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Its not a fix, but whenever I have to travel I set up a "reading list" on my RSS feed. Between that and physical books, I tend to fill in the time. Actually, in general I would lik…

Arxiv is open access prepublication, and doesn't remove the need for peer review to get into actual journals. If you apply for a grant and you say "I was published on Arxiv" you ar…

Doesn't change the point. Also doesn't refute the point.

I can't post on the official website (not a US citizen) but I have thought about this question a fair bit and have worked in security adjacent tech in a past life. An important not…

Even in your framing (which I don't accept) it is a dark pattern because it constructs a bias of user behaviour that, statistically, will push users towards something that is both …

Proving other theorems, which may themselves either prove further theorems or lead to direct applications. That's how the questions of "what to prove" often materialise.

It really depends on what you mean by ease of use. It's about as hard as Gentoo to pick up, but it is the easiest one to maintain imo. Looks wise, they're all the same (bar mint) s…

If I were recommending a distro today, I would say one of the following: - Linux Mint (Debian version) - Debian - NixOS

I'm no Casablanca, but this person does not seem to have the full picture. "OK, but" does not always mean "put everything you just said to the side. Here is the REAL topic", it is …

While I agree that there is an excess of evidence available to jail SBF with ease - and he should be jailed without question - I am bit unsure about your VPN comment. Specifically,…

Not to be a grouch, but I'm sort of not surprised at this point. The sheer volume that the big American units have been caught in over the last 5 or so years has really sobered me …

It's arguably obvious to those with relevant training, so perhaps he didn't realise justification was needed.

You're being downvoted for not liking Quanta, but if your original point was that Quanta is not a good reporter, you're right. They frequently make subtle but impactful misinterpre…

It is certainly not as robust as MacOS or Windows protections, but I have been told it does provide a block to certain malware targeting the boot (though it is imperfect as you hav…

That makes much more sense, thanks. Still a bit confusing that its not on by default, but also much more trustable.

Here's the bit that confuses me: no secure boot. QubesOS does a lot of good things, but Secure Boot is sort of a nonnegotiable for a lot of security profiles because its one of the…

LinkedIn is an exceptional negative filter and will forever appreciate that about it. If a company willingly self-identifies itself with things like blockchain, AI, or even just fe…

My problem with AI is that I just don't think it does the advertised task well. It really annoys me that the tech space in my area is increasingly 'embracing' AI* instead of things…

Taking accountability for your solution does not require a physical presence. This is not relevant. Edit: I worded that a bit poorly. The point I wanted to convey was that the phys…

I think the applicability of using maths symbols in a program is highly domain dependent. It'd be reasonable to use it for a physics simulation. You probably should not use it for …

I would argue humanity can plenty handle truth-ambivalent sources (what is state sponsored media after all?). However, AI sucks on an aesthetic level, and its a real shame that we …

This is the unfortunate truth about 2FA. While it significantly improves security, it is significantly less ergonomic than passwords (which are already sucky). It is also a problem…

I love NixOS, but I am looking to move my workstation to Guix. The reason is that, it seems NixOS do not sign their packages. I've checked the messaging platforms, and while there …

At one stage in life I had this problem regularly. It was very stressful. It dawned on me that I was feeling like my own value was bring questioned when I was criticised. The mater…

I am not following your point unfortunately. Could you elaborate further?