I was very happy with ChatGPT, but for longer projects its lack of memory was exasperating. I was recommended Cursor and I loved it — it connects your project folders to the AI, so the AI knows what we are talking about.

But one day it began to act stupid again; it did not remember what we had talked about the day before. That is when I found out I had been using Claude under the hood, and that my plan had been changed to some cheaper AI. Then I found out Cursor was actually a reseller.

It resells other AIs — and not even that: it is a repackager, because they don’t even own the platform. It is just a paint job.

I then got VS Code with Claude and I am enjoying the same results as with the original Cursor.

So all the news surrounding Cursor — SpaceX buying it for $60 billion — felt very pertinent. For me it was a reminder to unsubscribe from a product I was no longer using.

One curious thing about VS Code: you don’t need to log in to GitHub to use it. That is Copilot trying to sneak in, in the traditional Microsoft style of showing up to parties uninvited.

Full article: https://auzo.uk/cursor/

I was very happy with ChatGPT, but I noticed that for longer projects its lack of memory was exasperating. I was recommended Cursor and I loved it — it was the missing link. It connects your project folders to the AI, so the AI knows what we are talking about.

But one day it began to act stupid again; it did not remember what we had talked about the day before. That is when I found out that I had actually been using Claude under the hood, and that my plan had been changed to some cheaper AI. Then I found out that Cursor was actually a reseller.

Cursor offers the platform where it resells other AIs — and immediately afterwards I found out that no, not even that: it is actually a repackager, because they don’t even own the platform. It is just a paint job.

I then got VS Code with Claude, and I am enjoying the same results as with the original Cursor.

So all the news surrounding Cursor — SpaceX buying it for $60 billion — felt very pertinent to what Cursor is and represents. For me it was a reminder to unsubscribe from a product I was no longer really using.

One curious thing I will say about VS Code: you don’t need to log in to GitHub to use it. That is Copilot trying to sneak in — in the traditional Microsoft style of showing up to parties uninvited.

LinkedIn locked me out of my own account. The only way back is through Persona — a third-party service that wants a photo of my passport, a scan of my face, and a recording of my movements (liveness detection: turn your head, follow the dot, so a still photo can’t stand in for me). The stated reason: “unusual activity.” The real reason, of course, is big tech spearheading a movement toward absolute control over people.