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jaaron

2,188 karmajoined 18 年前
I'm J Aaron. AI + Games at Jam & Tea Studios. Formerly ASF board member, ex-Riot and sundry startups.

- https://cautomaton.com

- https://jamandtea.studios

- https://earlgrey.ai

- https://bsky.app/profile/cautomaton.bsky.social

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The Second Coming of the Command Line

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2 points·by jaaron·12 天前·0 comments

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jaaron
·4 小時前·discuss
Commenting late, but just want to thank you for this. I've been using it for a bit now, replacing vterm for my setup. I'll be sure to submit feedback via github.
jaaron
·2 個月前·discuss
For similar reasons, I strongly prefer org-mode to markdown. I find that with org-mode and extensions (such as in-line elisp) I have a _significantly_ more powerful system. For example, specs can have tasks and roadmaps inline which reduces risk of drift. The biggest downside is, unfortunately, not enough folks are emacs proficient.

I hadn't considered HTML and I'm definitely going to try this.
jaaron
·9 個月前·discuss
I was thinking the same thing: why is everyone reinventing emacs?

gnu and emacs already have a long history of cli and text friendly solutions that LLM dev agents can easily use and are trained on.

Or for structured data, just use a database. Dev agents can work with SQL just fine.
jaaron
·10 個月前·discuss
Agreed that picking the right size of work is critical.

I didn't know about Kiro specs. I've been playing around with my own org-mode based approach with mixed success in keeping dev agent work tracked:

https://github.com/farra/dev-agent-work
jaaron
·去年·discuss
When I look back at it, Dugin was right back in November:

"So we have won. That is decisive. The world will be never ever like before. Globalists have lost their final combat. The future is finally open. I am really happy."

https://x.com/AGDugin/status/1854136340184490282

Dugin wasn’t exaggerating when he said, “We have won.”

Today’s White House display is exactly what he meant. A decade ago, the GOP would’ve never echoed Russian talking points. Now, they’re openly aligning with them.

This isn’t just isolationism—it’s the dismantling of U.S. hegemony from within.
jaaron
·4 年前·discuss
Singularity 6 | Engineers, Managers, more | Remote or Los Angeles (Westside) | https://www.singularity6.com

Singularity 6 is the game studio behind Palia (palia.com): a cozy, community sim MMO. We're a pre-launch startup founded by AAA game industry veterans with VC funding by a16z and others.

Our engineering team is growing rapidly. Open position include:

- Engineering Managers

- Game Engineers

- Backend Software Engineers

- UI/UX Engineers, particularly those with mobile experience

- SREs

- Machine Learning Engineers

We're looking for a range of experience levels. Tech stack includes Unreal Engine, Rust, Nomad and more. We're big on open source and looking to contribute back to the community. If you've always wanted to get into the game industry, this is a good opportunity. If you're part of the industry, this is a studio that pays competitively and is committed to investing in people.

I'm the tech director and you can find me at https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaaronfarr/

Apply at https://www.singularity6.com/careers

Note: the Engineering Manager and Game Engineering roles require (eventual) relocation to Los Angeles. Other roles can be remote, though we prefer local candidates. Here in LA, we're still working from home.
jaaron
·6 年前·discuss
I like the differentiation that engineering is programming integrated over time. [1]

To be a programmer you need the direct hard skills of coding literacy, analytical and logical thinking, combined with enough grit and creativity to see a problem through to completion. If you have that, you'll be a decent programmer, but you may not be a good engineer.

Engineering requires the maturity of thought to consider your actions and your solution over time. It requires more wholistic thinking and not just from the tech architecture point of view. Human soft skills tend to be more important over these time scales: communication, empathy, humility, courage. It's these skills that sustain success.

[1] https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/software-engineering-at...
jaaron
·7 年前·discuss
Chiming in as another one.

I live in Los Angeles. Four years ago, I bought a pick up truck.

In my case, I don't have a long commute. I can bike to work. So when I need a vehicle, it's to take my kids around, haul something I can't carry with my bike, or head out of the city for camping/adventuring/etc. The truck has been perfect. As it is, I use the bed of the truck at least once a week. I use it like all the other SUVs on the road, only I much prefer the flexibility of a proper truck, let alone the real offroad and towing capabilities.

Moreover, I know it's going to last pretty much forever and should I get a second, electric vehicle, there really won't ever be a time when having a truck on hand won't be useful.