SigmarStern

@SigmarStern@discuss.tchncs.de

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Lutris now being built with Claude AI, developer decides to hide it after backlash⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I totally agree. I’m not an AI hype man. I want to scream whenever I see a PR littered with emojis, bullet lists, and way too much text for a simple change. I hate the discussions about the transformative power of AI, the 10x production gains, all the million tools, agents, skills, plugins, methods I should be using but I am already behind and old and probably unemployed next week, right? Still, AI use is not inherently bad. It gets me unstuck. It finds subtle errors I wasn’t noticing, it writes documentation faster and better than I can. I hate the companies who are pushing it, the methods of it’s training, but the tool itself is just a tool and sometimes a very useful one. IMHO we shouldn’t shame every open source developer just for using it. As long as they are responsible with it, I’m fine with some AI code in my software.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨We need libraries, but instead of books, you borrow musical instruments.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I like the idea, however there are some differencea between books and musical instruments. Hygiene is a problem with all woodwind instruments. Strings, sticks, cymbals, cables brake and need to be replaced regularly. Also a whole ass drumset is huge compared to a book. But there are rehearsal rooms that you can rent that also rent out instruments. It is expensive though.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨But think of the landlords!⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Stayed in an probably illegal Airbnb in a Samsung apartment in Jeju 10 years ago. It was nice. Apartment complexes are not bad. We have to them in beautiful Switzerland too. If the building is well maintained and the surrounding is full of greenery, and local shops, and entertainment, then they are a valid option and I’d prefer them over sprawl and cul-de-sacs.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨But think of the landlords!⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  High rise apartments in Seoul Meanwhile in famously communist South Korea…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Could I seek asylum as a US trans person in Costa Rica (or other countries)?⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I used to live in Berlin and while it’s not perfect, it has a vibrant LGBTQ+ scene and I’d say it’s still much better than the US.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Could I seek asylum as a US trans person in Costa Rica (or other countries)?⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I know. I live here. Should have said “EU and some other countries in Europe that are technically not in the EU” but I didn’t think about it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Could I seek asylum as a US trans person in Costa Rica (or other countries)?⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Everywhere in the EU is probably more safe than the US. We have pretty good protection for trans people and we all speak English (well, most of us). You could try Switzerland www.eda.admin.ch/countries/usa/en/home/visa.html and I suggest going to Bern as it’s quite liberal. Excellent health care system. Expensive though, but also good wages. Germany is cheaper and in the bigger cities you’ll be just fine. Good luck!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What are some FOSS programs that are objectively better than their proprietary counterparts?⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Logseq is the best note taking app for me. And a lot of my programmer/adhd colleagues. I cannot keep order in my notes and logseq does it for me. It’s so essential for my workflow that I have a monthly donation to the project set up.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What are some FOSS programs that are objectively better than their proprietary counterparts?⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I have multiple different graphs/vaults/whatever synced by simply storing the markdown files in a synced folder and I never had any issues. The new version of logseq is supposed to use a database and syncing, afaik.