Lessons learned from Microslop

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Boss… I’m tired

Not now, but few years ago I worked on a toll that runs DOS because… yes.

Also worked ~2014 DOS slot machines - in next year we ported to Linux

Since DOS anti virus softwares did a better job…

My only issue with superpowers is: it wast too much time/tokens - besides creating a lot of useless testing

I agree with that. Currently, I have claude's $100 plan and most days I do not run out of tokens. If I were building more; that would bother me too.

It would be really cool to have LLMs and System One in a single tool - in this case, if Ollama implemented it.

next vLLM release will have this

if you use gateways, GoModel support the S1 endpoints, my favorite feature is the virtual models, stable name, I can swap out the backing model(s)

https://gomodel.enterpilot.io/docs/getting-started/quickstar...

(the "kev" in the docs is my fault, I should have said Jev / System1 in my feature request)

I love Factorio, but I can't play it - it's way too addictive. If I start on a Friday, I won't stop until Monday

I still believe Factorio fundamentally rewired the way I think about software and engineering more broadly... prepared me better for my first software internship than any class I'd taken

The whole game really drills in what it means to "think like a computer scientist". Abstraction, encapsulation, modularity, etc

You may love https://store.steampowered.com/app/2162800/shapez_2__Factory...

Have you played the Factorissimo mod yet? It's literally abstraction.

Agree - I see Kafka on it!

With actual (virtual) drills!

Which Monday?

I felt this

A bit like the old Bill Hicks joke: "I was a weekend drinker - I would start on Saturday, and then by Friday I..."

It's a great way to rebuild a sense of agency for me. I find the weekend binge a good way to feel like I can effect changes in the world.

Not sure if this seems too random but I think that's what I like about OpenStreetMap editing: it's only a few clicks to improve the map and thousands or more people will come across it. You're changing the world in one of the literal senses of the phrase, and can do it from an armchair (doing quality assurance or using aerial imagery) or use it as motivation to seek out places near you that you've not visited yet. Maybe that's something you'd enjoy as well

you can stop?

You think Factorio its self is bad? Try the Space Exploration mod! It expands the game with a ton of fun new problems.

Monday? Of which month?

Gemini baby

The best thing about Android is that you can choose a device that does not have Gemini.

Apple on the other hand forces you to use Siri and Apple Intelligence regardless.

+1 because I was on Android long before this madness - thank you

We need a non-android libre phone

Why would that be better than my GrapheneOS phone?