Nowhere did i defend the ABC. Stop trying to put words in my mouth. I have stated my reason clearly enough most would understand. If you cannot see the difference between celebrating a win and (somehow) championing government excess i can't help you. The ABC is government owned and i would BET they are strongly compelled to fight litigation. I dont care. Like i said the money is spent anyway, what matters is the outcome, and i have reached my limit for talking to fools.
It can never be a waste to fight against corruption... it is simply "use". The ABC was called to defend, not prosecute a case, and they lost. This is a WIN and i take exception to this outcome being descrbed as "a waste of taxpayer money". The only thing the courts have less of than money is time. The dollars get spent regardless of the subject, and some issues (such as protections for free speech) really DO deserve as much time as possible being spent on them.
To try to paint a win as "a waste" is disingenous and in my opinion kind of sus. A step taken up a ladder is a waste if i am forced to go back down? Food i eat today is a waste because i die tomorrow? Setting a legal precedent is a waste because muh taxmoney? The stance comes across as very much victim blaming and as an attempt to hide the actual (very positive) outcome of the case.
If you dont want to run a vm you could still try installing what you need with Wine or Lutris, etc. One day we will have great software for all niches but youre right we aint there yet lol
I dont think we should worry about take overs... LLM's are dumber than rocks and will never actually "think", and AGI is still make-believe. The only thing real about AI is the hype. I am waiting for the AI crash so i can watch these megacorps autocannibalize and die like the .com copies they are.
Sausages