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If AI is so good at coding … where are the open source contributions? in c/techtakes@awful.systems
[–] dgerard@awful.systems 15 points 1 month ago

This discussion has made it clear to me that LLM enthusiasts do not value the time or preferences of open-source maintainers, willfully do not understand affirmative consent, and that I should take steps to explicitly ban the use of such tools in the open source projects I maintain.

If AI is so good at coding … where are the open source contributions? in c/techtakes@awful.systems
[–] dgerard@awful.systems 3 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I didn't see that thread. But I stand by the image as being perfect for the story on several specific points.

If AI is so good at coding … where are the open source contributions? in c/techtakes@awful.systems
[–] dgerard@awful.systems 9 points 1 month ago

"it's a tool" - a tool

If AI is so good at coding … where are the open source contributions? in c/techtakes@awful.systems
[–] dgerard@awful.systems 16 points 1 month ago (1 children)

this post has also broken containment in the wider world, the video's got thousands of views, I got 100+ subscribers on youtube and another $25/mo of patrons

If AI is so good at coding … where are the open source contributions? in c/techtakes@awful.systems
[–] dgerard@awful.systems 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

this user has been escorted off the premises via the fourth floor window

If AI is so good at coding … where are the open source contributions? in c/techtakes@awful.systems
[–] dgerard@awful.systems 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

you'll be waiting a while. it turns out "i'm not saying it's always programming.dev, but" was already in my previous ban reasons, and it was this time too.

Stubsack: weekly thread for sneers not worth an entire post, week ending 18th May 2025 in c/techtakes@awful.systems
[–] dgerard@awful.systems 10 points 1 month ago

you must understand

Sam promised me all the eyeballs I could eat

All the eyeballs

If AI is so good at coding … where are the open source contributions? in c/techtakes@awful.systems
[–] dgerard@awful.systems 6 points 1 month ago (2 children)

to get you into ahem vibe coding

If AI is so good at coding … where are the open source contributions? in c/techtakes@awful.systems
[–] dgerard@awful.systems 14 points 1 month ago (3 children)

"i'm a lawyer i will file a CoC complaint"

If AI is so good at coding … where are the open source contributions? in c/techtakes@awful.systems
[–] dgerard@awful.systems 11 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

You say that, but as an operator->sysadmin->devops I'm increasingly disconcerted by the rise of "devops" who can't actually find their way around a Unix command prompt.

If AI is so good at coding … where are the open source contributions? in c/techtakes@awful.systems
[–] dgerard@awful.systems 9 points 1 month ago

but look how delighted they are!

If AI is so good at coding … where are the open source contributions? in c/techtakes@awful.systems
[–] dgerard@awful.systems 18 points 1 month ago (11 children)

why is no-one demanding to know why the robot is so sexay

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How Sam Altman got fired from OpenAI in 2023: not being an AI doom crank (and lying a lot) (pivot-to-ai.com)
 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlrBjeAtJUk - video

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Capgemini: Fix your customer service — with chatbots! (pivot-to-ai.com)
 

As spotted by @mountainriver

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXc9-oD_iFo - video

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China massively overbuilds empty AI data centres (pivot-to-ai.com)
 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uH39J3rUAmE - video

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How to explain our very good friends to normal humans? (awful.systems)
submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by dgerard@awful.systems to c/sneerclub@awful.systems
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Thinking about how the arsing fuck to explain the rationalists to normal people - especially as they are now a loud public problem along multiple dimensions.

The problem is that it's all deep in the weeds. Every part of it is "it can't be that stupid, you must be explaining it wrong."

With bitcoin, I have, over the years, simplified it to being a story of crooks and con men. The correct answer to "what is a blockchain and how does it work" is "it's a way to move money around out of the sight of regulators" and maybe "so it's for crooks and con men, and a small number of sincere libertarians" and don't even talk about cryptography or technology.

I dunno what the one sentence explanation is of this shit.

"The purpose of LessWrong rationality is for Yudkowsky to live forever as an emulation running on the mind of the AI God" is completely true, is the purpose of the whole thing, and is also WTF.

Maybe that and "so he started what turned into a cult and a series of cults"? At this point I'm piling up the absurdities again.

The Behind The Bastards approach to all these guys has been "wow these guys are all so wacky haha and also they're evil."

How would you first approach explaining this shit past "it can't be that stupid, you must be explaining it wrong"?

[also posted in sneer classic]

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Bonfire of the LLMs: Gartner forecasts ‘extinction’ for generative AI vendors (pivot-to-ai.com)
 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7DZZuCi95o - video

my delivery was near perfect on this video, i'm very pleased

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LessOnline is a festival celebrating truthseeking and blogging, the totally not race science is just a bonus (less.online)
submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by dgerard@awful.systems to c/sneerclub@awful.systems
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yeah i'm sure Matt Levine, qntm and Wildbow are gonna be champing at the bit to attend wordy racist fest

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OpenAI signs its $40 billion deal with SoftBank! Or maybe $30 billion, probably (pivot-to-ai.com)
 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8aP1zUUcmjk - video

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EAs sad that their previous rich grifters are trying to distance themselves from the movement (forum.effectivealtruism.org)
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AI in the enterprise is failing over twice as fast in 2025 as it was in 2024 (pivot-to-ai.com)
 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjgdohQk0IY - video

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Interview with Vibe Coder in 2025 (www.youtube.com)
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Firing the Lorentz Plasma Cannon (www.youtube.com)
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Statue to Buttcoin Unveiled in Lugano (www.youtube.com)
 

In a gesture blending art, technology and homage to innovation, the city of Lugano, Switzerland, has unveiled a striking statue celebrating the anonymity of the mysterious creator of Buttcoin.

The grand reveal took place at the third annual Plan Nocoin Forum, with the sleekly designed figure aiming to capture Buttcoin’s enigmatic legacy.

At the unveiling, the Mayor of Lugano, Kill Hamster, lauded the statue as a symbol of the city’s bold embrace of fiat progress, underscoring Lugano’s rise as a premier hub for actual money.

The sculpture honours the far-reaching impact of Buttcoin on the global financial landscape.

The artist, Buttcoin Thread, says “the sculpture shows the Butt from all possible angles, and vibrates with such energy that it can barely stay fixed in this plane of existence.”

By paying tribute to Buttcoin, Lugano not only honours the past but also paves the way for future generations to pursue breakthroughs in actual money you can spend on things.

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