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bloqs··on GrapheneOS user reported to authorities for using GrapheneOS
So let me get this straight, you have to 'the break the numbers down' to contextualise US safety, but you don't have to 'break the numbers down' to contextualise European safety?

Are you Tucker Carlson?

bloqs··on Nvidia is proposing a beast of a CPU system for Windows PCs
They aren't, that was a push from manufacturers and PR. Find me one person that asked for a thinner phone after the iPhone 4
bloqs··on Mouseless – keyboard-driven control of macOS/Linux/Windows
I can only imagine how horrifyingly good at FPS games this will make me
bloqs··on Mathematicians issue warning as AI rapidly gains ground
well put.
bloqs··on I'm Tired of Talking to AI
When you work in STEM fields you tend to interact with people with higher non verbal reasoning skills (often called Performance IQ) who generally have lower verbal IQs (not always). These people are definitively less articulate and cannot see the linguistic inconsistencies and inhuman demeanor of LLM outputs. Much in the same way that non creative people cannot tell why some AI art is unappealing, they can't easily comprehend the value of the human dimension of art. Similarly, people with poor non-verbal/performance reasoning skills cannot understand the difference between AI produced code and human produced code.
bloqs··on You can no longer Google the word 'disregard'
This is the whole point. They have clearly removed it to stop people jailbreaking, but it's hysterically ineffective, and simultaneously degrades their core product quite remarkably

The correct description is hilarious

bloqs··on Do teachers need advanced degrees?
This is true of every single job.

Teachers are high in big five trait agreeableness which means they typically don't negotiate on their own behalf

bloqs··on Princeton mandates proctoring for in-person exams, upending 133 year precedent
It later resolves, but by definition of the human condition, it does initially I'm afraid. It's less about colour and more about values and creed
bloqs··on Gemini API File Search is now multimodal
Yeah, what happened to no more SWE
bloqs··on Teaching Claude Why
You were evolved to struggle. This is actually very clear from psychiatric literature.
bloqs··on Chrome removes claim of On-device Al not sending data to Google Servers
I'm not familiar with this?
bloqs··on Chrome removes claim of On-device Al not sending data to Google Servers
1. Because it's most popular. Guaranteed support and "monkey see monkey do".

2. The adblocking is preconfigured, and non technical users trying to find the right extensions has a very bad history of unintentional malware. Ad block? Adblock plus? Ublock? Ublock origin? This is a great example of what floors a lot of technical folk who would be "why not just install ublock origin" and fail to understand the "why should I when I can just get Brave one and it works"

3. Most people don't use macs

bloqs··on Richard Dawkins concludes AI is conscious, even if it doesn't know it
To quote another thread - "LLMs are glue traps for narcissists"
bloqs··on Stop big tech from making users behave in ways they don't want to
Jeez. I actually stopped short of reading the article because of this screenie
bloqs··on Show HN: boringBar – a taskbar-style dock replacement for macOS
that said - the customisation options could use some work. I also find it seems to handle some windows differently (steam for example won't show an activity window, just a dock icon)
bloqs··on Show HN: boringBar – a taskbar-style dock replacement for macOS
Hey great change, am now buying. It was by pure chance i came back to this thread after 3 days, which is a damn shame as Im sure there were many people put off by the pricing that missed the change.
bloqs··on Show HN: boringBar – a taskbar-style dock replacement for macOS
Fantastic work, but ubar is going to eat your lunch with that subscription
bloqs··on France to ditch Windows for Linux to reduce reliance on US tech
Fantastic news
bloqs··on Meta removes ads for social media addiction litigation
It's not unilateral but if it is a commercial interest, then I'll agree that it usually is
bloqs··on Finnish sauna heat exposure induces stronger immune cell than cytokine responses
I nearly made a screen time comment but you are right, its facility availability and travel time issue more than anything
bloqs··on Uni feels so usless, I cant focus anymore
Be lazier
bloqs··on Atlassian says it had right to fire engineer for suggesting CEO is 'rich jerk'
so if i dont say its racist thats fine?
bloqs··on Essex police pause facial recognition camera use after study finds racial bias
Correlation does not indicate causation
bloqs··on Google details new 24-hour process to sideload unverified Android apps
This captures the issue well
bloqs··on Revolut wins UK banking licence after five-year tussle
Jesus, im moving to graphene and this terrifies me
bloqs··on What our DNA reveals about the sex life of Neanderthals
I have to agree, theres a bizarre and worrying internet-brained hysterical element to that original comment which betrays a totally absent education.

the casual title is because of the scientific and prehistoric nature of the subject

bloqs··on We Will Not Be Divided
Yes but you would be dead before it can affect your quality of life so its unimpactful. The former can very much impact your life
bloqs··on Sizing chaos
The well is pemanently poisoned by marketing, this is not an engineering exercise
bloqs··on Warcraft III Peon Voice Notifications for Claude Code
Hearthsone...
bloqs··on Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month
while there is nothing wrong with it, you are clearly in a stable section of a stable country
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