Powell confirms that the Fed would have cut by now were it not for tariffs
Posted on r/politics |
Score: 13726 |
Comments: 532
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell stated that the Fed would have already cut interest rates if not for President Trump's tariff plan, which has increased inflation forecasts. The Fed has maintained a holding pattern on rates despite pressure from the White House, with Powell emphasizing a data-dependent approach for future decisions.
Key Points:
Powell confirmed that the Fed would have cut rates by now if not for Trump's tariff plan.
The Fed has kept interest rates steady due to increased inflation forecasts caused by tariffs.
Powell emphasized a data-dependent approach for future rate decisions, refusing to commit to a timeline.
Trump has publicly criticized Powell for not lowering borrowing costs.
Global trade policy and Trump's attacks on Powell were central topics at the ECB forum.
""In effect, we went on hold when we saw the size of the tariffs and essentially all inflation forecasts for the United States went up materially as a consequence of the tariffs," Powell said at European Central Bank forum in Sintra, Portugal."
J.D. Vance Dismisses Kicking Millions Off Medicaid: ‘Minutiae”
Posted on r/politics |
Score: 10297 |
Comments: 725
The article discusses Vice President J.D. Vance's dismissal of concerns about millions losing Medicaid access as 'minutiae,' emphasizing the GOP's focus on funding ICE and immigration enforcement. The bill includes over $100 billion for ICE, while critics highlight its harsh treatment of migrants and disregard for public health care.
Key Points:
J.D. Vance downplays Medicaid cuts as insignificant compared to ICE funding in the GOP's 'Big Beautiful Bill.'
The bill allocates over $100 billion to ICE for detention centers, border militarization, and deportation efforts.
Critics, including Sen. Chris Murphy, accuse ICE of reckless spending and ignoring immigration laws.
The Trump administration's focus on harsh migrant treatment, including a controversial detention center, is highlighted.
The article underscores the administration's prioritization of immigration enforcement over public health care.
""Everything else — the CBO score, the proper baseline, the minutiae of the Medicaid policy — is immaterial compared to the ICE money and immigration enforcement provisions," he added."
Senate passes Trump's "big, beautiful bill" in 51 to 50 vote after marathon session
Posted on r/politics |
Score: 7349 |
Comments: 1406
The Senate narrowly passed President Trump's major tax and spending bill in a 51-50 vote, with Vice President JD Vance casting the tie-breaking vote. The bill, dubbed the 'big, beautiful bill,' includes increased spending on border security, defense, and energy production, while extending tax cuts and cutting health care and nutrition programs. The legislation now heads back to the House for final approval.
Key Points:
The Senate passed Trump's tax and spending bill in a 51-50 vote, with Vice President JD Vance breaking the tie.
The bill includes increased spending on border security, defense, and energy production, along with tax cuts and cuts to health care and nutrition programs.
The Congressional Budget Office estimates the bill will increase federal deficits by nearly $3.3 trillion over the next decade.
Some Republicans opposed the bill due to concerns over deficits and cuts to Medicaid, which could leave 12 million more Americans without health coverage.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune played a key role in securing the bill's passage by addressing concerns of GOP holdouts.
""This was an incredible victory for the American people," Thune said after the vote."
AOC Slams Passing Of Trump's 'Big Beautiful' Bill In The Senate: 'Absolute And Utter Betrayal Of Working Families'
Posted on r/politics |
Score: 6193 |
Comments: 284
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) criticized the Senate's passage of President Trump's 'big, beautiful' bill, calling it a betrayal of working families due to Medicaid cuts. The bill passed 51-50 with Vice President JD Vance casting the tiebreaking vote, and it now heads to the House where dissent is growing over its fiscal impact.
Key Points:
AOC condemned the bill as a betrayal of working families, particularly due to Medicaid cuts.
The bill passed the Senate 51-50, with JD Vance breaking the tie after three Republicans opposed it.
The Congressional Budget Office estimates the bill will add $3.3 trillion to the national debt and leave 12 million uninsured over 10 years.
House Republicans aim to pass the bill by July 4, despite concerns from moderates and conservatives.
Sen. Lisa Murkowski changed her vote to support the bill after overnight negotiations, without explaining her decision.
""JD Vance was the deciding vote to cut Medicaid across the country. An absolute and utter betrayal of working families," the lawmaker said in a social media publication."
Posted on r/programming |
Score: 680 |
Comments: 172
The article argues that writing code was never the bottleneck in software engineering; the real challenges lie in code reviews, testing, debugging, and team coordination. With the rise of LLMs, generating code has become easier, but understanding, verifying, and maintaining it remains costly and time-consuming.
Key Points:
Writing code was never the bottleneck; the real bottlenecks are code reviews, testing, debugging, and team coordination.
LLMs make code generation faster but increase the complexity of verifying and maintaining the code.
Understanding code remains the hardest part, as LLMs don't reduce the effort needed to reason about behavior or ensure maintainability.
Teams still rely on trust and shared context, which can be undermined by the rapid generation of code.
LLMs are powerful tools but don't eliminate the need for clear thinking, careful review, and thoughtful design.
"The biggest cost of code is understanding it — not writing it."
React Still Feels Insane And No One Is Talking About It
Posted on r/programming |
Score: 333 |
Comments: 274
The article critiques React's evolution from a simple library to a complex, fragmented ecosystem, comparing it unfavorably to Angular's structured approach. The author reflects on their experience with both frameworks, highlighting React's initial appeal but eventual descent into inconsistency and messiness.
Key Points:
React initially gained popularity for its simplicity compared to Angular 2's complexity.
The lack of a unified framework in React led to inconsistent and messy app structures.
The author prefers Angular's structured approach over React's 'bring your own beer' mentality.
React's ecosystem became fragmented, with each app having a bespoke framework built from random libraries.
The author ultimately left React development due to its perceived shortcomings.
"The end result - no two React apps were the same. Each of them had a bespoke 'framework' built out of random libraries found on the internet."
Selfhost qbittorrent, fully rootless and distroless now 10x smaller than the most used image!
Posted on r/selfhosted |
Score: 182 |
Comments: 88
The article introduces a rootless and distroless Docker image for qBittorrent, emphasizing security and efficiency. It highlights the image's small size (19.4MB) and compares it favorably to the more commonly used LinuxServer.io version. The author also addresses community feedback and outlines the image's unique security features.
Key Points:
The qBittorrent image is rootless and distroless, enhancing security by running as a non-root user and omitting unnecessary components.
The image is significantly smaller (19.4MB) compared to the LinuxServer.io version (197MB).
It includes features like read-only operation, automatic CVE scanning, and secure CI/CD processes.
The author actively incorporated community feedback to improve the image.
A sample Docker Compose configuration is provided for easy deployment.
"If you value security, simplicity and optimizations to the extreme, then this image might be for you."
We're in the wild west of LLMs right now, this is probably as open as it's ever going to be. LLMs will end up like cable TV subscriptions.
Posted on r/ClaudeAI |
Score: 169 |
Comments: 85
The article compares the current state of Large Language Models (LLMs) to the 'wild west,' suggesting that their openness is temporary and will eventually become monetized like cable TV subscriptions. It humorously illustrates this future with examples of fragmented, paid access to different knowledge domains.
Key Points:
LLMs are currently in an open, unregulated phase akin to the 'wild west.'
The article predicts LLMs will become monetized similarly to cable TV subscriptions.
Different knowledge domains (e.g., coding, math, philosophy) may require separate paid add-ons.
The future of LLMs could involve fragmented, tiered access to information.
The tone is satirical, highlighting potential downsides of commercialization.
"For just $29.99 per month, you can unlock the thrilling Python Coding Pack with thousands of function definitions, syntax tips, and real-world coding examples at your fingertips. But wait, that’s not all, need math? That’s in the STEM Spectrum add-on for only $19.99 per month."
Posted on r/programming |
Score: 164 |
Comments: 146
The article critiques the rationalizations developers use to justify continuing with Golang, despite its perceived shortcomings. The author addresses common defenses of Go, such as its trade-offs between correctness and development speed, and challenges the tendency to dismiss criticism based on the critic's credentials or the language's adoption by large companies.
Key Points:
The author disputes common justifications for using Golang, such as its trade-offs between correctness and development speed.
Criticism of Golang is often dismissed by questioning the critic's competence or motives, which the author argues is a lazy way to avoid engaging with feedback.
The article highlights the importance of junior developers in questioning established practices, as they are less likely to ignore quirks and problems.
The author warns against choosing technologies based solely on their adoption by large companies, as this doesn't reflect the true costs or potential mistakes.
The piece emphasizes the value of individual critiques over corporate endorsements, as the latter are often biased and avoid admitting faults.
"Junior developers however, get to look at everything again with a fresh pair of eyes: they haven’t learned to ignore all the quirks yet, so it feels uncomfortable to them, and they tend to question it (if they’re made to feel safe enough to voice their concerns)."
I made a Claude Code Guide tips, prompt patterns, and quirks
Posted on r/ClaudeAI |
Score: 146 |
Comments: 31
The article introduces a comprehensive guide for using Claude Code, detailing effective prompt patterns, lesser-known quirks, and a cheat sheet for leveraging Claude as a coding assistant. The guide is open-source and available on GitHub, with the author inviting feedback for further improvements.
Key Points:
Prompt patterns that actually work
Lesser-known quirks and capabilities of Claude Code
A cheat sheet for using Claude like a coding assistant
Open-source GitHub repo for community collaboration
Invitation for feedback to enhance the guide
"The result is a growing guide that covers: - Prompt patterns that actually work - Lesser-known quirks and capabilities - A cheat sheet for using Claude like a coding assistant"
Posted on r/programming |
Score: 131 |
Comments: 51
The article criticizes the common but flawed strategy of rewriting software from scratch, using examples like Netscape and Borland to illustrate how this approach often leads to failure. It argues that programmers tend to overestimate the messiness of existing code and underestimate the challenges of starting anew.
Key Points:
Rewriting software from scratch is a major strategic mistake that many companies, including Netscape and Borland, have made.
Programmers often perceive old code as messy because reading code is harder than writing it, leading to a desire to start over.
Incremental improvements are usually more effective than complete rewrites, which can result in lost time and market share.
The article highlights the misconception that new code is inherently better, ignoring the value and functionality of existing code.
"The reason that they think the old code is a mess is because of a cardinal, fundamental law of programming: It’s harder to read code than to write it."
Want an "in case internet breaks" dashboard for my wife
Posted on r/selfhosted |
Score: 109 |
Comments: 48
The author seeks a centralized dashboard solution for their wife to manage and troubleshoot various home systems (Kubernetes, Docker, TrueNAS, TP-link Omada) while they are away for work. They mention OliveTin as a potential option but desire something more integrated, noting limitations with Home-Assistant.
Key Points:
Author wants a one-stop dashboard for wife to manage home systems during work trips.
Systems include Kubernetes, Docker, TrueNAS, and TP-link Omada.
OliveTin is considered but deemed insufficiently integrated.
Home-Assistant lacks good/maintained integrations for Docker and kids.
Goal is to simplify troubleshooting and resetting for non-technical user.
"I want to make a one-stop-shop for my wife to reset/fix things while I'm gone."
I bulit Kanba, open source alternative to Trello, self-hostable project management tool
Posted on r/selfhosted |
Score: 48 |
Comments: 12
The article introduces Kanba, an open-source, self-hostable project management tool designed as an alternative to Trello, aimed at developers and small teams who value data ownership and minimalism. It highlights features like no vendor lock-in, local data storage, and an MIT license, built with React, Tailwind, and Supabase.
Key Points:
Kanba is an open-source, self-hostable project management tool.
It offers no vendor lock-in and fully local data storage via Supabase or a custom backend.
The tool is MIT licensed, ensuring freedom to use and modify.
Built with React, Tailwind, and Supabase for a lightweight, minimal UI.
Targeted at developers and small teams who prefer owning their tools.
The article reflects on the simplicity of early 2000s web design, contrasting it with modern practices. It highlights the limited tools, basic layouts, and creative workarounds used to build websites during that era.
Key Points:
Early websites were often created with basic tools like Notepad, limiting complexity.
Design choices were influenced by low screen resolutions and poor color representation on early LCD screens.
Basic layouts relied on simple HTML, limited fonts, and tiny images for effects like gradients and rounded borders.
Framesets were a common method for partitioning websites before modern CSS features like position:sticky.
Animated GIFs, marquee, and blink tags were popular for adding animations without heavy bandwidth use.
"It was either that or WYSIWYG editors that would chain you to themselves because there was no chance the generated HTML would be maintainable at all without the tool, and if you did manual edits it could outright break your editor."