[–] 2 points 2 months ago (8 children)

For the record, actual software engineers can instruct AI in a way that doesn't make spaghetti of their projects. They thoroughly review and polish before committing the code. Which makes AI coding far more useful to those wielding that power.

But I know I'll just be down voted for speaking truth on this platform, so go ahead and smash that button folks.

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  • [–] 16 points 2 months ago*

    A more complete transcript..

    After years of enduring severe pain from a broken back, navigating the obstacles of the health insurance system and witnessing similar experiences of countless others, I learned that United Healthcare would be holding its annual investor conference in New York City on December 4, 2024, although the specific location was not publicly disclosed. I learned that United Healthcare would be holding its annual investor conference in New York City on December 4, 2024, although the specific location was not publicly disclosed. I then researched the event online. I observed that the annual conference of America's largest health care organization with the stated mission to make health --excuse me -- with the stated mission to make the health system work better for everyone, would be attended by company executives, the board of directors, and hundreds of investors, not doctors, nurses, and patients. In November of 2024, I traveled from outside of New York State to Manhattan. I then emailed United Healthcare leadership posing as an investor at a firm managing over $50 billion in assets and requesting information about the conference. Unlike my previous interactions with insurers, I received an immediate response within an hour. Before traveling to New York, I used a 3-D printer to make part of a gun, and I equipped the gun with the silencer and magazine. My travel to New York and email to United Healthcare was with the intent to shoot Brian Thompson. On the morning of December 4, 2024, I shot Mr. Thompson in Manhattan and he died. When I did so, I understood that my actions would place him in fear of death or serious bodily injury. I knew what I was doing was illegal.

    "Unlike my previous interactions with insurers, I received an immediate response within an hour. " is quite a gem

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago

    I've been keeping my phone on silent for years and only allowing specific favorite contacts through. It's been absolutely liberating. No notifications demanding my attention. I'll interact with my phone on MY terms.

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago

    Perhaps, but at least I'm not being charged for each attempt at doing work besides my time in the attempt. Copilot would bug out and that cost me usage credits. Borderline stealing from its users paying for limited credits per month.

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago

    It's too bad their models are also all garbage, or I'd be on that Google AI train. They're desperately trying to stay relevant in a space they should be owning in the first place. You plant shit seeds, you get shit weeds. Even if the models were good, their track record shows it's not worth the time investment adopting their stack because chances are it ends up in the infamous graveyard within 3-5 years.

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  • [–] 4 points 5 months ago (7 children)

    Yup, same. x57 for GPT 5.5 now?! The GitHub agent architecture was hot as hell and allowed me to work on projects without ever bootstrapping it locally, but there is no way I'm gonna get sucked into spending hundreds a month. It felt good seeing that $250 refund come through for my yearly plan. I'll take those funds to Claude or Codex directly. Throttled usage is way better than being fucked over by a glorified reseller.

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago

    You'll get down voted to eternity for speaking truth like that friend. Be cautious, a lot of these kids just don't want to hear it.

    And yeah, Google is trying so hard but failing miserably. I'm excited to try Opus 4.8 with my work account 🙈

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