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  1. Comment on Chat Jimmy - A nearly instantaneous AI chatbot in ~tech

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    This is a very interesting showcase, more details are available at https://taalas.com/the-path-to-ubiquitous-ai/ A potential positive here is that this can be used in specific cases where models...

    This is a very interesting showcase, more details are available at https://taalas.com/the-path-to-ubiquitous-ai/
    A potential positive here is that this can be used in specific cases where models are not required to complete complex ambiguous tasks, hopefully alleviating the current pressure on electronic components like RAM and GPUs.

    4 votes

  4. Comment on An insight into looksmaxxxing/blackpill "ideology" in ~life

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    Hey @cloud_loud, I don't have anything to contribute to the conversation but I wanted to make sure to thank you for your post, I really appreciate it. It is very informative and I feel conveys the...

    Hey @cloud_loud, I don't have anything to contribute to the conversation but I wanted to make sure to thank you for your post, I really appreciate it. It is very informative and I feel conveys the information in a balanced way that makes it much more palatable than someone coming with their opinion trying to convince everyone about their point of view.

    4 votes

  5. Comment on Medium term cold storage options? in ~comp

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    I use 1Password as my password manager. There I have my AWS credentials as well as my keys for encrypting/decrypting (I'm using gpg), not that there's anything special about 1Password here, any...

    I use 1Password as my password manager. There I have my AWS credentials as well as my keys for encrypting/decrypting (I'm using gpg), not that there's anything special about 1Password here, any password manager would do. In the event of a disaster, as long as I remember my master password, I can log into AWS, download all the data, decrypt it after importing my private key and then uncompress it.

    The way I structured it is I have multiple sources with different back up frequency. For example, my Docker set up and config backs up more frequently than my pictures since the pictures also live on my phone which acts as a backup on its own. In addition, because I'm doing integrity checks in S3 when I upload files (A hash check) and only up to 5GB files are supported for those, I split the encrypted into 4GB chunks. My Docker backup comfortably fits in one file but my pictures don't, so for those there's an extra step where I split the archive before uploading or concatenate it after downloading.

    I know it sounds pretty convoluted but the three main requirements that I had were:

    1. I want to back up to Glacier (purely for the pricing).
    2. I want my backup to be encrypted with my public key.
    3. I want to check integrity on the remote location.

    As I mentioned, I explored multiple solutions but none did what I wanted. I had written something like this years ago by hand but it's pretty out of date, vibe coding would bring me the benefits of a bespoke solution without me having to dedicate too much time to it.

    1 vote

  6. Comment on Medium term cold storage options? in ~comp

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    This would be my recommendation as well. I got close to 400GB on Glacier and pay less than $0.20 per month. The only downside is that I couldn't find software that backed things up the way I...

    This would be my recommendation as well. I got close to 400GB on Glacier and pay less than $0.20 per month. The only downside is that I couldn't find software that backed things up the way I wanted, so I ended up vibe coding a massive bash script to compress, encrypt and upload the data for me while doing integrity checks.

    2 votes

  7. Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games

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    I'm in act 3 of my first (And very likely only) playthrough and I get it. While I love the world, the characters and the music, the game seems intent of wasting your time for no reason. Pathfinder...

    I'm in act 3 of my first (And very likely only) playthrough and I get it. While I love the world, the characters and the music, the game seems intent of wasting your time for no reason. Pathfinder Kingmaker already made heaps of improvements when it comes to these types of games, especially having a feeling that a party is a unit, but feels like BG is trying too hard to be D&D and they force you into managing things that are tedious (Like loot, picking locks, disarming traps).
    I'm also experiencing a bug where one of my party members is not considered an ally which make things extra annoying. They can't get targeted by spells that affect allies, which results in they not healed when using group heals or not being able to receive guidance.

    1 vote

  8. Comment on What are some bands you regret not seeing live (or, just never had the chance to see in the first place)? in ~music

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    I completely get what you're saying, they used to be one of my favourites but I just can't get into the new singer. Similarly, I feel that Kamelot before Roy Khan left was so good that it's...

    I completely get what you're saying, they used to be one of my favourites but I just can't get into the new singer. Similarly, I feel that Kamelot before Roy Khan left was so good that it's unlikely they'll find another singer that doesn't feel like a massive downgrade.

    1 vote

  9. Comment on The watchers: how OpenAI, the US government, and Persona built an identity surveillance machine that files reports on you to the feds in ~tech

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    Is Discord still using Persona? I thought Persona was the company they were previously using that was breached, which prompted Discord to stop using them.

    Is Discord still using Persona? I thought Persona was the company they were previously using that was breached, which prompted Discord to stop using them.

  10. Comment on Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month in ~tech

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    Unfortunately they already rolled this out in some places and I was affected. There were a few image channels that were not necessarily for adults (Image channels with memes) that I wasn't able to...

    Unfortunately they already rolled this out in some places and I was affected. There were a few image channels that were not necessarily for adults (Image channels with memes) that I wasn't able to access anymore. Worst is that most people in them went ahead with the verification so the only option for me was to not see the content anymore or verify myself but I refuse to do so.

    11 votes

  11. Comment on What do dreams mean? in ~science

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    You may be interested in listening to/watching the podcast Inner Cosmos. The host is a neuroscientist and covers a wide range of topics, including dreaming. He did a 3 part series on just that,...

    You may be interested in listening to/watching the podcast Inner Cosmos. The host is a neuroscientist and covers a wide range of topics, including dreaming. He did a 3 part series on just that, starting with Why do we spend 1/3 of our lives asleep? (Sleeping & Dreaming Part 1).

    I don't remember if all your questions are answered there specifically, but it should at least give you some foundational knowledge to ask more specific questions.

  12. Comment on Steam Hardware: Launch timing and other FAQs in ~games

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    At this point buying a gaming PC is starting to feel like buying a house. You wait for a while for prices to decrease/stabilise just for a different component to become scarce and drive prices up....

    At this point buying a gaming PC is starting to feel like buying a house. You wait for a while for prices to decrease/stabilise just for a different component to become scarce and drive prices up. The only good time to buy seems to be in the past.

    7 votes

  13. Comment on Alternative to Spotify? in ~music

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    My approach is to purchase albums through Bandcamp / Qobuz, use Picard for tagging/file structure, rsgain for volume normalisation and then stream using Gonic. For playback I use Supersonic on my...

    My approach is to purchase albums through Bandcamp / Qobuz, use Picard for tagging/file structure, rsgain for volume normalisation and then stream using Gonic. For playback I use Supersonic on my macOS device or Ultrasonic on my Android devices. It all works great!

    Up until recently I only purchased from Bandcamp and used other means to obtain music not available there. But I've been finding lately that a lot of artists are moving into Bandcamp, and if not there, it's usually available in Qobuz.

    2 votes

  14. Comment on Youtube channel recommendations 2026 in ~tech

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    Solid recommendations, a couple of extra additions: DrBecky DeepSkyVideos

    Solid recommendations, a couple of extra additions:

    2 votes

  15. Comment on Nova Launcher: An update in ~tech

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    I tried Lawnchair back then but I didn't like it. I ended up settling with Octopi launcher, took some adjusting but I'm fine with it now. The dev is really active and it receives constant updates....

    I tried Lawnchair back then but I didn't like it. I ended up settling with Octopi launcher, took some adjusting but I'm fine with it now. The dev is really active and it receives constant updates.
    To my knowledge, it also doesn't support importing the Nova configuration.

    2 votes

  16. Comment on Revisiting Instagram, and promptly leaving it again in ~tech

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    I've been wondering if this is something I should do. I've never used social media apps for more than a few days at a time but I'm kind of drawn to Instagram, not because I want to post anything,...

    I've been wondering if this is something I should do. I've never used social media apps for more than a few days at a time but I'm kind of drawn to Instagram, not because I want to post anything, but because it is a way to follow both artists and attractive people. Most of the local artists that I'm interested in don't have much of a presence anywhere else.

    The two main things stopping me from taking the plunge are the fact that I don't want to see any ads, and I don't want to give my data to Facebook. I've been wondering if maybe there's a self hosted way to achieve what I want to achieve but my self hosted task backlog is so huge I probably won't get to it for a very long time.

  17. Comment on How do you keep your life organized? What tools & systems do you use? in ~talk

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    My set up is much simpler than this but I wanted to also mention Vikunja. Many months ago I looked into to do trackers and this one was my favourite. It's simple and effective.

    My set up is much simpler than this but I wanted to also mention Vikunja. Many months ago I looked into to do trackers and this one was my favourite. It's simple and effective.

    2 votes

  18. Comment on How Europe is gearing up to follow Australia's teen social media ban in ~tech

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    Annoyingly and likely because of the new legislation, Discord is now enforcing ID verification if you want to access 18+ channels (I'm guessing this is only happening in Australia as well). This...

    Annoyingly and likely because of the new legislation, Discord is now enforcing ID verification if you want to access 18+ channels (I'm guessing this is only happening in Australia as well). This is not me advocating for children having access to adult content, this is me complaining that I want to keep access to those channels and don't want to give Discord my personal information, especially since that time one of their third parties leaked a bunch of government IDs.

    8 votes

  19. Comment on Elite Dangerous discussion in ~games

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    My experience is very similar, got into it a few years ago and had lots of fun, but at some point the game became way too grindy for me. At that point I decided to venture into the unknown and...

    My experience is very similar, got into it a few years ago and had lots of fun, but at some point the game became way too grindy for me. At that point I decided to venture into the unknown and start exploring which was fun for a bit, except for the fact that there was not much of a reward to doing that (Systems looked pretty much the same) other than having your name as the first to be there.

    1 vote