superb_dev's comments

On: We spoke to the man making viral Lego-style AI videos for Iran

[superb_dev]

Some civilian casualties may be unavoidable in a conflict sure, but the US and Israel are not trying very hard

On: EFF is leaving X

[superb_dev]

Probably around the same time as the Citizens United decision. Supporting a business with your money also means supporting the things they choose to spend that money on

On: Running Gemma 4 locally with LM Studio's new headless CLI and Claude Code

[superb_dev]

From my experience, Claude Code is just better. Although I recently started using Zed and it’s pretty good

On: Apple approves driver that lets Nvidia eGPUs work with Arm Macs

[superb_dev]

My understanding is that MLX is Apple’s CUDA, so a CUDA translation layer would target MLX

[ykl → superb_dev]

No, it’s not. MLX is Apple’s NumPy more or less.

On: Systemd Introduces Birth Date Support for Upcoming Linux Desktop Age Controls

[superb_dev]

I don’t know why this would kill systemd

On: A rogue AI led to a serious security incident at Meta

[superb_dev]

I’ve never had respect for the industry as a whole, only individuals within. There has a been a serious lack of rigor and professionalism in software engineering for as long as I’ve been a part of it

[jihadjihad → superb_dev]

It's a slap in the face that we tack engineering onto it. A very small percentage of software engineering is as rigorous as actual engineering.

[dgxyz → jihadjihad]

As an actual engineer who moved into software "engineering", yes this. It kills me.

[DANmode → dgxyz]

Top three things lacking?

(In your personal opinion)

[dgxyz → DANmode]

Fads and fashion over strong, tested technology.

Attitude that you can fix broken stuff later and customers are fine with it.

Charlatans and fuckwits everywhere who wouldn't last a second in a traditional engineering discipline.

[DANmode → dgxyz]

Checks out.

and thank you!

[rcxdude → jihadjihad]

As someone who works in a few different engineering disciplines, I think software engineers often have a very rosy picture of other areas of engineering. The problems are different, but things are not any better on average.

[emptyfile → jihadjihad]

If it makes you feel any better, I don't think that's the case in most of the non English speaking world.

Mostly we're just called programmers.

On: Life as an OnlyFans 'chatter'

[superb_dev]

I can’t believe that someone paying for this actually expects to chat with the model. Just think of the logistics, it would be impossible

[wolvoleo → superb_dev]

I have some models I really chat with, like outside of their performances. Not all day obviously and they often don't respond for days but that's ok. I know it's them because I can see them typing live sometimes and also some of them I know in person and they remember what I've said online.

[zozbot234 → superb_dev]

> I can’t believe that someone paying for this actually expects to chat with the model. Just think of the logistics, it would be impossible

It's not impossible, you can do it with a little bit of fine tuning starting from her history of chats on the platform, and having her set a custom user-level prompt where she lists her interests, hobbies and things she likes. Then give her auto-compacted daily or weekly summaries of the most compelling chats. It's a model either way, right?

[bombcar → superb_dev]

You’ve not even begun to scratch parasocial relationships- since there have been cases of murder, I think it’s safe to assume at least some think they’re really chatting with the model - and she loves them?

[DANmode → superb_dev]

The market is not you.

On: Life as an OnlyFans 'chatter'

[superb_dev]

I don’t think it’s an age thing, I think is desperation. I’m not desperate enough to get it

[sillyfluke → superb_dev]

I'm also often not desperate for a pun from a stranger, but I think a 'get' it.

On: IDF killed Gaza aid workers at point blank range in 2025 massacre: Report

[superb_dev]

How is long term ethnic cleansing different from genocide?

[mattmaroon → superb_dev]

Ethnic cleansing is the attempt to remove a people from the area. It can be accomplished by methods other than killing.

Genocide is an attempt to kill them all.

The Venn diagram has a lot of overlap for sure but they are not the same.

On: IDF killed Gaza aid workers at point blank range in 2025 massacre: Report

[superb_dev]

Im questioning whether the Israelis are the good guys. Frankly I don’t know how you can look at their history of provocation and unbalanced retaliation and not begin to wonder if maybe they aren’t the good guys