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  • Governors won’t hold Trump meeting after only Republicans invited

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  • If the invited GOP governors were allowed a +1, I would have liked to have seen each Republican governor bring a Democratic governor as their +1 thereby meeting the original mandate of having all governors present.

  • HP has laptop subscriptions now

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  • Its only a problem if you want to run AI. If you don't want AI locally or cloud based, then no need to spend the money on the high end 32GB model (for AI purposes) or paying for a cloud subscription. No one is required to get the 32GB model if they don't want it.

  • GOP senator says she went from ‘I don’t care’ to ‘I see what the big deal is’ after reviewing unredacted Epstein files

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  • Lummis, 71, told Capitol Hill reporter Pablo Manriquez on Monday, Feb. 9, that while she previously had said, “I don’t care” about Congress’ efforts to force the release of Epstein evidence, she now believes the issue was “worth investigating.”

    The cynic in me thinks she ignored pages and pages of trump named referenced crimes and saw Clinton's name at least once, so now she's wants to make political hay only against Clinton.

  • HP has laptop subscriptions now

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  • yea, i’m surprised, 32GB is goddamn ridiculous for anything, let alone for a shitty hp branded autocorrect

    32GB is actually considered the bare minimum for most of the common locally run LLM models. Most folks don't run a locally run LLM. They use a cloud service, so they don't need a huge pile of RAM locally. However, more privacy focused or heavy users with cost concerns might choose to run an LLM locally so they're not paying per token. With regards to locally run LLMs, this would be comparable to renting car when you need it vs buying one outright. If you only need a car once a year, renting is clearly the better choice. If you're driving to work everyday then clearly buying the car yourself is a better deal overall.

    You are perfectly fine not liking AI, but you're also out-of-touch if you think 32GB is too big for anything. Lots of other use cases need 32GB or more and have nothing to do with AI.

    I agree with your frustration with subscription laptops. I hope people don't use it.

  • TV Execs Warn FCC: NextGen TV DRM Could Turn Free TV Into Gambling and Pay-TV Platforms

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  • I can almost guarantee you that nobody under the age of 30 gives a singly flying fuck about having an antenna on a television. They’re probably watching more than half their media on their phone or tablet anyway.

    ...and...

    if you asked a kid in their twenties if they even knew what an antenna for a television was they’d probably go “what the fuck are you even talking about?”

    I'm not sure that's accurate. Gen Z and younger are apparently re-embracing OTA TV.

    "The study found that younger viewers now over-index on digital antenna usage compared to their older (50+ year-old) counterparts (23% and 15%, respectively). " source

    I'm much older but OTA TV is still a nearly daily use in our house even if the same content is available on various streaming services. DVR means skipping commecials while also getting a much better image quality than highly compressed streaming.

    We found OTA TV is a great compliment to streaming. There's no need to pay a cable/satellite subscription, you don't have to constantly worry about that bill going up year over year or a local channel being blacked out because of contract disputes. There's no "service" to have to worry about going out.

  • HP has laptop subscriptions now

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  • What is surprising about this? LLMs are giant memory consumers.

  • The quiet revolution that made your home, car, and wallet a lot safer | The decline of burglary and robbery, explained.

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  • TVs, game consoles

    Lets say the theft is successful of a TV or game console. The thief likely wants cash, not consumer electronics. So they need a way to convert stolen goods into cash. Any TV worth money worth bothering with is also very large and fragile which is a problem for offloading it. Sure, there's craigslist and facebook marketplace, but there aren't many that will buy a TV off of those because of the likelihood something is already wrong with it, and TVs just aren't that expensive new. Many consoles also have a theft reporting function that will block or limit how the console can be used. I imagine this also make theft of a console a high risk, low reward path.

  • Border Patrol agent's texts after he shot a Chicago woman five times will be released, judge rules

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  • I'm very glad to hear that! Thank you for correcting me on this.

  • China bankrolling Putin’s war to gain advantage over West, MPs told

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  • China is successfully preparing Russia as a vassal state of China. Putin and Kim Jong-Un will be sitting next to each other as equals at the kids table at a meeting in China in the years ahead.

  • Is the Raspberry Pi Still an Affordable SBC? I Don't Think So

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  • For instance analogue IO would be very welcome for many purposes.

    I have a handful of the original Raspberry Pi A and B models that have analog audio built in (with 3.5mm jack) and they're still in use today because of that built in analog audio out. Also honorable mention to the original Pi Zero which had the logic (but not the header pins) for NTSC out. I have a couple of those in use too because of their NTSC out capabilities.

  • Penisgate erupts at Olympics; scandal exposes risks of bulking your bulge

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  • The byline at the bottom of the article jumped out at me:

    This is a professional journalist and doctor of microbiology. She has spent many many years in education and practice to reach her level of knowledge and ability. Then some editor says "hey I need 1500 words in a story we want you to write covering dudes injecting their junk for cosmetics and athletic performance enhancement. Can you have it done by Tuesday?". I can just imagine her eyerolling as she accepted the task. Dr. Beth Mole, don't worry. We still respect your credentials and achievements and understand you just have to pay the bills too.

  • Border Patrol agent's texts after he shot a Chicago woman five times will be released, judge rules

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  • If the text messages of Agent Exum show deep remorse for the killing or immense anger with the system that put him in the position he needed to kill then I think that would reflect well on Agent Exum.

    If instead it shows him making jokes about the victim or boasting about the killing then, yes, Agent Exum's reputation will be further sullied.

    The government is telegraphing what the tone of his text messages are even before they are being released.

  • Nebraska lawmakers vote to reduce minimum wage for workers under 20

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  • pass the asvab.

    Oh man, I made a mistake taking the ASVAB. I had no plans of joining the military, but was encouraged to take the test anyway. I got 99s or 97s in all the general categories and a 99 in Electronics (my program of study at the time). I had Air Force and Navy recruiters chasing me for months. Navy recruiter said he wanted me for a nuclear technician. It took close to a year for the last attempt to contact me ended.

  • Nebraska lawmakers vote to reduce minimum wage for workers under 20

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  • In Nebraska you're old enough to vote or die for your country at age 18 or 19, but don't you dare think you're worthy of earning the regular adult minimum wage.

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    At National Prayer Breakfast, Hegseth Says US Soldiers Gain Salvation by Dying for ‘Christian Nation’

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  • Just a heads’ up — I get these messages, not Hegseth.

    You understand that in that context (because of how the headline is worded) the response is to Hegseth and not you, right?

    When I'm replying to a headline a person posted, I'll specifically address the person in the article by name, but I wanted to let you know that most people aren't going to think you're a Nazi because you're posting a new article about a Nazi's behavior.

  • Trump Reportedly Demanded His Name on Penn Station in Exchange for Unfreezing Tunnel Project Funds

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  • I'm not understanding why he would want the station to be renamed "Orange Turd Station"?

  • A rant about feelings

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  • I recognize the stigma that professional help can carry (especially with older generations). We were not raised with the idea that we didn't have every tool, knowledge, and ability to address every mental or emotional challenge that we might get faced with. This realization is what helped me.

    That being said, recently the topic of counseling came up in conversation on an unrelated situation, and she made it clear that she is not fond of the idea. If we find ourselves in a situation where we can’t communicate healthily, I will propose couples counseling.

    Perhaps use this line of thinking when talking to her: If there is a water leak occurring somewhere in your house and large puddles are randomly appearing on the floor, would you or your wife just start tearing into the wall or instead would you call a professional plumber that has the tools and experience to know how to address this situation? Why would we think with zero training each of use would be equal to a plumbing professional? We simply aren't. Its the same thing with mental health. While there are some issues we are capable of addressing on our own, there are simply some jobs that we're not equipped for and not calling a professional can lead to no fix, but amateur efforts to address it make the problem worse than it was to begin with.

  • Family sues Nebraska police over fatal shooting of depressed teenager: The family says officers shot their son dead within 30 seconds of unlawfully entering their home.

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  • There has to be enough motivation for them to get rid of bad cops before they become a problem, not after.

    I'm understand where you're going with this statement in spirit, but not in execution. An officer is only a problem after they have done harm to the public for which they serve. How then could a department get rid of a bad officer before this bad behavior presents itself?

  • A rant about feelings

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  • I spiraled in my attempt to find the “right” answer, to the point that I did not stop to consider that there is no right answer.

    An extension on the idea here is that we frequently are searching for the "best" answer, when in fact what we're looking for is the "least worse" answer. As in, there are no good choices and from those you have to choose from and you're left with the choice that has the fewest negatives. I think this is an important distinction because if choosing "the best answer" still negatively affects some groups they will be resentful that others saw their loss as "the best answer". Instead if this is reframed as the "least worse" answer, its acknowledging that this choice causes some level of harm to them, but works to communicate it is the least amount of harm collectively to all groups and the apology that comes along with it.

    I need to take a step back and figure out how I can communicate with her in a way that does not burden her and let her know that I am here for her.

    I agree with you on this. Also consider she is feeling equally anxious about this situation (or others you have no idea about!) and that she too is holding back talking to you because she's trying to spare your feelings or protect you emotionally. I would recommend seeking a professional counselor for guidance as a path for both of you to have a way to communicate important ideas with one another yet still being able to be gentle in the delivery.

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    Video: When A Barn Owl And Great Horned Owl Meet

  • RetroGaming @lemmy.world
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    How Many Phones Sport a 5 and 1/4 Diskette Drive? This One.

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  • Commodore 64 @lemmy.world
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    C64 spotted at Universal Studios Orlando

  • TenForward: Where Every Vulcan Knows Your Name @lemmy.world
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    Chief O'Brien has the most wholesome Holosuite programs