https://gizmodo.com/discord-will-now-treat-everyone-like-a-teen-unless-they-prove-theyre-an-adult-2000719876
>Discord Will Now Treat Everyone Like a Teen Unless They Prove They’re an Adult
>The platform is expanding age verification globally, meaning adult users will need to verify their age to access sensitive content.
The protests against the Gaza Genocide were a bit much so now the governments of the so called free world are going to strip away our right to communicate anonymously. I don't spend money on Discord and they've had data breaches in the past, so there is absolutely no reason for me to give them my personal information. I have read parts of the last thread and made a list of some of the alternatives. I am grouping them from easiest to hardest for normies to switch.
Easiest: Steam, Mumble, Teamspeak, Revolt/Stoat, Telegram, Whatsapp. Slack, Matrix, Ventrillo, Microsoft Teams, Reddit
Medium: nostr, QuakeNet/IRC, simplex, XMPP
Hard: Tincan, LoRaChat
AI: Sillytavern Chat
I understand that free software is cool, but we need to consider normie accessibility when choosing an alternative. If its harder than pressing a button, they won't use it, and the network will stay small and die. Personally, this is why I am just going to revert to Steam, Mumble, and Teamspeak since I know they were popular before Discord ate their userbase. For the record, I have only used some of these so be careful. They might suck or be malware. Of the ones I have found, Stoat (revolt) looks normie friendly, but I haven't installed it yet. Can someone explain a bit about it? I prefer to have a "gaming exclusive" chat app like Discord, so the idea of migrating to something like Matrix, Microsoft Teams, Reddit, Telegram, or other general purpose communication software doesn't sit right with me.

/aicg/ - A general dedicated to the discussion and development of AI chatbots
Star Fox 64 Edition
>News
OpenRouter adds stealth model Pony Alpha: https://openrouter.ai/openrouter/pony-alpha
Anthropic releases Opus 4.6: https://www.anthropic.com/news/claude-opus-4-6
Moonshot AI releases Kimi-K2.5 https://www.kimi.com/blog/kimi-k2-5.html
Z․AI releases GLM-4.7 https://z.ai/blog/glm-4.7
Google releases Gemini 3 Flash https://blog.google/products/gemini/gemini-3-flash
OpenAI releases GPT-5.2 https://openai.com/index/introducing-gpt-5-2
DeepSeek releases V3.2 https://huggingface.co/deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V3.2
Google releases Gemini 3 Pro https://blog.google/products/gemini/gemini-3
Additional info: https://aicg.neocities.org/info.html
>Frontends
SillyTavern: https://docs.sillytavern.app
RisuAI: https://risuai.net
Agnai: https://agnai.chat | https://rentry.org/agnai_guides_
>Bots
https://chub.ai
https://realm.risuai.net
https://partyintheanchorhold.neocities.org
https://aicg.neocities.org/bots.html
https://char-archive.evulid.cc | https://github.com/sproutingnerd/char-archive-small_frontend
>Models
Jailbreaks: https://rentry.org/jb-listing
GPT: https://platform.openai.com/docs
Claude: https://docs.anthropic.com | https://rentry.org/how2claude
Gemini: https://ai.google.dev/docs | https://rentry.org/gemini-qr
DeepSeek: https://api-docs.deepseek.com
Z AI: https://docs.z.ai
All-access: https://openrouter.ai
Local: >>>/g/lmg | https://aicg.neocities.org/local.html
>Botmaking
https://aicg.neocities.org/botmaking.html
https://desune.moe/aichared
https://agnai.chat/editor
https://rentry.org/structuredprefill
>Meta
OP templates: https://rentry.org/aicgOP
aicg botmaking events: https://aicg.neocities.org/events.html
Lore: https://rentry.org/aicg_chronicles
Services assessment: https://rentry.org/aicg_meta
Logs: https://sprites.neocities.org/l/r | https://chatlogs.neocities.org
Whew, we barely made it: >>108095456

>UPGRADE & BUILD ADVICE
Post build list or current specs: https://pcpartpicker.com/
Provide specific use cases and your BUDGET and COUNTRY
>CASE
mATX: AP201, Lian Li A3, O11 Air Mini, XT M3, CH260
ATX: XT PRO (ULTRA), AIR 903 Base/MAX, Lancool 207, Flux Pro, Meshify 3, 4000D FRAME, X50
Dual Chamber: Y60/70, O11 Vision, Antec C8
>CPU
Gaming: 14600K, 7/9600X, 7/9800X3D
Budget: 12400, 12600K, 7500F
Workstation: 265K, 9950X3D
*Multiple manufacturers reporting issues on AM5 platforms. Do your research.
*On Raptor Lake microcode is mandatory
>COOLER
AIO: Thermalright Frozen Edge, Lian Li Galahad II Lite, Corsair Nautilus RS, Cooler Master Atmos, Liquid Freezer 3/Pro (Bad mounting solution)
ITX/>42mm RAM: Mugen 6 Dual Fan, AXP120-X67
TIM: MX-7, MX-4, Duronaut, *PTM 7950, Kryosheet
*Most listings online are not actually 7950
>RAM
DDR5: 2x16GB 6000CL30 (AM5), 6400CL32 (LGA 1700)
Workstation: 2x 32GB (budget.), 2x64GB (high-end)
>SSD (Keep firmware updated)
Budget: SN7100, NM790
High-end: SN850X, 990 Pro (Windows)
Premium: SN8100
https://borecraft.com/
>GPU
Budget: Arc B580, 9060xt
-Used: 2080, 2080ti
*<16 gb constrained even at 1080p
Midrange: 5060ti 16GB, 9070, 5070
-Used: 3080, 3080ti, 4070 (~$380)
4k : 5070ti, 9070xt
-Native/High-end: 5090
>PSU
Buying guide:
https://hwbusters.com/best_picks/best-atxv3-pcie5-ready-psus-picks-hardware-busters/
>MONITOR
1080p: 24" 165/180hz, KTC H25X7
1440p: 27" 165/180hz IPS, KTC M27T6 (miniLED), ASUS XG27AQWMG (WOLED but not yet in stores)
4K: KTC M27P6 (miniLED)
*Pulsar release soon, consider waiting if you've an Nvidia GPU.
>OS
Activate Windows @ >>>/g/fwt
>CASE FANS
Meta: Case with good stock PWM fans
Midrange: Arctic P12 Pro, P14 Pro (5-pack, loud @ higher RPM)
High-end: Fractal Momentum, Noctua G2 (140mm or 120mm)
Previous: >>108102082

Loyal to Genning Edition
Discussion of Free and Open Source Diffusion Models
Prev: >>108101877
https://rentry.org/ldg-lazy-getting-started-guide
>UI
ComfyUI: https://github.com/comfyanonymous/ComfyUI
SwarmUI: https://github.com/mcmonkeyprojects/SwarmUI
re/Forge/Classic/Neo: https://rentry.org/ldg-lazy-getting-started-guide#reforgeclassicneo
SD.Next: https://github.com/vladmandic/sdnext
Wan2GP: https://github.com/deepbeepmeep/Wan2GP
>Checkpoints, LoRAs, Upscalers, & Workflows
https://civitai.com
https://civitaiarchive.com/
https://openmodeldb.info
https://openart.ai/workflows
>Tuning
https://github.com/spacepxl/demystifying-sd-finetuning
https://github.com/ostris/ai-toolkit
https://github.com/Nerogar/OneTrainer
https://github.com/kohya-ss/musubi-tuner
https://github.com/tdrussell/diffusion-pipe
>Z
https://huggingface.co/Tongyi-MAI/Z-Image
https://huggingface.co/Tongyi-MAI/Z-Image-Turbo
>Anima
https://huggingface.co/circlestone-labs/Anima
>Klein
https://huggingface.co/collections/black-forest-labs/flux2
>LTX-2
https://huggingface.co/Lightricks/LTX-2
>Wan
https://github.com/Wan-Video/Wan2.2
>Chroma
https://huggingface.co/lodestones/Chroma1-Base
https://rentry.org/mvu52t46
>Illustrious
https://rentry.org/comfyui_guide_1girl
https://tagexplorer.github.io/
>Misc
Local Model Meta: https://rentry.org/localmodelsmeta
Share Metadata: https://catbox.moe | https://litterbox.catbox.moe/
GPU Benchmarks: https://chimolog.co/bto-gpu-stable-diffusion-specs/
Img2Prompt: https://huggingface.co/spaces/fancyfeast/joy-caption-beta-one
Txt2Img Plugin: https://github.com/Acly/krita-ai-diffusion
Archive: https://rentry.org/sdg-link
Bakery: https://rentry.org/ldgcollage
>Neighbors
>>>/aco/csdg
>>>/b/degen
>>>/r/realistic+parody
>>>/gif/vdg
>>>/d/ddg
>>>/e/edg
>>>/h/hdg
>>>/trash/slop
>>>/vt/vtai
>>>/u/udg
>Local Text
>>>/g/lmg
>Maintain Thread Quality
https://rentry.org/debo
https://rentry.org/animanon

/lmg/ - a general dedicated to the discussion and development of local language models.
Previous threads: >>108097959 & >>108088802
►News
>(02/06) KugelAudio-0-Open: Multilingual TTS based on VibeVoice 7B: https://hf.co/kugelaudio/kugelaudio-0-open
>(02/06) Step3.5 Flash support merged into llama cpp: https://github.com/ggml-org/llama.cpp/pull/19283
>(02/04) Voxtral Mini 4B Realtime 2602 released: https://hf.co/mistralai/Voxtral-Mini-4B-Realtime-2602
>(02/04) Intern-S1-Pro 1T-A22B released: https://hf.co/internlm/Intern-S1-Pro
>(02/03) MiniCPM-o-4.5 released: https://hf.co/openbmb/MiniCPM-o-4_5
>(02/03) ACE-Step v1.5 released: https://hf.co/ACE-Step/Ace-Step1.5
►News Archive: https://rentry.org/lmg-news-archive
►Glossary: https://rentry.org/lmg-glossary
►Links: https://rentry.org/LocalModelsLinks
►Official /lmg/ card: https://files.catbox.moe/cbclyf.png
►Getting Started
https://rentry.org/lmg-lazy-getting-started-guide
https://rentry.org/lmg-build-guides
https://rentry.org/IsolatedLinuxWebService
https://rentry.org/recommended-models
https://rentry.org/samplers
https://rentry.org/MikupadIntroGuide
►Further Learning
https://rentry.org/machine-learning-roadmap
https://rentry.org/llm-training
https://rentry.org/LocalModelsPapers
►Benchmarks
LiveBench: https://livebench.ai
Programming: https://livecodebench.github.io/gso.html
Context Length: https://github.com/adobe-research/NoLiMa
GPUs: https://github.com/XiongjieDai/GPU-Benchmarks-on-LLM-Inference
►Tools
Alpha Calculator: https://desmos.com/calculator/ffngla98yc
GGUF VRAM Calculator: https://hf.co/spaces/NyxKrage/LLM-Model-VRAM-Calculator
Sampler Visualizer: https://artefact2.github.io/llm-sampling
►Text Gen. UI, Inference Engines
https://github.com/lmg-anon/mikupad
https://github.com/oobabooga/text-generation-webui
https://github.com/LostRuins/koboldcpp
https://github.com/ggerganov/llama.cpp
https://github.com/theroyallab/tabbyAPI
https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm

If I can't play your game on linux, I don't want to.
Imagine being so goyed that you literally can't live without the newest call of doodoo. If your reason is league of legends, you should ask yourself next time after having 4 3rd world bots in your team, are you actually having fun or are you just addicted?

>What is this?
A local open weights music generator, like Suno and Udio.
>Original repo (includes lora training)
https://github.com/ace-step/ACE-Step-1.5
>Comfyui guide
https://docs.comfy.org/tutorials/audio/ace-step/ace-step-v1-5
>Suno-like UI
https://github.com/fspecii/ace-step-ui
Share your gens.
Keywords: music gen, local model, song gen, suno, udio, acestep, ace step

help me choose a distro.
i am a longterm windows user, and i want to move to linux, my rig is very basic, 4060ti, 5 5600 cpu, 32gb of ram, so i think i can get by playing any games, but choosing is hard, is mint enough? i dont work on my desktop, but on a company laptop, so i primary use my pc for vidya and basic stuff, but vidya comes from steam and battlenet