MagicShel
@magickshel.bsky.social
#Java #SoftwareDev - 28 years
cynical optimist - hope drips eternal
quietly holds loud opinions
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#TTRPG
#anti-fasc
cynical optimist - hope drips eternal
quietly holds loud opinions
🏳️🌈 Ally 🏳️🌈
#StarWars
#Travel
#AI
#Linux
#Babylon5
#Whisky
#TTRPG
#anti-fasc
I agree with the initial point, but I disagree that LLMs are a panacea or that UX should sacrifice fidelity for ease of use — bad data leads to bad experiences for users down the road.
To me, nowadays at least, the presence of a dropdown list instead of freeform input is almost always a sure sign of programmer laziness or incompetence. The worst offender is a dropdown that lists all years between 1800 and 2025 as potential birthdays.
1/7
1/7
December 7, 2025 at 3:57 AM
I agree with the initial point, but I disagree that LLMs are a panacea or that UX should sacrifice fidelity for ease of use — bad data leads to bad experiences for users down the road.
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A bit of a vulnerable post by me but we need your help to get us through what has been a more difficult period than 2020.
It would be really appreciated if you could read and share in your networks too 💛
bell.bz/its-been-a-v...
It would be really appreciated if you could read and share in your networks too 💛
bell.bz/its-been-a-v...
It’s been a very hard year - Andy Bell
Unlike a lot of places in tech, my company, Set Studio/Piccalilli has no outside funding. Bootstrapped is what the LinkedIn people say, I think. It’s been a hard year this year. A very hard year...
bell.bz
November 27, 2025 at 4:23 PM
A bit of a vulnerable post by me but we need your help to get us through what has been a more difficult period than 2020.
It would be really appreciated if you could read and share in your networks too 💛
bell.bz/its-been-a-v...
It would be really appreciated if you could read and share in your networks too 💛
bell.bz/its-been-a-v...
I don't begrudge anyone posting about politics, but holy shit is my feed full of posts by someone I don't follow and never would.
"Trump posted this! Can you believe it?!"
Yes. He's a world class moron and nothing he says surprises me.
"Trump posted this! Can you believe it?!"
Yes. He's a world class moron and nothing he says surprises me.
November 25, 2025 at 2:56 AM
I don't begrudge anyone posting about politics, but holy shit is my feed full of posts by someone I don't follow and never would.
"Trump posted this! Can you believe it?!"
Yes. He's a world class moron and nothing he says surprises me.
"Trump posted this! Can you believe it?!"
Yes. He's a world class moron and nothing he says surprises me.
In-a-gadda-da-vida, honey,
Don't you know that i love you?
In-a-gadda-da-vida, baby,
Don't you know that i'll always be true?
Don't you know that i love you?
In-a-gadda-da-vida, baby,
Don't you know that i'll always be true?
i-said-ah
YOOOOUUUUU
you got what-I
NEEEEEEEED
YOOOOUUUUU
you got what-I
NEEEEEEEED
November 23, 2025 at 12:39 PM
In-a-gadda-da-vida, honey,
Don't you know that i love you?
In-a-gadda-da-vida, baby,
Don't you know that i'll always be true?
Don't you know that i love you?
In-a-gadda-da-vida, baby,
Don't you know that i'll always be true?
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I've always known I would turn out this way.
November 8, 2025 at 4:34 AM
I've always known I would turn out this way.
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JUST IN: Dick Cheney, one of the most powerful vice presidents in American history, died Monday, according to a statement from his family. He was 84 years old.
Former Vice President Dick Cheney dead at 84
Dick Cheney, one of the most powerful vice president in American history, died Monday, according to a statement from his family. He was 84 years old.
n.pr
November 4, 2025 at 12:05 PM
JUST IN: Dick Cheney, one of the most powerful vice presidents in American history, died Monday, according to a statement from his family. He was 84 years old.
Define your music taste in 8 artists.
Pink Floyd
Rush
AC/DC
The Who
Aerosmith
Queen
Fuck, only two more??? I haven't even gotten to anyone modern...
Krewella
Lindsey Sterling
And at least 100 runners up.
Pink Floyd
Rush
AC/DC
The Who
Aerosmith
Queen
Fuck, only two more??? I haven't even gotten to anyone modern...
Krewella
Lindsey Sterling
And at least 100 runners up.
Define your music taste in 8 artists
Kate Bush
Depeche Mode
Jimmy Eat World
Nine Inch Nails
Prince
Queen
Bruce Springsteen
The Temptations
at this exact moment.
Kate Bush
Depeche Mode
Jimmy Eat World
Nine Inch Nails
Prince
Queen
Bruce Springsteen
The Temptations
at this exact moment.
Define your music taste in 8 artists:
1 The Beatles
2 AC/DC
3 Joe Satriani
4 Journey
5 Rush
6 Sarah McLachlan
7 Lamb Of God
8 ...and Tom Petty
1 The Beatles
2 AC/DC
3 Joe Satriani
4 Journey
5 Rush
6 Sarah McLachlan
7 Lamb Of God
8 ...and Tom Petty
October 17, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Define your music taste in 8 artists.
Pink Floyd
Rush
AC/DC
The Who
Aerosmith
Queen
Fuck, only two more??? I haven't even gotten to anyone modern...
Krewella
Lindsey Sterling
And at least 100 runners up.
Pink Floyd
Rush
AC/DC
The Who
Aerosmith
Queen
Fuck, only two more??? I haven't even gotten to anyone modern...
Krewella
Lindsey Sterling
And at least 100 runners up.
If your application has a nickname field, don't camelcase it as nickName.
‘Nickname’ is not ‘nick’ + ‘name.’
It was originally ‘ekename.’
‘Eke’ was the Middle English word for “also” or “in addition.”
Since ‘ekename’ began with a vowel, people used ‘an’ before it.
Over time, 'an ekename' became 'a nickname.'
It was originally ‘ekename.’
‘Eke’ was the Middle English word for “also” or “in addition.”
Since ‘ekename’ began with a vowel, people used ‘an’ before it.
Over time, 'an ekename' became 'a nickname.'
September 24, 2025 at 7:42 PM
If your application has a nickname field, don't camelcase it as nickName.
Post a movie you like with a terrible rotten tomatoes score
This isn't so bad it's good. And it's definitely not great. But it's soooooo good as far as world building and atmosphere goes.
This isn't so bad it's good. And it's definitely not great. But it's soooooo good as far as world building and atmosphere goes.
September 17, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Post a movie you like with a terrible rotten tomatoes score
This isn't so bad it's good. And it's definitely not great. But it's soooooo good as far as world building and atmosphere goes.
This isn't so bad it's good. And it's definitely not great. But it's soooooo good as far as world building and atmosphere goes.
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BREAKING: Officials say Charlie Kirk shooting suspect Tyler Robinson is in custody
Officials say Charlie Kirk shooting suspect Tyler Robinson is in custody
State and federal officials say a suspect was taken into custody on Thursday night in connection with Wednesday's fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk on a Utah college campus.
n.pr
September 12, 2025 at 2:43 PM
BREAKING: Officials say Charlie Kirk shooting suspect Tyler Robinson is in custody
Maybe I'm just terrible at microblogging, but like.... if you are following 10x as many people as follow you, I'm not following back. In fact, if you follow over 1k people, what the hell are you even doing with your life? How can you even sift through the noise?
September 2, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Maybe I'm just terrible at microblogging, but like.... if you are following 10x as many people as follow you, I'm not following back. In fact, if you follow over 1k people, what the hell are you even doing with your life? How can you even sift through the noise?
I remember this. I had an Amiga at the time and played around with digital music creation for a few years. Fortunately in a rare moment of self-realization it became clear I had neither talent nor passion for this, just idle curiosity.
apparently this demo is 35 years old now, eek! music trivia: the track in this and "Cluster" were written on the same weekend. www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDKG...
Anarchy - Phantasmagoria - Amiga Demo
YouTube video by RetroDemoScene
www.youtube.com
August 24, 2025 at 12:40 PM
I remember this. I had an Amiga at the time and played around with digital music creation for a few years. Fortunately in a rare moment of self-realization it became clear I had neither talent nor passion for this, just idle curiosity.
If you don't know how to code, AI won't make you a programmer. If you don't know how to tell a story, AI won't make you an author. If you don't know how to compose a picture, AI won't make you an artist.
AI can be a useful tool, but it requires expert guidance for non-trivial results.
AI can be a useful tool, but it requires expert guidance for non-trivial results.
August 20, 2025 at 8:34 AM
If you don't know how to code, AI won't make you a programmer. If you don't know how to tell a story, AI won't make you an author. If you don't know how to compose a picture, AI won't make you an artist.
AI can be a useful tool, but it requires expert guidance for non-trivial results.
AI can be a useful tool, but it requires expert guidance for non-trivial results.
"This bit of history is so ridiculous and unbelievable, it is clearly generated by AI." — Future generations
BENNY JOHNSON: Will the president consider giving the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Big Balls?
LEAVITT: Perhaps it's something he would consider
LEAVITT: Perhaps it's something he would consider
August 14, 2025 at 5:47 PM
"This bit of history is so ridiculous and unbelievable, it is clearly generated by AI." — Future generations
I tried #ChatGPT5 today a little bit and thought I'd share my first impressions.
- It is *fast*. I'm not sure if they are temporarily throwing lots of hardware at it for good reviews or if the performance is just better.
- I had it edit a photo. The results were horrific. Photoshop jobs are safe.🧵
- It is *fast*. I'm not sure if they are temporarily throwing lots of hardware at it for good reviews or if the performance is just better.
- I had it edit a photo. The results were horrific. Photoshop jobs are safe.🧵
August 8, 2025 at 8:54 PM
I tried #ChatGPT5 today a little bit and thought I'd share my first impressions.
- It is *fast*. I'm not sure if they are temporarily throwing lots of hardware at it for good reviews or if the performance is just better.
- I had it edit a photo. The results were horrific. Photoshop jobs are safe.🧵
- It is *fast*. I'm not sure if they are temporarily throwing lots of hardware at it for good reviews or if the performance is just better.
- I had it edit a photo. The results were horrific. Photoshop jobs are safe.🧵
Brought to you by the person who drew "all new" weather charts with a sharpie.
Just because something is new or leaves you amazed doesn't mean it is better than the older, less amazing thing.
Just because something is new or leaves you amazed doesn't mean it is better than the older, less amazing thing.
Trump: "This one chart really says it better than anything, if you look at this. This is great. But this chart is pretty amazing. Right here. All new numbers."
August 8, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Brought to you by the person who drew "all new" weather charts with a sharpie.
Just because something is new or leaves you amazed doesn't mean it is better than the older, less amazing thing.
Just because something is new or leaves you amazed doesn't mean it is better than the older, less amazing thing.
No, they can't program that. In fact, LLMs aren't actually programmed at all — they are trained. They also can't be made to be truthful or admit when they don't know something for the same reason.
They actually have no idea what they are asked or even what their answer even means.
They actually have no idea what they are asked or even what their answer even means.
it’s so bad. They probably could program it to never give out harmful advice (it told a recovering meth addict who asked about staying alert driving his bus that a lil’ meth would be okay to keep him going), but they need it to be super agreeable and always tell the user they’re right. they need >>
August 8, 2025 at 9:02 AM
No, they can't program that. In fact, LLMs aren't actually programmed at all — they are trained. They also can't be made to be truthful or admit when they don't know something for the same reason.
They actually have no idea what they are asked or even what their answer even means.
They actually have no idea what they are asked or even what their answer even means.
Even Mother Nature is getting in on the Luigi action.
August 6, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Even Mother Nature is getting in on the Luigi action.
Where is the dignity in being forced to work if you want to live?
That's not dignity; we have another word for that.
I guess the dignity comes from being left to die quietly instead of being whipped to death?
That's not dignity; we have another word for that.
I guess the dignity comes from being left to die quietly instead of being whipped to death?
VARNEY: You've suggested that Medicaid people, if they got a work requirement under the new rules, they should go work on farms. Are you sticking with that?
BROOKE ROLLINS: Here's the deal -- when in America did we lose the concept of the dignity of work? So yes.
BROOKE ROLLINS: Here's the deal -- when in America did we lose the concept of the dignity of work? So yes.
August 6, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Where is the dignity in being forced to work if you want to live?
That's not dignity; we have another word for that.
I guess the dignity comes from being left to die quietly instead of being whipped to death?
That's not dignity; we have another word for that.
I guess the dignity comes from being left to die quietly instead of being whipped to death?
I can't bring myself to be bothered. People like silly things. I'm just as "but why tho?" about having luscious, curly hair and handlebar mustaches on a Gith.
Clearly there's a want here, asked and answered. It doesn't have to be for me.
Clearly there's a want here, asked and answered. It doesn't have to be for me.
"...over 250,000 of all downloads are Withers Big Naturals..."
This is why we can't have nice things.
This is why we can't have nice things.
And finally, since the introduction of mod support last year, you’ve uploaded over 8,500 mods to mod.io, and hit 265 MILLION mod downloads!
Of which, over 250,000 of all downloads are Withers Big Naturals by the way - we just thought you’d like to know.
Of which, over 250,000 of all downloads are Withers Big Naturals by the way - we just thought you’d like to know.
August 6, 2025 at 10:48 AM
I can't bring myself to be bothered. People like silly things. I'm just as "but why tho?" about having luscious, curly hair and handlebar mustaches on a Gith.
Clearly there's a want here, asked and answered. It doesn't have to be for me.
Clearly there's a want here, asked and answered. It doesn't have to be for me.
Watching these two interact was always a treat.
August 6, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Watching these two interact was always a treat.
Let's compromise and put Epstein's clients on the moon? If the rocket blows up on the way, no big loss.
August 5, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Let's compromise and put Epstein's clients on the moon? If the rocket blows up on the way, no big loss.
Just caught the #FantasticFour. It was a good time. All the reviews led me to expect something underwhelming, but I was fairly whelmed. It had heart. If anything, I might've liked it to have some more character moments because I didn't feel like I really got to know Ben or Johnny, but I enjoyed it.
August 3, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Just caught the #FantasticFour. It was a good time. All the reviews led me to expect something underwhelming, but I was fairly whelmed. It had heart. If anything, I might've liked it to have some more character moments because I didn't feel like I really got to know Ben or Johnny, but I enjoyed it.