New messenger app sends texts by virtual pigeon and sometimes the bird just dies
https://www.dexerto.com/entertainment/new-messenger-app-sends-texts-by-virtual-pigeon-and-sometimes-the-bird-just-dies-3398025/
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alpha1beta@piefed.social · 90 pts · 17h
Author says on reddit that it's vibe coded. Boo.
MagicShel@lemmy.zip · 51 pts · 15h
So... he vibe coded it, hit a bug he couldn't fix, and said, fuck it, it's a feature.
punkibas@lemmy.zip · 27 pts · 11h
Hit a bug The AI couldn't fix
boatswain@infosec.pub · 30 pts · 17h
Yes, because this is critical production code that is clearly too important to not go through stringent review.
x00z@lemmy.world · 28 pts · 17h
It could have at least been a fun learning experience for the developer, but instead they just wrote some text and let the computer program it.
boatswain@infosec.pub · 11 pts · 15h
It's absolutely possible to learn a lot while using an AI coding assistant; it can be like having a patient and supportive Stack Overflow instead of one that just closes all your questions as duplicates. That does require using it intentionally though.
x00z@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 15h
That's not what vibecoding is. Vibecoding is literally what I said and not just it being an assistant.
NeilNuggetstrong@lemmy.world · -1 pts · 15h
Septimaeus@infosec.pub · -4 pts · 13h
Cryxtalix@programming.dev · 14 pts · 15h
It even specifically requires GPS location unlike other messengers. Boo.
Septimaeus@infosec.pub · 0 pts · 13h
Signtist@bookwyr.me · 11 pts · 15h
Anything worth doing is worth reviewing.
chunes@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 12h
What if it becomes the next twitter?
frongt@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 10h
I mean the name is available now, isn't it?
AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 8h
Did they post the source code? That just sounds like one of us lemmings needs to unvibe code the source.
Solrac@lemmy.world · 31 pts · 14h
Isn't this how one of the subplots of Daggerfall started?
AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 8h
Merida's voice: "A NEW HAND TOUCHES THE DEAD RAVEN!"
Actually that may have fixed my "loot all" compulsion several games earlier.
thorhop@sopuli.xyz · 30 pts · 18h
TCP/Avion
mbirth@lemmy.ml · 28 pts · 17h
IPoAC
EDIT: Meh, they've removed the example picture for "packet loss".
gressen@lemmy.zip · 11 pts · 13h
But then there's this:
Big_Boss_77@fedinsfw.app · 4 pts · 16h
RFC-2549
nyan@lemmy.cafe · 7 pts · 16h
The one time anyone implemented the original "Packet Transmission over Avian Carriers" RFC, 45% of the packets (= 45% of the pigeons) were lost.
Sounds about right.
rizzothesmall@sh.itjust.works · 21 pts · 17h
That's a hell of a pigeon that can fly at 192mph
recursivethinking@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 12h
Oh they're actually flying coach. 192 is just the average, it takes time to get through the airport.
aim4harmony@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 17h
Supersonic feathertr0nic?
postmateDumbass@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 10h
Any private aviation bird strikes today?
monkeyslikebananas2@lemmy.world · 18 pts · 10h
So just UDP?
Abyssian@lemmy.world · 18 pts · 9h
I'm tired of these virtuals taking jobs away from real working pigeons.
Kirp123@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 8h
Funnily enough transferring data by pigeon is still the fastest method, beating pretty much any kind of connection.
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/yes-a-pigeon-is-still-faster-than-gigabit-fiber-internet
Abyssian@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 8h
Sometimes, sure. It depends on the speed of the connection, the distance, and the number of files and their sizes transferring. In some cases transferring from a USB stick can be barely faster than than downloading to the point of being not worth the effort of walking in to another room to get the stick laying there with the data already on it.
Squizzy@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 3h
Who is faster definitely depends on speed yes
goatinspace@feddit.org · 13 pts · 18h
LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 18h
I imagine they all fly in to deliver 26 poops and a responding text that just says, "k"
goatinspace@feddit.org · 4 pts · 18h
💩
A_norny_mousse@piefed.zip · 12 pts · 14h
AI (Avian Intelligence). Nobody truly knows how it works.
state_electrician@discuss.tchncs.de · 9 pts · 18h
I love this idea. We need more whimsical technology.
compostgoblin@piefed.blahaj.zone · 1 pts · 12h
I’ve been using it to talk to my brother for the past few weeks, and it’s super fun! I really enjoy imagining a bird flying hundreds of miles to deliver my very important meme
jasoman@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 17h
Can't get away from packet loss
LettyWhiterock@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 12h
Seems like a really fun tool for a play by post type game.
FireWire400@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 4h
It's a fun idea but not that useful outside of giving news outlets something quirky to report on