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Stavros @stavros.io · 1d

Isn't CSRF a thing of the past anyway, with the SameSite cookie attribute?

Stavros @stavros.io · 2d

Flux imaging really intrigues me, there's something that really tickles me about retrieving the actual analog values and converting them to digital so you can then extract the digital data on the disk.

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Stavros @stavros.io · 3d

Thanks! I still use lazygit for diffs, as I find it easier, it works well!

Is there anything I should change or add to the tutorial?

Stavros @stavros.io · 4d

Wait, why the inverse of epsilon? Don't you need the denominator to be large?

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Stavros @stavros.io · 4d

Ah yeah, I'm not sure about that, I only use one remote most of the time. It doesn't really disallow you from committing, it just warns you. You can override it easily (at your peril).

Stavros @stavros.io · 4d

What do you mean by special?

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Stavros @stavros.io · 4d

100% agreed. You don't even need that many features to be "done", everyone keeps adding servers and syncs, when all I need is some files in a repo that describe my requests.

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Stavros @stavros.io · 4d

Oh wow, that was quick. The golden edition option is gone, and it's a subscription now. RIP.

At least I know what I'll switch to 😛

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Stavros @stavros.io · 4d

That sounds reasonable, I guess the biggest danger to guard against is when the tool inevitably becomes popular, and the temptation to make tons of money is too great.

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Stavros @stavros.io · 4d

You created insomnia? Nice, I didn't realise! How do you plan to keep Yaak from becoming enshittified as well? Somehow every tool I've tried in the space became a bloated expensive mess (fingers crossed Bruno stays good).

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Stavros @stavros.io · 4d

I wrote (yet another) Jujutsu tutorial:

www.stavros.io/posts/switch...

I haven't published it yet, I'm looking for feedback first.

Please let me know if it helps at all, or if you're still having trouble with JJ's mental model. I'm worried I've written yet another unhelpful thing.

Switch to Jujutsu already: a tutorial - Stavros' Stuff

www.stavros.io

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Stavros @stavros.io · 5d

Does this make any sense? Please let me know if not, it was surprisingly difficult to explain Jujutsu's mental model in the end:

www.stavros.io/posts/switch...

Switch to Jujutsu already: a tutorial - Stavros' Stuff

www.stavros.io

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Stavros @stavros.io · 5d

What made it click for me was talking to Claude! I'll write something up, though, because jj is really easy once it's clicked.

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Stavros @stavros.io · 6d

This is my regularly-scheduled PSA to gush about how much joy Jujutsu gives me, something I could never say about git.

It's truly fantastic, and jjui just completes the whole ensemble. Fantastic pieces of software, switch to jj today if you haven't yet!

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Stavros @stavros.io · 8d

Vibe coding is different because it's the "dictated but not read" of coding. Yes, I was around when the LLM was writing the code, and I vaguely instructed it on what to write, but I make no assurances on the quality of the output.

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Stavros @stavros.io · 8d

I call it "coding". Nobody has ever cared what IDE I use, what documentation, which syntax autocompleter. I don't see why they should suddenly start to care about my tools when they're LLMs.

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Stavros @stavros.io · 10d

Wow, the guy from Valetudo banned me from their Telegram channel for a year because I dared to ask about some behaviour of my vacuum, running Valetudo. I literally sent one message, they debated a bit about whether it was relevant, and then banned me for a year.

Nice.

Stavros @stavros.io · 10d

This was a great video, so basically DSPy is prompting-as-code.

Stavros @stavros.io · 11d

Why, I *have* been trying to figure out DSPy, thanks Simon! I've been looking for a good explanation, this is very useful.

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Stavros @stavros.io · 12d

Agreed, and, generally, make the thing look like it'll do what the user wants. This is very tricky, and I can't really be more helpful without knowing the product, but this is 100% design.

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Stavros @stavros.io · 12d

Oh I don't know, I'm just going off your description. Usually, design improvements are the way to fix bad discoberability.

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Stavros @stavros.io · 13d

Better design, I'd say. More signifiers, as a first measure, but more intuitive design would be the ideal.

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Stavros @stavros.io · 19d

At least it's only one hour before you can stop!

Stavros @stavros.io · 20d

I wanted to look at my blood test results in a way that answered my questions, so I made a small thing to ingest my spreadsheet of them and show them in a nice page:

github.com/skorokithaki...

Feel free to use it for your results!

GitHub - skorokithakis/bt-viewer: A blood test viewer.

A blood test viewer. Contribute to skorokithakis/bt-viewer development by creating an account on GitHub.

github.com

Reposted by Stavros

Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 20d

The reason we're releasing this in theatres is because it's incredibly fun to watch in a room full of people. People lose their minds at it. We want people to watch it together.

So! Do you run or know somebody who runs an indie theatre?

If so, contact us, and we'll let you screen it for free.

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