jjjalljs

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[–] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 19 points 2 weeks ago

All it takes is one cop to be like "he was resisting arrest and I feared for my life so I had to shoot him 17 times in the back".

[–] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 270 points 2 weeks ago (10 children)

“Top-down mandates to use large language models are crazy,” one employee told Wired. “If the tool were good, we’d all just use it.”

Yep.

Management is often out of touch and full of shit

[–] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 33 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

There was discussion about what the NYC subway announcements should say instead of "ladies and gentlemen".

My vote was "listen up you little shits, [this train is going express until canal Street or whatever]"

I think they went with "everyone", however.

[–] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 3 points 2 weeks ago

Depends on the app. Some let you see all versions, I think.

[–] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 34 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

Editing is a power not all people should be trusted with.

You all know at least one person (or are the person) who would text a yes/no like "Did you see Dave today?" and then when you write "yeah" edit their message to "Can I borrow your car?" or something you wouldn't have said yes to.

[–] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 10 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I really dislike all the "ceremonies" that seem to be involved in software development now. It's just so much useless ritual.

[–] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 15 points 2 weeks ago

It's really hard to get people to suffer mild inconvenience when they don't emotionally connect with the benefits.

Most of facebook's evils are remote and impersonal. Seeing your cousin's baby photos is real and at hand.

[–] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 79 points 2 weeks ago (7 children)

Sometimes I still see job postings that are like "MUST KNOW OBJECT ORIENTED PROGRAMMING" and I'm wondering who in 2026 isn't at least passably familiar with it.

But then again I also see job posts that are like "must know Java or JavaScript"

[–] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 2 points 2 weeks ago

I’m just going to move on

That's my point. They're doing a self-sabotage. Some of them will then complain that they're not getting good matches and messages, but a big factor is they're not giving potential good matches anything to work with.

[–] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 2 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

So many people see the prompt "what I'm looking for" and write "my keys".

A. That's not a terribly funny joke. It's fine, but not great.

B. It's not original.

C. You are wasting valuable space. Now the other person has a little less information to make a good opening message. Do you really want that many people messaging you about your keys? Really? Why are you setting yourself up for unhappy outcomes?

Most people don't think very hard about this, and hope it'll just work out.

[–] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Meetup.com ? They're still around.

[–] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

One problem is users are selfish idiots. They won't go somewhere that doesn't already have a lot of users. They don't care that going there now moves it closer to having a lot of users, so in a few months it'll be good and vibrant. Most people can't even think an hour ahead.

Another problem is that there are many scammers and bad actors. You need to deal with them, and convince your real users that the scammers are dealt with.

Lastly, in this capitalist hellscape everything is expensive. How are you going to run a big service that's got low latency and high quality?

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