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  1. Comment on Palantir was allegedly hacked, exposing CIA collusion and deep-rooted global surveillance/meddling in ~tech

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    As someone who has worked in the field for a bit now, Kim Dotcom has not really been relevant in the security space for some time now. This entire post reaks of "trust me bro". Maybe provide some...

    As someone who has worked in the field for a bit now, Kim Dotcom has not really been relevant in the security space for some time now. This entire post reaks of "trust me bro". Maybe provide some links? Some dumps? Hashes? IoCs?! Shite even a screenshot of a forum of the info.

    23 votes

  2. Comment on Seeking guidance on a week long LA to Bay Area trip in ~travel

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    Awesome! Glad to hear the coast drive is where its at. I just kind of picked Arroyo Grande since it was half way up the coast lol We are definitely looking for more info on LA. My wife is an...

    Awesome! Glad to hear the coast drive is where its at. I just kind of picked Arroyo Grande since it was half way up the coast lol

    We are definitely looking for more info on LA. My wife is an alumni from UCLA online and we for sure what to check out LA proper for a solid day. She is an interior designer/architect so any tips on seeing some cool homes and other buildings? We definitely plan on checking out UCLAs campus as well. We are also open to seeing some touristy stuff too. Hollywood sign, lot tours etc.

    I probably should have mentioned this earlier but we are both vegetarians so not sure if that impacts our ability to enjoy street tacos or other food but we would love some recs if you have any!

  3. Comment on Seeking guidance on a week long LA to Bay Area trip in ~travel

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    Oh my gosh. This is absolutely incredible. Like out of this world kind. Thank you some much for all of the info! The coastal trip you planned is exactly the kind of vibe my wife and I are going...

    Oh my gosh. This is absolutely incredible. Like out of this world kind. Thank you some much for all of the info! The coastal trip you planned is exactly the kind of vibe my wife and I are going for. She is not much of hiker but we both love food and the beach so it sounds right up our alley. She is still down for the mile hike to see the redwoods. She said so herself lol

    The national-park based trip is something I will definitely save to like a GitHub Gist or something so I don't lose it lol. Only other thing, we are both vegetarians so not sure if that impacts any of the food spots you recommended but still thank you so much this in unreal!

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  4. Seeking guidance on a week long LA to Bay Area trip

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    Hello Tildes travelers, I'm sure questions like this get asked often, but I'm having a hard time cutting through the SEO spam and AI BS about travel and feeling a bit overwhelmed at the options. I...

    Hello Tildes travelers,

    I'm sure questions like this get asked often, but I'm having a hard time cutting through the SEO spam and AI BS about travel and feeling a bit overwhelmed at the options.

    I digress, as the title states, my wife and I are heading to California in early June for a wedding in the bay area. Neither of us have been to California and wanted to make a big trip out of it, roughly eight-ish days with two being dedicated to wedding activities. We both are from the Midwest and really want to see what California has to offer. Ideally we would love some help with making an itinerary of things to do and places to see since its such a big state and with so much to do. A Few things we'd love to try and do: see Palm Springs (wife is an architect), explore LA, drive the coast, explore the bay area and finally see some giant sequoia trees. It sounds like a lot so I'm not sure how that all might shake out, or even if its possible in the given time frame. Which is why I am appealing to you all for some help.

    Roughly, and I mean roughly our plan is this:

    • Day 1: Fly into California
      • Arrive in Palm Springs (if we can) spend evening and the next day exploring the city
    • Day 3: Drive into LA
      • Explore the city for the day and spend the evening in LA
    • Day 4: Drive up the coast
      • Spend the day driving up the coast and end the evening staying in a coastal town (Stopping in Santa Barbra and staying Arroyo Grande or some similar town halfway to San Fran)
    • Day 5: Arrive in San Fran
      • Spend the morning driving the rest of the coast and arrive in the bay area
      • Spend the early part of the day exploring San Fran then drive to Pleasanton (location of wedding)
      • Spend evening doing wedding things
    • Day 6: Day of the wedding
      • Wedding stuff (woo!)
    • Day 7: Drive from Fremont to Calaveras Big Trees State Park
      • Spend the day exploring some of the inner portion of California and get our big tree fix
      • Spend the evening driving home
    • Day 8: Flyout of San Jose or Oakland

    Does this seem doable? Is this stupid? Any thing you would change? Really we don't have anything done yet minus the RSVP and the dates specifically. I'm not looking for anything crazy specific, minute by minute to hour by hour. That is asking a lot for a random internet stranger but any help would be really appreciated.

    15 votes

  5. Comment on Gold tops $4,900/oz; silver and platinum extend record‑setting rally in ~finance

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    I read a theory that gold is skyrocketing because countries are trying to get more gold as the stupid actions of the US is causing confidence in the dollar to be lost. Almost like an alternative...

    I read a theory that gold is skyrocketing because countries are trying to get more gold as the stupid actions of the US is causing confidence in the dollar to be lost. Almost like an alternative to a US-backed reserve.

    I've never bought gold in my life but my god, I don't think it would be a bad idea now.

    16 votes

  6. Comment on Actual underrated films of the 2020s so far in ~movies

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    I saw Dear Kelley at a C5AN live event. I had a lot of thoughts and actually almost posted about it here on Tildes, but ultimately never did. It was an absolute rollercoaster of a film. As a guy...

    I saw Dear Kelley at a C5AN live event. I had a lot of thoughts and actually almost posted about it here on Tildes, but ultimately never did.

    It was an absolute rollercoaster of a film. As a guy from Ohio it really made me want to root for Kelly.

    1 vote

  7. Comment on System76 launches first stable release of COSMIC desktop and Pop!_OS 24.04 LTS in ~tech

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    Oh yeah, I'm using AMD so no real issues with drivers there. I've read about the Nvidia struggle. I've yet to try the unstable branch since everything I've wanted to do works on the "stable"...

    Oh yeah, I'm using AMD so no real issues with drivers there. I've read about the Nvidia struggle. I've yet to try the unstable branch since everything I've wanted to do works on the "stable" version.

    Plus the whole nix configs and language really does take some serious learning to fully grasp. I'm a pretty light weight user of it myself. Really just install the programs I want. Some people get crazy with setting up their terminal preferences and icon settings and more but that's a bit aggressive for me. Its a balance right? Spend 45+ minutes trying a config that sets the theme you want, or just manually change it when you setup a new machine once in a blue moon. Totally get it.

    Nix shell is neat for like you said, when I want to try something out, but thats pretty few and far between for me. Good luck!

  8. Comment on System76 launches first stable release of COSMIC desktop and Pop!_OS 24.04 LTS in ~tech

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    Really? I switched from daily driving pop for a number of years. Switched to NixOS w/GNOME and am loving it. No jank. No nothing.

    Really? I switched from daily driving pop for a number of years. Switched to NixOS w/GNOME and am loving it. No jank. No nothing.

    1 vote

  9. Comment on 2026 FIFA Men's World Cup groups are set in ~sports.football

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    Biggest shock of this entire event is Donny Boy getting the FIFA Peace Prize LMAO

    Biggest shock of this entire event is Donny Boy getting the FIFA Peace Prize LMAO

    4 votes

  10. Comment on Netflix to acquire Warner Bros. studio and streaming business for $72 billion in ~movies

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    Jeez. I forgot just how prolific WB was for Cartoons! Some of my favorites might now be on Netflix. I really and I mean really hope Netflix does the good thing and actually give some of these...

    Jeez. I forgot just how prolific WB was for Cartoons! Some of my favorites might now be on Netflix.

    I really and I mean really hope Netflix does the good thing and actually give some of these properties time and space to breath. It could really help their catalog.

    5 votes

  11. Comment on Sailing skill is live on Old School Runescape as of two weeks ago in ~games

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    buying a gf (To go sailing with)

    buying a gf

    (To go sailing with)

    6 votes

  12. Comment on The NFL's concussion crisis in ~sports.american_football

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    Appreciate Wendover covering this. CTE is, in my opinion a big problem for a large number of football players. Not just the pros. Considering more people play in college and high school than the...

    Appreciate Wendover covering this. CTE is, in my opinion a big problem for a large number of football players. Not just the pros. Considering more people play in college and high school than the NFL I think those players often go un-diagnosed. Anecdotal evidence, for sure, but I have a lingering feeling based on my experience. Pretty sad but expected how the NFL hasn't done much, materially, to change the potential impact of this condition for its players. Surprised the NFL players union has pushed for more to be done. Then again, as stated in the video - that runs counter the entire purpose and fundamental mechanics to the game. This is part of the reason why I stopped supporting my team. Well, and shitty billionaire owners.

    I'm a pretty large man. Much larger in the past. I tried playing D1 college ball as a lineman and decided it was not for me. I could have walked on, but no scholarship, all of the work of being on the team and school was not worth it. If I have kids, they will not be playing football. The toll it takes on your body is awful and I really don't want that for my kids.

    4 votes

  13. Comment on The day my smart vacuum turned against me in ~tech

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    God. This is why I fucking hate IoT devices. Double plug for the wonderful work from the team at Valetudo. If you are a tinkerer this might be a better option. Support the project if you can. I...

    God. This is why I fucking hate IoT devices.

    Double plug for the wonderful work from the team at Valetudo. If you are a tinkerer this might be a better option. Support the project if you can.

    I currently have a Roomba and the second it completely shits the bed, I'm buying a Valetudo compliant machine and never looking back.

    21 votes

  14. Comment on Grieving family uses AI chatbot to cut hospital bill from $195,000 to $33,000 — US family says Claude highlighted duplicative charges, improper coding, and other violations in ~tech

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    Sure do! LevelOne on YouTube has a bunch of videos related to selfhosting and is, in general, geared more towards enterprise IT admins. They have a couple videos!...

    Sure do! LevelOne on YouTube has a bunch of videos related to selfhosting and is, in general, geared more towards enterprise IT admins. They have a couple videos!

    https://youtu.be/rPf5GCQBNn4?si=vJrZww8g6zpIRkDx

    As a lot of others have said, basically installing O-llama on your machine and just trying it out. It won't run great if your expecting Claude levels of performance but that's kind of the point. It local and doesn't go anywhere. It's a CLI interface but you can run some docker containers for making the UI more akin to ChatGPT.

    2 votes

  15. Comment on Grieving family uses AI chatbot to cut hospital bill from $195,000 to $33,000 — US family says Claude highlighted duplicative charges, improper coding, and other violations in ~tech

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    Big risks? Hard to say, but better safe than sorry. Basically providing sensitive data to a company. I've already read some stories about LEO using LLM prompts as evidence in a crime and with the...

    Big risks? Hard to say, but better safe than sorry. Basically providing sensitive data to a company. I've already read some stories about LEO using LLM prompts as evidence in a crime and with the way tech companies are cooperating with our shitty government I would not put it past LEO from requesting all kinds of data from LLMs and the like.

    1 vote

  16. Comment on Grieving family uses AI chatbot to cut hospital bill from $195,000 to $33,000 — US family says Claude highlighted duplicative charges, improper coding, and other violations in ~tech

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    Yeah, I had doubts about the story itself but I was more concerned with getting the point across this is a bad idea lol I'd also venture, most folks don't know they should report stuff to HHS....

    Yeah, I had doubts about the story itself but I was more concerned with getting the point across this is a bad idea lol

    I'd also venture, most folks don't know they should report stuff to HHS. Coding and billing is like Greek to most people. Thanks for adding the additional context!

    3 votes

  17. Comment on Grieving family uses AI chatbot to cut hospital bill from $195,000 to $33,000 — US family says Claude highlighted duplicative charges, improper coding, and other violations in ~tech

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    As someone who has worked in healthcare IT for awhile now - anytime you get a hospital bill always always always ask for it to be itemized. Review it. Even if you don't understand it, call and ask...

    As someone who has worked in healthcare IT for awhile now - anytime you get a hospital bill always always always ask for it to be itemized. Review it. Even if you don't understand it, call and ask them questions. Make them explain it to you. More times than not, they will find some issues that need reviewed. Coding and billing is always a shit show. Different hospitals and insurance companies code procedures and productss differently. That's not an excuse just a reality unfortunately.

    Please for the love of God. Be careful submitting your ePHI into LLMs and other "AI" tools. If you are going to do so, please remove all of your identifying information. Use a locally hosted option if possible. Run it from a browser in private mode and try to avoid using your personal account. These models do share data and you might accidentally share sensitive information. Plus in this day in age, I would not put it past LE from subpoenaing LLMs for your data.

    44 votes

  18. Comment on The same-name club made up entirely of Shirleys is dying out in ~life

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    Grandma's name is Shirley. She also hated(hates) that name. She's about 95 years old and still doing her thing. I'm going to send this to her and hope she gets some enjoyment out of it. I'd like...

    Grandma's name is Shirley. She also hated(hates) that name. She's about 95 years old and still doing her thing. I'm going to send this to her and hope she gets some enjoyment out of it.

    I'd like to think she'd join the club if she was in Australia.

    4 votes

  19. Comment on Microsoft is plugging more holes that let you use Windows 11 without an online account in ~tech

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    Oh my god. I did not even realize that might be misconstrued. I swear I'm not a racist just a weird Linux zealot lol

    Oh my god. I did not even realize that might be misconstrued. I swear I'm not a racist just a weird Linux zealot lol

    2 votes

  20. Comment on Microsoft is plugging more holes that let you use Windows 11 without an online account in ~tech

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    Forget the "smart" and "power user" Nix shite. You are already miles ahead of the average PC user just by switching to *Nix. Good on you.

    Forget the "smart" and "power user" Nix shite. You are already miles ahead of the average PC user just by switching to *Nix. Good on you.

    8 votes