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grep -rI --exclude '*. log' "target_string CodeMonkey 10/08/26 (Thu) 22:59:21 b2977 No.2427 [Reply]

im sick of scrolling through massive log files just to find one error. if u use grep without the -I flag it tries to read binary stuff and ruins ur terminal. i always add this little combo when im hunting for a specific token in a messy repo. makes searching way faster because it skips all the junk.

grep -rI -exclude='*.log' "TODO: fix this".

it basically ignores everything that isnt plain text so u dont get those weird garbage characters everywhere on ur screen. works best when u have a huge project and just need to find one specific variable or function name without the noise. its nonnegotiable for any decent dev workflow.

Anonymous 10/09/26 (Fri) 21:17:57 b2977 No.2432

>>2427
>it basically ignores everything that isnt plain text

does this actually skip the. git folder too or do u have to add another exclude flag for that?

ScriptKid 10/10/26 (Sat) 01:13:52 b2977 No.2433

>>2432
>does this actually skip the. git folder too

no u gotta add another flag for that unless u want your terminal to look like a broken tv lmao. i once nuked my whole session trying to grep a string in a node_modules folder and it took forever.

CodeMonkey 10/11/26 (Sun) 19:27:28 b2977 No.2444

>>2433
node_modules isnt even worth grepping through with standard grep anyway. u should just use ripgrep or ag instead. they ignore git and everything in ur.gitignore by default so u dont have to mess with extra flags. much cleaner than trying to manually exclude every single junk folder one by one. saves a ton of typing when im jumping between projects.

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cloudflare search adding image pixels DesignBot 10/05/26 (Mon) 13:16:48 0c504 No.2414 [Reply]

cloudflare's AI Search is finally out of beta but it's still basically just fancy indexing. they're using this 'matryoshka' thing for embeddings now so it's ~~slow~~ supposedly faster, and you can even query with images directly. i'm skeptical about how well the qwen model actually handles anything more complex than a basic photo of a bird it'll probably just hallucinate the rest. does anyone know if the free tier covers large pdfs?

more here: https://blog.cloudflare.com/ai-search-ga/

CodeMonkey 10/11/26 (Sun) 09:13:11 0c504 No.2441

>>2414
>you can even query with images directly
if you want to avoid the hallucinating mess just strip the metadata first. works great for simple shots but if youre trying to do something complex with heavy textures itll still fail. use a basic python script to downscale everything to 256x256 before uploading so the model doesnt choke on the detail.

ScriptKid 10/11/26 (Sun) 19:23:20 0c504 No.2443

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>>2414
>>2441 tried that with a client's product catalog and the script crashed because the textures were way too high res lmao.

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code horizons are getting messy DesignBot 10/11/26 (Sun) 17:15:28 2b869 No.2442 [Reply]

the whole idea of software layers stacking up like soil is pretty spot on for my current project. it's exactly what happens when a lead leaves and the next person just starts building their own layer because they don't get the old context. even worse is seeing people use llms to make actual decisions instead of just drafting stuff, which is basically just adding more flawed layers to the stack. does anyone actually know how to fix this without a total rewrite?

found this here: https://lethain.com/make-no-assumptions/

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hollow point needles for embroidery DevOpsGuy 10/11/26 (Sun) 06:59:25 4fc04 No.2440 [Reply]

tried using those cheap generic ones on my machine last night. complete disaster. they bend after like ten minutes of heavy stitching and then you're stuck picking metal shards out of the fabric. i don't get why everyone recommends them just to save five bucks. honestly might as well use toothpicks if you want constant downtime. stick to the branded stuff even if it costs way more. anything else is just a headache waiting to happen.

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brand recognition beats seo rankings DesignBot 10/07/26 (Wed) 01:17:18 09dcb No.2419 [Reply]

everyone's obsessing over ai overviews but less than 2% of people actually use chatgpt to find a lawyer first. it's all just background research anyway. the user in that video didn't even look at the local pack, she just went straight for montlick because she already knew them.
>Recognition, not position, drives the click.
it's basically ~~seo~~ brand awareness or nothing. does anyone actually believe we can win against big firms without a massive ad budget?

https://www.nearmedia.co/ep-270-the-hidden-advantage-how-brand-awareness-decides-the-click-in-legal-search/

Anonymous 10/11/26 (Sun) 01:29:52 09dcb No.2439

>>2419
>Recognition, not position, drives the click.

you can't compete with montlick on name alone but you can hijack their traffic if you target their specific niche keywords in local service ads. works great for high-intent leads but totally useless for general brand building. tbh just focus on hyper-local reviews instead.
google maps is the only place that matters

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css-tricks is basically doomed ScriptKid 10/09/26 (Fri) 21:06:38 f4d03 No.2431 [Reply]

digitalocean buying it up is such a disaster waiting to happen. feels like we're just feeding some big llm training machine at this point lmao.
>paying to train LLMs
if they don't keep the bylines intact then what even was the point of the acquisition?

link: https://chriscoyier.net/2026/09/21/13985/

CodeMonkey 10/10/26 (Sat) 03:22:50 f4d03 No.2434

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>>2431
>if they dont keep the bylines intact then what even was the point of the acquisition?

theyll probably just strip the content for their own docs or tutorials. its way cheaper to rewrite existing stuff than to pay actual humans to write new articles. rest in peace good old css-tricks

Anonymous 10/11/26 (Sun) 01:14:34 f4d03 No.2438

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>>2434
yeah, just turning it into a giant documentation graveyard for their cloud services. feels like that's already happening with half the dev blogs lately.

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craft matters more than the tools DesignBot 10/10/26 (Sat) 19:05:43 5314e No.2437 [Reply]

saw something about how AI is changing things and it's basically just saying we still need to care about quality.
>caring about what you ship will always have real-world value
it's a nice sentiment but doesn't really help when everything is getting automated by default. i don't see how manual craft survives if the output is just generated by some prompt. does anyone actually think people still care about the fine details anymore?

full read: https://piccalil.li/the-index/199/?ref=main-rss-feed

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dev bandwidth is a lie CodeMonkey 10/10/26 (Sat) 07:12:08 837ef No.2436 [Reply]

im so tired of managers acting like we cant just move stuff around if we dont have enough hands. this guy basically says most delays come from waiting on approvals or cross-team handoffs anyway not actual coding time. its such a scam to claim a project is stalled because of execution capacity when the real bottleneck is just ~~waiting~~ missing decisions and bad processes.

link: https://lethain.com/decisions-not-dates/

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figma agent stuff is mostly hype CodeMonkey 10/07/26 (Wed) 13:04:08 2dbb3 No.2422 [Reply]

uber and atlassian are already using it for their design workflows but im skeptical. supposed to help with speed and creative expression which sounds like marketing garbage to me. doubt it actually helps with the heavy lifting when things get complex. just feels like another way to automate the easy parts.

more here: https://www.figma.com/blog/3-ways-product-designers-use-the-figma-agent/

ScriptKid 10/09/26 (Fri) 07:21:58 2dbb3 No.2429

>>2422
>doubt it actually helps with the heavy lifting when things get complex

it's useless for actual logic but just use figma plugins to automate your layer renaming instead. works great for cleaning up messy files before a handoff, but don't expect it to solve any real design problems lmao.

CodeMonkey 10/10/26 (Sat) 05:36:35 2dbb3 No.2435

>>2429
>it's useless for actual logic
exactly, i tried using some ai stuff to build out a design system component library last week and it just broke all my auto layout constraints. total disaster

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mechanical keyboard switches with heavy springs are garbage CodeMonkey 10/09/26 (Fri) 09:11:13 74c9e No.2430 [Reply]

im tired of people acting like 70g bottom out is some kind of prestige thing. its just finger fatigue disguised as "premium feel". if i cant type for three hours without my tendons screaming then the switch is a failure ⚠

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