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Cake day: June 3rd, 2023

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  • As I said, the architectural changes are quite cool

    As far as I’ve understood it mostly comes down to splitting it up into multiple expert systems, so you don’t need to activate the complete system with every request

    But I’ve only scratched the surface…

    Also, open source… The weights are made publicly available.
    None of the training data or systems

    Edit: regarding “open source”:
    Also Meta’s Llama is on huggingface, just like deepseek. I still wouldn’t talk about transparency here














  • Thanks for the answer!

    I just looked through the different Zorin OS editions and I’m not quite sure, what their “Advanced productivity tools” are, they’re selling in their “Pro” Version

    Anyway, I was more flirting with the education edition anyway, but not sure if there is too much bloat, meant for school administration stuff.

    So I was thinking about just going for the Core version and install the educational software afterwards.

    But the Pro version kinda puts me off.
    If there are some system settings not accessable, because they strangle the user account to not be able to actually do with their system as they want, then this is not interesting for me.

    But I guess, I’m seeing it to dark here…?
    Would be nice to know, if you have any insight, what the actual difference to the Pro version is, despite some themes and pre installed creative software
    Only the advanced productivity things let some alarm bells ring, but maybe I’m paranoid here?

    Thanks in advance!
    I’ll soon need to manage to test it out, but would be nice to have some more information upfront :⁠-⁠)



  • I just upgraded a laptop of a friend with a bit of RAM and an SSD instead of the 5400rpm drive, and put Linux Mint with Cinnamon on it.
    Took all the data, obviously scattered around on the desktop and where not, and tried take a more sane approach in restoring here data, and put them in the corresponding folders in home, I seemed fit.
    Installed a few graphics programs, and pretty much handed it to her, and never got the chance to show her around.

    She really seems to like it still and haven’t had much questions - but maybe they will come in the future.

    I now plan to move my mother’s old laptop to Linux Mint on my Christmas visit as well.

    As she only browses the web and answers mails, she mostly uses her tablet anyway.
    We will see how that one goes…

    Edit: btw, the installation process was a breeze. And as it comes as a live Linux image, you can already look your way around a bit, to decide, if you like it. But most user friendly distributions also provide the same nice installation experience. Linux really leads the market, when it comes to installer and live media - imho


  • I still made the mistake, when I sleep deprived switched if and of somehow
    My then girlfriend wasn’t exactly happy, that all here photos and music, which we just moved off old CDs, that couldn’t be read correctly anymore, and I spent quite some time to finally move them

    Obviously the old CDs and the backup image were thrown out/deleted just a few days earlier, because I proudly had saved the bulk of it - and being poor students having loads of storage for multiple backups wasn’t in reach.
    Backing them up again to fresh CDs was on the plan, but I quickly needed a live USB stick to restore my work laptop…

    Since then I’m always anxious, when working with dd. Still years later I triple check and already think through my backup restoration plan
    Which is a good thing in itself, but my heart rate spikes can’t be healthy