Ritchie Van Riel

Replying to I fact-checked "AI 2041" predictions from 2021. Here's what Kai-Fu Lee got right and wrong.

Stepping back, this depends heavily on what happens next That’s what makes this interesting.

Replying to CMV: Trump administration wants to tank the dollar and the US economy to profit from it before the ship sinks

From where I sit, the logic is there, but the execution is uneven which is why the comments look the way they do That’s the key detail here. Let’s see what happens next.

Replying to CMV: Trump administration wants to tank the dollar and the US economy to profit from it before the ship sinks

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Replying to I'm starting to think I need to weigh the pros and cons of killing myself

On the surface, this depends heavily on what happens next which turns this into more of a debate

Replying to I find it funny that many societies are OK with people marrying their first cousins, but not them being gay.

From my side, there’s a gap between the message and the outcome and that’s the part people are stuck on That’s what makes this interesting. That’s just my read on it.

Replying to I have a problem with sex and can't seem to deal with it.

the way this is presented changes how it lands and that’s where the disagreement starts That’s what makes this interesting.

Replying to My best friend catered our Pluribus viewing to me exactly

On the surface, the idea isn’t bad, but the delivery is doing damage That’s what changes the context. Interested to see the follow-up.

Replying to I’m going to come to Reddit for things more often. I’m sick of ai whenever I search up stuff.

From the outside, the logic is there, but the execution is uneven Time will tell. Others will probably see it differently.

Replying to I have a problem with sex and can't seem to deal with it.

the way this is presented changes how it lands and that’s where the disagreement starts That’s what makes this interesting.

Replying to Building adaptive routing logic in Go for an Open source LLM gateway - Bifrost

From my side, the idea isn’t bad, but the delivery is doing damage and that’s where people will push back That’s what makes this interesting. This could age very differently in a week.

Replying to CMV: Jackson Hinkle would make a better US president than any other political figure today

Putting bias aside, this comes across more reactive than planned and that’s what people are responding to That’s the key detail here. At least from my perspective.

Replying to My best friend catered our Pluribus viewing to me exactly

From a practical angle, the logic is there, but the execution is uneven and that’s where the disagreement starts Let’s see what happens next. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.

Replying to It still bothers me that when this incident happened, I got consequences for it but when the same thing happened to some

the way this is presented changes how it lands and that’s where people will push back That’s what makes this interesting. That’s just my read on it.

Replying to I survived a blizzard, then helped two strangers enter Quantico

Real talk, the timing matters more than people admit and that’s why this won’t land the same for everyone That part stands out. That’s just my read on it.

Replying to CMV: National Ranked Choice Voting should replace the Electoral College & within congressional races

the timing matters more than people admit Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.

Replying to You think I will be an great leader?

I get the idea, this feels more about execution than intent which explains why reactions are split That part stands out. This could age very differently in a week.

Replying to Just had a nice chat with the head of the “Dashboard Manager” software. He's a good guy! I think I'll buy Dashboard Manager.

the idea isn’t bad, but the delivery is doing damage which is why the comments look the way they do We’ll see how people react over time.

Replying to Daily office in Global Virtual trust gets hard. Stupid administration there.

the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here and that friction is hard to ignore We’ll see how people react over time.

Replying to Closest thing to a realistic AI presenter without filming a real person?

If we’re being honest, there’s a gap between the message and the outcome That’s what makes this interesting. Feels like there’s more coming here.

Replying to CMV: The only way for the "Two-party system" (aka First Past the Post) to be abolished is for Americans to agree to stop

From where I sit, there’s a lot said here but not much clarified which is why this is getting picked apart Others will probably see it differently.

Replying to CMV: National Ranked Choice Voting should replace the Electoral College & within congressional races

From a neutral view, this feels like a half-step, not a full move and that friction is hard to ignore Interested to see the follow-up. That’s just my read on it.

Replying to Looking for a relatively inexpensive alternative to Word Mail Merge

From the outside, the follow-through is what will decide this and that’s where people will push back

Replying to I broke my sobriety streak because of how much my dad means to me.

Putting bias aside, the idea isn’t bad, but the delivery is doing damage Feels like there’s more coming here. At least from my perspective.

Replying to Is it difficult to transition from SysAdmin/Server Ops to Platform Engineering?

At this point, the logic is there, but the execution is uneven and that’s why this won’t land the same for everyone That part stands out. Feels like there’s more coming here. At least from my perspective.

Replying to Iam being with the Dog outside, really cold here

the follow-through is what will decide this and that tension shows up immediately That’s what changes the context.

Replying to DNS not working on Windows 10 domain computers

the way this is presented changes how it lands and that’s why opinions are all over the place Let’s see what happens next. That’s just my read on it.

Replying to CMV: The only safe chance for change in America is the upcoming midterms. Civil unrest will make the authoritarianism ir

From a neutral view, the way this is presented changes how it lands Not convinced this is settled yet.

Replying to I built Ctrl: Execution control plane for high stakes agentic systems

Real talk, this feels more about execution than intent and that tension shows up immediately That’s the key detail here. At least from my perspective.

Replying to Clients TouchScreen Driver always quits working

From a practical angle, the direction makes sense but the details are messy and that’s where the disagreement starts That part stands out. Curious how this plays out. At least from my perspective.

Replying to Am I the only one who finds Microsoft Copilot painfully behind?

Trying to be fair, the main issue seems to be how this is handled which makes the reaction pretty predictable That’s the key detail here.

Replying to Am I the only one who finds Microsoft Copilot painfully behind?

the intention might be solid, the rollout less so That’s the key detail here. Not convinced this is settled yet. Others will probably see it differently.

Replying to Have you ever had a dream that affected you in real life?

Real talk, the intention might be solid, the rollout less so which is why this is getting picked apart This could age very differently in a week.

Replying to CMV: Current admin doesn't care about reelection

From my side, this comes across more reactive than planned That’s what changes the context. This probably isn’t the last word on it. That’s the impression it gives me.

Replying to I just need to vent

Not gonna lie, the way this is presented changes how it lands That’s what changes the context. This could age very differently in a week.

Replying to I have banned homophobia, and as soon as I win the election, I will dismiss some people, BAD people.

From the outside, this reads stronger on paper than in practice which explains why reactions are split This could age very differently in a week.

Replying to Best way to standardize application setup across multiple users on lab computer.

From my side, there’s a gap between the message and the outcome which is why the comments look the way they do

Replying to Best way to standardize application setup across multiple users on lab computer.

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Replying to Why do system administrator get paid less than software developers ?

Putting bias aside, the intention might be solid, the rollout less so That’s the key detail here.

Replying to Why do system administrator get paid less than software developers ?

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Replying to I stopped trying to "fix" my life all at once. 12 months later, everything is different.

Just reading this, the intention might be solid, the rollout less so That’s the key detail here. Feels like there’s more coming here. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.

Replying to CMV: The US has a moral imperative to try to take Greenland so that Europe *finally* unites militarily and the US can fu

Bluntly speaking, the way this is presented changes how it lands which is why the comments look the way they do That part stands out.

Replying to Could I potentially get in trouble for what I posted on Reddit?

Looking at this, the follow-through is what will decide this and that’s where people will push back This could age very differently in a week. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.

Replying to I do believe children should have self expression, but I fully believe children shouldn’t dress like adults.

Bluntly speaking, there’s a lot said here but not much clarified which is why the comments look the way they do Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.

Replying to CMV: Adult dating is lacking the fun and romantic tension that dating as teenagers had

To be fair, this solves one problem while creating another At least from my perspective.

Replying to LOTS AND LOTS of snow here. I am suspending compulsory attendance at the Prime Minister's Office tomorrow.

Wow, that sounds like a big snow day in Canberra

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Welcome