Comment Why should I trust him... (Score 1) 47
When btrfs RAID5/6 has been broken for well over a decade? The filesystem is a shitshow of bugs and bad implementation compared to ZFS.
Comment Re:Rufus and ChatGPT ads (Score 2) 26
Yah, try asking Rufus just " TBW " on an SSD. About half the time there is no data.
Comment I get it (Score 1) 54
I'm not a fan of "AI" in general, but it has its uses.
Brave search supplemented with AI has proven helpful to me in 90%+ of cases.
However, anyone smart enough to default to DDG is smart enough to want a choice of NO AI in their search results.
Pretty much everyone else just defaults to Google search, and gets spied on.
I've taken to running a small ollama model locally under proxmox. It's actually rather interesting to talk to. But it still hallucinates when I ask it to write a short bash script to keep only the last 30 days of APFS snapshots.
I think the current LLM is an evolutionary dead-end. Maybe quantum-based AI will do better eventually.
Comment So THAT's why... (Score 2) 9
...Tahoe is such shite. They're vibe-coding. Memory leaks in basic OS-included programs, Glass looking more like Ass, bug reports being ignored.
MacOS is getting to be almost as bad as Windows. Somebody needs to do something, we need a bugfix-only release.
Comment Re:But (Score 1) 88
> MS can no longer be trusted. With anything.
This has been the case for years. The last MS OS that was usable/fast / somewhat trustable was Win7 Pro, and it's been EOL for some years now.
Everything after it is just boiling the frog.
It's astonishing to me that people have put up with the outright abuse for so long, the end of the line for the masses was only reached when Win10 went EOL - and the egregious hardware requirements for the broken Win11 spyware shitshow were too much. That's what really sparked interest in a Linux desktop.
Comment Powershell makes my head ache (Score 1) 32
Don't get me wrong, a few years ago I learned it from the ground up with a book and was able to parallelize several scripts and get their runtime down a good deal.
But the language itself is so Godawful quirky, you can get really strange results just trying to parse a string. It has potential, but I hope to never have to work with it again.
Powershell: Invented by a madman, and maintained by lunatics
Comment This didn't work out too well for Robocop 2 (Score 1) 95
Directive 233: Restrain hostile feelings.
Directive 245: If you haven't got anything nice to say, don't talk.
Directive 247: Don't run through puddles and splash pedestrians or other cars.
Submission + - The plans to turn Europe into a new superpower (telegraph.co.uk)
fjo3 writes: Donald Trump’s threats over Greenland have exposed Europe’s weakness. Russia’s Vladimir Putin is waging war on its eastern flank. China’s Xi Jinping is a relentless competitor.
In a brutal new age of world powers, the EU wants to build a bigger, richer, stronger “super Europe” that is able to resist the dangerous whims of the globe’s autocrats.
Turning 27 quarrelsome small and middle-sized powers into a geopolitical heavyweight has been Emmanuel Macron’s largely unheeded call ever since the US president’s first term.
“Let’s take a step back and realise we live in a world where the leader of the free world is willing to upend the Western alliance over something he sees on Fox News,” one EU diplomat said.
In a brutal new age of world powers, the EU wants to build a bigger, richer, stronger “super Europe” that is able to resist the dangerous whims of the globe’s autocrats.
Turning 27 quarrelsome small and middle-sized powers into a geopolitical heavyweight has been Emmanuel Macron’s largely unheeded call ever since the US president’s first term.
“Let’s take a step back and realise we live in a world where the leader of the free world is willing to upend the Western alliance over something he sees on Fox News,” one EU diplomat said.
Comment Maduro is a gangster facing charges in court (Score 2, Informative) 205
Maduro has had a part in moving thousands of tons of cocaine into the United States (killing how many?) and has been in league with drug cartels, narco-terrorists, and terrorists. He is a gangster that had been running a corrupt gangster government with a history of human rights abuses. Venezuela 2024 Human Rights Report
With the aid of US Special Operations forces, United States law enforcement officers arrested Maduro today and brought him to the United States to face charges in a court of law. Below is an extract of the indictment.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT - SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA V. NICOLAS MADURO MOROS . . .
For over 25 years, leaders of Venezuela have abused their positions of public trust and corrupted once-legitimate institutions to import tons of cocaine into the United States.
NICOLAS MADURO MOROS, the defendant, is at the forefront of that corruption and has partnered with his co-conspirators to use his illegally obtained authority and the institutions he corroded to transport thousands of tons of cocaine to the United States. Since his early days in Venezuelan government, MADURO MOROS has tarnished every public office he has held. As a member of Venezuela's National Assembly, MADURO MOROS moved loads of cocaine under the protection of Venezuelan law enforcement. As Venezuela's Minister of Foreign Affairs, MADURO MOROS provided Venezuelan diplomatic passports to drug traffickers and facilitated diplomatic cover for planes used by money launderers to repatriate drug proceeds from Mexico to Venezuela. As Venezuela's President and now-de facto ruler, MADURO MOROS allows cocaine-fueled corruption to flourish for his own benefit, for the benefit of members of his ruling regime, and for the benefit of his family members.
NICOLAS MADURO MOROS, the defendant, now sits atop a corrupt, illegitimate government that, for decades, has leveraged government power to protect and promote illegal activity, including drug trafficking. That drug trafficking has enriched and entrenched Venezuela's political and military elite, including Minister of the Interior, Justice and Peace DIOSDADO CABELLO RONDON, the defendant, and former Minister of the Interior and Justice RAMON RODRIGUEZ CHACIN, the defendant. That massive-scale drug trafficking has also concentrated power and wealth in the hands of MADURO MOROS's family, including his wife, the purported First Lady of Venezuela CILIA ADELA FLORES DE MADURO, the defendant, and MADURO MOROS's son, member of Venezuela's National Assembly NICOLAS ERNESTO MADURO GUERRA, a/k/a "Nicolasito," a/k/a "The Prince," the defendant. This cycle of narcotics-based corruption lines the pockets of Venezuelan officials and their families while also benefiting violent narco-terrorists who operate with impunity on Venezuelan soil and who help produce, protect, and transport tons of cocaine to the United States.
At various times since in or about 1999, Venezuelan officials, including NICOLAS MADURO MOROS, DIOSDADO CABELLO RONDON, and RAMON RODRIGUEZ CHACIN, the defendants, have partnered with narco-terrorists from the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia ("F ARC"), Ejercito de Liberaci6n Nacional ("ELN"), the Sinaloa Cartel, the Zetas, and Tren de Aragua ("TdA"), including TdA's leader, HECTOR RUSTHENFORD GUERRERO FLORES, a/k/a "Nifio Guerrero," the defendant. In sum, MADURO MOROS and his co-conspirators have, for decades, partnered with some of the most
violent and prolific drug traffickers and narco-terrorists in the world, and relied on corrupt officials throughout the region, to distribute tons of cocaine to the United States.
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Venezuelans across the globe celebrate US capture of Nicolás Maduro
Venezuelans worldwide celebrate as exiles react to Maduro’s capture
Joyful crowds gathered in Miami, Chile, Peru, Ecuador and Madrid after Maduro capture
The question now is, "What comes next?"
Comment Re:Correction (Score 1) 5
Captured -> Kidnapped.
Captured -> Arrested.
Maduro was arrested by United States law enforcement officers. He is now on his way to the Southern District of New York to face trial.
Submission + - Tech Workers Versus Enshittification
theodp writes: Writing for the Communications of the ACM, Corey Doctorow makes the case for unionization in Tech Workers Versus Enshittification:
"Now that tech workers are as disposable as Amazon warehouse workers and drivers, as disposable as the factory workers in iPhone City, it’s only a matter of time until the job conditions are harmonized downward. Jeff Bezos doesn’t force his delivery drivers to relieve themselves in bottles because he hates delivery drivers. Jeff Bezos doesn’t allow his coders to use a restroom whenever they need to because he loves hackers. The factor that determines how Jeff Bezos treats workers is 'What is the worst treatment those workers can be forced to accept?'"
"Throughout the entire history of human civilization, there has only ever been one way to guarantee fair wages and decent conditions for workers: unions. Even non-union workers benefit from unions, because strong unions are the force that causes labor protection laws to be passed, which protect all workers. [...] Now is the time to get organized. Your boss has made it clear how you’d be treated if they had their way. They’re about to get it. Walking a picket line is a slog, to be sure, but picket lines beat piss bottles, hands down."
"Now that tech workers are as disposable as Amazon warehouse workers and drivers, as disposable as the factory workers in iPhone City, it’s only a matter of time until the job conditions are harmonized downward. Jeff Bezos doesn’t force his delivery drivers to relieve themselves in bottles because he hates delivery drivers. Jeff Bezos doesn’t allow his coders to use a restroom whenever they need to because he loves hackers. The factor that determines how Jeff Bezos treats workers is 'What is the worst treatment those workers can be forced to accept?'"
"Throughout the entire history of human civilization, there has only ever been one way to guarantee fair wages and decent conditions for workers: unions. Even non-union workers benefit from unions, because strong unions are the force that causes labor protection laws to be passed, which protect all workers. [...] Now is the time to get organized. Your boss has made it clear how you’d be treated if they had their way. They’re about to get it. Walking a picket line is a slog, to be sure, but picket lines beat piss bottles, hands down."
Comment Re:Everyone should become plumbers and electrician (Score 4, Interesting) 359
“The society which scorns excellence in plumbing because plumbing is a humble activity, and tolerates shoddiness in philosophy because philosophy is an exalted activity, will have neither good plumbing nor good philosophy. Neither its pipes nor its theories will hold water.” -- John Gardner:
Submission + - Cyberattack Takes Down Asahi - Japan's Largest Beer Brewer (theregister.com)
cold fjord writes: A cyberattack has disrupted operations at the Asahi Group, the largest beer brewer in Japan. The attack is reported to have stopped operations at 30 plants in Japan, responsible for 50% of company profits. The time to restore service is currently not known. Operations at facilities outside of Japan are reportedly unaffected. In addition to well known Japanese brands Asahi Super Dry Beer, Nikka Whisky and Mitsuya Cider, the Asahi Group owns brands such as the UK's Fuller's brewery chain, Peroni, Grolsch, and others. The attack on Ashi follows attacks in April that cost Marks and Spencer an estimated $300 million, and an attack on the Co-operative Group which cost it an estimated $108 million.
Submission + - Google getting rid of URL shortener. If you depend on it, sucks to be you. (googleblog.com)
davecotter writes: So Google’s staring at its old goo.gl links and thinking, “Why is this perfectly functioning service still even a thing?” After many businesses and users adopted it like it was the second coming of the way-too-long hyperlink, Google’s now decided to yank the plug. Starting August 23, 2024, you’ll get a flashy “don’t say we didn’t warn you” pop-up, and by August 25, 2025, goo.gl links (unless made by Google itself) will vanish into the 404 abyss.
Translation: Thanks for trusting us—now pack up and find a new shortener.
Translation: Thanks for trusting us—now pack up and find a new shortener.
Submission + - Apple quietly launches Container on GitHub to bring Linux development to macOS i (nerds.xyz)
BrianFagioli writes: Apple has released a new developer tool on GitHub called Container, offering a fresh approach to running Linux containers directly on macOS. Unlike Docker or Podman, this tool is designed to feel at home in the Apple ecosystem and hooks into frameworks already built into the operating system.
Container runs standard OCI images, but it doesnâ(TM)t use a single shared Linux VM. Instead, it creates a small Linux virtual machine for every container you spin up. That sounds heavy at first, but the VMs are lightweight and boot quickly. Each one is isolated, which Apple claims improves both security and privacy. Developers can run containerized workloads locally with native macOS support and without needing to install third-party container platforms.
Container runs standard OCI images, but it doesnâ(TM)t use a single shared Linux VM. Instead, it creates a small Linux virtual machine for every container you spin up. That sounds heavy at first, but the VMs are lightweight and boot quickly. Each one is isolated, which Apple claims improves both security and privacy. Developers can run containerized workloads locally with native macOS support and without needing to install third-party container platforms.
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