preslavrachev

preslavrachev, 16 hours ago to random

No idea who at EuroNews thought these were a good idea, but I am telling you, something in my brain fries a little every time I hover around and these two pop up. So annoying!

preslavrachev, 1 day ago to Java

Java’s records are a bit like Go’s interfaces. You think you’d be using them for everything, while in reality, they’re good for like 2-3 cases. Indeed, in those 2-3 cases, they’re really saving the day, but using them everywhere “just because” will result in an incomprehensible mess.

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#java #golang #programming

preslavrachev, 2 days ago to random

For once, I am glad that my @murmel_social feed is empty right now. I have no mental capacity to get any doomsday news these days.

preslavrachev, 4 days ago to Bitcoin

So, for those who have been asking about the relationship between the recently pre-announced #daylightcomputer and #bitcoin, there you go: https://pca.st/3jy2p68a?t=1880.0

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#eink

jon, 5 days ago to random

The "Brick" is an interesting approach to reducing the amount of time you spend on your phone and social media.

https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/this-50-magnet-curbed-my-iphone-addiction/

preslavrachev, 5 days ago to ai

C’mon, we’ve all been using LLMs on a daily basis for more than year now. You’d think people would slowly start to get the idea. But no.

Why is everyone still using an LLM and looking for accurate answers? They are obviously not built for that.

You use an LLM to get yourself off your writer’s block, to get a few ideas how to move on, not for it to solve the end equation for you. Duh!

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#AI #ChatPGT #LLM

preslavrachev, 5 days ago to random

Wait, did Russians own #ICQ?

https://icq.com/desktop/en

preslavrachev, 5 days ago to ai

2014: you meticulously craft a Twitter search to find that one popular tweet which supports your point of view.

2024: you meticulously craft an AI prompt to get the model to hallucinate a block of text which supports your point of view.

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#ai #twitter

preslavrachev, 5 days ago to Bitcoin

Dailyight Computer came out of nowhere recently, to much fanfare from the tech community: https://daylightcomputer.com/

I am a little skeptical for one reason alone. I've listened to a few interviews with the founder, and I am getting a lot of the painkiller-induced, crypto-bro, everything-sucks-let-me-fix-it narrative, which I don't think I enjoy.

Daylight is like what the reMarakable would have looked like, if it were funded solely on Bitcoin.

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#eink #bitcoin #tech #technology

preslavrachev, 8 days ago to random

🧵 The other day, someone asked me if we make enough money with @murmel_social to keep it alive. The short answer is, yes - Murmel makes enough money to cover its server costs, and some of the time we spend working on it.

Of course, the full answer is a little more complex. As a team, we are far from relying on its profits to pay salaries. Like most teams, we bridge the gap with project work. This gets reflected in the overall time we allow ourselves to spend on Murmel each month. 1/2

preslavrachev, 9 days ago to ai

This is something I've been meaning to write for some time, but I kept stopping myself time and again. The times we live in may seem especially challenging for those of us who identify themselves with their work (or the content they create). It may seem as if a machine has been set in motion that will deprive us of all of out work and financial stabiility. But hear me out - you are not your content. You are ... you, and no #AI in the world can change that.

YOLO ✌️

https://preslav.me/2024/05/21/you-dont-own-your-content/

#web

sezduck, 10 days ago to random

The best use case for AI would be a Mastodon plugin I could enable to filter doomscrolling posts without the need to filter specific keywords, mute users , etc. (only if said AI was actually “smart” enough to consistently & accurately identify doomscrolling posts without false positives).

preslavrachev, 11 days ago to random

One thing I learned from Academia: rejecting a hypothesis is equally, and often more powerful than supporting it.

Everyone these days is trying to defend their own thesis. I am yet to see anyone start with an antithesis and work their ass off to disprove it.

preslavrachev, 11 days ago to golang

When people ask me why I like #golang so much ...

preslavrachev, 12 days ago to golang

I hacked together a small service in #golang It allows me to post youtube links, which it would then parse, and add autio streams to a private #RSS feed. Works like a charm, so I am happy 😊

For obvious reasons (legal, etc.), I don't plan to open-source the code and can't make a service out of it. However, if anyone is interested, let me know, I may eventually share the code on a per-request basis.

https://mastodon.social/@preslavrachev/112428014490517462

anildash, 13 days ago to random

What RSS feed should I subscribe to?

preslavrachev, 14 days ago to programming

Let's put an end to the age-old database debate, shall we?

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#programming #sqlite #postgresql

preslavrachev, 16 days ago (edited 16 days ago) to apple

Apple releases an iOS update which is mostly Apple News tweaks and tech media gets wild abour it. So, you people really use that app?

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#apple #ios

denzilferreira, 16 days ago to eink

Pre-ordered Bigme B251, the standalone monitor! As someone who spends a lot of hours in front of a screen, moving to eink on my smartphone and now my desk - connected to my laptop - I’m really excited to use it!

https://youtu.be/7Kkrp59jczI?si=s2hUifl53u-fz7KQ
#eink #monitor #bigme

preslavrachev, 1 month ago (edited 1 month ago) to Games

I've recently realized that gamebooks might have been a rare 90s phenomenon in Bulgaria only. While I was growing up, those kept my imagination and passion for writing.

However, based on my discussions, gamebooks don't seem to have been that popular globally.

Thus, my question. Have you ever seen or played gamebooks?

For context, this video explains what they ar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnbXtdgrsY0

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#games #books #bulgaria