The key findings show that reality requires non-algorithmic understanding that cannot be simulated computationally.

I propose that the researchers just don’t know how to create such an algorithm and therefore assume it isn’t possible.

But… that costs money.

The US isn’t part of the ICC and has veto power in the UN. The US is quite literally above the law and there isn’t anything anyone can really do about it.

I really enjoy his books, but the past couple of nonfiction books of his just feel like they are repeating themselves… and I haven’t read this one yet, but it looks like it is more of the same.

Don’t get me wrong, I think this is important information that everyone needs to hear… but I feel so disappointed after each one knowing that there really isn’t a solution to the problem. Each book just seems to be restating the issue.

Hitler was in his 40s when he became dictator. He had 12 years as ruler. I wonder if trump thinks that if he could get 12 years as dictator then it won’t matter if he has to shoot himself because he’ll be in his 90s.

The strategy here is start later in life… biology moves faster than the law or politics.

Good point.

I also want my smart glasses to shine an IR light on my face to help protect my identity from others recording me.

I would love a pair of smart glasses to augment what I’m seeing… Give me context, keep me informed, allow me to monitor things closely, yet passively, and let me do it all inconspicuously and unobtrusively! Even better if it has eye tracking navigation.

Oh, and make sure the hardware and software are open source and self-hosted. If it has all of that I’m in, 100%.

tempted to throw an old license plate on my bicycle

From the video it sounds like the cameras are looking for tail lights and a rectangle to determine if it is a license plate or not.

I’m not who you were replying to, and I’m by no means a beginner… but I just got the Framework Desktop with the AMD Strix Halo APU and I initially installed Fedora and could not get games to run through Steam. I eventually installed Nobara, and overall I don’t like it, but it played every game I tried without any fuss.

And, took out 2 invaders with 1 shot.

This is the answer.

I found myself unemployed in late 2022, just after ChatGPT had rolled out… I obviously didn’t want to have ChatGPT write my resume because it’s still pretty obvious when someone does that, but I did use it as a tool to help me with structure and brainstorming ideas. The first month of looking was rough. The second month I started feeding the job applications in to ChatGPT and asked for it to create a resume for the job, and then I’d use that to rework my resume. I very quickly started getting interviews and by the 3rd month I was starting my new job.

I often tell people that I’ve never worked harder than when I didn’t have a job, and even with the help of an LLM it was still a lot of work, but I do think it gave me an edge.

The kid is 1.5 months old and you don’t have time? Once that kid gets mobile you’ll really not have time! And I don’t mean crawling or walking, I mean rolling and scooting.

When my kid figured out how to get places by rolling I had gotten up with her early on a Saturday morning and was letting my wife sleep in… I went to the basement and turned on the Xbox to pay some Rocket League and in the middle of a game she started to roll out of the room. I put the controller down and went to pick her up… 4 years later that controller was exactly where I had put it. She’s now almost 9 and is a great gaming partner, and is getting into robotics, 3D printing, and is interested in programming, so I get to jump right back into my old hobbies, and pick up some new ones.

All that to say, Linux is only going to get better and Windows will continue to get worse, but there’s more important things for you to have to worry about in the very near future than troubleshooting an OS that you’re not familiar with, stick with Win 10 for as long as you can and some day you’ll sit down at your desk and realize you have time to look back in at Linux and you’ll find that it isn’t nearly as difficult to use as you remember. Congratulations on the kid, it can be an incredible journey watching, and helping, a person emerge.

When I first setup my Christmas tree lights on a smart switch I created an automation with Google Home where you’d tell Google to turn off the Christmas tree, Google would respond “Ho ho ho… ho”

Oooh, I’ll have to keep that in mind. I had to go on the hunt for a USB dock with Ethernet and my phone was right there the whole time.

I just installed Pop!OS on my 2012 MacBook Pro and it’s amazing. No matter which distro you go with, you will likely need to manually update and install the WiFi drivers. You’ll need an Ethernet connection, which might mean you’ll need an adapter.

Look, Epstein wasn’t that fun of a guy to hang out with, he was a bit of a creep, but the chicks he would bring over… man, those were the days.

I’m imagining he said something like that?

Napster and Facebook.

He had made Napster very successful and wasn’t afraid to just do whatever he wanted, and he was an early investor and influencer on Facebook. He helped do to our attention what he did to the music industry: exploit it for profit without giving a shit about who is impacted.

What if, instead of having to doomscroll to get that sweet, sweet dopamine hit, you’d just occasionally, and randomly be sent a message with a funny meme, or interesting story, or whatever it takes to convince your brain to hook you up?

m… mostly?