Dark Arc @ Dark_Arc @social.packetloss.gg

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So ... You have no source, just a feeling that because the 4000 series was really expensive the 5000 series is also going to be really expensive.

https://www.newegg.com/zotac-trinity-zt-d40820q-10p-nvidia-geforce-rtx-4080-super-16gb-gddr6x/p/N82E16814500581

Right ... 2k...

I really wish more people took security seriously. Something that is not receiving security updates is not working just fine.

Just make sure your network firewall is good I guess. That's the only proper way to run outdated stuff and even then it's sketchy.

Also it's an operating system not a browser.

They didn't even mention pricing and the 5080 is faster and less power hungry then the 4090? How is that a "massive ripoff"?

Because it will run jellyfin, with fewer system resources, and still get security updates (that you can configure to auto install at the correct time) for ... free.

You also won't at some point find yourself running such an old version of Windows that jellyfin no longer updates unless you buy the latest version of Windows.

You can just go download Ubuntu desktop LTS and do everything by just opening a terminal, plopping that one liner, and letting it run: https://jellyfin.org/docs/general/installation/linux/#repository-automatic

I'll flip the script and ask "why in the world would you use Windows for something that doesn't require it?"

I build my own desktops, but they do sell their case individually. I'll definitely be considering that for my next upgrade.

(If true) that's actually really terrible for federation performance, particularly because lemmy doesn't do batch synchronization. So basically every comment, post, like, and community is being sent to all Lemmy servers as individual sequential requests. That's a lot to handle.

You've got until late 2025 before 10 stops receiving security updates. I would not stay long after that.

Their laptops are built on third party chassis. I have their keyboard and that thing is SOLID. I expect their desktops (that are custom made) are also quite solid.

Laptops... I'd lean frame.work if you know your way around a Linux installer. That said, there are rumors that system76 is working on a custom laptop chassis (still, framework is hard to beat for modularity).

Edit: while not specifically QC related... I suspect the things that aren't really custom built for them might not get the same level of care/might be more on their supplier depending on the issue.

If it was BitWarden where I can see the client side code ... and there wasn't a better option, quite possibly.

I give my ISP and many other places my BitWarden vault all the time and I just trust they're not recording the traffic and trying to decrypt it.

I recommend against hosting a password manager yourself.

The main reason is self hosted systems require maintenance to patch vulnerabilities. While it's true that you won't be on the main list if e.g. bitwarden gets hacked, your data could still be obtained or ransomed by a scripted attack looking for e.g. vulnerable VaultWarden servers (or even just vulnerable servers in general).

Using professional hosting means just that, professional hosting with people who's full time job is running those systems and keeping people that aren't supposed to be there out.

Plus, you always have the encryption of the binary blob itself to fall back on (which if you've got a good password is a serious barrier to entry that buys you a lot of time). Additionally vaults are encrypted with symmetric crypto which is not vulnerable to quantum computing, so even in that case your data is reasonably safe... And mixed in with a lot of other data that's likely higher priority to target.

Indeed, I'm definitely worried about impact on Linux users though as well. I posted in their Discord #feedback those thoughts ... hopefully they don't.

That would be cool!

As much as I'd like to agree, it can't be understated how close this election is forecasted to be. If Trump is not once again rebuked this vile goes straight back into the mainstream of our government and it will take decades to get it out.

Yeah... Lemmy's code and the way it implements activity pub is not the greatest... A lack of batch operations means that every single federated like is an HTTP request of its own.

Man that's certainly a strategy...

It might not even be in the kernel next year if Kent doesn't stop ticking off Linus.

You can be charged with anything at any time.

And yes, Obama himself said that Roe wasn't a priority

Yeah in 2009 when Roe was assumed to be the forever law of the land and things were fine...? Why would he make that a priority?

Obama had a supermajority for seven months during his presidency

Go read a promised land and see how much of a majority he actually had. We're lucky we got the ACA in the end.

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act comes to mind

Which was a bipartisan bill OPPOSED by some democrats:

https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1151/vote_115_1_00303.htm

like forcing Congress to stay in session for example

Which would do nothing to solve the issue of abortion.

It was used to try and pass the National Civil Rights Act and emergency aid for Hurricane Katrina.

Which both had bi partisan support and were passed in less heated times.

https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/88-1964/h182

even when we hand them the power to make change.

Here's the problem, WE DIDN'T.

You don't have power to make change unless you have a super majority or you can caucus with people across the aisle. If I put YOU in the Senate right now instead of Sherrod Brown it won't help. It might help if I put you in instead of J.D. Vance, but only if we don't lose Sherrod Brown.

This isn't just some "you work really hard at it and you can get anything done" situation. You need the votes, Democrats as a party agree on what the vote should be, but there are not enough representatives from the Democratic party that agree with the party platform to take the vote.

It's not some conspiracy, it's just how it works. It sucks, but the only way to fix it is to get more people to vote and just keep voting. Vote in primaries for people you think can win. Vote for ranked choice initiatives that might allow us to get away from two party voting. Vote for Democrats that agree the filibuster should be done away with.

Do not just go around making up stories about how the Democrats have super powers they don't have though. It's simply false information that ultimately hurts Democrats.