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I'm helping my dog vibe code games

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Re: I'm helping my dog vibe code games

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Post by jraph »

groestl wrote: post #238
jraph wrote: post #233

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> a human to draw something will require more water. That human would require the same amount of water whether you ask them to draw or not, and would exist anyway because they are not born for productivity reasons. "Creation" of humans isn't driven by the amount of work to accomplish. You are not causing more water to be used by asking a human to work on something. Same for energy consumption. This argument doesn't w…

> You are not causing more water to be used by asking a human to work on something. That's certainly not true. Asking me to think hard about something will cause me to burn more calories. Asking me to do physical work even more so.

Would you be completely at rest if you were not asked to produce stuff?

Do you think AI replaces our hard thinking and our physical work?

AI or not, I personally intend to keep thinking and my physical activity.

Re: I'm helping my dog vibe code games

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Post by ryandrake »

enraged_camel wrote: post #157
Diti wrote: post #151

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No, the article’s title is definitely clickbait. The author didn’t teach his dog to vibe code games (that’s what the title on the blog is) – he taught his dog to be rewarded when he types random keystrokes on the keyboard. The vibe-coding is inconsequential – the dog doesn’t play the game, he’s just in it for the treats –, the author just wants the attention because he gets people to believe the dog DID vibe code. It…

Very HN-like comment. Really channels Dwight. Made me smile, thank you.

I read it in "Comic Book Guy's" voice, but the effect is the same. Peak HN commentary.

Re: I'm helping my dog vibe code games

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Post by frgturpwd »

dakolli wrote: post #250
cs702 wrote: post #81

Even a dog can vibe-code! And the apps kinda, sorta work most of the time, like most apps vibe-coded by people! I'm reminded of the old cartoon: "On the Internet, nobody knows you're a dog."[a] Maybe the updated version should be: "AI doesn't know or care if you're a dog, as long as you can bang the keys on on a computer keyboard, even if you only do it to get some delicious treats." This is brilliant as social comme…

Funny idea, but this proves my point that these tools are actually just slot machines.. Except the house in this case takes the money you give them lights it on fire. Notice how people also have weird superstitious habits when using LLM tools, "You gotta write the prompt this way, say this first" Without having any way to prove it works. Its very similar to the behavior of gamblers. "push the buttons in this order fo…

I think this is more of a statement of human behavior under uncertainty and non-determinism rather than the tools themselves. Perhaps the ease of use brings it closer to the funny analogy you made but I think you will find this in any system where users interact with a partially opaque mechanism that produces different quality outcomes contingent on their input...

Re: I'm helping my dog vibe code games

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Post by ryandrake »

Total aside, but the wildest thing I found about the article was OP's chill attitude about being laid off. He just glossed over it at the very beginning! "Oh, jeez, I got laid off, what a bummer. I guess I'll just spend some quality time with my family and dog now!"

Props to OP, I could never. If I was suddenly laid off, I'd be an absolute wreck, mentally. It would be four-alarm fire time, and I doubt I'd get a good night's sleep until I found alternate employment. I would definitely not be teaching my dog to code.

Don't people have rent/mortgages to pay anymore?

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