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But for information to be considered “evidence” in the first place, there has to be an associated criminal act. I.e. a reasonable cause for suspicion that puts the individual under arrest, and henceforth, all manipulation of information is considered tampering.

However, he was not under arrest, so there was no baseline of information to be considered. If he was to wipe his phone in-flight, or after the border control (if the phone wasn’t checked at the border), or at any point in time at all really, this would also be considered evidence tampering, by this logic.

However, if I recall from the story, there was a certain jurisdiction at the border, which enabled the agents to have “reasonable cause for suspicion” for any reason, which means that it doesn’t matter what you have or not on your phone. If they are curious about you (i.e. suspicious), and you do not share your phone contents, just like the contents of your handbag, you’re effectively resisting arrest. And at that point, all information is considered evidence.

I’m still impressed that wiping your phone is considered a crime, regardless of what is or isn’t on the device.

I think we’ll unfortunately see a degradation over time of capable programmers, as it’s with most other things: Humans learn poorly from seeing things being done for them, rather than doing it themselves. AI can be a good resource for iteration and a sort of rubber duck, and even for explaining things (with external confirmation). But as it currently stands, people find it much more attractive to just let AI do the work for them. That’s the most prominent work culture after all, based on capitalistic values: Economic growth above all.

I see it in schools as well, unfortunately: Students find it much more appealing to get good grades than to actually learn. Not everyone, of course, but still way too many.

And I do understand many of the students: The bar for junior programmers has now increased, as a lot of employers simply think “why hire a human that is on the same level as AI?”.

I can vouch for that: As a programmer, I can generally see both programming AI and general LLM use if it was copy-pasted. I know a guy who isn’t a programmer who’ve used Claude Code to make an app, and things are working, but it’s sooo clear even to a junior SE that it’s vibe-coded. There’s a clear lack of consistency, architecture, maintainability, and general human readability.
However, if the code/text was reviewed and edited by a capable human programmer, it’s incredibly difficult to single out what is a product of AI and not.

Actual programmers who understand and can write code themselves who use AI simply as a tool, NOT a shortcut, will produce indistinguishable code. Linus is an incredibly smart and capable guy, and for specific uses, I’m confident in him using this tool responsibly.

(The ethics of AI use is a different topic however…)

You probably have been asked this many times already, but I’ll ask anyways, in case the answer has changed/mutated: When you look at other similar projects like TREK, GeoPulse, and Reitti (Reitti dev make appearances here on the fediverse also), what makes you feel like your projects stands out with? And are there specific things that you’d want to adapt from others’ solutions?

Sidenote: I didn’t realize there were so many alternatives…!

Keep up the good work anyhow! Competition is good, and it’s cool to see the progress in these update posts!

Well, this surely is going to accelerate the push for electric vehicles in Europe. I don’t often speculate on the market, but I think my next car is going to be electric at least.

Fair point. I’m considering the far right to be much more trigger happy, inciting action against “the enemy”, whoever it’s convenient that that is. If there are civilian deaths, I don’t think the politians will be much like “it’s okay, these things happen”.

True, but with the armament of Europe these days, as well as far-right political parties coming to power, I don’t think countries like Poland, Lithuania, Germany, and maybe even Estonia would be very hesitant to participate in a joint military operation (aka. war) if they get provoked enough. Not to mention there have already been several provocations to rile up these and other nations.

But you’re right, the primary focus is the long game, for as long as it’s deemed reasonable.

I feel like the people who say “Russians brought this on themselves” are ignorant, and don’t understand how propaganda works. Furthermore, they’re probably quite blind to actual conditions due to simply choosing the moral high ground like sheep reading sensationalist media.

it’s high time to ostracize and isolate Russia

It is already being done as much as we politically dare, as it’s in everyone’s best interest to avoid further escalation of the war. Russia’s economy has taken significant hits due to not only sanctions, but internal trouble as well, like emigration, significantly increased military spending, and loss of young men from the working class in the meat grinder. Their national economy is heavily burdened, and the working class feels this the most. Russia’s balls are getting bluer and bluer, and they can only keep this up for so long…
What do you suggest we do though?

However, I feel like we’re inching closer and closer to NATO/EU engaging with military power, if we get just one stray Shahed/Geran drone astray that kills civilians in a country of said organizations. Hopefully it won’t happen, but that is the next step up from all the sanctions that have been imposed.

Only possible reason I can think of is a type of M.A.D.

It makes me hopeful for some action and dialogue with such direct and even provocative speech. But alas, I feel like this is going to be disregarded as simply blindly hostile words towards a delusional dictator.

Kremlin is too deep in shit to pull out, and are trying every trick in the book to maintain power over the people and tell them that it’s not shit, but glory, that is up to their necks.

I fear we are getting closer and closer to global military intervention (WW3), needing only a single drone strike on NATO grounds that causes a civilian casualty.

It’s good to see that this gets the traction and public attention it deserves, and hopefully this leads to further discussions and investigations into other smart devices and companies. Not only these companies’ capabilities of spying on you, but other people like bad actors, or even state actors like NSA. There’s already plenty of speculation about data being willingly handed over to the NSA, and I think a lot of it is true, unfortunately…

How about battery saving settings? Or data saver? (I constantly use battery saver, and it’s pretty aggressive with restricting processes)

Just feeling cunty today

Totally fair - There’s not a lack of things to feel that way about these days, unfortunately. Here’s to better days, no matter where you are in life 🫖🍵

I’m sorry to hear. I wish them the best of luck, and may they return safely.

I don’t mean to completely shut you down; there are indeed a lot of supporters, unfortunately. But I think the success in shutting them down lies in separating them from those who are on our side. It’s no easy task, but I imagine your friend is doing their best at exactly this. Same as mine.

Not hating your source, but I question the validity of this information at scale. I also know people living in Russia, and they have also said that there are fanatics doing these sorts of things. But someone living in Russia voicing their opinion on the fanatics being fanatics (i.e. opposing their cheering and being perceived as against the government’s cause) will land you (and potentially your family) in deep shit. This also means that it’s difficult for you to find people who share your oppressed opinion. Especially now as Kremlin has started blocking apps like Telegram, and is forcing people to use their state-made app (surveillance app deluxe).

What I’m saying is that it’s a much bigger mush of grey than the media or individuals say that it is. Kremlin has intentionally made it as difficult as possible for there to be an uprising, by giving you no other option but to do and say “just like everyone else”. I’m sure your source can confirm that he/she has to be very careful about words against the government if they want to live in peace…

Example of how ruthlessly they take you: https://youtube.com/watch?v=IM7TBEr72nE

Take into account the effects of propaganda, the fear of being hunted by police/FSB, and the restrictions of media that are not state-controlled, how do you know it’s a majority? Sources, please.

And a lot of people protested, despite facing brutal police treatment and jail.

Don’t treat the entire population based on the bad apples you find.

And a lot of people protested, despite facing brutal police treatment and jail.

A lot of those who cheered were arguably illusioned by propaganda. They don’t know/trust any other perspective or information. But now that they are facing very real consequences themselves, like the fuel shortage, they’re starting to become disillusioned.

A lot of people deserve what’s coming to them, but trust me, there’s many who are fighting on the same side as you. Don’t diminish their efforts just because they live in a country you hate the government of.

As they said, Russia is not very democratic, and propaganda has been prominent in Russia for a long time, before Putin came to power too.

If you expect people to act on information they do not have, you’re ignorant and no better than them. Be better.