New messenger app sends texts by virtual pigeon and sometimes the bird just dies
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Author says on reddit that it's vibe coded. Boo.
So... he vibe coded it, hit a bug he couldn't fix, and said, fuck it, it's a feature.
Hit a bug The AI couldn't fix
The coder also couldn't fix it. Or wouldn't.
people who wibecode are not coders, they generally have no idea what the text does that the llm spouts to them.
Yes, because this is critical production code that is clearly too important to not go through stringent review.
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.
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.
That's not what vibecoding is. Vibecoding is literally what I said and not just it being an assistant.
It even specifically requires GPS location unlike other messengers. Boo.
Anything worth doing is worth reviewing.
What if it becomes the next twitter?
I mean the name is available now, isn't it?
Did they post the source code? That just sounds like one of us lemmings needs to unvibe code the source.
I'm tired of these virtuals taking jobs away from real working pigeons.
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
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.
Who is faster definitely depends on speed yes
The point is it's not just speed of the delivery method, it's amount of data per delivery. You can average it to bit/second, but you also have to understand that driving 100 TB 5,000 km means no data for the entire drive/flight and then all the data all at once.
Obviously. We've all used the internet. Everyone knows it takes a few milliseconds to ping someone on the other side of the planet. No one thinks a pigeon can travel that fast. Also, yeah, transferring off the device may take longer, but we don't include unpacking files in download speed, for example. It just counts when the data arrives.
Some people see clickbaity headlines like that and think it means that using a pigeon would always be faster, since it's the implication the headline gives.
If the files are packed on the pigeon delivered USB we'd need to transfer them to the drive and then unpack them as well. That's a step that would be needed regardless of delivery method, but transferring the files to the computer is a step only needed for the pigeon delivery method.
I thought loading a truck with tons of TB hard drives had the highest "bandwidth"... high latency, though.
TCP/Avion
IPoAC
EDIT: Meh, they've removed the example picture for "packet loss".
But then there's this:
RFC-2549
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.
https://rfc1149.uk/
It's real!
Isn't this how one of the subplots of Daggerfall started?
Merida's voice: "A NEW HAND TOUCHES THE DEAD RAVEN!"
Actually that may have fixed my "loot all" compulsion several games earlier.
So just UDP?
That's a hell of a pigeon that can fly at 192mph
Oh they're actually flying coach. 192 is just the average, it takes time to get through the airport.
Supersonic feathertr0nic?
Any private aviation bird strikes today?
AI (Avian Intelligence). Nobody truly knows how it works.
I imagine they all fly in to deliver 26 poops and a responding text that just says, "k"
💩
I love this idea. We need more whimsical technology.
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
Can't get away from packet loss
Seems like a really fun tool for a play by post type game.
How is this different from roos.social?
It's a fun idea but not that useful outside of giving news outlets something quirky to report on