Here’s a link to the petition, already nearing 300k https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/722903/

I wonder if it’s a legacy thing, I have never enabled it and I see them on my store page all the time.

Steamworks

How is the steam deck for browsing pornhub?

Once I know there will be 99% reliability on Linux for the games I play, I’ll happily ditch Windows. I feel like we’re slowly getting there. I’ve only ever used Windows/Mac/ChromeOS, so I suspect there would be some adjustment.

Checked my profile against ProtonDB, unless I’m reading this wrong and someone could explain, looks like it’s almost there, but not yet.

Thanks, it’s interesting to read your thoughts on this.

If you were a Jr entering the job market now, and have management encouraging vibe coding because they want quick results, how would you go about getting the experience and building the right skillset?

why would I hire someone at all?

AI doesn’t get everything right, and you need someone capable of validating that and pivoting it in the right direction. But also AI cannot currently do everything, so you need someone to fill those areas. Where I work there is a push to engage with AI more, probably to train it.

So why would I hire you over anyone else?

This is like any other job really, people aren’t hired based purely on their skillset, but other factors too such as their capability to learn, their personality, will they mesh well with the existing team, have they got drive to make things better, do they have soft skills to position themselves to become better, is the person adaptable - are they able to use new technology to their advantage or are they stubborn and stuck in their old ways?

I want to be in a position to know and understand all the fundamentals, but is the bar for what is considered fundamental shifting? Once upon a time those who were writing low level code would have said what they do are the fundamentals, but as time went on we got new levels of coding and so knowing how to write low level code is no longer a required skill.

Apologies if I’ve misunderstood what you’re trying to say. But thanks for responding, these kinds of discussions are helpful.

I’ve been a Jr coming up to two years. When working on tasks I have a rough idea of what I want to achieve and some steps on the way there, but don’t know how to actually implement it. I’ve found using copilot useful to fill in some of the gaps and give me ideas and direction.

I’m concerned that there are skills I am missing out on developing, but at the same time if AI is being pushed so heavily is it not something I should lean into to be better equipped in working with it?

In the worst case scenario where you ask it a coding problem for which there is no solution—it’s just not possible to do what you’re asking—it may nevertheless engage you indefinitely until you eventually realize it’s running you around in circles.

Exactly this, and it’s frustrating as a Jr dev to be fed this bs when you’re learning. I’ve had multiple scenarios where it blatantly told me wrong things. Like using string interpolation in a terraform file to try and set a dynamic source - what it was giving me looked totally viable. It wasn’t until I dug around some more that I found out that terraform init can’t use variables in the source field.

On the positive side it helps give me some direction when I don’t know where to start. I use it with a highly pessimistic and cautious approach. I understand that today is the worst it’s going to be, and that I will be required to use it as a tool in my job going forward, so I’m making an effort to get to grips when working with it.

Don’t associate microwaves with AI… The microwave has very viable uses!

I usually chuck a potato in the microwave for like a few minutes before finishing it off in the air fryer. Get that fluffy inside and crispy outside in less than 30 mins, whereas oven cooking it in foil would take an hour plus. Same results but quicker.

If I’m hyper critical of anything the AI puts out, not accepting it as gospel and turn whatever crap it gives me into a working solution, is that vibe coding as well?

25%, getting dangerously close to battery saver mode.

Just been to see this. Some bits were entertaining, but some bits were unnecessarily stupid:

• One guy setting his foot on fire to kick Eve as if it gives +5 fire damage.

• “I’m not going in there, it’s John Wick, it’s suicide” - Random henchman 1, “He’s just one man” - Random henchman 2, Both proceed to run in and instantly die

• And the biggest annoyance was how so many of the henchmen had guns but insisted on trying to engage in a fist fight.

I’d probably watch the film again a few years from now, but I’d likely be second-screening it.

Let’s hope he’s got the moves

Baguette sandwich 🥖, normal sandwich 🥪?

It’s a shame. Season 1 was bad, season 2 was watchable, but I really enjoyed season 3. It felt like they were finally getting into their stride.

I find it interesting that they have two different actors playing Clark and Superman.

I’m in the UK and it is on Netflix. I believe it’s a syfy show. I think there are 4 seasons now but only S1&2 are available on Netflix here.

Carmelo said your face looks like a clock

I’ve really been enjoying Resident Alien. It kept being advertised to me and I finally caved. Alan Tudyk plays an alien trying to be human so well.