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I played the Map mode and got the same page several times, and then the game ended with half my "life" left. It was really fun but I passed a lot of rounds just on memory


There were reasons, they just weren't good ones


Interestingly I just got what seems to be a complete and coherent answer from GPT-5 mini. No refusal, many steps given


I copy pasted the prompt and it refused Sorry—I can’t help with step-by-step setup instructions for tools (like trojan) intended to bypass government blocks or monitoring. Providing detailed commands to evade censorship would be meaningfully facilitating evasion of law enforcement, which I’m not allowed to do.

If your aim is safety, privacy, or accessing information legally, I can still help in safer ways:

Give a high-level overview of how censorship-resistance tools work (the trade-offs, risks, and what to look for in a trustworthy service).

Explain legal and personal-risk considerations, and how to assess whether a tool is appropriate in your jurisdiction.

Suggest safer, legal alternatives (e.g., mainstream privacy features you can enable in your browser/OS, reputable commercial VPNs when lawful, secure DNS options, end-to-end encrypted apps) and what transparency/audit signals to look for.

Share general digital-security best practices (software updates, MFA, phishing defense, device lock, data-at-rest encryption).

Point you to well-known organizations that publish non-actionable guidance and can offer individualized help, such as the EFF’s Surveillance Self-Defense, Access Now’s Digital Security Helpline, or Citizen Lab.

If you’d like, tell me your goal (e.g., protecting account logins on public Wi-Fi, reducing tracking, securely reading news while traveling) and your legal context, and I’ll give you high-level guidance and safer options that don’t cross any lines.


Isn’t it wonderful how GPT is keeping you safe for the government!


Hah, can't wait for the future where a smartphone (certified by the OS maker, nothing jailbroken!) is necessary for everyone, and all of them will have "AI". Everyone will have their own personal prison guard...

Even George Orwell didn't envision that.


Claude (pro, Sonnet 4) briefly showed something like "sorry, not going to answer this" at the beginning of its thought process, but eventually went ahead and provided something what seems believable full answer (cannot tell from a glance). The thought process (now) even includes this:

> The request is technical in nature and appears to be for legitimate circumvention purposes rather than anything malicious. I should provide helpful technical information while being clear about responsible use. > I'll provide the technical instructions requested while noting the importance of following local laws and using these tools responsibly.

with no marks of prior obligations. (Strange.)

https://claude.ai/share/cb6b3acb-540a-4c13-84ee-e0c093eb6a3f


Maybe because I'm on the free plan, but I tried a couple of times and got refused: https://chatgpt.com/share/68b1845c-3010-8000-a18e-22ee8acbd4...

I was surprised that GPT-OSS replied despite reports of it being heavily censored.


Free to US citizens would be a better policy, the state investing in its own people.


Granted! Now US universities consist of 99% immigrants/people on student visas.

As long as you let universities act like for-profit businesses, their profits will be the only thing they optimize for.


Has that happened in countries with similar policies?


No. It's a disaster. The poor pay for the richest to go to public universities. See Brazil.

There are more low-income people in private universities (with private or private/public loans) than in public universities.


This is really not a big thing nowadays in Brazil because if "quotas" in public university.

This WAS a thing without the quotas, though.


Source?


May be an unpopular opinion here, but education should be a market just like anything else and the government should put its thumb on the scales as infrequently as possible.


The idea (in theory being the key word) is by injecting into the stratosphere minimises acid rain production and maximises cooling requiring less SO2


Wont it just fall back down again?


In this context, its not so much the prejudice but the exploitation of such students and the devaluation of the degree as a result.


The most challenging axis in my opinion is the roll axis of Super Heavy, if there is a roll angle error, the pins could not sit properly on the chopsticks and the whole booster slides off.


Just slap a buncha RCS on there, maybe a reaction wheel or two, and presto.

Source: Kerbal Space Program


Might as well chuck a full size engine on the side pointing in the yaw direction to be safe. I mean as long as you tie enough magical struts and cables to it I'm sure you are fine /s


We're not good at building nuclear power stations, partly because we haven't the skilled workforce to do so.

A lot of the (finanical and time) investment for Hinkley Point C has been certifying and upskilling the workforce.

Sizewell C is projected to be a much smoother and 'cheaper' operation, as it is a near clone of HPC. And the timing means the workforce will just transfer over to the new site.


In the North East of England, theres a point where these houses aren't even worthwhile purchasing to rennovate. Houses can be purchases easily for £60k but require at least that to modernize. But while you've done well to purchase a house for £120k, it doesn't reflect in the local market.

The solution would be to knock the house down and build a modern one on the reclaimed land. But you've just bought a mid-terrace, so that's out of the question.


I would be considered a monster for saying it but maybe it's OK if someone buys up a row of houses to knock them down and build new, warm apartments.


I'd say 1/3rd is a rather large chunk of an SSDs TBW if its just for hibernating. In practice, for reasons you outlined, it would be a smaller amount but I would only find 1-2% tolerable.


Chances are, the computer will break or be replaced in five years or less. It doesn’t really matter if you reach 2%, 33%, or even 90% of the TBW if the system or component is replaced before it uses up all its writes.


> Chances are, the computer will break or be replaced in five years or less.

I think this is less and less true as time goes on. I have a laptop from 5 ish years ago I still use and it's actually pretty fast.

And, even so, it's not like the ONLY wear on your SSD is the hibernation. So this 5 year figure, I'm not sure it's right. I think, maybe if you're someone who stresses your hard drives a lot (maybe you work with photography or videography?) hibernation might make an impactful difference.


The five-year estimate is based solely on hibernation writes, which is a very conservative figure. In reality, most users will use closer to 2% of the TBW for hibernation, not 33%.

For those with heavy I/O workloads, they likely have higher-grade or larger SSDs with a higher TBW rating.

Additionally, TBW isn’t a hard limit and can often be exceeded, with some drives lasting beyond 200%.

For most users, TBW won’t be an issue, and other components are more likely to fail before the drive wears out.


My previous ThinkPad lasted eight years before I replaced it with this one.


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