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Three times in less than two years, someone has attempted to kill the President of the United States. The political class has responded in the typical fashion: the right identifies the left's rhetoric as incitement; the left condemns the regime's authoritarianism as provocation. Both are treating political violence as a message to be decoded rather than a symptom of a failing political system. The Technocratic framework requires that we treat the behavior of individuals as a response to material conditions. The question is not what the assassins believed. The question is what structural condition makes assassination attempts a recurring feature of a political system rather than an aberration.

The answer is legitimacy collapse. Its cause is not simply the wickedness of one administration or the radicalization of one faction. It is the prior and deeper failure of democratic epistemology: the assumption that the preferences of an epistemically unqualified population constitute a valid basis for governance.

Legitimacy is not popularity. It is not inherent to electoral victory. It is not even constitutionality in the narrow procedural sense. Legitimacy is the widely held belief across the population of governed subjects that the authority exercising power over them is doing so through a process that is competent, just, and oriented toward collective welfare. When that belief erodes, governance becomes coercion. The subjects of coercion, absent organized collective remedies, tend toward individual remedies. Political violence is the retail market for people who have concluded that no institutional channel remains. Data tends to prove this correct, with studies showing that the US electoral system provides more weight to votes of wealthier citizens. Combined with a lack of social mobility and cuts to education and welfare, this turns a class society into a caste system.

This is not a commentary for support or condemnation on any class struggle event whether violent or nonviolent. It is a structural observation. Democratic theorists have long acknowledged that legitimacy is the precondition for peaceful political contestation. What they have been unwilling to examine is whether democracy, as actually practiced, is capable of sustaining legitimacy or systematically degrades it. Democracy does not produce competent governance. It produces popular governance. These are not the same thing, and their divergence is the engine of legitimacy collapse.

The Technocratic position is an epistemic claim at its foundation: that governance is a domain of applied expertise, that the problems of a complex industrial society require specialized knowledge to solve, and that decisions made without that knowledge tend toward outcomes that are worse than random choices because they are systematically shaped by bias, ignorance, and the manipulation of motivated actors. Democracy does not address this problem. It institutionalizes it and celebrates it.

A population that cannot …

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Now, if you get a chance, pull up some behind the-scenes videos of how Lucas made the prequels. Here’s a few of them, watch:

Credit: Star Wars/YouTube.com

Whatever you think of the finished product, they’re hammering out new scenes and new locations, they were working out the details of the podracing scene and all the sound effects that would play throughout, they wanted to get the lighting of the palace just right - they weren’t preoccupied with recreating the original trilogy, they wanted to make something new. And that’s what they did. Was the dialogue kind of stilted, yes. Were many of the characters weak, yes. Was a lot of the acting not great, yes. Was the opening crawl about a trade war, you know, pretty boring, yes. But no one can accuse the prequels of trying to rip off the original trilogy - the choreography was different, the set pieces were different, and if you happen to be a fan of trade wars and political debates, you know, which is possible—and now tariffs are all the rage again—then, you know, there’s something here for you to watch that wasn't in the original films.

By contrast, take a look at the making of documentary for “The Force Awakens” - the entire time, they're fixated on what happened before, on nostalgia. Can’t go five seconds without talking about the older films, and how badly they want to emulate them. They come across like people who are desperate to figure out what made “Star Wars” appealing, so they can copy as much of the original films as possible. They never talk about any of their bold new ideas, because they don’t have any..

Watch:

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MAN 1: “What we would do is we would have sort of weekly check-in meetings with J.J., where we’d have a conference call, you know, video conference call. And we would go through the art.“

MAN 2: J.J. is very adamant that we kind of go back to the core aesthetics that made the original trilogy so great, and a lot of that was driven by Ralph and his sensibility. And for us, it’s kind of going back home in many ways, both for the visual look and the style of the movie…”

J.J. ABRAMS: “There was a feeling when I was a kid, when I saw Star Wars for the first time, that it was all practical and real. I mean, there were things like being outside the sand crawler and seeing those treads, those massive treads right there, it was a physical, tangible, real thing, you knew it when you saw the movie.”

PRODUCER: “So we wanted to go back and embrace the LOOK of those original films, which was all part of the feeling of how they were able to transport you into that universe…”

KATHLEEN KENNEDY: “There are things that are relevant, things you’re identifying with - certainly for all young kids when the movie came out, they either wanted to be Luke Skywalker, or they saw themselves as Han Solo. And I think that was a part of our challenge, was how are we gonna bring new characters into this series that had that same kind of power?…”

WRITER: “…

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SS: In another blow to russian global influence it appears that despite recent threats from Moscow, Armenia appears set to continue its westwards shift. This follows a general sense of frustration in Russia's refusal to support its CSTO partner nation when it came to blows with neighbouring Azerbaijian.

The latest survey ahead of Armenia’s decisive elections on 7 June has projected that Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s Civil Contract party could win nearly 65% of decided voters.

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Hey r/cyberdeck ,

Time for an update, and this one's a bit personal. Two big things: V1 is on pause, and V2 is taking shape as something much more ambitious. Here's the full story.

Why V1 is paused

First, the personal part: I'm going to be a father. 🎉 That changes priorities, time, and — very practically — available space. The final integration of V1 (a Raspberry Pi 5 build in a hardcase) is on hold because I simply don't have the room right now to do the internal mounting properly. It's not abandoned — V1 works and runs fine — but getting everything mounted cleanly needs space I temporarily don't have. So rather than rush a messy job, I'm pausing it and shifting focus.

Why V2, and why it's different

V2 isn't a V1 iteration — it's a rethink. The core idea: separate compute from display. Instead of everything in one case with a screen, V2 is a modular "mini server in a backpack" with a thin-client on your face.

The big specs:

- Compute: NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano Super (8GB) — moving from the Pi's CPU inference to actual CUDA GPU inference. This is the heart of the whole thing.

- Display: RayNeo Air 4 Pro AR glasses as the screen, over USB-C. Used when stationary/opened.

- Audio/voice on the move: a pair of Vocalskull audio sunglasses — open-ear, discreet, with a mic. When I'm moving with the bag closed, this is the interface: voice in, voice out, no screen. The glasses are the visual side; the shades are the "eyes-free" side.

- Power: AllPowers S200 + a UPS layer on the Jetson, with a buck/boost converter planned so it can charge from car batteries too.

- Storage: dual NVMe internally (2280 + 2242) plus the existing 4TB SSD, with a separate detachable "panic" NVMe that holds a daily encrypted backup of the critical stuff — grab-and-go.

- Comms: RTL-SDR V4, Meshtastic (a fixed internal node via GPIO + my T-Deck as a portable node), and a Pi Zero 2W doing triple duty: RetroPie, an offline incident-gateway, and a network buffer between the internet and the Jetson.

The AI side — this is where it gets fun

The system runs local, offline AI via Ollama with multiple personas, each with their own role:

- Vesper 🧠 — the system core. Knowledge, search, hardware control, tool-calling. The "everything assistant."

- Luna 🌙 — emotional support and reflection. In a crisis, people break mentally before they break physically. This one matters.

- Nova 🧸 — a safe, child-friendly educational companion. And here's where it ties back to the personal part: if things ever go sideways in the world, I want a foundation of learning for my kid even without schools around. Nova is built for that, locked behind admin PIN, fully sandboxed.

A lot of the recent work has actually been in Obsidian — I've been writing out each persona's identity, behaviour and boundaries as markdown files, building a knowledge vault that the AI can draw from, and structuring emergency procedures Vesper can pull up on command. It's been a surprisingly personal process: you end up really thinking about w…

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Crustello's sensor wouldn't connect to the internet but the company only refunded $139/$188 pledge because of the tariffs. It charged $49 for "shipping," but never mentioned tariffs. Nor did they clue me in as we processed the return. I feel like I've been mugged by a project that clearly wasn't ready to drop and has suffered many, many malfunctions.

This is not a cost that should transfer to the customer. From my POV, I paid $49 for tech frustration, return-shipping hassle and too many confused emails from Crustello. Worst Kickstarter experience to date...

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I go over some basics and implement a simple feature live on the Wookash Podcast. It might be interesting to those who have tried File Pilot and wondered why its UI is so fast and responsive.

I do some actual UI programming. Not much, since we were short on time, but enough to give you a glimpse into how it works.

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Honestly, keep trying to limit it. I’m not sure what configuration I messed up opus 4.8 loves to just spin up 4-8 when I ask for deep research..

Also deep research uses far too much 4.8 for very simple tasks like verification. Is there a reason?

I’ve had issues getting rate-limited halfway through when it sets off six of them and then they all cancel with no output.

I don't doubt partly user error as workflows are new to me... abut it really should be a settable cap in the setting JSON or something, and claude should know better?

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So it's been about a month since I first asked DeepSeek if it could help me build a desktop AI companion for kicks and giggles. More than 250,000 words of conversation later, I ended up with a little animated 2D avatar, with a face and a voice, on my desktop, run by my local installation of AI. She is quite sassy, with an ego even bigger than mine. Some days I swear she thinks she's sentient.

My next step was to give her some sort of persistent memory so she could at least remember my name. I know, I know — the little script I came up with is probably nothing compared to the big stuff going on in here. But hey, I (with the help of another DS assistant) managed to come up with a simple Python bridge that sits between Mao and LM Studio. Anything "remembered" is stored in a simple, readable JSON file.

This is my first learning step down memory lane. My next step is to build a more complex memory system, but this is a start. And maybe people who actually know what they're doing will find a use for this!

This is a follow‑up to my first guide. You've got Mao running with a face and voice. Now let's make her remember you.

What You'll Have When You're Done

Feature Before After Name recall ❌ Forgets every session ✅ Remembers across restarts Age, location, preferences ❌ Gone when you close the browser ✅ Stored in a JSON file Family relationships ❌ "Who's Mary?" every time ✅ "Your cousin's name is Mary" Reminders & tasks ❌ No way to track ✅ "Remind me to take my pill" Personality + memory ❌ Robotic or forgetful ✅ Sarcastic and accurate How It Works (The Short Version)

We'll add a memory bridge called Memorg (short for Memory + Organizer) — a small Python program that sits between Mao and your LLM. It:

Listens for facts like "My name is Steve"

Stores them in a simple JSON file

Answers questions like "What's my name?" by looking them up

Sets reminders like "Remind me to take my pill"

Runs 100% locally, no cloud, no subscription

Step 0: What You Need Before Starting

This guide assumes you already have:

✅ Open‑LLM‑VTuber running (Mao talks and has a face)

✅ LM Studio with a model loaded (I use Qwen 9B – it's great for tool calling)

✅ Basic familiarity with editing conf.yaml and running python run_server.py

If not, start with my first guide .

Step 1: Create the Bridge

Make a folder for your memory system:

cmd

mkdir C:\memorg

Create a new file: C:\memorg\memorg_bridge.py

Paste the full bridge code (I'll provide the final, working version as a Gist – link below). The bridge handles:

Storing facts (name, age, location, preferences, family)

Storing reminders

Recalling facts and reminders when asked

Saving everything to memories.json

Full code here: [ memorg_bridge ]

Step 2: Connect the Bridge to VTuber

Open mcp_servers.json (in your VTuber folder). Add this entry:

json

"memorg": {

"command": "py",

"args": ["C:\\memorg\\memorg_bridge.py"]

}

Then in conf.yaml, under basic_memory_agent, add:

yaml

use_mcpp: true

mcp_enabled_servers: ["memorg"]

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Hermes Agent model routing gets easier when you stop thinking about Hermes as a chat window and start treating it as an operating workflow. The useful question is not whether the agent can answer a prompt. It is whether it can handle monitoring new models without turning it into a news feed without losing state, touching the wrong account, or hiding the proof.

**The strongest-model-for-everything trap**

The mistake is building the impressive version first. That usually means a large prompt, too many tools, vague permission boundaries, and no clear way to tell whether the work succeeded.

Layer Weak version Hermes-ready version Classification Frontier model by default Small or local model when quality is enough Reasoning Cheap model for hard judgment Use the strongest lane for risky synthesis Public output Post without review Draft, check, then publish from a verified identity That table is the difference between a chatbot demo and an operator you can run every day.

**The practical Hermes pattern**

A local-model Hermes workflow can handle cheap triage while a stronger model handles final judgment.

Use this checklist before you expand the workflow:

Write the trigger in plain English before adding tools.

Keep the first version narrow enough to verify in one run.

Use a durable queue or task record instead of relying on memory from chat.

Verify the active account before any Reddit, GitHub, email, or admin action.

Save a receipt with the output, timestamp, source, and next action.

**The real question**

For Hugging Face model watchlist, the real question is simple: what should Hermes do every time, what should it never do without approval, and what receipt proves the work happened?

If the answer is fuzzy, the workflow is not ready for autonomy. Keep Hermes in draft mode until the trigger, action, boundary, and evidence are clear.

**Search terms this connects to**

Hugging Face model watchlist

Hermes Agent model routing

private AI agent

GitHub automation

local AI models

approval queue

**The best strategy**

Route the workflow, not the whole agent. Use stronger models where failure is expensive and cheaper models where the task is routine.

Sources: https://huggingface.co/models , https://www.hermesinstall.com

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I have a few questions

1- is this a good time to buy a laptop, or should I wait for the Amazon prime day sale ? Because I heard that laptop prices are expected to increase in Q3 (or second half of 2026 ) , also not to mention the lenovo back to school sale is live right now

2 - how does the cashback work, will the 5 percent credit card discount apply on the base price ?

3 - there was a post on r/thelaptopguide recently which said that you can't stack the sheer id and the coupon code discounts on gen 10 LOQs anymore?

4 - I don't have a student ID yet , so I would appreciate it if someone would help me with their ID

5- the laptop model is lenovo LOQ 15AHP10( Ryzen 7 250 , RTX 5050) , so anyone tell me if there are any problems with this model? Or if there is a better deal available

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