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avgDev commented on Testing Ads in ChatGPT   openai.com/index/testing-... · Posted by u/davidbarker
singularfutur · 17 hours ago
People want revolutionary AI but won't pay $20/month for it. Now they complain when the company tries to monetize. The entitlement is staggering.
avgDev · 17 hours ago
I mostly agree with doing something to create revenue from free users....however, I have 0 faith that this will not seep into paid part of the service.
avgDev commented on Microsoft forced me to switch to Linux   himthe.dev/blog/microsoft... · Posted by u/bobsterlobster
sylos · 13 days ago
When was the last time you tried any of that on linux? Printers have been plug and play(which is impressive considering the hoops I had to jump through on windows) and with advent of proton, there's been no game I've played that's had any issues
avgDev · 13 days ago
It has been a few years to be fair. However, back when I ran into the issue people said the same thing.

I might try it on one of my older laptops which are in the closet.

avgDev commented on Microsoft forced me to switch to Linux   himthe.dev/blog/microsoft... · Posted by u/bobsterlobster
jama211 · 13 days ago
You can bypass the warning really easily, I googled it the moment I saw it and it was very easy. A keyboard shortcut to open the command window during the install and one cheeky command. I agree though that it’s silly they don’t offer it officially.

But I get the feeling you were on the edge of transitioning anyway, which is fine! Sounds more like the straw that broke the camels back.

avgDev · 13 days ago
I can confirm this.

Honestly, I am really surprised this is a top comment here. This was an extremely easy work around. We are all mostly curious nerds here.

All this work because one couldn't google a easy work around?

Last time I tried Linux it sucked for gaming and I've spent hours trying to install a printer.

Not to excuse Microsoft in this situation, Linux is obviously more open.

avgDev commented on European lawmakers suspend U.S. trade deal   cnbc.com/2026/01/21/europ... · Posted by u/belter
jppope · 20 days ago
So I don't really follow the news, except that adjacent stuff that pops up on hacker news... Is the administration serious or is this like just a distraction while they do something else when no one is paying attention?
avgDev · 20 days ago
This administration is awful and yes they are serious. Listening to the speech yesterday was infuriating.

I wish I could ignore all of this because I am tired man.

avgDev commented on Giving university exams in the age of chatbots   ploum.net/2026-01-19-exam... · Posted by u/ploum
quacked · 21 days ago
Something that I think many students, indeed many people, struggle with is the question "why should I know anything?"

For most of us--myself included--once you graduate from college, the answer is: "enough to not get fired". This is far less than most curriculums ask you to know, and every year, "enough to not get fired" is a lower and lower bar. With LLMs, it's practically on the floor for 90% of full-time jobs.

That is why I propose exactly the opposite regimen from this course, although I admire the writer's free thinking. Return to tradition, with a twist. Closed-book exams, no note sheets, all handwritten. Add a verbal examination, even though it massively increases examination time. No homework assignments, which encourage "completionist mindset", where the turning-in of the assignment feels more real than understanding the assignment. Publish problem sets thousands of problems large with worked-out-solutions to remove the incentive to cheat.

"Memorization is a prerequisite for creativity" -- paraphrase of an HN comment about a fondly remembered physics professor who made the students memorize every equation in the class. In the age of the LLM, I suspect this is triply true.

avgDev · 21 days ago
You had me until, "no homework assignments". I am a lazy dev man. I like programming so I don't have to repeat tasks.

I would not survive without homework. I needed that extra push in school. Otherwise, I would have been doing something else.

avgDev commented on Giving university exams in the age of chatbots   ploum.net/2026-01-19-exam... · Posted by u/ploum
buckle8017 · 21 days ago
For a project I'm but so sure banning LLMs is actually the right approach.

Industry is full of people trying to use them to become more productive.

Why wouldn't you let students use the same tools?

Seems like you need to make the projects much harder.

avgDev · 21 days ago
Why should my 5 year old learn anything if he can just ask chatGPT?

Using chatGPT as a professional is different than using it for homework. Homework and school teaches you many things, not only the subject. You discover how you learn, what your interests are, etc.

ChatGPT can assist with learning also but SHOULD NOT be doing any of the work for the student. It is okay to ask "can you explain big O", then answer follow up questions. However, "give me method to reverse a string" will only hurt.

avgDev commented on ChatGPT Health   openai.com/index/introduc... · Posted by u/saikatsg
thisislife2 · a month ago
I pity the doctors who will now have to deal with such self-diagnosed "patients". Wonder if General Medicine doctors will see a drop in patient, as AI convinces you to see a specialist with its diagnosis?
avgDev · a month ago
Then you have not dealt with doctors.

Some physicians are absolutely useless and sometimes worse than not receiving any treatment at all. Medicine is dynamic and changes all the time. Some doctors refuse to move forward.

When I was younger I've had a sports injury. I was misdiagnosed for months until I did my own research and had the issue fixed with a surgery.

I have many more stories of doctors being straight up wrong about basics too.

I see physicians in a major metro area at some of the best hospital networks in the US.

avgDev commented on Using AI Generated Code Will Make You a Bad Programmer   unsolicited-opinions.rudi... · Posted by u/speckx
true2octave · 2 months ago
> It's probably fine--unless you care about self-improvement or taking pride in your work.

I’m hired to solve business problems with technology, not to self-improve or get on my high horse because I hand-wrote a silly abstraction layer for the n-th time

avgDev · 2 months ago
I love to code, like fun code, solving a relatively small concrete problem with code feels rewarding to me....however, writing business code on the other hand? Not really.

I do however, love solving business problems. This is what I am hired for. I speak to VP/managers to improve their day to day. I come up with feasible solution and translate them into code.

If AI could actually code, like really code(not here is some code, it may or may not work go read documentation to figure out why it doesn't), I would just go and focus on creating affordable software solutions to medium/small businesses.

This is kind of like gardening/farming, before industrial revolution most crops required a huge work force, these days with all the equipment and advancements a single farmer can do a lot on their own with small staff. People still "hand" garden for pleasure, but without using the new tech they wouldn't be able to compete on a big scale.

I know many fear AI, but it is progress and it will never stop. I do think many devs are intelligent and will be able to evolve in the workplace.

avgDev commented on AWS CEO says replacing junior devs with AI is 'one of the dumbest ideas'   finalroundai.com/blog/aws... · Posted by u/birdculture
mjr00 · 2 months ago
I went to university 2005-2008 and I was advised by many people at the time to not go into computer science. The reasoning was that outsourced software developers in low-cost regions like India and SEA would destroy salaries, and software developers should not expect to make more than $50k/year due to the competition.

Even more recently we had this with radiologists, a profession that was supposed to be crushed by deep learning and neural networks. A quick Google search says an average radiologist in the US currently makes between $340,000 to $500,000 per year.

This might be the professional/career version of "buy when there's blood in the streets."

avgDev · 2 months ago
I went for CS in my late 20s, always tinkered with computers but didn't get into programming earlier. College advisor told me the same thing, and that he went for CS and it was worthless. This was 2012.

I had a job lined up before graduating. Now make high salary for the area, work remotely 98% of the time and have flexible schedule. I'm so glad I didn't listen to that guy.

avgDev commented on Are we repeating the telecoms crash with AI datacenters?   martinalderson.com/posts/... · Posted by u/davedx
czhu12 · 2 months ago
I am totally on the other end of the spectrum. For $20 a month, the amount of value I get from ChatGPT is incredible. I can talk to it in voice mode to help brainstorm ideas, it teaches me about different subjects, it (+ claude code) helps me write boilerplate code so I can spend more time doing things I enjoy.

I'm going through the process of buying a home, and the amount of help its given is incredible. Analyzing disclosures, loan estimates, etc. Our accountant charges $200 an hour to basically confirm all the same facts that ChatGPT already gave us. We can go into those meetings prepped with 3 different scenarios that ChatGPT already outlined, and all they have to do is confirm.

Its true that its not always correct, but, I've also had paid specialists like real estate agents and accountants give me incorrect information, at the cost of days of scheduling, and hundreds of dollars. They also aren't willing to answer questions at 2am in the morning.

avgDev · 2 months ago
Well in some areas, the professionals are on the hook if they are incorrect, ChatGPT is not.

u/avgDev

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