I agree, the assignments will need to adapt to discourage the use of LLMs. Easiest is in-class writing or written exams. Unfortunately that takes away from other class activities.

I remember one of my favourite courses in university had exams where you could bring in any resource you wanted (excluding phones), because the exam was written in a way that required understanding of the core topic, something you can’t simply look up.

I’ve just started using linkwarden and love it as well. I chose it over Karakeep because it archives a copy of the page so it’s still accessible if the original page is modified or becomes inaccessible in the future.

What are you using for oil? Perhaps it’s rancid. Or perhaps you have an allergy.

Well, that was an adventure.

Just another day in Florida.

That’s a great point. Doesn’t much matter if there are methods in place if many are complicit in the tyranny.

It’s quite interesting how American’s have always been about their government’s “checks and balances” to prevent tyranny, but all it took was one person who was fine with saying, “fuck your checks and balances” to effectively create a dictatorship, and the whole government is left blabbering, “you can’t do that” with no mechanism to actually do anything meaningful to remove the tyrant.

Like, I’m sure there were “checks and balances” in place for employing directors of these various governments offices, so it’s almost comical that a President can just fire anyone who doesn’t agree with him. I suppose it’s not surprising for a country with very little worker protections, though.

I would also argue the bridge is ever changing as well. It has different vehicles crossing it, every tire wears the surface, the materials expand and contract with temperature, the structure weathers continuously.

Just because one doesn’t notice, doesn’t mean something doesn’t change.

Philosophically, it really all boils down to the only thing that exists is the present. The past doesn’t exist, the future doesn’t exist. The only thing that is real is what is happening in this very moment.

The river is not the same as when you crossed it this morning, neither is the bridge. It is only as it exists now, and it will never exist in this same way at any other time.

The metaphor is that the river is always changing. The water is different water, and the water is continuously shaping the earth around and beneath it.

Just as you will never cross the same river twice, you, and those around you, are ever changing. You are a completely different person in a completely different world than existed that 17 years ago.

There could be thousands of people in that shower if they were pondering in the rain!

One would’ve thought the organization that stands for open source software to be quite democratic. Seems that may not be the case.

I’ve got a green Razr 50 ultra and I love it. Especially like that it came with a similar colour case for it.

That wood one looks really cool and I’m sure the texture would add some much needed grip.

I think I’ll be picking up this game after reading this. Thank you for sharing your experience.

I’ve always been interested in this game but I had played Far Cry 2, I believe, and remember feeling it was just a chore going through the latter half of the game, so I was turned off of Far cry for a while.

I’m not American, but why would a rental agency need a customer’s SSN?

icantstopbuying.domains seems most appropriate…

I just replayed Subnautica in VR. Such a great game.

You won’t lose them if you back them up. SMS Backup and Restore can automate the task for you.

1. Don’t go to the United States

If you really have to…

1. Backup phone.
2. Factory reset (make sure you really backed up everything)
3. Install only essential apps (not from backup). Don’t log into anything.
4. Cross border. (you just got a new phone and haven’t set it up yet)
5. Restore backup.

Very clever use of a cymbal stand.