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I'm Archiving Picocrypt

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Re: I'm Archiving Picocrypt

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Post by MrGilbert »

movetheworld wrote: post #9

Seems like a nice project. I'm still a little bit concerned with the VirusTotal result: https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/81bbdffb92181a11692ec665...

That is to be expected by a project that contains encryption code, I'd say. Maybe their userbase isn’t big enough to report all false-positives and gain the reputation needed.

Re: I'm Archiving Picocrypt

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Post by croes »

schmookeeg wrote: post #3

I am thinking of that quotation that said [paraphrasing] "90% of my skills went to $0, but the other 10% are now worth 1000x" This LLM-fuelled rant/departure is a thought-provoking expression of frustration from someone who focused on the 90%, not the 10% -- namely someone willing to handcraft software like an artisan. I think we're in the mass-production era for code and nobody wants a hand-crafted anything anymore.…

>I think we're in the mass-production era for code and nobody wants a hand-crafted anything anymore.

Not all people like IKEA furniture.

>Quantity has a quality all its own

You understand the meaning of this Stalin attributed quote?

I wouldn’t want that kind of quality in planes, cars, surgical robots, power plants etc.

I think it’s a good time to introduce fines for severe damages by software bugs.

Re: I'm Archiving Picocrypt

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Post by MrGilbert »

I like the creativity behind this. And I feel sorry for them that the current wave of AI has lead to them abandoning their pet project. Maybe they will pick up the project again, once the dust has settled. At the end, at least for me, they are pet projects for exactly that reason: An escape route from the day to day business. One should still be proud of what they achieved in their spare time. I don’t care if my job requires me to use K8s, Claude or Docker. Or if that’s considered "industry standard".

My projects, my rules.

Re: I'm Archiving Picocrypt

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Post by reasonableklout »

MarkusQ wrote: post #2

Wow. That was strangely...something. Simultaneously not what I expected and yet just nailing the vibe of vibe slop frustration.

It's a nice message and I sympathize with the frustration, but the critique falls flat with the author's decision to pivot into AI research.

Re: I'm Archiving Picocrypt

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Post by raincole »

I don't get it.

(I'm not trying to throw shades at the author. I know they have no obligation to maintain an open source project. I'm simply having a hard time gasping what's happening.)

Re: I'm Archiving Picocrypt

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Post by DaSHacka »

reasonableklout wrote: post #14
MarkusQ wrote: post #2

Wow. That was strangely...something. Simultaneously not what I expected and yet just nailing the vibe of vibe slop frustration.

It's a nice message and I sympathize with the frustration, but the critique falls flat with the author's decision to pivot into AI research.

Also the AI ghibli pfp...

Re: I'm Archiving Picocrypt

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Post by kryptiskt »

denkmoon wrote: post #17
nurettin wrote: post #6

LLMs are glorified "LMGTFY" tools. AI assistance doesn't make people experts at anything. Some genz vibe coder isn't getting your job guys calm the heck down.

The fear is like telling on yourself.

The fear may just be a result of thinking about who is making the decisions. I know I'm good, my peers know I'm good. But how far up in management chain does that knowledge go?
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