PoopMonster

@PoopMonster@lemmy.world

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YouTube has found a new way to load ads | AdGuard Blog⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Agreed, it’s just hard to find a suitable replacement for many things like tvs, since there’s a lack of alternative apps for other platforms on things like roku or LG tvs

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YouTube Premium is getting a huge price hike in over a dozen countries, sparking user backlash. Some countries are experiencing hikes between 30% and 50%⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Pihole doesn’t block YouTube ads as it’s only a dns blocker, Google serves the ads from the same servers as the videos from what I understand. Adguard home works the same.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YouTube Premium is getting a huge price hike in over a dozen countries, sparking user backlash. Some countries are experiencing hikes between 30% and 50%⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Invidious used to work, it’s a self hosted YouTube instance that blockw out ads and has things like sponsorblock. I have Playlet installed on my roku pointing at my instance but about a week or so ago it’s been giving only errors 😔.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨PhotoPrism vs Apple Photos currently?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Good news is that it’s slated to go stable some time this year iirc.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 needs 64GB of RAM for ideal performance — oddly, the game install size is only 30GB⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Pcs are clearly inferior, that’s like 32gb on a Mac. /s

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨A third of the world’s population lacks internet connectivity − airborne communications stations could change that⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  They can order both on Amazon duh…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨16GB of RAM Could Be the New Minimum in Apple's Upcoming M4 Macs⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  “yeah but that’s like having 32GB on a lame PC”

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Small VPN Access Device?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Probably one of the higher end models?

  To be honest, I’ll be forever dubious of new products that seem to be in every other YouTube video. I returned this one after a day or two of troubleshooting. It also didn’t support openwrt if I recall correctly.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨TriliumNext's first stable release is now available! 🚀⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Thanks, this has been added to unraids community app store BTW so hopefully you get a good uptick in users from there.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Small VPN Access Device?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I’d stay away from that particular one. We ui was slow af and whenever wireguard connected it crawled to a stop.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Your TV set has become a digital billboard. And it’s only getting worse.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  My best purchase in the last couple of years was a 4k Sceptre TV from Walmart. Super cheap, good enough video quality and is dumb, just turns on to 4hdmi ports. That way I can just plug in whatever I want, or get a $30 roku and replace it whenever they update it to the point where it lags on basic menu navigation like my previous tvs.

  Fuck all that bloatware, ad infested crap.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Researchers discover potentially catastrophic exploit present in AMD chips for decades⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  “FUCK!” - Intel execs

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Microsoft Ruined Windows⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Pop os is pretty awesome. Using it now and been gaming just fine. I shouldve made the switch years ago.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Decentralised YouTube alternative Odysee no longer serving ads⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  You had me at the ability to block content creators. The fact that YouTube doesn’t have this is insane.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨You might get a discount or free coffee but you’re also being played by the multi-billion dollar gamification industry.⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  A lot of Amazon sellers are just drop shipping shit from aliexpress/temu they don’t even bother changing the pictures or descriptions.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Google Begins Testing 50 Gig Fiber Internet⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Not before they embed chat into it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Steam Summer Sale is live now!⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Slay the spire is like 8 bucks and disco elsyium is like 4 but that’s about it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨EVs still have major quality problems, and it’s mostly about the software⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I own a Mach e. Seeing Ford that high is terrifying to think how bad it can get because as high as Ford is on that list, it sucks pretty bad.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Suggestions for file sync / android backup / sharing software (nextcloud alternative)⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Immich but it has a lot of breaking changes, good news is that going stable is on their road map for this year. They also joined FUTO.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨AI companies train language models on YouTube’s archive − making family-and-friends videos a privacy risk⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah but AI is so hot right now, we just need to make an article about it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Steam announces game recording beta.⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Cloud sync also requires the drm, but the advantage that gog and itch have over steam is that for most games you just get the executables and you’re good to go.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Self hosting is hard. How do you overcome?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  As an alternative, Unraid. While it’s paid, it strips away a lot of the hassle you mentioned in your post. Has a built in shop where you just click, set up ports/shares and docker containers just spin up for you.

  While I’m not a huge fan of their recent subscription model change, I do love their OS (I got I’m still grandfathered into the pre-existing perpetual license.

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

  Just made the switch to pop os myself, all my games running fine even ff xiv which I was most worried about. Not sure why I didn’t do this sooner. Come tax season I’ll just spin up a windows vm for hrblock or whatever I decide to use.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Samsung’s $1,300 phone might someday have fees for AI usage⁩ ⁨⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Can I uninstall Facebook entirely? That would be the real breakthrough.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YouTube and Spotify Won’t Launch Apple Vision Pro Apps, Joining Netflix⁩ ⁨⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah but you can’t flex without an apple logo you dingus.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Google updates Chrome's Incognito Mode disclaimer to admit it is tracking users⁩ ⁨⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m curious as to what led people to believe otherwise before this update. I don’t use chrome but I recall it always being reffered to as porn mode. Meaning it just doesn’t save browsing history, no more no less.

  Did Google have misleading wording implying it was doing anything else?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨NAS/Media Server Build Recommendations⁩ ⁨⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Well that kinda sucks hopefully you had time to replace/repair without data loss.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨NAS/Media Server Build Recommendations⁩ ⁨⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Thanks for the info. How long did the failing drives last and how was the replacement process (warranty not the nas replacement).

  Also these were from gohardrives right?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Apple’s $85bn-a-year services business faces legal reckoning⁩ ⁨⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Does this legal reckoning mean that they will be forced to be in the a $84.9B a year business instead? Or will we finally reach a time when companies will be held accountable for the things they do?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Fear Mongering About Range Anxiety Has To Stop — CT Governor Calls Out EV Opponents⁩ ⁨⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Even when you plan ahead on a road trip there’s a pretty high chance half the chargers are down and there’s a queue of cars waiting. Made it to the next stop on my last trip with 4 miles to spare. That was a nerve-wracking drive.

  Now I gotta check plug share to see recent reviews on stations and decide whether or not to take my ev.