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Mandibles

Should I try nix?

Extreme conservatism is as bad as wokism and it amounts to the same underlying trait: being judgemental of others' opinions and life choices specifically when they have no meaningful impact on your life. Conservatives are still cutural central planners and still infringe on the NAP.

Airfry everything

Until a few months ago I was extremely skeptical of AI, thought it was overhyped, etc. I started using it more and more for work and it changed my mind. It's still overhyped but I now recognize how transformative it is. It won't replace all intelectual human labor as many claim. It's a useful tool, a companion. In the 60s/70s, the best programmers were the ones that could memorize more and consult reference manuals faster. After the 00s, the best programmers are the ones that can google the answers faster. Now, in the 20s, the best programmers will be the best prompters. It's important to recognize paradigm shifts. Adapt or die.

Me using the Tor browser to listen to music on youtube because youtube blocks VPN endpoints but not Tor exit nodes

I had a few niche technical subreddits that I still enjoyed lurking once in a while. They ruined everything.

It's absolutely wild that you can't use YouTube with a VPN IP while not signed in. Internet is getting completely unusable. I rather not use YouTube than turn off VPN or god forbid, create a Google account. Note: this applies as well to all other FOSS youtube apps and frontends like LibreTube, NewPipe, yt-dlp. They also get broken.