Archives for March, 2026
How I chose to become Dumbo
Anyone remember where I left off in my blog post about Nyarch Linux? I planned to install Nyarch GNOME on my new Lenovo, using Nyarch Customize and Dash to Panel…
Random shitheads who use AI to monetize shit
As I logged in on GitHub, I was suggested one so-called trending repository. It was FujiwaraChoki/MoneyPrinterV2. I then discovered harry0703/MoneyPrinterTurbo, at some point “number one shit of the day”! GitHub…
Privacy aside, LLMs don’t learn when they could (and should)
I might be wrong. Maybe I don't understand that what I would do is not feasible or shouldn't be done this way. But the way these chatbots talked made me…
Băi, chiar nu-i mai suport pe români (preluări de pe FB)
Asta-i așa, ca o continuare a postărilor Today, I cannot take sides și N-au nici pișu’, nici mazărea vreo șansă, cu comentariile aferente, deși ar mai fi câteva postări tematice,…
Weebs, waifus, Nyarch and its AI Assistant: pure madness!
There is a crazy Arch-based distro made for crazy people and featuring crazy utilities, including a sui generis AI assistant, yet nobody seems to be talking about it in the…
George Yeo and Shaun Rein talking about China and the US
Yong-Boon Yeo, aka George Yeo Yong-Boon, aka George Yeo, was Minister for Foreign Affairs of Singapore between August 2004 and May 2011 (Wikipedia). Previously, he was Minister for Trade and…
Guess which of Copilot and DeepSeek is censoring critical thought about this war
My starting question was this one: Are the Academy Awards (the Oscars), organized and presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), pro-Trump or anti-Trump? Why didn't…
Colecționarul de Căcat
Matei Udrea, care din 1993 a avut o lungă carieră de jurnalist de sport, și care prin 2017 încă mai găsea că e interesant să pierzi timpul oamenilor vorbind despre…
Why are people consenting to using AppArmor or SELinux?
I know that Linux distros stopped observing the KISS principle long ago, and systemd is one of the best examples of this loss of direction. In my book, both SELinux…
Where can I place a bet on the way this war ends?
It might be the Third World War. Or not. It might lead to a new Great Depression. Or not. Iran might be destroyed in four weeks. Or maybe Israel will…
No luck, plenty of fun, and you’ll definitely die! (You, not them.)
I don’t do film reviews. Here’s a film review. Sorta. A 5-bit one. (I know, it’s “You, nor they,” but nobody observes grammar rules in English. And you won’t understand…
How acidic is your coffee?
Over the last decades, there’s been this trend of telling people that they should try eating “alkaline foods” and drink alkaline water and alkaline teas. Here in Germany, there is…
Even the algorithm wants peace!
As I was wandering on YouTube, “the algorithm” brought this video to my attention: Rick Steves’ Iran (2009). From the description: Join Rick as he explores the most surprising and…
Everything is beta these days, especially KDE Plasma
On March 10, they released Fedora Linux 44 Beta, the first solid opportunity for people to see what's going to be new in Fedora 44, once released sometime in April.…
LibreOffice and ONLYOFFICE vs. Markdown: FAIL!
There was some enthusiasm lately regarding the newly added Markdown capabilities in LibreOffice. Oh, Markdown will bring peace on Earth! (LaTeX failed at that task long ago.) Examples: Liam Proven…
AI despre aventura ANAF cu blockchain
Știre: Statul român pune bonurile fiscale pe blockchain, ca ANAF să poată verifica datele direct într-un registru digital validat criptografic: Ministerul Finanțelor și Serviciul de Telecomunicații Speciale s-au apucat să…
N-au nici pișu’, nici mazărea vreo șansă
După încheierea ședinței CSAT, președintele ne-a spus că va transmite parlamentului sarcina de a aproba, în ședința convocată de la ora 17, solicitarea americanilor privind „dislocarea temporară a unor echipamente…
AI Quickie: How strict are Arab countries compared to Iran?
Since the Islamic Revolution, the regime in Iran has been seen as extremely strict and oppressive: Sharia, fewer rights for women, the Ayatollah as the supreme leader that overrides the…
AI Quickie: Kubuntu vs. Fedora KDE
I have an uncertainty relative to the opportunity of sticking to Fedora over using Ubuntu, and this goes beyond the obvious. The obvious is this: Should I want stability and…
AI Quickie: The drone question
Since the start of the war in Ukraine, the war has evolved towards the massive use of two types of drones: The Shahed/Gheran type, which are rather “old school” and…