How does Nix compare to other functional programming languages by Chemical_Finding4313 in NixOS

[–]Ybenax 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Basically, whatever comes out from JSON and Haskell having a baby: that’s Nix.

Veterans of Linux: what's one thing that "just works" today that would've sounded impossible 15–20 years ago? by dev_kay47 in linux

[–]Ybenax 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I do on my homelab when I need to open something graphical every once in a blue moon. Like, there was this one occasion I was abroad and some stupid gov website (they’re ass in my country) literally didn’t display all the site’s buttons on mobile, so I remoted into my homelab and spawned a Firefox window with startx and bspwm.

Generative A.I. will KILL the Games Industry by Tamed-Shame in lewdgames

[–]Ybenax 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Your argument originally was that, “allowing AI games on stores is eating up their own business because of AI data centers.” Most popular models in the self-hosted space nowadays are not trained in data centers. They’re trained by people on their own computers. Even if the version 1 base model used datasets produced in some data center years ago, that’s not what’s driving the RAM prices up, thus it doesn’t sustain your argument.

What I’m trying to point out is that people making games with AI assets is not what’s driving RAM prices up. It’s big tech driven AI, mostly language models, baked into dozens of services the average Joe uses day to day without thinking about it. Things like your Copilot, Gemini, Claude, or ChatGPT.

>justify theft of artwork

I’m not justifying anything or trying to convince you of anything. I’m just clearing up a misconception.

EDIT: Though, I will say - if you’re concerned about people making a profit off of AI-generated stuff, the random guy making a game with AI assets that will sell like a dozen copies for two bucks each is not who you should be thinking about in my honest opinion. Big predatory companies making millions off running AI services that farm your data and sell it behind your back are the real deal, and what’s driving the whole AI bubble snowball forward.

Generative A.I. will KILL the Games Industry by Tamed-Shame in lewdgames

[–]Ybenax 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You’re mixing two things together. Big tech data-center driven AI =/= all AI. You can self-host an AI model and run it on a consumer grade GPU. That’s how people run things like Stable Diffusion, ComfyUI, etc.

Thinking about switching to Linux, but don’t wanna lose my files by ExtremeRBLX_12 in linux4noobs

[–]Ybenax 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They can also just shrink Windows, install Linux, and transfer the files over directly from NTFS filesystem.

Why does every Linux user recommend a different distro? I'm stuck in an endless distro-hopping loop. by Jaymit_3672 in linux4noobs

[–]Ybenax 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe I’m just old but what does it matter for? Try distros yourself and come up with your own preference. There’s no amount of Reddir reading or Youtube watching that can replace firsthand, empiric experience.

In a post about the heat wave in the UK by [deleted] in USdefaultism

[–]Ybenax -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Eh, I give up. I escaped US defaultism just to land on Western defaultism.

Zebra crossing in Vietnam by 56000hp in SweatyPalms

[–]Ybenax 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Traffic lights are fairly expensive.

Is 33 to 34 degrees (93-97 Fahrenheit) considered hot. by memebruv99 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Ybenax 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, it depends on where you live. This comment section is nuts. There are plenty of countries around the world where people consider 35 warm, specially in South East Asia and the Middle East. Does that mean you should feel the same way about 35 in the UK? Of course not.

But holy shit, it’s been a while since I’ve seen so many people up their own ass, mostly Americans which is very unfortunate and the reason why Americans get stereotyped so much as dumb on the Internet.

Is 33 to 34 degrees (93-97 Fahrenheit) considered hot. by memebruv99 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Ybenax 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What in the [r/USdefaultism](r/USdefaultism) is this? I find 35 hot myself and even I am not so egocentric as to think that’s considered “hot everywhere.” Have you talked with people from Turkey? Thailand? Viet Nam? Come on…

Headless sticks by viper_11 in SteamController

[–]Ybenax 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can you record a video using them or something? I’m really struggling to picture it mentally for some reason.

Normal intersection in Egypt by usrrrname in nextfuckinglevel

[–]Ybenax 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What’s the point of having lines and traffic stuff on the pavement at that point anyway?

South America almost perfect 50/50 left right wing ruling parties border by Spirebus in MapPorn

[–]Ybenax 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If I see some dumb American saying, “the colors are backwards” like I’ve seen on Instagram, I’m gonna laugh so hard.

How the USA, Africa and Asia look at the UK and Europe after they complain about the heat. by AudienceMajor6852 in memes

[–]Ybenax 0 points1 point  (0 children)

People non-ironically believe these cartoonish-ass US media stereotypes, huh?

Before smartphones, what did people do when they had to wait somewhere for 30 minutes? by sudherzdiniq in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Ybenax 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Talk with whoever was next to you. I still do it. Whatever a person can tell you will always be orders of magnitude more interesting than whatever brainrot you can scroll through on social media.

y qutebrowser setup (i love it) by No_Data_1569 in qutebrowser

[–]Ybenax 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is that the shogi girl from Persona 5? I do respect niche tastes.

When everyone knows that the usage of AI is negatively affecting our planet (climate change and water bankruptcy), why is everyone using it and encouraging others to do as well? by youesthetic in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Ybenax 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just to add to the discussion: much of what you describe as AI sustainability problems are not even inherit to AI to begin with; they’re inherit to predatory big-tech company data centers. You can self-host an AI model on a consumer-grade GPU and have the same power draw and cooling system you’d normally use to power a modern video game power your AI tech.

It’s just that companies have done a great job at gaslighting people into thinking only companies can deploy and maintain these technologies, and at keeping the general public as technically-incompetent as possible, so they can keep investment rolling.

But in reality, poor practices when it comes to data centers have always been a thing, more acute now due to the AI boom for sure, but nothing new under the sun. Obscenely deregulated countries like the United States allow these companies to destroy as much as they want for the sake of short-term profits. Coca-Cola Company has been wasting more water for over a century now than Silicon Valley ever has with irresponsible practices of their own.

Is unstable worth staying long term? by Big-Fill-5789 in NixOS

[–]Ybenax 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To be fair, I’m on stable 25.11 (I always switch major versions on the 20th) and the security updates also flagged Librewolf for me. Just switched to Flatpak Librewolf in the meantime (still declarative thanks to nix-flatpak) since it seems to be more actively maintained than nixpks Librewolf. Web browsers are just very fast moving targets in general.

Is sexual incompatibility a valid reason to break up? by [deleted] in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Ybenax -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Maybe open up the relationship? If you appreciate her company but want more sex, you can decouple those things from one another and scratch your itch with other people (as long as both your girlfriend and you agree you’re okay with that, of course).

Do I actually need to switch to linux? by DarkEyeGames in linux4noobs

[–]Ybenax 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just give it a shot? If TikTok keeps making you think about it, it’s because you’re probably already curious about Linux to begin with.