I am waiting for SteamOS Desktop to be released before abandoning Windows. Way I figure, that is the best way to get a ‘casual’ Linux, without scrimping on utility. Having Valve as the distro provider would also ensure that my flavor of Linux is stable, well supported, and documented.

I would say it is far worse than masturbation, there is no gratification to be had from it.

It is why I advocate for putting ICE on trial as a class, then executing anyone paid for serving as ICE in some capacity. It isn’t great that we can’t put everyone through a full trial, but only 210ish nazis were executed at Nuremberg. Society will need ICE thoroughly removed, else they will continue the Confederacy’s work for centuries to come.

I am hoping that they decide to fund their own weather stations as a coalition.

China can literally do nothing, and the Trump Regime would destroy America. They will likely follow Sun-Tzu’s advice and let nature takes it natural course.

My guess: the test grounds are New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Portland. Maybe with a bit of Ontario and Mexico City as a treat?

…as ever with this regime, I am not sure if I am joking. A lot of precedents and norms are dead, and the beating of the live horse will continue until it has been reduced into glue.

It is worse than that. The shadow docket is pretty much the judicial version of “neener-neener, I can’t hear you!”

Mhm. Sure. I totally trust the guy who didn’t walk the talk when the UN presented him a plan for solving hunger.

I've got a lovely bunch of coconuts
There they are, all standing in a row
Big ones, small ones, some as big as your head
Give them a twist a flick of the wrist
That's what the showman said

The turtles got the best pizza. That is the right hue and greasiness.

It depends on how these things are defined. Say, for example, a 1-foot humanoid roomba minus any utility. When it comes to the market cap, causing hyperinflation of America’s dollar can allow it to become true by the word, if inflation isn’t part of the agreement.

The robo-taxi is probably the toughest part. Maybe a means for the military to ‘taxi’ explosives into civilians at Stephan Miller’s command?

I know. This all sounds stupid. Unfortunately, I have precedent. Gestures at the year 2025.

Dude. I live in the US, and would like it to be a super-awesome place that genuinely leads the world in morality and prosperity.

Unfortunately, my nation has been going down the toilet. If you haven’t noticed, things like ICE’s raid on Hyundai, the undeclared war and crimes upon Venuzela, over 1,800 people disappeared from Alligator Alcatraz, Mike Johnson refusing to open congress, the SNAP denial, and other bouts of malicious stupidity are very bad signs for the future.

In any case, I don’t like China, but it is likely to be a superpower for awhile until India or someone else takes the crown. The crown was America’s to lose, and I am pretty sure we are losing it.

It is a matter of degree. While China has issues, America’s is much worse across the board.

My money is on the American bubble popping. China would do just fine. As to Europe’s? Probably not developed enough to seriously impact them, but probably able to fill America’s void once the bubble action has died down. America is pretty fucked in general, so it isn’t so much AI in particular, but rather a ghost economy.

Something based on imaginary stocks, grift, de-industrialization, ghost jobs and falsified labor statistics, likely mixed with a debased dollar, just doesn’t bode well.

So I get a sprite battle between Santa Coke and Pepsi Man?

Pepsi Man Theme - Man on the Internet

PEPSIMAN

Hear the cry of carbonation
Echoing throughout the nation
When the world needs hydration
Salvation comes in a can!

That is cruel. The wolves deserve better!

If you just want an easy way to setup AI on Windows or Linux, KoboldCPP is my recommendation for your backend. It supports the GGUF format, which allows you to use both RAM and VRAM simultaneously. It won’t be the fastest thing, but it is easy enough to setup, with a bundled GUI for prep and actual usage. Through the IP address it gives, you can hook the backend into a frontend of choice.

KoboldCPP

Far as RAM goes, it will become a good thing: it gives companies incentive to invest into the development of bigger RAM, more speed, and making the motherboard bandwidth big enough to handle it.

The next big generation of hardware will be much better IMO, simply because the companies will have to compete by their merits. The downside is not having enough supply right now, but once the logistics and tech is in place, even non-AI people will benefit.

Honestly, the jury selection process is stupid. It depends on people to either live under a rock, or to lie about their character. Our jurors should be informed on the world and have opinions. Fairness achieved through witless conformity is justice by committee.

If we want better trials, getting rid of one-sided testimonials like the grand jury process, would be a much better way. It is weird how prosecutors get to put forward only their viewpoint, while the defense can’t. Randomly splitting the jury in half to listen to the defense and prosecution’s argument, then having each half hear the other side’s story, would be a better approach IMO. That removes the first-mover advantage to story telling. Also, a 20 minute snack and drink break for each session, to remove grouchiness as a factor.