canthangmightstain

@canthangmightstain@lemmy.today

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨That's the feeling.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Gotta take it in stages my dude and it won’t even feel daunting once you finally do it. I procrastinated for months too lol.

  Stage 1: Note down the software you need to bring with you Stage 2: Do the distro decidin’ (watch some videos, read some nerd posts, whatever) Stage 3: Check hardware support, starting with your most expensive components. Stage 4: Figure out where to look for help before you’re stuck. The hardest part is that most guides start from step 1 and you probably need step 0 so don’t be scared to ask an AI for help, they’re great for stuff like this. Stage 5: Backups! Stage 6: Set aside a whole day and do the dang thing!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Hisense TVs force owners to watch intrusive ads when switching inputs, visiting the home screen, or even changing channels — practice infuriates consumers, brand denies wrongdoing⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  … and exactly 2 weeks later modders will have figured out how to get their hands on the yummy free unlimited data inside it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How bad of an idea is it to use computing HDDs in a DIY NAS?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Has no one mentioned shucking yet?

  Buy western digital external drives (MyBook and Passports) to tear them apart for the white-label drives on the inside. No warranties after you start using them but they’re essentially the same drive as the red label NAS drives for about half the price.

  All storage prices are insane in the current market but if you’re careful and test the drives before you use them (so you can use the warranty if you need to) then you shouldn’t have a problem. Just be aware you’re either going to need to use the “kapton tape trick” or buy “SAS drive adapters” from your online store of choice for about $10 apiece to allow the drives to power on outside of the enclosure.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Discord Users Threaten Exodus Over Age Verification Face Scan Controversy⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Anyone with sense saw this coming when they did the same thing in Australia and the UK but I otherwise agree with your point. I think this is a very calculated move.

  When the deadline gets here in a month, 80% of the group that would’ve migrated out of disgust won’t be affected because they just use Discord for group voice chats anyway, and the competition isn’t ready. The rest have been trained to put their personal info out there to anyone who asks for it. And, when (not if) they eventually roll out “IDs for Everyone”, the outrage won’t be nearly as detrimental to their bottom line because it’s already happened before.