Preflight_Tomato
@Preflight_Tomato@lemm.ee
- Comment on Audiologists raise concern over headphone use in young people 2 months ago:
If a hypothesis is untestable, then it is a guess, and not scientific.
- Comment on Will online only "Device Activation" become the norm for every device in the future? / Will everything require an app in the future? 2 months ago:
Reminder that Cable and Broadcast TV are the same quality now, so if you (or your parents) watch TV, you can set up a box that just connects to the HDMI port and captures everything. It even gets metadata so you can see what channel the best stuff is on, like PBS kids. Total cost is around 100-200$ and after that it’s free.
- Comment on Will online only "Device Activation" become the norm for every device in the future? / Will everything require an app in the future? 2 months ago:
I gave a friend a raspberry pi a while ago and just this last week they asked me to come and set it up with Pihole for them. They’re very happy to not have ads on their TV anymore. The only hiccup has been that their network connected cat litterbox (lol) doesn’t tell them when the cat has pooped anymore.
- Comment on Tough question 2 months ago:
Astrology daughter;
+less money lost to scams
+less likely to engage with bro culture
-more likely to engage with crystals, vibrations, homeopathy, etc…
+less cringe
- Comment on Tesla pulls out all the stops as Cybertruck sales grind to a halt 2 months ago:
Yeah up until then I though he was a cool guy; real life iron man and whatnot. That baseless accusation was just so incredibly out of character it made me question his character, and then his later actions made me realize it was always just a character.
- Comment on I don't know what to do with this information 3 months ago:
To add to this, here’s what I would do personally:
For disinfecting devices, it’s a process:
- Isolate the device, remove network cards if possible.
- Try to find out what kind of malware it is? Is it isolated to the OS? If it’s infecting device firmware I’d just replace the whole device, otherwise move to next step.
- Copy essential data onto a removeable drive (USB)
- Wipe the drive and re-install the OS fresh.
- Full content malware scan of all files on the USB.
- Copy files back onto fresh OS.
Some additional things to do:
- Change relevant credentials.
- Enable Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) wherever offered.
- If you’re in the US and believe that financial info was compromised (SSN, bank passwords, etc.), freeze your credit and file 1 year fraud alerts with all major consumer reporting companies (Equifax, Transunion, Experian, etc.). This is free and quick as required by law.
- Comment on 2025 trailer be wild 3 months ago:
It’s important in the sense that if it’s “just gang shit” then people think it’s less random, and so they have some agency to avoid it, which makes it less scary. They’re also not in social groups even close to gangs, so it’s not something that would ever happen to them.
- Comment on They used to be all metal too. Its time for a revolution 5 months ago:
Amazing to see Hot Wheels change from gas to hybrid to EV over the years.
- Comment on Stop whining. Do it yourself. 5 months ago:
.world and .ml are servers. I’d recommend choosing a server related to your topic (programming.zone if it’s comp sci related, for example), and try to avoid piling into the largest ones (.world and .ml, etc.).
- Comment on M4 Mac Mini Power Button Has New Bottom Location 5 months ago:
Do you mean abominations? lol.
- Comment on The EchoChamberinator 9000! 5 months ago:
A more powerful local transmission may be considered jamming. I’m not sure, so look up relevant law beforehand.