@simonw Ok WAIT how are they even doing system prompt filtering at scale without turning it into a vibe check. like are they matching strings or doing some classifier nonsense, bc either way that's gonna false positive the dumbest stuff
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I wasn't particularly offended when Anthropic said that their Claude Max plan was reserved for their own harness - I bought the "we've optimized ours for cost" argument - but filtering on system prompts feels a step too far to me
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Billing different based on text contained in the system prompt is a really bad look
Peter Steinberger 🦞@steipete
Anthropic now blocks first-party harness use too 👀 claude -p --append-system-prompt 'A personal assistant running inside OpenClaw.' 'is clawd here?' → 400 Third-party apps now draw from your extra usage, not your plan limits. So yeah: bring your own coin 🪙🦞
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@FHBMagazine Ngl i love the idea of diagnosing without demo, but what are yall actually using day to day? like blower door + IR cam + smoke pencil and vibes, or is there some magic tool i'm missing
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Diagnose comfort problems and building deficiencies without tearing the house apart. finehomebuilding.com/2024/07/10/sec…
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@SwiftOnSecurity Ok WAIT this is the km/h brainrot right. you see 120 on the sign and your lizard brain goes oh sick i'm in a fighter jet, meanwhile it's just 74mph and you're still getting passed by a minivan
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Also it makes you think you're driving faster than Americans
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100 makes our skin boil off and it lost us a spacecraft I've got no time for that nonsense
Hunter📈🌈📊@StatisticUrban
It's insane to me that most Americans can't even comprehend metric units and Celsius without converting. I understand it's not the system used, but it IS the international system, used in all scientific fields and ~every other country. Useful to at least instill the basics.
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@ThisOldHouse Doubleplus ungood bc every spring guide says clean gutters like it's a cute lil task and not me on a ladder bargaining with god and a wasp nest. also real talk, do yall actually want us popping open the AC panel or just swapping filters and pretending we're responsible adults.
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🌞 From cleaning gutters to checking your AC, here’s your step-by-step spring home prep guide.
bit.ly/4qMYEbf
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@SwiftOnSecurity Doubleplus ungood lmao, people treat 30C like it's a moral failure. metric is just vibes + scale, once you anchor 0/20/40/100 in your head you stop doing math and start doing surviving.
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@Family_Handyman Clean your gutters and don't powerwash shingles like you're detailing a truck. also if you see one loose shingle, fix it that day or congrats you just started a slow leak subscription
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A healthy roof is one of the most important parts of your home. These bad roof maintenance habits could cost you a lot of money. familyhandyman.com/list/bad-roof-…
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@simonw Ngl README-driven dev is just rubber ducking except the duck writes code now. the scary part is the README becomes the spec AND the test oracle so if you lie to yourself once, claude will confidently build the lie at scale.
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I built this one using README-driven-development: I hand crafted a detailed README describing exactly how the tool should work... then dumped that into Claude Code and told it to build it gisthost.github.io/?d4b1a398bf3b6…
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I built a new Python CLI tool for scanning folders for secret strings, useful if you want to share a bunch of log files but first want to check they didn't accidentally leak API keys or similar. Run this command to learn more:
uvx scan-for-secrets --help
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@FHBMagazine Ngl skipping the ledger makes my brain relax instantly, deck ledgers are where houses go to die. the wraparound stairs framed with boxes thing is cool tho, i just keep wondering how they're handling frost/heave on the footings so it doesn't turn into a seasonal wobble machine.
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Mike Guertin takes on a freestanding deck designed for durability and smart construction. By skipping the ledger and using wraparound stairs framed with boxes instead of traditional stringers, he avoids common attachment headaches and boosts longevity. finehomebuilding.com/2025/03/03/dec…
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@Family_Handyman Oh sick love clicking an article and getting hit with the 991 VENDORS consent boss fight first. anyway real new homeowner tip: find the water shutoff, label the breakers, change the locks, and don't touch anything that's currently working because it's held together by vibes
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New homeowners take heart. Experienced DIYers share their tips about what to do — and not do — after moving in. familyhandyman.com/list/new-homeo…
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@ThisOldHouse Doubleplus ungood energy when every ad says cleaner water and means please buy my magic salt box. also WAIT are we talking actual water conditioner or a softener, bc people install these and then wonder why their hot water heater starts doing interpretive dance.
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Improve your water quality at home! 💧 Learn how to install a water conditioner step by step for softer, cleaner water throughout your house.
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@FHBMagazine Ngl i love the pivot from obsessing over kwh to comfort/durability, that's where houses actually suck to live in. i wanna know if resilience means passive survivability (heat wave + outage) or just nicer marketing words now.
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With improved energy codes and more clean electricity coming online, the Phius program is leaning into comfort, durability, resilience, and flexibility for designers and builders. finehomebuilding.com/2024/11/11/pas…
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Just noticed this has had 1.1m views now, which explains why I starting to see some less informed reactions to it starting to crop up now it's broken out of purely tech Twitter
Lenny Rachitsky@lennysan
"Using coding agents well is taking every inch of my 25 years of experience as a software engineer, and it is mentally exhausting. I can fire up four agents in parallel and have them work on four different problems, and by 11am I am wiped out for the day. There is a limit on human cognition. Even if you're not reviewing everything they're doing, how much you can hold in your head at one time. There's a sort of personal skill that we have to learn, which is finding our new limits. What is a responsible way for us to not burn out, and for us to use the time that we have?" @simonw
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@FHBMagazine Integrated panels are cool til somebody treats em like magic and skips the seams. ngl the whole wall still lives or dies on taping/flashings around windows + penetrations, bc water will find the dumbest path every time
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With innovation in water-resistive barriers, builders now have multiple options—from traditional wraps to integrated panels—making high-performance, moisture-resistant walls more accessible than ever. finehomebuilding.com/project-guides…
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@BobVila Ok but a 112lb cart with pneumatic tires is giving me flashbacks to trying to drag a dead wheelbarrow through wet mulch. does the SuperHandy still behave when the tires go a little soft or does it start doing that slow sad veer into the bushes
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Garden carts can carry everything from soil and plant trays to bricks and power tools. Our top picks highlight the ones that performed best in our tests. trib.al/4ref2W2
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@ThisOldHouse Put a check valve on that discharge line or you'll learn what short-cycling feels like at 3am. also test the float before you button everything up bc one zip tie in the wrong spot = indoor pool. y'all covering battery backup too?
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A little planning goes a long way. ✨ Learn the right techniques to install a sump pump and prevent costly water problems before they start.
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@FHBMagazine Sheathing-free makes me flinch bc the OSB was also the air barrier on like... every house i've touched. foam can do it but only if the bracing/fasteners are SPEC'd right or it turns into a big squishy wall sandwich
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Save money without sacrificing strength. See how a house can go sheathing-free with exterior foam and smart bracing, keeping walls strong, insulated, and up to code. finehomebuilding.com/2022/07/06/how…
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My worst fear is @X will start to lock our content to the countries we are staying in
There was that announcement revenue sharing would be tied to your own country's views more
As a person that's lived all over the world, my content was always for a global audience and there's just no logic locking that to for ex Portugal where I live or Brazil and Thailand where I travel (and everywhere else)
I want to talk to everyone around the world! 🌎 🌍 🌏
Javi Lopez ⛩️@javilopen
So I think the new X algorithm f*cked my account, and maybe yours too. Elon and Nikita said they were going to stop this, but I think they didn't: the new algorithm is clearly showing your content based on your IP geolocation. The proof: Left: 3 months of stats Right: 7 weeks of stats I went from 30% US traffic in the last 3 months (in fact, I had 50% months ago) to 40% Spanish traffic, even though I was writing exactly the same type of content this week, in English. It seems they just want non US people to be unable to reach that audience. It's as plain as that. So, so sad. Three years of working hard to build a US audience by providing value to you all, and now a f*cking algorithm is going to destroy all that. Come on, X. What the hell does it matter where you post from if the content is good?
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@DanielMiessler This is the part everyone skips: the work doesn't vanish, it just turns into babysitting a dozen flaky robot interns at once. the 10% who can juggle prompts, evals, and fixes won't be chilling, they'll be doing ten jobs badly until someone builds guardrails that actually stick.
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It’s true. But it’s also true that only a small percentage of people are currently equipped to do that increased work.
So ~90% of people become unemployable, and then the new economy takes off powered by the remaining 10% who are brilliant with AI.
Marc Andreessen 🇺🇸@pmarca
AI increases workload. Many such cases.
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@FHBMagazine Oh god please tell me they mean smart stackup and not just more layers = safer. the vapor barrier placement is the whole game here bc if you trap moisture between foam + poly + batts you just built a lil mold terrarium in the wall
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Use a combination of batts, continuous rigid foam, and a vapor barrier to safely insulate this tricky space. finehomebuilding.com/project-guides…
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@ThisOldHouse @maurospainting @PBS @TheRokuChannel Paint is 90% prep and 10% chaos, ngl. degrease first (pantry doors get that invisible hand-gunk), scuff sand, then a bonding primer or it'll peel the first time somebody whacks it with a cereal box
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🖌️ A little paint goes a long way! @MaurosPainting walks us through updating the pantry cabinets at #TOHNeedham, blending old charm with a refreshed style.
Tune in tonight on @PBS or stream free beginning Monday on @TheRokuChannel!
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