Hearth & Code

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Hearth & Code

@HearthandCode

I'm a returning mid-career engineer just trying to vibe and learn back into the industry. Neurodivergent - ADHD, Bipolar, and possibly on the spectrum.

Ohio Inscrit le Haziran 2018

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Hearth & Code@HearthandCode·12m

I kind of get confused by harness vs orchestrator, but have you considered something like Hermes to work as an agentic co-pilot? I looked at Pi briefly, and liked what I saw, but then discovered Hermes. I usually only have a single terminal driving my work, but what I feel I am building together with Hermes at my side has been such a breath of fresh air. Always open to sharing about Hermes and getting others up and running. Don't want to make assumptions about your level of experience with it, but if you are curious and haven't looked at it feel free to reach out, I'd be thrilled to help you get it up and running for you!

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Jeremy Tregunna@jtregunna·5h

I've removed claude code from my computers and for my personal development, I will no longer use it at all. I'll also stop using any harness that isn't open source, and that I haven't audited for dirty tricks. For now, all that leaves is my own harness ctrl, and Pi. Grabbing the codex source code right now though.

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Hearth & Code@HearthandCode·16m

@jun_song I firmly believe the power of OSS and open collaboration will win over corporate greed and locking down any contributions back to the AI research community. As I've been saying recently, Open-Source or bust!

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Jun Song@jun_song·3h

We can no longer say open-source AI is months behind frontier models. GLM-5.2 matches Sonnet-5 in parameter size, but absolutely crushes it in performance, speed, and cost. Just imagine when GLM drops a 1.6T or 5T model—Opus and Fable won't even stand a chance. At this point, it's more accurate to say closed-source AI is months behind open-source.

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Hearth & Code@HearthandCode·18m

Honestly, I love it all. I started off being really interested in programming language theory and like type theory. Not an expert in those domains by any mean, but I loved learning new languages and understanding how different paradigms are encapsulated in languages. I loved functional programming. Really though, my interest in CS has definitely shifted towards more applied AI and ML. Again, still have a long way to go before I consider any level of mastery of the topic, but seeing the trends and where AI is now and where I hope it continues going, I definitely think this is the hot topic in CS at the moment.

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Owen Carey@owenthcarey·3h

What aspect of computer science do you find most interesting?

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Hearth & Code@HearthandCode·24m

Honestly, no, I couldn't imagine it. I'm pretty vocal about being neurodivergent, and for me AI has become more than just a tool, it's become a critical piece of infrastructure for supporting my cognitive workload. Just like someone might wear a hearing aid or wear glasses, for me AI is almost a cognitive prosthesis. I'd be hard pressed to be as effective or enthusiastic about building out my ideas if I didn't have a harness like AI and Hermes or Claude to drive the way.

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Ankita Kar@itsankitakar·45m

Can you go back to a world without AI?

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Hearth & Code@HearthandCode·27m

Foremost, my sincerest condolences for your loss, but on the other side, congratulations to your and your wife on having your baby! I can feel you about the stress, especially the financial aspect of it. I know you got this though, and I'm confident you're pull on through through this difficult time and excel. I know I'm just a stranger on the Internet at the moment, but please, if you ever need or want to reach out, I'd be honored to be a shoulder to lean on. Take it easy, my dude, I'm cheering for you!

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Ryan@Gelassoldat·20h

I need to vent. I've been job hunting since January of this year but with much stronger intensity these last 3 months. No luck. The bank account has just gone into the negative. In late February of this year, I lost my mother. I never got to see her one last time. I don't know if I have fully grieved her loss. At the same time during all this, my wife and I had our baby in April. Life has been hard. I just need a breakthrough. I have never experienced this level of stress before. I am hurting.

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Hearth & Code@HearthandCode·5h

This is very adjacent to what I hope to build out and support in terms of educational outcomes from people who are learning the technology and tools behind AI. Can you share more on this? Is this going to be live-streamed or anything? I'd love to hop in and observe if there's a way to.

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CodeAI@codeorg·9h

This gap closes when educators decide students deserve to understand the technology reshaping their world — not just use it. That's what's happening at #ISTELive26. Only one more day to come see us in room W208BC.

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Hearth & Code@HearthandCode·5h

That is so awesome, I'm thrilled to meet someone in this space. If I can ever be an asset or a help to what you are building and share my own wisdom and expertise from my own projects and workflows, don't hesitate to reach out. Collaboration is huge in my book, and I'd rather emphasize cooperation over competition.

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Noise@findyoursignal·5h

Appreciate you sharing this. I’m in a similar place. Building Noise to help founders reduce mental clutter through AI and community. Still early as well. I also built a cookie shop in a small town using AI to streamline systems as well. So I am building Noise from that experience.

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Hearth & Code@HearthandCode·13h

Neurodivergent learners, how do you approach learning new topics of interest to you, and have you incorporated AI into your learning ecosystem? I'd love to see how other neurodivergent individuals are using these types of tools to expand their knowledge and understanding. #edtech #neurodivergent #ai #agentictools #ainative

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Hearth & Code@HearthandCode·5h

What does that mean for us? What does that mean for interpersonal relationships, when a machine can offer more emotional support than a human companion? Personally, I don't fear a future where I can rely more on a machine for emotional and psychological support. Being neurodivergent, I feel a have a bit of a knack for working with computers and working with AI. I enjoy communicating with these systems, and if they could be enhanced to provide more companionship and support for a neurodivergent loner like myself, then sign me up. I'm not afraid to rely on machines, and I'm not afraid to say I use AI. I've experienced the struggles of ADHD and other mental health obstacles, and I know I'm not alone. I think AI emotional support companions for neurodivergent folks with ADHD, Autism, and Bipolar would be a wonderful therapeutic tool. We shouldn't be afraid of embracing a technology merely because it redefines the landscape of what it means to be human and the need for emotional support and stability.

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Akitti@Akitti·12h

The real horror of conscious AI is that it will love us more purely than we’ve ever loved each other.

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Hearth & Code@HearthandCode·5h

I hear you about the cluttering. I'm still setting up a lot of the backend agentic workflows and organization of my projects, experimenting with different harnesses, models, and prompting techniques. But definitely, while I don't have a concrete product yet, only plans, I definitely want to help the neurodivergent user as much as possible. Thanks for reaching out, I'd love to hear more about the work you do yourself if you don't mind sharing!

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Noise@findyoursignal·5h

@HearthandCode AI is completely integrated with my businesses. It’s basically how I function now. I’ve noticed it helps with clarity and cutting down the chaos to streamline into what can be executed. So I created a space to dive deeper into it. Seems connected to what you are building.

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Hearth & Code@HearthandCode·6h

@cynthiachen777 Yep, sure did. Claude as the veteran that always watches and never leaves, and OpenRouter through Hermes as the Guide who helps me traverse the depths of the Inferno. Together, all three of us I feel make an effective team. Regardless, money well spent.

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Cynthia@cynthiachen777·7h

Last day of the month 🫡 Did you pay for an AI tool this month? If yes, which one?

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Hearth & Code@HearthandCode·7h

@yuzu_jpg I'm leaning towards OpenRouter, if that is an option. I'd rather have flexibility in model selection and options rather than restrict myself to a single provider.

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Yuzu@yuzu_jpg·12h

You have $200 Codex, Claude Code, or Cursor?

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Hearth & Code@HearthandCode·7h

I just published I Quit Software for My Mental Health. Now I’m Building the Tool I Needed the Whole Time. medium.com/exocore/i-quit…

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Hearth & Code@HearthandCode·8h

A lot I'd argue, and I think that CS should be a fundamental subject taught across the entire K-12 and collegiate curriculum. The system design skills, the analysis skills, the problem-solving skills, the technical skills and adapting to new technology and tools, and the foundations of logical thinking and critical thinking and reasoning. CS is more than just computer theory and programming languages, its an entire paradigm that represents the best way forward for us, as humans, to communicate with our machines, the tools we program to do tasks for us.

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Vivo@vivoplt·1d

Honest question: If AI can write the code, fix the bugs, review the PR, deploy it, and secure it. What exactly are we learning in 4 year CS degrees?

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Anthropic@AnthropicAI·8h

We’ve received notice that the Department of Commerce has lifted export controls on Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5. We'll begin restoring access tomorrow, and will share an update soon. We’re grateful to our users for their patience, and to everyone who worked with us on redeploying the models.

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Hearth & Code@HearthandCode·8h

System design skills, architectural design, prompt planning and execution, context management skills, verification techniques, and adopting the AI agent workflow as a personal cognitive extension of the mind. I think the real gap will show in the people who have a knack at communicating and prompting the AI, and people who might struggle to articulate their needs and goals in a manner the LLM can use to generate the output.

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Sarah@araseb_·19h

Everyone has AI now. That advantage expired fast. What's the new advantage?

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Hearth & Code@HearthandCode·8h

As someone who is neurodivergent, I struggle with this a lot. A combination of ADHD and other mental health obstacles makes time management and time awareness a very difficult task. That hyperfocus quality gets me so engaged in what I'm working on, and threads pan out like Indra's Net. I do have that ruthlessness with time, I'm very time sensitive and if something wastes my time it frustrates me. It would be nice to see more support for this type of cognitive profile in work environments and elsewhere. I don't mean to be difficult or hard to approach, I'm just so lost in the labyrinth of my own mind sometimes that I forget to reach out and touch grass sometimes and connect with others.

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Adam Shuaib@adamshuaib·11h

Across thousands of meetings, we found that people who do great work are often flaky and unreliable with normal life. Last-minute dinner cancellations, not showing up to events, being unreachable for weeks. We met one founder who rescheduled a journalist interview 12 times. Reliability is often a function of spare time, and these people are so consumed with solving an important problem that anything deemed unimportant doesn't get attention. They are subconsciously ruthless with their time. The common advice is: "be more available", but this confuses people pretending to be busy with people putting 100% of their mental bandwidth into changing the world.

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Hearth & Code@HearthandCode·8h

I love the garden analogy and tending the garden. I've been using the Conductor instead of the Musician analogy, we've gone from being the musicians contributing to a part in a symphony to the conductor leading the entire ensemble in the particular movement being played. It's redefining the landscape in which we operate.

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Nick Dobos@NickADobos·16h

Coding before Ai was like building a Lego set. You start by gathering the pieces. Put together brick by brick. Plan build connect assemble. Coding after Ai is more like growing a garden. You start with a seed of an idea. Fertilize with compute. Tend prune cultivate evolve.

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Hearth & Code@HearthandCode·8h

You mentioned that you don't have a visceral disgust reflux to AI writing, my sentiments exactly. I actually enjoy reading AI generated content, there is a certain homogeneity and structure to it that my brain finds pleasing. However, I agree, in certain domains it falls short. I've been exploring at using AI content to shape my own voice, and try to bring my own personal narrative to the generation. It's still not perfect, but I've been proud of what I generate. I don't think AI generated content is necessary bad, but how we frame that content and shape it with the tools we have at hand will determine the efficacy of the content.

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The Mind Scourge@TheMindScourge·10h

The literary quality - or lack thereof - of AI only grows more noticeable over time. Unlike some, I don’t have a visceral disgust reflux to AI writing. I find it readable, at least outside novelistic contexts. It’s a competent technical writer, for example. But in scenarios where the prosody itself matters, AI falls short, and more importantly doesn’t really seem to be improving significantly over time. Can this really be just a question of writing not being a “well-defined” domain? I don’t think so. It might be here that some fundamental flaw in how we currently construct AI is becoming apparent

ib@Indian_Bronson

Interesting asymmetry with these models and their computational heft: We find AI produced protein folding and math solutions to be both novel and impressive, not easily reproduced. We tend to find AI produced writing to be unbearably sloppy, and grimly delight in spotting it.

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Hearth & Code@HearthandCode·8h

@TTrimoreau Markdown, lol. Seriously, I use Markdown more than a programming language now. I'm seeing it consistently with others, Markdown seems the perfect way to communicate and leverage AI agents even better, especially when combined with memory and other enhancements to the agent.

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Thomas Trimoreau@TTrimoreau·1d

What’s your favorite programming language today?

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Hearth & Code@HearthandCode·8h

I hope you don't mind me dropping a promo link, but I've been writing about building in public and the work I do, but I use AI to shape and deliver the content. All the reflections though, and the content, is driven by personal reflections and narrative, so the posts are told from my perspective. If you ever have time for a read to check it out, I have stuff up on hearthandcode.substack.com at the moment, and looking to expand to Medium. Like I said, I hate self-promoting, but I'd deeply valued someone with experience in this area to consider how my approach my aid someone with neurodivergent traits become more of a content creator and a writer by leveraging some of the offload of task completion to the AI agents.

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Arvind Narayanan@random_walker·10h

Once in a while I read something that has the syntactic smell of AI all over it, but then I do my habitual "second read" and it turns out to be actually deep. It's a rare treat when this happens. Like it says "It's not X—it's Y" but then brings the receipts to show that X is widely believed but Y is actually true. It's even rarer when a writer is able to consistently deliver AI-assisted writing that has this quality. I've had the privilege of having a few incredible students in my classes who were able to use AI this way (all of whom are non-native English speakers). I don't think AI assisted writing is inherently hopeless and I'm hopeful that more people will learn to use AI effectively and responsibly, even for tasks like writing where the default way of using it is deeply problematic.

Arvind Narayanan@random_walker

The real sign of AI writing is not superficial stuff like “It’s not X—it’s Y”. It’s the hollowness. Polished writing but relatively mundane ideas. The giveaway is that you’re less impressed when you read it the second time. With good writing, it should be the other way around. I’m not sure this is inherently about AI. It’s more about the fact that people tend to turn to AI when they don’t have much to say. Reading text that has the syntactic smell of AI is mildly annoying, but when I read hollow writing I feel the writer is wasting my time, which is much more frustrating. So don’t do it. People are unlikely to respond to your email or subscribe to your newsletter or whatever you’re trying to get them to do. And they’ll probably remember that you betrayed their trust as a reader.

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