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The key value of rapid prototyping *for the author and prospective contributors* is lost when the prototype proves only that a mechanism is possible, without also capturing and expressing the kernel of the implementation idea.
(Incidentally this is also why I love those rare projects which preserve the initial rapid prototype in the repo for reference, long long after the program has grown into a full-fledged robust implementation.)
I'm seeing people compare LLM generated code to "a hacky shell or Python script", as in a rough throwaway tool not meant to be built atop or understood.
Gently, I'll argue that this is misunderstanding the value of shell scripts in particular & rapid prototyping in general. The value and the point of shell scripts is to set down on disk the smallest kernel of a working idea specifically so it *can* be understood clearly, then iteratively expanded & replaced to cover surrounding special cases.
The UK government's plan to teach 10 million British children how to use VPNs may be one of the most ambitious IT education projects ever launched. Experts have praised the scheme, saying that a deft combination of incentives and peer education make it more likely to succeed than other, comparable initiatives.
"With the rise of autocratic governments worldwide, VPN-literacy is more essential than ever.” said one expert, “This bold project definitely comes at the right time.”
https://lantian.pub/en/article/fun/ai-agent-bankrupted-their-operator-scan-dn42lantian.lantian/
this is just a fantastic read.
an ai agent (openclaw?) begged for permission to get into DN42 (an overlay/learning network) so it could scan it.
then it bankrupted its owner because it was dumb. pretty sure gaslighting these things is gonna become a sport
@gknauss @Migueldeicaza I have a better solution to the problem of reading Twitter threads and it it this:
Utterly disregarding the thoughts of anyone who is still choosing to use Twitter in this, The Year of our Dystopia Two Thousand Twenty Six.
Anyone who is still making that decision is not worthy of my attention. I do not care what they have to say. They have disqualified themselves utterly.
@frameworkcomputer Framework's continued commitment to "deliberately create a big tent" is paying off.
More than a month since the last public statement comment from Framework on the subject and they still haven't distanced themselves from this guy.
The forum thread has over 2000 replies at this point..
https://community.frame.work/t/framework-supporting-far-right-racists/75986/
https://xcancel.com/dhh/status/1993747042213249448
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