I so wanted to believe this story. Made me smile though.

Nothing that AI can't fix. . . but I guess that scares me more. :-)

I for one, would rather not have code tied up in ethics discussions. I disagree with your statement "You have to explicitly be OK with someone using your AI creation to harm kids, to destroy lives, to create scams, to automate cyberbullying, to impersonate loved ones". That's like loaning your car to your teenage relative, and saying it's equivalent to agreeing to their use of the vehicle to break road laws, do burnouts, and conduct ram raids. I don't think that's the case. As usual, things are not binary "good" or "bad" but but more subtle. Often, restrictions on use serve to restrict use for the "good guys". The bad people really don't care what you think. Don't want your software used for harmful purposes, define harm. One of the most heinous people of the Nazi regime discovered an efficient means to create nitrate fertilisers. (look it up). Without this discovery, it might be difficult to feed the population of the earth at this point in time. I'm sure he thought he was doing the right thing. Oppenheimer and the Manhattan project created nuclear weapons - was that the right thing? It depends on your perspective. Or rather their perspective - which you don't have a lot of control over. . . . and then who fundamentally decides. Is it you personally, or a self imposed restriction by the end users, assuming they even read the license. While trying to control who uses your software is well meaning. In practise, I think you can only do it where you explicitly allow access through a license. Once the software is "open" - it's open.

The Task Manager inserts a task of it's own, with a stub that includes a known computation - the percentage for performance is the relationship between the CPU time the stub is allocated, vs the other competing processes. There are a number of reasons why you might see less than 100% CPU. One reason is concurrency. Not all tasks can proceed in parallel. Or the software might not effectively split the tasks up. Sometimes a task will need to wait for something else to complete. If that happens a lot, then it affects CPU utilization. Some tasks are IO or network bound. In those cases the CPU waits for the network or peripheral to respond which also affects the CPU utilization. Sometimes it's just poorly written software. Hope that helps.

But does it have a USB port you can plug a drive into. . drives are like $40 AUD nowadays.

You can use a live install CD and "dd" to overwrite the disk sufficiently to ensure it's not recoverable - with some caveats: 1) If the disk is SSD - then the wear levelling makes it impossible to guarantee deletion, short of using the manufacturers utility for the purpose (if you can get it). 2) There are variations on what you need to do, depending on the age, the ACSC ISM says this:

Control: ISM-0354; Revision: 6; Updated: Dec-21; Applicability: All; Essential Eight: N/A
Non-volatile magnetic media is sanitised by overwriting it at least once (or three times if pre-2001 or under 15 GB) in its entirety with a random pattern followed by a read back for verification.

3. It takes hours to delete the disk - so unless you plan to re-use it, physical destruction is usually easier. This page decribes how to use dd as hinted earlier. [How to Wipe Hard Drive Clean Using dd Command in Linux - LookLinux](https://www.looklinux.com/how-to-wipe-hard-drive-clean-using-dd-command-in-linux/)

That's because he was worried that the slightest IT person would injure themselves. It's all about exposure. If they go with the lightest devices, no one can hold them accountable for staff having to carry all that weight and injure themselves. IMHO, the best way to get around that would be to have three different models on the catalogue and let staff pick the one that suits them best. Then they choose. They make the choice around what they are comfortable enough to carry.

VIM or NeoVim can do this. [https://stackoverflow.com/questions/706076/vim-delete-blank-lines#706083\](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/706076/vim-delete-blank-lines#706083) When I first started with VI I hated it. The more I learn though, the better it is. It's my editor of choice now, but I confess I don't use it enough to keep all the goodness in my head, and I often need a few moments to get into the VIM headspace when I start.

Anyone who has read a shrink wrapped license should have an inkling of how this is going to go down. My prediction:* Car is provided with autonomous driving capability, but it's not enabled by default.

• User reads the license (!) and accepts it. License of course places all of the risk back on the owner who agrees. By accepting this license Neither car yard nor the device manufacturer or installer, gives any other express warranties, guarantees, or conditions regarding autonomous driving. and installer exclude all implied warranties and conditions, including those of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose. If your local law does not allow the exclusion of implied warranties, then any implied warranties, guarantees, or conditions last only during the term of the limited warranty and are limited as much as your local law allows.
• Final point - car manufacturer identifies the driver/occupant by breaching your privacy and using sensors in the car (weight, seat adjustment etc) or a profile to identify the person who is "in control" of the vehicle. PS: Elon Musk is not silly. His autonomous driving already takes this approach. Driver must be ready to take control etc. That it's totally impractical is irrelevant. It's all about blame.

Have you considered explaining the problem to a rubber duck? Maybe try to explain the problem to someone without any technical skills. They are likely to think about the problem in a different way unbound from the technical constraints. Best of luck. :-)

If they don't measure their SLA's - how do they know if they meet them? Do they let you the organisation specify how you are going to measure the SLA's? If not, I recommend this high technology device to help to determine if the service levels were met: Industry recognised SLA measurement device Ask them: if you assert they did not make their SLA's what their process would be to determine that they did? Otherwise - indefinite free service. :-)

3 Super duper stable. :) Obligatory mention of Tannenbaum and Minix 3 ([Minix 3 - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minix\_3))

I like monoid. I'm sure others will hate it.

Black nail polish. Put a thin veneer on the LED - the same way people darken their tailights. Try it in an inconspicuous area first. . .

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2. Steam - I have some windows games i would lose I guess

I've found that Linux steam support is pretty good these days. Most games are at least playable, unless they are really new. Sometimes there is a little futzing about, but usually nothing too dramatic.

I've had a number of different keyboards over the years. I like the IBM Model M I have in the office, but at home I have a Keychron K8 which I'm very happy with. You can get Keychron keyboards at Scorptec in a variety of configurations and switch types. Wired and wireless. From about $100 and up. If you like clicky keys - go with Blue keyswitches. If you like clicky but hate the noise, go with Brown keyswitches, and if you like silent with no tactile feedback - Go Red keyswitches. Personally I can't stand Red Keyswitches - but I can understand why some other people might like them - particularly for gaming. If gaming is super important, and you are still partial to Logitech - the tactile feedback romer-g keyboards are all pretty good, but take getting used to. You barely need to breath on the keys for them to register. Hope that helps.

They still work - you just need a USB to PS/2 adapter - and be able to live without a Windows Key. I'm using one at work at the moment. The only other thing is that not all USB adapters or PC USB ports are made to the same standards. I have heard of problems with cheaper USB adapters.

I lost weight during COVID. I think it was because I replaced half the commute with a bike ride for some exercise in the mornings. Allocating some time for that might work for you as well.

Came across this the other day. Dying to try it out. Might help with your performance or battery problems. [Tiny11 is out—a lightweight and debloated Windows 11 for less powerful computers - Neowin](https://www.neowin.net/news/tiny11-is-outa-lightweight-and-debloated-windows-11-for-less-powerful-computers/)

I usually use freeze spray canned air to push out the bunnies (keeping a greater distance to avoid too much freeze). Other things I have seen work have been photography cleaning tools and puffers - and they have a laptop vacuum which has a finer tip - so you can control where the suck comes from better. Many years ago - where I worked, we cleaned an entire PC in the freon bath I had access to. While it works great - I don't think you can do this anymore. It is apparently not good for the environment.