Extremely lame work by Google. Infeasible? Why? This is absolutely a security vulnerability. Any ad SDK on any app on your phone can use it to associate your VPN activity.

Retaliating against journalists is not a good sign.

Defense in depth, indeed. There’s layers to trust, and I prefer that my containers stayed contained just in case.

This was also my experience. I know the disclosure was handled poorly, but I’m pleased to see that my distribution (Fedora) reacted expediently to news of the security issue.

Woah, I didn’t know they were working on those features. Thanks for sharing!

Normal user? Extremely rarely would you need to build the kernel. Distributions design their options to fit most use cases, and you’ve observed the extensibility through modules. The kernel itself has moved towards runtime configurable options for your convenience over time, such as with

PREEMPT_DYNAMIC

Where in the past changing the preemption model would require a recompile. Ultimately, this is a good thing; it makes your life easier and you can get better support for a common kernel if you need to debug.

It does happen though if you need special hardware or if you’re picky about specific kernel features. For example, I’ve used kernels that don’t have built-in support for memory compression. Need is a subjective term, and I felt that was a configuration option that I needed because a memory upgrade was not an option. I would argue there was a point to that effort. Considering that you phrase your question as asking about normal users, then no, I would say that’s rarely beneficial, might actually be disadvantageous because you won’t receive as much help debugging problems from your distribution, and generally you can achieve your goals by tuning runtime kernel parameters anyway.

Sounds like it’s a good idea to use an instance that isn’t in the USA to protect yourself from data demands.

It’s a grift. You bribe me to get an exception. That’s how they get so rich so fast.

Don’t look at me. I have nothing to do with AI.

Ubuntu just added that feature. Not my distro of choice, but it’s coming up.

The problem is fossil fuels have way deeper pockets to pay bribes, and generally speaking, bribery is legal in the US.

A single person used AI to help write a port for macOS. It’s not exactly a community effort even though the developer bills it as such. It’s unofficial and unaffiliated with the project.

Doesn’t ARM require an architectural license even if you aren’t borrowing IP cores? Apple paid big bucks for one.

I really hope you’re right. My employer is using it as a crutch. I don’t think they can stop using AI because they just don’t have enough skilled employees to deliver on their commitments. They would pay nearly any price, and I’m sure they’re not alone.

This is fallout of the broader problem of ultra-extreme centralization and shortsightedness in pursuit of line go up. We eagerly run into a climate catastrophe for the same underlying reason. It’s not a matter of understanding the problem, but a matter of willingness to solve it.

Collectively, we are not willing to solve problems that might require a measure of compromise today.

Tale as old as time. Corpos try to get you dependent and then give your business an atomic wedgie.

It’s way worse than that, because they get more value per unit of spend. This further confirms that China is way out in front.

U.S. dominance is in question.

I think we’re past this point, too. We no longer value or understand our position.

That’s because they were in fact trying to kill all of you so no one would be left to tell their side of the story.

Cargo can be hard to find in the shops these days. I love it for air travel.

Russia and China watch US pull a Ukraine and now have an extremely cost-effective way of harming or outright destroying US assets similar to US dumping its spare power into the Ukraine conflict.

They’d be fools not to take advantage of the opportunity, but not nearly as foolish as we were for entering this pointless war in the first place.