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Comment on How to download and install Linux in ~comp
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Comment on How to download and install Linux in ~comp
tsuki-no-seirei Link ParentWine and Proton have continuous development, which helped a lot for the gaming facet of Linux. Valve stepped in and made its own library and ships it with Steam. It doesn't matter your distro, it...Wine and Proton have continuous development, which helped a lot for the gaming facet of Linux. Valve stepped in and made its own library and ships it with Steam. It doesn't matter your distro, it installs natively.
Also, Vulkan is getting big there. DXVK is helping a lot to push games out of the Windows ecosystem. But after 2 years, I think Linux isn't in a good position still for the average crowd. Gamers use specialized hardware - e.g. mouse, keyboards, rgb. - and Linux has terrible support for it. Multi-monitor is also a nightmare. And it doesn't help that GTK (Gnome) and QT (KDE) are always in between tribal fights.
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Comment on We're all living on r/MadeMeSmile's Internet Now in ~tech
tsuki-no-seirei Link ParentI feel that conflict leads towards trouble to advertisers. They want to show their ads, not take sides in conflicts. That's why I see these "social networks" as ad bubbles. The social aspect is...I feel that conflict leads towards trouble to advertisers. They want to show their ads, not take sides in conflicts. That's why I see these "social networks" as ad bubbles. The social aspect is absent.
Reddit lost a lost of niche communities that I used to participate. It became another echo-chamber for advertisers to make money. Smooth sailing, right? In the end, corporations always shoot themselves in the foot to appease "investors" that will take every last dime, wanting always more and leaving at the first sign of loss. Just like we see with minimum wage workers and their employers.
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Comment on Ugly numbers from Microsoft and ChatGPT reveal that AI demand is already shrinking in ~tech
tsuki-no-seirei Link ParentI think you touched on a good point here. There is no sentient entity behind any of the output; it's just an algorithm, and it still needs an input. It is a virtual assistance interface, not...The issue to me seems to be that although we're calling it Artificial Intelligence, it's not what we think of when we use those words.
I think you touched on a good point here. There is no sentient entity behind any of the output; it's just an algorithm, and it still needs an input. It is a virtual assistance interface, not artificial intelligence.
Thinking back to the Mass Effect games, they called it VI. It needs an input, will provide an output, but only withing programmed parameters. Yet, the AI would do whatever it wanted with input from itself. No human needed. It was a good approach about the tech and the philosophical discussion.
I see these VIs as a tool. They facilitate my job to create by providing skills that I miss. Yet, I still need to comb through the outputs. To me, their use is where number crunching and relationship between entities is so subtle that humans would take centuries to notice. But that's it, for now.
LLMs are just a craze for now. Like always, corporate is trying to milk something from retail advertising as world changing, when in fact, in its current form, it's not.
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Comment on PayPal launches US dollar stablecoin in ~finance
tsuki-no-seirei Link ParentI understand your point and agree with it in part. Because of Bitcoin, Geothermal energy is being explored in El Salvador, bringing up technological advances to add another way to extract energy...I understand your point and agree with it in part. Because of Bitcoin, Geothermal energy is being explored in El Salvador, bringing up technological advances to add another way to extract energy from the finite resources we have. Also, Bitcoin isn't frivolous, since it saved an awful lot of people these last years from collapsing in third-world countries from the dollar instability and global recession.
It's a tough sell, and I get involved in such discussions to learn more about other people's opinions and realities. I am not trying to change your mind, but understand where you stand and why you think that way.
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Comment on PayPal launches US dollar stablecoin in ~finance
tsuki-no-seirei Link ParentAside from BTC, it is still a casino. BTC, LTC and XMR are the only ones I work with, and each has its own use case. IMHO, all PoS chains are just stock market without regulations for rich people...Aside from BTC, it is still a casino. BTC, LTC and XMR are the only ones I work with, and each has its own use case.
IMHO, all PoS chains are just stock market without regulations for rich people to pump and dump.
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Comment on PayPal launches US dollar stablecoin in ~finance
tsuki-no-seirei Link ParentDurability, mainly. Gold and Silver can survive millennia with the same shape, weight, etc. while other materials decay and oxide away. They can be used in a lot of fields, too, like engineering,...Durability, mainly. Gold and Silver can survive millennia with the same shape, weight, etc. while other materials decay and oxide away.
They can be used in a lot of fields, too, like engineering, economics, metallurgy, etc.
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Comment on PayPal launches US dollar stablecoin in ~finance
tsuki-no-seirei Link ParentYeah, I know that is the "standard" line. I am not denying it, though. I see crypto as an emerging technology still. Not only that, but I am not even sure blockchain will actually catch, I just...Yeah, I know that is the "standard" line. I am not denying it, though.
I see crypto as an emerging technology still. Not only that, but I am not even sure blockchain will actually catch, I just know that Bitcoin has, and I have used it to avoid predatory banking.
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Comment on PayPal launches US dollar stablecoin in ~finance
tsuki-no-seirei Link ParentProof of Stake was a way to used Traditional Finance known methods of abuse in an unregulated space. It is based on the same concept as the current banking system: Put something in a box, and it...Proof of Stake was a way to used Traditional Finance known methods of abuse in an unregulated space. It is based on the same concept as the current banking system: Put something in a box, and it will gain value just for being there.
Proof of Work creates value from energy. It had a terrible start, but it largely changed to renewable sources. Over 50% of BTC mining is already in renewables and more to come.
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Comment on PayPal launches US dollar stablecoin in ~finance
tsuki-no-seirei Link ParentProof of Work got a major change in its power consumption fingerprint since it started to move to renewables. Over 50% or BTC is mined with renewable energy sources and more to come. It's a...Proof of Work got a major change in its power consumption fingerprint since it started to move to renewables. Over 50% or BTC is mined with renewable energy sources and more to come. It's a problem, but it's being worked on.
Proof of Stake is just Traditional Finance without regulations.
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Comment on PayPal launches US dollar stablecoin in ~finance
tsuki-no-seirei Link ParentWe trust our country currency because we need to, just like you said. We are forced to pay our taxes in said currency. Yet, it isn't the only thing that has value in the end. When a country falls,...We trust our country currency because we need to, just like you said. We are forced to pay our taxes in said currency. Yet, it isn't the only thing that has value in the end. When a country falls, Gold still has value. So do Silver. They are unique elements that have a value that transcends that of a country currency.
Cryptocurrencies are passing through a probation of utility. A lot of people think of crypto as Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH), but in reality, it's only BTC that is decentralized. BTC already has a network effect big enough to be secure and join Gold and Silver in the long run. It has incredible liquidity and is accepted wide around. ETH is a smart contract network. It's probing Traditional Finance's practices into the crypto space. Yet, it had a lot of fundamental problems, like pre-mine, node centralization in AWS, etc.
People in third-world countries already use BTC to hedge against inflation from their country's currency. Now, people in the US are doing it too. Why? The USD is losing its trust. Third-world countries felt the money printing in their core, since imports are paid in USD, not in local currency.
In the end, Bitcoin isn't for day-to-day transactions, like going to the market, IMHO. It is a hedge against failing centralized systems, just like Gold and Silver. You can buy stuff with it, just like with Gold and Silver, but it's a bit harder. PayPal's centralized stable coin, just like USDC and USDT, is there just to fill the gap between BTC and USD and avoid over-taxation, since turning BTC into USD is taxable and being taxed over and over for day-to-day transactions is abusive, IMHO.
I am still waiting for the next bull run to actually form my final opinion on the matter.
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~tildes
tsuki-no-seirei Link ParentThat kind of content generates engagement, be it for agreement or discordance. The fact you have strong feelings towards it indicates that it does provoke the audience; you just don't engage. A...That kind of content generates engagement, be it for agreement or discordance. The fact you have strong feelings towards it indicates that it does provoke the audience; you just don't engage.
A lot of countries that had extreme right-wing tactics used during elections had massive dissemination of this kind of content. Provoking the animal inside humans works.
That's why I like the stuff like Ying-Yang and Internal Wolves. It shows that we swing both ways, but our control is what matters most.
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Comment on Where do you stand on climate change? in ~talk
tsuki-no-seirei LinkI just experienced the worst extratropical cyclone in my whole life. 2016 had something bad, but this was terrible. I felt powerless, it broke records, it destroyed simple people's houses. I...I just experienced the worst extratropical cyclone in my whole life. 2016 had something bad, but this was terrible. I felt powerless, it broke records, it destroyed simple people's houses. I really don't care what pseudo-thinkers and billionaires say; our world is changing. And the little people will suffer from it.
The 72 hours of downpour and winds up to hurricane levels. The anxiety of losing your roof, your house. Hundreds did. I was lucky.
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Comment on Any Tildes android app? in ~tildes
tsuki-no-seirei Link ParentWell, having a manifest for a PWA would be way easier than maintaining a native app. I think that something @deimos should look at.Well, having a manifest for a PWA would be way easier than maintaining a native app.
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Comment on Lonely people see the world differently, according to their brains in ~science
tsuki-no-seirei Link ParentIn my opinion, you have a narrow view, built by the very system you admonish. Bear with me, please. We are raised from birth to consume. We do it because our parents showed us that's "how the...In my opinion, you have a narrow view, built by the very system you admonish. Bear with me, please.
We are raised from birth to consume. We do it because our parents showed us that's "how the world works". Yet, very few break from that predatory circle. Some go deeper and lose sanity. Others seek asylum in money-founded faith. Everything appears to be about "profits". But it's about control.
Society increased rapidly, and capitalism gave the old money the ways to "enslave" people with labor and control them. Why do they want to control people? To not lose their status, their titles, their place at the top. They live completely different lives, lavishing in luxury unimaginable to us. They don't want to lose that.
Corporations are just their way to control things anonymously. The profits to keep their luxuries, like going to the moon in a holiday. The old "nobles" didn't vanish, they adapted. And they care only about themselves.
In the end, they are, again, losing that control. There are too many people. Privacy is their next step, as that is a major blunder in their control. Cryptocurrencies are another target, as they exert their control through traditional finance.
But yeah, they are going to run us to a no return point, retreat to their bunkers, and we are going to suffer. We aren't going to die. We'll endure, all for it to start again, like countless times.
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Comment on Lonely people see the world differently, according to their brains in ~science
tsuki-no-seirei Link ParentI decided to quit the big city and settle in the rural area, to slow down and quit the Death March. It aligned well with my health conditions and my morals. But loneliness came with it. I would do...Loneliness is brutal but if I have to throw all my values out of the window to not be lonely is it worth it?
I decided to quit the big city and settle in the rural area, to slow down and quit the Death March. It aligned well with my health conditions and my morals. But loneliness came with it. I would do it again, for I prefer no company at all if the alternative is what "friendship" is today.
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Comment on Why did the #TwitterMigration fail? in ~tech
tsuki-no-seirei LinkMasses want ease of use, and the Fediverse doesn't offer that. To use Twitter or Reddit, you just need to install an app. You have access to the content and only need an account if you want to...Masses want ease of use, and the Fediverse doesn't offer that. To use Twitter or Reddit, you just need to install an app. You have access to the content and only need an account if you want to interact. It's as simple as it gets.
I think the Fediverse is a good starting concept. I would argue a common authentication and user management backend to all instances would be better. Instances would just host content and manage access permissions. That would avoid a lot of hassle, but it's too centralized. Maybe host the User DB on a blockchain? Who knows.
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Comment on Microsoft wants to move Windows fully to the cloud in ~tech
tsuki-no-seirei Link ParentI was spinning up a home lab with a Gigabyte B560 plus a 11400. Imagine my surprise to find in the firmware (UEFI) an "Install Gigabyte shitty software" option. If you leave it enabled, it...I was spinning up a home lab with a Gigabyte B560 plus a 11400. Imagine my surprise to find in the firmware (UEFI) an "Install Gigabyte shitty software" option. If you leave it enabled, it installs the software automatically on Windows.
Coreboot should have more funding...
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Comment on LGBT introductions thread: What's your story? in ~lgbt
tsuki-no-seirei LinkI am a multi (sapiosexual and pansexual) cis man. I always carried on as a bisexual male, but with time, I joined more diverse communities and noticed I felt attracted regardless if the person was...I am a multi (sapiosexual and pansexual) cis man. I always carried on as a bisexual male, but with time, I joined more diverse communities and noticed I felt attracted regardless if the person was cis or trans. Also, that if I couldn't hold a conversation level I am comfortable with, I didn't felt attracted, even if the person hit all other buttons.
Yet, I don't feel included in the communities for LGBTQIA+, since I am such a "broad" person.
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Comment on The social web is in a transition period in ~tech
tsuki-no-seirei LinkI have 6 different options in my bookmarks, including Reddit, but without any of Meta's networks or Twitter. It will be a lot of content, but I will settle somewhere or create and aggregator in...I have 6 different options in my bookmarks, including Reddit, but without any of Meta's networks or Twitter. It will be a lot of content, but I will settle somewhere or create and aggregator in time.
Having options is good. Being in a transition phase is better, especially if we keep the decentralization.
Yet, the Windows installer always messes up the partitioning with its own EFI and MSR partitions. For dual booting, installing Windows, then Linux is the right call, since you just use GRUB with OS PROBER to manage it.