Shurimal

Shurimal , 1 month ago to Selfhosted in Thumb drive heating up

How does one find out what chips are in what USB sticks? Manufacturers don't make this information available. At best you just find read and write speeds, usually just the max possible read speed and nothing else.

Shurimal , 1 month ago to Technology in Manifest V2 phase-out begins

As much as I like Firefox/Librewolf, Vivaldi still has the upper hand in UI/UX. Workspaces, more feature-rich sidebar, one-click access to recently closed tabs right there in the tab bar, speed dial, tab stacks and other QoL stuff that makes just enough difference for me that I can't really daily-drive any other browsers. Until FF reaches feature parity (it's getting close, but still isn't quite there yet) I don't see myself migrating anytime soon. Quess I'll just need to rely more on AdGuard DNS and Vivaldi's built-in adblocker if uBlock becomes neutered on Chromium...

Shurimal , 1 month ago to Technology in Microsoft's newest tactic to convert Windows 10 users is giving them a big comparison list

Windows 11 is easier on the eyes and easier to use. We took the best elements of Windows 10 and refined them to create a soothing place to work and play.

Nah, no, hiding basic stuff behind bazillion clicks in nested menus deeper than hell is not "easier to use".

Wake on approach. Lock on leave.

Windows 11 can automatically wake up when you approach and lock when you leave.

Why would I want that on a desktop that needs to do work even when I'm AFK? My PC doesn't even have a password on it—because if a stranger gets access to it, something has already gone horribly wrong and a burglar seeing my furry pics is the least of my problems🤪

3D spatial sound

This technology makes it possible for you to perceive the sources of sound in games. 3 It requires compatible headphones and is available on both Windows 10 and 11.

I don't use headphones and I already have a bangin' good surround sound setup with 18" sub and tactile transducers.

Smart App Control

Exclusive to Windows 11 is Smart App Control. It provides a layer of security by only permitting apps with good reputations to be installed. Only available on the latest version of Windows 11.

Why the fuck would I want that? I and only I get to decide what programs have the priviledge of getting installed and what don't. I bet M$ will deny "good reputation" to harmless code injection mods for games (SKSE/OBSE et al, ENB) because these are basically hacking while allowing data-stealing privacy nightmares like Discord app.

Shurimal , 1 month ago to Technology in Microsoft's newest tactic to convert Windows 10 users is giving them a big comparison list

KDE Connect is awesome. And completely cross-platform, and FOSS.

Shurimal , 1 month ago to Technology in China shows off machine-gun-toting robot dog and its AI-powered puppy

Child holding a teddybear.
ED-209: "Put down your weapon! You have 40 seconds to comply!"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFvqDaFpXeM

Oh, who am I kidding, human cops do exactly the same shit...

Shurimal , 1 month ago to Technology in New Windows AI feature records everything you’ve done on your PC

DeaDBeeF sort of is similar but doesn't seem to have the plugins I need to do a proper full-screen 10ft GUI, Facets-like library browsing, surround upmix, DLNA streaming to other rooms etc.

I have to give Krita another try and see if it can import/export .dds, but my impression from playing with it for a few hours is that it seems to focus more on digital painting instead of photo manipulation (which modding textures essentially boils down to). I also have my GIMP workflow down to muscle memory, it only takes me minutes to do eg a recolor or upscale+fake details via sharpening and noise.

Shurimal , 1 month ago to Technology in New Windows AI feature records everything you’ve done on your PC

At this point there's just a few pieces of software that keep me on Microshitty's teat. Foobar2000 being the biggest one—there simply ain't no good alternative for Linux, and I've tried them all. Freesurround, actual dB scale volume control via Jscript, waveform seekbar, precision spectrum analyzers, modtracker player are just some of the essential plugins, as is ASIO (in addition of bypassing all OS audio stack shenanigans it has the accidental benefit of not only auto-muting , but also auto-stopping auto-playing videos on websites that might slip through uBlock).

Also, Paint.net is so good for converting .dds files. Never got .dds to work properly with Gimp.

Shurimal , 1 month ago to Technology in ‘My whole library is wiped out’: what it means to own movies and TV in the age of streaming services

Especially with movies, the people who made the thing are already paid by the time it is released. As little as possible. VFX houses are often fucked royally and don't even break even. Even big-name actors are usally screwed over by Hollywood accounting.

By paying you only feed the leeches who then use their resources to fuck over everyone else.

Shurimal , 1 month ago to Technology in ‘My whole library is wiped out’: what it means to own movies and TV in the age of streaming services

That's a very silly morals indeed.

Shurimal , 1 month ago to Technology in MIT Students Stole $25 Million In Seconds By Exploiting ETH Blockchain Bug, DOJ Says

Nice! Too bad they got caught, though.

No sympathy for cryptobros and trading bots.

Shurimal , 1 month ago to Technology in Lilium (LILM) receives firm order from UrbanLink to put 20 eVTOL jets into service in Florida

They're not jets. They're ducted fans. Different things. "Electric jet" makes as much sense as "electric V8 engine".

Shurimal , 2 months ago to Technology in Apple AirPods are designed to die: Here’s what you should know

Downvotes shall list better headphones.

Moondrop, Truthear, 7Hz.

And from the old guard Shure, Ultimate Ears, Westone.

Shurimal , 2 months ago to Technology in Apple keeps flogging 8GB of RAM for its Mac computers but it's still a dead horse

At these prices I'd expect at least 32 GB of RAM. 8 GB is for entry level phones and SOHO 2 to 4 bay NAS boxes.

Shurimal , 2 months ago to Fuck Cars in EVs are booming but electric bikes are really cutting emissions

My dream vehicle: electric tadpole velomobile. Efficient, stable even in winter conditions, weather protection. Unfortunately unaffordable at the moment, prices starting at around 9000€. Plus living in a condo storing one safely while not in use is a difficult endeavor.

Shurimal , 3 months ago to Selfhosted in Tempo – An open source music client for Subsonic built natively for Android, with Android Auto support and synchronized lyrics and it's available on F-Droid

Looks pretty and is stable, but two fatal flaws:

1. Browsing by genres displays individual pieces/songs, not albums. Browsing albums or artists doesn't allow any filtering by genres, years or any other metadata. Haven't found a way to change that behaviour and as someone who listens to albums, not songs, and has thousands of albums this is a complete dealbreaker for me.
2. No support for UPnP/DLNA to stream from my phone to my stereo (or, for that matter, any modern AV receiver/streamer/network stereo receiver all which support UPnP/DLNA).