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by 0xbadcafebee 79 days ago
Separate fun fact: Gemini CLI blocks env vars with strings like 'AUTH' in the name. They have two separate configuration options that both let you allow specific env vars. Neither work (bad vibe coding). Tried opening an issue and a PR, and two separate vibe-coding bots picked up my issue and wrote PRs, but nobody has looked at them. Bug's still there, so can't do git code signing via ssh agent socket. Only choice is to do the less-secure, not-signed git commits.

On top of that, Gemini 3 refuses to refactor open source code, even if you fork it, if Gemini thinks your changes would violate the spirit of the intent of the original developers in a safety/security context. Even if you think you're actually making it more secure, but Gemini doesn't, it won't write your code.
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WatchDog 79 days ago
Gemini also won't help you with C++ if you are under 18, since it would be unsafe.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39632959

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verdverm 78 days ago
Is it still true? That's two years old
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WatchDog 78 days ago
It's improved significantly in that time, but relative to the other frontier models, it is still the one that is the most condescending and coddling.
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verdverm 78 days ago
I use Gemini 3 to edit multiple forks. Your statement is false based on stuff I actually do.
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0xbadcafebee 78 days ago
Well it's true based on my running into the issue 8 hours ago
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verdverm 78 days ago
Maybe it's your prompts? I've never had Gemini refuse to write any code in any context. I use it with Claude prompts, edited down, in particular to remove guardrails.

You shouldn't use Google Ai products, they are inferior. Their models are quite good. It's confusing when people use the model name when referring to a product. What's your setup?

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