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2Gkashmiri··on Person of Interest
It's one of those gems in the wild.

If there is a show that I can rewatch, it's this.

I am more interested in how the philosophy of the show, how the ethics tie into real world implications.

We talk about open source licenses in a grand manner which some might say " why does it matter" but this show shows how the philosophical decisions tie into overall ideas and what it can do.

2Gkashmiri··on Running a law firm on Free software
Lawyer here.

I have been extensively using LibreOffice in my court drafting, research, report writings and it has helped.. Over the years i have seen the progression of software, bugs I reported having been fixed in 2-3-5 releases always makes me happy.

People hate it for reasons that feel wrong.

They want a "mirror" of word, that's... Not going to happen, at least not in the UX department.

For compatibility, it is being improved iteratively.

I am on the fence for wordcraft by storytold for now.

That said, I do self host email using mailinabox.

I do use KDE neon for my own machine.

I have to use some business software which are windows based so I have to use that.. I just rdp into the machine and it works.

I don't use collaborative software because most of the time it's just me.

2Gkashmiri··on Harmony: Chat like Discord. Federated like email
I never understood discords use of "server" Maybe a community but why "server"?
2Gkashmiri··on Brazilian Court Sanctions Lawyers for Prompt Injection in Court Filing
why did the judge not write the parking order himself/herself? if the "issue" is so obvious, surely they can just say "pay up" instead of having to ask an AI bot to give a reasoned order based on my inclination to convict?
2Gkashmiri··on Brazilian Court Sanctions Lawyers for Prompt Injection in Court Filing
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State of art ai shouldn't beat me in court. I want a better lawyer to beat me in court. I want a human judge who has experience to "judge" between the two sides, based on evidence and arguments and law. Thats all I am asking. Is that too much?

If there is an opposing state of art ai, I would deploy my own so who wins?

I am using Claude, my opponent is using Claude, judge is using Claude so what are we even doing?

2Gkashmiri··on Brazilian Court Sanctions Lawyers for Prompt Injection in Court Filing
I don't get it.

I am a lawyer myself. I recently had an order that practically looks and smells ai generated.

I sent the output to Turnitin and it returned almost every line turned out ai generated.

Heck, 4 paragraphs were the same text reworked as a filler.

I filed a second appeal and the case has not been picked up.

My question is, if the judge is using an ai to decide a case, and the judge has outsourced their "judgement" to ai, I, as a lawyer should be able to influence that.

One could argue " well that's the judge's discretion, who decides" but I don't.

When I appear for a client before a judge, I "expect" that judge to apply their own mind, and only their own mind without any bias. Judge offloading their rights imo renders them biased and I should be able to influence the other person (or the ai)

Not that I have done it before. Just saying

2Gkashmiri··on R/open source bans all solo projects and projects using LLMs
I'm an open source contributor.

The mod is overreacting. By this logic, Linux kernel is banned on the sub...

This is ridiculous and it would be reverted. I'm sure of it. They can't have this long term

2Gkashmiri··on GLM-Legal
Lawyer here. Thisis correct but it highlights an important aspect if the thing that I am actively trying to pursue.

Garbage in, garbage out. Right, everyone knows this.

So, my question is, if I redline a document, I don't just see what's there but also what is missing. Ai generally only work with what's avoailavle and unless you specifcally ask for it, it wont question it.

Take a rental agreement for example. I have tested this before, gave a redlining task whatever, and the draft did not have either a start date clause or a period Claude and none flagged it.

A lawyer would find this easily.

What I am trying to say is, among other things, you get a DMCA notice for example and you use Claude to file a reply, it will find all the proper citations, statutes, etc but if the other side didnt invoke a point, Claude will have no way to object to that because it isn't in the notice.

That is my only issue.

The problem compounds, if a person later reviews it, they skim over because they expect other people to have done their job first....

2Gkashmiri··on PipePipe: NewPipe hard fork implementing SponsorBlock
I am at 340+ subs and rate limits happen very rarely.

I have had this issue few times on a specific wifi router (different router on same line doesn't) so don't know exactly.

2Gkashmiri··on Pentagon says overreliance on AI contributed to missile strike on Iran school
Wow. What a way to avoid accountability for committing a war crime.
2Gkashmiri··on What California is learning from solar panels built over irrigation canals
Not from USA so forgive my ignorance.

Shouldn't the obvious solution be to fix the "permitting requirements" rather than spend 6x on building kn undeveloped land?

Should the purpose of laws to serve the people rather than to tiptoe around laws and claiming "be we have strict zoning laws"?

Why is there a law that you yourself call "insane"?

2Gkashmiri··on Astra for Law
I'm a lawyer myself.

I see problems in LLMs doing research, making drafts, etc.

I see 3 kinds of potential users.

1. Non legal background people trying to avoid going to a lawyer. They should definitely NOT use an LLMs.

2. Fresh out of law school graduates.

They think they can do fast work, draft quick replies, do fast case research, enh. They should go the traditional route of interning, learning the "art", they probably won't need it because they will learn "how the law works"

3. Established attorneys. They usually have templates made for most things, over their career, they have established routines of making things fast, maybe it can help them but to say replacing good chunk of work or offloading to LLMs isn't probably going to go well.

There is a reason why interns are made to do grunt work. The "chain of command" is built so they learn on basic stuff, learn to make decisions, etc. Without these basic decisions under their belt, an intern can't take bigger decisions later on. They just won't know....

2Gkashmiri··on Israeli Minister Threatens Filmmakers' Citizenship over Gaza Documentary
The classic "democracy" and "freedoms" paradox.

Iran for example is accused of silencing critics, when everyone else does so as a "normal thing" but Iran is the boogeyman.

I can only imagine the level of propaganda by Israel in trying to downplay their heinous crimes....

2Gkashmiri··on Registration without a phone number on Signal will use zero-knowledge proofs
its not really. chat control, age gate means you will have this elsewhere
2Gkashmiri··on Registration without a phone number on Signal will use zero-knowledge proofs
The big deal is, having talked to security people, they are "fine" with WhatsApp because the theory is, they get data from whatsapp so they have some sort of backdoor access. They are pretty chill with WhatsApp which id unexplainable
2Gkashmiri··on Anthropic Says Iran Used Its American AI Model to Target U.S. Navy Warships
Tomorrow if there is an attack on Americans soil, oh it's just against American people, not the country.

What are you on about

2Gkashmiri··on Registration without a phone number on Signal will use zero-knowledge proofs
I know for a fact If you use "signal" matrix or whatever "security" app, you will get branded a terrorist in India, your life will be upended and you will face a long list of problems.

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/ats-probes-use-of-...

https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/accused-da...

https://www.deccanherald.com/india/secure-messaging-apps-lik...

https://india-employmentnews.com/tech-category/delhi-blast-n...

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tech-news/Dangerous-Sign...

And it doesn't matter you use a connected phone or not, they just get data from ISPs.

And yes, using a VPN will get you knocked up as well.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/12/indias-vpn-ban-in-k...

2Gkashmiri··on Anthropic Says Iran Used Its American AI Model to Target U.S. Navy Warships
blame the victims. nice
2Gkashmiri··on Hitachi launches CO2 heat pump water heaters with solar-friendly tariff controls
you dont have a passive solar water heater?
2Gkashmiri··on AnkiDroid: Google Play no longer allowing Open Collective donation link
https://ibb.co/SDR5h19f
2Gkashmiri··on AnkiDroid: Google Play no longer allowing Open Collective donation link
I have microg installed but it doesn't do anything? It also needs to be logged in?

Gapps is what exactly. I have stock android on oneplus, just don't have play store signed in.

Many apps refuse to work.

2Gkashmiri··on AnkiDroid: Google Play no longer allowing Open Collective donation link
https://srinagar.nic.in/notice/immediate-suspension-of-virtu...

They banned "VPN"

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/after-vpn-ban-in-k...

Then came arrests.

https://www.medianama.com/2026/01/223-jammu-kashmir-vpn-ban-...

Street level checks. Police literally stop you roadside and check your phone for VPN.

This is happening in 2026. RIGHT NOW.

I talked to some officials and "oh you know what happened in Delhi blasts? They were using signal. If we had only caught them before".

2Gkashmiri··on AnkiDroid: Google Play no longer allowing Open Collective donation link
Thats the only reason for at least me to use f droid and I have for the last decade I think.

It "just works".

As opposed to play store apps requiring "play store services" meaning having to sign into play store. It refuses to do so on a FOSS principle so I am literally cut off from a lot of apps.

Aurora store helps but apps that "require play store services" don't work.

2Gkashmiri··on Tether: iMessage, SMS, etc. on Linux
"What" features. Imessage? Thats it?
2Gkashmiri··on Tether: iMessage, SMS, etc. on Linux
There "is" already a kde connect browser extension.

Just add to it

2Gkashmiri··on Tether: iMessage, SMS, etc. on Linux
I don't know.

What's a feature not in KDE connect that the writer wanted and it didn't have?

They could always submit a pr.

Beeper exists you know....

I have a question. It's fine to build for your own self but is it okay to release something in public when the environment is a moving target and you are just a one-man team keeping it afloat?

Wouldn't it be better to go behind established FOSS products and not reinvent the wheel when you don't have to?

I understand no one can tell you how to or why to do certain things but there comes a time, when youw want to help, not build the next temple os and instead help manjaro or whatever is cool these days?

2Gkashmiri··on Debian votes to allow "responsible use of generative AI"
In anonymous systems, where we don't use real names, your "handle" has an "age". That becomes your most prized possession.

I have a reddit account thats over 12 years old. I have left the posts/comments open. That means, my "post history" becomes a way to advertise my skills. I can reference comments from a year ago or 6 months ago about a certain topic to show how I handled something. That does have an effect on people.

As opposed to a random 1 day old account. No one takes them seriously, I guess the same is here as well

2Gkashmiri··on StemDeck, a free, open-source and local AI stem separator
Any way to get this on android?

I assume phones are perfectly capable to run such software?

2Gkashmiri··on GLM-5.3 is now open-weight
I live in a place where using VPN is illegal and akin to "terrorism" because why would you want to hide what you are doing. Only bad guys hide. So if you use VPN, you are a bad guy.

https://srinagar.nic.in/notice/immediate-suspension-of-virtu...

Phones are randomly searched on the streets and if VPN is found, arrested

https://www.medianama.com/2026/01/223-jammu-kashmir-vpn-ban-...

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/after-vpn-ban-in-k...

“Out of the 15 individuals identified, five were minors who were counselled and advised in the presence of their guardians, with emphasis on awareness, lawful digital conduct, and the consequences of violating lawful orders,” he added.

2Gkashmiri··on Show HN: AI chat app build specifically for kids (howcomet.com)
> specifically for kids >AI chat app

imo these two should not mix and should be mutually exclusive but who am i to say

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