mstank

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Comment · 4 hours ago
This is the standard claim by the Vucic regime and his media, still haven't seen any evidence. Please share if you have any.
Comment · 21 days ago
Built the same hooked into Linear and using cloudflare sandboxes running actual Claude code / codex harnesses. Works incredibly well with latest gen models.
Comment · 22 days ago
I used to relate to this article quite a bit. In the last 3-4 months, not so much. I've found that the latest models -- Opus 5.5, Astra, etc. juggle multiple tasks, delegate exceptionally well and are very good at working independently.

I still occasionally have issues with open-weight models, but the frontier labs have solved the above for most use cases.

Comment · 1 month ago
Well, think of the near-future when tokens are so cheap that they’re not worth to meter.
Comment · 1 month ago
Exactly this. It’s a very effective way to integrate your app into Claude/openai.

I was anti-MCP at one point when it was eating up a substantial amount of context in Claude code. That’s largely been fixed now.

From my perspective, they are a great way to wrap an API for agent consumption. I can see a future where every major commercial or service website (think airline websites) have an MCP your agent can use to check flight status, rebook, or check you in.

Comment · 1 month ago
Just realized this was written in 2023. Can’t believe how wrong we were about AI back then.
Comment · 1 month ago
It sounds like LLMs were pretty useful to them…
Comment · 1 month ago
This is a strange newsletter post. It’s harping against AI but seems AI-written itself.

Its ultimate conclusion:

“I’ve come to the conclusion that a language model is almost always the wrong tool for the job.

I strongly advise against integrating an LLM or chatbot into your product, website, or organisational processes.”

Seems so obviously biased that I can only understand it with the context that the writer is trying to sell their book for €35

Comment · 1 month ago
I assume as well. I’m concerned that it’s in development hell. Sean mentioned that they’ve been working on it for 7 years.

In hindsight I think the great thing about NMS was that it shipped in such a raw state and they continually improved it based on community feedback.

I have faith though —- they know a lot more from building NMS and managing the community. They absolutely know what a good game feels like.

Comment · 1 month ago
Spent a lot of time in this game… The team is excellent and they ship incredible ambitious work.

I really wish they would just focus 100% on Light No Fire.

Comment · 1 month ago
I’ve yet to see a rational argument for how we go from super intelligent LLMs to human extinction or extermination.

I understand that some smart people are worried about it. I just haven’t come across a believable or understandable argument.

Comment · 2 months ago
My mom was diagnosed with borderline stage-4 pancreatic cancer. Fortunately she had an aggressive surgeon willing to do a Whipple procedure, and survived almost 4 years after a 4-6 month prognosis.

We were incredibly lucky to even have that time with her. Pancreatic is one of the worst cancers someone can get — both for survival and quality of life.

I’m very happy to see that we’re finally making meaningful progress on treatment.

Comment · 2 months ago
I have an open question for software engineers out there:

As someone that has never studied CS but has written basic code most of my life (accelerated now with AI), where is the best place to learn software engineering fundamentals?

Comment · 2 months ago
If anything, Iran has proved that is what they should be doing right now.

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