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I've had this puzzle on my phone for years. Every few months I'd glance at it and try and solve it. Last night, as I was eating dinner, I finally figured out the answer! in c/dull_mens_club@lemmy.world
[–] someacnt@sh.itjust.works 0 points 3 days ago (1 children)

IMHO, although it is hard to solve, it is neither brilliant nor profound - rather, it is misleading. It relies on a simple and common trickery involving multiple of 3, which is easy to see through for those with mathematical intuition. Of course many do not practice math, so it is seemingly interesting for them, but it's not much.

Slay the Spire 2 - Early Access Trailer in c/games@lemmy.world
[–] someacnt@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 days ago

Please please please do not bork this one, I don't want to abandon another game I love. Hopefully it's not like KSP 2 or Cities Skylines 2

Me, after carefully reading Rust's ownership and borrow checker rules in c/programmer_humor@programming.dev
[–] someacnt@sh.itjust.works 13 points 3 weeks ago (5 children)

Exactly, C++ is what came to my mind when I saw this. Some people don't put references??

Thanks 🙏🏻 in c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world
[–] someacnt@sh.itjust.works 13 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Security by obscurity does not work, because people are only so creative up to a point. Hence, there are only handful of configurations for the attacker to try out.

This contrasts to e.g. 128-bit secure encryption, which involves trying 2^128 times to break it - which is a number with whopping 38 zeros. It takes 10^22 years to break it with trying at 1GHz rate. It is simply incomparable, and adding a few bits of security by obscure combination is simply not worth it.

Yet, so many people and organizations seem to prefer obscurity to actual security.

Thanks 🙏🏻 in c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world
[–] someacnt@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 month ago

Oh, do you happen to be a physicist or an analyst?

Soo just sharing smthng.. i fucked up my competitive exam today in c/casualconversation@piefed.social
[–] someacnt@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

That must have been soul-crushing.. On the other hand, you get a second chance where you will do much better! Do not fret about the past mistakes, only think of how you will do well in the future.

In some countries (like mine), we don't have second chance like that.. You are in much better position than us!

It works tho in c/programmer_humor@programming.dev
[–] someacnt@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 month ago

Same. Maybe I.. gasp.. like trains?

I don't understand how Moxie Marlinspike's Confer "Private LLM" works in c/privacy@lemmy.ml
[–] someacnt@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 month ago

I wonder if we can really trust the TEEs. Isn't it their hardware where they are quite free to do what they want? Also it looks very vulnerable to the side-channel attacks.

I don't understand how Moxie Marlinspike's Confer "Private LLM" works in c/privacy@lemmy.ml
Histomat of F/OSS: We should reclaim LLMs, not reject them in c/opensource@lemmy.ml
[–] someacnt@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 month ago

I feel like they are confounding LLMs AND general AI/ML. The latter is useful in many areas, while the former is mostly hype imo.

Choose your path! in c/programmer_humor@programming.dev
[–] someacnt@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 month ago

That's such a way to dismiss the theory and academia

'Worst in Show' CES products include AI refrigerators, AI companions and AI doorbells in c/technology@lemmy.world
[–] someacnt@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 month ago

You know that is a lie, a lip service for the gullible mass. Samsung just does not care about security and privacy because it does not boost their profits.

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I am so scared of nuclear war, how do I cope with it? (sh.itjust.works)
 

I fear that nuclear war could be happening soon..

Global tensions seem to be rising, and superpowers are allowed to be more and more reckless. It feels like the third world war is imminent, a nuclear war which would end everything.

I am so scared.. I am so paralyzed to do anything now. Am I overreacting? Also, what should I be doing?

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How to fix intense display tearing? (sh.itjust.works)
 

I have been getting monitor tearing time to time, even with windows. It wasn't occurring often, and I could fix it by turning the monitor off and on, so I have been sleeping on it.

A few days ago, it began tearing like crazy, and it happens after turning the monitor on for a few minutes. It came to the point where the computer is nearly unusable, so I want to solve the issue once and for all.

How do I go with resolving a monitor tearing issue? Or, is it the faulty monitor? The issue also happens on Windows, after all..

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Tech (AI) stock price is not going down as fast as I hoped for.. (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by someacnt@sh.itjust.works to c/fuck_ai@lemmy.world
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https://sh.itjust.works/post/49182958

Soo.. I succumbed to my urge and shorted Nasdaq (was too scared to short Nvidia).

I wished it would go down in breakneck speed, but it has only whimpered so far. Still, it seems to be showing head-and-shoulders / double top pattern, and the pricing looks like it is trailing down.

Indeed, you never know until it truly bursts, though. I wonder what to do with my shorts.

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I feel like the AI bubble has began bursting (sh.itjust.works)
 

This is only a subjective feeling and I do not have substantiated reasoning behind it, but it does feel like the bubble began bursting.

More and more people admitting that it is a bubble, even among the insiders and financial institutions.

We also got some infographic that AI companies are propping each other up. Not really indicative of anything, but it adds to the feeling.

Also idk, the pattern on the stock market looks like the top is in. Ironically, I am relying in this signal the most. Just wanted to post that.

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I feel like shorting nasdaq. What should I do? (sh.itjust.works)
 

I guess I can introduce stop-loss and other cautionary measures to prevent snowballing loss, but shorting is shorting.. Wonder if I could resist the urge.

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I am getting offended on this kind of messages, am I overreacting? (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by someacnt@sh.itjust.works to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
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I got this comment as a reply to my post:

You can get a job and do your math, too.
Other people do more with less, why can't you?
Answer:

spoilerGreed and entitlement.

I feel quite offended, that I have to care about someone else who "do more with less". What does it have to do with greed? I do not get the thought process behind it.

I wonder if I am overreacting. I would feel better if they just said to get a job, but it felt more like they are trying to make fun of me.

EDIT: Thanks everyone for thoughtful replies! Now I feel a lot better - I was in very bad mood when I got the reply above, so I felt even more attacked. Still, I should learn to not get overly offended like this.

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I only managed to produce one paper in 6 months of research. How do I survive? (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by someacnt@sh.itjust.works to c/science@lemmy.world
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I am in the field of applied math, and it took me 6 months to produce a paper. And now, I am out of ideas for new papers.

What should I do? How do I even continue? This is sooo difficult..

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Which instance do you recommend nowadays? (sh.itjust.works)
 

I want to make an alt to post on my expertise, so I want a nice instance to create the new acnt in. Which do you guys recommend? I heard good words about piefed, but not sure I would make the jump, and dont know what the consequences would be.

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Am I resistant to advertisements, or is it all mirage? (sh.itjust.works)
 

I saw a post about how nerds are resistant to advertising, which is bs imo considering how obsessed many nerds to products. But then, I do not seem to get affected - I usually do not desire to buy a product, and only seek out what to buy when needed.

That is, I feel like adverts do not work on me. Is this an illusion? Or maybe, is it that many adverts are made to appeal to neurotypicals?

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Am I alone or is Severance 2 lackluster compared to its predecessor? (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by someacnt@sh.itjust.works to c/movies@lemmy.world
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Just finished watching Severance 2, the Apple TV series about severance protocols. Although I liked the ending being left vague, the other parts felt rather lacking.

I can't give a specific examples, but it was like they were overly complicating the dialogue, which was presumably to appear meaningful and in depth. This also falls flat because it is so hard to follow, and whenever you follow, you realize it is shallower than expected. I could not find true deep meanings other than ice cold corporates stuff. Also, parts like switching to sudden outdoor scenes was so sudden and it seemed to rather harm the narrative.

Did I miss important details and symbolism to understand the show?

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Is F-droid insecure? (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) by someacnt@sh.itjust.works to c/privacy@lemmy.ml
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In the GrapheneOS forum, I encountered a claim that F-droid is insecure (and not good at privacy as well). These links (and more) were given as an evidence:

While there are some attitude against FOSS app, I think the arguments are generally sound and in good-faith. Which makes me confused, as I've been hearing good words about F-droid in lemmyverse.

I am not good at assessing arguments, so I want to ask you guys for more aspects and information.

Also, if not F-droid, what should I use? Is Aurora store, a frontend of play store, not fine to use as well?

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What phone should I buy for privacy? (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by someacnt@sh.itjust.works to c/privacy@lemmy.ml
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My current phone is 7 years old, does not support recent android versions, and battery life is becoming atrocious. This feels like right time to change my phone.

Currently, I know of & am considering 3 options:

  • Google Pixel
  • iPhone
  • Samsung Galaxy

I heard that Pixel is the best choice for privacy, despite it being Google^TM. Should I go with it, and install Graphene OS or similar options? The very fact that the name "Google" is attached makes me nervous. Also, I don't think I can trust android, so I would have to install Graphene OS or the like. In the case, app support would be lacking, though.

I am considering iPhone as well, since it has "reputation" of being secure. Of course, Apple can access my data, but that might be a good enough compromise? Honestly, I don't know. It's the best supported option as well - lots of apps support iPhone.

Galaxy is just the one that I am the most familiar with (my current one is Galaxy S8). I don't trust it, though. Do they even make good hardware nowadays?

EDIT: Turns out, Pixel phones are poorly supported by local telecomm companies. It is relatively cheap though. Still worth it?

EDIT2: I heard that data & message is fine, but the call quality is impacted by lack of VoLTE compatibility.

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