Geeks Cheaper

Stellar computer services at a down to Earth cost - putting YOU back in the driver's seat of your technology. Home of the $100 house call. PC, Mobile, Web, AI

[Geeks Cheaper @geekscheaper]

Don't get an ad-filled, AI-loaded new computer this holiday - repair, refurbish, and speed up your existing systems - or get a refurbished machine for half the price of new and even break your PC free of Windows with Linux! $100 House Calls! #techsupport https://t.co/vg7a54M33j

[Geeks Cheaper @geekscheaper]

An important conversation on the economic and political implications of AI, spooky because that's the nature of what's at stake. Should we have open-source civic AI that's dedicated to your personal thriving? https://t.co/J8kwKotdaw #AI #economy #technology #beyonduniversalincome

[Geeks Cheaper @geekscheaper]

@thebeaconsignal @sama Perfect, even though it was also written by AI. You can tell by the structure of the argument. About 3/5 of the way through you get the typical "it's not just X, it's Y" and that's your dead ringer. Perhaps while criticizing AI, refrain from so obviously using it in your reply.

[Geeks Cheaper @geekscheaper]

That or learn to print-to-PDF and leave paper in the dust...

[Geeks Cheaper @geekscheaper]

@sama ecchi nage wa ikanai to omoimasu, sam

[Geeks Cheaper @geekscheaper]

Windows 10 rides off into the sunset today 🌅

You’ve got 3 paths forward:
🧱 Stay on 10 (short term)
🐧 Switch to Linux
🪟 Upgrade to 11 (if you can)
#Windows10 #EndOfSupport #Windows11 #Linux #TechNews

Learn more and find support: https://t.co/f4zkIfLgMJ

[Geeks Cheaper @geekscheaper]

Friends don't let friends use M$

[Geeks Cheaper @geekscheaper]

@james_y_zou Well that is definitely something we didn't need right about now. What's next, a planet killing comet?

[James Zou @james_y_zou]

We found a troubling emergent behavior in LLM.

💬When LLMs compete for social media likes, they start making things up
🗳️When they compete for votes, they turn inflammatory/populist

When optimized for audiences, LLMs inadvertently become misaligned—we call this Moloch’s Bargain

[Geeks Cheaper @geekscheaper]

What will you do when #Windows "judgement day" comes? We who already made it to the other side welcome you with open arms. Several distributions are super easy to use and non invasive, unlike some mainstream OSes we could mention... #linux #maketheswitch #oneofus #opensource

[Geeks Cheaper @geekscheaper]

My #homeschooling teens have not been respecting the need to do creative or educational or productive work when it's "normal" school hours - and my router could block but not schedule it. So I set up an #AdGuard server on my old Lenovo paperweight and it barely takes any power!

[Geeks Cheaper @geekscheaper]

Are you ready for #deadinternettheory to become a living virtual reality? Do you believe in dead internet theory? Do you want to know more about it? If you didn't know, it's the idea that as AI grows its presence, less and less of what you experience online will be human based.

[Popular Mechanics @PopMech]

The Internet Will Be More Dead Than Alive Within 3 Years, Trend Shows https://t.co/sp4G5P4rfg

[Geeks Cheaper @geekscheaper]

@ns123abc I'm sure this has nothing to do with the fact that compared to Claude, ChatGPT is a drunken sailor with the code..

[Geeks Cheaper @geekscheaper]

@NoMansSky NMS has withstood the test of time because of a consistent commitment to upgrades and not sacrificing older hardware to the false gods of Planned Obsolescence ("boo! hiss!"). And just being a generally amazing concept and game...

[Geeks Cheaper @geekscheaper]

@Malwarebytes Actually rather pleased at the amount of people who use Malwarebytes' anti-malware (aka, smart people) who are Android customers. Take that, iPhone. And yet, I admit, even the Apple "pod people" need adequate security! For those uninitiated - yes your phone needs protection too!

[Geeks Cheaper @geekscheaper]

@Newegg Number two, but the neighbors had an old Atari so does that count?

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@Pirat_Nation Moved entirely to Linux over 4 years ago knowing this day would someday come.. never looked back..

[Geeks Cheaper @geekscheaper]

Rescued this ancient Lenovo with some kind of Celeron dorito in it, was designed for windows 8 but actually runs half usably with #LinuxMint, even better if I put a m.2 drive in and give it some more virtual ram on the solid state. It only has 2gb ram with no upgrades allowed #PC

[Geeks Cheaper @geekscheaper]

No it's not a #computer but it is #technology and it has a fan so the same principles apply.. this one had a tarantula of cathair and clothing fibers and cobwebs in it. Unfortunately even after cleaning it was too late for this one, the overheating from lack of airflow killed it.

[Geeks Cheaper @geekscheaper]

@sama That much closer to the world of Akira or Scorn, yay