chaosCruiser

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[–] chaosCruiser 8 points 18 hours ago

Generally, I would recommend getting an enterprise laptop such as Lenovo T or X series, Dell Latitude, or HP EliteBook. In that order.

Interestingly though, these models are supported by W11, because they’ve had various security features for years. If you want something specifically unsupported by W11, the selection is suddenly narrowed down to consumer-grade crapbooks. They should be cheap though, so might as well buy two while you’re at it.

[–] chaosCruiser 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

OK, thanks.

Based on those comments, it still sounds pretty rough. Are those the worst-case scenario, or should all Nvidia users expect that sort of struggle?

[–] chaosCruiser 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (3 children)

Are you using FOSS divers or the proprietary ones? How about power management, suspend, wake up etc?

[–] chaosCruiser 9 points 2 days ago (5 children)

Same. I’ve been avoiding NVIDIA for years now, and haven’t regretted it yet. However, some people say that NVIDIA divers are good now, but I have my doubts about it. Seeing posts like this one just reinforces my confirmation bias.

[–] chaosCruiser 14 points 2 days ago (1 children)

In Cyberpunk, the NCPD is basically just another gang. More organized than the Valentinos or Tiger Claws, but pretty much the same by the end of the day.

In real life though, ICE seems to be a lot like a gang too. Have they pivoted to drugs and violent extortion yet? You know, if you smuggle guns and slaves, you can make a lot of money?

[–] chaosCruiser 2 points 2 days ago

Two stickers in the 69 orientation. It’s legally required at this point.

[–] chaosCruiser 5 points 2 days ago

LOL.
This is the way.

[–] chaosCruiser 4 points 2 days ago

I think it’s just for the giggles.

[–] chaosCruiser 20 points 2 days ago (6 children)

An Apple sticker on a Thinkpad? Please, tell me you also installed Linux on it. That would be peak irony, right there.

[–] chaosCruiser 7 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I like to imagine it’s one of these.

Link

[–] chaosCruiser 4 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Just wait. There’s so much that could be done with AI.
You could even include visual cues for every demographic, like hobbies, occupations, country of origin and so on. If the ad has a picture of an object relevant to your life, it will probably have absolutely nothing to do with the product they’re pushing.
If you didn’t hate ads already, the future will probably make you want to throw a molotov cocktail at the front door of the ad company.

[–] chaosCruiser 2 points 4 days ago

Exactly. This is clearly the biggest problem. Who cares if every atom in the entire universe gets shredded in a new big bang when the screen of my iPad might get scratched next time I toss it in my bag.

 

Every time I see that little red number in my inbox, my first thought is: Did I mess up? My brain jumps to the worst-case scenario—maybe I said something controversial, and now everyone’s correcting me and downvoting my stupid comments. Even though, most of the time, the messages are actually helpful and fun, that number still triggers some sort of insecurity and anxiety. The bigger it gets, the louder my worries grow.

Logically, I know I don’t screw up that often, and most feedback is neutral or even positive. But deep down, my insecure monkey brain panics at the thought of being wrong—or worse, publicly called out. Even when I’m right, the number still makes my stress levels spike up. What if people disagree with me? What if they don’t like what I wrote?

And yes, I see the irony in posting this. Writing about it is basically asking for it and feeding the very anxiety I’m trying to ignore. Maybe it’s my version of exposure therapy.

 

As LLMs become the go-to for quick answers, fewer people are posting questions on forums or social media. This shift could make online searches less fruitful in the future, with fewer discussions and solutions available publicly. Imagine troubleshooting a tech issue and finding nothing online because everyone else asked an LLM instead. You do the same, but the LLM only knows the manual, offering no further help. Stuck, you contact tech support, wait weeks for a reply, and the cycle continues—no new training data for LLMs or new pages for search engines to index. Could this lead to a future where both search results and LLMs are less effective?

 

Asking for a friend.

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