tibi

@tibi@lemmy.world

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Apple’s first Mac mini redesign in 14 years looks like a big aluminum Apple TV⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I seriously don’t understand why Apple won’t make server macs, with proper server features like IPMI, rack mounting support, virtualization. As a software developer, macs are horrible to work with.

  Beyond the nightmare that is code signing and certificates (required even for debug builds), the physical devices are special snowflakes. Getting them to play nicely in a CI/CD system is really difficult. They often freeze or misbehave requiring physical access to fix. Also, if you want to target older OS X or iOS versions, you need to use an older version of XCode (that Apple makes really difficult to find) and an older version of MacOS.

  There are many other use cases beyond software development, such as render farms, network storage, backup etc.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Windows Recall is secretly installed on non-Copilot+PCs (Privacy Nightmare)⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  There is the LTSC version (not sure if 11 is released yet, but 10 definitely is) which is basically debloated windows. Made by Microsoft, and targeted towards embedded devices.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YSK: You don't own your Kindle e-books.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Amazon is on my shit list and will not buy any products from them ever again. They are one of the worst monopolist mega corporations. They treat their employees like slaves, are anti-repair, anti-consumer.

  I gifted an older Kindle to my sister, and the screen broke (out of warranty). I contacted Amazon about it, and they basically said they don’t make replacement parts and don’t service the kindles, they can only give me a small discount for buying a new one.

  I looked up a guide on doing it myself, and even if I find a replacement screen, it’s really difficult. The screen is glued with a strong adhesive. The entire device looks very cheaply built and deliberately made really difficult to repair.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YSK: You don't own your Kindle e-books.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  You can use an USB cable to upload files to the Kindle, the @kindle email address is just a convenience thing. Calibre is great for converting to a compatible format.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨California will force companies to admit you don't own digital content⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Which is why I will never buy a modern console. Once the company making them shutdowns the servers, the hardware will be useless. Unlike retro consoles that use physical media, which are highly sought after today.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨AI bots now beat 100% of those traffic-image CAPTCHAs⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Corporations have already done it years ago

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Ubisofts stock tanked this morning ahead of the markets opening⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  To be fair, those tech upgrades aren’t exactly trivial to do, and most programmers aren’t skilled enough to do it.

  These kinds of projects need very careful management to avoid running overtime and over budget.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Google Chrome warns uBlock Origin may soon be disabled⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Google is primarily an ad company

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[Gamers Nexus] "Google is Getting Worse," ft. Wendell of Level1 Techs⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I hate services that force you to download an app when the functionality could be provided in browser. Apps have a lot more permissions to access things that wouldn’t be accessible in browser.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Microsoft Account to local account conversion guide erased from official Windows 11 guide — instructions redacted earlier this week⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Microsoft is a conglomerate of many small companies that share infrastructure and a few other things like accounting and HR.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YouTube’s anti-ad blocking test gets even pushier with a new timer⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I think a lot of people would subscribe if they had a lower price tier where they have a reduced amount of ads (like an ad every few videos). Without ad blockers, youtube is unwatchable, you get more ads than you would on TV (where in many places ads are legally capped at around 15mins/hour).

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨data secured⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Fucking Teams does this and it’s really annoying. Clicking the downloaded notification doesn’t take you to where the file was downloaded.