[–] 9 points 2 months ago (4 children)

Can anyone who works in the security space tell me if we are as cooked as I think we are?

With ai I'm assuming any script kiddie with motivation has access to a SIGNIFICANTLY larger surface area of attacks. And sometimes I do stupid things like wait an extra few days before updating my pc/software.

I have this suspicion that everything digital is far more vulnerable now than it ever was. But I have only surface level knowledge in the space. Is it as bleak as I think?

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  • [+] -6 points 3 months ago (4 children)

    I'm usually very pro consumer but I'm less bothered by this one because apple has 0 incentive to abuse that power. People would riot. Although thinking about it a government demanding its use could be a concern too...

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  • [–] 5 points 3 months ago

    I think people underestimate the power of collective action. People have been underplaying the strengths of these actions in online discourse to the point where I wonder if its coordinated.

    Being loud and boycotting does work. And even if it doesn't why support anti consumer practices.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    EndeavourOs can't recommend it enough. Its arch but easy. Comes with gnome seems to install with 0 issues on every machine I've owned. If arch feels like home this is a great option

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  • [–] 4 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (4 children)

    Non fiction I'd recommend atomic habits (self help), nuclear war: a scenario (existential horror),~~ and Outliers (thought provoking)~~. Yes Man (interesting)

    Fiction I'd recommend There is no Antimemetics division (regular horror), Exhalation (thought provoking short stories), and A Memory Called Empire (very good commentary on cultural assimilation).

    Depending on what you're looking to get from reading i have other recs

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