nixCraft 🐧That was a sick burn 🔥 This is so hilarious and comes to show how clueless these koolaid drinkers are 😅 #ai
Richard Holloway@nixCraft don't understand AI? I don't even understand what that website does! It scrolls a lot, I get that. But it doesn't do anything.
AJ 💪🖥️🎹🎤@nixCraft the timeline for actual, full replacement of engineers is way farther off than some people wanna claim… but the time for engineers to leverage this tech to make themselves far more productive is now, no doubt. I’m living proof of this hah in my grad studies
Someone with enough knowledge and skill to be dangerous alone, when paired with proper AI use, will handle far more work and do a better job than their peers, and this will continue for some time IMO
borstradamus@borstradamus @nixCraft so you’re taking the opinion of some friends who write code over an actual grad student who works work this shit daily, builds and trains models, and keeps up with this stuff regularly? You see the problem…?
AI is as smart as the user is, and is as good as their prompting. That’s your friends telling on themselves lol
@borstradamus @nixCraft cool story. And becoming dependent on your own meager coding skills while talking shit about people willing to learn and adapt will go really well for you lol. I have no doubt that you can’t even handle the vector calc involved in this shit
Louis Dureuil@borstradamus
And as a senior engineer, the AI coding tools are clearly a net negative on my overall productivity.
Don't let these tools prevent you from gaining seniority
@refl3xes @nixCraft
bdf2121cc3334b35b6ecda66e471@refl3xes @borstradamus @nixCraft you depend on a service under someone else's direct control. If they don't want you to be capable, they can switch it off or deny you access. If they want to hold it to ransom, they can charge you whatever they like.
He relies on knowledge, something that is much harder to take away. Nobody's holding what he has learned for ransom, and nobody's going to start charging him for access.
Learning is empowering. What you're proposing is akin to drug addiction.
stux⚡️
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Ronan@nixCraft it's like that famous joke; how many engineers does it take to sell Pokemon cards?
12
12
Maya
IvanAhhh... Super satisfying
2something@nixCraft I just went to that domain and I see https.
https://ineedpokemoncards.com/
I don't understand what the site is supposed to do though.
https://ineedpokemoncards.com/
I don't understand what the site is supposed to do though.
Charles J Gervasi ⚡🛡️🥥@2something @nixCraft I didn't understand it either. It's clearly not a big company.
@cgervasi @nixCraft
Maybe we need an AI to explain what the website does. Lemme ask RubberDuckGPT, the most advanced AI rubber duck.
python3 RubberDuckGPT.py
Enter a prompt for the super advanced AI to analyze.
What does the site https://ineedpokemoncards.com/ do?
I'm sorry, I didn't understand. Could you please clarify?@2something @nixCraft
According to #ChatGPT:
The domain is associated with Chris Daniel, who uses the handle @ineedpokemoncards on social media platforms. He identifies as a vintage Pokémon collector and pack opener, sharing content related to unboxing rare cards and Pokémon memorabilia.
However, there are reports on Reddit suggesting that a user with this handle has been involved in scams, including using stolen photos and non-secure payment methods, then blocking buyers.
kaffando
aburka 🫣@nixCraft but it also illustrates the problem. Doesn't matter whether the tech can really replace us if the people with the power to fire us think it can
Jan 'Maub' Kap. 🦄🥔@nixCraft I would also like to recommend this absolute banger: https://youtu.be/JeNS1ZNHQs8?si=_ZdcBsby9BAoqqbh
Interview with Vibe Coder in 2025
Paul@nixCraft hahaha ooof
SpaceLifeForm
samiamsam@nixCraft The address on his domain registration is an office building the is shared with a museum of penises.
https://maps.app.goo.gl/3mfg4Pyncb5ViiUf7
https://maps.app.goo.gl/3mfg4Pyncb5ViiUf7
Jesse McClure 
@This is a case of “tell me you’ve never used LLM to generate code that is worth a damn by telling me you’ve never used LLM to generate code that is worth a damn”
Eljorgeabides@nixCraft all engineers will be gone just like drivers of cars will be gone in a few years.
Ai engineers will code driverless cars
@nixCraft what does this site do?
I joined up 4x and nothing has happened
Quark Maker@nixCraft Let's assume that what we collectively refer to as AI, along with robotics and 3D printers and advanced automation, etc., manage to one day replace all the workers.
What is it exactly that society is supposed to do at that point? Nobody will be earning an income which will collapse the economy. Society itself will collapse since there won't be any call for anyone to be able to do anything.
This is not an ideal end state for humanity.
P.S.: I side with RMS vis a vis LLM ≠ AI.
@nixCraft Part of me wants to say, “Corporations aren't stupid enough to eliminate all the jobs and therefore their own customer base,” but honestly, as we get to see on a regular basis, the people up top are rich and powerful, not necessarily intelligent.
For the record, I do not for even a second buy into the argument that private enterprise is more efficient than government operation. These are very different things (like peanut butter and ball bearings) serving very different functions.
David Abigt 
🌎 🎄@nixCraft As someone who has been coding for small businesses to Fortune 500 companies for 40 years, I can tell you that programmers spend most of their time fixing and enhancing code. Creating an app from scratch is rare, much less designing it.
We have had app generators for over a decade. AI takes that up a notch, and it's great for a one-person project. But if you are looking at a project that involves a team, you are talking about knowing the code and making small changes. You will not regenerate the whole code base to add a feature, much less fix a bug. When an AI can ingest your code base and generate patches, you will have something impressive. That is still a ways off, though.
François @JuraThere was a time when computers where supposed to remove employees... same with internet.
Zambunny@nixCraft WONDERFUL.