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Comment Re:Why not just move to a different distro.... (Score 1) 61

One limiting factor is that Bazzite, Aurora and Bluefin are all based on Fedora SilverBlue, which is an atomic distribution, rather than standard Fedora. This is by design.

I'm not part of the project, so I don't know if it could be quite a major to move to another underpinning atomic distribution of similar quality.

Comment Opportunity for China? (Score 1) 101

Remember, DeepSeek seemed to come out of nowhere - and they gave away the models for free. They've got some smart programmers and data scientists. This was no accident.

While a far cry from Nvidia's chips in terms of performance, Huawei is working hard on building AI processors. All they need to do is throw resource at an open standard, bypassing proprietary CUDA and it'll have an impact on one of the US's most valuable company's market dominance and share price as Huawei, Intel and AMD claw away at marketshare.

Comment Re:I'm not neurodivergent... (Score 1) 180

I do agree with you that physical activity is a must, particularly for young boys at least.

The reason they can't stay still is because of the crazy amount of connections livening up inside their brains which is a perfectly normal part of neurological development. Making young boys stay still is one of the most unnatural things teachers can possibly do. Actually known of some teachers that actually made kids go for a run because they know when they come back they'll settle down and focus a bit better for a while afterwards.

Comment Anything he doesn't agree with is a "threat" (Score 2) 218

Emergency Powers. If it's a "threat" to the country, he can bypass the correct channels. Simple as that.

Didn't this all start off as a national emergency regarding fentanyl? How did it turn into tariffs for all, and various other policies that bypassed the rest of the goverment's checks and balances - and an attack on the constitution?

Comment Re:Neither ASD nor dyslexia have any drug (Score 1) 180

I'm honestly surprised it's not OTC yet as it's just as safe as many commonly used OTC drugs....certainly less addictive than nicotine or even booze.

Maybe methylphenidate? (Ritalin).

A lot of adults are on adderall, vyvanse and / or dexamfetamine - pure amphetamine. While not the same as methamphetamine, I'd still hardly call it less addictive than nicotine or booze. Those of us who take it for longer periods of time do go through withdrawl and / or build up a tolerance to it without regular breaks.

Comment Re:I'm not neurodivergent... (Score 1) 180

In the same regard, how many kids in the 90s / early 20s were diagnosed with ADHD or ADD because they couldn't sit still? My brother was diagnosed with ADHD, the funny thing is, once he got active, and had an outlet for his energy, he didn't have ADHD, he just had fucking energy and couldn't sit still in a boring classroom all day.

To be fair, I was diagnosed with predominantly inattentive ADHD (with minor hyperactive tendencies) in my 40's.

I got missed as a child for 2 reasons: 1) the medical knowledge wasn't there, and 2) I was never a hyperactive child.

However, my mind has always raced constantly. Ironically, when I started taking simulants last year, it slowed down to a more manageable pace due to the paradoxical effect of stimulants on ADHD brains - which has led to noticeable improvements in my life since.

Comment Re:I'm not neurodivergent... (Score 1) 180

As someone formally diagnosed, a lot of that social media crap makes my blood boil.

A lot of these people use a "self diagnosis" (of ADHD in particular) as an excuse for being, lazy, incompetent or a dick. For the most part, actual ADHD sucks. Why people who don't have it want the label, other than for a "free pass" is beyond me.

It's tough struggling with maintaining focus on what you should (lack of), hyperfocus (focusing too much on something, potentially becoming consumed by it), rejection sensitivity, poor working memory, overstimulation and a myriad of other challenges that come with the condition. The medication helps lessen it a bit, but it's still a struggle.

I had to struggle into my 40's with it being misdiagosed as depression & anxiety (among other things that family were pretty hard on me for) before being formally diagnosed with ADHD (and borderline on the autism spectrum as well) last year. I wouldn't wish what I've had to go through in this lifetime on anyone. Hence I'm having my son checked too as he's exhibited a few of my traits and there is often a genetic factor. I want to ensure he doesn't have to struggle like I did.

On a positive note, I now have medication and strategies to manage it, I'm much less anxious and my depression has pretty much disappeared. The ADHD is definitely not gone and still trips me up when I'm going about my day, just to a lesser extent. So there is hope for those who actually, genuinely do have these sort of conditions.

Comment It's going to be interesting to see what happens (Score 3, Interesting) 69

Say Windows 10 still has near 50% market share come Oct 2025. It'll be interesting to see what happens.

Will the internet collapse under the weight of millions of machines being unpatched for exploits that are used in the wild?

Will MS backtrack on their own or drop some of the artificial requirements of 11 so more people upgrade to it?

Will government regulators step in and tell MS they have to do something?

Comment Re:I hate the self-proclaimed ADHD videos.... (Score 1) 154

Well... your meds obviously don't make you as chill as mine do for me, lol. That's a pretty big assumption you've made about me - I made no claims of "working hard" for a diagnosis, nor do I take issue with people who seek diagnosis - in fact I encourage it within my circles and share as much information as I can about the process.

What I do take issue with is people who are undiagnosed, spreading misinformation.

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