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Telorand

@ Telorand @reddthat.com

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  • Google won’t stop replacing our news headlines with terrible AI | It now says AI headlines are a ‘feature,’ not an experiment.

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  • Yes, and I passed that research paper onto someone who works with researchers who think LLMs are the best new invention for technical writing. It's going to be a constant battle, even amongst people who should know better.

  • Google won’t stop replacing our news headlines with terrible AI | It now says AI headlines are a ‘feature,’ not an experiment.

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  • I don't know if I'd say "a lot," but I think you are correct to say "some." We don't need to suddenly start flinging around generalized invectives towards science, especially when there's already a concerted effort by conspiracy theorists and bad actors to convince people to reject science out of hand.

  • Where is Linux not working well in your daily usage? Share your pain points as of 2026, so we can respectfully discuss

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  • You might enjoy this video/series: https://youtu.be/yawlonjLp4c

    I've been trying to get my audio working the way I want (instead of everything just going to the default sink), and it's been helpful.

  • Those who've switched to Linux in the last year, how is it going?

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  • Love it (CachyOS). For the most part, everything "just works." I have no plans to go back—not even wishful musings.

    There have been a few...let's call them...stnanks.

    • Not all of the sensors were recognized for my motherboard out of the box. The important ones, like basic CPU temp and a few others were fine, but more granular ones, like fan speed, Tjunc, Tdie, etc. were missing. I like to apply my own fan curves based on various sensor conditions, so this was a sticking point initially.
      • Thankfully, the Arch wiki and a thanklessly maintained dkms module for this specific (problematic) chipset came to my rescue. Pretty easy to get set up.
    • A small number of very specific games and mods don't work on Linux. If you exclusively play competitive online games, there's a good chance you are going to be out of luck.
      • I have friends that play League, but I'm not willing to give up Linux just for that one game. Plenty of other multiplayer games out there that work just fine.
    • Audio routing is both easier and more difficult.
      • There's great GUIs to manage audio connections.
      • Trying to get automatic connections going, like with VoiceMeeter, is a lot more technical and involves learning Lua and Pipewire/Wireplumber. Not impossible, and audio tends to work just fine otherwise, but if you want a specific custom setup, it will take some effort.

    Overall, I wouldn't trade what I have for Microsoft any day of the week. I'm done being their product.

  • How to stop Wayland from broadcasting my selected text?

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  • I thought text selection was handled via keyboard. Also been a hot minute since I first learned about this, and not using that buffer has not exactly been a common discussion point, since being able to reuse text is typically a desirable trait!

  • 🪟 Prediction: Microsoft Is Going To Do The Funniest Thing Imaginable

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  • How to stop Wayland from broadcasting my selected text?

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  • I thought this was an old feature of Linux (maybe Unix?). Highlighted text gets copied to the buffer, which is useful when you're on the command line (because Ctrl+C ends the current process).

    I don't know how you'd change this, but maybe that can give you some clues on what to do.

  • Considering switching from iCloud/Gmail to Proton or Tuta

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  • Yeah, it should really only be thought of as "encrypted email storage." Until there's a broad adoption of an encrypted standard for email, that's about all it will be.

    And to be clear, that can still be a very good thing. You might not be able to have fully private conversations with a lot of people and services, but using an encrypted email service (or your own) also means Google, Microsoft, Apple, etc. can't datamine your inbox. If your goal is to combat surveillance capitalism, it's an effective tool.

  • Science and Religion Are Fundamentally Incompatible. Here’s Why

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  • Remind me again, what religions do not have god(s) or Devil(s), basically, good or bad

    Witchcraft, Mysticism, Druidry, folk religions, Humanism, Satanism...

    You can read about a few more here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nontheistic_religion

    However, I do not accept your assertion that gods and devils = good and bad. If you want to start talking about "good and bad," you'll have to define what you mean.

    How can some religions are Atheistic? Since Atheistic means without belief in religion?

    Incorrect. Atheism does not mean you don't believe in religions. Atheism means you lack a belief in any gods. Religion is not synonymous with theism or deism. Either you believe in gods or you don't; what else you believe in or practice on top of that is separate from the question, "Do gods exist?"

  • Considering switching from iCloud/Gmail to Proton or Tuta

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  • ...has to submit to requests from law enforcement so what good is the encryption for?

    This part is half true. They do have to follow their country's laws, as do every email operator, but they can't decrypt your emails. That doesn't mean they can't figure out what's in an email by other means (such as seizing an unencrypted inbox for a person you wrote emails to), but they can't get that content from Proton directly.

    The world has you by the balls if you want secure email.

    It's certainly more difficult to have an E2EE email exchange, and if someone requires that level of security, they should know better than to use email in the first place.

  • RAM shortage chaos expands to GPUs, high-capacity SSDs, and even hard drives

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  • Same. I'm thinking about replacing the PSU, which is one of the original parts, to ensure the rest of the parts don't fail due to improper power delivery.

    At least PSUs haven't yet spiked in price.

  • Big AI has PC users furious. Nvidia and Micron's weird emotional appeals make it worse

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  • Absolutely, I agree. I think we are likely to see a shift in what indie devs use for their game engines (love2d, Godot, etc.) as PC specs stagnate, and I am of the opinion that GOG will see an increase in sales, too.

    The "runs like shit" games have a shrinking market.

  • Big AI has PC users furious. Nvidia and Micron's weird emotional appeals make it worse

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  • Inb4 we get astroturfed "Luddites" telling us to just abandon electricity and live like the Amish.

  • Big AI has PC users furious. Nvidia and Micron's weird emotional appeals make it worse

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  • It's not a win-win, it's a silver lining amongst a shitstorm of suck.

    Why? Because what if you're not trying to upgrade but just maintain? What if your RAM fails? Or your GPU? Now you're out there with the AI tech bros vying for a piece of a production line that you have no influence over, but they do. If you just built your rig, you might be safe to wait a while, but what if you built in 2020? Those parts are getting old, by computer standards; they don't last forever.

    We don't actually know when prices will normalize, because nobody is calling in the IOUs, and nobody is clamping down on that circular economy; 2027 is just a guess. We might be waiting even longer.

  • Big AI has PC users furious. Nvidia and Micron's weird emotional appeals make it worse

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  • You just described the AAA gaming market almost to a T.

    The indie market, on the other hand, typically cares about what they produce, and you're far more likely to get optimized games there that don't require extra launchers, internet connections, or a massive GPU—not that it doesn't happen there, mind you, but it's going to tend to be more of a skill issue than a profit-driven one.

    Also, there's still very good games in the retro space.

  • As the Gallows are Being Constructed in Front of Us Is It Time to be Like Monks?

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  • Same. Just feels like uninformed spiritual nonsense from somebody who doesn't know their history and wants to absolve themselves of the burden of fighting for a progressive society.

    Like, if people need a break from the chaos of life, that's one thing, but getting so deep into philosophy that you lose sight of reality is not the way.

  • Android Power Users Can Now Run Full Desktop Linux Environments Without Root Access

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  • This seems pretty cool. I have an old Android tablet I'd love to try this on, but it's got pretty weak stats compared to more contemporary devices; I wonder if this could work...?

  • Science and Religion Are Fundamentally Incompatible. Here’s Why

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  • First off, let me clarify that I'm an agnostic atheist and a pluralist. Naturalistic determinism seems to make the most sense to me, but from a social standpoint, compatibilism seems like the best option.

    It would be ignorant to assume that all who believe in God lack critical thinking skills. But belief in God does imply that those skills are not being applied consistently.

    Some religions do not have gods, and some are atheistic. Furthermore, polytheistic religions can offer explanations and models for the world that fit what we experience (see Ocean Keltoi on YouTube). I'm currently of the opinion that what we experience with our limited senses/tools is all there is to our reality (how would I know differently?), but I think it would be foolish to assume that our senses are synonymous with all of reality.

    You say this is an essay about religion vs. science, but from the get-go, it seems that when you say religion, what you really mean is monotheism.

    Let’s address the elephant in the room. Most religious belief is emotional, not philosophical.

    I think you'd be hard-pressed to justify this claim. First, I think what you mean to say is that most people who follow a particular religion do so for emotional reasons, but given the varied religions throughout the centuries that do not necessarily promise afterlives or operate upon fear, it is hard to justify why people pick Mysticism over Druidry, Wicca over Heathenry, Daoism over Zen Buddhism, etc.

    You might want to cite a source here.

    Even if religious belief were somehow compatible with scientific reasoning (and it isn’t), we would still be left with the undeniable fact that religion has caused more harm than good throughout history.

    Which religion? Religion is not a monolith. Again, I think you mean monotheism (and probably a particular kind). I don't recall a single time in history when witches murdered entire populations for not practicing magic. Furthermore, religions like Druidry have a history of seeking wisdom and knowledge; they got a lot wrong, but in a sense, they are early practitioners of science.

    If you're going to say religion in general is a net negative, you should point to examples where it has been beneficial and make the case that examples like the Crusades and Inquisition outweigh the positive examples.

    Also as a writing side note, see if you can include negative examples that aren't the Crusades or Inquisition. They get pointed out as examples every time this topic is brought up to the point that it is almost passé. I think you'd have a far more interesting essay if you can come up with other negative examples.

  • It's a great day to delete your X account(s)

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  • For those of us with the knowledge, it's our responsibility to both sell the idea of Mastodon and help onboard people. On top of that, there's many guides, at this point, about how to get involved, choose an instance, set up your feeds, etc.

    It's true that Bluesky is a much more seamless experience, because many options are hardcoded or pre-chosen for people, but if we can get people over the hump of making those choices for themselves, they'll find it a much better place long term. Also, it's strongly resistant to the antics of bad actors, so it's a much better choice for governments and other groups. Bluesky does not enjoy the same natural defenses.