But everything I was able to set up I was able to set up in days, because of AI
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set up in days
In the thread “AI Is Dehumanization Technology”, replying to this comment
Helped: AI accelerated setup of complex infrastructure tools
Got in the way: Windsurf produced non-working code requiring manual debugging
… I would have never had the time to learn Ansible, borg, FreeIPA, wireguard, and everything else I have configured now and would have probably resorted to a bunch of messy shell scripts that don't work half the time like the people before me. But everything I was able to set up I was able to set up in days, because of AI. Sure, it's really satisfying because I also have a deep understanding of the fundamentals, and I can debug problems when AI fails, and then I ask it "how does this work" as a faster Google/wiki. …