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Re: Software for One

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Post by aquariusDue »

morganf wrote: post #124

In my line of work, we convert words to numbers, and we have a codex that defines meanings for the numbers; that way, we can write publicly but (in making sure we choose words that, when converted to numbers, convert to numbers that have the second meaning we want) our public writing will only be understood on this second level with this second meaning only by those who use this system and codex. It's something like…

> It's something like a form of real/human language cryptography ...

I believe the actual term in this case would be steganography.

Re: Software for One

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Post by smokel »

pyrale wrote: post #286
smokel wrote: post #186

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That would be the 1980s approach. I would be more interested in being able to read an email and then say something along the lines of: in context/mail: when today/evening: if content excites me: send alert This should be available directly by pressing some code button, and there should be some kind of user interface that makes it trivial to enter these commands.

That is outlook. There is no reason to have an os or a language dedicated to such specialized tasks.

Yes there is, at least to me. The reason being total freedom to tune the operating system, and not being limited to what someone imagined I would want to do in the future.

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Post by mb_thd »

kaechle wrote: post #198
Diogenesian wrote: post #126

Thariq wrote "personal software was a bit early in 2020 but in 2026, it really can be as personal as a home cooked meal, or a handwritten letter." Excuse me??? Vibe-coding personal software is not a homecooked meal or a handwritten letter! It is [at best!] more akin to tastefully combining microwaved ramen with microwaved veggies and toaster oven chicken, or using ChatGPT to write a letter then editing it afterwards.…

You're arguing semantics; maybe missing the point entirely. The writer is using the analogy to emphasize personalization, not quality, or some other nebulous characteristic applicable to artisanship.

A home cooked meal isn't necessarily good or high quality. There are plenty of people who're bad at cooking but do it anyway.

But 'home cooked' implies that someone spent time and effort to make a dish from scratch instead of (for example) heating up a microwave dinner.

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Post by kennethtiller »

rpdillon wrote: post #219
monsieurbanana wrote: post #205

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The average user can and already does that. If they want to regularly fetch their emails and process them, they will install outlook or use the Gmail web app. If they want to regularly fetch and install updates for their games they will install steam. The "run a task periodically" isn't the difficult part, it's processing the data that is. And to be honest I don't think llms will empower that many people, the vast ma…

I agree. It won't empower them because they've been trained to think they have no power. I wasn't really talking about fetching email.

People are waking up to the reality that AI can actually empower them. Unfortunately a lot are afraid as well, or have a misplaced skepticism. More people should watch the Moonshots podcast and spread the optimistic message. The Elon interview was good in that sense, and probably turned it around for some.

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Post by aryehof »

rpdillon wrote: post #187
aryehof wrote: post #73

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Interesting. What apps have you built? How/where is state maintained?

Yeah, it's a pretty fascinating architecture. I already have a side project called AppDeck where I've been buliding out a WebDAV server and a suite of HTML apps that know how to save modified copies of themselves back to the server. I've been using it for a couple of years, and the suite is growing - tools, apps, games, etc. My son had written a game like this called "Quantum Chain" that had basic leaderboard functio…

Thanks for writing all that. Sounds like a new project for me!

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Post by IncreasePosts »

eloisius wrote: post #275
IncreasePosts wrote: post #260

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I think the whole point of OPs post is that they didn't spend a bunch of time coding the apps, since a LLM did it for them with a fairly simple prompt. > I have to be out shooting thousands of photos every week and laboring over the editing Why? Ansel adams would only shoot 20 photos a week on average. Why are you procrastinating by spending so much time with the camera instead of just having naturally good taste lik…

Ansel Adams’ greatness wasn’t shooting. It was printmaking. He invented a system for getting the maximum tonal range in a print. In fact he spent so much time printmaking that he would sometimes reshoot a print (take a picture of a picture) to save that negative as the canonical one to make additional prints from, because it would be impossible to replicate all the dodging and burning that he did to make that perfect…

Say what you want about Ansel Adams but he certainly was more accomplished than a two time state champ in track

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Post by eliasson »

ymolodtsov wrote: post #75

Same thoughts here. About four years ago I started building an RSS reader that was supposed to use an algorithm. The problem is, I didn't code in years and wasn't familiar with the modern web stack. I had to drop it, although was still able to sell the domain I got for $500 (nice). And then, with Codex and Claude, I finally built it this year and enjoy it every day, along with 30 other strangers, since I made it publ…

This reader of yours sounds interesting! Is it public?

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Post by vagab0nd »

storus wrote: post #175

This is nice, but Apple essentially blocks sideloading (outside test flight environment) and Google is moving there as well. While it has never been easier to produce individualized software, it was never more difficult on the official platforms, unless one wants to create their own OS (at some point that might be possible as well).

> outside test flight environment

This is the way. I have a setup that refreshes all my apps at 4am so they never expire. To get around the 3-app limit, I build all the features I need into one super app.

Re: Software for One

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Post by lloydatkinson »

xyzelement wrote: post #173
lloydatkinson wrote: post #99

The article is also obviously written by Claude too. I’m starting to hate the internet.

Who cares? Is the article interesting/ relevant or not? If not, doesn't matter if it's ai slop or human slop. If yes the. It's good that the author could use AI to get it out vs not writing it.

I care.
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