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I’m afraid the power needs for AI will also not decrease. Even if individual models become more efficient and the hardware become more AI optimized. The next logical step is to run even more if those AIs as agents and creating huge chain of thoughts… So no, ai power usage will increase.

We need to leverage existing solutions like how Ana archive is working. Which makes use of torrents. https://annas-archive.org/ Like read this carefully: https://annas-archive.org/datasets

Only they called it “estimates”

Well… the numbers were from Wired: https://wired.me/science/energy/ai-vs-bitcoin-mining-energy/

ow nevermind, bitcoin mining alone is consuming 112.31 TWh annually (it’s a guess). While AI is using 29.2 TWh annually (also a guess).

And then people were complaining about cryptocurrencies… Look at this AI joke… Come on…

Until archive.org soon will be ceased. Other big ROM sites were forced to close as well… It’s madness!! And we are not doing enough to prevent this. For example: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/06/one-of-the-webs-oldest-rom-sites-removes-games-by-nintendo-sega-and-lego

Let’s just ditch that MacOS.

Keep dreaming :D

Yes I know about GPD 10 inch laptop. If you what “super compact”, then go for 7 inch right :P

Agreed. It’s 100% worth to me as well as software engineer. But maybe not for everybody. Then again, it’s the best 13 inch laptop out there for running Linux. Especially considering the 2.8k display variant with 2x scaling works great under any distro.

Yes this one. The 7 inch: https://gpdstore.net/shop/gpd-handheld-gaming-pcs/gpd-win-mini-2024/ . You wanted really really compact?

Framework laptop 13 is just a bit above 1kg. It’s 1.3kg… It is worth weighing this choice (you get the joke? hah, guhmm). If you really need something super compact and very light, maybe a old-school “netbook” will do.

Like the GPD WIN Mini (7 inch, that is super compact, right?)… But really get a Framework laptop hehe.

That is very correct. SELinux is an alternative to AppArmor. But SELinux is much more secure but that comes with a cost. And that is the cost you just described. SELinux is much more advanced and gives you much more control.

I see. Interesting. In my case AppArmor seems to be enabled by default under Linux Mint. As well as under my Ubuntu Server. I might need to look into this better, it looks like an important topic that many people overlooked.

It says for example “107 processes are in enforce mode”. But also… 4 profiles are in complain mode…

it seems like AppArmor isn’t from Ubuntu, so that is great news. So that feature alone it doesn’t require snap. But I’m now talking only about AppArmor.

But this whole ‘fine-grained access control blabalba’ does require Snap indeed…!

is that what they mean by that? I also know it reads: “Ubuntu’s AppArmor implementation". But I didn’t knew it need additional “implementation”. I can just run: sudo aa-status. I still think it’s just a standalone module, and Ubuntu or Debian literately doesn’t need to implement anything extra afaik. Maybe only some configuration files at: /etc/apparmor.d (and most of these files are most likely also not coming from Ubuntu xD)

I still believe Framework laptop 13 is the best choice when going with 13 inch.

Just go with a Framework 13. Yes it’s 13 inch instead of 12 inch. But you will get the best possible Linux laptop out there. And it’s also fully repairable and upgradable. I have the latest Framework 13 AMD 7040, yes AMD. And… do not forget to select the new 2.8k display. Allowing for the first time to just select 200% DPI scaling that just works for Linux! So no scaling issues.! https://frame.work/nl/en/products/laptop-diy-13-gen-amd/configuration/new

And select “7640U - 2.8K Display”.

I hate snaps, so thanks but no thanks if this requires snapd.