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  • The 6.1.5 release is built from the same code as the tag

    No, it very certainly is not (unless all versions since v.6.0.9 have all been built from the same codebase, which can’t be squared with your occasional posts boasting new functionality with each new version). All tags from v.6.0.9 onward point to the same commit: 6e5a84d.

    I’m uncertain whether the released .iso files all are built from exactly the same code as is in the corresponding source release .zip file on the releases page. (And I don’t think I’d take you at your word if you said they were given how hokey this repo is.) But the tags on that repo at least are 100% pure fiction at best.



  • Honestly, something feels really hokey with that repo. The release 6.1.5 release (the only release) was made 30 minutes ago, but the latest commit in the repo is from July 16. In fact, there are only 9 commits in the whole repo and they were all made on July 9th and July 16. All the tags were made on one of those two dates as well. Plus, all the tags from v.6.0.9 through v.6.1.5 (8 tags total) point to the exact same commit. Can you explain what on earth is up with all this? Is the release built from the same code as the v.6.1.5 tag points to, or is the commit built from a different, (unpublished?) version of the D.eSystem source code? Are you the sole developer of D.eSystem?

    And I guess while I’m asking questions, were LLMs used in the development of D.eSystem?




  • The behaviour is particularly interesting because physically replacing the memory on a Raspberry Pi is already well outside the scope of an ordinary upgrade.

    I mean… aren’t hackers the target audience for Raspberry Pis?

    Yeah, if the reasoning they give isn’t just straight bullshit, then I guess I don’t want to see them drown in support tickets. But it also seems like this move runs pretty counter to the whole point of the Raspberry Pi.

    (Plus, can’t resellers buy 2GB models, redo some of the screen printing, and sell them as 8GB models without even trying to upgrade the RAM to 8GB? That seems at least as bad as getting a Raspberry Pi with a dodgy 8GB RAM chip.)


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    MtoFuck AI@lemmy.worldDo not plant this near data centres
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    Yeah, not a good thing to plant invasive species. As an alternative, I’ll suggest planting protected species (and making sure local authorities know they’re there) where there’s a likelihood of data centers being built. Just as much headache for data centers, not destructive to the planet.

    I’m going to sticky this comment and lock the post. Hopefully folks will see the lock and come looking for the reason and that’ll lead them to this stickied post.

    (Lemmy doesn’t let me edit the post title or anything like that.)



  • I am hazarding a guess you’re in the USA so your dentist is probably trying to milk your health insurance company for all they’re worth.

    Oh you sweet summer child.

    Health insurance in the U.S. doesn’t cover teeth. What are you crazy? Dental issues aren’t medical issues, you see. They’re dental issues. And dental issues are a whole different thing. So if you want dental coverage, you need dental insurance specifically.

    And it’s a lot more common not to have dental insurance than not to have medical insurance. Because I think not being “medical” insurance exactly, they’re less regulated and so can deny more of the claims that they get than medical insurance can. Which runs you the risk of paying monthly for it and then getting your claims denied when it really matters.

    And I’m one of the ones who doesn’t have dental insurance. (Partially because as I said earlier, I haven’t had a cavity in 20 years.) So it’s me they’re milking, not an insurance company. To the tune of about $4,200 so far between the dentist, endodontist, and periodontist. I think that includes the cost of the crown (like, they had me pay in advance for the crown, which makes it even more infuriating that they’re putting me off).