hmaxwell · HackerLangs

vor 3 Monatendiscuss

I'm wondering whether the layoffs are partly targeting people who haven't adapted to using AI tools, particularly those who are openly dismissive of AI-assisted work.

hmaxwell

vor 3 Monatendiscuss

wait why is it round?

hmaxwell

vor 3 Monatendiscuss

I'm curious about the policy rationale behind banning router imports. If a government were considering legislation like that, what would the primary concern usually be? Given that so much internet traffic is now protected by TLS/SSL and other encryption, why would it still matter if citizens were using routers that might be backdoored?

Is the concern mainly things like botnets and DDoS activity, weak default credentials on network equipment, or compromised business networks where poorly secured routers or attached NAS devices could expose sensitive or proprietary data? In other words, is the concern less about decrypting traffic and more about using the router as a foothold for surveillance, disruption, or access to poorly secured internal systems?

hmaxwell

vor 4 Monatendiscuss

I will miss the great times like these https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnrMhbWG0Pc

hmaxwell

vor 5 Monatendiscuss

You can still write code yourself. Just like you can still walk to work, you do not need to use a car.

hmaxwell

vor 5 Monatendiscuss

I just tested both codex 5.3 and opus 4.6 and both returned pretty good output, but opus 4.6's limits are way too strict. I am probably going to cancel my Claude subscription for that reason:

What do you want to do?

  1. Stop and wait for limit to reset
   2. Switch to extra usage
   3. Upgrade your plan

 Enter to confirm · Esc to cancel

How come they don't have "Cancel your subscription and uninstall Claude Code"? Codex lasts for way longer without shaking me down for more money off the base $xx/month subscription.

hmaxwell

vor 6 Monatendiscuss

Exactly 100%

I read these comments and articles and feel like I am completely disconnected from most people here. Why not use GenAI the way it actually works best: like autocomplete on steroids. You stay the architect, and you have it write code function by function. Don't show up in Claude Code or Codex asking it to "please write me GTA 6 with no mistakes or you go to jail, please."

It feels like a lot of people are using GenAI wrong.

hmaxwell

vor 6 Monatendiscuss

I feel like people who can't get AI to write production ready code are really bad at describing what they want done. The problem is that people want an LLM to one shot GTA6. When the average software developer prompts an LLM they expect 1) absolutely safe code 2) optimized/performant code 3) production ready code without even putting the requirements on credential/session handling.

You need to prompt it like it's an idiot, you need to be the architect and the person to lead the LLM into writing performant and safe code. You can't expect it to turn key one shot everything. LLMs are not at the point yet.