dmos62

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   by dmos62 7mo ago

   I'm somewhat surprised that Windows is still most of personal computers. In my eyes, it's fundamentally inferior to Linux, and its superficial superiority only comes from the ecosystem, which is to say adoption, not some inherent
2. 212.▲
   by dmos62 7mo ago

   Made me smile. Thank you.
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   FSFE supporters affected: Payment provider Nexi cancelled us(fsfe.org)

   2 points by dmos62 7mo ago|0 comments
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   by dmos62 7mo ago

   Is this Gondor or Mordor?
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   by dmos62 7mo ago

   I've often thought that similar trust systems would work well in social media, web search, etc., but I've never seen it implemented in a meaningful way. I wonder what I'm missing.
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   by dmos62 7mo ago

   > leverages Lean’s type system to move database errors from runtime to compile-time Really cool. Found your post by searching for "lean" via algolia. The language grabbed my attention when Mistral trained a model for it. Care t
7. 217.▲
   by dmos62 7mo ago

   Honestly, I never thought about reasoning this way, but it's kind of obvious now that someone did it. Very interesting.
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   by dmos62 7mo ago

   Why are you upset?
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   by dmos62 7mo ago

   What are colored functions?
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    by dmos62 7mo ago

    To be fair, I do anthropomorphize LLMs. But, I also anthropomorphize, say, a kitchen knife that I accidentally scrape on something (I think "sorry, knife"). I don't reflect on this much; it's just a pleasant way to relat
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    by dmos62 7mo ago

    I guess in part I commented not on what you said, but on seeing people be abusive when an LLM doesn't follow instructions or fails to fulfill some expectation. I think I had some pent up feelings about that. > having a dry tone and
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    by dmos62 7mo ago

    I choose to talk in a respectful way, because that's how I want to communicate: it's not because I'm afraid of retaliation or burning bridges. It's because I am caring and conscious. If I think that something doesn'
13. 223.▲
    by dmos62 7mo ago

    Tangential: I've found that having an LLM recreate the full file, with changes appllied, is less mistake-prone, than producing a patch. I wonder if anyone else came to this conclusion too.
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    by dmos62 7mo ago

    > flooding the zone I've often struggled to find a concise way to say "control public narrative by crowding out other headlines". Thank you for sharing the popular term for this [0]. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org
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    by dmos62 7mo ago

    Some counter-arguments: - We already trust computers to run our markets, banks, cars, energy infrastructure, etc. Is a computer popularly untrustworthy? - Do low-tech physical ballot systems offer good guarantees? See 2024 Russian elections
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    by dmos62 7mo ago

    Why?
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    by dmos62 7mo ago

    You should care how much maths and encryption you use [0][1], because this is not only possible, but there are multiple approaches. [0] https://satoss.uni.lu/members/jun/papers/CSR13.pdf [1] https:/&#x2
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    by dmos62 7mo ago

    What's your third place, if you don't mind telling?
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    by dmos62 7mo ago

    Curious, how do they make copies of everything? Do they just film the phone as they're scrolling it?
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    by dmos62 7mo ago

    Are you implying they knew that Iran would get bombed and would in retaliation bomb everyone across the Persian gulf?
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    by dmos62 7mo ago

    An acquaintance had his phone taken away at a US airport by a border guard (or whatever you call them) for inspection. The guard went through his messaging apps, read chats. I understand the necessity for occasional physical searches for co
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    by dmos62 7mo ago

    Same. I don't think I've had a crash in 10+ years.
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    by dmos62 7mo ago

    I guess a lot hinges on what kind of work you need to do while travelling. I've been on tmux and vim for the longest time which works great over mosh, so almost any device worked for me, as long as I had an ok internet connection. Spen
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    by dmos62 7mo ago

    Used thinkpads and dell latitudes, battery and brightness aren't always what I'd like though. Frameworks and similar sound nice, but can't bring myself to pay the premium. What features matter to you?
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    by dmos62 7mo ago

    Last time I was shopping for a laptop, I needed battery life, low glare, high screen brightness, rugedness was a plus. Cheapness is a good proxy for rugedness. Being able to upgrade/repair components is generally something I value high
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    by dmos62 7mo ago

    I'll just chime in to say that not everyone cares about the features you mentioned that much. Keyboard, touchpad, looks are the last things I think about when comparing laptops. Not to lessen your preferences, just to point out that th
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    by dmos62 8mo ago

    Speaking of, I've recently started using a daylight therapy lamp 10k lumens @ 10-30cm for at least 20 minutes within 1 hour of waking up: the first few days, the effect is dramatic. Later, when the body is readjusted you don't fee
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    by dmos62 8mo ago

    Experience? Lying to yourself only seems to make things worse? It can be agonizing, and you rob yourself of agency. I'm surprised this is not self-evident. How do you see projections affecting people long-term?
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    by dmos62 8mo ago

    An emotionally charged rant (what other kind is there?) is a projection. It can be good when you're overwhelmed and need to get through a crisis, but it's bad long term. That's how I see it, at least.
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    by dmos62 8mo ago

    Is this a mental health advice request or an invitation to rant? Serious question. We can do one of these, but not both, I think.