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FeelThePower

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FeelThePower ,

if you're being for real, it's successor is this. though compared to other offerings these days I don't really prefer to use it. open source and no ads tho so that's cool.

FeelThePower ,

I switched to MPV recently for the same reasons. If it had support for playing disc media it would be the absolute king of video players imo.

FeelThePower , (edited )

If so, then it definitely doesn't make it as obvious as VLC does. but good to know I suppose

edit: it only plays whatever the largest file it can find on the disc is, no menu / iso support. womp womp

Windows 11 Start menu ads are now rolling out to everyone (www.theverge.com)

Microsoft is starting to enable ads inside the Start menu on Windows 11 for all users. After testing these briefly with Windows Insiders earlier this month, Microsoft has started to distribute update KB5036980 to Windows 11 users this week, which includes “recommendations” for apps from the Microsoft Store in the Start menu....

FeelThePower ,

I really, really wish Linux worked better on my gaming laptop. I used it for many years on desktop as my only OS (hopped many distros and ended back on mint) but on laptops I just can't find a distro without considerable issues. Whether it be display scaling problems, performance, not being able to switch my video card mode, etc...

FeelThePower ,

Yep, Nvidia. As for the scaling issues I'm not sure either. UI elements were fine but no matter what desktop environment I used, some things (though I can only remember steam immediately) would be super tiny in full 1080p instead of scaling with the rest of the applications. Didn't try tiling window managers because honestly I don't enjoy them so no comment on that one.

FeelThePower ,

Wait, could you explain? So KDE can control scaling at the application level? Because I was able to set the scaling in the actual settings just fine and it worked for the UI and most applications. I just remember a few wouldn't scale up no matter what I did.

FeelThePower ,

I'll probably look more into it, but the only reason I didn't before is because I couldn't find one in my price range with reasonable specs that ran on Linux. I have a G15 5515 that cost me around 500 when I got it, has an rtx 3050 and 16gb ram with a ryzen 5. System76 didn't really have any comparable offerings for that price at the time.

FeelThePower ,

The only thing we reasonably have is security through obscurity. We are something bigger than a forum but smaller than Reddit, in terms of active user size. If such a thing were to happen here, mods could handle it more easily probably (like when we had the spammer of the Japanese text back then), but if it were to happen on a larger scale than what we have it would be harder to deal with.

FeelThePower ,

Hmm, good point.

FeelThePower ,

I used to use startpage but just recently switched back to ddg. for some reason on my browser the search would return errors or sometimes I'd type my search query and it would just load the homepage of the site. Sometimes it just feels like there is no winning. :/

FeelThePower ,

YouTube already denies many creators of their due rewards from viewership over trivial things like saying the word "hell" in a video. it's obviously something more considering it's Google we're talking about.

FeelThePower OP , (edited )

It was never mentioned by name, only being referred to by apple as "being state-sponsored". They also do openly mention Israel in connection with NSO Pegasus though.

Roku has patented a way to show ads over anything you plug into your TV (arstechnica.com)

A patent application from the company spotted by Lowpass describes a system for displaying ads over any device connected over HDMI, a list that could include cable boxes, game consoles, DVD or Blu-ray players, PCs, or even other video streaming devices. Roku filed for the patent in August 2023 and it was published in November...

FeelThePower ,

you could install Android on a raspberry pi with a usb remote.

FeelThePower ,

The only real option in this case would be to use an unregulated wallet through person-to-person exchanges which would inherently carry more risks than a normal regulated market. Not my area of expertise however so I'm not sure where you'd start, sorry.

FeelThePower ,

well, i moreso meant dealing with online scammers.

FeelThePower ,

If I buy family size I will inevitably end up being bored one day and binging that shit. Didn't used to be like this though.

FeelThePower ,

They used to have a definitive tag system and got rid of it, just like annotations and video responses. sad. Of all things, tags were probably the best too. The new algorithmic garbage has sucked for years.

FeelThePower OP ,

My TV is a dumb TV (for lack of a better name). It does have a USB port, but it only displays photos and can't play external footage. I keep all of my downloaded media on an external HDD. I did look into the whole XBMC aka Kodi / jellyfin combo stuff for a bit.

FeelThePower OP ,

It actually seems like one of these or a raspberry pi running Kodi might be exactly what I'm looking for. Thanks!

Google will start showing AI-powered search results to users who didn't opt in (www.engadget.com)

If you're in the US, you might see a new shaded section at the top of your Google Search results with a summary answering your inquiry, along with links for more information. That section, generated by Google's generative AI technology, used to appear only if you've opted into the Search Generative Experience(SGE) in the Search...

FeelThePower ,

another win for the startpage gang

Firefox saw an increase in users (~50% in Germany and ~30% in France) following Apple’s default browser changes in the EU, as did Brave. (www.theverge.com)

Firefox spokesperson Christopher Hilton tells The Verge that the browser has seen a more than 50 percent jump in users in Germany and a nearly 30 percent increase in France....

FeelThePower ,

I have iOS 15.4 and I have a default browser that isn't Safari. This is more in reference to a new popup on first time bootup that asks you to pick a browser. You could pick a default one before this, you just had to go download it first like on a computer.

Which privacy services would you donate to?

Due to financial problems, throughout my privacy journey I have only used free tools to enhance my privacy. I was recently thinking about the question: If I had the money to give back to the services I've used, which ones would I donate to? Here is my personal list, which is still a WIP:...

FeelThePower ,

I've supported mullvad and I also try to support my Lemmy instance where I can.

FeelThePower ,

Waterfox on my laptop, using Rehike for YouTube, uBlock origin, and DuckDuckGo privacy essentials not because it does much more than uBlock, but because of the built in unlimited email aliases. Incredibly useful feature.

On mobile I use stock brave since waterfox for iOS isn't out yet, and it collects no directly identifiable information unlike Firefox which for some reason does.

FeelThePower ,

if you request your data from them under CCPA, and it shows the edited comments as gibberish, you're good. I did the same thing but I left the comments to simmer for a long time like months.

FeelThePower ,

if they actually remove comments, I'm done. the API scandal got me off of Reddit and the comments being gone will get me away from YouTube. I only really watch it while I'm eating as is.

FeelThePower ,

I see. Well, at least my local rehike front-end won't break then. but still that's so bad. I hate the new trend of every desktop site pretending you're on an iPad in terms of layout.

FeelThePower ,

hopefully it shrinks :)

FeelThePower ,

back when I made my Lemmy account I used a tool called redact to masse edit my Reddit comments into gibberish and then after a few days of making sure it got them all, I deleted them all and then my account.

FeelThePower ,

oh hey it's you! I actually thought about your comments as soon as I saw this headline. I switched from Firefox to brave a few years ago, then recently switched to waterfox as they are again independent of system1 like before. the browser itself removes a lot of unnecessary Mozilla integrations and also reverts the proton UI. maybe forks like this or Librewolf are the future for this browser?

FeelThePower ,

I've been using soulseek and 3utools ever since they made iTunes a Microsoft store app. guess I'm not surprised it ended up like this.

FeelThePower ,

This is absolutely amazing, the actual Reddit site is so buggy on mobile. half the time can't even get it to scroll or show more comments. this will circumvent the need for Reddit entirely when looking for specific or niche info. thanks for sharing!

FeelThePower ,

honestly it's replaced reddit for me in a good way, because it has just enough new content that I can check it before bed every day and scroll for a bit, but not enough to where I spend entire lunch breaks on it. sometimes I go days without even checking it. if anything it's made my relationship with my browser / phone healthier than reddit.

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