Users cause issues. Programs cause issues. Connecting it to the internet causes issues. Having a computer causes issues. Better turn your laptop off and throw it on the garbage.
The "explain like I'm 5" version: Anarchist is Libertarian Left, Libertarian is Libertarian right. The political compass is wildly imperfect but it is a useful thought experiment. Certainly better than "left vs right except actually it's right vs right" that politics have become.
There's Friendica & Diaspora, but the problem is how I use Facebook. For me, it's a people repository, because everyone is there. If I haven't seen someone in a long time but need to contact them I'll log in and message them. Do I need to cyber stalk them to find out if they're a crazy person? Facebook. Planning events that include strangers? Facebook.
Unless an alternative reaches even higher critical mass than Mastodon, it is essentially useless to me. I don't actually need or want to post statuses and pictures.
You're absolutely right about sycophantic Ai, and that brings up a really good point about society. Can I help you with an essay that lists the reasons Ai is harmful?
The fact that it exists might, even if uncommon. It was already in question for many developers due to the bad press and minimal effect on sales.
That being said, as someone who works in IT, please don't use a hypervisor to run pirated software if you have absolutely anything important or of note on your computer. You shouldn't even run your an admin account as your daily driver on Windows. MAYBE if you have a separate computer just for gaming and disconnect it from the internet. Maybe. There are other things to play or pirate though.
Yes. Running it in browser is far better than not using one at all. But third party is significantly safer, since your browser is trusted with a LOT already.
I mean it'll have been 10 years soon for a flagship 3D title. Obviously they're going hard on the spinoffs but it's never been this long for main titles.
I'm not Muslim, though I do have some general knowledge of their teachings. I don't think that this is a topic that can be answered only with scripture, since it was not directly addressed. You pretty much covered the two schools of thought in the topic.
But consider this: Jesus (considered by most Muslims to be a prophet) says in Matthew 23:23 "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint and dill and cumin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law: justice and mercy and faithfulness. These you ought to have done, without neglecting the others."
You see, based on the above, my perspective is that if you are using (any) scripture to justify an action, you're probably doing religion wrong. Personally, I agree with the Muslim idea that knowledge should not be hidden, I think it's an important addendum to simply "not lying". I don't believe in intellectual property as a concept. But...someone or many someones did work for many hours on the end product.
Is paywalling, say, GTA V "hiding knowledge"? I believe in game preservation and all that, but ultimately, no, that's a little silly to say. It's a luxury. An extra thing we do for entertainment, not to better oneself. Is it WRONG to pirate? I don't personally think so (I'm subscribed to the piracy sub) but it's certainly suspect, and at the end of the day we shouldn't be spending too much time on luxuries anyway.
Has the government banned an educational book, or perhaps it simply isn't sold in your region? I would have a hard time condemning that from any perspective, and I think the author of the book in most cases would encourage you to pirate, because they want you to have the knowledge within.
There was a book I was reading about personal internet privacy, and within, he mentioned that many people pirated earlier versions of the book. The author said basically "I can't stop you from pirating the book. Maybe you can't afford it. Maybe you don't trust the value without seeing it first. Just know that I am considering not updating a new edition because I am getting less and less sales. If it ever becomes not worth it, then resources like this will not exist."
At the end of the day, that's what it's about. If you respect the work being done and want more of it, you should pay for it, if possible. If you want more things like that thing, you should pay for it. If you want to prevent further degeneration of art into lowest common denominator slop, you should pay for it.
There are times where pirating (or similar things like adblockers) may be more moral than not doing it. YouTube has a lot of important knowledge
that should not be gate kept, but Google is a very immoral company, and so are companies that advertise heavily. Ad blocking is the moral thing, as well as the best from a privacy and security perspective, even the FBI recommends using them.
So at the end of the day, it's a complicated topic, but you should consider "what would Allah do in my situation?" If good people create something with their hard work, he would reward them. If it is avoiding association with bad people by pirating, or finding a way to bring knowledge and wisdom to the masses, maybe he'd pirate.
I dont think piracy is that bad, and I don't have qualms about not giving money to mega corporations, especially for content that rarely makes them or the actual creators money years after release. But if you're really worried about morality, the question should not be "is it THAT bad?", it should be "what is the moral line of action in this situation?"
In most cases, for that you're looking at refurbished. Which I am a proponent of, it is a tried and true method to get a deal. But it comes with its own risks and limited warranties.
The chipset has benchmarked really well, mostly just the thermal throttling that you alluded to, and that will limit what workflows you can accomplish to a certain extent, which can also be said about 8 GB RAM.
But again that's not who is buying the machine. It's the best value for a general use machine out there. It will excel at that, and have longevity due to how good the chipset is when not throttled, build quality, and because macOS is both lighter and more optimized.
Yep I also am a Linux truther. But some people are too scared to make the jump/to try to install an operating system themselves, or need specific programs that aren't on Linux. And for those people, I'm not going to recommend them a Windows laptop in almost any situation because it just doesn't make sense anymore at almost any price point. We're even breaking into Chromebook price range here, and Chromebooks are going UP in price across the board.
I'm well aware lol, I just don't have the specs memorized, I just remember it was a gen newer than the M2.
I'm not going to disagree with most if what you said, but I'll simply say this: look at what it costs for a new Windows laptop these days. Look at the chip set. Look at the build quality. If you can get me even ONE of those two things that matches the Neo for 500 dollars, let me know. This isn't even mentioning how garbage Windows has become. You can get higher RAM easy...but Windows needs 16 GB minimum to do jack shit, 32 GB is more realistic to do anything interesting. My work M2 Macbook with 8 GB RAM feels about the same or better as my (newer) work Dell with an i7 32 GB RAM.
That's why the Neo is such a big deal. Am I going to buy it? No. I'm a tech enthusiast with various needs, and prefer desktops & Linux when I'm at home. Would I recommend it to a large amount of people? Yes.
Interesting, are their really no other major differences than the container images? Have you ran into any additional hurdles with the atomic experience? You may have convinced me to try Bazzite or SecureBlue.
Users cause issues. Programs cause issues. Connecting it to the internet causes issues. Having a computer causes issues. Better turn your laptop off and throw it on the garbage.