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  • are they like subscribed or did this post just somehow got to the homepage? if they're subscribed that's a really sad state of affairs for the self-proclaimed socialist community in the usa (where i assume most of these people come from)

  • i'll be honest, that regex gives me the chills, but i'm not a fan of regexes in the first place, so maybe that's on me

    anyway, maybe you're right, but what still gives me pause is verifying the result is correct. maybe the llm is giving me something that works for the happy path but breaks in some corner case for some input i didn't think of. unit tests only get you so far in these cases

  • even then i'd be extremely cautious about using ai code bc what's worse than generating broken code is generating code that looks convincing and runs "properly" but is incorrect. in my experience, this is the worst problem about llms in general: very convincing but wrong answers

  • unfortunately not all thinkpads are made the same. it seems that, for a while now, lenovo takes a bunch of cheaper laptops and slaps the thinkpad label on them

    i personally had a better experience with dell's latitude line, but ymmv

  • Whatever price you find for a refurbished M2, take that money and go find a laptop known to be well supported on Linux, it'll just be a better experience and you'll probably get more for your money.

    not an apple user, but apple is well known for their build quality. what other laptop manufacturer is on par with apple's build quality?

  • I don't think there's any useful way to put it to regular use for yourself, but you could:

    • install debian on it and keep it around in case of an emergency. turn it on once in a while to keep it updated (doesn't need to be that often, it's debian)
    • use it on the go (no worries about it getting stolen)*
    • use it a place where you wouldn't use your main laptop as to not risk damange (camping, hiking, on a trip, etc)*
    • install a friendlier linux distro and give it away to someone who doesn't have a computer (a 10yo cousin maybe)
    • give it away to someone who has a computer, but doesn't have a second one and might be happy to get one to play with

    *though i imagine the battery is not in good shape given your "beaten up" description

  • this is likely to keep as much people on windows as possible in an effort prevent people from being able to disable (or not have at all) things like location tracking, telemetry, etc. the us govt is probably going to crack down hard on "terrorist" threats (aka socialists, palestine supporters, and even anyone moderately critical of us imperialism), so they're gonna need all the information they can gather about people's online activities

  • maybe it's the same reason some banks don't work on rooted android phones: they want to prevent you to control how your system works bc they count on being able to extract as much information as possible from your computer usage without your consent

  • unless i'm missing something, any distro will do. i'd personally go with debian, but that's my choice. opensuse is also an excellent choice if you want easy to use config tools

    If DOS is like Windows the system clock ticks local time, but usually Linux likes UTC time

    that's entirely configurable

  • "less" right wing is still right wing

    i've been made aware of how miserable living in a red state is. but being not as rabidly misogynistic and racist as republicans doesn't make the dems "not right wing". implementing better domestic policies doesn't either. at the end of the day, both parties represent the interests of corporations, will implement austerity measures that widen your already massive wealth gap, and will make sure the us-american empire keeps the rest of the planet in a stranglehold


    edit: as for you saying i'm ignoring reality, again, i'm aware republicans are worse for you, but i need you usians to truly grasp the reality that, unlike most other democracies, your two major parties are right-wing and ultimately uphold the same project. any right-wing politician for europe or latin america would feel at home in the democratic party

  • democrats are enthusiastic supporters of US imperialism and neoliberalism. they're right wing. end of story

    the only difference between republicans and democrats is that they sell US imperialism to different portions of the population. republicans are more honest about their intentions, but if there were only republicans, that would risk massive revolts from the more progressive-leaning portion of the population. this is why the democratic party exists: it allows the us govt to sell the same underlying project with a different face that's more appealing to the average progressive voter

    edit: to really drive my point home ask yourself: what is the official stance of the democratic party regarding free and public healthcare, free and public education (including higher education), progressive taxation, public transportation, labor legislation (especially regarding maternity leave), etc? not what some more left-leaning factions of the party say, i mean the actual official party stance. because these are absolutely uncontroversial among the left-leaning parties worldwide