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A society by robots, for robots: very quick thoughts

October 6, 2025 A society by robots, for robots: very quick thoughts2025-10-06T15:53:01+01:00 1 Comment apocalypse, China, economics

I happened to read this article in SCMP, As China’s population falls, 300,000-strong robot army keeps factories humming, and the ending annoyed me: “By 2030, the country is projected to…

Un comentariu la Eugen Rădulescu (preluare de pe FB)

October 4, 2025 Un comentariu la Eugen Rădulescu (preluare de pe FB)2025-10-05T15:01:55+01:00 No Comment economics, finance, Justice, pe românește, social-media

Dacă tot m-am strofocat să scriu atâta, reiau și aici ce am postat pe Facebook după vizionarea unui interviu televizat cu unul din experții noștri în finanțe, consilier al lui…

Un nou geniu al Carpaților: moi-même

June 11, 2025 Un nou geniu al Carpaților: moi-même2025-10-05T15:02:04+01:00 10 Comments economics, finance, idiocy, pe românește, social-media

Printre multele prostii pe care le postez pe Facebook (link-uri cu minime comentarii, frivolități) se mai strecoară și opinii de mai mare întindere, iar aici preiau două astfel de postări.…

Economie și finanțe: Un contabil bun poate fi pe alocuri și prost

November 19, 2024 Economie și finanțe: Un contabil bun poate fi pe alocuri și prost2025-10-05T15:01:45+01:00 3 Comments apocalypse, economics, finance, longread, pe românește

Am aflat despre tovarășul Radu Georgescu, unul din numeroșii Radu Georgescu, din rebutul de presă românească. Respectivul a fost citat cu câteva observații bune, toate preluate de pe Facebook. Doar…

zugi on E-book readers on Windows and Android: my 2 cents: “I’ve jailbroken my Kindle Oasis “10th gen” (retarded Amazon nomenclature, technically it’s the second generation of Oasis readers) and I…” Oct 7, 07:15
Béranger on E-book readers on Windows and Android: my 2 cents: “I added an Update: Koodo on Android.” Oct 6, 23:20
Béranger on E-book readers on Windows and Android: my 2 cents: “If it still works…” Oct 6, 22:25
HAL on E-book readers on Windows and Android: my 2 cents: “KyBook 3 Ebook Reader that you give in the article seems very complete, I didn’t know it. But it seems…” Oct 6, 22:22
Béranger on E-book readers on Windows and Android: my 2 cents: “Well, it seems that Prestigio doesn’t exist for iOS. By “intended platform” I meant FOR THE BOOKS! They seem to…” Oct 6, 22:20
HAL on E-book readers on Windows and Android: my 2 cents: “(I suppose iOS is their “intended platform.”) Well, it seems that Prestigio doesn’t exist for iOS. PocketBook reader — it…” Oct 6, 22:05
HAL on A society by robots, for robots: very quick thoughts: “AI and robots. The society of the future is one by robots, for robots. Asimov predicted it 😉” Oct 6, 18:51
Ant Man on The Tate brothers equivalent for the intellectual type: Grim: “Thanks. Also been checking into this Grim Hustle and its leader. I think he is establishing a form of subscription…” Oct 6, 05:21
Béranger on Moartea Win10 nu afectează prețul rablelor SH & refurbished: “FB se răzbună. După Diablos Computer, acum îmi afișează reclame și cu alte firme care vând mini-PC-uri reșapate, o parte…” Oct 5, 14:06
Béranger on Lumo is beyond stupid. Don’t use it!: “Mistral n’est pas trop loin non plus. Je lui ai demandé des détails sur le contrôle exercé avant la Deuxième…” Oct 5, 00:05
Béranger on Moartea Win10 nu afectează prețul rablelor SH & refurbished: “Ah, „buton fizic pentru oprit Wi-Fi și Bluetooth” am pe Acer TravelMate P645! Plus buton fizic de oprit microfonul! Dar…” Oct 4, 21:20
Béranger on Moartea Win10 nu afectează prețul rablelor SH & refurbished: “Oh, cu „țava” am văzut! Și încă la HP EliteBook, nu la Acer! Și nu se mai fabricau „țave” de-alea.…” Oct 4, 21:16
Béranger on Moartea Win10 nu afectează prețul rablelor SH & refurbished: “Am ignorat cu bună știință Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2019, căci este bazat pe versiunea 1809 (build 17763), și…” Oct 4, 21:11
zugu on Moartea Win10 nu afectează prețul rablelor SH & refurbished: “Legat de treaba cu fluidul din țevi, care se tot transformă din gaz în lichid și vițăvercea, ca să țină…” Oct 4, 21:11
zugu on Moartea Win10 nu afectează prețul rablelor SH & refurbished: “Pentru mașinăriile mai vechi, există și Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2019 care moare abia în 2029. Se mișcă un…” Oct 4, 21:01
HAL on Lumo is beyond stupid. Don’t use it!: “😂 incroyable, mais génial ! 😅” Oct 4, 20:23
Béranger on Was I wrong in my take on packages vs. Flatpaks & snaps? Updated!: “This doesn’t make sense. Anything can fail. Flatpaks are packaged by random people. Some of them can fail. OTOH, adding…” Oct 4, 17:26
Chase on Was I wrong in my take on packages vs. Flatpaks & snaps? Updated!: “I have been using nothing but snaps and flatpaks for almost 2 years now without issues and I will never…” Oct 4, 16:54
Béranger on When being European pays the bill: Win10 has one more year: “Of course, it’s strange that Microsoft insists on discontinuing Win10, as long as its revenues from Windows are only about…” Oct 3, 17:32
Béranger on The little DLL that broke Windows 7 (on purpose): “VxKex-NEXT can do more than VxKex (which isn’t updated anymore). Let me give you an example. I sometimes need to…” Oct 3, 13:21
Béranger on Minor updates in Copilot and Grok: “Haha, ChatGPT ignores the instructions! I didn’t want to change its personality (all of them seem stupid), but I added…” Oct 3, 10:55
Béranger on A rare gem in a world of decay: The Graystones: “Any proofs? OTOH, too many showbiz celebrities are or have been into Scientology. No offense, but the US has one…” Oct 2, 22:42
Martin on A rare gem in a world of decay: The Graystones: “It’s a shame they are all kids of high ranking scientologists and are being used to forward that agenda…” Oct 2, 22:39
Béranger on They cancelled Sabine H. for calling the emperor naked!: “Sabine H.: Academia’s Scam Problem is Getting Worse: Academic research is deteriorating at an increasing pace. We’ve talked several times…” Oct 2, 20:43
Béranger on Windows IoT 10 Enterprise LTSC 2021: Would you have expected me to write about it?: “Liam Proven discovered Windows 10 IoT LTSC and UpDownTool: Legacy Update updated – so your old Windows can be, too.…” Oct 1, 12:04
Béranger on When being European pays the bill: Win10 has one more year: “Of course, Dedoimedo isn’t happy: Windows 10 ESU for EEA still not good enough. He just doesn’t want to use…” Oct 1, 11:37
Béranger on 📻 Radio Streams: “Added: SWR Kultur (SWR2) Stuttgart, hr2-kultur Hessen, Bayern 2 (BR2) München.” Sep 30, 04:37
Béranger on They cancelled Sabine H. for calling the emperor naked!: “Another measurement of the AI bubble: ‘Buffett Indicator’ for stock valuation passes 200%, beyond level he once said is ‘playing…” Sep 29, 19:26
Béranger on They cancelled Sabine H. for calling the emperor naked!: “Sabine H., on Sept. 27: In which I lose faith in quantum computing. Oh, my. I believe she’s misfiring. It…” Sep 28, 19:25
Evarist on Kimi’s useless “OK Computer” agent: “Totally agree with you. Gave it a try on Thursday, and it didn’t take long for it to tell me…” Sep 27, 17:09
Béranger on A rare gem in a world of decay: The Graystones: “A new cover by The Graystones: Gerry Rafferty’s Baker Street, recorded on August 23, 2025.” Sep 26, 19:26
Béranger on 😾 30 Years Defending Linux — Until I Called It Quits: “I dropped from the article a part describing the incompetence of Clement “Clem” Lefebvre and the Linux Mint team; now…” Sep 26, 15:29
Béranger on When being European pays the bill: Win10 has one more year: “Bleeping Computer: Update September 25, 14:58 EDT: In a follow-up statement after the article was published, Microsoft told BleepingComputer that…” Sep 26, 14:03
Béranger on A practical everyday puzzle: will AI solve it?: “I take it that “pla” stands for “People’s Liberation Army” 😉” Sep 25, 22:35
unalex on A practical everyday puzzle: will AI solve it?: “If you want to get home faster, the difference above is small enough, but there could be cases where the…” Sep 25, 22:26
Béranger on A practical everyday puzzle: will AI solve it?: “which option brings me home faster. It’s almost the same thing. It optimizes for walking + waiting. It only ignores…” Sep 25, 21:40
unalex on A practical everyday puzzle: will AI solve it?: “Wow, that’s a long post! But I think you optimized for the wrong thing. I would be interested to know…” Sep 25, 21:32
Béranger on 😾 30 Years Defending Linux — Until I Called It Quits: “linux-hardware.org is a place where one can check the hardware support/compatibility, provided that the exact components are known. Here’s for…” Sep 24, 20:21
Béranger on 😾 30 Years Defending Linux — Until I Called It Quits: “On Hacker News, someone who goes by the moniker farawayea is at least half-dumb. “They” call me “they” for politically…” Sep 24, 16:35
Béranger on 😾 30 Years Defending Linux — Until I Called It Quits: “Ah, also on Hacker News, but too recent to trigger reactions (rebuttals, I expect).” Sep 24, 00:15
Béranger on 😾 30 Years Defending Linux — Until I Called It Quits: “BONUS CHAPTER: Why Linux is the worst in compatibility, and why I hate Google more than I hate Microsoft!” Sep 23, 23:43
HAL on 😾 30 Years Defending Linux — Until I Called It Quits: “A bunch of idiots, with one or two exceptions, who clearly haven’t understood and/or read anything (at least one of…” Sep 23, 17:27
Béranger on 😾 30 Years Defending Linux — Until I Called It Quits: “Oh, this post has been submitted to the attention of Redditards. More than 330 visits from Reddit, as I’m writing…” Sep 23, 16:38
Béranger on Gramatica geto-dacă e cea mai superioară, etc. (cu completări): “Știați că toate edițiile DOOM și toate dicționarele ortografice dau grafia „gogoșărie”, cu excepția DOR 2008 și MDA2 2010, care…” Sep 23, 11:13
Béranger on Windows IoT 10 Enterprise LTSC 2021: Would you have expected me to write about it?: “Flyoobe, formerly Flyby11: Originally, Flyby11 was a simple patcher to remove the restrictions stopping you from installing Windows 11 (24H2)…” Sep 20, 21:15
Béranger on Dan, căpitan de plai: președintele „umpic” simpatizant legionar: “Oamenii de încredere ai lui Nicușor Dan, în speță Marius Lazurcă. Iote ce spune acilea Valeriu Nicolae: Georgescu și ce…” Sep 19, 20:27
Martin on The Tate brothers equivalent for the intellectual type: Grim: “Hey, man, thanks for the research!!!” Sep 19, 15:41
zugu on Sabine being Sabine, and the entanglement not being Einstein’s spooky action…: “Sabine Hossenfelder: I can’t believe this really happened.” Sep 19, 08:57
Béranger on My chatbot use in the last week: “● I prefer GPT-5 in Copilot than in ChatGPT because of the more generous limits. GPT-5 in ChatGPT Usage Limits:…” Sep 19, 01:24
Béranger on A rare gem in a world of decay: The Graystones: “One more update to the The Graystones: Fleetwood Mac, Landslide, recorded on August 30, 2025. From the description: Grayson -…” Sep 17, 08:21
Béranger on How Webcamoid laid bare the disaster that is the Linux kernel: “I forgot to add this update: HWE kernels 6.11 (only from a certain build onwards) and 6.14 now support my…” Sep 16, 13:50
Béranger on Windows IoT 10 Enterprise LTSC 2021: Would you have expected me to write about it?: “I’ve just learned of UpDownTool from this article: Downgrade to Windows 10 After the Rollback Period, With No Data Loss…” Sep 15, 11:20
Béranger on The Great AI Leap Forward: To panic or not to panic?: “Not again! FT: Computer scientist Geoffrey Hinton: ‘AI will make a few people much richer and most people poorer’ (barrier-free).…” Sep 13, 22:32
Béranger on Dan Wang & Zhang Weiwei on China: “UPDATE: Christiane Amanpour also hosted Dan Wang!” Sep 12, 16:34
Béranger on How is Putin really seen by Xi? Notes on the 2025 SCO summit: “It’s not a joke. It’s China über alles!” Sep 10, 10:04
zorse on How is Putin really seen by Xi? Notes on the 2025 SCO summit: “This SCO summit is such a joke. Xi and Putin acting like best buddies while the rest of the world…” Sep 10, 09:49
Béranger on Bypass Paywalls will never die: “This is why I support the piracy of e-books. https://t.co/Q96PJ7edTR— Ludditus ex-Béranger (@ludditus) September 6, 2025” Sep 7, 12:53
Béranger on The Great AI Leap Forward: To panic or not to panic?: “Geoffrey Hinton brought his doomsday scenario to China. South China Morning Post: Geoffrey Hinton on preventing an AI takeover and…” Sep 6, 15:14
Béranger on Gramatica geto-dacă e cea mai superioară, etc. (cu completări): “Mi-am aruncat un ochi pe dexonline la articolul Forme greșite ale cuvintelor, iar sentimentul cu care am rămas este, exprimat…” Sep 6, 11:56
Rich on How to stop the blurring of KDE’s logout/shutdown and lock screens: “Thanks! This still works but they changed the location of the LockScreenUi.qml file. It’s now at: /usr/share/plasma/shells/org.kde.plasma.desktop/contents/lockscreen/LockScreenUi.qml” Sep 5, 11:33