Copilot / LLM code completion feels like having a somewhat intelligent helper who can think faster than I can, however they have no understanding of how to actually code, but are good at mimicry.
So it's helpful for saving time typing some stuff, and sometimes the absolutely weird suggestions make me think of other scenarios I should consider, but it's not going to do the job itself.
If you're using a VPN for privacy, downloading torrents, etc you should be using a solution with a killswitch that doesn't allow traffic through if the VPN goes down.
They're pretty insecure anyway, my current P14s Gen1 has a working fingerprint reader on Silverblue but I haven't really used it.
I haven't used a T14, just the E14 and the P14S.
New ish. My current Thinkpad is a P14s Gen 1 with a Ryzen 4750U 16GB of RAM, and it came with a 512GB SSD. I paid just under $300 for it on eBay and well worth the cost. I wouldn't get anything that is still a TXXX variant anymore though (e g. T490), they simplified the product line. So T490 was replaced by the E14 Gen 1, and the P14s Gen 1 is an AMD variant.
Highly recommend. One thing worth noting though is to double check the fingerprint reader if you desire that, the E14 Gen 1 has a reader not compatible with Linux in a functional way. The P14s Gen 1 however does.
I use Groupy by Stardock for this. It's a neat little tool that lets you make pretty much any application into a tab by grouping them.
It isn't open source nor free though, and I didn't even realize there was a Groupy 2 until I searched it to get you a link. For something I use daily, it was worth it for $10.
For me personally I don't have much control over my empathy. Sure I can look at someone and glean their emotional state based on conscious guessing, but my "affective empathy" as you put it, is more my brain subconsciously picking up on their emotional state and then sharing it.
For most emotions, including anger, it's not targeted. Not until I actively participate in the emotion. It's also not something that applies to everyone and every situation, with my own personal emotions easily overriding the empathetic emotions.
Of course, everyone experiences empathy their own way.
The complexities involved, even with solutions, are just too much for current humans. Genetically engineering ourselves could work, though I'm more in favor of just digitizing ourselves ha.
I've had to carrier unlock two devices from T-Mobile. You've already returned it, but if anyone else faces a similar situation: for whatever godforsaken reason, DMing them on Twitter is the way that has always worked for me. There is back and forth, but usually they set you right.
I've been using fastfetch for a long while.
The law is for devices that come out of the box with a weak default. Like buying a wifi hotspot where the default is "admin123" would be bad. The default being random and printed on a label in the device is probably what this is aiming to usher in.
I don't think there is a "best way" - but increasing costs is one way. Singapore is an example of this - you have pay up 106K SGD for the COE (certificate of entitlement) to even be allowed to own a car.