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New comment by paulryanrogers in "Has Mythos just broken the deal that kept the internet safe?"

paulryanrogers — Sat, 11 Apr 2026 00:31:08 +0000

If it's model is opened up and can run on commodity hardware. Otherwise price could go up as RAM and silicon prices climb.

New comment by paulryanrogers in "Nowhere is safe"

paulryanrogers — Sat, 11 Apr 2026 00:01:33 +0000

So are the Palestinians?

New comment by paulryanrogers in "France to ditch Windows for Linux to reduce reliance on US tech"

paulryanrogers — Fri, 10 Apr 2026 21:08:13 +0000

Arguably there are more support options for Windows because it's got fewer derivatives than Linux, and was historically more common on desktop.

New comment by paulryanrogers in "Robots eat cars"

paulryanrogers — Fri, 10 Apr 2026 00:08:10 +0000

Assuming they don't starve to death before insert-space-company can get them to the next Goldilocks planet.

New comment by paulryanrogers in "Claude mixes up who said what and that's not OK"

paulryanrogers — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 12:41:22 +0000

What would this look like?

New comment by paulryanrogers in "Artemis II crew see first glimpse of far side of Moon [video]"

paulryanrogers — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 13:57:58 +0000

It's unlikely we'll be exterminated by a meteor for many millions of years. Life as we know it is already facing existential risks here and now.

Doubtful we'll ever establish permanent residency anywhere else when we cannot sustain ourselves on the rock we evolved on.

New comment by paulryanrogers in "The cult of vibe coding is dogfooding run amok"

paulryanrogers — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 00:27:06 +0000

I'll say it. They are for people of my small proportions

New comment by paulryanrogers in "The cult of vibe coding is dogfooding run amok"

paulryanrogers — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 00:26:07 +0000

Email is deterministic and portable. Export to a standard format and import somewhere else.

New comment by paulryanrogers in "Artemis II crew see first glimpse of far side of Moon [video]"

paulryanrogers — Mon, 06 Apr 2026 03:22:26 +0000

Many of the Christians I hear from the most loudly are proclaiming that empathy is toxic. Go figure.

New comment by paulryanrogers in "Artemis II crew see first glimpse of far side of Moon [video]"

paulryanrogers — Mon, 06 Apr 2026 03:18:15 +0000

Or as my parents would say, "socialism", as if that were a bad word.

Now war. They think that's worth it, even if it's also bad.

New comment by paulryanrogers in "Artemis II crew see first glimpse of far side of Moon [video]"

paulryanrogers — Mon, 06 Apr 2026 03:03:30 +0000

Opportunistically venturing out of Africa is one thing. Sending a couple people around a distant and desolate rock, while the homeworld burns due to unforced errors, is another.

New comment by paulryanrogers in "Artemis II crew see first glimpse of far side of Moon [video]"

paulryanrogers — Mon, 06 Apr 2026 03:00:48 +0000

Nixon was on track to be impeached, convicted, and thrown in jail. The people were demanding it. His resignation was basically a "you can't fire me, I quit!" moment. Ford's pardon of Nixon was and remains controversial.

New comment by paulryanrogers in "F-15E jet shot down over Iran"

paulryanrogers — Mon, 06 Apr 2026 00:28:49 +0000

> By voting for a party that refuses to promise this?

Vote for the party least likely to actually start wars. Regardless of their words.

> We both know this will do nothing.

Pardon my imprecise language. I meant impeach, convict, and remove from power.

New comment by paulryanrogers in "In Japan, the robot isn't coming for your job; it's filling the one nobody wants"

paulryanrogers — Sun, 05 Apr 2026 23:19:23 +0000

That assumes those in power agree that only robots may be harmed.

New comment by paulryanrogers in "Iran threatens 'complete and utter annihilation' of OpenAI's $30B Stargate"

paulryanrogers — Sun, 05 Apr 2026 23:17:53 +0000

Trump must save face. Publicly backing down is only possible once there's some kind of out, probably involving Iran loudly compromising.

New comment by paulryanrogers in "Author of "Careless People" banned from saying anything negative about Meta"

paulryanrogers — Sat, 04 Apr 2026 20:46:12 +0000

'We' as in the nation (world?) at large. FaceBook hasn't faced a large-scale boycott

New comment by paulryanrogers in "F-15E jet shot down over Iran"

paulryanrogers — Fri, 03 Apr 2026 21:56:30 +0000

War was not the only option to respond to the crime.

FWIW I'd agree your question wasn't what-about-ism.

New comment by paulryanrogers in "F-15E jet shot down over Iran"

paulryanrogers — Fri, 03 Apr 2026 21:51:52 +0000

Vote against liars who promise peace. Or demand representatives impeach them.

New comment by paulryanrogers in "F-15E jet shot down over Iran"

paulryanrogers — Fri, 03 Apr 2026 21:44:25 +0000

When people see what others have gotten away with, they become emboldened themselves.

New comment by paulryanrogers in "Proton Meet isn't what they told you it was"

paulryanrogers — Fri, 03 Apr 2026 12:35:58 +0000

I recall hearing some controversy around Australian legislation and Proton cooperation with authorities. Though haven't dug into court records or anything yet.

Is there a balanced view someone has summarized somewhere?

Are there some references you'd recommend where I can begin to read up?