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- Comment on Open Source Blackout 3 hours ago:
That’s not quite what I meant.
I’m talking about the (potential) relationship between a gov and repo maintainers, and whether that would mean less freedom for the developers, since govs are typically required to ensure tax money is spent on legitimate purposes.
As I said though, it was just a thought. Things like research grants exist, it could work the same. - Comment on Open Source Blackout 6 hours ago:
This is true, but i fear it would open up a can of worms potentially, where govt oversight would be required or demanded to oversee the investment (people doing no good just trying to cash in). Maybe not.
- Comment on Passkeys Explained: The End of Passwords 2 days ago:
Really? If I open github (for example) and select passkey login, I just need to press ok using Bitwarden.
- Comment on Passkeys Explained: The End of Passwords 2 days ago:
Isn’t this optional? I use passkeys and have yet to be asked for anything else in addition to it.
- Comment on Passkeys Explained: The End of Passwords 2 days ago:
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‘This link is no longer valid’ - Comment on MPV: The Ultimate Self-Hosted Media Solution You're Probably Sleeping On 3 days ago:
God how can those tv menus be so slow… do they call home on every press of a button?? Infuriating
- Comment on What's a recent game you've tried playing that isn't worth the hype? 4 days ago:
Man I LOVE drg. A good team on a call made this the most fun I’ve had playing in recent years. Unfortunately, the population is lower and one may have trouble finding new players. Veterans are usually happy to help, but you’d need a patient one.
- Comment on Think Big, Print Bigger: Introducing the Prusa CORE One L! - Original Prusa 3D Printers 1 week ago:
This is a Czech company, European
- Comment on Think Big, Print Bigger: Introducing the Prusa CORE One L! - Original Prusa 3D Printers 1 week ago:
This type of printer isn’t good for minis, you should consider resin, but know that it is a big investment all in cost, space and effort
- Comment on Here’s what ads on your $2,000 Samsung smart fridge will look like 2 weeks ago:
I can see genuine reason for a fridge to be smart.
Check what’s in whilst shopping, automatic recipe suggestions, notifications for product potentially going out of date…
All of that would be nice, if fully automated, but that would require a ton of cameras and sensors, and frankly doesn’t seem worth it yet for the prices that would yield, even assuming the integration is good and offers local-only option (for proxying or vpns). - Comment on Oh no my harvest is too bountiful 2 weeks ago:
If i were a nuclear engineer, everyone around me wouldn’t hear the end of it
- Comment on New Rules Could Force Tesla to Redesign Its Door Handles. That’s Harder Than It Sounds 4 weeks ago:
Yeah let’s see, if the handle would have to be a different shape, they may need a different cutout for the door, different handle moulds, different mechanical parts, updated electronics… does anyone have a fucking clue how difficult it is to program one of those robotic arms? How expensive new moulds are? Any other potential knock-on effects this may have on the internal design?
People with the mentality of ‘it’s just a small plug at the bottom of the pool, how bad could it possibly be if we removed it’
- Comment on Whoa! Windows 7's market share surged, tripling in users last month 5 weeks ago:
If it were offline machines, then they wouldn’t be on these statistics
- Comment on Life imitates art 5 weeks ago:
God I hope we’re in the matrix. I refuse to accept this is the reality now.
- Comment on IT'S A TRAP 5 weeks ago:
Ah yes, I remember my eyes glazing over as things got too complicated to fit through my thick skull
- Comment on Reddit stock falls for second day as references to its content in ChatGPT responses plummet 5 weeks ago:
I’ve had to start calling it AI because most people don’t know what LLMs are, noone cares to go through the explanation, including myself.
I’m afraid that, as these things go, AI has gained a new meaning by popular use, rather than the original meaning of the acronym.
No point fighting it anymore.Maybe we just need to adjust and start saying GAI (generative ai). It has a nice ring to it too.
- Comment on ICE to Buy Tool that Tracks Locations of Hundreds of Millions of Phones Every Day 1 month ago:
It will not hinder it either. People will give up many things before their smartphones.
- Comment on What if we were *just a lil evil*? 1 month ago:
100%. This needs to be a law or it can’t be expected to happen.
- Comment on Google's shocking developer decree struggles to justify the urgent threat to F-Droid 1 month ago:
Work profiles exist for this reason. A completely separate environment that is isolated from the rest of the phone and can be turned on and off on demand.
Some manufacturers, like Samsung, make it difficult to access, but it’s there. - Comment on 1919 (correctly) 1 month ago:
My (potential) marriage is safe!
No, wait… - Comment on Microsoft announces it will automatically install the Copilot AI app alongside desktop versions of 365 products like Word, Excel and PowerPoint this October 1 month ago:
It’s absolutely everywhere. Have you checked fricking Notepad recently? (I do like the other improvements to it though, tangent)
I don’t care on my work PC, not my data, but it’s concerning how little control or oversight we’re given as users (approx. none). - Comment on Randy Pitchford Snaps Back at Borderlands 4 Criticism: 'Code Your Own Engine' 1 month ago:
Have to partly disagree. The loading screens, whilst usually brief, were very annoying.
Elite Dangerous, No Man’s Sky or Space Engineers accomplish similar tasks without needing those, or having to limit the accessible planet area.
I understand that those were limitations of the engine, but it could just be speculation. - Comment on Randy Pitchford Snaps Back at Borderlands 4 Criticism: 'Code Your Own Engine' 1 month ago:
You gave them a hammer and their nail has not gone in straight?
Clearly your fault. And the hammer’s. - Comment on emergency remote access 2 months ago:
I have my ‘incident recovery’ docs on my server.
It went down once, and when that connected, my single thought was ‘fuck’ haha. - Comment on Important Notice of Security Incident 2 months ago:
People don’t seem to understand that no-one can reasonably stop a breach today.
The question is whether the attackers got anything of value and how easy they got in. - Comment on Signal announces a backup feature that includes 100MB of storage for texts and the last 45 days' worth of media for free, or 100GB of storage for $1.99/month 2 months ago:
Can you say how? If you could just name drop whatever services you’re using, that would be appreciated
- Comment on choice 2 months ago:
Somewhat unfunny answer: a 3cm diameter ball of thorium, that easily fits into one’s palm by size, should be enough to provide all power an individual uses in a lifetime.
This can change a lot based on usage and actual power generation efficiency. - Comment on A conundrum 2 months ago:
Considering how much data they can get on anyone, this process seems pointless and outdated, except to give them somewhat arbitrary power over who can get a loan.
Not that I like such private data to be available at any institutions fingertips, but so it is these days. - Comment on Is there no good inexpensive CAD software? 2 months ago:
Fusion is easiest to get going for ‘serious’ projects as a beginner.
I will use it while I can, or until an equal alternative is available. Nothing lasts forever. - Comment on mkdocs for recipe catalogue 2 months ago:
I love mealie. I can steal online recipes, catalogue them, adjust them to my liking, plan all the shopping. Definitely a core self hosted service in my house.