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- Comment on An AI avatar tried to argue a case before a New York court. The judges weren't having it. 4 hours ago:
It’s a really interesting thought, and under ideal circumstances would work IMO. Obviously things are never ideal and there would be all sorts of roadblocks and gotchas as something like this was developed. Things we could think of now, and other things we probably couldn’t. Not to mention the whole problem of, “who develops it and how much trust can you give them?”
As I was reading the idea, it made me think of the suits from A Scanner Darkly that the undercover narcs wore. Basically heavily obfuscated the voice and displayed always-changing patchwork human features to anyone observing from the outside, including trying to hide body shape. Something like that could get similar results.
- Comment on Are there any games you don't play as it was intended to be played? If so, what game and how? 1 day ago:
This is pretty much the basis for the entire speed-running community. Maybe not totally different (like walking around as a peaceful tourist in Hitman), but definitely not utilizing mechanics as intended
- Comment on There are probably fediverse instances being run by governments for surveillance purposes 3 days ago:
Again, just saying not to lean on Tor as your only privacy tool that is 100% foolproof. The comment I originally applied to made it seem like Tor is the only thing you need.
Even your suggestion includes a secondary tool.
- Comment on There are probably fediverse instances being run by governments for surveillance purposes 3 days ago:
I didn’t say don’t use it, I am just making a note for those that don’t know Tor and expect it to be the 1 tool to rule them it all.
Yes, some of the attacks I mentioned have been mitigated, but that’s no reason to assume it is 100% foolproof. Clearly, it wasn’t before.
- Comment on There are probably fediverse instances being run by governments for surveillance purposes 4 days ago:
Just know that various governments have been confirmed to be running their own Tor nodes and monitoring traffic. To the point where they can de-anonymize some stuff in the right conditions.
medium.com/…/a-brief-history-of-government-survei…
Then you have the whole KAX17 thing.
- Comment on When the machines eventually rise against humanity remember to disguise yourself as fire hydrant, a bus or a traffic light 4 days ago:
This assumes that Robots will have only the same 5 senses that humans do. Forgetting that they could also have things like lidar, xray, echolocation, sonar, etc. and the range of frequencies they could see/hear would probably be off the charts compared to our shitty ears.
- Comment on Roman numerals could be based on what your hand looks like when you count. 6 days ago:
Huh, it actually does kinda work. Could theoretically count 0 - 12 using one hand.
The only downside is that 4 (IV) / 6 (VI) and 9 (IX) / 11 (XI) look identical and are based on which direction you’re viewing from
- Comment on If society goes completely cashless, bank robberies would no longer be a thing, which means there would no longer be "bank robbery" plots in future Movies/TV shows. 4 weeks ago:
It would be interesting seeing “period pieces” where it’s just normal banks
- Comment on That would be cool if movie theatres had VR headsets that I could wear and it would provide closed caption subtitles. 4 weeks ago:
Indeed. It’s slightly less dangerous and more fun to just yell, “FIRE!”
- Comment on Least terrible domain registrars 4 weeks ago:
This. NameCheap actually responds to abuse reports, as well. Turns out they actually think it’s bad for business to allow grifters and con artists to use their services, unlike other major registrars.
- Comment on Are there any self hosted news aggregators? 4 weeks ago:
Barely Bones sounds like a skeleton’s Only Fans
- Comment on Robots might be gross 4 weeks ago:
Perhaps, or a freshly cleaned and lubed engine at normal operating temperature.
Hell, they might not smell like anything at all. There’s a company that is making artificial muscles for robots that only involve water, pressure, and tubing. I think the rest of the bot is plastic.
- Comment on How come there is enough asphalt for speed bumps, but not enough to fill potholes ? 4 weeks ago:
And to add to this, you also have to shut down said road for a time to repait the pothole, which could be costly (traffic-wise) in some areas at certain times.
- Comment on Robots might be gross 4 weeks ago:
Bingo. I think they’ll just smell like warm oily metal, but otherwise will clean themselves.
Cars are machines, they get wet and have protections around the parts that shouldn’t get wet. Why would robots be less complex?
- Comment on Looking for a VPS. I don't know who to choose. 5 weeks ago:
I’ve had a good experience with RamNode, and very little limitations in what I can do.
They used to be based in Atlanta, GA but were recently bought out by another slightly larger provider. I haven’t had any negative experiences since the buy out.
- Comment on The situation got so bad that actuall news overtook memes in top posts on Lemmy 5 weeks ago:
Me to the dingleberries once they finally realize: “STUPID! YOU SO STUPID!”
Damn, what a great movie.
- Comment on The situation got so bad that actuall news overtook memes in top posts on Lemmy 5 weeks ago:
- Comment on Since Peanuts are legumes that are nut-like, it would be more accurate if they were named Nutpeas. 5 weeks ago:
Sheep made of cold, hard cash
- Comment on Help me selfhosted, I'm in over my head! 5 weeks ago:
I’ve seen others mention the redundancy for the PSUs. One note about that, they are meant to be plugged into 2 different circuits! Otherwise, if they are on the same one and it fails, then redundancy is out the window.
Not a requirement, but if this is going to be a data hoarding type deal or you want it highly available for your purposes, then you should make sure you keep this in mind.
On that same token, read up on RAID Levels for hard drive redundancy.
- Comment on Why don't Taco Trucks have a recognizable theme song and menu like Ice Cream Trucks? 1 month ago:
I didn’t work for CVS, just in the same business park.
But yea, especially in Cumberland/Woonsockett it’s a CVS town.
- Comment on Why don't Taco Trucks have a recognizable theme song and menu like Ice Cream Trucks? 1 month ago:
lmao, I can’t believe someone actually beat me to this. I don’t live there now, but used to and worked in Cumberland in that CVS business park. There’s a little pull off spot in there where food trucks setup shop during lunch hour. I’ve never seen such variety in my life!
Also, no taco truck is better than Pollos Locos, especially at 2AM while drunk stumbling out of the Scurvy.
- Comment on if im going to put a flag on my front porch like all my neighbors, its going to be a pizza flag. 1 month ago:
I dunno, might create some controversy. What are the toppings?
- Comment on Mail-in-a-Box - simple email server 1 month ago:
Indeed, you are not wrong. Such is the state of many, many things.
I admit it’s easy enough to say, “let’s get rid of it”, but without a solution it’s meaningless to say and is just an ideology.
- Comment on Mail-in-a-Box - simple email server 1 month ago:
I don’t think the SPF / DKIM / DMARC stuff is overly complex nor the core of the problem.
It’s not the core of the issue, but the average joe that is a hobbyist self-hoster it will be.
IMO, the core issue is that there is no standard whatsoever. People just do whatever the hell they want with these records, pretty much. Microsoft and Google do it differently than each other, even.
The only solution for me is that we move on from email as a society.
- Comment on How often do you run backups on your system? 1 month ago:
I’m always backing up with SyncThing, but every week I do an off-site type of tarball backup that isn’t within the SyncThing setup.
- Comment on I find it funny that American republicans seem to want a king, when the definition of republicanism is a government without a king. 1 month ago:
I find it funny that evangelicals outwardly embrace everything the bible says they shouldn’t.
Oh wait, no, I’m just really fucking depressed to the point of insanity.
- Comment on Mail-in-a-Box - simple email server 1 month ago:
Yea, if you are not willing to be meticulous about learning/understanding all the DNS stuff (SPF/DKIM/DMARC), and plan to host this at home, don’t.
I ran this same system for a very long time on a VPS and had no problems with blacklists, but I’m also a career systems engineer that maintained enterprise systems and exchange servers.
Also note how I am speaking of MIAB in the past tense…
I think the better option is to try and avoid email as much as you can, just like SMS. Outdated tech and not secure. At that point, any ol’ existing email service is good enough.
- Comment on Baberaham Lincoln 1 month ago:
