cmnybo
@cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de
- Comment on Logitech will brick its $100 Pop smart home buttons on October 15 - Ars Technica 2 hours ago:
It’s a switch, there shouldn’t be anything to go obsolete.
- Comment on AOMedia Will Be Talking More About The AV2 Video Codec Later This Month 1 day ago:
AV1 is one of the codecs that youtube uses. Not all videos have an AV1 version available though.
- Comment on Phones may come without bundled USB cables in the future, if OEMs have their way 2 days ago:
There are lots of standards for charging over USB such as PD. Many of those standards have multiple versions since newer devices keep needing more power. That’s to be expected of an interface that’s been around for almost 30 years. If every device came with a 240W USB PD charger, the price would increase by over USD $100, not to mention the only model I’ve seen is the size of a brick.
- Comment on Phones may come without bundled USB cables in the future, if OEMs have their way 2 days ago:
Non standard cables and chargers either wouldn’t connect, wouldn’t charge, or would burn something up if you used the wrong one.
- Comment on Phones may come without bundled USB cables in the future, if OEMs have their way 2 days ago:
Most already have.
- Comment on Deloitte will refund Australian government for AI hallucination-filled report 3 days ago:
The bubble will eventually burst and AI will mostly disappear.
- Comment on Microsoft is plugging more holes that let you use Windows 11 without an online account 3 days ago:
There’s no online accounts needed for Linux.
- Comment on Smart in-asphalt fabric provides live reports from within roads 4 days ago:
It sounds like it’s just natural fiber fabric with some wire woven into it. All the electronics are in a box beside the road.
- Comment on Motion sensors in high-performance mice can be used as a microphone to spy on users, thanks to AI — Mic-E-Mouse technique harnesses mouse sensors, converts acoustic vibrations into speech 4 days ago:
That requires a mouse with an 8kHz polling rate. With a 1kHz polling rate, this trick will be limited to sounds under 500Hz.
- Comment on Open Printer is a fully open-source inkjet with DRM-free ink and no subscriptions 4 days ago:
That’s usually only an issue with color laser printers.
- Comment on Cloudflare Tunnel? 5 days ago:
It only requires an outbound connection, which is needed if you’re stuck on CGNAT. It also provides DDoS protection and hides your IP address. It comes with the hide downside of using Cloudflare though.
- Comment on good results so far with Elegoo Rapid PETG 5 days ago:
It’s too humid around here for that, especially this time of year. I have to keep mine in a sealed box with desiccant. Putting a new spool in the box without drying it just uses up the desiccant quickly.
At least PETG doesn’t get brittle like PLA when it’s wet. It just gets stringy.
- Comment on good results so far with Elegoo Rapid PETG 5 days ago:
It works pretty well for me. It prints fast, it’s strong and has good layer adhesion. It does take quite a while to dry a new roll though. The cardboard spool holds a lot of water.
- Comment on What's the real danger of opening ports? 1 week ago:
Be sure to keep everything up to date too. Even openssh has had multiple vulnerabilities just this year.
- Comment on AOL’s dial up internet takes its last bow, marking the end of an era 1 week ago:
That’s just a direct connection. It used to be common for 2 player games to connect that way.
- Comment on AOL’s dial up internet takes its last bow, marking the end of an era 1 week ago:
You can get the roam plan for $50 a month. If you were doing fine with dial-up, then the 50GB data cap shouldn’t be an issue. You could even use the standby mode for $5 a month for 11 months out of the year and will still be an order of magnitude faster than the dial-up connection.
- Comment on With a final screech, AOL's dial-up service goes silent 1 week ago:
They were free and not everything needs 1.44MB.
- Comment on With a final screech, AOL's dial-up service goes silent 1 week ago:
Before that, they gave out floppy disks. You could tape over the write protect hole and reuse them.
- Comment on Security camera recommendations? 1 week ago:
I’ve got one of the older Reolink IP cameras and the video freezes for about 10 seconds every time it switches between color and nightvision. They never even released a firmware update for it. I wouldn’t trust them for anything important.
- Comment on How do you secure your home lab? Like, physically? From thieves? 1 week ago:
All a kensington lock does is cause a bit of damage so a potential buyer can tell that the equipment was stolen.
A thief will likely want to steal or destroy the DVR, so make sure it’s well hidden or locked inside a proper safe.
- Comment on Enthusiasts bond twelve 56K modems together to set dial-up broadband records — a dozen screeching boxes achieve record 668 kbps download speeds 1 week ago:
Even 20 years ago you needed ad blocking to make sites load a bit faster on dial-up. Now you would need no script and an image blocker too.
- Comment on Amazon is making it impossible to remove the DRM from Kindle Books 2 weeks ago:
require you to screenshot/OCR it
So just like what people do with paper books.
- Comment on Disney+, Hulu Are Hiking Prices Again Next Month 2 weeks ago:
Just remember, a seedbox or VPN is a lot cheaper than a single streaming subscription.
- Comment on 2 weeks ago:
Look for a Dahua or Hikvision DVR and cameras. Put the DVR (and cameras if they are IP) on its own isolated subnet that doesn’t have any internet access. Use a VPN to access it remotely.
Don’t buy them from amazon, buy from one of their authorized distributors. I learned that the hard way when I ended up with a grey market camera with no warranty or firmware updates.
WiFi cameras are much easier to jam if someone wants to break in without being recorded. Don’t use them if you can run a cable.
- Comment on Samsung brings ads to US fridges 3 weeks ago:
DoH is tricky to block since it’s just using https on port 443. The only options are blocklists of known servers and attempting to detect it with deep packet inspection.
- Comment on What use a smart card reader? 3 weeks ago:
You could get a bunch of the cheap EEPROM type smart cards and use them to launch programs or play music or something.
- Comment on Get ready to see ads on your… Samsung refrigerator 3 weeks ago:
Yeah, there’s no way I’m buying an internet connected fridge with a giant screen.
- Comment on Campaigners urge EU to mandate 15 years of OS updates 3 weeks ago:
Just require any new operating systems to support 15 year old hardware. We should require manufacturers to provide 15 years of UEFI and firmware updates too.
- Comment on Researchers embed digital 'fingerprints' into 3D printed parts — tech may make future ghost guns more traceable 3 weeks ago:
Luckily we have open source firmware and we can build our own printers.
Most ghost guns are not 3D printed so this is nothing but security theater and an invasion of privacy.
- Comment on Ender 3 V2 Causing Circuit Breaker to Trip (Even when PSU is flipped off!) 3 weeks ago:
It’s pretty common to have breakers with built in GFCI these days.