

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Reverse Engineering & De-clouding a smart device (jmswrnr.com)

submitted 6 months ago by Sparrow_1029@programming.dev to c/security@programming.dev

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This was a fascinating and informative read. I hope the author makes progress on "creating an open-source project to de-cloud and debug smart home products"; I would love to contribute to something like that!

No joke: Feds are banning humorous electronic messages on highways by Sparrow_1029 in c/news@lemmy.world

[-] Sparrow_1029@programming.dev 10 points 7 months ago

*sigh can't have any fun in the DOT I guess

In what ways has your use of technology/internet changed in 2023? by Sparrow_1029 in c/technology@lemmy.world

[-] Sparrow_1029@programming.dev 7 points 7 months ago

I turned my old desktop into a home server, which let me cancel some streaming services.. and I set up an rpi4 as a kodi server.
Signed up for Firefox Relay (had a holiday sale) to have email masks and a proxy phone number, which should help with spam & marketing crap.
Stopped using Reddit in favor of lemmy (which I hope to contribute to this year)
Gonna have to find a replacement for mint, since it's dying this month

Polish Hackers Repaired Trains the Manufacturer Artificially Bricked. Now The Train Company Is Threatening Them by Sparrow_1029 in c/technology@lemmy.world

[-] Sparrow_1029@programming.dev 31 points 8 months ago

My thoughts exactly. DRM has rone way off the deep end

First time correlating a crash to a CME (probably Bit-Flip/SEU) by Sparrow_1029 in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

[-] Sparrow_1029@programming.dev 11 points 9 months ago

That is amazing! Now, I need to see about using weather satellites to explain the bugs in my code at work...

Everything I've learned building the fastest Arm desktop - Jeff Geerling by Sparrow_1029 in c/technology@lemmy.world

[-] Sparrow_1029@programming.dev 21 points 9 months ago

I booted up that system and after waiting an hour or so for Windows Update to finish

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Crazy workstation though -- wish I had need for all that power so I could justify buying one to play with

Help Others! Drop Your Favorite Libre Software Program Here! by Sparrow_1029 in c/libre@hexbear.net

[-] Sparrow_1029@programming.dev 8 points 10 months ago

This is so rad. Been going back and forth whether I should buy a printer since I'm not super well-versed in 3D modeling (some experience with SketchUp and Blender is all)

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"On the Point" - Andrea Kowch (1.bp.blogspot.com)

submitted 10 months ago by Sparrow_1029@programming.dev to c/artporn@lemm.ee

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48" x 36" - Acrylic on canvas

First saw Andrea Kowch's work at a portraiture exhibition at the MOCA in Jacksonville, FL years ago. You can see more of her work on her blog

Until there's a community for Enterprise Networking you have to suffer my meme. by Sparrow_1029 in c/programmer_humor@programming.dev

[-] Sparrow_1029@programming.dev 26 points 1 year ago

"graphical user interfaces make easy tasks easy, while command line interfaces make difficult tasks possible"

William E. Shotts Jr., The Linux Command Line: A Complete Introduction

It has taken me a long time to get comfortable using a Linux CLI (definitely not as familiar with windows cmd prompt/powershell), and I know that if I log into a box anywhere, If it has sh or bash or some variant of those shells, I'll be able to get by.

Now, on my home server, moving & renaming a bunch of media files has me really wishing I had a DE installed there to Ctrl + click/Drag-n-drop...

Also, I love using VScodium/Code as an IDE bc of its configurability & rich plugin ecosystem -- but recently I had some performance hiccups with extensions not playing nice together and started (again) down the masochistic path of configuring neovim to use as an "IDE"...