What gets me about this is that, while it would still be bad, they could have mostly avoided the privacy nightmare here with some kind of Zero Knowledge Proof scheme, but the tracking is obviously part of the point.

The good thing about nano is that it has clear instructions for how to close it right there immediately in front of you

hold button to restart computer

I’m not sure how you’d tell unless there is some reputable source that claims they saw this search result themselves, or you found it yourself. Making a fake is as easy as inspect element -> edit -> screenshot.

Yeah but it’s funny in a different way; they are giving ignorant and condescending advice because while big cats have impressive hunting abilities, they don’t normally hunt mice.

entertainment where you can laugh at how they put effort into creating an illusion of professionalism but left enough gaps to make it clear it was just an illusion and he’s in way over his head

I liked the time when he tried to use linux and ended up destroying his os by blindly following googled command line instructions

If you ever have an interest in running local LLMs you’re gonna wish you got even more

I think maybe it wasn’t a great choice to try to make it a faithful adaptation for a couple reasons, the biggest one is pacing. It throws a lot at you very quickly and it’s pretty difficult to follow what is going on, with the book there is obviously more time to mull it over. Another is how much is conveyed through wordplay and the way things are phrased.

One thing I like about it is how it explores the themes of the difficulty of trusting others when it’s impossible to know what reality is, the difficulty of caring for or not betraying them, and how that can also be extended to yourself.

This must be one of those people whose hobby is watching live car chases

Cars should not have wireless internet connectivity at all.

“My Linux computer has problems!”

“Just compile from source”

Modern version of this will be ChatGPT jailbreak messages

Does [flagged] on HN mean the post was banned?

flagged 12k+ questionable articles featuring tortured phrases, such as ‘glucose bigotry’ instead of ‘glucose intolerance.’

I would have thought everyone would have stopped using article spinners by now since AI is now a thing

Adorable

Still using Mint, see no reason to change

When I was doing freelance work there would be no way in hell I would consent to a non-anonymous interview about getting fired where they say my name and my client’s name, doesn’t matter if it’s a side gig that’s just dumb. Honestly I wouldn’t do it even if they said it was anonymous.

There’s a pretty clear need for anonymity here and the client isn’t necessarily a company. Based on a large number of reports I’ve seen around social media of the same stuff happening to students, I believe the anecdote, even if they aren’t providing evidence it happened.

Lemmy users just have better taste. Also all my negative opinions about Apple products were formed a decade ago and I haven’t had anything to do with them since.

I’m so glad I can mostly just ask my Linux questions to AI now instead of hoping I can find someone who will tell me how to do what I want instead of berating my choices and attitude.