Important software that caught buggy code from Linus at review stage? Riight, we are all gonna die, sure
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when using a monotype font, shouldnt n and m dashes look the same even?
grep doesn't care about font.s
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I've been using linux for 18 years, but since reviewing the Open Slopware list I've been making a lot of changes.
FreeBSD ticks almost every box I need it to. It runs Plasma, it runs Steam/Proton (through a thin compatibility layer that enables a lot of other linux software), it can be set up immutably and has superior containerization natively via jails. It even supports XDG compliance.
But there is no support for changing voltage or clock rate on any amd gpu (maybe any gpu at all) and no driver support for my newer amd gpu at all.
It honestly feels like how linux used to feel back in the day 😅
I don't think I'm gonna jump ship just yet. The recent ai code fiasco that happened in the linux kernel (race condition, regression, vacation) was averted by the team of talented human developers who reviewed Linus' code. I am choosing to have faith that it will be ok for a while... given there are few alternatives.
That being said, I think I might finally be ready to hop on the fuck-sysyemd train. I was able to look past the megalomaniacal tendencies of the dev because the tools were so convenient, but the AI PRs and code review pushes me over the edge. I am gonna configure a daily driver in Artix soon.
Edit: I should note, FreeBSD also has some AI code issues. But the linux-libre kernel might not. Something like Hyperbola (GNU/Linux-libre) might be more appropriate for someone who is trying to avoid ai code strictly.
I use Gentoo with OpenRC btw.
can you elaborate on the recent fiasco you mentioned? I totally missed the news on that
Linus introduced a race condition and a regression with a AI generated code, then handed off fixing the problem to someone else because he was going on vacation.
Fiasco might have been an exaggeration, but it's still pretty lame.
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I really love the emdash. I’m very—very—upset ai ruined it for me—cunts.
Rebel. Start using triple em dashes⸻see?
Fu———ck yeah.
This reads like Haiku
It could be a haiku. They don't need to be 5-75 syllables. It's more about an observation or a moment of clarity/realisation. The first two lines set up a concept or image, and the third line closes out the thought, usually with contrast. Just have to structure it properly.
I really love the emdash,
I’m very—very—upset ai ruined it for me.
Cunts.
5-75
You have been reading much longer haikus than I have 😜
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It’s not just Linux, it’s GNU + Linux
I'd just like to interject for a moment. What you're refering to as GNU + Linux, is in fact, Linux
It says Linux Kernel
It's a joke about common LLM-gen-AI text patterns
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Recursive self—emprovement
No, that's just using an em dash wrong in the place where a hyphen belongs.
High fun? 
It's probably about to drop off. Opus 5.5 isn't outputting em dashes in work produced anymore
It's been replaced by the overuse of confusing foo's own [implied noun] phrases.
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We have to ride it for long enough so that a microkernel inevitably becomes the better option.
Maybe L4? IDK, but it's something that makes this kind of choice irrelevant.