I did GRUB_DEFAULT="1>2" instead so it now loads the previous version instead - I think. I can only hope it’s fixed for the next update then, but for now everything seems to work fine.

I cannot express how not interested I’m in doing that. I’m not a power user - I only need the web browser to run so I can watch YouTube videos.

When I hold shift during startup and then go to advanced options and select the previous version it all goes back to normal but I need to do this manually every single time.

I already lost my interest years ago due to all the people who kept rambling about it on my social media and podcast feeds.

I have been looking for a brand that is willing to support buy it for life and right to repair

I have headphones from Meze (Massdrop X Meze 99 Noir) and my understanding is that they don’t use glue in the constructrion of their headphones but everything is held on by screws so that it can be repaired if necessary. I however don’t know where you can get the actual spare parts for them - I’m assuming you need to contact Meze directly for that.

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If you’re looking for a specific part and can’t find it, just let our Customer Support team know. You can email us at support@mezeaudio.com, and we’ll be happy to help you.

“Juice” is mostly water and sugar. I’m not sure what you expected.

Not negotiating with kidnappers is a game-theory decision. It’s not about whether the ransom is a lot of money or not - it’s about what it incentivizes. If you pay, you’re sending a clear signal that there’s money to be made from kidnappings, and you’re going to see more of them. If you refuse to pay, yeah, you risk the current hostages dying, but you’re way less likely to face the same situation again - because anyone thinking about grabbing someone for ransom knows you didn’t pay the last guy who tried it either.

But in both cases you have the option to pay - yet choose not to. If money wasn’t an issue, there wouldn’t really be any reason to pirate anything. That’s why I see piracy as a financial decision, and thus I don’t think piracy advocates have any ground to stand on when they criticize AI companies for doing the exact same thing. It’s not identical, but it’s equivalent.

One could even argue that individual piracy is selfish because it only benefits the one person doing it. AI companies at least are providing a product that hundreds of millions of people get value out of - and the vast majority of them get it for free.

I didn’t think I’d need to explain the difference between saving money and earning money but here we are.

When you earn money, you get a check you can spend on more stuff. When you save money, you don’t get a check - that would be earning, not saving. Instead, you’re spending less, which means you have that money left to buy something else. Those savings are effectively what you “earn.”

When you download a $40 movie for free, you’re left with $40 more to spend on something else. It doesn’t matter whether I hand you $40 to buy the movie or you pirate it - in both cases, you end up with the exact same amount of money afterward.

Company is run by individuals.

I have no idea why you need to start insulting me now.

What you get from pirating is not having to pay. Purchasing a movie still gives you the same entertainment and cultural capital.

Nobody is obligated to hand out for free something they put time, effort, and capital into creating and running. If someone can justify to themselves that it’s okay to download it for free, then criticizing AI companies for doing the exact same thing is hypocritical on their part.

Making money and saving money achieve exactly the same thing: you end up with more to spend.

Does this work both ways? If Cuba can do it, then AI companies can do it too? Or are we just gonna keep running with the double standards?

I frankly never quite understood why so many piracy advocates lose their minds when AI companies do the exact same thing they do. I don’t buy the “but it’s for profit” argument either - downloading movies, games, or apps does the exact same thing. There’s no practical difference between saving money and earning money.

My sister’s husband has a 400hp Audi and in my opinion it’s much more fun car than an electric one with double the power. Objectively better isn’t always what people actually desire. A digital watch for example is less desireable than a mechanical one despite being better at accurately and reliably telling the time.

I’m still looking for what to do if I’m alone and something happens.

How to unchoke yourself if you’re dying alone.

Ads work. Consumer behavior is among the most studied phenomenoms in the world.