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Pretty sure Orwell would support encryption in transit via HTTPS if he was born later and had the same life course.
December 21, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Pretty sure Orwell would support encryption in transit via HTTPS if he was born later and had the same life course.
At the rate Microsoft is going, yeah. The Windows desktop experience is getting progressively worse. Normally, I'd say gaming is still best on Windows but that has changed in recent years. Gaming isn't worth privacy violations either.
December 10, 2025 at 8:00 AM
At the rate Microsoft is going, yeah. The Windows desktop experience is getting progressively worse. Normally, I'd say gaming is still best on Windows but that has changed in recent years. Gaming isn't worth privacy violations either.
This. You should be comfortable with the POSIX tools that come pre installed with most Linux distributions.
Flashy GUIs/TUIs are cool, but only as a party trick or vanity tool for observability (even then you have proper tools like Grafana and Prometheus for use on a network/localhost).
Flashy GUIs/TUIs are cool, but only as a party trick or vanity tool for observability (even then you have proper tools like Grafana and Prometheus for use on a network/localhost).
December 9, 2025 at 6:08 AM
This. You should be comfortable with the POSIX tools that come pre installed with most Linux distributions.
Flashy GUIs/TUIs are cool, but only as a party trick or vanity tool for observability (even then you have proper tools like Grafana and Prometheus for use on a network/localhost).
Flashy GUIs/TUIs are cool, but only as a party trick or vanity tool for observability (even then you have proper tools like Grafana and Prometheus for use on a network/localhost).
Finding a recipe on the internet without an ad blocker is also similar to the GIF, except it's ads loading on the page causing everything to scroll or move around irrationally.
December 8, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Finding a recipe on the internet without an ad blocker is also similar to the GIF, except it's ads loading on the page causing everything to scroll or move around irrationally.
UI/UX was their passion.
December 8, 2025 at 7:07 AM
UI/UX was their passion.
The ultimate Christmas movie...
December 8, 2025 at 7:03 AM
The ultimate Christmas movie...
AI models are also getting more costly to develop and to run inferences on. Unless, certain AI companies can somehow demonstrate profitability (Nvidia doesn't count as they are a GPU / chip manufacturer that sells "shovels" to AI companies), we might actually stop seeing cringe AI slop manifesting.
December 8, 2025 at 7:01 AM
AI models are also getting more costly to develop and to run inferences on. Unless, certain AI companies can somehow demonstrate profitability (Nvidia doesn't count as they are a GPU / chip manufacturer that sells "shovels" to AI companies), we might actually stop seeing cringe AI slop manifesting.
Maybe we will have robotic settlements soon with AI+humanoid robots. Maybe they know something we don't...
December 8, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Maybe we will have robotic settlements soon with AI+humanoid robots. Maybe they know something we don't...
You can often type out the state on most drop down menus or at the very least, type the first letter to get reasonably close to what you need to select. If you're talking about older style drop down menus, those only really work for small sets of data, like t-shirt sizes (XS, S, M, L, XL).
December 8, 2025 at 6:38 AM
You can often type out the state on most drop down menus or at the very least, type the first letter to get reasonably close to what you need to select. If you're talking about older style drop down menus, those only really work for small sets of data, like t-shirt sizes (XS, S, M, L, XL).
People still do. lol.
August 27, 2025 at 1:08 AM
People still do. lol.
The whole thing gets distributed *
August 26, 2025 at 1:01 PM
The whole thing gets distributed *
Linux is an imitation of a "better" UNIX. You technically need to pay a trade group to be called a UNIX. Lmao.
Also, most UNIX OSes are BSDs meaning the who think gets distributed as one. Linux is a kernel that gets distributed with user land programs and stuff (hence the term distribution).
Also, most UNIX OSes are BSDs meaning the who think gets distributed as one. Linux is a kernel that gets distributed with user land programs and stuff (hence the term distribution).
August 25, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Linux is an imitation of a "better" UNIX. You technically need to pay a trade group to be called a UNIX. Lmao.
Also, most UNIX OSes are BSDs meaning the who think gets distributed as one. Linux is a kernel that gets distributed with user land programs and stuff (hence the term distribution).
Also, most UNIX OSes are BSDs meaning the who think gets distributed as one. Linux is a kernel that gets distributed with user land programs and stuff (hence the term distribution).
UNIX/Linux stuff *
August 25, 2025 at 8:40 AM
UNIX/Linux stuff *
Mac is technically a UNIX system, so you can do quite a lot of Linux like stuff with it. However, Apple keeps making it insanely hard to honor its UNIX heritage.
I will agree that most users are simpletons though.
I will agree that most users are simpletons though.
August 25, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Mac is technically a UNIX system, so you can do quite a lot of Linux like stuff with it. However, Apple keeps making it insanely hard to honor its UNIX heritage.
I will agree that most users are simpletons though.
I will agree that most users are simpletons though.
I mean, they were innovating for quite some time, but now with Apple continuing to shrink the walled garden and Microsoft admitting to spying on your screen viewing activity via "Recall". I say we have have regreesssed.
www.uniladtech.com/news/microso...
www.uniladtech.com/news/microso...
Microsoft rolls out 'controversial' feature that takes screenshots of your activity every few seconds
Available on Copilot+ PCs, Microsoft's AI-powered ‘Recall’ tool is designed to help users retrace their digital steps by taking screenshots.
www.uniladtech.com
August 25, 2025 at 8:14 AM
I mean, they were innovating for quite some time, but now with Apple continuing to shrink the walled garden and Microsoft admitting to spying on your screen viewing activity via "Recall". I say we have have regreesssed.
www.uniladtech.com/news/microso...
www.uniladtech.com/news/microso...
They weren't called the Pirates of Silicon Valley without a reason you know:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pirates...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pirates...
Pirates of Silicon Valley - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
August 25, 2025 at 8:09 AM
They weren't called the Pirates of Silicon Valley without a reason you know:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pirates...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pirates...
Loooong bunnnnnnyyyy
July 2, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Loooong bunnnnnnyyyy
I thought only the CIA was allowed to go that deep under (the) covers...
July 2, 2025 at 6:44 AM
I thought only the CIA was allowed to go that deep under (the) covers...
Fortunately, the mandatory AI protection is gone and it will be up to the respective states to deal with AI as they see fit. The Senate really helped get rid that bad part of the bill at least.
apnews.com/article/cong...
apnews.com/article/cong...
Senate strikes AI regulatory ban from GOP bill after uproar from the states
A proposal to deter states from regulating artificial intelligence for a decade was soundly defeated in the U.S.
apnews.com
July 2, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Fortunately, the mandatory AI protection is gone and it will be up to the respective states to deal with AI as they see fit. The Senate really helped get rid that bad part of the bill at least.
apnews.com/article/cong...
apnews.com/article/cong...
We need Congressional legislation to legally codify Shrek.
June 12, 2025 at 5:22 AM
We need Congressional legislation to legally codify Shrek.
I misread toblerone as testosterone...
June 12, 2025 at 5:15 AM
I misread toblerone as testosterone...
Congratulations! What field ?
June 10, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Congratulations! What field ?
Rand votes "no" often because he actually reads the bills that pass through the Senate. He's always claimed this.
youtu.be/6rV29NV2yP8
youtu.be/6rV29NV2yP8
Rand Paul Refuses to Vote Without Reading the Bill
YouTube video by Rand Paul
youtu.be
June 3, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Rand votes "no" often because he actually reads the bills that pass through the Senate. He's always claimed this.
youtu.be/6rV29NV2yP8
youtu.be/6rV29NV2yP8