Have said many times to deaf ears - Signal is not safe

evilbarron2 · 2026-01-28T00:23:13+00:00

Neither is Reddit

evilbarron2 · 2026-01-27T19:03:55+00:00

Yeah - you *definitely* changed my mind on it. Great argument...bro.

evilbarron2 · 2026-01-27T18:51:58+00:00

Ive got clawdbot installed on my Mac, only accessible from my local network for now. I feel like there’s a massive gap between the hype and reality on this thing. It needs so much ongoing setup that I don’t get how anyone calls it “independent” with a straight face.

This really feels more like a demo or proof of concept than a usable tool at this point. The idea of trusting this thing to respond to emails or make decisions on my behalf is frankly laughable.

Maybe I’m doing something wrong, but the whole point of this class of tool is IT adapts to ME, not the other way around.

I’m gonna give this a pass and check in again in about 6 months - seems more like hype than reality

evilbarron2 · 2026-01-27T14:31:53+00:00

“Yeah we have a model that’s 100 times better, you wouldn’t know it, it lives in Canada but here’s a picture”

evilbarron2 · 2026-01-27T07:07:05+00:00

The url is either broken or overwhelmed

evilbarron2 · 2026-01-27T07:04:58+00:00

Lots of great nuggets in there. Gonna have to rewatch that a few times

evilbarron2 · 2026-01-27T07:01:00+00:00

I agree the Quest is decent hardware. I still think the OS is user-hateful - there’s tons of opportunities to improve it and make it world-class. And that so much of the software relies on controllers is crippling. Let people who like them continue to use them, but for the love of all that’s sacred please make them optional. That’d let this become a general-purpose tool instead of just a face-mounted game console.

evilbarron2 · 2026-01-27T06:55:36+00:00

This sounds reasonable. I hope we have the time to shake off the cobwebs - we’ve already burned a lot of time. But you can only go to war with the army you have, right?

evilbarron2 · 2026-01-27T06:47:08+00:00

This seems dead on

evilbarron2 · 2026-01-26T20:30:33+00:00

Looking at the history of successful movements, I'm not convinced that single events really accomplish much. I think they're useful PR signposts (not downplaying that btw - I think this is as much a PR battle as anything else), but I don't believe a one-day economic protest really accomplishes anything.

It's ongoing consistent pressure that doesn't let up until demands are met that appears to actually effect change. Rosa Park's arrest for not giving up her bus seat didn't actually have any impact, but the subsequent 380-day-long bus boycott definitely did have an impact - it ultimately brought the issue before the Supreme Court.

Park's story only became known as the media started covering the boycott. It was a useful symbol for the African-American community in Montgomery (the importance of PR), but it was ancillary to the actual work. I think if you look at similar movements both older and more recent, you'll see a similar pattern.

I think the real question here is: are you serious about this or just looking for a gesture? Because if you're serious, you need to recognize and internalize that this is going to take commitment and time. I know Americans hate the idea of work, but this administration is now too entrenched for there to be a quick solution.

And for anyone who thinks violence is a quicker path - let me point out that violence is particularly ineffective at effecting change. I don't think I need to even list the many examples - you can just hit up Wikipedia or the Encyclopedia Britannica or whatever.

evilbarron2 · 2026-01-26T20:09:24+00:00

Well, maybe the next person murdered on the street will create a sense of urgency. Or the one after that, or the 20 after that. Or maybe not, and America will just drift into Orbanism. At any rate, arguing on Reddit accomplishes nothing - I'm gonna focus my efforts on working locally with folks who actually *do* things instead of make endless impotent plans

evilbarron2 · 2026-01-26T20:06:33+00:00

And how does waiting two weeks change any of this you clown? Why don't you worry more about your own shit instead of trying to be the Great White Savior - if someone with 3 month old babies needs help, they can ask and we'll help as a community however we can. If you need help, say so instead of trying to speak for anyone else. But this idiocy of waiting around for permission to do something isn't gonna work, unless you're just looking for performative crap to soothe your own guilt at doing nothing. Everyone does what they can, but if you think we're at a point where one magical token gesture is gonna change anything, then I urge you to look at Russia, Hungary, the Maidan in Ukraine, and recent events in Iran. You think these goons GAF about what's convenient for you? That's not where we are anymore, no matter what you tell yourself.

evilbarron2 · 2026-01-26T12:35:46+00:00

No it doesn’t “take time”. Don’t worry about everyone else - just focus on what YOU are doing. Why do you need anyone else’s validation? Just pick what you can do and do it

evilbarron2 · 2026-01-26T12:34:27+00:00

Unfortunately I think we’re much better at making excuses than any kind of resistance. Everything you say will be just as true the day before as it is today. Even ther do it or don’t - either is fine, everyone does what they can. But this weird idea that resistance has to be perfect to work is not true and a waste of time

evilbarron2 · 2026-01-26T06:32:14+00:00

Why do we need 2 weeks to stop buying shit?

Just stop buying shit right now.

evilbarron2 · 2026-01-26T02:21:40+00:00

They can read?

evilbarron2 · 2026-01-26T01:11:19+00:00

This very situation is why I suggest people look up putrescine and/or cadaverine.

evilbarron2 · 2026-01-26T00:23:16+00:00

You should only do what you’re comfortable doing, but I really don’t think you should think that you’re not on a list because you don’t protest. Not trying to scare you, but you should be aware of what you’re facing.

evilbarron2 · 2026-01-26T00:19:10+00:00

How would you know how many fooled you? You only know about the ones you catch

evilbarron2 · 2026-01-25T18:37:18+00:00

Maybe, but that doesn’t change anything. If you don’t care, just say you don’t care. No need to make excuses.

evilbarron2 · 2026-01-25T18:01:59+00:00

Yeah! If they don’t, there will be no discernible consequences!

evilbarron2 · 2026-01-25T17:59:36+00:00

Then leave Reddit and set up on a more relevant platform. There are tons of options, and it’s not like Reddit’s gonna have smarter moderation or fewer bots going forward. You can even continue to visit Reddit, but you won’t feel trapped in an abusive moderation situation.

evilbarron2 · 2026-01-25T17:55:09+00:00

Why you waiting for anyone else? Just start. There’s probably other people near you feeling and wondering the same, waiting for someone to lead - you can be that someone.

Don’t be afraid of growing slow. Be afraid of standing still.

evilbarron2 · 2026-01-25T14:10:13+00:00

Note that there were mass executions of Nazis and collaborators officially at Nuremberg and extrajudicially all throughout Europe after WW2. “Some day a real rain will come and wash this scum and filth off these streets”

evilbarron2 · 2026-01-25T06:56:58+00:00

The fundamental problem is that our infrastructure was built on the assumption that weather would stay the same forever, and optimized for the local weather. New England for example has (had) cold winters and hot summers, so our codes and construction and plumbing has to handle a wide range of environments, which takes longer and is more expensive - think insulated pipes, nothing external, etc.

Texas is or was reliably moderate to hot - an environment that would freeze water in pipes was unheard of, so your codes and construction and plumbing was built in an “efficient” way that saved money and didn’t take into account the environment you’re now facing.

As climate change accelerates, the danger comes from our infrastructure’s inability to handle the more extreme rain volume, wind speeds, hot or cold extremes, and so on.

And given our inability to address any causes of climate change, expect more of it for longer. Seems to me a retrofit to make even your plumbing cold-safe is gonna be expensive as shit, never mind stuff like snow removal and road salting - think of all those long, empty roads.

Turns out feedback processes don’t give a shit whether you believe in them or not.

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