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StefanBatoryon Microsoft deletes official Windows 11 CPU/TPM bypass for unsupported PCs

My parents would break down in panic if they did as much as moved a single icon to the left on Android phones. To them it was almost as if they broke the phone.

StefanBatoryon Carl Sagan Predicts the Decline of America (1995)

Me too. Me too...

StefanBatoryon Carl Sagan Predicts the Decline of America (1995)

> Middle East peace is advancing

Trump just announced what amounts to a genocide on Palestinians and occupation of Gaza as American territory.

This won't be a lasting peace.

StefanBatoryon Carl Sagan Predicts the Decline of America (1995)

EU will still stand strong, but... as a regional power. I don't buy that we will decline totally; but we'll be like Indonesia or Nigeria. Strong regional powers, but no power projection.

StefanBatoryon Carl Sagan Predicts the Decline of America (1995)

If you're talking about that book, he handpicked the empires and the "dates of decline" to fit the narrative harder than undergrad writing their thesis night before deadline. ;)

StefanBatoryon They Thought They Were Free: The Germans, 1933-45 (1955)

https://acoup.blog/2024/10/25/new-acquisitions-1933-and-the-...

You have some known historians who openly say that Trump fits the criteria for fascism. Republican party? Not really. Trump? Yes.

StefanBatoryon What's Going on at the FBI?

"Heard about the guy who fell off a skyscraper? On his way down past each floor, he kept saying to reassure himself:

So far so good…

so far so good…

How you fall doesn’t matter. It’s how you land!"

StefanBatoryon Don't make fun of renowned author Dan Brown (2013)

Similar for Signalis fans with games ;)

StefanBatoryon CDC: Unpublished manuscripts mentioning certain topics must be pulled or revised

Trans rights are human rights. You cannot support one not supporting another.

StefanBatoryon Oracle Cloud deleting active user accounts without possibility for data recovery

I mean, sorry - again, bad wording on my side - you are true, but it shouldn't ban the card - let me repeat it later

StefanBatoryon Oracle Cloud deleting active user accounts without possibility for data recovery

But there are valid reasons for it to get rejected - I have my limit on my card set to 0, so that in case the information gets stolen, I won't get any damage right away. And it happened a few times I went to get something and forgot I haven't temporarily changed it.

StefanBatoryon Spaced repetition can allow for infinite recall (2022)

sorry, I wasn't clear.

Personally, I just went through word lists. When I had them memorised, I'd put them into Anki deck. Because I am going to forget them over time.

StefanBatoryon Spaced repetition can allow for infinite recall (2022)

In fact you shouldn't use Anki for learning itself - put cards only when you're ready, when you have been taught them, and then use spaced repetition for recall.

StefanBatoryon String of recent killings linked to Bay Area 'Zizians'

You can still have a great education, but in one direction. And be clueless about everything else.

StefanBatoryon CDC: Unpublished manuscripts mentioning certain topics must be pulled or revised

I knew a few Rep voters who went like "Project 2025 is not affiliated with Trump, and even if, that's good, because fuck the LGBT"

* last part added by me, but that's how their attitude was...

StefanBatoryon String of recent killings linked to Bay Area 'Zizians'

any reason you decided to use slurs here?

StefanBatoryon ADHD Didn't Break Me–My Parents Did

I don't think you meant it but I don't like how you phrased it. That in the past if you were to have ADHD, you'd be an artist or a rebel and so on, implying that it is something cool. And that nowadays it's just addiction to stimulants.

I know of quite few colleagues and friends with ADHD who need stimulants to get anything done at all, even to get out from their bed. Who were treated unsuccessfully for anxiety, depression, when all their symptoms vanished after getting on meds.

ADHD not to everyone is something quirky, to some people it can be utterly debilitating and devastating condition.

StefanBatoryon Anti-Intellectualism

"There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge'."

StefanBatoryon US government agency argues that money isn't property–so it can take yours

Back under the communist rule in Eastern Europe you'd get your passports only after being vetted, and they'd be held up at a police station. Given out only when your trip starts.

StefanBatoryon Tesla Reported Zero Federal Income Tax on $2B of U.S. Income in 2024

I know, but that's just the standard idiom, isn't it?

StefanBatoryon r/Duolingo Will No Longer Be Duolingo’s Unpaid Customer Support or Data Mine

Anki for flashcards, downloading any good textbook online honestly. It will be way effective way to spend your time.

StefanBatoryon Tesla Reported Zero Federal Income Tax on $2B of U.S. Income in 2024

Socialism for the big, capitalism for the rest.

StefanBatoryon Many of the Pokemon playtest cards were likely printed in 2024

I know that MtG scene in my city plays basically 100% on nicely done proxies ;)

Nobody has an issue with it. The courtesy is that it'd be nice for you to work towards a real deck if you play with it much, but it's not a hard rule or anything.

StefanBatoryon Antiqua et Nova: Note on the relationship between AI and human intelligence

On that, this might be of interest to you as well :)

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42028697

StefanBatoryon Antiqua et Nova: Note on the relationship between AI and human intelligence

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/God-Building

StefanBatoryon Exposed DeepSeek database leaking sensitive information, including chat history

From famous examples, ;)

function czyWybranoPsa() {

var isPies = false; var bil_dod_psy_arr = [17, 18, 19]; // psa, psa-asystenta, psa-przewodnika

$(".bilet_dodatkowy").each(function(idx, elem) { if (bil_dod_psy_arr.indexOf(parseInt($(elem).val())) > -1) { isPies = true; } });

return isPies; }

StefanBatoryon Exposed DeepSeek database leaking sensitive information, including chat history

Speaking on Polish websites,

function czyWybranoPsa() {

var isPies = false; var bil_dod_psy_arr = [17, 18, 19]; // psa, psa-asystenta, psa-przewodnika

$(".bilet_dodatkowy").each(function(idx, elem) { if (bil_dod_psy_arr.indexOf(parseInt($(elem).val())) > -1) { isPies = true; } });

return isPies; }

;)

StefanBatoryon On DeepSeek and export controls

We are not alternative to anything. We are so hopelessly behind USA, and it doesn't seem it can be changed.

Choice is - USA or China. And I certainly know in which world I'd rather live.

StefanBatoryon On DeepSeek and export controls

I mean, in the end, USA is still better than the alternative.

StefanBatoryon Jevons paradox

I see it already mentioned in the page ;)

Jevons Paradox and DeepSeek AI

The Jevons Paradox, an economic principle stating that increases in efficiency often lead to higher overall consumption, has been observed in the context of DeepSeek AI. DeepSeek, a Chinese AI startup, recently introduced its R1 model, which achieves comparable performance to leading AI systems like OpenAI's ChatGPT while requiring significantly less computational power and energy. This efficiency has made the technology more accessible and affordable, spurring wider adoption across industries.[30] As Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella noted, the increased accessibility and efficiency of AI tools like DeepSeek's R1 model could lead to a surge in applications and use cases. This expanded usage may result in higher energy consumption overall, despite individual efficiencies. For example, while DeepSeek's model uses fewer resources per task, the growing demand for AI-driven solutions—ranging from chatbots to complex reasoning models—could increase the total energy requirements of the global AI infrastructure.[31]