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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Logitech is dropping support for its oldest Harmony remotes⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  There are a few, the sofabaton is probably the closest to the cheaper harmony remotes, but it’s configured via an app that requires login so not sure how long that will last.

  There are other companoes that are targeting the high end remotes too ($300+) but they all appear to be based on android and get very poor battery life.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Discord going public. Plz help a future refugee.⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I think P2P is still the way to go. Sure it’s not perfect, but it’s simpler and by it’s very nature doesn’t require the infrastructure we know will be a problem.

  Plus, don’t forget screen sharing in discord isn’t very good as is (720p30) if you’re not a paid user.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨8BitDo Has Announced The Successor To Its Ultimate Wireless Controller | Time Extension⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Trash then. Thank you for confirming!

  Direct input reeeeealy needs to get with the times.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Gibberlink⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I stand corrected. It seems odd to me that you would relegate all data transfer to the inaudible range, as you’ll have a lot less bandwidth to work with and will likely hit issues with compression technologies that are designed to filter those frequencies out.

  I guess the designers didn’t want it to sound so offputting like dial-up did. Still seems odd to me and I’m not surprised it failed my initial sniff test.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Gibberlink⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I assume people are shitting on it because it’s fake? At least it looks fake to me as the sounds they’re making seem the same each time.

  I imagine it would sound a lot more like a dialup modem if it were real as we got pretty good at sending data over audio channels back then. Likely that standard that already exists could be used.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Sounds crazy but... maybe you shouldn't delete Facebook just yet⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Current platforms like Lemmy are NOT ready for massive amounts of users. They have very poor moderation controls, no effective strategy to combat bots, and no money to pay people for it.

  The only reason Lemmy is usable right now is because it has nerdy people using it in good faith. If it were to gain critical mass it would collapse under the deluge of trolls and bots.

  It’s a quaint little place, and I like it for being that.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Trump prepares to change US CHIPS Act conditions, sources say⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  He can if the GOP decides to do nothing, and it seems that the game plan. They’re all in on downplaying his actions and not ruffling any feathers because to speak out is to be cast out. If they play along, they might just get to keep some power when this is all over.

  They’ve always been scum, but this is a new low. Dried scum crusted onto the bottom of wherever scum normally resides.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Gulf of Make a Report to Apple⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  In Canada we see both. It says “Gulf of Mexico (Gulf of America)”.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Jeep's annoying pop-up nags you to buy an extended warranty at every stop sign⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  That future is now. Most modern cars have the dashboard computer completely integrated and you can’t remove it without crippling the vehicle.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Elon Musk-led group makes $97.4 billion bid for OpenAI, CEO refuses and offers to "buy Twitter for $9.74 billion"⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  This again? It’s not going to happen.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨AI Will Save Dating Apps. Or Maybe Finally Kill Them⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  That was because OKC had long form quizzes and in depth bios. It has been Tinderized and is no longer recognizable.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨New Bill to Effectively Kill Anime & Other Piracy in the U.S. Gets Backing by Netflix, Disney & Sony⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  The problem with cable was it was not on demand and contained ads.

  I would never, ever pay for cable even in today’s world if it was $10 a month because of the overwhelming amount of ads.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What is your self-hosting setup for home thermostat?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I haven’t tried, but I wouldn’t recommend it. It was years ago that I set it up, but I belive it wanted an app. I would stick with one designed for local only.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Tesla pulls out all the stops as Cybertruck sales grind to a halt⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Instead they did the opposite and gave him the biggest bonus in world history.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What is your self-hosting setup for home thermostat?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I have an EcoBee thermostat which is typically web managed, however it also supports HomeKit. Using the homekit plugin for HomeAssistant I now get best of both worlds.

  If I were to do it again I might consider a Z-Wave or ZigBee thermostat, but living in a cold climate I really appreciate knowing that if for some reason my home auto fails there is a backup service to alert me, or vice versa.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I benchmarked 6 different metal USB sticks⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  It would win the “will it fit nicely on a keychain” by a landsline.

  However I doubt it would suit OP’s needs as the contacts are exposed so durability may be suspect, and seeing as it is generic I doubt the performance is up to his standards.