QuietEngineer
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The comment thread here is the embodiment of :lolsob:
There is legitimate promise to LLM-assisted coding, but there are also legitimate risks. Like this. And no one here is malicious!
There is legitimate promise to LLM-assisted coding, but there are also legitimate risks. Like this. And no one here is malicious!
One of the many joys of using AI for programming is the creation of huge PRs on complex topics that the authors barely understand, but still suggest "because they work". Here's a great example from #OCaml github.com/ocaml/ocaml/...
Kudos to OCaml's maintainers for handling this so gracefully.
Kudos to OCaml's maintainers for handling this so gracefully.
DWARF support for macOS and Linux by joelreymont · Pull Request #14369 · ocaml/ocaml
DWARF v5 Debugging Support for OCaml Native Compiler
This PR adds DWARF v5 debug information to the OCaml native compiler, allowing proper source-level debugging in GDB and LLDB.
What's Impleme...
github.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:25 PM
The comment thread here is the embodiment of :lolsob:
There is legitimate promise to LLM-assisted coding, but there are also legitimate risks. Like this. And no one here is malicious!
There is legitimate promise to LLM-assisted coding, but there are also legitimate risks. Like this. And no one here is malicious!
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Submitting a 13K-line PR that was entirely AI-written, where the AI inserted copyright headers for someone who isn’t the submitter, that you’re sure is fine because the AI told you it’s fine is so many kinds of broken.
Your choices are learning to collaborate or be a solo dev.
Your choices are learning to collaborate or be a solo dev.
One of the many joys of using AI for programming is the creation of huge PRs on complex topics that the authors barely understand, but still suggest "because they work". Here's a great example from #OCaml github.com/ocaml/ocaml/...
Kudos to OCaml's maintainers for handling this so gracefully.
Kudos to OCaml's maintainers for handling this so gracefully.
DWARF support for macOS and Linux by joelreymont · Pull Request #14369 · ocaml/ocaml
DWARF v5 Debugging Support for OCaml Native Compiler
This PR adds DWARF v5 debug information to the OCaml native compiler, allowing proper source-level debugging in GDB and LLDB.
What's Impleme...
github.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Submitting a 13K-line PR that was entirely AI-written, where the AI inserted copyright headers for someone who isn’t the submitter, that you’re sure is fine because the AI told you it’s fine is so many kinds of broken.
Your choices are learning to collaborate or be a solo dev.
Your choices are learning to collaborate or be a solo dev.
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Fish have committed credit card fraud
November 19, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Fish have committed credit card fraud
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SINCE THIS HAS COME UP AGAIN...
WHAT TO DO IF YOU FIND YOURSELF THE TARGET OF A FEDERAL INVESTIGATION.
WHAT TO DO IF YOU FIND YOURSELF THE TARGET OF A FEDERAL INVESTIGATION.
two men in suits and ties with a fbi badge on their jacket
Alt: you should be so lucky to meet Agents Winchester and Winchester
media.tenor.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:06 PM
SINCE THIS HAS COME UP AGAIN...
WHAT TO DO IF YOU FIND YOURSELF THE TARGET OF A FEDERAL INVESTIGATION.
WHAT TO DO IF YOU FIND YOURSELF THE TARGET OF A FEDERAL INVESTIGATION.
This. I frequently use this in work chats to try to be as unambiguous as possible. If I have to come back to a message like "x happened on y" later, I want to know the year, month, and day for y without parsing surrounding context. Otherwise y could be this year or 4 years ago. Or a Monday in June.
This is probably my one issue where I go full authoritatian: anyone not using ISO8601 should get sent to time jail. (Time jail is mostly about restorative justice but if you don't like time puns there's also a punitive aspect)
November 14, 2025 at 11:37 PM
This. I frequently use this in work chats to try to be as unambiguous as possible. If I have to come back to a message like "x happened on y" later, I want to know the year, month, and day for y without parsing surrounding context. Otherwise y could be this year or 4 years ago. Or a Monday in June.
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VC David gets an entry in the unofficial Delaware Footnote Hall of Fame
November 14, 2025 at 7:24 PM
VC David gets an entry in the unofficial Delaware Footnote Hall of Fame
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Someone put this on a t-shirt
November 14, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Someone put this on a t-shirt
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Obligatory disclaimer: do not roll your own cryptography if you're not a cryptographer it is subtle and quick to anger
November 7, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Obligatory disclaimer: do not roll your own cryptography if you're not a cryptographer it is subtle and quick to anger
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So I have a Friday story for you. It’s one I promised to tell before. The themes are “seek help when you need it” and “communicating with family is important” but also “pay attention to how your coms work.”
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October 31, 2025 at 10:59 PM
So I have a Friday story for you. It’s one I promised to tell before. The themes are “seek help when you need it” and “communicating with family is important” but also “pay attention to how your coms work.”
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TLDR; The PSF has made the decision to put our community and our shared diversity, equity, and inclusion values ahead of seeking $1.5M in new revenue. Please read and share. pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/NSF-...
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The official home of the Python Programming Language
www.python.org
October 27, 2025 at 2:47 PM
TLDR; The PSF has made the decision to put our community and our shared diversity, equity, and inclusion values ahead of seeking $1.5M in new revenue. Please read and share. pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/NSF-...
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Them: need help doing things?
Me: yes
Them: we have a doing things medication
Me: ooh
Them: hahahahaha guess what you have to do to get it?
Me: oh no
Them: things.
Me: yes
Them: we have a doing things medication
Me: ooh
Them: hahahahaha guess what you have to do to get it?
Me: oh no
Them: things.
October 14, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Them: need help doing things?
Me: yes
Them: we have a doing things medication
Me: ooh
Them: hahahahaha guess what you have to do to get it?
Me: oh no
Them: things.
Me: yes
Them: we have a doing things medication
Me: ooh
Them: hahahahaha guess what you have to do to get it?
Me: oh no
Them: things.
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𝐀𝐦𝐮𝐥𝐞𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐥𝐥𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬
𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑚𝑜𝑛, 𝑐𝑢𝑟𝑠𝑒𝑑
After equipping this item, you may not remove it from your hand. You must gaze deeply into it with every action and be driven mad. Messages from the damned come to you in haunting whispers and chilling images. Every year, you must purchase the newest version.
𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑚𝑜𝑛, 𝑐𝑢𝑟𝑠𝑒𝑑
After equipping this item, you may not remove it from your hand. You must gaze deeply into it with every action and be driven mad. Messages from the damned come to you in haunting whispers and chilling images. Every year, you must purchase the newest version.
September 17, 2025 at 5:45 AM
𝐀𝐦𝐮𝐥𝐞𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐥𝐥𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬
𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑚𝑜𝑛, 𝑐𝑢𝑟𝑠𝑒𝑑
After equipping this item, you may not remove it from your hand. You must gaze deeply into it with every action and be driven mad. Messages from the damned come to you in haunting whispers and chilling images. Every year, you must purchase the newest version.
𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑚𝑜𝑛, 𝑐𝑢𝑟𝑠𝑒𝑑
After equipping this item, you may not remove it from your hand. You must gaze deeply into it with every action and be driven mad. Messages from the damned come to you in haunting whispers and chilling images. Every year, you must purchase the newest version.
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People are replying to this with “this is more an idiot problem than a tech problem.”
Counterpoint: technologists KNOW that many humans are idiots, and are thus *morally obligated* to design technological systems in ways that attempt to mitigate this universal problem.
Counterpoint: technologists KNOW that many humans are idiots, and are thus *morally obligated* to design technological systems in ways that attempt to mitigate this universal problem.
AI does appear to be rapidly accelerating human selection of the fittest….
except it’s doing it by straight-up killing people who rely on ChatGPT to plan dangerous trips, not by improving human cognition like the techbros want us to believe:
except it’s doing it by straight-up killing people who rely on ChatGPT to plan dangerous trips, not by improving human cognition like the techbros want us to believe:
Why Are the Italian Alps So Deadly This Summer?
On average, three hikers have died every day throughout the summer in Italy’s high peaks. Experts explain why.
www.outsideonline.com
August 21, 2025 at 8:38 PM
People are replying to this with “this is more an idiot problem than a tech problem.”
Counterpoint: technologists KNOW that many humans are idiots, and are thus *morally obligated* to design technological systems in ways that attempt to mitigate this universal problem.
Counterpoint: technologists KNOW that many humans are idiots, and are thus *morally obligated* to design technological systems in ways that attempt to mitigate this universal problem.
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OneShot x Skyless Blind crossover part 2 if the game gets funded
July 17, 2025 at 2:45 AM
OneShot x Skyless Blind crossover part 2 if the game gets funded
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Soon....
Somewhere deep within the Blind, glitches in reality are appearing across the ruins of a circumstellar particle accelerator...
The boundary between universes is falling, and one dying world spills into another. Introducing the Skyless Blind X Oneshot crossover update! More info coming soon... 💡🐈🥞
The boundary between universes is falling, and one dying world spills into another. Introducing the Skyless Blind X Oneshot crossover update! More info coming soon... 💡🐈🥞
July 12, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Soon....
I backed Skyless Blind by Near (@skylessblind.bsky.social) on Kickstarter. The art style and premise seem really interesting. Also Niko Oneshot mention?
www.kickstarter.com/projects/sky...
#skylessblind #oneshot #nikoplush
www.kickstarter.com/projects/sky...
#skylessblind #oneshot #nikoplush
Skyless Blind - a stylized cosmic horror exploration game
Travel through the starlit ruins of a shattered cosmos
www.kickstarter.com
July 12, 2025 at 2:53 PM
I backed Skyless Blind by Near (@skylessblind.bsky.social) on Kickstarter. The art style and premise seem really interesting. Also Niko Oneshot mention?
www.kickstarter.com/projects/sky...
#skylessblind #oneshot #nikoplush
www.kickstarter.com/projects/sky...
#skylessblind #oneshot #nikoplush
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Signal. Tor. GrapheneOS. People should be loud and proud about using security and privacy tools that work - that's the best way to counter the narrative that only people with something to hide would.
www.androidauthority.com/why-i-use-gr...
www.androidauthority.com/why-i-use-gr...
Cops say criminals use a Google Pixel with GrapheneOS — I say that’s freedom
GrapheneOS offers some of the best privacy and security features of any smartphone operating system, but is it too effective at what it does?
www.androidauthority.com
July 12, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Signal. Tor. GrapheneOS. People should be loud and proud about using security and privacy tools that work - that's the best way to counter the narrative that only people with something to hide would.
www.androidauthority.com/why-i-use-gr...
www.androidauthority.com/why-i-use-gr...
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Happy 4th of July, Batman.
July 4, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Happy 4th of July, Batman.
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I have heard it said that tech people do not commission enough art.
ericwbailey.website/published/yo...
ericwbailey.website/published/yo...
You MUST listen to RFC 2119 – Eric Bailey
It turns out you can just pay people to do things.
ericwbailey.website
July 2, 2025 at 6:46 PM
I have heard it said that tech people do not commission enough art.
ericwbailey.website/published/yo...
ericwbailey.website/published/yo...
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If your dog is shooting people with its electric laser the solution is not to punish the dog for using the electric laser.
It’s to ask WHY DOES THE DOG HAVE A LASER.
It’s to ask WHY DOES THE DOG HAVE A LASER.
July 1, 2025 at 5:46 PM
If your dog is shooting people with its electric laser the solution is not to punish the dog for using the electric laser.
It’s to ask WHY DOES THE DOG HAVE A LASER.
It’s to ask WHY DOES THE DOG HAVE A LASER.
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Update in Proven Industries v. McNally - that's the YouTube trespass to feelz copyright case involving lockpicking:
Plaintiff has moved to seal stuffs, including the forthcoming order denying their motion for preliminary injunction, because the internet is mean.
discordapp.com/channels/590...
Plaintiff has moved to seal stuffs, including the forthcoming order denying their motion for preliminary injunction, because the internet is mean.
discordapp.com/channels/590...
Discord - Group Chat That’s All Fun & Games
Discord is great for playing games and chilling with friends, or even building a worldwide community. Customize your own space to talk, play, and hang out.
discordapp.com
June 20, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Update in Proven Industries v. McNally - that's the YouTube trespass to feelz copyright case involving lockpicking:
Plaintiff has moved to seal stuffs, including the forthcoming order denying their motion for preliminary injunction, because the internet is mean.
discordapp.com/channels/590...
Plaintiff has moved to seal stuffs, including the forthcoming order denying their motion for preliminary injunction, because the internet is mean.
discordapp.com/channels/590...
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This is The Bluesky Way.
You will be happier, and he will be unhappier, if you just block JD Vance (yes, his account is back)
June 18, 2025 at 10:51 PM
This is The Bluesky Way.
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You will be happier, and he will be unhappier, if you just block JD Vance (yes, his account is back)
June 18, 2025 at 10:37 PM
You will be happier, and he will be unhappier, if you just block JD Vance (yes, his account is back)
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