CrazyLikeGollum
@CrazyLikeGollum@lemmy.world
- Comment on LineageOS now officially supports the Pixel 9 series 1 day ago:
source.android.com/docs/security/…/file-based
I did not remember correctly, kind of. From AOSP, Android 7 and later use file-based encryption (FBE) rather then full-disk encryption (FDE). FBE is dependant on verified boot, which itself requires a locked bootloader.
Custom ROMs may have back ported FDE, modified FBE, or implemented their own encryption.
- Comment on LineageOS now officially supports the Pixel 9 series 2 days ago:
It is largely an anti-tampering measure. Without it you could have things injected into the system. For example, a stalker could install a hidden tracking program as a service and then return your phone without you knowing.
Iirc it’s also a prerequisite for full-disk encryption on modern android. So, without it your user data is available to be dumped in an unencrypted state. Most phone thieves are interested in reselling the phone, so they’re provably not going to go through the effort and risk damage to the phone just to dump encrypted data from the chips directly. However, if it’s just available unencrypted from fastboot why not dump it? They could get info that could be used to blackmail or scam you or people you know. Or they could just sell the data.
- Comment on JetKVM's Source Code is now public! ✨ 2 days ago:
Is there a link to the code? I know I could probably search for it, but if you’re going post about the code being public you could at least include a link to it.
- Comment on Serving my media library to my TV (local network only), i need suggestions 3 weeks ago:
Ah, it’s one of those. I was thinking it was the TV’s OS.
I don’t have a lot of experience with those smaller dongles, but as I understand it they’re fairly low power devices that are more meant for streaming relatively low bitrate media from the internet or from a phone. It may not have the horsepower for playing back high bitrate media from Jellyfin or Plex.
Others may have a solution that’ll work for that device, but my gut response is to say you should consider replacing it with something more powerful.
- Comment on Serving my media library to my TV (local network only), i need suggestions 3 weeks ago:
Unless you have a commitment to only using open source software, I’d recommend Plex over Jellyfin. Mostly because I’ve found the client software for Jellyfin to be lacking, especially on AppleTV.
For the issues with the GoogleTV, you mention that it’s on WiFi, would it be possible to use a wired connection or get another set top box for it? Some TVs have the WiFi antenna behind the screen causing interference, so even though other devices get a strong signal the TV doesn’t.
Also, how’s the hardware on your server? Is the CPU powerful enough or do you have a GPU for transcoding? Also, is the server on WiFi or wired?
It’s worth noting that a lot of settop boxes have limited codec support, which might be forcing transcoding even if everything should otherwise support direct play.
- Comment on wood 5 weeks ago:
*Fred Durst and Chris Cornell bumping into each other at a random bar.
- Comment on anyway, i started blastin' 1 month ago:
That just sounds like the gut biome version of a spworm.
- Comment on lab toys 1 month ago:
Khorn really stepped up his game once we started rounding the edges on our PC cases.
- Comment on lab toys 1 month ago:
Just be sure to do it in binary. You gotta squeeze all of the value out of those phalanges.
- Comment on You have a bad friend if he isn't willing to help you bury a dead body or if he is willing to help you. 2 months ago:
A bad friend won’t help you bury a body. A good friend will help you bury a body. A best friend will help you make a body.
- Comment on Why are laptop adapters so much larger than phone adapters of same power rating? 2 months ago:
The equation to determine watts is P=VA
If you have the same voltage and a higher amperage, then by definition you have a higher wattage.
- Comment on Clever, clever 2 months ago:
- Comment on Nihilism spectrum 2 months ago:
The nostrils are connected to the throat through the sinuses as are the ear canals. Topologically making them all part of the same mouth-anus throughole.
- Comment on Nihilism spectrum 2 months ago:
Fun fact: humans are geometrically a donut.
- Comment on New Kindle e-readers no longer appear on computers 2 months ago:
I know it’s a typo, but the image of Lobo, DC’s heavy metal space biker, reading books to someone while they lie in bed is hilarious.
- Comment on ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) 2 months ago:
We would also scavenge fallen fruits and berries that were at least partially decayed. It’s most likely how we discovered the intoxicating effects of alcohol.
- Comment on One Piece Anime Announces Historic Hiatus - ComicBook.com 2 months ago:
They say it’s about 40% faster to watch. Which they say currently saves about 150 hours.
- Comment on One Piece Anime Announces Historic Hiatus - ComicBook.com 2 months ago:
It’s a fan made project that cuts out the recaps, the filler arcs, and most of the OP and ED sequences, keeping one of each at the beginning/end of each arc. It then condenses a lot of the story arcs and reorders some events to (mostly) fix the pacing issues of One Piece and cut down on the run time while preserving the original story.
They’ve got a website out there, but I can’t link to it here, since it’s technically a pirate site. No pun intended. It should come up with a google search though.
- Comment on One Piece Anime Announces Historic Hiatus - ComicBook.com 2 months ago:
Which is one of the reasons why I typically recommend One Pace over the actual series to people. It fixes just about all of the issues I had with watching the series. It also makes it easier to get caught up if you’ve lagged pretty far behind the weekly schedule.
- Comment on Corporate greed is killing RuneScape. What do people play instead? 2 months ago:
I still occasionally fire it up and just walk around some of the hub cities.
- Comment on Corporate greed is killing RuneScape. What do people play instead? 2 months ago:
I’ve tried getting into GW2, but just couldn’t really get into it.
Doesn’t help that I fell of contact with all of my old guild mates who were supposed to be switching over.
- Comment on Corporate greed is killing RuneScape. What do people play instead? 2 months ago:
I don’t know about nowadays, but back in 2007 when I got bored with Runescape I switched to Guild Wars. Great MMO. Kind of dead playerwise now, but the servers are still up and it is soloable.
- Comment on Meta smart glasses can be used to dox anyone in seconds, study finds 2 months ago:
With a sandpaper tongue and diamond studded grilles.
- Comment on Baldur's Gate 3 level editor is cracked open by modders, bringing homebrew campaigns one step closer 3 months ago:
Currently, that is the case. Update 7 was supposed to have mod support for consoles as well, but that got delayed to a future patch. It’s coming though.
- Comment on US: Alaska man busted with 10,000+ child sex abuse images despite his many encrypted apps 4 months ago:
He didn’t use encrypted everything. He had a public telegram group chat in which he stored a lot of his material. Which, as many people in the comments on the article pointed out, is not encrypted, but is presented by telegram as if it is. That’s likely how they caught him.
- Comment on The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim | Official Trailer 4 months ago:
It looks like it’s based on a story from the histories of middle-earth about the founding of Helm’s Deep.
They probably take a lot of creative liberties with the story, but it’s at least not entirely original.
- Comment on Rayman: The Board Game Goes Live On Kickstarter September 2024 | Retro Dodo 4 months ago:
Does “retro” have an official definition? Because I have hard time believing that that any game launched this millennium is retro.
- Comment on Decentralised YouTube alternative Odysee no longer serving ads 4 months ago:
YouTube has a “Don’t recommend this channel” option. Which, as far as I can tell, does actually get them to stop recommending the channel on the main recommended feed. If you’re subscribed they’ll still show up in your subscriptions and will still show up in search if you look for them (to the extent that anything relevant shows up in search).
The option isn’t prominent, it’s in the “3-dot” menu next to a video on the recommended feed and I’ve been able to find a way to view or manage the list of blocked channels, but it’s there.
- Comment on WhatsApp and Signal messages at risk of surveillance following EncroChat ruling, court hears | Computer Weekly 5 months ago:
That’s not entirely accurate. No self-respecting Alaskan would be caught dead associating with a Texan.
Remember kids, the only things bigger in Texas are their stupid hats.
- Comment on People in San Francisco Are Mad That a New App Lets You Spy on Bars to See How Busy They Are 5 months ago:
I would say the potential for misuse, while definitely present, is outweighed by the potential benefits.
A creep watching you from their basement is less likely to act on their dangerous impulses.
An overcrowded bar, poses a lot of risks in itself and the ability to determine how crowded the bar is without having to be physically present can mitigate your exposure to those risks.
In a crowded bar you have a higher risk of being drugged or assaulted because security and staff will likely be distracted or simply unable to notice and intervene. Also, in the event of an emergency that requires you to be able exit quickly, such as a fire or earthquake not only will it be much more difficult to leave it’s also more likely that people will panic and exasperate the problem.
Is a camera with a public live feed the best way to achieve that? No, probably not. But it’s simple, cheap, and gets the job done.
A bar is also a public venue. In a public place you have absolutely no reasonable expectation of privacy. So, while in most circumstances it’s unreasonable to expect that you’re being recorded, it’s equally unreasonable to expect that you’re not.