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[–] sith@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 hour ago

Yes, but it is still preferable to have this behavior. Just as I think it's preferable to have "please do not track", even though it's being removed now. See my other reply. 99% will use the reference implement unless it sucks.

You should still warn users that what you post on the internet probably stays on the internet. Somewhere.

[–] sith@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago) (1 children)

Yes, but all that is true for Facebook, Reddit and whatever. It's still nice to have this feature in the "reference" implementation of Lemmy. I think. Then it will also be easier for instance owners and moderators to follow any local laws that requires this.

I don't know if this is already in the ActivityPub protocol, but it would be nice if all instances who has a copy of some content, deletes it, if it has been marked "request for deletion" by the creator or the owner of the instance where it was first posted. There will always be actors that store specifically all posts that's been marked for delete, but I still think this is preferable.

[–] sith@lemmy.zip 2 points 15 hours ago (6 children)

It would be really nice if this information was super explicit when one joins a community. In the default interfaces. And that users get a notification if community settings change.

[–] sith@lemmy.zip 1 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago) (1 children)

I don't think there is any should. A bad deal is a bad deal. It's not like there are ideal markets at play here (or anywhere anytime). What we're seeing is pretty much a case of socializing the costs and privatizing the profits. With a touch of colonialism.

And then there is the little issue that Germany basically doesn't give a shit about the climate if you look at their actions. Mostly because of general NIMBY and popular fantasies about how nuclear related physics works, among the general public. Which is annoying.

[–] sith@lemmy.zip 0 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago) (1 children)

We both know that Germany isn't even close going fossil free with or without nuclear.

And as long as the current EU situation benefits Germany, things probably will stay the same. But fit for 55 plus a reformed energy market could lead to quite high German inflation which will boost the populist parties even more. And when they have the majority, if it doesn't mean more Russian gas, then it probably mean nuclear. And if they don't get a majority, there is at least no longer a strong Russian actor which can plant anti-nuclear disinformation among the population. At least not as easy as they could before.

Anyway, public opinion can change rather quickly. The anti-nuclear movement is mainly a boomer movement and they are getting old. Prepare for change.

[–] sith@lemmy.zip 0 points 21 hours ago

That's very true. The rational thing is to invest in nuclear on the European continent. The Swedish pricing issue can be solved through politics.

[–] sith@lemmy.zip -1 points 21 hours ago

Yes, that sucks. And they for sure are religious when it comes to nuclear. There are more cautious and strategic ways than throwing hundreds of billions on private contractors on a dysfunctional market. The government should own and run all nuclear production.

[–] sith@lemmy.zip -1 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

It does not matter because the German production, grid and export is completely dependent on coal, gas, and even cheaper imports. And there is no serious plan to get rid of that dependence. Sure, French nuclear was down so they had to import. But that is a consequence of too few reactors. One should have enough nuclear so that one have redundancy for unplanned shutdowns and maintenance. They for sure understood that back in the day. Also, the French exception is German normal. It really isn't a fair comparison. And that's pretty much my point.

[–] sith@lemmy.zip -1 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago) (7 children)

Politics is about changing exactly those circumstances. Nothing is eternal. If Germany really wants to, Germany can build nuclear within a decade (I mean Germany has previously done far more extreme things in less time, like energiewende, or inventing nuclear reactors while fighting a total war). It's of course a big economic risk because of the possible high alternative cost. That's why the government should do it. You have to compare that with the risk of not having a fossil free alternative to gas and coal within 15 years. Actually, the risk is not that great because you will get fossil free energy either way.

You sure write like a neoliberal. Maybe you're just not aware of that. Not seeing politics as a viable tool is maybe the most neoliberal thing one can do. And it's very damaging to society in all western countries right now. Unless you weren't ironic...

[–] sith@lemmy.zip -1 points 22 hours ago

That's what's happening. But it takes time. And it won't really change anything unless the Swedish and/or the EU energy market or pricing model is reformed.

If the system isn't changed the demand for Swedish fossil free electricity will just go up in Germany and Denmark, since their energy is much more expensive. Swedish households will pay for lower energy prices in Germany and in Denmark, plus greater margins for private and public Swedish energy producers. And the households only get more expensive energy in return. It's just a really bad deal for Swedish households at the moment.

The only good thing with the current situation is that Germany uses less fossil fuels and that it might become slightly cheaper to import German goods, because of the larger energy supply.

[–] sith@lemmy.zip -3 points 22 hours ago

Bush is a fucktard, but so is the German energy policy.

 

The talk is that the Core Ultra 9 285K works better with Linux than Windows. What's your experience? And how well does it work with Proton?

 

I'm looking into buying a new system and I wonder which of all the mainboard manufacturers you recommend for Linux in general and gaming in particular? Which ones have the best Linux driver support and which ones publish open source drivers? Are AMD or Intel chipsets preferred?

Also general best bang for the buck recommendations are appreciated!

And yes, I have googled this and I have some ideas, but I'm interested in what my fellow Lemmies think. And I also want this information to be here on Lemmy instead of Reddit or AI generated blogs. If you feel offended by this, you're totally free to not reply and also down vote this post.

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It is clear that the signal to noise ratio of the WWW is getting worse. It's much harder to find good content when using a good old search engine. And if it's good it is usually hosted on Reddit or Stackexchange.

So remember, even if it's easy too Google something (well, it isn't nowadays), we want to create a fediverse of good content that helps people (I hope). So, it's always better to write a real answer if you have the time and energy. Please help boost the SNR and reverse the AI fueled information degradation loop.

 

Good FOSS software and reliable service providers? Etc.

 

Howdy!

(moved this comment from the noob question thread because no replies)

I'm not a total noob when it comes to general compute and AI. I've been using online models for some time, but I've never tried to run one locally.

I'm thinking about buying a new computer for gaming and for running/testing/developing LLMs (not training, only inference and in context learning) . My understanding is that ROCm is becoming decent (and I also hate Nvidia) , so I'm thinking that a Radeon Rx 7900 XTX might be a good start. If I buy the right motherboard I should be able to put another XTX in there as well, later. If I use watercooling.

So first, what do you think about this? Are the 24 gigs of VRAM worth the extra bucks? Or should I just go for a mid-range GPU like the Arc B580?

I'm also curious experimenting with a no-GPU setup. I.e. CPU + lots of RAM. What kind of models do you think I'll be able to run, with decent performance, if I have something like a Ryzen 7 9800X3D and 128/256 GB of DDR5? How does it compare to the Radeon RX 7900 XTX? Is it possible to utilize both CPU and GPU when running inference with a single model, or is it either or?

Also.. Is it not better if noobs post questions in the main thread? Then questions will probably reach more people. It's not like there is super much activity..

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