[–] 3 points 1 day ago

The real problem is the ultra wealthy have different rules. So adding special rules for AI companies won't make any difference because they are all rich and those rules aren't changing.

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 5 days ago

    The point the video makes highlights the distinction between rights and powers. States grant the powers to corporations and these laws remove the power of corporations to donate to political campaigns. The CU ruling addresses the rights of corporations.

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  • [–] 0 points 10 months ago

    It's a little confusing, at first you say you'll need to use the terminal to correct "something about your particular hardware or software setup may require special tweaks or install that requires typing" then later you say "I now have my Mint OS on a portable USB keychain that I can use on any PC."

    It doesn't seem these two statements could both be true. But regardless, I'm glad you appear to have found a working solution to whatever problem you were trying to solve. I believe the greatest strength of Linux is that in general the problems are solvable whereas in closed source systems they are often not and in fact are often discouraged either to make more money or just simply exert control.

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  • [–] 2 points 10 months ago

    I just upgraded a Linux box I build in 2018. It had a Ryzen 5 1600 and 16gb DDR4. Previously I'd replaced the video card with a Radeon 580. But with that config it sucked at video games, pretty much unplayable. Replaced the CPU with a Ryzen 9 5900 and slightly faster 32GB DDR4 and now all of a sudden it plays older games great. Probably the most challenging game I've tried is Doom from 2016 or whenever which isn't much to brag about but the CPU upgrade made a huge difference. The video card and CPU was about $450. Definitely worth the money. It feels like a totally different computer.

    As a side note, I'm generally not a big fan of generative AI but it was helpful in deciding the upgrades. In particular it pointed out that to upgrade the CPU I needed to update my motherboard BIOS. Double check everything for sure but it provided solid suggestions.

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  • [–] 3 points 11 months ago

    Hard to argue one way or another with the one sentence statement in the original post. I mentioned that a social safety net is important but that there should be an expectation of work. Work doesn't necessarily mean toiling in a factory for some wealthy capitalist. Ideally it means work towards self-improvement, which can mean a variety of things, including toiling in a factory.

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  • [–] 13 points 11 months ago (3 children)

    Hardly worth engaging with someone who immediately starts with a strawman argument. I never said anything about worth or owned. But ironically I think most would consider the squirrel pretty hard working. I don't think many squirrels expect someone else to build their house.

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  • [–] 11 points 11 months ago (6 children)

    Well, the reality is that it does take work to live, sort of by definition. That is unless you envision life as existing in some sort of techno-uterus, being pumped full of nutrients a la the Matrix. But seriously, a fulfilling life does take work. A social safety net shouldn't mean there is no expectation to work. There should be both.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Come on Leo, there's money to be made. This isn't the time to consider consequences. If I don't get it someone else will.

    But seriously, it's a pretty good argument against a guy sitting on $10 billion talking about wealth inequality.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago

    Hyperion by Dan Simmons. A very imaginative book. Which could be considered a backhanded compliment. I dont think he always gets it right but on the balance it's an engaging read. Best of all its a trilogy so more books to go. Hopefully the quality keeps up.

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  • [–] 22 points 1 year ago

    When reddit announced that they were going public I knew the end was nigh. Money corrupts everything. What made reddit cool was the users and reddit just wanted to suck that dry. I was happy to leave but I pretty much just lurked on Reddit so it wasn't that hard.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    Canada would then be more US than Canadian at that point. US + Canada should keep United States of America name. The question is then what to call the other country. Kingdom of Christ? The 1950s?

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