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> I'm running these things in headless VMs What's your setup like and what do you use it for? I have a M2 Max MBP with plenty of ram and I use VSCode + Zoo Code plugin with Qwen3-C…

Location: San Diego, CA Remote: Yes Willing to relocate: Maybe. Technologies: I'm a full-stack growth marketer with enough coding chops to prototype MVPs. Worked in the blockchain …

Interesting site/challenge; however, I had trouble browsing and finding "what to do" in a reasonable time. I recently spent like $170 giving a new lease on life to a 15-year-old Le…

> I recommend Magic Earth. LOL Bruh... this has a 1.7 rating on Android based on 42k reviews https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.generalmag...

> Like allowing apps to restrict screenshots. I own the phone. If I want a screenshot, it should screenshot. This is not something for apps or Google to determine, and if the OS li…

> What about banking Apps? No problem there? Most banking apps work, but Google Pay/NFC payments won't work.

> May God protect us. Today, data systems and algorithms can be deployed at unprecedented scale and speed. Unintended consequences will affect people with that same scale and speed…

> Also M2 batteries are about maybe halfway done already unless the refurb replaced the battery. My mom still uses a 2019 Macbook Air with 8GB of RAM. The battery requires servicin…

> why Apple has nearly wiped it off their site all together, seriously go check out apple.com, not a single mention of Apple Intelligence. TBF, the reason Apple removed "Apple Inte…

I've been running qwen3.6:35b-a3b-q4_K_M (22.3GB) via Ollama. Is the 20.9GB GGUF version better or negligible in comparison?

> Which open weights model? Yes, I'm also wondering! Currently I'm testing out gemma4:26b and qwen3.6:35b-a3b-q4_K_M locally on my M2 Max Macbook Pro. Not the fastest, but reasonab…

Who remembers BlackICE Defender tho? https://archive.org/details/BlackICE_Defender

I'm on regular Android but thinking about switching to GrapheneOS for my next phone.

This is what I do... I use Mullvad VPN with NextDNS.io for DNS.

> https://coveryourtracks.eff.org/ I get "Our tests indicate that you have some protection against Web tracking, but it has some gaps." but nothing of too much importance I think. …

> I know it's a cliché, but the road to hell is paved with good intentions. "Kindly let me help you, or you will drown, said the monkey as it put the fish safely up a tree" —Alan W…

> Beginning to wonder if convenience is the root of all evil, and not money. Self-deception is actually the root of all evil, not money nor convenience.

> Try to beat this: https://fingerprint.com I beat it, I think... nothing much there. I use a VPN and NextDNS.io.

> Many non technical people have ethical concerns. 100% correct. I have many non-technical friends who want to De-Google but lack the knowledge and/or find the switch intimidating.…

Google Fi will auto-switch between AT&T and T-Mobile but not Verizon, AFAIK.

I don't think I agree with the following from this guide: > Do not use a personal virtual private network (VPN). Personal VPNs simply shift residual risks from your internet servic…

> My issue is that crawlers aren’t respecting robots.txt Cloudflare has a toggle switch to automatically block LLM's + scrapers etc: https://blog.cloudflare.com/declaring-your-aind…

> Bluesky FWIW, I've been consistently posting quality stuff on Bluesky for the last year, and despite having a few hundred followers, I get ZERO engagement. People in the Bluesky …

> Whitelisting solves the problem for me. I curate every tweet I see with a browser extension. Strangers can't kick down the door. I only see content from my direct follows. It dra…

> Social media as a vessel for diverse discussion is a tall order. It’s too public, too tied to context, and ultimately a no-win game. No matter how carefully you present yourself,…