kcartlidge

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Sep 5
UK Software Engineer (sometimes Lead). C#, Go, Node, Python, AWS.
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Comment · 2 months ago
Loved that game back in the day. Thanks.
Comment · 3 months ago
It looks pretty :)
Comment · 3 months ago
Everyone has different requirements and experiences. I switched to Moniker about 4 or 5 years ago and have about a dozen domains there. Never any issues, and a reasonable system.
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Comment · 3 months ago
> That is so sad and even somewhat shocking.

It would be if it were a meaningful comparison, but it isn't. The comparison shouldn't be about the GDP per capita etc, but the life that gets you in the country you live - and there it fails.

Comment · 4 months ago
There's a distinction.

- For the AI provider it is a massive money sink due to cost/revenue maths

- For the AI consumer it's not a massive money sink if you arrange things so your ongoing costs are lower than your savings

It isn't a simple yes or no overall, only per side of the fence.

Comment · 4 months ago
With agentic stuff there's also a large amount of commits which are not code.

For instance with OpenClaw and similar, they often simulate institutional and short term memory with markdown files in folders. Other tooling that runs companies using agents as staff, for example, do the same - but also with files for inputs, outcomes, handovers etc.

All of this means a lot of extra churn as these kinds of files can be changing with every interaction not just every traditional commit point.

Comment · 5 months ago
A 1-2-1 in this context likely refers to the 1-2-1 sessions some leads/managers have on a regular basis with each of their reports. One on one catch-ups on how they're doing.
Comment · 5 months ago
As we're sharing pipelines:

- I write in Markdown files using VS Code and a custom syntax highlighter

- A custom C# tool stitches it together (with YAML metadata)

- It generates reports on chapters, dialogue, character presence etc

- It uses custom code to generate an EPUB (v2)

- It uses custom code to generate a DOCX (validated)

- It uses custom code to generate a PDF (print or with interactive links)

Works great and gives perfect results in seconds (beats Vellum, which I quite like). The only drawback is the yak shaving involved in my totally stand-alone solution leads to more time tinkering than writing.

Comment · 5 months ago
One of my trifecta of 'perfect' DOS software: DataEase 4.53, WordPerfect 4.2, and TopSpeed Modula-2. Given the restrictions of the day, all three were incredible.
Comment · 6 months ago
I'm a fair bit lower than some others as I only use it outside of work hours on my own small projects, but my Cursor account shows (for a random recent date) 12,184,233 tokens in a day. That day feels pretty representative.

That's with 86 interactions spread intermittently over a couple of hours so if I did a full working day like that I'd be looking at maybe 40 to 50 million.

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Comment · 11 months ago
I like how their number one benefit is Order to Seat. In one fell swoop it shows that:

* Their priority is revenue above all else (fair enough; honest too)

* They are either deceptive or stupid

Re the deception/stupidity - if everyone is moving to using the same app, how does everyone "get served first" as per their bullet point?

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