Same feeling here, and I'm already getting frustrated with Windows pushing their crap into my OS. Definitely don't want even more of that.

Beyond work I only use the PC for gaming and watching movies - so really if the only option was 'it has to be in the cloud', then my position becomes "well I guess I don't really play games any more". Not the worst thing.

But whatever. Just because Jeff wants that, doesn't mean it will be so. And like who cares what he thinks? The only hat he ever wears is "how do I make more money", not "how do I ensure people live good lives and enjoy themselves".

I could be wrong, but maybe you trying to shield yourself from these things also cuts you off from the good that's happening?

There's a lot of bad things going on - but (and not saying this as justification) - there always has. There's always some power hungry person that claws their way to a position where they can benefit themselves at the expense of others. But the majority of people want to have good, peaceful lives with a sense of community and connection. Build things. Make art. Laugh. Grow and learn. Wonder about what could be, and build futures towards that.

Don't forsake them because of the all of the bad stuff that gets shoved in your face every day.

It's a dis-service to yourself and the life you have, and it weakens the people and groups that have do have the energy to stand up to not-so-good actors. If you're _happy_ being isolated then definitely go do that, but don't cut yourself off because you're only fed bad news everyday.

Oh I do, I just participate less online. I go to more local events. But I see there that more people tend to disconnect online too (lgbt community etc).

I just don't follow the mainstream news much anymore. I still like HN and some other tech sites.

Honest doesn't make good.

It hurt reading that.

Oh man, I'd forgotten about Monster Hunt. That's the one with the gates right, which spawned a boss when you destroyed them all?

I had a heavily modded version of the game that I ran with bunch of other most, including ChaosUT (Loved the explosive cross bow), some Infiltration weapons and other random bits. Genuinely some of the funnest gaming I remember having as a kid.

What do you mean by that?

A few days ago i took a photo of some water pipes, and asked chatgpt to review it .

Unbeknownst to me that there was an issue. It pointed out multiple signs of slow leaks and then described what i should do to test and repair it easily.

I see a lot of negative energy about the 'AI' tech we have today to the point where you will get mass downvoted for saying something positive.

If you did a writeup of this case, you could change some minds.

A knowledgeable friend or family member could have helped with that too. AI is helpful, it is just not trillion dollars helpful.

Did you follow through with the full repair? How long did it take? What was the materials cost?

That was my read on that too.

So I don't want to be rude, and am saying this purely as feedback since you asked and I detect a bit frustation - the wealthfolio site linked in the post presents a lot better than your one linked in your github.

Nominally they appear to be very similar like you say (open source, locally hosted etc), but the presentation does make a big difference for at-a-glance engagement. The wealthfolio is just... very pleasant to look at. The site largely focuses on what the value to the reader is, versus 'how do I get it running'.

Just my thoughts. I know it's incredibly frustrating when you see a copy/version of something you've made, but it gets more attention. But honestly could also just be the mood of the day. There may just be nothing to read into here.

+1, very polite way of saying it. of course there's a difference between the two posts. open source is interesting but not enough with a financial app, since it's all about trust + usefulness.

landing page needs to look good and communicate the value prop super effectively. If it doesn't look good you'll lose people's interest in about 2 seconds.

This is nice of you. I just want to say to the GP it's mostly random IMHO. Survivorship bias is hard. You hear about only what you hear about, not all the great stuff. It's a matter of big numbers, don't give up, play the long game.

Hired for ultimately a fairly narrow field of expertise. But do need support in the sense of building the right thing, ensuring that thing aligns with business objectives, that constraints and requirements and customer needs have been communicated.

So in that light - either you give engineers the support they need (which can be quite a lot, more than I think most care to admit), or accept they're going to get a lot of stuff wrong. Probably technically correct and good, but still wrong.

Completely agree. I'd rather have the people that want to be there, to be involved.

An alternative take I'd rather see is "Employers guarantee 8 hours per week of time to work on open-source projects, including ones I start myself". Employer gets no IP stake in the project, and it's done for public good + a means to allow employees to upskill.

Otherwise it just becomes a case of another grindset. You're expected to do more, with the limited free time you have.

> Completely agree. I'd rather have the people that want to be there, to be involved.

It’s like the strategic difference between relying on a volunteer army vs conscription