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Monday June 29th, 2026

warm gemini sound Dan Lyke / comment 0

Andy Wingo @wingo@mastodon.social

an't help getting astrology × audiophile vibes from llm enthusiasts: "oh no honey you can't use opus 4.8, it's so nerfed, try glm-5.2 or the codex 5.5, they have a warm gemini sound, very well rounded on details and tone. but don't use google's gemini models, they are really leos, they have good treble response but you can't trust their mid-range"

People around me vibe coding has taught Dan Lyke / comment 0

People around me vibe coding has taught me that all of those ridiculous tests that checked every stupid arithmetic operator are actually necessary and useful.

Saturday June 27th, 2026

REI got screwed by Meta AI Dan Lyke / comment 0

Interesting LinkedIn article about how REI's nonsensical AI generated two handlebar bicycle ad was the result of obscure Meta controls that are opt-out.

They lied about "no water" Dan Lyke / comment 0

Data center that vowed to avoid Colorado River water is now suing for 260 million gallons per year

KPBS reported that Imperial Valley Computer Manufacturing has gone to court to secure 260 million gallons of water per year from the Imperial Irrigation District — about 750,000 gallons a day — for a planned artificial intelligence complex in the desert.


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