Kirk

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[–] Kirk@startrek.website 2 points 1 day ago

I can see you care about this a lot, so please tell me; in your opinion at what point does a PC cease to be "self hosted"? When it's carried across the property line? Maybe if the electricity bill is paid by a roommate?

[–] Kirk@startrek.website 11 points 1 day ago

wow 9/11 changed everything

[–] Kirk@startrek.website 5 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Love to see the people in here gatekeeping "selfhosting" 🙄

We're all just out here trying to escape big tech. A docker container doesn't suddenly stop becoming "selfhosted" once the hard drive it's on crosses a property line. Who the hell cares, seriously.

[–] Kirk@startrek.website 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Yeah I saw that... not really what I would consider a "web backup" exactly. I was hoping they were rolling out encrypted photo storage plans.

[–] Kirk@startrek.website 8 points 2 days ago (3 children)

I can't find anything about the web backups in the article or release notes.

[–] Kirk@startrek.website 3 points 5 days ago

Back up an image the entire operating system HD when it's working well. If you ever get overwhelmed with bugs you can always go back to a functioning state.

We all like checking out the latest features and updates but it's important to remember that it's not a race.

[–] Kirk@startrek.website 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

It seems we agree on the facts, but not on what "useful" or "helpful" means. I honestly have never, ever considered deciding on what food to serve guests be "labor", but in the interests of replying in good faith I asked an LLM the exact prompt you gave. It gave a long, detailed reply, but here is the first part labeled "1. Welcome / Cocktail Reception":

Mini prosciutto‑wrapped melon balls • Brie & caramelized onion tartlets (store‑bought puff pastry) • Stuffed mushroom caps (herb cream cheese + breadcrumbs)

I want you to consider that this not actually helpful in the slightest, and is fact creating more work. Consider: is there a vendor nearby that has these items as an an option for event planning? Is this a recipe that even exists? Does this information further my mission of having a wedding in any conceivable way?

[–] Kirk@startrek.website 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (3 children)

Those paragraphs are what I'm talking about. The author fails to explain what the LLM actually did that was helpful. It's like saying "I used ChatGPT to plan my wedding menu" without any more details. What did it actually do? Why was it helpful? Those are the things I continue to not understand about these tools.

[–] Kirk@startrek.website 12 points 2 weeks ago (6 children)

Skipping AI is not going to help you or your career. Think about it.

OK well I've thought about it and I still don't understand. Surely, this thousand word essay can explain what ""AI"" can do right? Surely it's not the same vague nonspecific claims about "missing out" on the future?

It is simply impossible not to see the reality of what is happening.

Huh. Guess I'm just really dumb then.

[–] Kirk@startrek.website 2 points 3 weeks ago

I think your URL to the github is a hyperlink back to this post...

[–] Kirk@startrek.website 13 points 4 weeks ago

I love the description.

Hey everyone, so you just finished setting up the *Arr stack and your dashboards lookin crisp. But you look at your htop and see... unused RAM. It’s disgusting, isn't it?

[–] Kirk@startrek.website 1 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (1 children)

2025 was the year for me (Fedora Kinoite), Linux in my opinion, is absolutely ready for the mainstream.

 

/c/fuckai has two dozen mods but ironically only time I've ever seen them take action on anyone was when they removed my post asking for recs for a community with more active moderation (lol)

I'd like to discuss generative AI from a highly skeptical perspective but with higher standards of quality and without all the mouth-frothy raging and bad memes of /c/fuckai.

Does anywhere else like that exist on the fediverse? I don't care if it's small/underutilized. And no I'm not interested in creating it myself.

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