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@ a1studmuffin @aussie.zone

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Software engineer (video games). Likes dogs, DJing + EDM, running, electronics and loud bangs in Reservoir.

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  • Yeah that absolutely would have played a big factor, but stress increases stroke risk as well, so it's likely a combination of issues. I don't think it should come as a surprise that this happened to him right after he lost his decade-long battle to avoid extradition to the US.

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  • Regardless of what you think of him or his actions, it's pretty horrible that Hollywood can induce so much prolonged stress on the accused before charges are even faced in court that it results in this.

  • Upgrade to Freedom! The Switch from Windows 10

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  • Or maybe do it via external USB drive or network location. But agree, it would complicate things. Though for light users that might only have a few GB of documents on their computer and mostly do everything in the browser, it might be crazy enough to just work...

  • Upgrade to Freedom! The Switch from Windows 10

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  • I'd love to see a Linux distro attempt to implement a migration wizard for Windows users. Do all the heavy lifting for them, including walking them through what personal data and accounts they want to migrate across, creating a bootable USB installer, then running said installer and copying across their data for them. Maybe even detect and install any apps they're using, or suggest FOSS alternatives. In practice I imagine this would be a nightmare to try and implement effectively, but it'd be pretty cool to see.

  • Google AI chatbot responds with a threatening message: "Human … Please die."

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  • The preceding message is really quite an undefined input, as the user copy/pasted some questions from their assignment without phrasing it as a question or cleaning up the formatting.

    I wonder what kind of outputs you would get from LLMs if you'd been talking sensibly on certain subjects then started to feed it garbage input. It feels like this might be what happened here.

  • Give Up GitHub - Software Freedom Conservancy

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  • It would be great to see a Fediverse GitHub alternative. Obviously we have plenty of self-hosted software forges around, but I'm not aware of any decentralized network solution. Allow people to host repositories on an instance, but be able to search, discuss and contribute to repositories across the entire network. That way you'd get the benefits of a large programmer community without needing to centralize to a single company or organization. Maybe this already exists and I'm unaware.

  • Australia to ban social media for children under 16

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  • I think it's a step in the right direction, though it will be interesting to see where the boundaries are drawn. Does YouTube count? What about gaming platforms like Roblox and Fortnite?

    Edit: On further reading about this, I'm changing my mind. I can't see how this would be implemented effectively without some kind of age verification. Unless it's a meaningless Steam-style "What's your birthday?" question, that makes it far more troublesome for everyone's privacy. I can't see how it would get off the ground after so many Australians have had their data stolen already.

  • How do I quit smoking?

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  • The way I implemented this strategy was to make sure I had a single cigarette and lighter on me at all times. I named the cigarette, which psychologically helped prevent me from smoking it. I stuck that out for a few months until a friend smoked it in desperation. At that point I felt confident I'd quit because I wanted to, not because of random circumstance.

  • New Zemeckis film used AI to de-age Tom Hanks and Robin Wright

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  • It'll be interesting to see how this looks. The same technology was used in Alien: Romulus to revive a younger Ian Holm's likeness for Rook, and while it was a cool tech demo, it still felt quite uncanny valley and distracting to watch. Casting another actor might have been a better choice. At least for this project the tech sounds more relevant, in that they're deaging and aging characters within the same film.

  • Tinkering and Stability

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  • Janitor.

  • Is this true about Generation gap in Piracy?

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  • I remember installing a keylogger on the school library computers, then "accidentally" disconnecting the dialup internet and asking the teacher to type the login credentials again. I bet the ISP was confused when they saw so many concurrent logins after hours, all playing Quake and downloading huge files.

  • Open-sourcing of WinAmp goes badly as owners delete entire repo

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  • Sometimes the real value of a project isn't its proposed worth, but the schadenfreude it offers instead. I've backed a few failed Kickstarters that I absolutely got my money's worth on.

  • Is there a downside to using Tailscale when it comes to privacy?

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  • If you're concerned about privacy I don't know why you'd use Tailscale over Wireguard directly. The latter is slightly more fiddly to configure, but you only do it once and there's no cloud middleman involved, just your devices talking directly to each other.

  • Monster pickup trucks accelerate into Europe as sales rise despite safety fears

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  • Clearly we're going to need regulations around personal vehicle size limits on the road. If you legitimately need a big truck for your business, get a licence for it.

  • Australian security forces ban the ise of Whatsapp and Signal

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  • WhatsApp has been exploited before with a zero-day, check the Complaints section in this link:

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pegasus_(spyware)

    The reality is WhatsApp and Signal will continue to be high-value targets for exploits given the number of users, cloud infrastructure reliance and promise of secure communications, so it's a wise idea to avoid them for defence matters.

  • The 2024 state of the climate report: Perilous times on planet Earth

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  • You know it's bad when we're having to invent new words like 'polycrisis' to succinctly describe what's happening.

  • Google must crack open Android for third-party stores, rules Epic judge

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  • Nice, I hope YouTube is next.

  • Linux malware “perfctl” behind years-long cryptomining campaign

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  • I use Vista btw

  • How should I continue learning?

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  • To take up a career in programming is to be professionally confused on a day-to-day basis. It's normal to feel overwhelmed at times, but this is the advice I give younger engineers: accept that confusion, and try to channel it into curiosity instead of letting it fester into stress and anxiety.

  • Huawei’s new trifold phone costs more than a 16-inch MacBook Pro

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  • I'm glad companies are continuing to innovate, but it feels wrong to be moving towards mechanical inventions again when we've finally nailed solid state tech. Have we forgotten how often printers used to break?