Interesting idea. Would need new laws enacted and government oversight which I'm not sure how people feel about that especially for minors. Maybe there will come a time where all people (in the US or otherwise) have some form of government document that uniquely identifies them (a trusted identity platform not just an ID) though there is and will be lots of pushback. A simple search revealed this: "The implementation of universal government ID systems, particularly digital IDs, is frequently criticized as a key component of a dystopian surveillance state. Critics warn that such systems can lead to mass surveillance, restriction of freedom of movement, and control over personal, financial, and medical lives." So take it for what you will. Can we do this? Yes. Will we is another matter.
The UI is slick nicely done. Currently refreshing gives new batch of movies. Maybe when login they don't change or that's a feature not a bug? I like that it surfaces lots of movies I would have never even considered.
Having used Claude Code at work and for personal projects these past 8 months, I can see the attraction to keep going till your session cap is hit. I've used Claude for professional work coding, unit testing, personal projects in languages I haven't learned; completed work I had on the back burner for a number of years. I learned early on to take time for myself and this is no different. One must get out and run, swim, bike, weights, whatever but get your mind out of the computer and work and do some human necessary things besides just eating, pooping and sleeping. We need time to bond with our loved ones, parents, siblings and yes even coworkers. Until we as individuals take that time and leave the obsession (for a while), yes we will spend more and more time getting things done with AI. It's like any addiction. The dopamine hit is very powerful and we do need to reset our mind and rest and form long term memories as well as what my mom always said (take time to smell the roses).
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Really resonates — and you've identified something important. The personal discipline piece is real. What our data is showing though is there's also an organisational layer on top of it. AI pressure to do more has emerged as a top 4 burnout driver in 2026 — engineers aren't just choosing to keep going, many are feeling the expectation from managers that AI tools mean they should ship more. The dopamine loop you describe and the external expectation compound each other. It's hard to step away when the system around you treats your AI-assisted velocity as the new baseline.
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We shipped software in the late 90’s with a hasp protection key required for use to prevent copying. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_protection_dongle part of the process was to run a hasp obfuscation exe against our newly compiled exe. It was most likely an encryption algorithm that had the key on the hardware dongle. This exe is what was put in the resulting floppy disks and burned onto cd’s for distribution. I fielded many calls regarding issues with this but it worked and kept the software limited (it was a niche market). I can see something like this foiling any LLM inspection of the resulting binary as the binary has been drastically modified from its original. What’s old is new again.
Ok I have to ask you are you in it for the paycheck or the passion? How you answer determines your path. If a paycheck optimize for the largest salary you can conceivably obtain based on your ability and education. If passion follow your passion, get educated and eventually you will find some work in your field. The passion is contagious and will positively affect your life in ways you can't even imagine at your age currently (self satisfaction plays a lot into child rearing). Notice I didn't say money. The day I stop learning is the day I die. My advice, don't stop learning.
Sounds cool. Do you have any requirements other than what you outlined above such as any grammar examples? Reading this brought me back to my compiler days at uni. We used Oberon and had to create a compiler. It was quite the process! I remember abstract syntax trees that held the program and as we proceeded through the compilation steps that ast was passed around and inspected for all steps. This I found helpful: https://dev.to/villyp/how-to-build-a-compiler-a-step-by-step...
As soon as that change came through I set the effort to high. Have not regretted it for any coding task. It feels the same as Dec-Jan though now spawning more sub agents which is not a bad thing.
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