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mdlxxv

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I am what I am, and that's all I am
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mdlxxv··on Switch to Safari
Sure, tell me where the Linux version of Safari is, and I might give it a try :)
mdlxxv··on You're supposed to turn Bluetooth off when you don't need it – how risky is it?
I mean, even if Bluetooth was completely safe, I'd still turn it off when it's not needed to save battery.
mdlxxv··on HN should have a downvote justification section
If you have to explain downvotes, upvotes should also require an explanation. "Brigading" can go both ways.
mdlxxv··on Are stochastic parrots alive?
No, they're pining for the fjords.
mdlxxv··on Cuba is skipping its November 1, 2026 clock change and staying on DST until 2027
Spaniard here. I'm one of those few weirdos that desperately need daylight in the mornings to properly function, especially in autumn and winter, and couldn't care less if it gets dark earlier in the evening. I might even welcome it, especially in summer. We are rare, but we exist!

Spain is already in the wrong time zone for standard time, and when DST hits, it's two hours off the time we really should have. It's unnatural for daylight to last until 22:00 or nearby in june and july in Spain's latitude. A bit more and we'd end up with some kind of midnight sun, like we were in the Arctic Circle. It's ridiculous.

I mean, it's usually so hot, and getting hotter every year, that you can only go outside somewhat comfortably after nightfall anyway, so I'd actually prefer if it got dark at 20:00 or earlier in the summer, as it should be. On the other hand, it's horribly demoralizing for me when it's almost 8:30 in the morning in mid-october and it's still so dark. Going back to standard time, like we did a few days ago, gives me a brief respite, but unfortunately dark mornings will soon return in a month or so.

mdlxxv··on Dear Mathematicians
"'Beware of first- hand ideas!' exclaimed one of the most advanced of them. 'First-hand ideas do not really exist. They are but the physical impressions produced by live and fear, and on this gross foundation who could erect a philosophy? Let your ideas be second-hand, and if possible tenth-hand, for then they will be far removed from that disturbing element - direct observation."

"The Machine Stops", by E.M. Forster

mdlxxv··on "Software is over": Bold AI developer takes aim at Adobe with open source clones
I never thought I would ever say something like this, but that's the way the world is now. I sincerely hope Adobe's lawyers completely and utterly crush this guy.
mdlxxv··on Why Adults Are Playing with Toys
"When I became a man I put away childish things, including the fear of childishness and the desire to be very grown up" (C.S. Lewis)
mdlxxv··on Ask HN: Is strong anti-AI sentiment psyops
Is strong "AI" fanboyism a "psyops"?
mdlxxv··on The way we talk to bots matters even if they aren't conscious
But that's not "talking". That's sending commands to a program and then getting the program's output. The truly mentally damaging thing is thinking something like that is "talking" to "someone". I don't need to be "polite" to a glorified REPL. I'm not going to "insult" it either, of course. The whole thing is absurd. It's a computer program.
mdlxxv··on Transformers Won't End the Human Race Lol
The autobots won't, but the decepticons might try.
mdlxxv··on Longtime SUSE staff asked if they'd opt for 'voluntary separation'
Another funny euphemism for the collection.
mdlxxv··on Ask HN: What do you expect from the next 5 years of AI?
It will tell lies more convincingly.
mdlxxv··on Winamp will be reborn in 2027 to take on streaming
> Winamp will be reborn as a completely new player with its own premium subscription service

This does not whip the llama's ass.

mdlxxv··on KDE turns 30 and someone's brought an AI-native desktop proposal
Sorry, but a string of ones and zeroes will never "love you back".
mdlxxv··on Is the phrase "master bedroom" harmful? A new psychology study says no
My favorite part of the article:

> The only people who experienced slight increases in negative emotions when exposed to the words were those who scored high on moral elitism and a need for recognition. These specific personality traits reflect a persistent feeling of being a victim in social situations. For everyone else, the words had no measurable negative impact.

mdlxxv··on This website runs on a Raspberry Pi 4B with only 1 GB of RAM
"Only" 1 GB of RAM. Man, I'm old.
mdlxxv··on Is "Clanker" Considered a Slur?
Is "luddite" considered a slur? Clankerphiles use that term a lot.
mdlxxv··on How fast can you type on T9?
Man, I miss mainstream phones with real, physical buttons so much.
mdlxxv··on Escaping Containment
> I am seeing huge leaps forward in AI intelligence as new releases come out.

With all due respect, nowhere near as huge as the leap you made in the two final paragraphs.

mdlxxv··on QBittorrent breaks out of sandbox to commit crimes
I, for one, welcome our new file-sharing overlords.
mdlxxv··on Imperial Colors Manifesto
I can use 16,777,216 possible colors, and you want me to limit myself to a mere 140? Also, that Imperial/Metric analogy will probably only sound sympathetic in the USA, and rather backwards in the rest of the world. Unless that whole website is actually satire, that is :)
mdlxxv··on X Corp blocks social media startup from using 'Twitter' name
Just like the proverbial dog in the manger.
mdlxxv··on Ask HN: Can we classify AI as: subhuman, quasihuman, human, superhumam?
Nonhuman
mdlxxv··on The opportunity to talk to another human should be a basic human right
On the other hand, what I want is the right to not being forced to talk to another human if I don't want to.
mdlxxv··on Tildes Is Dead
Editorialize much?
mdlxxv··on Chromium, Chrome, Edge, Opera, Vivaldi: Multiple Vulnerabilities
Chromium 138.0.7204.92 is dated June 27, 2025. Are there really any Gentoo users still running a browser older than that?
mdlxxv··on 20 Years Later: Pluto Is Still a Planet, and the IAU Is Still Wrong
It's always Pluto, Pluto, Pluto. No one ever cares about poor Ceres.
mdlxxv··on Why Garfield Phones Are Washing Up on a French Beach Since the '80s
That large header picture is 100% "I'm Sorry Jon" material.
mdlxxv··on Early 2000s were peak of humanity
Ah, yes. 9/11. The "war on terror". "Peak of humanity", indeed.
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