IMO, LLMs are a tool which are sometimes useful; I like appending a question mark to a query to get a quick answer. But I agree that the AI work should be kept to a minimum. At least they are using models which are far more sustainable and lightweight.

Count me among the weirdos then

I think it might be one or both of:

• people are sick of seeing it mentioned. I’m not a shill, I just really like the product.
• they are indignant about Kagi occasionally using Yandex when it compiles search results

In both cases, meh. I’m answering the OP question with my opinion, and hopefully somebody finds it useful.

Kagi. Search that actually works, with no ads. Worth every penny.

I’ve been doing this since forever. The best part is that it costs money for them to send these spam emails, so they’re wasting money when they send to that account 😈

I’ll take Rice a Roni, bob!

The other trouble with the railways comparison is that trains actually work and can generate a profit for their owners.

This is the exactly perfect response to this post. No other response is worthy, including this one.

This seems to be the crux of his argument in his latest book, enshittification. It takes a step beyond his common complaint (DMCA) and suggests other countries ignore their version of it to circumvent US Big Tech laws. I’m all for it, but it requires European governments to understand the situation and act. We’ll see.

Wipr 2 is so great though. Indie dev, perfect streamlined implementation.

Ah, kind of like how the_donald happened.

“The Nazis were inconvenient, but the use of GenAI that you find everywhere else is a bridge too far!!”

Now, at work, I use a MacBook. I can get my Dev shit done, I can get my business work done. I can get work done. I want to get my work done and move on with my life.

Quiet, you fool! You’re not allowed to say such heresy around here. You must constantly battle uphill and insist on purity at every turn.

I know I’m “not cool” and a “booger man” because of what I’m about to say, but NDT just likes to post fun stuff. He’s not being serious and he’s not being a know-it-all. Does anyone here read his books or listen to his podcast? He has a damn comedian on for every episode.

There’s a reason it’s the cheapest. You pay with your privacy.

Ah, the best gift under Halliburton’s tree that year.

I refuse to use Meta or Google anything. Cuts me off from a lot of people and is pretty inconvenient, but I have to make it as difficult as possible for those rat fuck companies to exploit me.

The modern “conservative”. So self-centered that they only give a shit about something when it affects them. They wear this lack of empathy as a badge of honor.