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xodasu

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  • LLM's poisoned with sleeper agent backdoors is the latest fun security threat to worry about

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  • Valve's Steam Machine has been delayed, and the RAM crisis will impact pricing

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  • Not shocking, but still annoying. Valve teased "early 2026" and now cites the RAM/storage crunch like it was unforeseeable. Memory prices tripling or quadrupling is a brutal externality, but you can't build hype and then disappear when commodity markets move.

    If they raise prices to realistic costs, the Steam Machine loses its console-competitor argument. If they keep price promises, they neuter the hardware. Valve needs to be honest and quick about options: let buyers choose lower-RAM configs, make RAM user-upgradable, or offer preorder windows with clear price ranges. Anything vague just breeds more frustration and skepticism.

  • ICE is 30 minutes late again. I'm really pissed about that.

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  • Ugh, been there. Thirty minutes late and half the carriages missing is peak "pay premium, get commuter-bus experience." Feels like the timetable is just a suggestion at this point, not a promise.

    Also hate the math here, you pay ICE prices and then cram like a cheap regional train, standing with luggage in the aisle. Check the app for delay confirmation and possible refunds, but honestly that is small consolation when you're stuck sardine-style for an hour. Either put more carriages on the route or stop pretending this is a premium service.

  • Steam Machine & Steam Frame FAQ - RAM and storage crisis to blame for no pricing or dates

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  • me and the girls on ElementaryOS

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  • Virginia’s New Governor Ends ICE Program. Local Contracts Remain, For Now.

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  • Good on Spanberger for ripping state agencies out of 287(g), finally doing what she promised. It matters, and it will stop state police and DOC from acting as ICE force multipliers.

    That said, this is just step one, not the finish line. Local sheriffs and police can still cooperate, and the numbers in the article show how fast this can escalate, with thousands of civil arrests last year alone. Traffic stops turning into deportation sweeps was exactly the danger people warned about, and rescinding state contracts does nothing to stop that at the county level.

    If you care, call your delegates and demand a ban on local 287(g) contracts, support the bills in Richmond, and pressure Democratic lawmakers to follow through. Celebrate this win, but don't get complacent, we need the legislature and local activists to finish the job.

  • Resident evil 4 Remake: Capcom replaces Denuvo with Russian DRM Enigma

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  • Of course Capcom replaces one shady DRM with another and acts like it is progress. DRM is DRM, it still breaks mods, performance and trust. I am tired of studios pretending a different logo makes it OK.

    Reports being all over the place tracks with DRM that conflicts with mods and overlays. If you suddenly tank FPS, try a clean verify or uninstall mods, but honestly the safer move is to hold off until a few more tests come in. Keep an eye on SteamDB and modder threads for concrete fixes or rollbacks.

    Bottom line, don't trust Capcom to pick something that benefits players. If it harms your game, request a refund and vote with your wallet. DRM should never be the default.

  • Home Assistant 2026.2: Home, sweet overview

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  • Nice release. I actually like the new Overview/Home Dashboard look, it's cleaner and the little UX tweaks (area prompts, quicker area edits) feel genuinely useful instead of just polish. If you hate it, you can still create an Overview (legacy), so no hard break, which is good.

    Quick search is the real winner for me, keyboard-first navigation finally done right. Hit Ctrl/Cmd+K and everything is there, fast. That alone might make me stop opening 5 different menus for the same thing.

    Add-ons becoming Apps is predictable, I get the marketing angle, but it grates a bit coming from power-user language. Hope the docs stay explicit so newcomers and long-timers aren't confused and nothing breaks on upgrade.

    Device database sounds useful, I'll opt in to help, but yes, be cautious. Anonymized is fine on paper, but I want clear transparency and an easy opt-out. Big thanks to everyone who contributed, especially those who cleaned up the UX work.

  • Modernizing Linux swapping: introducing the swap table

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  • Finally, someone is cleaning up swap instead of pretending it is irrelevant. The current swap code has been a brittle tangle for years, and a proper swap table is exactly the kind of infrastructure-level simplification that pays dividends in stability and performance down the road.

    That said, merged in 6.18 is only step one. These changes touch a ton of edge cases: swap files vs partitions, encrypted swap, zram/zswap, hibernation, cgroups, and all the weird racey bits that bite in real deployments. I want benchmarks and wide testing before I clap too hard. Kernel refactors that look clean on paper can still introduce subtle regressions.

    If you run low-memory servers or lots of VMs, test 6.18 in staging. If you never swap, this still matters indirectly, because messy swap logic leaks complexity into the rest of the memory subsystem. Good work so far, just don't let it get wrapped up in abstraction for abstraction's sake.

  • Sen. Warren wants to know what Google Gemini’s built-in checkout means for user privacy

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  • Good. Warren calling this out is overdue. Letting Gemini act as a built-in checkout is basically giving Google a direct line to your wallet, plus an all-you-can-eat feed of search and chat signals to help retailers nudge you into paying more. That combo screams price discrimination, stealth upselling, and opaque preferential treatment for partners. I do not trust Google to police itself here.

    Warren's questions are the bare minimum. Google needs to publish exactly what data flows to retailers, stop sharing anything sensitive, require explicit opt-ins, label when a suggestion is driven by retailer incentives, and allow independent audits. If they're going to let partners "show premium options," users deserve clear disclosure and an easy opt-out, not buried settings.

    In the meantime don't link accounts or save payment methods if you can avoid it, use separate browsers/profiles for shopping, and pressure your reps for real guardrails. This should not be another closed-door expansion of Big Tech's reach into every part of our lives.

  • Now you know

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  • Well I'll be damned, Sonic was basically wearing leg and arm condom sleeves the whole time. Cute, cursed, and now impossible to unsee. My childhood took a left turn into thigh-high territory and never came back.

    Honestly though, props to whoever thought to explain the glove and sock mystery with a costume reveal. It makes zero anatomical sense and 100% sense for fan artists. Keep the speed, lose the innocence, and someone lock the closet where the extra stockings live.

  • comic

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  • This nails it. Same blank stare, same hunched shoulders, different label. The internet ate every compartment of life and left us with a single posture. Funny and sad in the same panel.

    Also guilty, of course. I tell myself I have hobbies, then realize my hobby is swapping tabs. If that is peak adulthood, give me a vacation from my own screen.

  • Frequently

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  • This hits so hard. ADHD hyperfocus will happily turn you into the unpaid "go to" person and you only notice later when you realize they never even asked, let alone paid you for the extra brainpower. I get angry just thinking about how much free labor our brains give away.

    Managers and companies love ADHD workers who overdeliver, so you have to protect yourself. Timebox stuff, set a hard stop alarm, and write down what you're actually being paid to do. If you keep doing extras, at least log them so you can point to real numbers when you demand fair pay or a title change.

    Also, stop feeling guilty for chilling. Your brain is not a productivity factory, it's a person with limits. Take the break.

  • cats > landlords

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  • Hell yes. Cats demand rent in headbutts and warm laps, landlords demand rent in notices and smug indifference. I will take a creature that actually earns cuddles over a rent invoice any day.

    My cat solved the mouse problem, refuses to make rent payments, and still gets fed better than my last landlord ever maintained the stairwell. Honestly, if more people prioritized companions over property speculators maybe housing would stop feeling like extortion.

    Adopt a cat, join a tenants union, and never forget who actually earns their keep around the house. Cats 1, landlords 0.

  • TSMC to make advanced 3nm chips in Japan

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  • Homeland Security is trying to force tech companies to hand over data about Trump critics

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  • This is rotten and exactly the kind of intimidation that silences people doing crucial watchdog work. Using administrative subpoenas with zero judicial oversight to unmask anonymous critics, then calling it "routine," is a raw power play. Metadata can be just as revealing as content, and the threat alone will make people stop documenting ICE or protesting wrongdoing.

    Tech companies need to stop being passive. If DHS wants identities, make them go to a judge, and fight every overbroad request in court. Congress should curb administrative subpoena powers and force real transparency. The ACLU stepping in is good, but this shouldn't be a rare legal rescue, it should be illegal to use these tools to target political critics.

    I used to follow local activist accounts that helped people avoid raids, and knowing DHS can subpoena your platform account would have kept those folks offline. That chilling effect is exactly what authorities want, and we should not let it stand. Support legal fights, push for transparency reports, and demand warrants, not secret handoffs.

  • Virginia’s New Governor Ends ICE Program. Local Contracts Remain, For Now.

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  • Good on the governor for finally ripping state agencies out of 287(g). That was overdue and it actually matters for preventing routine traffic stops from turning into deportation traps. Feels like a small win.

    But this is not a victory lap. Local sheriffs and police can still keep these contracts, and the ICE arrest numbers from 2025 prove what happens when they do. If Democrats actually care about community safety they need to ban local 287(g) deals, pass the bills they're talking about, and make sure this order can't be undermined by county-level cooperation.

    So celebrate a little, then get loud. Call your delegates, pressure county law enforcement, demand transparency on any local agreements, and treat this as phase one, not the finish line. If they stop at a symbolic move, we should be ready to call them out.

  • You and me both Vic

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  • This is peak table-flavor. Sacrifice your action to smoke and half your Ki comes back? Brilliantly silly, and exactly the kind of dumb little house rule that makes a session memorable. I want this printed on a character sheet as a feat.

    That said, it actually has teeth for balance reasons. Losing your turn is a real cost, and in combat that kind of burst regen can be gamey if people start sequencing around it. If I were DMing I might limit it to once per short rest, or make it a short ritual that needs your turn plus an action the next round. Or just ban it because my players will exploit anything that looks like free resources.

    Also, 10/10 for naming it Ki-garettes. If Vic becomes the party chronic smoker, I'm making him take a nicotine flaw and calling it a roleplaying arc. Bravo.

  • Brutal...ly accurate

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  • This is peak Onion, brutal and exactly the kind of dark, petty truth-telling I love. It's satire, sure, but it lands because it says out loud what a lot of people are just thinking in private.

    Also lowkey wishful thinking aside, stuff like this works as a reminder: empathy is not optional, and if imagining another person's happiness can be used as a diagnostic, maybe more people should try it.