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I watched someone vibe code a curl request with grok and it spat out an api key in the configuration completely unprompted. It wasn’t an active one unfortunately (that would’ve been so funny) but I could totally see this happening

I think you can definitely survive it as a beginner if you’re both patient and happy to learn about your OS, but most people recommend trying another distro first so you don’t have to learn everything up front all at once and that’s good advice imo. Even if you’re happy to learn everything thru the wiki and want to jump into the deep end, I’d probably recommend checking out other distros on distrosea first just so you have an idea of what’s out there and what you like/dislike.

You’ll have to read about and then make a choice for every component of your system, from the filesystem to the kernel to all your user space programs and DE, so you’ll make better choices if you’ve seen some of the options in action imo.

I should also mention I’ve heard the archinstall script trivializes installing arch so if you want an easy way in you could use that - id probably keep this in mind or better, put your arch iso on ventoy along with a second choice of distro in case you get overwhelmed and just want your computer functional again.

Good luck tho, if you choose to do it I hope you have as much fun as I did! Don’t be afraid to ask questions on whichever of the Linux communities are relevant, but definitely expect a lot of “just use mint” answers if you say you’re installing arch as a new Linux user lol.

Not the same person, but my updates take like 30s (if I don’t go looking at what changed) and happen whenever I want. We’re not talking windows updates here, just sudo pacman -Syu, seeing the list of what’s changing (etc firefox went up a version? Cool), and then saying “sure” if it looks good to me. Don’t even need to restart all the time, although I tend to do updates before turning my pc off anyway so I nearly always do.

Packages tend to use the latest stable version of their software, unless you choose a beta branch instead, so if anything I think I’ve run into less broken software than on Debian-based distros because you don’t get bugs that were fixed a week ago but haven’t made it into the official apt repository version yet. If there is a bug, you can just not upgrade that package if you know about it in advance or just downgrade it until they release a fix (I’ve never had to do this but iirc you can pin a version in pacman).

Not suggesting to jump ship if you’re happy with your current distro, but arch is a great learning experience to set up and once you have a good system running it’s absolutely rock solid. Just don’t expect to install it in fifteen minutes like other distros, if you want a good install you have to do all the reading yourself (arch wiki is priceless) to make informed choices because you’re entirely responsible for piecing together your own OS.

Wow you’re more patient than I am, if you type on your phone here a lot lmao. Thanks for the answers!

You make a good point about systemd being monolithic, and I hate to add to your replies fully ignoring it to only talk about the thorn… but I gotta admit I’m really curious how you type it.

I’m guessing you’re not using text replacement and that you’re typing it instead, but do you have it bound to a key combo, replacing a little-used character, etc? Do you use the same method on mobile, if you also use the thorn there? If you type like this everywhere, are you concerned about your distinct typing patterns making you easy to dox?

Sorry to hit you with a bunch of questions unrelated to your actual comment, I don’t have strong opinions on systemd so don’t have much to contribute there lol

I’ve given up on running ASA using a 5900x and a 10gb 3080, cuz I can barely get a stable 40fps at 4K with clouds turned off and the settings as low as I can tolerate them (including upscaling turned on). If you’re playing at a lower resolution you’ll obviously have a much better time with it than I do, but fair warning this game is just unoptimized as fuck.

My performance is entirely gpu-bound, but that’s also what you’d expect at 4K so if you run 1080p for example a 5000-series cpu would probably give you a big jump in performance. A 5950x, 5900xt, 5900x, 5800xt, etc would be a really nice upgrade from your current cpu and with a bios update your board should support them all. If you’re able to find one, a 5800x3d or 5700x3d would be ideal if this is a purely gaming pc for you, though they’re not as powerful for productivity stuff.

The only other thing I’d check out is just to see if you have vsync enabled / a framerate cap, your gpu usage being low is probably just from the cpu bottleneck but those two things can also cause it

Did you use a heavily quantized version? Those models are much smaller than the state of the art ones to begin with, and if you chop their weights from float16 to float2 or something it reduces their capabilities a lot more

Yep, the OpenAI api and/or the ollama one work for this no problem in most projects. You just give it the address and port you want to connect to, and that port can be localhost, lan, another server on another network, whatever.

Worth clarifying from your proton link, it’s still behind an experimental feature flag but the support for Wayland in proton is coming along really well. I’ve just blanket enabled Wayland for all my games and with the latest proton-ge version they all work great.

I don’t know if anyone reading this will ever have this problem (if you got this far without installing an adblocker, this is your wake up call - go get one now), but ctrl+W is the shortcut to kill a tab and that should work regardless site focus or popups

This really feels like it didn’t need an announcement

Thank you for making this resource OP! I’ve played through the first bits of grim dawn probably four or five times now but I’ve never actually finished the game even though I really enjoy it. This is the first I’ve heard of mods tho, so I might use your guide and try to finish this game once and for all lol

Copy of the article because I don’t respect Microsoft:

With finite natural resources and a growing demand for food, the world must find ways to overcome this challenge. One proposal comes from a Brazilian startup that will produce milk proteins without the need for cows.

Founded in 2023, Future Cow wants to transform the dairy market by using precision fermentation, a process that combines high technology, sustainability, and production efficiency.

“Our mission is to make milk without a cow,” summarizes Leonardo Vieira, the company’s co-founder and CEO. “Precision fermentation is a technology similar to that used in the production of beer or wine.”

The entrepreneur explains that the technology involves identifying the genetic sequence in the animal’s DNA that provides instructions for producing the milk protein. The sequence is then copied and encoded in a host, which can be a fungus, yeast, or bacterium. The host then multiplies in a fermentation tank with a calorie source for nutrition.

The result is a liquid that—after being filtered and dried—is transformed into the initially programmed milk proteins.

“These proteins serve as ingredients for the food and dairy industry, which can recombine the product to create various derivatives,” he explains.

The foodtech will use yeast as hosts to initially produce casein and whey protein, two of the main proteins found in milk. Casein is widely used in cheese and yogurt production, while whey is rich in protein and highly valued in the food supplement market.

There are also other proteins in milk, each with specific applications.

“One of them is lactoferrin, which is extremely difficult to produce using traditional methods,” says Vieira. “It takes 10,000 liters of milk to obtain just one kilo of this ingredient.”

#From the laboratory to the market

Future Cow began operating in the Supera Technology Park in Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo state. There, it produced the first grams of milk protein using precision fermentation. It was then selected to take part in the DeepTech Acceleration Program (PACE) of the Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM) in Campinas.

It is now testing the scaling of the process, which is a critical stage for biotech companies.

“Ninety-five percent of biotechs fail when they leave a bench environment and go to a pilot plant or other relevant environment,” recalls Vieira. “We’re very optimistic that with the support of the CNPEM and the available infrastructure, we’ll achieve the scale-up we need for the next stage.”

The startup does not intend to replace animal milk entirely; rather, it wants to create complementary solutions for the industry.

“When precision fermentation began, it was all very black or white: the product was either animal or it wasn’t animal. Now, we see more hybrid models,” Vieira observes.

According to Vieira, executives from large dairies claim to already purchase all the available milk on the market. “They can’t increase production by 20% or 30% with just the traditional raw material,” he says. “If they can mix our ingredient with the animal product to create a hybrid product and increase the scale, it’ll be a significant gain,” he says.

Another relevant aspect is the decarbonization agenda of large companies.

“Even if precision fermentation doesn’t fully replace animal milk, a 10% or 20% reduction in the carbon footprint of large corporations in the food sector would already represent a considerable environmental impact,” Vieira continues.

#Brazilian potential

The sector for alternative proteins produced by precision fermentation is still in its early stages, but startups specializing in the segment are already emerging around the world.

“Each one follows a different technological route. There’s variation in the type of host [fungus, yeast, or bacteria] and in the target proteins,” says Vieira.

The entrepreneur points out that Brazil is in a privileged strategic position to lead the global market.

“Brazil is the only country in the world that has an abundance of water, sugar, and renewable energy, which are the three essential inputs for fermentation. It’s a unique opportunity for the country,” he points out. “With these characteristics, Brazil can take the lead in a strategic industry for the future of global food.”

Future Cow’s technical and economic analyses show that producing milk proteins on a 300,000-liter scale will be less expensive than traditional production methods. He points out that when precision fermentation reaches an industrial scale with lower costs, it will disrupt the market: “If Brazil only focuses on traditional agriculture at that point, we’ll be left behind.”

The researcher cites New Zealand as an example. The country has characteristics similar to Brazil’s, and a significant portion of its gross domestic product (GDP) comes from milk exports.

“They’ve already realized that the sector is going to change and are moving to avoid being left behind,” he comments. “I’ve been trying to alert the Brazilian government authorities to this potential.”

#Future prospects

Future Cow already has a functional strain and is now looking to increase production yields.

“The more the strain produces, the more the unit price falls. So we’re optimizing the fermentation processes,” Vieira asserts. The expectation is that the product will be ready and available for sale by the end of 2026.

Since the product is an ingredient, the company will not sell directly to the end consumer, but rather will act as a supplier to the food industry. This approach could facilitate the startup’s entry into the market.

Vieira explains, “As an ingredient, our product can be incorporated into existing products without facing a high entry barrier.”

The startup will initially market the proteins it has already developed before expanding to other varieties.

“Only after the first commercialization will we develop other proteins,” says the entrepreneur.

The company is preparing to take part in VivaTech, an innovation fair that will be held in Paris, France, in June.

“The technology already exists in other countries and at VivaTech we’ll be able to show that Brazil has it too,” says Vieira. “We can win over investors who realize that we can manufacture in Brazil and export to other locations. This kind of exposure abroad is uncommon for Brazilian companies.”

At the meeting, Future Cow aims to connect with the innovation ecosystem, raise awareness of the development of the technology in Brazil, and attract potential corporate partners. “We want to demonstrate that we’re developing alternative proteins and, with this, attract multinationals from the dairy sector to be our clients.”

#Scientific entrepreneurship

One aspect that Vieira highlights is the combination of skills at Future Cow. While he brings experience in business and entrepreneurship, his partner, Rosana Goldbeck, has a Ph.D. in food engineering from the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP) and has already studied meat cultivation in Brazil.

He says, “This mix is an important differentiator, as it brings together someone who understands business and someone who understands the technology.”

According to Vieira, this is one of the main barriers preventing more innovations from Brazilian universities from becoming commercial products: “Brazil produces a lot of science, has many scientific articles, but most of them don’t become businesses,” he laments. “There need to be more connections between the academic environment and entrepreneurship in Brazil.”

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