It’s also using unicode emojis for Linux distros (that don’t really make sense) instead of their logos. The whole thing is likely AI generated.

I liked The Office, at least the earlier seasons. I do hate anything with a laugh track though. Always found them a bit creepy.

They already have been. I know that at least one water desalination plant was hit. Civilian fuel infrastructure has been hit. The US openly stated they’re going to try to cripple their industrial capacity. Seems the US has adopted Israel’s Dahiya doctrine which targets civilian infrastructure. I think Trump said once the US is done there will be nobody left to surrender…

“At some point I don’t think there will be anybody left, maybe to say ‘we surrender.’ They’re being decimated.”

• Donald Trump

Haven’t used Mint in a while, but I think it’s mostly a function of the kernel. IIRC, there’s a nice GUI for selecting what kernel you want on Mint. Would probably only make a difference if you have new hardware and need a newer kernel.

You can check the model number to tell if it’s an OEM. I got my last phone off Swappa which allows you to filter by stuff like model number and condition.

I see an em-dash on a comment in MainActivity.kt on line 278, so I’m guessing it was used extensively. Also, a “→” character on 291.

Impossible. Signal said they have no choice but to use AWS for this kind of thing.

There are a few metros around the world that have higher speed community networks (NYC Mesh, Freifunk, etc). If you get a HAM license, you could try participating in stuff like AREDN which uses modified WiFi access points. Depending on where you are, you’d likely have to start a group or club to start building out infrastructure.

I think at least some are scams. I would think there are ways to design cameras to mostly mitigate this too. I’m guessing ALPRs have the ability to see license plates at night even though headlights are emitting a large amount of light over a broad spectrum (including IR).

Will be selectively enforced and they’ll gradually tighten down over time.

I’ve seen some reporting that claims the US and Israel is bombing leftist opposition in Iran. And arming Kurdish militants. Seems like they just want Iran completely destabilized.

At the most basic level, the Trump admin likely has plans to make bank on it. Perhaps bribes or “deals” with oil companies, Israel, weapons manufacturers, etc.

Also, a part of the MAGA coalition consists of Zionists (the Evangelical Christians and Zionists Jews [both are death cults, IMO]), which makes it easier for Trump to do these things without too much opposition from MAGA. And, groups like AIPAC have been somewhat successful at tipping the scales of US elections against politicians that don’t support Israel.

MAGA is a cult (and consists of previously existing cults such as Evangelical Christianity). As Trump said, there’s nothing he could do to lose their support.

Many countries are supporting these wars, death, and destruction as well (e.g. France, Germany, U.K., many countries in the region, Israel).

I do this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7J6WpwQ5Rs

A single Dynavap bowl of decent flower will get me feeling buzzed. 4 bowls, I’m glued to the couch for 2-4 hours. I don’t use very often though. Sometimes a few times a week, sometimes months without using.

And offshoring to vibe coders. Saw an article the other day about Indian Amazon devs (well, probably the managers) saying that being forced to use Amazon’s in-house models instead of Claude was hampering their productivity.

There are studies that show the tactile nature of books and hand written notes improves retention and encourages more thought, so it would seem likely that going more digital would have negative impacts on education.

Even that grifter Sam Altman was talking about how he takes notes a while back.

Enter The Void is pretty good.

I don’t think LLMs will become AGI, but… planes don’t fly by flapping their wings. We don’t necessarily need to know how animal brains work to achieve AGI, and it doesn’t necessarily have to work anything like animal brains. It’s quite possible if/when AGI is achieved, it will be completely alien.