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  • My Parent doesn't want me doing CS, or CE, because they feel the job market will disappear come 7 years.

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  • Your parent has no idea what they're talking about. This is what happens when AI companies are given more money than they know what to do with; their marketing gets more and more unhinged, and eventually leaks out to the laymen.

    I guess what might help you convince them is some perspective. It's true that LLMs can generate code, but what a laymen doesn't see is that the code they generate is in a language built by humans, using frameworks and tools built by humans, running on platforms built by humans, and distributed through infrastructure built by humans. Additionally, LLMs themselves are built by humans.

    Could all of that be AI generated too? No. Anthropic already tried to build a browser and a compiler with Claude recently, and both projects failed spectacularly. The transformer model powering current LLMs has hit a wall; advancements have slowed down significantly in recent years, and the only thing that will get things going is another breakthrough. You're better off gambling your tuition at a casino than betting we'll have a breakthrough within 7 years (or worse, predicting the impact it will have on job markets)

    And of course, the idea that an administrative role is safe is silly. There are already experiments to have LLMs run physical businesses on their own. If I had to make a prediction, I'd say business roles are much easier for an LLM to completely replace than engineering.

    And finally, the bubble. LLMs today are affordable because of a frenzied market of degenerate gamblers; when the bubble pops (which will happen within 7 years), these AI companies will be forced to restructure or die. Anthropic charges $200/mo for their top models, and that has rate limits that people hit regularly. If Anthropic can't afford unmetered access at $200/mo while they're swimming in cash, then there's no way in hell those prices don't explode post-bubble. I'm not saying AI companies will die, but you and I aren't going to be able to use them.

    Like @Newsteinleo@infosec.pub said, don't let them decide this for you. If they won't help pay your tuition, then get your own student loans, and go to a public university to save money.

  • After three months on Linux, I don’t miss Windows at all

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  • Imagine you're having a conversation with a stranger. He seems cool, you guys share some interests, even some controversial opinions. You two are on track to becoming friends! ...But then right before the convo ends, he starts talking about how the earth is flat, and flouride in the water supply is a CIA conspiracy to make frogs gay.

    That is the same visceral reaction I get when I read a sentence like this:

    When I last wrote about my experience with CachyOS, I bemoaned the absence of the Arc browser.

  • Palantir Is Helping Trump’s IRS Conduct “Massive-Scale” Data Mining

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  • That risk is yet another reason to impeach his ass come November

  • does anyone have exercises to learn how to program?

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  • modern sdl doesn’t change much of sdl 1.2?

    I''ve only ever used sdl 2 and 3, but I've encountered 1.2 code in the wild. APIs are going to be different, but big picture stuff is mostly similar. If you learn how to use one version, it shouldn't be too difficult to switch.

  • does anyone have exercises to learn how to program?

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  • You should start with C before going into C++. This is because C is the simplest possible language that exposes you to pointers and memory management. That's the most important foundational skill you need in low level languages like this.

    You could learn memory management using C++, but there are a lot of distractions, and the modern features designed to make memory management easier may make it harder/confusing for someone starting at the beginning.

    My advice: follow a modern tutorial for C and SDL (on your PC, not that N95), and use it to make a simple game or UI with SDL's drawing API. Actually aim to finish something (even if it sucks) and you'll learn a lot.

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    Democrats Are Pissed Another One of Their Own Has Died in Congress

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  • Okay I see what you're trying to say, but calling it "Nazi propaganda" is inaccurate and confusing. Just because a Nazi said something doesn't mean it's Nazi propaganda. That's just confusing.

    Also, as someone who actually liked what Biden was doing a lot (specifically, his attack on monopolists/billionaires through the FTC and DOJ), I do believe he was senile. I'm not a doctor, but he showed clear signs of what many of us have seen in our own aging family members.

    Ofc, Trump is senile too, but also insane, stupid, evil, and a whole bunch of other adjectives. Neither him nor Biden should've been running.

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  • Is that true, or did you make that up? It doesn't make sense, since there's no reason Obama couldn't have appointed a female judge.

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  • That might be true, but as someone less than half that age I sure as fuck do not want a 64 year old representing me in Congress.

  • W Celsius

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  • I think "decimal" is a loaner word in European, as it's yet another thing America invented. Don't laugh at them for being slow on the uptake.

  • Anthropic Mythos shaping up as nothingburger

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  • It's funny to think that Whiskey Pete may have cost the US military access to the most powerful cyber warfare tool in history all because he's an incompetent drunkard and immature man-child. But I also don't want to be giving these AI companies the benefit of the doubt, especially when it comes to marketing claims.

  • I made this level in blender, looking for advice.

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  • What's wrong with using Hammer? I've even used Trenchbroom before in Godot.

    I guess the better question is: what do you consider to be sensible for creating video game content?

  • I made this level in blender, looking for advice.

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  • Making levels in Blender feels a little backwards

    Why? That's a perfectly valid way to do it, and it's generally the approach "power users" take. The feature set in an engine's level editor can't really compete with dedicated tools. For example, in Blender you can make use of geometry nodes for creating procedural content. Big (or at least funded) studios typically use Houdini.

    For Godot, read through this section of the docs to leaen how to import collisions

  • I accidentally made the fastest event system in the world

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  • He couldn't even write the blog post himself. Why even get up in the morning at that point? Just stay in bed for your remaining human lifespan if you're not going to use it for anything.

  • Streamer 'Troll' Johnny Somali Found Guilty on All Counts, Sentenced to South Korean Prison Labor Camp For Public Nuisance Crimes

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  • And it's six months of hard labor without access to a smartphone. He'll either lose his mind or actually reconsider his life choices.

  • SDL Adds Policy To Forbid LLM/AI Generated Code Contributions

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  • This is good. A lot of projects from mega corps to indie devs would be in big trouble if SDL turned into AI slop.

  • New US Congress bill proposal requires all operating system providers to verify ages

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  • The sponsor of this bill is Josh Gottheimer. Ballotpedia says the Democratic primary is on June 2, but doesn't list any challengers. If you're a local, maybe you know if he has a challenger?

    In any case, do the following if you live there:

    • Add "fire Josh Gottheimer" to your calendar for both June 2 2026, and November 3 2026

    • Send him a letter/email explaining why this issue is important enough for you to vote Republican if it goes through, and maybe include a screenshot of that calendar entry just for fun

    If enough people send a message like that, he'll hopefully work to kill it.

    If you don't live in New Jersey, write and send a similar letter/email to your own representative. If you're a Republican, say you'll be willing to vote Democrat instead.

    Regardless, what you shouldn't do is bitch and complain on the internet to strangers on the internet.

    Congress people are mostly tech illiterate and willing to eat whatever bull$hit big tech lobbysits feed them. They are not, however, stupid enough to ignore constituents who are angry enough to send them a letter. Why? Because most Americans only ever vote in presidential elections, so the population of people who will vote in a midterm (much less a primary) is very small. Going through the effort to write an email (or mail a physical letter) is a strong signal that you are one of those people who will get their ass out to the polls on election day and hurt their chances.

  • Building C/C++ libraries for HarmonyOS with vcpkg

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  • Why not Conan? Not only do you avoid dependence on Microslop, but you can trivially support additional targets without having to maintain a fork. Conan is more flexible, more performant, and has multiple backend implementations that all scale better than vcpkg's lazy git-based method.

  • Meta creating AI version of Mark Zuckerberg so staff can talk to the boss

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  • Using AI to replace execs is actually based. My main concern is that, without a job, someone like Zuckerberg will end up finding some other destructive hobby to support his ego.

  • Starfield PS5 players demand refunds, reporting widespread bugs and glitches that leave the game "unplayable"

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  • I got it for free with my cpu

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    I just tried vibe coding with Claude

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    Do you know of any client-side search solutions for static sites?