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  • conviction rule

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  • It may not be that obvious that the thing is bad for many people, and AI is a great example of that. Many haven't heard of the actual environmental impact these machine learning models are having, or about the AI companies' incessant quest of scraping every single thing that's on the Internet, whether pirated or not, without paying or even asking for permission. Heck, most people don't even know the basics of how these models work, or what they're useful for! And its not like AI companies will be the first ones answering those questions. The sole reason why these companies became so successful is because almost no one knows what AI is, which results in almost nobody knowing what the technology's limitations are. And when no limitations are apparent, it starts to look like the technology is limitless (it isn't, but it's being sold as if it were).

    TL;DR it might be obvious to you and me that $bad_thing is bad, but that doesn't make it obvious to every one else.

  • Colonial Farm Road - Office Space

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  • Thank you for creating moving content. Jenkins!

  • Macron to Seek Use of EU Anti-Coercion Instrument Against US

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  • If Macron's party wants to help him with that, they should listen to what Cory Doctorow said at 39C3 about the best way to retaliate against the tariffs: legalizing the reverse-engineering of US tech.

  • Arch btw...

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  • Me when you use Windows: :|Me when you use Linux: :DD

    It's sad that there is a very vocal group of Linux users that will complain about every choice other Linux users make. But it's silly to be complaining about it, especially as that complaining keeps detracting people away from Linux. And I think there's lots of value in bringing people to Linux. In a time where Microsoft is turning a fairly useful OS into a platform whose only purpose is invasive telemetry and invasive marketing, Linux is a way to take back control of our computers. Linux gives you back more choice on what to do with your computer. And just because I don't personally agree with certain choices, that doesn't mean that everyone should be prohibited from making them, or that I get to scream with whoever makes those choices. Here's a final suggestion: be kind with one another, as there is already enough hatred in this world.

  • Ink Sketch

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  • Pretty cool

  • F*** You! Co-Creator of Go Language is Rightly Furious Over This Appreciation Email

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  • That isn't a bad language. It's pretty simple and it serves a cool purpose, which is to convey the power of a Turing machine. Now this is a bad programming language.

  • Ninja Tactics

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  • Wait, wouldn't a drain assassin assassinate drains?

    Thank you for the assassination content!

  • ruleform-rs

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  • Could you "translate" that sentence to the "default" system, so we can compare?

  • Post-American internet by Cory Doctorow - YouTube - Nimrod Kamer

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  • Ram Rule

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  • I must say, I wasn't expecting that Portuguese jumpscare

  • Albert baked you a pie 🐺❤️🥧 (@Lisyrnik)

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  • Cool artwork. Despite that, it's pretty crazy that people are still thinking about the ad.

  • Bye Bye Big Tech: How I Migrated to an almost All-EU Stack (and saved 500€ per year)

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  • I've seen webrings being used in some still active blogs, I just don't remember which ones

  • C-h C-c, the sacred text 🙏

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  • Damn, the GNU foundation won't stop pushing GPL...

  • What is your opinion on chat control?

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  • That is, in my opinion, the wrong question. The right question might be "Why have so many polititians been defending Chat Control for so much time? Why are they masking such a blatant privacy violation with such a honorable purpose? What do the people defending Chat Control have to gain with this?"

  • They are German, of course.

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  • There are lots of conspiracy theories about CERN. There is also a conspiracy theory that states that some of the most powerful people in the world are actually anthropomorphic lizards (which kind of sounds like the kind of thing a furry would make up, now that I think about it).

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  • Oops! I ended up writing a wall of text...

    I would suggest using methods other than platforms to find events, as there are lots of people that don't use them. In fact, where I live, I've never seen people using that kind of platforms. I guess this can be different for you, but I think you should at least consider other methods of spreading the word, to guarantee that some people don't miss the event just because they never heard of it. Here are some.

    1. Printing posters and placing them in visible places. It might sound a little old-fashioned, but it gets the job done, especially for local stuff. When doing posters, you have two things to worry about. The first one is what you will write in the posters. You of course have to clearly state what you want to do ("Let's start a Linux User Group in our town!"), but you also have got to explain what you were thinking the group could/should do (for example "Let's organize monthly instalation parties", or "Meetings every two weeks", or whatever you thought about doing). That doesn't mean that the LUG must do exactly everything you write in the poster. It's just to give an idea of whether the LUG's activities will be of any interest to who's thinking of applying to it. Put some contact information on the poster. It would be interesting if you decided to organize a gathering with people that would like to be founding members of the LUG, just to figure things out. If you decide to do that, don't forget to put the meeting's date and place in the poster. The poster should be eye-catching and have all information clearly visible, while highlighting the most important information. If graphic design isn't your passion, ask someone you know for help. The second thing you should worry about when doing posters is where to place them. As far as I know, only nerdy people would join an LUG. As such, you should put most posters in places where lots of nerds gather together, such as places where people gather to play board games and tabletop RPGs, electronics stores, ... Even then, you could try putting them in places that are more general and have more visibility. For example, I've seen some supermarkets with boards for event announcements. Just don't forget to ask for permission to put the posters whenever you want to do it in a place that isn't the street. As long you explain what you're promoting and say it's non-profit, most places will allow it.
    2. Advertising on forums/social media groups related to either Linux or to the place you live in. Much of the advice I gave about posters applies. In places where you know you won't really be checking constantly for new messages, you might want to redirect people to your contact info (say something like "If you want to contact me, instead of sending me a message through this platform, please use my contact info"). Also make sure to follow the rules of the places, and contact the admins if you have questions. I don't have much experience with this approach, so I can't give much advice.
    3. Asking Linux users you know to promote it. Word of mouth is always useful ;)

  • Turns out those perfume vending machines are rules you can just buy

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  • Afaik there are good-smelling off-brand perfumes (I'm not a perfume expert, so I could be wrong)

  • Dan Brown

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  • Dan Brown indeed.

  • Killswitch Engineer

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  • Man, I love Twilight! 😃 The movies are the best! 🤩 Are you Team Edward or Team Jacob? 😉

    Let me know if you need anything from me!

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