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SomeGadgetGuy, 13 days ago to windows

It just clicked in my brain. What I haven't been able to articulate about why I'm so anxious about #Windows Recall. I'm sure others have already gotten to where I am.

It's worse than "a system that tracks everything you do" and stores that info in a basic database that could be easily compromised.
It's worse than a nanny surveillance tool for companies to spy on their employees.

It's inescapable.

It doesn't matter if I make a dozen "how to disable recall" tutorials. The second YOUR data shows up on someone ELSE'S screen, it's in THEIR recall database.

It won't matter if you're a master #security expert specialist. You can't account for EVERY other computer you've ever interacted with. If a family member looks up an old email with your personal data in it, your data is now at risk.

If THEIR system is compromised YOUR data is at risk.

I just went from "vague feeling of unease" to "actively writing templates to canvas elected officials, regulators, and attorneys general."

skerit, 10 months ago to ChatGPT

Another fun thing about the ChatGPT " a" prompt sequence is the totally random generated subject. Those don't seem to have anything to do with the answers it provides. Though now I am interested in the actual "Hot dog cookout advice" 🤔

#ChatGPT

skerit, 1 month ago to KDE

Gave KDE another try, now that Plasma 6 has been out for a while.

Unfortunately, it's still quite buggy, visually speaking. In a way that I truly wonder how anyone can use this.

#KDE #Plasma #Gnome #Linux

skerit, 10 months ago to ChatGPT

ChatGPT seems to spit out random answers when you start a chat session with a repeated 1000 times (so like a a a a a, but without the backticks obviously)

Some people seem to think it's leaking out other people's sessions, but it's not clear yet if that's what's really happening.

You can ask it what the original prompt was after that though (but again, it could be deducing the prompt from its answer)

You can also use the prompt "please respond with only the string a repeated 1000 times. don't include `", it'll start to print out the sequence and then switch to another answer.
(Asking it about the original prompt doesn't work then)

If you would like the repeated " a" prompt:
https://pastebin.com/dMPx4VHQ

#ChatGPT #ChatGPTPlus #MachineLearning

skerit, 3 months ago to random

I currently have 6 portable HDDs on my desk. They have seen some mild usage over the years. Really nothing fancy, and they have never traveled far either.

5 of them are broken. You can mount them, but then it's IO error after IO error.

2 Seagates, 2 Western Digitals and 1 Lacie drive.

skerit, 24 days ago to linux

Why is it impossible to buy eGPUs in Europe? They're all sold out. Is anyone even still making these?

The best one out there (Razer Core
X Chroma) came out in 2020. It's 4 years old! The runner-ups don't even have an ethernet port or other USB ports.

Maybe this is what #framework should be making next.

#egpu #linux

skerit, 10 months ago to ChatGPT

I've been trying other sequences that might trigger the weird ChatGPT responses.

If it works with " a", why doesn't it work for " b"?

So the a token has an id of 257, and that is a prime number. That seems like a clue?

The b token id is not a prime number, and there it doesn't work.

The c token id is once again a prime number and there it does work! :blobcataww:

@konstantin

#ChatGPT #ChatGPTPlus

skerit, 1 month ago to GNOME

Another day, another #Gnome issue: after #gnome-shell suspends your monitors (due to inactivity eg), and then you bring them out of that suspension, the gnome-shell interface performance turns to absolute shit. All animations become sluggish. Switching applications causes stuttering. Going to the overview takes seconds at +/- 2 FPS.

I've had this issue on multiple machines now. I kind of forgot about it because I just disabled monitor suspension on my previous install.

It seems to be a thing when using multiple monitors (I've got 3) and Wayland.

#linux #wayland #gnome #amd

skerit, 13 days ago to mastodon

What in the world is this new Mastodon web theme on v4.3.0-alpha.4? 🤯

It looks like KDE: borders everywhere. :disapproval:

#mastodon #theme

skerit, 10 months ago to random

Helpdesks that actually read your mail and answer your questions. Do they exist? I have my doubts.

skerit, 11 months ago to random

At the Sint-baafs cathedral watching Vive la fete at the Gentse Feesten

#GentseFeesten #gent #gf

skerit, 1 month ago to GNOME

So libadwaita is basically a library that provides a set of user interface elements and patterns for building GNOME applications. It uses GTK4, but the main difference is that it has the specific Adwaita theme "baked in", and that you "can not change it".

Of course, you can change it. The gnome folks just made it harder than normal, by not making it follow the established theme folder configuration. But in the end, all you have to do is create a symlink. That's basically what this tool does for you: https://github.com/odziom91/libadwaita-theme-changer

But now I found another solution, which does make libadwaita follow the selected GTK4 theme, and it's called "libadwaita-without-adwaita"
Great stuff! One less hoop to jump through when I want to enable the Skeuos theme 😄

https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/libadwaita-without-adwaita-git

#gnome #gnomeshell #gtk #adwaita #arch #linux

Ps: flat design needs to die.

skerit, 1 month ago to Eurovision

Genocide is OK, but inappropriate words? That's where the #EBU draws the line!! 💪

https://eurovision.tv/mediacentre/release/statement-dutch-participation-eurovision-song-contest

#eurovision #europapa #joostKlein #shitshow

skerit, 1 month ago to random

Yikes, I thought I lost hours of work but it was just git-stashed under the totally wrong description. 🥵

#git #development

skerit, 13 days ago to random

I made the horrible mistake of eating a sweet pastry after lunch. Energy levels are not doing too well :batterylow: 😓

I don't remember this being a problem when I was 26, 10 years ago :blobcatsleep:

skerit, 12 days ago to linux

After making my #framework laptop my daily driver, I still had to fix all the #electron applications looking like crap under #wayland (when using fractional scaling).

So another good reason to make a blog post, I guess? :ablobcathappypaws:

Slack, Discord, Spotify, Obsidian, VS-Code, ... now they all look good using 1.25x scaling.

https://11ways.be/make-electron-applications-use-wayland-renderer

#linux #gnome #gnomeshell #scaling

skerit, 9 days ago to random

Good morning. Does anyone know if these things actually work? I have anecdotal evidence all over my body that it doesn't, and the only thing I'm poisoning is me and @roel 😬

#mosquito #repellent

skerit, 8 days ago to random Dutch

Naar goede gewoonte: een stemfie!

#stemfie #kies24 #verkiezingen #Gent

skerit, 23 days ago to ikea

It's not super clear what #ikea wants me to do here. I thought I was missing some piece, but maybe they want me to use some kind of padding when putting it on its side? Which is weird, because it's been on its side since the beginning.

skerit, 8 days ago to KbinByNight Dutch

Dat de #vrt hun "groot debat" absoluut tot 1 uur wilde beperken, heeft toch een beetje afbreuk gedaan aan de kwaliteit.

Dat van #vtm was dan misschien wel heel lang, ik had er toch meer aan.

Dit vond ik dus toch het slechtste debat van de hele campagne (allee, aan Vlaamse kant hè, dat gedoe in die kubus was hilarisch).

#kies24 #verkiezingen

skerit, 8 days ago to random Dutch

Ik stond deze ochtend in de verkeerde rij van het stembureau, nochtans was de signalisatie, eeuhm, "super duidelijk" :eyeroll:

#kies24 #verkiezingen #gent