ichbinjasokreativ

ichbinjasokreativ , 16 days ago to Technology in Snowden: OpenAI just went full mask off

Depends on the model. Dolphin-mistral is like 4GB in size and runs on any somewhat modern cpu with reasonable performance. Larger models ofc should be run with higher end gpus at least, but even in hybrid mode (gpu+cpu) models like dolphin-mixtral (26GB) run just fine. For reference, I have a 5800x and a 6900xt, ollama installed in a distrobox container.

ichbinjasokreativ , 17 days ago to Technology in Snowden: OpenAI just went full mask off

Snowden is rather trustworthy simply because he risked A LOT by doing something he believed in. He's an international hero.

Self-hosting an AI chatbot takes 5 minutes and is very easy if you've ever used the linux terminal before.

ichbinjasokreativ , 17 days ago to linuxmemes in I am the outwitter!

They don't neccessarily need to, you can pretty much always just look at reviews. Now you can make a point about trusting reviewers, but all that is still better than trusting the manufacturer or microsoft.

You're right though, there is trust involved, but only if you don't verify things yourself.

ichbinjasokreativ , 17 days ago to Technology in Man sues Apple for accidentally exposing his infidelity

Signal asks if you want to delete a message on all devices, incauding the recipients, or only on the current device.

ichbinjasokreativ , 17 days ago to Technology in Man sues Apple for accidentally exposing his infidelity

Fair point. Signal would ask me if I want to delete on this device only or on all devices though, does iMessage do that too?

ichbinjasokreativ , 17 days ago to Technology in One of the major sellers of detailed driver behavioral data is shutting down

If my current car ever breaks down and repair isn't an option, I'll spend whatever many days it takes me to rip out all the trackers, microphones, interior cameras and antennas in my new car.

this is also the main reason I'll not switch to an EV, they're all full of spyware. This shit needs to be illegal.

ichbinjasokreativ , 17 days ago to Technology in Man sues Apple for accidentally exposing his infidelity

Exactly

ichbinjasokreativ , 17 days ago to linuxmemes in I am the outwitter!

It's more about privacy. Windows might access your mic to get more data on you for advertising, wouldn't be anything new.

ichbinjasokreativ , 17 days ago to Technology in Man sues Apple for accidentally exposing his infidelity

I don't like apple either, but in this case you're right. I have signal on my phone and on my linux machines, if I share those computers with someone else and let them use the same user, they can open signal and see my messages. The guy in the article is an idiot.

ichbinjasokreativ , 17 days ago to linuxmemes in I am the outwitter!

The problem with those is that it's often just a piece of plastic, so the microphone isn't cut off from power. The webcam sees noching, but sound is unaffected.

ichbinjasokreativ , 17 days ago to linuxmemes in I am the outwitter!

Hardware switches physically cut power to the device in question and you can take it apart and verify. There is no trust involved.

ichbinjasokreativ , 18 days ago to linuxmemes in I am the outwitter!

Get a laptip with a real hardware switch for the cam and the mic. Best peace of mind knowing that they're really off. Neither tape, nor the non-electrical built-in plastic sliders do that.

ichbinjasokreativ , 18 days ago to Technology in Microsoft in damage-control mode, says it will prioritize security over AI

So they lied und tried to cover it up, which led to the largest cyber attack ever. There's going to be serious punishment, right? Right?

ichbinjasokreativ , 18 days ago to Technology in New York governor to launch bill banning smartphones in schools

I'm torn on this. Allow them and let natural selection take its course, or force students to pay attention, which I would've hated as a kid.

ichbinjasokreativ , 19 days ago to Technology in Apple surpasses Microsoft as world's most valuable company after unveiling AI plans

And this is why the stock market, net worth and market cap are so stupid. Apple haven't released anything yet, even microsoft haven't really had an idea what AI is actually useful for, apart from their blatant spyware, but apple just go on stage, say "AI" a bunch of times and are the worlds most valuable company once more.