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by w0m 2y ago
The argument is that you're running code on the remote host, and it could be compromised. The same argument can be made about any code you run on the remote. VSCode may be seen as a larger attack vector due to its popularity; but ma
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by w0m 2y ago
The issue wasn't inconsistency it was "had no home integration at all" at launch. They rushed to roll out the 'new' assistant and didn't bother waiting for the basic feature set first. Today; it works ~perfectl
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by w0m 2y ago
Pixels replaced Assistent w/ Gemini a while back and it was horrendous; would answer questions but not perform the basic tasks you actually used Assistant for (setting timer, navigating, home control, etc). Seems like they're appr
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by w0m 2y ago
Unless you have very specific applications that require* windows; desktop linux has been a great alternative for a decade or longer I think. > 1- Things breaking seemingly randomly This is/has always been the kicker; especially with
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by w0m 2y ago
> Why would this be an option even? Why allow apps to override a PRIVACY setting? It's like saying, you're allergic to peanuts, but ALLOW waiters to ignore your request, cor. This is becoming so ridiculous I'm struggling t
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by w0m 2y ago
> Well, fact-checking works if it's done impartially. So, if you want to fairly fact-check a political debate, each side should have their own team of researchers/fact-checkers being equally able to object to an argument made b
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by w0m 2y ago
Define Blocked? I just posted a https://meta.wikimedia.org/ link without issue.
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by w0m 2y ago
> US citizens not being able to freely access information that is published elsewhere in the world there is a difference between 'US Citizen having access to information' and 'Hostile Foreign Govt having Direct Push Access
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by w0m 2y ago
> But the approach is also the riskiest Honestly in open source I'd argue it's not. If an OSS project has significant usage, if BDFL struggles/etc - community forks can put the project back on pace. NeoVim is the classic
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by w0m 2y ago
Name of the Wind is up there in my top pantheon, right up there with the Hobbit and Dune (among others). I'm sad we'll never see the end.
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by w0m 2y ago
Despite Sanderson and Jordan having starkly different styles - I do think he did the series justice. Well worth reading.
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by w0m 2y ago
you are me; down parents issues with smoking/etc and current career/age. > I'm not sure how I can survive in the US once I can no longer find companies willing to hire me My plan is simple: Retire. Avoid that 1m house wh
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by w0m 2y ago
Functionally; as TikTok is a known/controlled mouthpiece for the CCP - it's infringing the first amendment rights of the foreign govt within US borders?
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by w0m 2y ago
For perspective on the the root issue, that number seems incredibly high, and it's still only ~.5% of estimated active American TikTok users.
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by w0m 2y ago
DingDingDing. Ignoring actual value of the ban - I fully expect Trump to save US TikTok to avoid the bad PR associated.
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by w0m 2y ago
> It’s very telling that TikTok would shutdown instead of divest. TBF; The CCP passed laws that likely make it illegal for TikTok to sell/export that kind of information (the algo). They can't divest without also neutering th
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by w0m 2y ago
> 1) Influence- TikTok gives the CCP significant direct influence over the views of Americans. There is no credible argument that the CCP doesn't directly control the alg as it's actively being used for just that in tawain&#x2F
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by w0m 2y ago
I like more details/discussion; but the take in this podcast feels incredibly naive and conspiratorial; going isnofaras to blame Israeli dark money for the 'ban' while ignoring the legally mandated CCP integration w/ lar
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by w0m 2y ago
Yep; that's where the story as-told seems fishy.
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by w0m 2y ago
I'm guessing he had been running the 'demo' site for a fair minute using scrapped data; but didn't get noticed/caught until he requested the token. Still shit to lock him out after he pulled the site down.
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by w0m 2y ago
Honestly this. I agree the registrar can be shitbag; but having a method to request token access but also blocking the OP here even though he claims he never actually had real data on his site, but was planning on using the legally-request
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by w0m 2y ago
> That's what they would reduce our PCs to. As I've spent weeks of my life getting kernel modules to build/sign/release properly in a secure boot environment :D
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by w0m 2y ago
> That's an affront to the user. Accepting this costs users part of their dignity I honestly love this. I want to hang out at a bar and get sloshed with you; maybe after hours at a conference. I legitimately think we'd be bes
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by w0m 2y ago
> only a handful of titles are actually playable on pc, around 10% in my experience https://gg.deals/games/xbox-game-pass-games-list/ Currently if I'm filtering right; 553 games are 'free' under
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by w0m 2y ago
> They don't prevent cheating, they just make it harder. TBF; it's net the same thing. People just need it to be hard enough that it (generally) doesn't ruin your game. You're making the same logical argument people h
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by w0m 2y ago
> Because we can't allow corporations to install rootkits and malware into people's machines? TBF - this is You dictating what tradeoffs others are able/willing to make in their off time. I grew up playing competitive FPS
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by w0m 2y ago
The issue w/ competitive gaming (League of Legends, Deadlock, Overwatch) is if you take advantage of your prerogative and cheat, you make the experience worse for everyone else; and it hurts the game itself. The sad state of existence
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by w0m 2y ago
That's kind of what they have now; just with console and (every windows machine). Better dedicated mobile hardware would be appreciated. It is nice that GamePass can be used on my Desktop, XBox, or Laptop from my moms kitchen.
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by w0m 2y ago
I do love the books; I'll try and watch S2 at some point...
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by w0m 2y ago
I use a cli tool 100x/day for misc things; can hit openai or a local llm. https://github.com/TheR1D/shell_gpt Has nice shell integration.

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