Oligarchy Linux likely has so many government-backed backdoors that this one was perhaps a consequence of them.
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Ashrakal@lemmy.mlto
Political Memes@lemmy.world•What good do luxury apartments do that no one can afford?
22·8 days agoThere are far better options for visually pleasant housing than these Soviet Union era blocks.
Like, seeing so many of these in Poland or other post-Soviet countries is just sad. They’re grey, neglected, and the people who are forced to choose them don’t have any other option.
We could have affordable housing that has some proper aesthetics. Just got to take care of the real estate developer mafias around the world first.
Ashrakal@lemmy.mlto
Privacy@lemmy.ml•European Commission Revives Push for Encryption Backdoors in ProtectEU Strategy, Framing Mass Surveillance as “Lawful Access”
6·9 days agoThose in charge are as is often the case incompetent when it comes to actual means of running things.
They impose high taxes to offset the losses caused by their corrupt politics and friends & families appointed to public institutions. In turn, they’re surprised that the general populace have started to get outside of the system by living off grid, having money outside of their circle of influence, etc. The population is starting to become ungovernable.
It never was about any sort of safety.
Ashrakal@lemmy.mlto
World News@lemmy.world•Israel plans development of space weapons capable of striking targets on EarthEnglish
8·9 days agoSpace is a neutral zone like the Antarctic. Like they have any right to bring weaponry over there.
Rather than having weaponry to protect Earth against external threats like asteroids, they’d point the weapons inwards to oppress the population of Earth.
This administration should be dismantled as soon as possible. It’s toxic to the world.
Ashrakal@lemmy.mlto
Work Reform@lemmy.world•Just checking in to see if anyone cares that the mumbling turtle is still on full salary while being MIA for two-and-a-half months
16·9 days agoCurrent US politics are ridiculous. How come there aren’t large protests with burnt tires, thrown concrete blocks, and biological waste being pumped into government buildings like France had in the recent years? And before anybody points that out, French police and military also have guns, so being armed is not unique to the US forces. Hasn’t prevented the unarmed Frenchies from taking action too.
Mere words don’t mean anything to these politicians.
Glad to witness that Epic Games sees the reason and benefit of distributing to the other operating systems besides Windows.
Ashrakal@lemmy.mlto
Linux@lemmy.ml•Linus Torvalds uses AI to debug an Intel GPU driver bug
1·9 days agoReddit had the Epstein-Zionist entity follow you tirelessly and downvote random posts you made just for speaking out against them in some niche subreddit.
Not to mention the downvote-mentality of the generic NPC Redditor. I’d rather avoid putting effort into speaking publicly, than to have such “debates”. Waste of time if you ask me, because a lot of their locals just sit in their echo chambers and don’t do anything productive with their lives… that is, if they’re real people in the first place and not just AI algorithms or paid bot farms.
Check out Tuxedo Computers, and StarLabs. They have some decent laptop hardware.
But the bigger question is, why are you looking to replace the machine? Apple Silicon is very powerful already, and you’re still supported by Apple on macOS.
Ashrakal@lemmy.mlto
Technology@lemmy.world•YouTube Premium is getting yet another price hike for users across the globeEnglish
1·9 days agoThis is a bit of an overstatement. Brave has competent software developers - they created their Rust-based content blocker, and kept it as open-source. It’s one of the most powerful blocking mechanisms, often working in places where even the rightfully praised uBlock Origin doesn’t (good examples are in YouTube itself last year when they’ve made a big attempt to stop adblocking by changing the underlying mechanism of how ads are being served in videos).
They were perfectly capable of developing advanced software before AI coding agents were a thing. They’re skilled and delivering.
Ashrakal@lemmy.mlto
Technology@lemmy.world•Flock CEO Garrett Langley targeted as address shared onlineEnglish
3·9 days agoYou can’t earn so much money just to expect the responsibility won’t catch up with you. This one is a social responsibility for the impact caused.
If he wanted a low profile, no risk job, he could always opt to not become an executive in the first place.
Ashrakal@lemmy.mlto
Technology@lemmy.world•Debian votes to allow 'responsible use of generative AI'English
86·9 days agoAI is an effective tool if used correctly. It doesn’t replace thinking, so handle it with care.
Nobody sane would keep bashing a table with a hammer expecting different results than the table breaking under pressure at some point.
Ashrakal@lemmy.mlto
DeGoogle Yourself@lemmy.ml•Here is another reason Google is terrible.
22·9 days ago
Apple still lists the lake as Ontario on their maps, so for now it’s just Google being particularly sycophantic towards the Trump administration.
Ashrakal@lemmy.mlto
Linux@lemmy.ml•Do we think the Framework 13 is ever going to be in stock?
4·16 days agoCheck out Tuxedo Computers (Germany), and Starlabs (United Kingdom). They’re both competent in PC assembly.
Ashrakal@lemmy.mlto
technology@hexbear.net•Can I get Linux running smoothly on my ROG laptop with an Nvidia GPU? Asus and Nvidia purportedly don't behave well with LinuxEnglish
4·16 days agoYes. Just pick a distribution that makes your life easier by managing the NVIDIA side for you - like Pop! OS which you already consider. They’re putting extra work to make sure it’s all compatible with your kernel and such.
I haven’t tried either Cachy, or Bazzite, so I won’t speak of them.
Ashrakal@lemmy.mlto
Linux@lemmy.ml•Canadians have a historic opportunity to punch Microsoft in the face
282·16 days agoDitching Microsoft is only a pure benefit.
Linux is free, better maintained, and way less troublesome for proper work. Microsoft ecosystem is just an illusion of comfort that keeps breaking itself the moment it encounters a printer, a virtual machine having issues, or whatever else.
Better invest that money into real human employees rather than paying for all the licensing costs.
While at it, the cybersecurity mafia should also get sanctioned out of existence by making the SOC 2 charade an irrelevant thing. It’s just an overpriced, silly report, not even a proper certification anyway.
Ashrakal@lemmy.mlto
Cool Guides@lemmy.ca•Well that explains everythere. Where AI gets its factsEnglish
1·17 days agoReddit, really? Many of the people in there are generally unreliable at the least.
Ashrakal@lemmy.mlto
Canada@lemmy.ca•Canadian prime minister suspends trade talks with U.S., setting new 50% tariffs in motion
4·17 days agoNah, at this point the other nations should go Va Banque with their sanctions, and embargo until the USA collapses into +/- 50 independent countries. Toxic relationships deserve to have their bridges permanently burnt, no “another chance” just to be fooled once again.
Ashrakal@lemmy.mlto
Reddit@lemmy.world•Anonymous acces to old.reddit.com now gone for me on all devices.
8·19 days agoYou’re not really losing much of value there, Reddit was set on its enshittification course for years.
Ashrakal@lemmy.mlto
Fuck AI@lemmy.world•Linus Torvalds to critics of AI coding in Linux: "Fork it. Or just walk away."
319·2 months agoAI is just an assisting technology, and that’s it. There’s no point to break a sweat over Intellectual Property and other theoretical (non-enforceable) “if” scenarios.
Mechanics cannot be copyrighted, period. If a certain function is achievable by code, you cannot copyright it.
If the code happens to be used in a private code base, sucks to be them. Good luck trying to lawsuit EU countries as an American business. Or better yet, good luck in lawsuits against Asian companies - I’m sure they’ll take you seriously!
If something is publicly available on the Internet, then it’s not private anymore. You have to live with that fact. Ever shared something embarrassing online? It’s going to live on the Internet forever now. Same goes for code.
Intellectual Property is sometimes a meme. It only applies in very specific scenarios where you can apply a patent or other protection, sure, but it still doesn’t guarantee the world will take it seriously, because guess what… The world is not under jurisdiction of the United States (which happens to be very fond of its patents).
Stay safe out there, AI is just a helper, and let it remain that way. Let the others worry about security of their own code, rather than skimping on salaries for cybersecurity professionals who would otherwise secure them against their code leaking to the public domain.

Deport these 9% who want Canada to become the 51st US state.
The country’s average IQ will rise, and you’ll be free of disruptive elements, dear Canada. Be intolerant to the intolerant! (i.e. to those who support the American pedocracy.)