Scrounger

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by Scrounger 1mo ago
> Changing email providers sounds daunting, but it was relatively painless If you have your own custom domain, changing providers is pretty easy, IMO. In fact, the portability factor is probably the best benefit of having your own domain
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by Scrounger 3mo ago
> I'm running these things in headless VMs What's your setup like and what do you use it for? I have a M2 Max MBP with plenty of ram and I use VSCode + Zoo Code plugin with Qwen3-Coder-Next-GGUF:UD-Q4_K_XL to run local agentic
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by Scrounger 3mo ago
Location: San Diego, CA Remote: Yes Willing to relocate: Maybe. Technologies: I'm a full-stack growth marketer with enough coding chops to prototype MVPs. Worked in the blockchain sector for the past 7 years and would like to transitio
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by Scrounger 3mo ago
Interesting site/challenge; however, I had trouble browsing and finding "what to do" in a reasonable time. I recently spent like $170 giving a new lease on life to a 15-year-old Lenovo S10-3 Ideapad with a 1-core Intel Atom C
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by Scrounger 3mo ago
> I recommend Magic Earth. LOL Bruh... this has a 1.7 rating on Android based on 42k reviews https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.generalmag...
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by Scrounger 3mo ago
> Like allowing apps to restrict screenshots. I own the phone. If I want a screenshot, it should screenshot. This is not something for apps or Google to determine, and if the OS listens to me (not the app) it should allow screenshotting
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by Scrounger 3mo ago
> What about banking Apps? No problem there? Most banking apps work, but Google Pay/NFC payments won't work.
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by Scrounger 4mo ago
> May God protect us. Today, data systems and algorithms can be deployed at unprecedented scale and speed. Unintended consequences will affect people with that same scale and speed — Michael Chapman
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by Scrounger 4mo ago
> Also M2 batteries are about maybe halfway done already unless the refurb replaced the battery. My mom still uses a 2019 Macbook Air with 8GB of RAM. The battery requires servicing, but she's unaware and still using it just fine. I
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by Scrounger 4mo ago
> why Apple has nearly wiped it off their site all together, seriously go check out apple.com, not a single mention of Apple Intelligence. TBF, the reason Apple removed "Apple Intelligence" is that they failed to deliver on its
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by Scrounger 5mo ago
I've been running qwen3.6:35b-a3b-q4_K_M (22.3GB) via Ollama. Is the 20.9GB GGUF version better or negligible in comparison?
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by Scrounger 5mo ago
> Which open weights model? Yes, I'm also wondering! Currently I'm testing out gemma4:26b and qwen3.6:35b-a3b-q4_K_M locally on my M2 Max Macbook Pro. Not the fastest, but reasonable. However, I am also interested in getting as
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by Scrounger 5mo ago
Who remembers BlackICE Defender tho? https://archive.org/details/BlackICE_Defender
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by Scrounger 6mo ago
I'm on regular Android but thinking about switching to GrapheneOS for my next phone.
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by Scrounger 7mo ago
This is what I do... I use Mullvad VPN with NextDNS.io for DNS.
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by Scrounger 7mo ago
> https://coveryourtracks.eff.org/ I get "Our tests indicate that you have some protection against Web tracking, but it has some gaps." but nothing of too much importance I think. I use a VPN and NextDNS.io.
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by Scrounger 7mo ago
> I know it's a cliché, but the road to hell is paved with good intentions. "Kindly let me help you, or you will drown, said the monkey as it put the fish safely up a tree" —Alan Watts
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by Scrounger 7mo ago
> Beginning to wonder if convenience is the root of all evil, and not money. Self-deception is actually the root of all evil, not money nor convenience.
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by Scrounger 7mo ago
> Try to beat this: https://fingerprint.com I beat it, I think... nothing much there. I use a VPN and NextDNS.io.
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by Scrounger 7mo ago
> Many non technical people have ethical concerns. 100% correct. I have many non-technical friends who want to De-Google but lack the knowledge and/or find the switch intimidating.
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by Scrounger 7mo ago
Google Fi will auto-switch between AT&T and T-Mobile but not Verizon, AFAIK.
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by Scrounger 8mo ago
I don't think I agree with the following from this guide: > Do not use a personal virtual private network (VPN). Personal VPNs simply shift residual risks from your internet service provider (ISP) to the VPN provider, often increas
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by Scrounger 1y ago
> My issue is that crawlers aren’t respecting robots.txt Cloudflare has a toggle switch to automatically block LLM's + scrapers etc: https://blog.cloudflare.com/declaring-your-aindependence-blo...
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by Scrounger 1y ago
> Bluesky FWIW, I've been consistently posting quality stuff on Bluesky for the last year, and despite having a few hundred followers, I get ZERO engagement. People in the Bluesky subreddit tell me it's not a "post and gho
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by Scrounger 1y ago
> Whitelisting solves the problem for me. I curate every tweet I see with a browser extension. Strangers can't kick down the door. I only see content from my direct follows. It dramatically reduces the stress. Maybe a little like ho
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by Scrounger 1y ago
> Social media as a vessel for diverse discussion is a tall order. It’s too public, too tied to context, and ultimately a no-win game. No matter how carefully you present yourself, you’ll end up being the “bad guy” to someone. The moment
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by Scrounger 1y ago
> Feds and criminals How does one tell the difference?
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by Scrounger 1y ago
> But things will change, because of the scale Yup! Plus we can't ignore the inherent reflexive + emergent effects that are unpredictable. I mean, people are already beginning to talk like and/or think like chatGPT: https:&#x2
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by Scrounger 1y ago
> That's remarkably short-sighted I agree. Once these models get to a point of recursive self-improvement, advancement will only speed up even more exponentially than it already is...
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by Scrounger 1y ago
> I remember reading that llm’s have consumed the internet text data Not just the internet text data, but most major LLM models have been trained on millions of pirated books via Libgen: https://techcrunch.com/2025/0

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