2026-05-10T01:51:58+02:00 https://nostr.ae Jani Nikula https://nostr.ae/npub1hyx05tsd3sap5u5vdv78xdjhpwl9hua52hp679pe52f2m5ezwyuscw37fe https://cdn.masto.host/floss/accounts/avatars/114/414/267/336/681/853/original/2d6785bd4aafc2c8.png https://cdn.masto.host/floss/accounts/avatars/114/414/267/336/681/853/original/2d6785bd4aafc2c8.png https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsdmygwqsc07lm0pjep9vur7zcww2mvtng94x8wjvyjxn3trd2p7zqzyzuse73wpkxr5xnj334ncuek2u9muklnk32u8tc58x3f9twnyfcnjkuskwh Using a free software stack, you could be an effective developer with a relatively low budget. A cheap or used laptop and an internet subscription.<br/><br/>LLM coding is changing that too. You either need a very powerful and expensive machine to run a local model, or (currently more likely) an LLM subscription. We are lead to believe you have to pay a monthly fee to be an effective developer.<br/><br/>The prospect of your output as a developer being tied to a proprietary service seems risky at best. 2026-03-07T10:46:43+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs00fspaczmr74jfjj855awynq50rcdk8gwxz4vgkk3xq0fd6vnjeczyzuse73wpkxr5xnj334ncuek2u9muklnk32u8tc58x3f9twnyfcnj8dwlr8 I want the source code open and communications private.<br/><br/>Not the other way round.<br/><br/>#StopChatControl 2025-08-18T16:01:18+02:00