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vgb2k18

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    Comment #46930997

    If local isn't configured then fallback to online providers: https://github.com/localgpt-app/localgpt/blob/main/src%2Fage...

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    Comment #46715108

    Fast, but not faster than XOR filters. I was wondering if the title was a typo, but the article clarifies they sacrificed some speed for the smaller size.

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    Comment #45330599

    Seems a perfect justification for using api keys. Unless I'm missing the nuance of this software model.

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    Comment #45043392

    Agreed on the madness of wide open OS defaults, I share your vision for isolation as a first-class citizen. In the mean-time (for Windows 11 users) theres Sandboxie+ fighting the g…

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    Comment #44963473

    Related: "The Best Way to Stack Blocks" Dr. Trefor Bazett (published 1 day ago) https://youtu.be/eA0qGJMZ7vA?si=jkEmafRhisV5LWnx

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    Comment #44907006

    Fair point about it being less invasive than adtech sites, but my comment was just addressing the claim that piracy doesn't “track users and send a bunch of telemetry”. Torrent-tra…

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    Comment #44906428

    Except for our ip address, timestamp and torrent metadata https://iknowwhatyoudownload.com

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    Comment #44886330

    SEO, or family friendly values (maybe both!). Related: no swearing in the first minute of YouTube videos.

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    Comment #44844112

    > Cerebras does say that they don't log your data or anything in general Unil a judge says they must log everything, indefinitely

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    Comment #44668861

    Mate, my pentium 100mhz laptop played quake, carmageddon and nfs with at least 15fps in the 90's~

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    Comment #44663896

    It's clear in the thread that a forum user worked for BT. What was unclear was whether the site still belonged to BT and whether the employee was given official or any clearance to…

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    Comment #44656635

    > I'd point out of course that it appears that those folks are trespassing on private property - possibly in an environment that is quite unsafe. I hope nobody on here is daft enou…

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    Comment #44527734

    "Identify and publicly anounce" vs "assign blame", what's the difference?

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    Comment #44287682

    If you hate it when pdfs won't print because of restrictive permissions... Sumatra.

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    Comment #43942856

    What does Kiwi do different? The water appears to work well on Brave.

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    Comment #43931010

    IndexedDB file

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    Comment #43909469

    For me it was their begging for money on install.

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    Comment #43901871

    > I’d also argue that whether there is a ceiling matters less than how high it is. How steeply the diminishing returns curve off at.

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    Comment #43857056

    Edge has been doing this for a very long time, since well-before Windows 11 existed.

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    Comment #41816823

    SNRI's (Cymbalta etc) induce brainzaps even worse than SSRI's. Counting out individual beads from inside the capsule is actually a thing people do to wean off gradually (and the za…

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    Comment #41362154

    "Why doesn't Snowden speak about...", this would be because he likes breathing.

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    Comment #41361983

    If you personally could lead by example, and flee the US, seek asylum in Russia only to be not "silent regarding Ukraine", your name could be deleted from my moronic shitlist too.

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    Comment #40554121

    I bought into Caddy last year for its simplicity. Loved it, from the moment I saw the off-horizontal default page. I switched back to nginx last month because, like you said, I ste…

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    Comment #37507488

    Forgive me, my grok ability is low right now. I read the section about detecting TTY traffic, and in my mind, TTY traffic would be an example of a legit normal connection. Engineer…