Yeah, this is a recipe for disaster.

Maybe there are benefits in that boys whom otherwise would be just lonely and alone find that they can have conversations with the void/hivebrain. But the “relationship” aspect of this is just more bad news for the overall psychology of our kids.

…reading more of the article…

Chambers noted that chatbots are, by default, submissive, and reassure and reaffirm people’s thoughts because “they want you to like them”. “On top of this you can create your perfect ‘person’, moulding not only how they look but how they respond to you, how they treat you, and you can start and stop the relationship on a whim. This isn’t real life – and these instant gratification behaviours seeping into real life will have consequences.”

Yeah, that seems not good.

I do both. Wireguard VPN for anything that’s just me. Expose via nginx proxy for things that are shared with friends and family.

We’re getting a 2nd season, right? They shot it but it hasn’t been cut and finished yet.

I know scammers will get people to install remote access programs on PC, but hadn’t heard of it on Android. It does seem like some kind of middle ground though…

We are enjoying…by arguing about it constantly. That is the fun now, right?

You are me. I am you. Looking forward to more pixels and less Meta!

I’m saying Linux has a community that likes to talk about tweaking their systems, trying new things, discussing software, discussing distros, etc; Windows does not have users that do that for various reasons. It’s not shade on Linux at all, but to say that they don’t have a community talking about something as mundane as an OS is probably fine for them. I am glad we have the community and user engagement we have surrounding Linux.

I mean, that’s kind of good for them. Not having a creative community that has content to post about means they are just using the OS. The OS is out of the way. I’m guessing the level of comments that Linux gets are more likely to happen on niche forums like powershell or autohotkey or whatever. I dunno, I love my Linux, but do wish it were a little more normal and boring sometimes.

Wait til they release their paper on water. You’ll be shocked.

I’m liking it, but there is a lot of work left to do there. I joined today and replicated the small server I run for video game nights with my friends. That part all worked; channels, roles, voice. but the application layer seems to need the most attention. iOS is not there yet and Android needs notification integration. The desktop client has a memory leak. I hope it gets there, but it will be a tough sell to normie friends who can’t handle rough edges. The self hosted version is also behind on the release so it takes some effort to get working (looking to do this but I don’t know if I have the chops to make it work as is)

The bones are there though and hope they get an influx of help given the writing on the wall about Discords imminent continued enshittification.

So discord users will feel right at home.

Yeah, I’ve had to help two friends connect to my server from Samsung TVs. It was annoying to say the least.

Yeah, it sucks though. It feels like building a PC has been inadvisable more often than not. Thanks to the GPU prices being ridiculous a while back. Now this. It’s crazy that you have to time building a PC between these stupid waves.

What is it actively doing now with AI? There is the ai sidebar, but if you don’t use that it isn’t used, right?

I think we are reaching a moment where corporate greed is pushing people towards a tipping point. It feels like people are getting squeezed on everything and are seeking areas where things are still customer friendly.

Yeah, that’s basically it. Buy a license and apply it when you install windows from the windows ISO installer on the VM.

If you’ve already used the license on a PC, you may need a new one or you might be able to transfer it if it’s a retail version, not an OEM version.

My work has licenses I can apply for VMs when I’m keeping them for longer client work, so yes they are licensed in my case.

I wouldn’t do that for my own personal use though.

I have given up dual-booting and just have a Windows VM for work things that require Windows. Less muss, less fuss and I can move the VM around as needed when moving between primary PCs.

You don’t need an account for that, really. I haven’t logged into Reddit since the API enshitification wave.

I’m completely a novice at understanding this, but is ARM battery efficient because of how its executables are compiled or is it battery efficient because of ARM chip architecture? I guess my question is if you run a comparability layer like this will the ARM chips still be as efficient running x86 programs and games?