Tom Sightler

I work in tech but posts here are mostly just random observations or thoughts that run through my brain. All opinions expressed are my own.

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Go Canes! Love this team! No selfish players, no truly big superstars, but a team that is tenacious and together play greater than the sum of their parts!

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Wow, modern NFL coaches really seem to prefer passing up easy points for no points at all.

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The @NFL should be embarrassed by the lack of 4K broadcast they have in 2025. Even upscaled would be a huge improvement over the terrible quality they allow their broadcast networks to get away with. Watching multiple college games in 4K this weekend was amazing!

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@anthonyspiteri I guess I found it interesting because I'm practically the opposite, always want to try something new and different. Not that I don't occasionally purchase the same brand, but I almost always look into alternatives first.

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@anthonyspiteri I'm more interested in why you are brand loyal. I will use and pay for anything a find useful enough to deserve it, brand loyalty might play a tiny part, but mostly due to familiarity.

I'm a Claude subscriber for my personal use/projects and have been for quite a while.

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Trying to unsubscribe from a mailing list for a local restaurant only to see they are playing the "find the link" game. The link is technically in that screenshot, but is white on a white background, which makes it a bit difficult to find. Kind of scummy if you ask me.

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One of the most surreal experiences I have with AI is when the results it returns are clearly based on my own prior writings.

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@haslund @gostev Hope is not a strategy!

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There's an awful lot of red/orange on the flight status board here at DFW!

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@anthonyspiteri You must be incorrect, AI will write all code within 1 year, there's no way it can be stumped by a simple CSS issue today.

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@MichaelCade1 It's just doing a bit of undervolting, maybe now you can overclock those drives!

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It's quite interesting to observe the furious pace of technical debt creation AI has thrust upon us, but the real question is, will AI also be the path out of that debt?

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@anthonyspiteri Ha, I just fought some of my own issues with numpy just a few days ago, trying to get a Coral accelerator working on a new system! Eventually wrangled it into submission, but took a few extra minutes.

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@twavas I think it's the latter. From my perspective, having AI write 100% of code is similar to the constant promise of fully autonomous self driving, it feels like it's right around the corner, but the devil is in the details, making the final result elusive.

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If AI is going to write 100% of code, and modern "code" is mostly just high-level abstractions for humans to understand, why wouldn't AI just generate low-level code directly? Is there a future with a highly optimized low-level language that only AI can write and understand?

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@twavas It is nothing special, just replaced my 3x Unifi AC-PRO units with U7-Pro version. Router is just mini pc with 2.5GbE interfaces running OPNSense. Hardest issue was finding a WiFi 7 adapter compatible with my ~4 year old AMD gaming laptop, but Qualcomm NCM865 is working well.

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It's incredible how far wireless tech as come in 25 years. The first wireless systems I worked with back in the late 90's could do maybe 1Mbps throughput with ideal conditions. Now WiFi7 gets >1Gbps to every corner of my house and can exceed 2Gbps in some cases!

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@MichaelCade1 I thought vibes were all reserved for coding these days!

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@MichaelCade1 Terminal 1 at SFO used to be a terrible experience. Now the terminal itself is quite nice, good food and drink options, nice seating, quiet. Flying is still flying but it's worlds better than the old one.

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Sometimes, when I'm walking though terminal 1 at SFO or passing through LGA, it's almost hard to remember how outdated these facilities felt not that many years ago. Perhaps still not perfect, but both have seen massive improvements to the customer experience.