Reygle
@Reygle@lemmy.world
- Comment on Plex now will SELL your personal data 2 days ago:
Got the prompt earlier this week. Haven’t seen any noticeable increase in its DNS requests, but it’s not impossible that the hostnames it’s reaching out to just aren’t in my MANY block lists.
271 blocks today and all the same old- analytics.plex.tv. Image - Comment on Tesla stock sinks as Musk and Trump ridicule each other 2 days ago:
“I’LL SHOW YOU!”
loads weapon and points it at own brain stem
And here we are, cleaning the grocery store shelves of popcorn hoping that somehow, they both lose
- Comment on If you are too young you really missed out being able to do this 6 days ago:
- Comment on Plex now will SELL your personal data 1 week ago:
Good to know. When I get this prompt at home I’ll be watching my Pihole server quite closely for a while to see for sure.
- Comment on Plex now will SELL your personal data 1 week ago:
I don’t disagree at all, but morally and legally speaking if “no” means “no”, I don’t actually see anything wrong with the prompt or the idea itself. If no means “later” or “limit this data”, or even “anonymize this data”, it’s time to revolt.
I agree Jellyfin’s pretty rad and DOES prove what can be done for free, I’ve used both and Plex is a much more “set and forget” and I personally have had more issues with streams breaking/stopping for no reason with Jellyfin- are those probably my fault? Yep, probably borked a setting or misconfigured it- just saying that’s my personal experience.
I’m just one idiot making noises with my meat flaps. I’m no authority.
- Comment on Plex now will SELL your personal data 1 week ago:
If we find out “I do not consent” opts out, I’m fine with it. If we find out “I do not consent” leads to a “Close our account” page, it’s time for pitchforks, especially since they recently had a huge sale on lifetime memberships.
- Comment on Researchers Scrape 2 Billion Discord Messages and Publish Them Online 2 weeks ago:
Ooh! Do Teams next
- Comment on Explains crossfit 2 weeks ago:
You do Crossfit? Image
- Comment on Windows Is Adding AI Agents That Can Change Your Settings 4 weeks ago:
“Hey Copilot- download the most recent ISO of KDE Neon.”
- Comment on Microsoft CEO says up to 30% of the company's code was written by AI | TechCrunch 5 weeks ago:
They’re attempting to make excuses for their inability to create functional software
- Comment on Applying 'extreme heat' to lithium-ion batteries reportedly restores their capacity, and I think it's the sustainable tech breakthrough of 2025 1 month ago:
- Comment on I can't believe it let me do that 1 month ago:
If this appears on my phone I’m going to have to decide whether to try to block it or keep it as a way to cuss at it when I’m in the mood to burn some of Google’s electricity bill
- Comment on The Fairphone 5 price has been dropped to €499. The phone is designed to be the most advanced environmentally friendly smartphone. 1 month ago:
As an owner of an old pine phone, I can confidently say avoid for now. Not remotely ready or reliable enough.
- Comment on I feel like if asbestos was banned today there'd be a huge pro-asbestos movement 1 month ago:
People would be making TikTok videos eating asbestos and cramming it up their bums claiming it cures COVID
- Comment on Mozilla Thunderbird Challenges Gmail With Its Own Email Service 2 months ago:
Firefox/Mozilla operated without any of the new additions for nearly the entire history of the internet until this year. If anything, “over”-reacting to the new policies was too weak a reaction. You do you and all, but I’ll agree to very strongly disagree.
- Comment on Mozilla Thunderbird Challenges Gmail With Its Own Email Service 2 months ago:
Mine is E2EE.
- Comment on Mozilla Thunderbird Challenges Gmail With Its Own Email Service 2 months ago:
zdnet.com/…/the-firefox-i-loved-is-gone-how-to-pr…
That article says it better than I can in s short post. Firefox’s terms of use/privacy policy went over like a lead balloon last month.
- Comment on Mozilla Thunderbird Challenges Gmail With Its Own Email Service 2 months ago:
I think it’s incredibly important that people know, with absolute certainty, whether or not the new Mozilla/Firefox privacy policy in any way applies to / covers such a service.
I’m not saying I know the answer- What I’m saying without a concrete, permanently applied answer it’s not even considerable.
- Comment on Windows 11 is closing a loophole that let you skip making a Microsoft account 2 months ago:
Been there. Accepted
To answer your questions though, I suggest the non-Cosmic version of Pop!OS. (and switch to wayland if it’s not the default yet- not sure, I’ve had this install for YEARS) It’s a good blend of “just works” and “up to date enough” to run anything, and I recommend steering well clear of Arch. I’ve been using Linux for a decade and I’ve always found a way to whoopsie it into a broken state. That’s a “me problem” yes, but if I can fudge it up that easily and I have experience using it, I think it’s unsuitable to recommend to anyone.
Most people live in a web browser- does it really matter if the desktop environment isn’t riced enough or isn’t windows-ey enough? That said, it takes actual hackery to make any version of Windows usable these days, so I’ll forgive a distro not being “absolutely elite” for someone’s preferences. Let’s not compare Linux forums to Windows forums, where no-one has ever, I repeat ever received ANY useful advice besides reinstalling their Windows, am I right?
- Comment on Windows 11 is closing a loophole that let you skip making a Microsoft account 2 months ago:
I typed 6 words. Are you alright
- Comment on Windows 11 is closing a loophole that let you skip making a Microsoft account 2 months ago:
Uh
Who’s ready to talk Linux
- Comment on Young Americans lose trust in the state 2 months ago:
Remind ME again what Drumpf does this year www.cnn.com/2025/03/11/us/…/index.html
- Comment on Young Americans lose trust in the state 2 months ago:
Wow. I started to wonder what it’s like in your head but decided that might be hell for me. Democrats won’t step on others to make changes.
- Comment on The Volkswagen ID. EVERY1 is an affordable EV for the masses 2 months ago:
They’ve gone out of their way to avoid showing the hatch opened. From the pictures they DO have there, it appears the hatch opening area is borderline useless. My question is WHY?
- Comment on Fuck every single one of them. 3 months ago:
Funny thing, the internet. -Includes all of humanity. One of the many downsides.
- Comment on Fuck every single one of them. 3 months ago:
As an American myself, I agree. Please kill me.
- Comment on Mexican President Threatens to Sue Google Over 'Gulf of America' Label on Maps. 3 months ago:
Reality has to BE.
- Comment on Incoming!! 3 months ago:
See that extended lower bit below the doors? That’s a wheelchair van.
You’re not wrong OP, except this time YOU should offer to do it.
- Comment on no words, much feelings 3 months ago:
“REE” is right. I have a 10 pound sledge that can fix this RIGHT up. Just doin’ my part for humanity.
- Comment on Looks legit, but can it actually be a real thing? 3 months ago:
Idea: Lead-lined underwear with wires inside that when scanned says “Fuck you” on the front and “Eat shit” on the back
