Ian's World

Stuff and nonsense

Monday, September 28, 2026

Thunar default applications

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The default application that opens a file when double-clicking it in Thunar is not well documented and the UI does not make it clear. The fa...
Wednesday, September 23, 2026

Modern Slavery

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What is the essence of slavery? I think the most fundamental motivation for slavery is the desire to have goods or services as cheaply as po...
Saturday, September 19, 2026

Some thoughts about LLMs

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I'm not an LLM developer, mathematician or computer scientist with deep insight into how LLMs work and what they are capable of. I am no...
Monday, April 13, 2026

Windows 11 error message rant

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I was given an incorrect security key for a WiFi network. I tried to connect WiFi but the attempt failed.  All Windows 11 indicated was ...
Monday, March 16, 2026

Python PEP Caution

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I didn't realize until today that Python PEP documents are not static. For example, look at PEP 366 . This PEP document was modified man...
Tuesday, March 10, 2026

YouTube alternatives?

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Bruce understands the fundamental problem with YouTube , and proposes an alternative: PeerTube , combined with portals to make it easier to ...
Friday, March 6, 2026

AI in Firefox

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I don't want a browser with inbuilt AI and a configuration switch to disable it: a switch which might inadvertently or maliciously be se...
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