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Yeah, I think so. I think the downvoting has picked up in general, lately. And there is a stigma to this and the herd mentality has always been strong here.

AI in general is getting downvoted because people think it's too much news about AI. And some users don't really care which community the post is in. They must be scrolling through the "All" feed and downvoting things that are about AI. I see this also in posts that aren't about companionship.

And this really has a stigma. And sex dolls have, too. A few months ago I saw some pictures of sex dolls on lemmynsfw.com and they immediately prompted a negative answer in the votes. I think people who care about these things are in their own forums and Discords because of that.

I don't really understand. I thought sexuality was a thing that's very individual. And something that should be met with liberalism so everybody can get their itches scratched... I don't think I want to get a mainstream way dictated by society of how to have my relationships and what is deemed appropriate to do behind closed curtains...

So don't be discouraged by the mainstream opinion. I like the regular posts here and I'm sure other people do, too. It's just beyond the perspective of the average person. And their small-mindedness makes them disapprove.

(And I really think this is a fascinating topic. And we're almost there. Robot companions have been discussed in scifi for a long time. And I think movies like "Her" have been popular, also with the average people. AI has now advanced to the point where it can simulate love. There are a few things to consider, but it's going to happen anyways. And I don't think this is bad. If you're lonely and this is your thing, why not? And AI has some benefits that humans don't have. It's always there for you, does whatever you want... It can spark creativity... As long as we're doing it in a healthy way, I think it's alright and can contribute to our lives. But there are lots of things to discuss: Is it healthy for society? Healthy for an individual to have artificial relationships? Is it going to skew our perspectives on realistic love and affection? Is it addictive? What about the privacy concerns with (Chinese) companies...)

Plug it into a computer and see what the computer says.

I usually use Linux for that because it offers good error messages and I know the tools. But other operating systems might help, too.

And if you start writing to the card or executing recovery tools, make a backup / image first.

If the files are very important, maybe don't tamper with it and ask for help. Like a repair shop, your local Linux community or any trustworthy computer expert friend.

The biggest enemy is probably encryption, if it's encrypted. The files are definitely still there if you just ripped it out. In the old days you could just run a recovery program and get everything back.

Can't wait ☺ But it's really an engineering challenge. I think it's going to be sex bots first and other androids later. I mean these don't need to stand upright, hold their balance etc. So it's a bit less of a challenge than building a proper service robot.

Shame everything gets down-voted here on Lemmy.

Correct answer. And this is going to help way more than adding a few trackers. Also consider doing the port-forward in your router, if you're behind a NAT and it doesn't do it automatically. That makes even more peers available.

Where are you going / steering towards?

FYI: There's also AnLinux, Linux Deploy, Termux, tainer, UserLAnd, ...

Some of them aren't maintained anymore. And they don't necessarily have hardware-acceleration. But don't all require root and system patches.

Sagt auch der WDR:

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I'd pick the Raspberry Pi if you can do the install. Furthermore maybe your internet router can do it. I think it's possible with some Fritzbox models or ones that run OpenWRT. Or you pay the price for one of those dedicated adapters. I don't know if the drivers for those are more or less haste than using a Raspberry Pi.

Sure. I buy tickets to their concerts, have bought CDs, movies, buy their game in the next Steam sale or on Humblebundle, rarely Patreon or support indie things on Ko-fi or whatever. I buy a novel if I enjoyed the first chapter(s) and want it on paper. Or go to the library. I just can't afford all the music and Spotify isn't paying the artists properly either. And I don't want a DVD collection, so for TV series they don't get money from me. Except for what the one streaming service I pay for forwards to them.

I've used laptops for more than a decade. And sure, in the early times thermal management wasn't that elborate. But I really haven't seen any laptop in many, many years that doesn't do it with perfect accuracy. And usually it's done in hardware so there isn't really any way for it to fail. And I played games and compiled software for hours with all CPU cores at 100% and fans blasting. At least with my current laptop and the two Thinkpads before. The first one had really good fans and never went to the limit. The others hit it with an accuracy of like 2 or 3 degrees. No software necessary. I'm pretty sure with the technology of the last 10 years, throttling doesn't ever fail unless you deliberately mess with it.

But now that I'm thinking of the fans... Maybe if the fan is clogged or has mechanically failed, there is a way... A decent Intel or AMD CPU will still throttle. But without a fan and airflow inside the laptop, other components might get too hot. But I'm thinking more of some capacitors or the harddisk which can't defend itself. The iGPU should be part of the thermal budget of the rest of the processor. Maybe it's handled differently because it doesn't draw that much power and doesn't really contribute to overheating it. I'm not sure.

Maybe it's more a hardware failure, a defective sensor, dust, a loose heat conductor, thermal paste or the fan? I still can't believe a laptop would enter that mode unless something was wrong with the hardware. But I might be wrong.

Listen to the people who say it's probably encryption. I'd agree with that. And you can try all sorts of programs and ways to fix corrupted files... It won't help if it's encryption. You'd need to find out the specifics, see if there is a script floating around or some tutorial for your specific phone model that tells you how to decrypt them.

But reading that text like they tell you to do, is kind of an exercise in futility if you choose topic two. (the benefits of artificial satellites in telecommunications) I'd be angry at that point.