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happyborg

@happyborg@fosstodon.org

Working on #decentralization, #p2p and #dWeb tech, online #privacy and #security, #CopyLeft, #FOSS, #Rust and #autonomi (find me on https://forum.autonomi.community as happybeing).

Note: autonomi was called #SafeNetwork.

Possibly still maintaining #vdash on github.

The #fediverse is a lifeboat, #p2p is the shore.

#nobridge #noaitraining #norobots

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happyborg, to random
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My first computer printer was a 33 which I could barely pick up, as it was a big beast made almost entirely of metal. And not flimsy metal, this thing could have taken a bullet and not flinched.

Printing was at an incredible - very noisy - 3ish characters per second, and all UPPER CASE!

You kids today blah blah blah 🤣

happyborg, to UX
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Even though I have chosen to disable notifications in @signalapp Messenger, it continually nags me to enable them.

That's in spite of:

  • my active choice
  • that notifications are a known security risk for those most in need of privacy

That's a dark pattern as well as bad , which undermines my faith in the team and their motives.

hyde, to privacy
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What is your number one reason you bring to people on why they should care about ?

Some say, they can have my data I don't care, or even if I got a card fraud, I'll get my money back from the insurance, or things like this.

I'm trying to find good examples to counter their cheap arguments ...

Boosts appreciated 🙏🏽

happyborg,
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@hyde
Privacy is about power and autonomy.

The more you know about something the more you can control it.

Or if it's what they know about you, the more control they have over you whether you acknowledge it or not.

Many prefer not to consider or look for the bigger picture because that takes time and effort, and can lead you to uncomfortable realisations and difficult decisions.

Many won't accept even obvious truths like the above because they'd rather be controlled than an autonomous self.

happyborg,
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@hyde many here are saying people don't care but I don't think that's true. Look deeper.

They resist for many reasons and some are obvious. I've seen reports that most users of Facebook for example wish it didn't invade their privacy but what alternatives do they have and at what cost?

They know that acting on that desire is much harder than succumbing, so they resist in various ways.

I'm hopeful we can change this. It will never be easy but it can be done over time.

I hope helps.

WestphalDenn, to thinkpad German
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Just setup a 2nd hand bought T480s. Had it running with . Now runs 11, and

The efficiency boost is honestly mind blowing. And that is with so many keystrokes to wrap my head around. Absolutely worth the money and lets me work at least four times as fast as with the previous setups.

Would I have liked to keep on using Linux? Yes but at this point if one is doing more than just browsing the web and reading E-Mails it is very hard to recommend.

happyborg,
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@WestphalDenn I just bought a and had the opposite experience.

I keep hearing people say things about v which aren't true, and in a recent discussion they turned out to be out of date opinions from someone not using it.

Obviously you were, but I take issue that it's only good for basic tasks. I do all sorts and it just gets better while Windows degrades and spys.

W11 cursor was jerky, sending all cicks home. Noticeably faster when I switched to 24.

happyborg,
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@WestphalDenn you didn't mention that and I can't comment on it.

dom, to random
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I tried copilot and Gemini to convert an eslint config to a flat config for eslint 9. I couldn’t get it to work. That’s really the future I’m looking forward to.

happyborg,
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@dom I've tried a few simple programming tasks but the only thing I've found to work as fast as web search + DIY (running models locally on a shit hot laptop) is asking for the syntax for simple bash scripting features.

It's still worse though because it insists on obscuring the answer with a load of introductory and explanatory text.

So it's as fast, and less brain sapping to search the web, every single time so far.

happyborg, to random
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People are using my demo, with no support, and posting screenshots!

Writing this stuff has been really hard. I enjoy the challenge but it has taken a lot of graft and dedication.

So seeing even this small private group of guinea pigs going wild about it is wonderful. 🥳

silverpill, to random
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If only there was a way to integrate peer to peer payments into federated social media without relying on Stripe and Google... Maybe someday it will be discovered!

https://mastodon.social/users/dansup/statuses/112489844955494674

happyborg,
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@silverpill
Social apps are planned for which has it's own payments system built in (no Blockchain).

This is , no gatekeepers or dictators, just you the network and privacy.

happyborg, to random
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I'm uploading my demo for early guinea pigs, well actually for testing on live humans.

🥳

happyborg, to privacy
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I have other things to do tomorrow but am one script away from being able to share my demo.

I am soooo excited about this!

happyborg, to random
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An invitation and a short speech for we happy few:

https://forum.autonomi.community/t/website-builders-an-invitation/39794?u=happybeing

happyborg, to random
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Stop calling it Microsoft Recall and call it Microsoft Spy.

happyborg,
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@schmerg 🤣

evacide, to random
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"...a would-be hacker would need to gain physical access to your device, unlock it and sign in before they could access saved screenshots."

I've got some news for Microsoft about how domestic abuse works.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cpwwqp6nx14o

happyborg,
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@evacide
It's just such bullshit.

I've not bothered to read up on the announcements but so far haven't heard mention of any supposed benefits to this incredibly invasive feature and massive security and privacy risk.

It's as if they just can't be bothered pretending any more.

happyborg, to windows
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I wonder how much of your disk Microsoft's new spy will use, taking screenshots every few seconds of everything you do.

A lot of what I'm hearing about this sounds like they haven't thought it through.

Is now being run by ?

isleofmandan, to random
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It seems to not be possible to buy a range of Linux laptops via their UK website any more. 🤷‍♂️

happyborg,
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@isleofmandan what do you mean? I bought one a few weeks ago.

happyborg,
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@isleofmandan you didn't mention Linux. EDIT: oops, yes you did 🤦‍♂️

Yes, I was disappointed in that but have installed Ubuntu 24. Not everything works yet, but it is good enough and doing the job for me.

In the past I've bought Dell but they didn't offer the spec (or Linux any more I think), and my last Dell has a fault after six years whereas my first is still going after 15.

So far I'm very pleased with the Lenovo. It's very fast and lighter than the Dells.

happyborg,
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@isleofmandan Apologies, you did mention Linux. My bad.

happyborg,
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@isleofmandan I expect you can. I did that for my fifteen year old Dell at least once but I don't need that now.

These days I wouldn't be surprised if Microsoft pay and in some way to stifle .

There really no reason to submit yourself to the abuse that Microsoft inflicts on its users, it pay them for that 'privilege'.

Ubuntu is a better user experience, as well as free.

happyborg, to aitools
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Mass market is a contra indicator for who you should trust and buy from.

happyborg, to rust
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Is there a deterministic HashMap for , one that serialises to the same data every time, for the same content?

happyborg, (edited )
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@davy Thanks. My VPN is blocked by Reddit, any chance of a tl;dr?

I had no idea what a can of worms I was opening! Glad I asked though.

BTreeMap may be the way to go by I've not looked into that yet.

happyborg,
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@davy 🙏 mostly over my head, which is useful to know.

happyborg,
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@bryan Thanks. A quick look suggests it isn't suitable as many of my keys are potentially quite long file paths.

yabellini, to random
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This research shows that aptitude for learning foreign languages is a stronger predictor of learning to program than basic maths knowledge.

"These results provide a novel framework for understanding programming aptitude, suggesting that the importance of numeracy may be overestimated in modern programming education environments."

Relating Natural Language Aptitude to Individual Differences in Learning Programming Languages. Prat, et.al. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-60661-8

happyborg,
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@yabellini oh dear. I was as bad at foreign languages as I was at a programming aptitude test in about 1980.

All those lines of code ago 🤷‍♂️

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