spaghettiwestern
@spaghettiwestern@sh.itjust.works
- Comment on Newly purchased Vizio TVs now require Walmart accounts to use smart features 4 days ago:
Haven’t tried that yet. For now I’ve blocked most of Roku’s BS with an Adguard Home.
- Comment on Newly purchased Vizio TVs now require Walmart accounts to use smart features 4 days ago:
Roku is every bit as bad. They bricked all customer’s previously purchased TVs by implementing a new user agreement through their UI without warning that could not be bypassed. Opting out required first opting in, agreeing to those new terms and then mailing a letter within a very short window with explicit, detailed requirements.
My next TV won’t be connected to the Internet and definitely won’t be a Roku or Visio product.
- Comment on self-hosted KeePass database in the cloud, what are some good options? 5 days ago:
I set up KeepassKC with Syncthing temporarily years ago while looking for other options. To my surprise it’s worked so well there’s been no reason to change to anything else.
The database file is always backed up to multiple devices. With Syncthing file versioning turned on older backups are available if that file gets corrupted, but in 8+ years I’ve never had to use one of those older backups.
Initially I was using Syncthing discovery servers which allowed syncing from anywhere, but I’ve since moved away from that. Now everything is run locally and I use Wireguard to connect to my home network when I’m away.
- Comment on Microsoft announces sweeping Windows changes - but no apologies 1 week ago:
The only reason Microsoft is doing anything is their enterprise customers have had enough of their BS.
- Submitted 1 week ago to technology@lemmy.world | 97 comments
- Comment on HP realizes that mandatory 15-minute support call wait times isn’t good support 1 week ago:
My laptops typically last until the hardware is well past obsolete, but not HP’s garbage. My HP X360 laptop’s motherboard failed completely and the hinges just fell apart for the 2nd time. This POS didn’t last 3 years of occasional use. Never again.
- Comment on a VPN that is easily self-hostable and resistant to blocking? 1 week ago:
Many of the prominent https VPN protocols are for evading the great firewall of China. OP had that as a requirement
Where the fuck do you get this stuff?
- Comment on a VPN that is easily self-hostable and resistant to blocking? 1 week ago:
Thanks for the link. Will take a look.
- Comment on a VPN that is easily self-hostable and resistant to blocking? 1 week ago:
I don’t need strong censorship resistance; it just has to work in offices and hotel WiFis.
OP: “I don’t need strong censorship resistance; it just has to work in offices and hotel WiFis.”
- Comment on a VPN that is easily self-hostable and resistant to blocking? 2 weeks ago:
I’ve run Wireguard on 443 (on my router) for exactly that purpose and never had a problem, even when my standard WG port was blocked by some businesses. I’ve since had to move to port 587 due to router conflicts and it’s worked fine so far too.
The battery drain on Android is negligible (at least for my uses) and WG is activated by Tasker whenever my home wifi is out of range. From what I can see WG is configurable via Docker compose.
- Comment on HP's ink-blocking firmware may violate new global sustainability rules 2 weeks ago:
HP’s next step: Degrade print quality just enough to make 3rd party cartridges unusable while blaming the cartridge manufacturers for the problem.
- Comment on Asus Co-CEO: MacBook Neo Is a 'Shock' to the PC Industry 2 weeks ago:
When I get to 20 or so I have to start closing some tabs to keep track of things. How do you find the tab you’re looking for when you have that many open?
- Comment on Asus Co-CEO: MacBook Neo Is a 'Shock' to the PC Industry 2 weeks ago:
I’m running Mint on an 8BG laptop and I’m surprised by just how much can be running at one time. Right now I’m running Firefox with 10 open tabs, Waterfox with 8 tabs, Thunderbird, Keepass, Calibre, Signal, a Whatsapp client, Syncthing, Libreoffice Writer with 2 open docs & Calc with 2 open small spreadsheets, a couple of terminals and Gedit, and didn’t even notice it until came across these comments. A friend who uses Windows 11 says 32GB is recommended now.
Microsoft must be thrilled with age verification being required at the OS level. What a great way to lock people into their Microslop garbage.
- Submitted 2 weeks ago to technology@lemmy.world | 293 comments
- Comment on Tech industry is in tariff hell, even if refunds are automated 3 weeks ago:
The tech industry will get to keep refunds of the of tariffs they’ve collected AND will make more money automating the distribution of those refunds to themselves.
Sounds like the tech industry is in tariff heaven.
- Comment on Windows 12 Reportedly Set for Release This Year as a Fully Modular, Subscription-Based, AI-Focused OS 3 weeks ago:
These AI features won’t come cheaply, with Windows 12 set to debut a new hardware requirement just as its predecessor did with the TPM 2.0 requirement. This time around, a dedicated NPU would be required, a specialized processor designed to handle AI tasks.
Requiring new hardware for AI when there’s already a serious SSD and memory shortage caused by AI? What could possibly go wrong?
Next up: Microslop will file lawsuits to shut down Linux distribution.
- Comment on Using VPS for remote access of my server - some questions 3 weeks ago:
When I looked into this configuration a few years ago the security improvements seemed minimal. Adding yet another provider to the mix plus the additional risk of a server misconfiguration didn’t seem to be worth the trouble unless I was dealing with CGNAT.
Besides hiding endpoints from your ISP and exposing them to the VPS, how much security does this really add?
- Comment on What us the best way to add remote access to my servers? 3 weeks ago:
DDNS (Dynamic DNS), one 3rd party service I do use.
My network is reached by URL, not IP (although IP still works). When my IP changes the router updates the DDNS service in minutes. Lots of providers out there and it’s easy to switch if needed. I like DuckDNS. It’s free or you can choose to donate a bit to cover their expenses.
- Comment on Dark patterns killed my wife’s Windows 11 installation – OSnews 4 weeks ago:
Sorry I wasn’t clear - I was referring to whomever did.
- Comment on How I Reversed Amazon's Kindle Web Obfuscation Because Their App Sucked 4 weeks ago:
Does “the feds” include Amazon?
- Comment on Dark patterns killed my wife’s Windows 11 installation – OSnews 4 weeks ago:
Gotta laugh at the downvotes. Maybe you’d like to be her tech support?
- Comment on How I Reversed Amazon's Kindle Web Obfuscation Because Their App Sucked 4 weeks ago:
If the Kindle never has Internet access (and that includes access through another app) Amazon should not be able to connect at all. YouTube buffers content and your device may have already downloaded the entire file, but if it’s a phone it would just switch to the mobile network.
Sometimes I think I’m too paranoid about this stuff and the next day they’ll be another headline about corporate abuse of “protected” consumer data or yet another breach. Remember Facebook’s years long access of protected medical records through a tracking tool installed on a third of medical websites? I’m probably not paranoid enough.
- Comment on Introducing Habitat - A Social Platform for Local Communities 4 weeks ago:
Pretty sure a decent amount of them are bots.
Could be, but those bots must be programmed to simulate actual Maggots. They don’t know how to spell, capitalize or use punctuation, much less write more than a single barely comprehensible sentence.
- Comment on Dark patterns killed my wife’s Windows 11 installation – OSnews 4 weeks ago:
Apple.
- Comment on Dark patterns killed my wife’s Windows 11 installation – OSnews 4 weeks ago:
Not an option. A few years ago I helped a friend when her printer quit working on Windows 10. What started as occasional help turned into near daily phone calls and demands for tech support. Turned out her boyfriend was getting pissed off when he was playing a game and killing the PC with the power button on the PC.
I’m willing to help her occasionally but am not going further than that.
- Comment on Introducing Habitat - A Social Platform for Local Communities 4 weeks ago:
I found it useful for some things. We have a pack of coyotes in town that preys on dogs and occasionally is spotted in the neighborhood. It was also useful for business & contractor recommendations, but have to otherwise agree with you.
- Comment on Introducing Habitat - A Social Platform for Local Communities 4 weeks ago:
It goes deeper with Nextdoor. During Covid someone living next to a local evangelical church posted pictures of a packed event where no one was wearing a mask. Some of those pictures included the backs of a few kid’s heads.
The church members complained that he was a pedophile(!) and Nextdoor deleted his account, something that could not be done by moderators and required Nextdoor executive approval.
Nextdoor is a Maggot haven from top to bottom.
- Comment on Introducing Habitat - A Social Platform for Local Communities 4 weeks ago:
Even in my relatively liberal U.S. city, Next Door is overrun by Magats who are cheered on and protected by right-wing Magot moderators. It needs to die and this looks like a great replacement.
- Comment on How I Reversed Amazon's Kindle Web Obfuscation Because Their App Sucked 4 weeks ago:
I find it puzzling that people are OK with allowing a mammoth, regularly hostile corporation know exactly what books they’re reading as well as the exact details of their reading habits. Everything is accessible to Amazon- how often you access a book, how fast your read and when you linger on or return to a page. I wonder when they’ll implement camera-based eye tracking so they know what word you’re on?
The same Public libraries that vigorously defend the privacy of our reading lists are simultaneously fine outsourcing all ebook access to Amazon where there’s no expectation of privacy at all. Epubs at those libraries are now so well hidden they’re not even mentioned anymore and access is buried multiple levels deep in the mandatory Libby app.
I love the ease of access and convenience of ebooks, but paper books are becoming more and more appealing by comparison.
- Comment on Dark patterns killed my wife’s Windows 11 installation – OSnews 4 weeks ago:
Microsoft is making it impossible to use Windows PCs without an online account. Obviously there’s Linux, but I’m not willing to be her only source of tech support. That leaves Apple.