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The “can't answer” thing is probably the reason I never contributed. I don't know the specific reasoning behind it, but it's such a self-defeating solution to whatever problem they thought they were solving.

“Instead, labor and computing power are being diverted toward a singular “frontier-model effort””

Sounds like the opposite of what you're suggesting they're doing?

This is go, not chess.

> .bs-consent__sheet { … }

Couldn't have said it better myself

window.zig: widget.addCssClass("no-border-radius") when no compositor is detected seems like it should be preventing this, but it's clearly not working.

Are the context menus hardcoded? Ghosttty is the only app on my machine that uses those horrendous rounded context menus, and because I don't use a compositor, they also have a giant black band around them. None of the config file settings seemed relevant, but maybe I missed something?

It's murderously hard to machine.

How much effort has been expended on optimizing those reductions though? I have a harder time believing that one can hang one's belief in P!=NP on that particular hook.

The gig companies that are _directly_ people's occupation are the same way. Support actually emphasizes that they cannot actually do anything every time I call them. They actually say those words.

I know; at least very little else breaks on the site if you just kill scripts in ublock origin.

That is only true at particular pressures below the critical point; if you allow pressures above that, you can smoothly transition between gas and liquid phases without ever passing through a discrete phase change.

It is mind-bending to watch a liquid's meniscus simply… fade away without moving or boiling.

BRB, rewatching The Red Violin with Sam Jackson

Not interested in conversing with a person who can't even keep their previous comment in their context window.

Good day, sir.

Given the general availability, the answer appears to be “you mostly don't.”

Wages only rise if you don't include the displaced in your average, which feels a bit dodgy in this context, even if it is technically the accepted practice.

“carefully checked and corrected” is also the sort of thing that llm's like to insert when you tell them to carefully check and correct in the prompt, and isn't otherwise really a natural thing to write.

Or is it a statistical artifact from crap control of confounders, who knows?

That's not even remotely true.

I don't think we're talking about the same thing, I was specifically referring to Epic Games' efforts to add effective AC to linux via secureboot + signed kernels + a kernel module + remote attestation

Previously https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/epic-games-launcher-pr...

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50088762

The entire point is to lock down a user's linux install so that they can't interfere with the anticheat.

Exactly.

I say this as someone who plays games that are significantly aided by remote-attestation-based anticheat: it's a beachhead that we will regret ceding.

Psst, buddy, your ignorance is showing

> protecting companies from unlawful piracy

Counterpoint: piracy is moral.

> even memory of your processes

That's not a thing on the default config of any mainstream distro I'm aware of; everyone restricts attaching a debugger and similar to root by default these days.

No expense was spared.

That kills so many valid setups that it's a complete non-starter.

Alas, the signed-kernel-anticheat monster is approaching and, mark my words, will drag linux into an indistiguishable hell if it takes off.

Don't be silly, you can't possibly be responsible for breaking an embargo you weren't subject to or informed about.

In other circumstances, I'd be the first to agree, but you'll find people arguing for both sides in the same comment in this very comment section.

Your flame resistant furniture will pyrolize just fine once the apartment gets hot enough. Just takes one idiot keeping their budget lithium bike inside to ignite the whole mess--ask me how I know.

The construction is there to isolate suites and delay the spread, but don't kid yourself that a given suite doesn't contain enough fuel to have a major fire, given the right ignition source and tinder.

It's worth noting in passing that “some physicists hypothesize” is entirely compatible with “there’s no evidence”; this should not be disqualifying for science fiction.