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Billionaire Larry Ellison says a vast AI-fueled surveillance system can ensure 'citizens will be on their best behavior' | Business Insider India in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 13 points 47 minutes ago (1 children)

We live in capitalism. Its power seems inescapable. So did the divine right of kings. Any human power can be resisted and changed by human beings. - Ursula K Le Guin

Billionaire Larry Ellison says a vast AI-fueled surveillance system can ensure 'citizens will be on their best behavior' | Business Insider India in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 6 points 50 minutes ago

governments and surveillance, name a more iconic pair

Data center emissions likely 662% higher than big tech claims. Can it keep up the ruse? Emissions from in-house data centers of Google, Microsoft, Meta and Apple may be 7.62 times higher than official in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 3 points 56 minutes ago

Shocker, tax avoiding megacorps use the same accounting principles for carbon avoidance. Presumably with te aid of the same in-pocket politicians.

Proxying a single app through WireGuard while routing everything else through Mullvad VPN on Linux in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago

Umm, if I understand you, it should be fine, you'd have the app and also proxies available on 8388 and 8888 or whatever you prefer on a different tunnel... It's pretty much the VPN swiss army knife. Use wireguard if you can, it's a lot faster (but more CPU intensive).

While Linux users wait (and wait) for a Proton Drive client . . . in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 days ago

rclone supports lots of services

including Proton Drive ...

Proxying a single app through WireGuard while routing everything else through Mullvad VPN on Linux in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

Spin up a gluetun instance, which will give you your proxy. I use two to have a local exit node and an international one.

True love in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago

cue, not queue ...

Tripping balls in c/[email protected]
'Big, massive deterrent': Social media companies could face fines for allowing kids under 14 on their platforms in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

OK...? (I'm all for that)

Tripping balls in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Prompt ?

'Big, massive deterrent': Social media companies could face fines for allowing kids under 14 on their platforms in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 week ago

Ah, another well-thought-out tech law from OzGov in the vein of such hits as 'The laws of mathematics are very commendable, but the only law that applies in Australia is the law of Australia' and the AssAct. I swear we're the designated test ground for dodgy laws for the five (7,13,etc) eyes...

Does anyone use decentralized data storage for backup? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

Should be standard operating procedure anyway...

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Blood pressure watches anyone? (www.caltech.edu)
 

Seems very interesting, pr burble aside. Wonder how close this is to a micro-sonogram if generalised ? Star Trek medical tricorder component material by my reckoning.

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Best VPN exit node country in SE Asia ? (slrpnk.net)
 

Wanting to torrent in a country other than my own, I've been exiting via Singapore as it has the most direct path I believe. Any reason not to ? Any superior choices for whatever reason ? Couldn't find this discussed anywhere. TIA.

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Private Facebook Marketplace ? (slrpnk.net)
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I'm one of those oddballs who's never joined, but I'm in the market for a new to me bike, and it seems like all the action is on marketplace. Am I screwed, or is there an effective workaround ?

Edit: Not US. There are local alternatives that I know about, but they are worse, please answer question as asked ! Basically I'm thinking of alternative software ala FreeTube, or a way of spoofing facebook to make a dummy account only to be used for this and if so what precautions to take...

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Psychological truths like Skinner vs Pavlov Conditioning (slrpnk.net)
 

Something I find fascinating is that being consistent (and trustworthy) is less effective than being 80/20% consistent (classical vs operant conditioning) at training dogs where there are contextual/environmental cues at play. It's personally counter-intuitive, but I've seen it work and am convinced (I attribute it to evolutionary mechanisms, my goto in biology).

I'm wondering what other psychology as a science results have solid statistics behind them that I'm unaware of (I'm compsci with a physics/maths background, so it's probably most), and are interesting...

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The voice in your head may help you recall and process words. But what if you don’t have one? (theconversation.com)
 

How does this play for you ? I identify as spectrum, what used to be Asperger's, and have to work really hard to get to visual phantasia, but I can. Also worked hard to remove aural phantasia? via meditation because of negative self talk. Do you see 'aphant' as a useful designation? Thoughts, Ideas?

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Richard Marles concealed war crimes report, denying justice for David McBride (michaelwest.com.au)
 

A report critical of Australian generals’ leadership in Afghanistan was given to the Defence Minister Richard Marles in November 2023, but was not published until after the McBride sentencing. Stuart McCarthy on a travesty of justice.

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Rewild the Internet! (www.noemamag.com)
 

This needs (IMO) more attention, seems to fit here...

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