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Pet projects are getting too big to pet

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Re: Pet projects are getting too big to pet

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AI slop text, AI slop graphics, and a particularly obnoxious "oh well everyone's using AI now, no-one writes any more because they don't need to" tone. Absolute trash. Please can we have a filter to keep the AI slop - and all the metaslop around it, articles about the guts of LLMs - off the feed?

It's the hate language of someone who still has not learned how to use AI. I use AI everywhere in my workflow and I spend quite a few hour writing and creating the arts.

...and it shows in the quality.

Re: Pet projects are getting too big to pet

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I find it baffling when people complain about this like AI use is mandatory.

You explored agentic coding, didn't like losing control to vibes, so stop doing it.

The beauty of pet projects is that they are yours to define, you set the terms, if you dont like how agentic coding played out then just dont do it?

You're not under pressure to ship, youre not being forced by a manager, this is yours : so own it. The only "pressure" you are under is the pressure in your mind that youre getting from sitting on social media drinking hype juice all day, the lesson here is the motto of the royal society - Nullis in verba- THINK FOR YOURSELF

Re: Pet projects are getting too big to pet

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post #17

AI slop text, AI slop graphics, and a particularly obnoxious "oh well everyone's using AI now, no-one writes any more because they don't need to" tone. Absolute trash. Please can we have a filter to keep the AI slop - and all the metaslop around it, articles about the guts of LLMs - off the feed?

It's the hate language of someone who still has not learned how to use AI. I use AI everywhere in my workflow and I spend quite a few hour writing and creating the arts.

I know how to use AI, I just don't see the point.

Why is it supposed to be good?

Re: Pet projects are getting too big to pet

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There's a lot of good descriptions and observations on this article. But I don't like this language that just assumes we all use AI, we've all pulled away from the code. It all seems to be part of the collective brainwashing and psychosis that says "it's a new age now, everyone is doing it this way." > It’s less coding than it used to be, or a different kind of coding. More describing and steering and deciding, less…

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Re: Pet projects are getting too big to pet

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post #17

AI slop text, AI slop graphics, and a particularly obnoxious "oh well everyone's using AI now, no-one writes any more because they don't need to" tone. Absolute trash. Please can we have a filter to keep the AI slop - and all the metaslop around it, articles about the guts of LLMs - off the feed?

It's the hate language of someone who still has not learned how to use AI. I use AI everywhere in my workflow and I spend quite a few hour writing and creating the arts.

In my opinion, there's no such thing as "learning how to use LLMs" You interact with those tools using natural language, and normal people learn how to use natural language when they're 2 or 3, and master it as they grow.

Re: Pet projects are getting too big to pet

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There's a lot of good descriptions and observations on this article. But I don't like this language that just assumes we all use AI, we've all pulled away from the code. It all seems to be part of the collective brainwashing and psychosis that says "it's a new age now, everyone is doing it this way." > It’s less coding than it used to be, or a different kind of coding. More describing and steering and deciding, less…

Yeah I actually avoid AI on my own time to keep my skills sharp. I do not like using LLMs but I do realize it’s a necessary tool for my dayjob. At home, I do make an exception if I have to Google an API example but I transcribe by hand rather than copy paste.

Re: Pet projects are getting too big to pet

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post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's the hate language of someone who still has not learned how to use AI. I use AI everywhere in my workflow and I spend quite a few hour writing and creating the arts.

In my opinion, there's no such thing as "learning how to use LLMs" You interact with those tools using natural language, and normal people learn how to use natural language when they're 2 or 3, and master it as they grow.

you're correct that being good with language is a useful skill for operating LLMs, and fortunately you get to practice and improve that skill whenever you work with an LLM. being well-read helps too, being precise with vocabulary is important and idioms/metaphors can pack a lot of semantic meaning into a few sentences.

just because you don't know how to swim doesn't mean people can't swim.

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