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Quazatron

@ Quazatron @lemmy.world

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A peace loving silly coffee-fueled humanoid carbon-based lifeform that likes #cinema #photography #linux #zxspectrum #retrogaming

  • Using a VPN May Subject You to NSA Spying

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  • I hope they enjoy Farscape, because that's what they're getting of they eavesdrop me.

  • Someone Forked Systemd to Strip Out Its Age Verification Support

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  • Forking projects to put a different coat of paint on them is just silly. It's still the same project, it's just got your sticker on it now. You still dependent on upstream decisions. If things change too much for your liking, you have a growing patch management issue on your hands, and that's not fun. But hey, you're free to do it, that's the beauty of FOSS.

    Reminds me of the Linux distros that just fork Debian, stick a new theme and logo, create a website and voilá. Nah, mate, it's still Debian.

  • Someone Forked Systemd to Strip Out Its Age Verification Support

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  • There's nothing wrong with forking a project, IF you can and intend to maintain it -- hell, that's the whole basis of FOSS.

    Forking it to make a point with no intention to maintaining it is just an easy way to gather clicks and stir drama.

    IMHO the effort is better spent fighting the politicians that are shoving this down our throats, or should we fork all the tech that gets affected by bad political decisions?

  • Someone Forked Systemd to Strip Out Its Age Verification Support

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    1. Fork a project that you have a problem with;
    2. Write a strong worded manifesto;
    3. Revel in those sweet sweet internet clicks;
    4. Try to gather a team of seasoned engineers to keep and evolve the project;
    5. Most likely fail, look for the next controversy, repeat.

  • Faithful

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  • I used to be a pastafarian, now I'm a dudeist.

  • RIP

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  • Chuck Norris isn't dead, he simply took the fight to hell.

  • Microsoft wants devs to build Electron AI apps on Windows 11, says no need of native code, despite RAM concerns

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  • Just like the good old days of running Windows 3.1 on an Intel 386sx. We've come full circle.

  • What song is maddeningly stuck in your head right now?

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  • Hell yeah, that's an earworm alright.

  • What song is maddeningly stuck in your head right now?

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  • No, but yes.

  • What does the world need more of?

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  • Empathy.

  • What movie do you think is really underrated?

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  • Sorry, I'm not aware of the meaning of those acronyms. Can you expand?

  • The 49MB Web Page

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  • Just like the bad old days, when entire sites were made in Flash and Linux users were shafted. Ridiculous.

  • New ‘negative light’ technology hides data transfers in plain sight

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  • My newish Xiaomi has an IR diode which is very useful to switch the AC on or off when I can't be bothered to find the remote, and to mute TVs in restaurants.

    It has a 3.5mm audio jack too.

  • Meta is planning sweeping layoffs as AI costs mount

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  • Honest question: which euro alternatives do you recommend for mail, cloud?

  • What movie do you think is really underrated?

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  • What movie do you think is really underrated?

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  • How are you getting free from tech bro influence?

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  • This week I went to a concert, bought the vinyl there and it came with a download code to get the FLACs.

    I won, the artist won, the middlemen got shafted. Great success.

  • Do you feel that use of generative AI and LLMs is ever justifiable? If so, when and where? If not, why not?

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  • It's not going away. The cat is out of the bag.

    As with any tool it has its use cases. It's not a good fit for everything. You can drive a screw with a hammer but a screwdriver works best.

    We're experiencing the capitalist euphoria that happens when something new comes along. This needs to get regulated into submission like all the previous bubbles.