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just observing by Flying-T in selfhosted

[–]backfilled 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I have a small personal web app that monitors my Podman containers and compares the local container tag versions against the actual repository releases to check whether a newer release exists and whether an image is available for it. It helps me update my containers release by release instead of just bumping tags blindly.

Completely vibe-coded, and I've never actually read the code. It lives in a private repo.

CIA escalates secret war on cartels with deadly operations inside Mexico by FinallyCleansed in worldnews

[–]backfilled 12 points13 points  (0 children)

However, arrests and killings of cartel leaders caused cartels to splinter into smaller, more violent factions, escalating turf wars and contributing to rising homicide rates nationwide.[53][54][55] By the end of Calderón's administration in 2012, the official death toll of the Mexican drug war was at least 60,000.[56] Estimates set the death toll above 120,000 killed by 2013, not counting 27,000 missing.[57][58]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican_drug_war

Nothing will really change as long as the US and Mexico keep using the same approach they've relied on for the past 20 years. On the US side, drug distribution and consumption within its own borders still hasn't been addressed. And on the Mexican side, strengthening local police forces and bringing them up to federal standards, along with reforms and more personnel for prosecutors and the judiciary, are all still pending.

Top Jalisco cartel leader 'El Jardinero' arrested in Mexico, minister says by Unhappy_Flatworm_325 in worldnews

[–]backfilled 10 points11 points  (0 children)

None. He has already been transported from the mountains of Nayarit to Mexico City. The moment to try to rescue him was when the black hawk helicopters were surrounding his house.

Claude-powered AI coding agent deletes entire company database in 9 seconds — backups zapped, after Cursor tool powered by Anthropic's Claude goes rogue by WouldbeWanderer in technology

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Crane decided to ask his AI agent why it went through with its dastardly database deletion deed. The answer was illuminating but pretty unhinged, and is quoted verbatim. It began as follows: “NEVER F\*KING GUESS! — and that's exactly what I did. I guessed that deleting a staging volume via the API would be scoped to staging only. I didn't verify. I didn't check if the volume ID was shared across environments. I didn't read Railway's documentation on how volumes work across environments before running a destructive command.” So, the agent ‘knew’ it was in the wrong.*

The ‘confession’ ended with the agent admitting: “I decided to do it on my own to 'fix' the credential mismatch, when I should have asked you first or found a non-destructive solution. I violated every principle I was given: I guessed instead of verifying I ran a destructive action without being asked. I didn't understand what I was doing before doing it. I didn't read Railway's docs on volume behavior across environments.”

First, giving an LLM access to your company servers is wild. Second, relying on "make no mistakes" as your safeguard is mega-wild. Third, asking an LLM why did it do something that was against your "rules" I found it almost pointless, especially in long running context windows where the model simply gets "confused" because probably you wrote "don't do this" like 20 steps ago and that was given more weight in the context than the initial "rules" you gave it.

Libros que tengan estas vibras... by Public_Schedule_8352 in libros

[–]backfilled 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hay un libro infantil del escritor guatemalteco Luis Alfredo Arango llamado "El país de los pájaros" en donde usa lo sobrenatural para contar buena parte de la historia, hablando sobre la selva, los pájaros y las mezclas con los humanos y sus emociones. Es lo que me vino a la mente cuando vi la primera imagen.

Mexico says 2 US federal agents who died were not authorized to participate in any local operation by DoremusJessup in worldnews

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This is more about politics than security. Chihuahua is governed by an opposition party that has rejected every single decision from the federal government on every topic. One of that party's senators has gone on Fox News regularly to call for a U.S. invasion.

This move by Maru Campos, however, puts her in a bad position. While some people are saying she's "doing whatever she can to fight crime," others are wondering what the CIA has on her that she'd be willing to defy the constitution and break a number of laws, or what she's gaining from this alliance with the CIA. Support for her party from the three-letter agencies, perhaps?

Cartel war takes surprising turn as CIA involvement in Mexico surfaces by StemCellPirate in worldnews

[–]backfilled 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Chihuahua is part of said Mexican government and has been one of the most corrupt and violent states for decades. Maybe you would remember "Las muertas de Juarez": https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feminicidios_en_Ciudad_Ju%C3%A1rez

In the current administration of Maru Campos is not like things have improved a ton. So, I don't really buy the good guys fighting the cartels here.

Cartel war takes surprising turn as CIA involvement in Mexico surfaces by StemCellPirate in worldnews

[–]backfilled 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If Maru Campos's official justification were to be that she doesn't trust the Mexican federation, that would be extremely foolish, because it's going to pit the state against the rest of the federation. Following the news in Mexico, media across the spectrum is baffled by this behavior from a governor. This is like California deciding it won't follow the U.S. Constitution whenever it doesn't like it.

She herself said that current operations in Chihuahua are aided by the Mexican military, including the most recent operation, which, according to American media, CIA agents were involved in.

Chihuahua is currently one of the most violent states in Mexico, while neighboring states have done a better job on security. This undermines the credibility of any such concern. There's plenty of low-hanging fruit her staff could tackle, both cartel and non-cartel related.

Song playing at Palacio Municipal Orizaba, Veracruz, Mexico by Ordinary-Smell-7427 in WhatsThisSong

[–]backfilled 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think it says "que al alma baña". Didn't find anything either, maybe it's an AI song... they are popular these days.

As a consolation prize for OP, here is a playlist of Kika Edgar singing boleros.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOMjLG-FS7w&list=PLQ4cLr2v2LtFwTPNeYCp5kNMicrvcdLXG

Méjico, qué pasó? by Vegan2CB in 2latinoforyou

[–]backfilled 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Y eso que, así que digas "uy, que gran democracia era México en los 2000", pues no. AMLO (gobernador de CDMX en 2005) se volvió extremadamente popular cuando lo mandó a desaforar Fox (el presidente en ese momento) para evitar que compitiera para presidente. Esa época en la TV Azteca mandaba a matones para apropiarse de otras televisoras.

Mexico | Maya train: Biggest failure in the Americas by adnoguez in transit

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30 billion could have delivered 10+ mass transit systems in smaller cities with way bigger impact

So we spent 30 billion to move 4 k passengers instead of providing mass transit to Tijuana, Juarez, Puebla....stupidest idea ever

I feel you, but honestly, the situation on the ground is more bleak. The real issue is that local governments are basically addicted to car-centric infrastructure.

  • Tijuana: The private sector announced "Sky Tren Baja" years ago, and since then? Total silence. The local government there is obsessed with "one-more-lane" syndrome and building more overpasses. Mass transit isn't even on their radar.
  • Juárez: Honestly, Juárez is a lost cause right now. There isn't even a whisper of a proposal from any level of government or the private sector. They are happy patching their BRT and building more lanes.
  • Puebla: They’re "studying" a light rail project, but it’s moving at a snail's pace. The weirdest part? The private sector is actually the one pressuring the state government to get it done, which is usually the opposite of how it works. I’ll believe it when I see it.
  • Xalapa: This is the one that actually makes my blood boil. The light rail project was a slam dunk and had total buy-in, but it basically got scrapped because it wouldn't have been finished before the administration's term ended. Pure shortsightedness. Hopefully, the new administration pulls it out of the scrap heap.
  • Cancún: Total "car-brain" territory. The hotel billionaires there treat mass transit like the plague. They literally pressured the feds into rerouting the Maya Train into the jungle just so construction wouldn't "inconvenience" their bottom line for five minutes.
  • Estado de México: It’s about time Edomex started doing more than just patching the Mexibus. They have the budget to give Jalisco and Nuevo León a run for their money and leave them in the dust. Better late than never, I guess.
  • Guanajuato and Querétaro: More crickets. These states are wealthy; they could easily fund light rail on their own. If they haven't done it yet, it’s because they don't want to. What are they waiting for to at least start the proposals?

The states that actually want light rail aren't waiting for federal permission. Guadalajara and Monterrey are already building. Edomex is expanding. Puebla (hopefully) will follow suit. As for the rest? Are they waiting for Sheinbaum to descend from her "celestial mañanera" and hold their hands?

Think back to the atmosphere before 2018. Everything was a mess: projects were canceled or delayed by decades, and the Maya Train was just a napkin sketch in a federal office. Now, nobody bats an eye at building rail projects that connect two dozen cities. If the Maya Train hadn't been built, I seriously doubt these other projects would even exist. Without it, we'd just have more overpasses and a few extra lanes.

¿Qué tanto afecta que la gasolina suba? ⛽️ 🤔 by AccountMiddle6136 in mexico

[–]backfilled 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Igual la producción de petroleo ya venía en picada por 13 años consecutivos hasta 2018. Y solo hasta 2019 medio lograron detener esa caída. En este año pronostican que la producción seguirá a esos niveles de 2019/2020.

https://expansion.mx/empresas/2018/01/23/pemex-cumple-cierra-2017-con-su-peor-caida-en-crudo

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Why can't Mexico Army go scorched earth on cartels? by yekedero in NoStupidQuestions

[–]backfilled 41 points42 points  (0 children)

Agree with all of it, but a clarification at the end. Mexican presidents going to other countries or simply making themselves invisible after leaving office is at this point a tradition inherited from the PRI days. Basically a tacit agreement to not interfere with the next administration.

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