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Could someone explain why the EU forced Apple to allow alternative browser engines in their own eco-system ("walled garden")? It's theirs, shouldn't they do whatever they want with it? It's not like there aren't any alternatives to iOS - Android is excellent and you can use many different browsers on Android. So... where's the problem?
about:memory
You can reclaim quite a lot of memory there when your Firefox seems laggy.
Oh, OK. So an evil AI would conceal its capabilities and would play nice until it's put in charge of critical systems. I hadn't thought of that.
A more technical question for those of you working in AI: right now, are there any methods of - surveillance? - capable of monitoring/detecting emerging characteristic within an AI? how would you detect "evilness"? or "generosity"? or any other emotion/moral traits inside an AI?
That's what puzzles me, as someone who has nothing to do with AI research; in my (layman's) mind, the problem seems ridiculously obvious (just flip that switch!); the fact that, as you say, some very smart people keep worrying about it, makes me think the problem is much more serious -- and I'd really, really like some AI guru to ELI5 how the machine could bypass the switch-off solution.
In Star Trek, one of the most eye-roll-inducing plots is the "the holodeck is misbehaving, it has become evil, and we cannot shut it down!".
Suppose a machine achieves superhuman intelligence; how is it going to access the physical world, in a way that's *physically* threatening to us? how would such a machine - from inside a laboratory, within an isolated network - gain access to the electric grid, the dams, the nukes, etc? How would such a machine prevent its shutdown - by simply flipping a power switch?
Son, I am disappoint.
https://gottcode.org/focuswriter/
Edit: Also available for Linux (deb/flatpak)
Yes. I've been using it for years now - first on 10, now on 11 (couple of years). Just make sure to check for new versions from time to time, as they keep adding new features and things to block.
> "Signal asked for my phone number..."
> simply cannot compete with Sessions' tagline.
Plus: you can have the same Session conversations on as many Android devices as you want - something that's impossible with Signal, due to its reliance on a SIM.
I'd been using Signal for a few years when I discovered Session. Yes, it doesn't have all the nice-to-have features that Signal seems to be adding recently, but it does secure messaging well.
https://www.oo-software.com/en/ooappbuster
EDIT: While you're there, check their other freeware - O&O Shut Up10++ (i.e. also works for Windows 11) I've been using it for years, with zero problems (other than Windows resetting some policies after a major upgrade).
I googled the issue and it's affecting quite a lot of people. It's unclear whether the culprit is the provider or a long-standing bug in iOS (the first mention I found is a few years old). Some people suggested that you take out the SIM and the options would reappear. Didn't work in my case.
Certainly not. Plus, I'm not in the habit of doing anything illegal. It's just something that bothers me in principle (c'mon, don't plunge head first into something that, uh, glows).
Well...
The first thing that made me go "hmm..." was the fact that the random servers I see whenever I connect are always in handful of countries (US, Germany, France). I would have expected something more geographically distributed, not just in Five Eyes+ countries (although one could retort that hoenypots are easier to install and maintain in low-cost countries, like the Philippines or Moldova)
The second thing, as stated, was the perceived discrepancy between the high cost (physical and emotional) of running a server in a country involved in a very distructive war.
So, as you can see, I'm - well, let's avoid "paranoid" - suspicious all over board.
> be anonymous writer
> be fearful of AI de-anonymizing my contrarian self
> idea
> write only greentexts, like other millions
> AI can't single me out
> AI defeated
IFW
Also, they have the same subjects, day after day: "notification", "coupon", "winner", pretending to be "Costco", "some-insurance-company" and "Lowe's". Day after day.
Personal anecdote: some years back, I was working with a major government agency and I uncovered a huge security problem (a print queue was unprotected and any user could read the ultra-secret, world's-fate-altering documents). I promplty reported the issue and, instead of a commendation, I nearly got myself arrested.
Legal aspects and institutional rules can be complex and counter-intuitive - they can punish even the Good Samaritan!
Again: consult a lawyer before doing anything.
> have three gmail accounts
> primary, name.surname@gmail.com
> secondary, name.surname.purchases@gmail.com
> tertiary, name.surname.work@gmail.com
> secondary and tertiary have primary as a recovery address
> log in/out once a week in 2nd and 3rd
> last August, try to log into name.surname.work
> "Password is incorrect"
> WTH?! of course it's correct.
> try several times, Google blocks me ("temporarily")
> next day, try again, no dice.
> OK, the hell with this: let's reset the password
> "what's the last password you remember?" duh, the last and only password is the one I already gave you, you stupid machine.
> "we need additional verification; input the recovery address" Finally! type my main address
> mail from Google arrives pronto, code in it
> type code in verification field
> new mail from Google: "Thank you for verifying your mail address" [my primary one?!] Based on the information provided, we cannot ascertain that [tertiary account] belongs to you"
This has been happening since. A few weeks ago, secondary account went down too, yielding the same error OP got.
Note: a) I have been using the same IP and the same machine to log into those accounts for many years; there is no other device or location where I've signed in before! b) primary account has multiple (4) Yubikeys associated with it, so it should be clear I'm a real person and not a bot.
I'm currently in panic mode: if my main account goes down, it will take a huge part of my life with it, from banks to government stuff.
https://www.health.com/condition/infectious-diseases/coronav...
.t actual doctor
How long ago was that? I read that some distributions were unable to mount/repair f2fs filesystems if they were created with newer f2fs-utils (I infer that the filesystem evolved and their kernel didn't keep up with the developments - but that must have been a long time ago, as f2fs is officially supported in the kernel now, no module necessary)
> Signal takes a wrong turn and perhaps starts doing something you don't like That's a concern.
I am willing to continue to experiment, and I will. It took me two weeks to try half a THC capsule again: I wanted to (from a purely scientific approach, I was looking for reproducibility), but the physical memory of that horrible episode made me delay it until I amassed the necessary courage. The second try was slightly better: the paresthesias were identical, but the scary, painful, my-body-is-shutting-down sensation was no longer there. Neither was anything pleasant, unfortunately. I also felt unwell (but nothing more) for 4-6 hours after the paresthesias disappeared. Please understand: I was VERY comfortable experimenting with it and very excited - from a scientific point of view, as I was documenting each and every little symptom that I was exhibiting. I also am one of those fortunate individuals who have zero psychiatric afflictions - I don't suffer from depression, anxiety, mood swings, nothing - so there was nothing to decompensate, to be exacerbated by THC.
I probably need to experiment with a different strain. Unfortunately, this means switching pharmacies, as my current one has a very limited offer.