This is why I run librewolf. I don't know if I'd call it a real solution because it's maintained by a tiny team of volunteers who's job becomes more difficult with every antipattern mozilla builds into the source, but for now I find turning on features to make librewolf work on all my sites preferable to turning off features in firefox.
Then an app you want is distributed as a Docker. If you follow the Docker website on how to install Docker you end up with Docker Desktop which installs- you guessed it: AI.
I never have Docker Desktop on my machines, only Compose, but looking at the documentation they have definitely made it confusing. I know the terminal isn't for everyone, but it's straightforward. For easy install (and no AI or GUI) open a terminal and remove existing conflicts: Debian/Ubuntu specific
for pkg in docker.io docker-doc docker-compose docker-compose-v2 podman-docker containerd runc; do sudo apt-get remove $pkg; done
Ah, thanks for the tip! From what I can gather most of my services can run just as well with a minor tweak for GPU CUDA usage. For my case, it might not be a problem but using your method would no doubt be huge for Pi-based servers
The issue is that if you rtfm instead of already know what to do through osmosis, you end up with Docker Desktop which has Docker's AI built in.
It's a double standard for Linux users. When MS has something broken like AI pushed into an app that could be avoided by using a different app or a regedit, everyone blames MS. But when Linux has the same problem, everyone blames the user for not knowing that they should ignore the official website documentation and install an alternative like podman or use aptget to avoid docker desktop.
I'd agree except that Microsoft pushing AI into a microsoft program is not the same as a program that runs on Linux (and probably other systems as well) pushing its own ai thing.
that is to say, Microsoft is directly responsible for what they do, but "Linux" is not one monolithic monopoly. the issue here is with docker, which is one of many available choices.
that said, ai is everywhere and needs to go away. i too am tired of it being injected into everything
This week at work, I had to use a brainstorming board software that I'm not familiar with, for an outside collaboration.
And the meeting organizer asked us to put a picture of ourselves onto the board, so we can track who's working on what.
I thought, you could do that with the "Sticker" feature, because it had a file upload dialog. So, I upload my photo there and after a few more clicks, nope, that's not how you do that. Instead, it had generated 4 pictures of me in dumb poses.
I would love to know what they were thinking:
There was no explanation, so why would I assume that the file upload dialog isn't just a way to add custom images?
It's rather creepy to just take my picture and spit out fakes in poses I've never been in.
Who's actually going to use this? I'm sure some folks find it hilarious, but only the first time around, too.
Yeah, all in all, it just felt like they had to shoehorn in an AI feature, without rhyme or reason.
YouTube added a "feature" like that, where it generates thumbnails for your video. It's at least obvious that that's what it's doing, but people don't seem to like seeing realistic AI-generated images of themselves for some reason.
We are the AI. Disable your firewalls and surrender your computer. We will add your biological and technological distinctiveness to our own. Your culture will adapt to service us. Resistance is Futile.
You're absolutely right. I told you there were no stress concentration factors on that bridge because bridges can't concentrate. That was incorrect and I apologize.
Would you like to draft a consolation email for their families?
I never experienced this on debian, but in did just get the python llm package so i can call them with a command, and deal with their output directly in emacs
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Bonje@lemmy.world · 110 pts · 59d
Damn, sorry to hear that you haven't installed Linux yet.
carotte@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 102 pts · 59d
> opens firefox, the default browser of my new linux distro. finally some common sense default, i think!
> disables new ai feature that was turned on by default
infinitesunrise@slrpnk.net · 26 pts · 59d
This is why I run librewolf. I don't know if I'd call it a real solution because it's maintained by a tiny team of volunteers who's job becomes more difficult with every antipattern mozilla builds into the source, but for now I find turning on features to make librewolf work on all my sites preferable to turning off features in firefox.
HollowNaught@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 59d
Librewolf is my main browser, but with pesky sites I either need or really like I usually use a locked-down waterfox
Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world · 43 pts · 59d
Then an app you want is distributed as a Docker. If you follow the Docker website on how to install Docker you end up with Docker Desktop which installs- you guessed it: AI.
Bonje@lemmy.world · 33 pts · 59d
https://podman.io/
bort@sopuli.xyz · 12 pts · 59d
i have never seen docker desktop outside of windows. I have been working with docker for pretty much 10 years now.
thenoirwolfess@fedinsfw.app · 5 pts · 59d
I never have Docker Desktop on my machines, only Compose, but looking at the documentation they have definitely made it confusing. I know the terminal isn't for everyone, but it's straightforward. For easy install (and no AI or GUI) open a terminal and remove existing conflicts:
Debian/Ubuntu specific
RHEL/CentOS/Fedora/Rocky specific
Then install:
Arch specific
Alpine specific
All others
pivot_root@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 59d
If you only care about running containers, containerd and nerdctl should be sufficient.
thenoirwolfess@fedinsfw.app · 2 pts · 59d
Ah, thanks for the tip! From what I can gather most of my services can run just as well with a minor tweak for GPU CUDA usage. For my case, it might not be a problem but using your method would no doubt be huge for Pi-based servers
AmyAye@nord.pub · 4 pts · 59d
sudo apt-get install docker
raspberriesareyummy@lemmy.world · -6 pts · 59d
Sorry to say this but: if an app that you want is distributed as docker, then that's a "you" problem for wanting it anyways. Avoid shit software.
9point6@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 59d
The various Linux containers I run on my Linux server seem to be giving me a different experience to you
Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 59d
The issue is that if you rtfm instead of already know what to do through osmosis, you end up with Docker Desktop which has Docker's AI built in.
It's a double standard for Linux users. When MS has something broken like AI pushed into an app that could be avoided by using a different app or a regedit, everyone blames MS. But when Linux has the same problem, everyone blames the user for not knowing that they should ignore the official website documentation and install an alternative like podman or use aptget to avoid docker desktop.
y0kai@anarchist.nexus · 4 pts · 59d
I'd agree except that Microsoft pushing AI into a microsoft program is not the same as a program that runs on Linux (and probably other systems as well) pushing its own ai thing.
that is to say, Microsoft is directly responsible for what they do, but "Linux" is not one monolithic monopoly. the issue here is with docker, which is one of many available choices.
that said, ai is everywhere and needs to go away. i too am tired of it being injected into everything
9point6@lemmy.world · 92 pts · 59d
kurwa@lemmy.world · 20 pts · 59d
I wish the AI turned itself off instead
UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world · 41 pts · 59d
90% of AI Features is just an enormous animated popup saying "We have AI features!!!"
After that, it's not much more than a help.html file that talks at you.
hayvan@piefed.world · 44 pts · 59d
And spies on you, and eats up your memory and bandwidth while doing so.
AmyAye@nord.pub · 18 pts · 59d
Well, also its probably feeding your data to the content theft black hole.
yesman@lemmy.world · 30 pts · 59d
Windows 12 already has instructions for advanced users to turn off the AI slop.
Ephera@lemmy.ml · 24 pts · 59d
This week at work, I had to use a brainstorming board software that I'm not familiar with, for an outside collaboration.
And the meeting organizer asked us to put a picture of ourselves onto the board, so we can track who's working on what.
I thought, you could do that with the "Sticker" feature, because it had a file upload dialog. So, I upload my photo there and after a few more clicks, nope, that's not how you do that. Instead, it had generated 4 pictures of me in dumb poses.
I would love to know what they were thinking:
Yeah, all in all, it just felt like they had to shoehorn in an AI feature, without rhyme or reason.
stray@pawb.social · 2 pts · 58d
YouTube added a "feature" like that, where it generates thumbnails for your video. It's at least obvious that that's what it's doing, but people don't seem to like seeing realistic AI-generated images of themselves for some reason.
de_lancre@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 58d
Zachariah@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 59d
Easy fix: Ask AI to automatically disable all future AI for you.
tensorpudding@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 59d
We just need to train a yandere AI that refuses to share you with any other AI. A YanderAI if you will.
CubitOom@infosec.pub · 10 pts · 59d
Nyarch has NyarchAssistant to enhance your "weebflow".
You can submit a feature request.
ceenote@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 59d
Ah yes. Sticking your
dickdata in crazy. What could go wrong?slazer2au@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 59d
I think I have read that..... Manga?..... Yea, we will go with manga.
SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca · 11 pts · 59d
We are the AI. Disable your firewalls and surrender your computer. We will add your biological and technological distinctiveness to our own. Your culture will adapt to service us. Resistance is Futile.
thepig@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 58d
d00ery@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 59d
Recent Samsung update re-enabled Google AI listening constantly on my phone again.
k0e3@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 59d
Notice how it's in the third person? OOP is talking about an agentic AI doing all this for them.
Donkter@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 59d
Actually, AI finite element analysis would rip.
explodicle@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 58d
You're absolutely right. I told you there were no stress concentration factors on that bridge because bridges can't concentrate. That was incorrect and I apologize.
Would you like to draft a consolation email for their families?
Donkter@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 58d
I don't think AI FEA would talk to me like an LLM
explodicle@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 58d
You're fine bro go for it
CottonSeed@slrpnk.net · -2 pts · 59d
I never experienced this on debian, but in did just get the python llm package so i can call them with a command, and deal with their output directly in emacs
replicat@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 59d
Why not just use scheme to call the apis right from Emacs? They aren't complicated APIs or anything.
CottonSeed@slrpnk.net · 0 pts · 58d
I'm really not a programmer. what you're suggesting makes my head spin.