demaga

> Any "tool" which is that much smarter than you is no tool

I don't think this is accurate. Chainsaw is way more powerful than I am, yet it is definitely a tool. Computer is a tool too.

> I understand wanting to feel better and be optimistic about the future.

Historically, people who were pessimistic about the future, were very wrong. And this goes back centuries, if not millennia.

> 100GB uncompressed git history on main, 25GB

I might be completely out of context, but why is it only 4x compression? Do they commit a lot of binaries? I just don't understand why would code compress so badly.

To save someone a click: this seems to be an MCP server that helps agents interact with GlyphDNA, which is an obscure decentralized network created by OP.

I spent too much effort parsing the title and trying to understand what the project is.

You start assuming that everyone is a bot, and then you either stop playing or enjoy your PvE experience.

What if programming languages, operating systems, concurrency primitives, databases, networking protocols, UI frameworks are already good enough, and the innovation lies elsewhere?

You can do a lot of cool stuff with the same lego pieces.

I was thinking the same. Seems like a perfect fit for an 'escape simulator' room.

Sure, but UI needs to reflect that too. I just opened Steam to verify - it definitely says 'Buy {game_name} - Add to Cart'

Thanks! I don't know if the article OP linked is slop or not - site is plainly inacessible from Ukraine.

I find it interesting that they only analyzed texts that mention at least two cities, like this one:

> From Durhumit until Kanes I incurred expenses of 5 minas of refined (copper), I spent 3 minas of copper until Wahsusana, I acquired and spent small wares for a value of 4 shekels of silver. (Tablet AKT 8/145, lines 24–29)

Because I know some local businesses here that are based in city X would not mention this fact in the books, at least not for every transaction. They would write something like 'Got shipment from Y' or 'Sent for repairs to Z' etc.

They also exclude texts that mention Assur, which is the largest city there

> We exclude Assur, the home city of the Assyrians, from our automated search. First, the word Assur is also the name of the main Assyrian deity and occurs very often as an element of personal names. Second, the city of Assur is often referred to as simply alum — “the City” (comparable in use to references to the financial district of London)

So very cool work, and it can be improved upon too!

Serious question: why don't these communities 'succeed' then. Meaning, why don't they keep existing for decades, and why don't more people get interested in this way of living?

Yeah I think even 2 hours is an underestimate these days.

Sure, they're just less likely to comment about it.

Is it even possible to build a team and _not_ operate based on own personal preferences?

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