Louis Ingenthron @LouisIngenthron@social.cleverlibre.org

The experience tiers of #software #developers:

Tier 0: never tried #programming

Tier 1: tried programming, realized it was hard

Tier 2: kept trying programming after realizing it was hard

Tier 3: experienced enough to identify and properly build basic structures

Tier 4: experienced enough to identify and properly build large structures and systems

Tier 5: experienced enough to know when *not* to build large structures and systems

Tier 6: too jaded to be useful anymore; probably a gardener or pilot or something now

I'm using my CPA's tax software where they ask me to upload my tax documents, like 1099s and such.

They accept XLSX format, but not JPG. 🤦‍♂️

Holy shit, maybe the term "MAGAt" is more legitimate than I previously thought.

Ouch. Somebody's going to get a Streisand Effect wake-up call.

@tante What they're not taking into account is that those things are *intentional*.

When a human churns code, it's a waste of payroll. When a machine does it, it's scaffolding that holds up an undeveloped feature while the human works on developing a more important one. Of course it's going to need to be replaced later, but that doesn't mean it's slowing down development or making the codebase worse.

Like any tool, AI can be used properly or improperly. Used properly, it's a great efficiency boost.

@jann Bingo. People need to understand they aren't cheaper; you're just paying with a different currency.

@rokojori Yep. My project has gotten big enough that there is a bit of a freeze in Godot after a build, but being able to control the build process in my IDE instead of the engine dumb-rebuilding every time I add a space is marvelous.

I'm finally getting to the point where #Godot feels like home and #Unity feels like the old bad place.

When I use Unity now (pretty much only for contract work), I'm starting to feel the absence of key Godot features, most notably the ability to edit multiple prefabs/scenes at once in separate tabs.

Maybe we should require a crayon coloring test as part of our driver's license road tests. Can't stay in the lines? Don't get behind the wheel.

There was some really cool #purple #cloud #lightning last night just after sunset. The most surreal part was that it caused no #thunder. Here's a compilation of some of the cooler strikes I was able to capture with my shitty phone camera:

Ugh, my dog just bit the tail off of a duck while trying to play with her.

Good news is that the duck is now safely with my neighbor who looks after local fowl.

In hindsight, maybe we shouldn't be accepting shitty phone photos as legitimate proof when they cancel out all of the security features we've spent millions developing for our IDs.