Zikeji
@Zikeji@programming.dev
Nice. Software developer, gamer, occasionally 3d printing, coffee lover.
- Comment on Using GPT-4 to generate 100 words consumes up to 3 bottles of water — AI data centers also raise power and water bills for nearby residents 1 month ago:
I specifically avoided saying they did because I wasn’t knowledgeable on the topic. But I agree, I could equally be accused of being disingenuous by phrasing it in a way that could lead people to assume they use closed loops.
I did look those up, and while evaporation cooling isn’t the only method used, it also doesn’t evaporate all the water each pass, only a portion of it (granted “a portion” is all I found at a quick look, which isn’t actually useful).
I do agree though, the water usage is excessive, and when though that water only “changes forms”, it’s still removes it from a water source and only some of it may make its way back in.
- Comment on Using GPT-4 to generate 100 words consumes up to 3 bottles of water — AI data centers also raise power and water bills for nearby residents 1 month ago:
Yeah the article is disingenuous at best. There are many things wrong with generative AI, but this is just a lousy approach.
If I make a PC, put in a water cooling loop, and use it to run an LLM - sure, water is circulating, but that water isn’t just vanishing lol.
- Comment on Any non-tech-background self-hosters? 2 months ago:
Programming and self hosting the results when I was ~14 is what led me to a tech background. No university, but I’ve been working professionally in both IT and software for over a decade and self hosting even longer.
- Comment on Patreon: adding Apple’s 30 percent tax is the price of staying in the App Store 2 months ago:
What we can work on is awareness. If iOS users are aware, they can choose to simply go to the website directly and make the purchase, instead of using the app. They can still use the app for consumption.
- Comment on Facing Renoviction? Here's Why 3 months ago:
Going by their comment history, Germany.
- Comment on Looks like Subnautica devs have been sneakily posting Subnautica 2 screenshots in the original game 3 months ago:
I haven’t checked in a while, so they may have walked back on this, but supposedly we finally get coop in the next one.
- Comment on Windows 11 is nagging users to try OneDrive to "fully backup" your PC 3 months ago:
Man, they just keep burying their head further. I still have Windows 10 on my gaming PC, and that’s more because I plan on replacing it and will use that moment to transition to Linux, but up until a few months ago I could have been convinced to keep using Windows.
That was until they popped up a full screen ad in the middle of gaming, telling me my PC doesn’t work with 11 but they have great financing options forn a 11 capable PC. Followed by my lock screen having ads of a similar nature. Fucking gross.
- Comment on Zed, GPU-accelerated IDE Written in Rust, is now available for Linux 3 months ago:
There are quite a few usable ones. And yes, it is strange it doesn’t support it. You can expose an OpenAI-like API for chat, but not completion.
It’s also missing git functionality (it is on the roadmap), only showing you modified or new files.
- Comment on I Will Fucking Piledrive You If You Mention AI Again — Ludicity 4 months ago:
Copilot / LLM code completion feels like having a somewhat intelligent helper who can think faster than I can, however they have no understanding of how to actually code, but are good at mimicry.
So it’s helpful for saving time typing some stuff, and sometimes the absolutely weird suggestions make me think of other scenarios I should consider, but it’s not going to do the job itself.
- Comment on No more 12345: devices with weak passwords to be banned in UK 6 months ago:
The law is for devices that come out of the box with a weak default. Like buying a wifi hotspot where the default is “admin123” would be bad. The default being random and printed on a label in the device is probably what this is aiming to usher in.
- Comment on Smooth 6 months ago:
You don’t?
- Comment on After 30 years, I'm finally going to see a total solar eclipse. Also, Potato World is a thing. 7 months ago:
I happened to be able to see the 2017 one and it was so impactful I saved the date and made sure I’d make it happen. Cut forward 7 years and here I am with most of my immediate family (I have 6 siblings so having most is impressive).
It is an experience that can’t be captured by any form of digital or physical media and my only way to describe it is - it’s the closest thing to magic I’ve ever experienced.
I plan on saving up and going overseas for one as well.
- Comment on 99 Cents Only stores closing all 371 locations, liquidation sales starting Friday 7 months ago:
My grandmother did the same thing when we were kids. Everytime they visited it was like a tradition to go to Dollar Tree (we don’t have these specific stores) and get to pick out one toy we would then proceed to break the same day.
- Comment on Owners of a domain, which domain registrar did you choose and why? 7 months ago:
I’ve been using Porkbun for over 5 years and haven’t had any issues. I switched from a mix of Google Domains and Namecheap.
- Comment on Owners of a domain, which domain registrar did you choose and why? 7 months ago:
Generally the country based TLDs have that problem. That isn’t unique to porkbun or .de
- Comment on Amazon "search through reviews" is blindly just running an AI model now 8 months ago:
- Comment on Those lights were actually that guy's low beams. 8 months ago:
Or my rearview mirror while blinding me…
- Comment on California tech company films bizarre video pushing return-to-office plan — Internet Brands, an El Segundo-based tech company with subsidiaries like WebMD and CarsDirect 9 months ago:
Why does their CEO look like he could be a human version of Me Poopy Butthole from Rick and Morty?
Also I like the choice of including a damn vending machine in the video. My new job might only be hybrid WFH but at least the break room is stocked and completely free.
- Comment on Japanese disaster prevention X account can’t post anymore after hitting API limit - The issue has arisen after major Tsunami warnings have been issued in areas of Japan following a strong earthquake 10 months ago:
One likely reason they’re still on X is so those that didn’t get the memo to use their app or otherwise can’t still can still get alerts. Switching to multiple accounts would require people who likely wouldn’t notice to follow the others, and those that would do that would hopefully have downloaded the app. And yes, if a person isn’t noticing they need to get the app they likely won’t notice a critical alert, but when you’re dealing with people’s lives everything counts.
- Comment on What's your favorite game you played this year? (Doesn't have to be released this year ) 10 months ago:
BG3 for me. It’s been a while since a game has captured me so much.
- Comment on Twitch allowing more nudity after disproportionately banning female streamers | Twitch confirmed its policy banning nudity was sexist. 10 months ago:
My home page is literally bathtub streamers and horny VR chat streamers, I think it’s because I watch VR chat meme streamers (lolathon, darrenzeus) and the algorithm just thinks that means I want horny shit. I’ll have to look at that extension.
- Comment on Where do guns go when people are done using them? 10 months ago:
If you have it rendered permanently inoperable per ATF guidelines you can technically throw it away. Still alot of hassle when buybacks are a thing.
- Comment on Where do guns go when people are done using them? 10 months ago:
Most guns don’t really wear out in a reasonable timeframe. Properly maintained they can last quite a while. My first gun was from the 80s.
For gun owners in the U.S. if we no longer want a gun, don’t want to go through the hassle of selling it, or the gun is unsafe (due to wear and tear or defects), or wherever reason really if we just want to get rid of it we have many options.
We can surrender a gun to our local police, though they may run its serial which might lead to awkward situations if you aren’t certain of its history. There are also gun buybacks which are essentially events where you can discard a gun for cash incentive, and are typically no questions asked. You could also donate it to a local gunsmith for practice. And finally, you could render it inoperable (the ATF has guidelines that basically boil down to “weld the important stuff”) and simply discard it like trash, use it as decoration, or whatever really.
- Comment on The salaries of Wikimedia executives are sparking an online debate about tech sector wages 10 months ago:
Been sinking on that for a couple of years. It is suffering. Start a new job in January and should be doing much better. Best of luck with your endeavors!
- Comment on Prusa or Bambu? 11 months ago:
One major con for Bambu is that the firmware is not open source (at least, last I checked). This puts you in a walled garden of sorts. It also can make you vulnerable, for example earlier this year a bug caused printers connected to Bambu’s cloud to start prints that weren’t request. You can imagine how bad that is.
This being said, I plan on my next printer upgrade being to a Bambu. I’ve gotten tired of the calibration game and Bambu does that well.
- Comment on What does it look like for a YouTube creator when the audience uses something like NewPipe or Freetube? 11 months ago:
As someone who despises ads, if adblock on YouTube were to stop working tomorrow I wouldn’t use YouTube until it’s fixed. So creators I do watch aren’t missing out on ad revenue they’d otherwise get with me. If I recommend a video to a friend who doesn’t block ads, a friend who otherwise wouldn’t see it, the creator still benefited from my view. For creators I enjoy often, I support them in other ways - subbing if they stream, buying merch, etc.
- Comment on Works on my machine 11 months ago:
The Dockerfile is essentially the instructions for deploying from scratch. Sure, they most likely only exist for one distro but adapting isn’t a huge chore.
You can also clone the repo and build the container yourself. If you want to update say, log4j, and then attempt to build it, that’s still entirely possible and easier than from scratch considering the build environment is consistent.
- Comment on the myth of type safety 11 months ago:
Based on your description it sounds like you haven’t given it a fair shake. I’ll take TS over JS any day, at least there is room for improvement. I will say however I personally haven’t been unlucky enough to run into projects that abuse the any type. The worst I’ve run into is a JS library with no typings I have to manually type.
- Comment on Amazon Lays Off 180 Employees In Its Games Division - Aftermath 11 months ago:
To be fair, a lot of the game breaking launch bugs that hurt the game for me were with PVP (specifically, the instanced wars). I do know there were others but those PVP bugs are what I’ll always remember. The lag, the broken healing, the hatchet exploit, and a few others.
- Comment on Amazon's Doctor Will See You: What to Know About One Medical 11 months ago:
In my opinion, I think that properly done AI assisted doctors are a good thing. Doctors have to keep track of so much stuff that is constantly changing, just to make a diagnosis. AI guidance can and will help.
Keyword being “properly” which is probably not going to be the case.
