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#876 Off-topic » AI on mainstream media » 2023-03-23 16:54:03

golinux
Replies: 81

The genie is already out of the bottle but at least the MSM finally caught up with it . . .

https://www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news/vi … 6341189759

"Artificial intelligence has developed rapidly in recent years, stoking concerns that the technology is being released too quickly and without enough testing. Lester Holt speaks with Tristan Harris and Aza Raskin, co-founders of the Center for Humane Technology, about the dangers of developing AI without regulation."

It is a good time to be old . . . big_smile

#877 Re: Off-topic » Voce fala portugues? » 2023-03-20 18:05:21

"tuxd3v" is a forum user from Portugal but I haven't seen him for a while. If you could track him down or maybe send him an email from this forum, he might be able to help you sort your keyboard issues.

#878 Re: Off-topic » Ken Thompson and Linux » 2023-03-17 19:16:43

Oh yes! I saw that and smiled. I am a seasoned apple basher. So is Eben Moglen. This gem from 2012:
https://transfer.sh/Vv3Uq1/moglen12snippet.mp3

Entire presentation is HERE

#879 Re: Off-topic » Ken Thompson and Linux » 2023-03-17 17:05:08

Thanks for that, Altoid! Made my day!!

#880 Re: Off-topic » Freedombox is on the list of banned packages, what to do? » 2023-03-15 23:33:22

@MrReplikant:

1. It is really not necessary to quote  when the post being responded to is immediately previous to the response and visible on the screen.

2. "@whoever" works really well as an alternative.

3. Or just copy short passages to which you'd like to respond

MrReplikant wrote:

Now, if we're done being petty . . . ?

Really?! You can go stand in a corner now . . .

#881 Re: Off-topic » Freedombox is on the list of banned packages, what to do? » 2023-03-15 20:19:49

ralph.ronnquist wrote:

Anyhow, this is off topic.....

Not really . . . it is a sloppy habit that wastes Devuan bits. What has happened to "less is more"??

#883 Re: Off-topic » Got another troll prank! » 2023-03-06 22:52:54

zapper wrote:

https://github.com/google/recaptcha/issues/519

@andyprough
@head-on-a-stick

Thoughts?

big_smile

You will both love it if it remains there long enough.

Haven't you noticed that the forum has been wonderfully "normal" lately? HoaS hasn't logged in since 2023-02-14 . . .

#884 Re: Other Issues » Is there a good way to install Inkscape 1.2.2? » 2023-03-06 18:13:21

Flatpak doesn't really resonate much with Devuan users for any number of reasons . . .

#885 Re: Forum Feedback » The view count is replenished every time I open my topic » 2023-03-06 16:00:05

eyeV wrote:
golinux wrote:

Yes, that's the way it works. That won't happen if you go to the page where all topics for that forum are listed. You can also subscribe to your post and it will send an email when there is a response.

So it's supposed to be like this? It looks like a bug.

It is what it is and has been since 2016 or so . . .

As I explained, there are ways to get the information you seek without incurring the extra count. Pick one and be happy. smile

#886 Re: Documentation » serial console - full disk encryption » 2023-03-05 21:52:21

Welcome to Devuan . . . could you please not post line-formatted text to the forum? The forum messages are a fixed width and it causes ugly line breaks. You should be able to go in and edit your post to get rid of them . . . Thanks!

#887 Re: Forum Feedback » The view count is replenished every time I open my topic » 2023-03-04 18:12:45

Yes, that's the way it works. That won't happen if you go to the page where all topics for that forum are listed. You can also subscribe to your post and it will send an email when there is a response.

#889 Re: DIY » Regarding making cronie jobs, » 2023-03-04 00:51:08

zapper wrote:

I ask because, isn't /etc/rc.local a sysvinit function?

IIRC, openrc uses the sysvinit scripts.

#890 Re: DIY » A Survey of User-made Content » 2023-03-01 15:40:40

I have gkrellm installed from the Devuan repos so why does it need to be added to this repo?

#891 Re: Devuan » Increasing need for RAM » 2023-02-21 16:50:42

PedroReina wrote:
jue-gen wrote:

Unfortunately, nobody writes HTML in the editor these days.

I'm pretty sure that a few people in this very forum still do. And I'm one of those smile

Indeed . . . devuan.org was crafted from scratch by hellekin. It has gone through some changes but that code is mostly still in use and I always created my sites in a text editor too.

[edit] There was a time when exploring the creative possibilities of html and css was a "thing":

http://www.csszengarden.com/

The only rule is:

"You may modify the style sheet in any way you wish, but not the HTML."

Do take a tour through their gallery . . . though it seems a bit broken atm . . .

[edit2] Another interesting option to add to a site created in a text editor is  Flat Press which use to be an no-database version of wordpress. Have no idea where it's gone since I last used it.

Sorry for the OT, folks . . .

#892 Re: Devuan » Increasing need for RAM » 2023-02-20 21:19:23

Do you know about Project Gemini? Produces sane web pages . . .

#894 Re: DIY » sudo and slim » 2023-02-17 01:20:44

Or possibly a "recommends" thing?

#895 Re: DIY » sudo and slim » 2023-02-16 23:27:09

Just an FYI . . . SLiM is in the process of an upgrade. Discussion starts here.

#896 Re: ARM Builds » [SOLVED] Have been arm images dimissed? » 2023-02-14 18:03:05

Arm images are provided by the Devuan Arm community. They are not and never have been "officially" supported by Devuan.

#897 Re: News & Announcements » Non GNU Linux Chimera » 2023-02-14 00:19:21

Well, before long Chimaera will be old stable then fade into history so it probably won't affect us that much. Some folks searching on the other spelling could even end up here which isn't a bad thing . . . smile

#898 Re: Off-topic » Out of respect... » 2023-02-12 16:52:24

ribcage wrote:

There is 358 views on this thread, how many of the readers have any clue of what is this all about? Such personal conflicts really do not belong here.

I totally agree that what has unfolded recently is completely inappropriate but we have no control over who walks through the door . . ..

ribcage wrote:

There's another open source project born out of a need to fight a common cause where the participants are infighting and making themselves look stupid.

blackhole is an outside agitator/abuser with no ties to the Devuan project who has had a personal vendetta against me personally for a very long time. The choice is letting him spout his nonsense or having him accuse this forum and me specifically of censorship and who knows what else.

ribcage wrote:

I'm just a silent lurker who had to chime in.

Your feedback is appreciated and I sincerely apologize. I think that this is a good thought on which to close this thread. smile

#899 Re: Off-topic » Out of respect... » 2023-02-11 16:00:05

blackhole wrote:

By the site admin's own admission: you get special treatment.  This shows that they practice selectiveness and favouritism, which is no better than any other sites that they have criticed heavily in the past.

You have never understood my thinking or motivations so unsurprisingly hadn't a clue this time. Have you never heard the expression to "give someone enough rope to hang themselves"? You both have done that rather spectacularly! In fact I was planning to post this morning something like . . . "Have y'all embarrassed yourself enough yet? Is it time to put this thread out of its misery?" Mutual ego stroking was the solution which just perpetuates the delusion . . .

blackhole wrote:

But as golinux has said, I actually contribute nothing here and actually have no right to complain about how the site is administered. I can accept that and it's why I am voting with my feet."

Good grief! What a drama queen!  Exit left or stick around. The choice is yours. The injured party here is not your ego but the free software community who has suffered your hissy fits.

blackhole wrote:

Also note - it has not been closed. Consider that if I had made this thread, the admin would have intervened to get the last word and closed by now.

Actions or non-actions have purpose though in this case I think the point has fallen on deaf ears . . .

#900 Re: Installation » Install on a recent lenovo going badly, anyone know an answer » 2023-02-10 22:01:54

Just curious . . . Have you called Lenovo customer support?

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