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bobs_monkey ,

I'm sure someone's walked their dog on a treadmill

bobs_monkey ,

Nah I can enjoy paddle ducky just fine right now

bobs_monkey ,

They probably sell them dirt cheap domestically, no need for coercion

bobs_monkey ,

Home is where you make it

bobs_monkey ,

Nah, homiswheyouakeit

bobs_monkey ,

Oh there's a reason. Hotspot bypass being a big one I'd wager, the other being making it significantly harder to avoid ads

bobs_monkey ,

This was for bootloader locking, not carrier locking. But yeah, they want you to buy their bullshit hotspot plan instead of just using the data you already pay for.

Microsoft has gone too far: including a Game Pass ad in the Settings app ushers in a whole new age of ridiculous over-advertising (www.techradar.com)

Windows 11 is getting out of hand with its push for advertisments, frankly - remember the recent full-screen pop-up to persuade users to install Edge or other Microsoft services? Then another advertisment was placed in the Start menu, and now Microsoft has finally worn my temper thin - with a new Game Pass ad coming to the...

bobs_monkey ,

Must've been asleep for the recall shenanigans

bobs_monkey ,

Imo that's pretty much the only benefit these days. But I'm also waiting for those 1 year, 2 year, etc "deals" where they offer $1/mo off or something

bobs_monkey ,

I know Hulu has an annual billing option where they won't prorate your bill if you cancel mid term, but I don't know if there are any that just flat out won't let you cancel.

bobs_monkey ,

Especially at the prices the bill comes out to be. I had a day years ago where my car was in the shop, so I used one of them to get lunch. A $10 sandwich ended up costing me $30, and some people do this every day. Fuck avocado toast (which is delicious), this is why people are broke.

bobs_monkey ,

When I first started on Linux with Fedora probably a little over 15 years ago, I used gnome just because it was different. At some point I played with Enlightenment, and now I use KDE. It was different when I was more interested in screwing around with my system. Now that I use it for work, I just need everything to be as reliable, persistent, and easy as possible. I haven't used gnome in many years, but I hear these stories all the time and I just don't want to deal with something that'll wrench my workflow when I have other shit to do and no time to play diagnostics.

bobs_monkey ,

Get me Ham on five, hold the Mayo

bobs_monkey ,

I don't need a weed smoking patio, that's what the living room couch is for (no I don't have kids)

To those of you with nothing to hide: One day you might have. Because you don’t make the rules. (mullvad.net)

The most common argument used in defense of mass surveillance is ‘If you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to fear’. Try saying that to women in the US states where abortion has suddenly become illegal. Say it to investigative journalists in authoritarian countries. Saying ‘I have nothing to hide’ means you stop...

bobs_monkey ,

Problem is that people are essentially brainwashed to cheer in favor of oppressive policy. It should be a crime to make misleading claims or statements, but, such is the world of advertising and marketing.

bobs_monkey ,

Lol the fact that you think someone presenting a different opinion means they represent anyone is silly, stop perpetuating the politics = sports teams mentality

Campaigns Can Now See What You Watch on TV. (www.notus.org)

Televisions that can stream platforms like Hulu or Max usually come loaded with technology that collects information on what viewers are watching, and buyers consent to have their viewing tracked when they open their new TV and click through terms of service agreements. Sometimes, data firms can connect those viewing habits to a...

bobs_monkey ,

It's becoming harder to find TVs that will operate without a network connection

bobs_monkey ,

Yeah, I've seen it on some Samsungs and LGs that get real pissy when the TV itself isn't online. I've also heard of some brands (that I don't remember atm) that won't even let you go through the initial setup without a connection.

bobs_monkey ,

Won't do anything until it is hooked back to the internet

bobs_monkey , (edited )

When you eventually find out how to opt out and your content is fed to AI anyway:

https://lemm.ee/pictrs/image/a44d525c-1bcb-4ad8-8815-2054e7655772.jpeg

bobs_monkey ,

Unless he's Klaus

bobs_monkey ,

I feel like at this point, all these lawsuits are for show.

https://lemm.ee/pictrs/image/aa01ce18-6d6c-494d-91d2-463c30daeba7.jpeg

bobs_monkey ,

Yeah if you want a flagship, that's how they get you. You can also get pretty decent phones for a few hundred on eBay. Like a couple year old flagship for less than half the original price. But if you're adamant about having the latest and greatest, you have no one to blame but yourself.

bobs_monkey ,

Ahh, Topanga
Bag of peaches, mama
In your wheyyyyy

bobs_monkey ,

As far as I understand, RF is RF. All the truck device needs to do is operate on the same RF frequencies as the tower with the correct data form and handshakes (which I'm sure the cell companies happily provide), and boom, you're connected.

Phones naturally connect to the strongest signal, which will be these things as long as its signal is stronger than the tower, and then the transceiver on the truck connects to the cell tower and is configured to MITM snoop as traffic is passed through the truck device on to the tower and vice versa.

bobs_monkey ,

I think the whole point is location tracking and identification. You figure if they want to go after a group of protestors, all they do is set up their tig near them and they'll instantly have every device in the immediate area that they can chase down. And let's be real here, they don't give two fucks about legality anymore, they're in full suppression mode. All the more reason to never bring a phone to a protest in the US.

bobs_monkey ,

Europe and Japan all have freight trucks driving around, so I don't buy that. The fact that many states won't allow these is American truck manufacturing protectionism, nothing more. It's the same reason you can only get a 3/4 or 1 ton truck from Ford, Chevy, or Ram (chicken tax).

bobs_monkey ,

Southern California is entirely navigable by surface streets, but also too, there are plenty of vehicles going only 55 in the slow lanes, which is the speed limit for trucks anyway (though few pay attention to it). I have a '72 camper that can barely do 50, and I take it on the freeway several times a year.

bobs_monkey ,

And that's precisely because the option isn't readily available here. We can argue merits of different countries versus the US, but at the end of the day it is what it is unless something changes at the legislative level.

When say a contractor goes to purchase a work vehicle, the option is either a van, which have pathetic motors and hauling capabilities, or a pickup from one of the big 3 that can be outfitted with a utility body. Sometimes you can score one of those Isuzu cabovers, but they're typically outfitted with a full sized box on the chassis, and they're far and few between, and often more expensive. Vans are also stupid expensive, especially 4x4 models, because of the van life crowd. The options really are much more limited than other parts of the world, and I truly believe it's to keep prices high and the money vacuum humming. Plus, you can find an older utility body truck for a fraction of the cost of a used van (I just did this 6 months ago; granted I'm in California, so my experience may not be the norm).

I ended up buying a Ram 2500 when looking for a work truck. I would've loved a 25/35 class van, but I need 4x4 (mountains, snow), and because of the premium those models fetch due to demand from the van life people, that wasn't an option.

And I dunno about other people, but I know what's in front of my truck at all times. It really isn't that hard to mind your surroundings.

bobs_monkey ,

Sure, but as I responded to someone else, show me a viable option that's readily available in the states for a contractor or someone delivering heavy stuff that has the power and 4x4 to do the thing at a reasonable price. I'm all for getting some of these European/Japanese solutions over here, but they simply aren't available or affordable, and so we're stuck with oversized pickups and under powered vans until something changes.

bobs_monkey ,

Same as it ever was

bobs_monkey ,

Musnt anger the shareholders

bobs_monkey ,

I am so thankful that I got out of school before social media blew up. We had Myspace, and Facebook opened up to everyone I think my junior year of HS, but smartphones didn't become a thing until my senior year, and they weren't that prevalent either.

Discord: Have you lost access to your email? no worries, just regain access to it! (lemmy.world)

I would have expected them to ask me to message them, in order to resolve the issue of not having access to my old email. Instead, they assume that I still have access to it, by simply contacting my email provider!...

bobs_monkey ,

Is that an old person thing? I have one custom domain exclusively for my work email, and while I was at it I made one for my personal just because I could.

bobs_monkey ,

To your last point: I think a significant number of people these days are aware just how much corporations are bending us over, but most of us are just so exhausted at the end of the day to really make a huge stink about it when all we want to do is just vegitate on the couch for a few hours before we have to go to sleep, then wake up the next day and do it all over again. The current paradigm is horseshit, but the puppeteers make sure we work ourselves to the bone so that we're too tired to really do anything about it aside from bitching online.

bobs_monkey ,

https://lemm.ee/pictrs/image/a8c9834b-42fd-4108-8d27-ac6578ecd556.webp

It's a spin on the Hindu god Vishnu (I think there might be a few depicted with multiple arms, but that the first that comes to mind)

bobs_monkey ,

Shit, the iPad pro is pretty damn close to a laptop these days with the keyboard and track pad (just lacking the OS). I had a conversation the other day where someone mentioned how OSX and Windows are locking down their OS's to the point where it wouldn't be farfetched to guess that many consumer devices will eventually use essentially a mobile device OS.

bobs_monkey ,

Your average Joe Schmoe probably has no idea that different operating systems on a given device are even a thing, they just see them as MacBox™, WindowsBox™, etc, they don't see it as the blank hardware canvas we do. While I'll agree it's trivially easy to install Windows in the way you suggested, that'll completely fly over the average user's head.

bobs_monkey ,

The only trouble is, it's locked-down Google/Linux that they're using, not GNU/Linux. All the freedom and user empowerment has been neatly excised from it such that it only facilitates consumption, not creativity.

And within that frame, I'd be very surprised if it ever breaks out into the mainstream. Google brought android to the world as a vessel to make money. You very rarely hear about GNU in the wider world, outside of tech circles, being promoted to the masses as a viable alternative specifically because no one stands to profit from it, and they can't have that.

bobs_monkey ,

Duh, my bad man. Not my day for reading comprehension.

That said, should in the unlikely event Joe Schmoe buy a Framework, my above point could still be relevant.

bobs_monkey ,

Well yeah, a company making the hardware that these AI companies utilize will probably be just fine, especially an entrenched one like Nvidia. Once the AI fad subsides, they might see a drop in revenue, but considering Nvidia makes more than AI processors, especially their graphics division (aka diversified), they won't have too much issue pivoting to what's next.

It's kind of like the gold rush in the 1800s: the people who made bank and struck it rich weren't necessarily the guys doing the mining, it was the ones supplying the miners with tools, clothes, supplies, etc.

bobs_monkey ,

Damn those health conscious kids

bobs_monkey ,

And bicycles.

Tin foil hat theory: the oil lobby loves encouraging the use of bicycles for captchas because no matter what, there's always part of the rim of the grainy ass photo just barely sticking into the other square, making you keep locating the fucking bicycles for hours on end, with the hopes that you absolutely hate the sight of them after you've developed PTSD from just trying to visit a stupid website to read something. God damn fucking bicycle captchas.

Google's "Manifest V2" Chrome extension phaseout next month is expected to impact the original uBlock Origin extension, which still uses the V2 framework and has 37 million users (www.theregister.com)

The new MV3 architecture reflects Google's avowed desire to make browser extensions more performant, private, and secure. But the internet giant's attempt to do so has been bitterly contested by makers of privacy-protecting and content-blocking extensions, who have argued that the Chocolate Factory's new software architecture...

bobs_monkey ,

How is the flatpak system? I've never dug into it.

bobs_monkey ,

Just did with librewolf-bin, thanks. I always forget to look for the binary packages specifically on AUR.

bobs_monkey ,

Interesting, thanks for the insight. One of these days I'll spin up a VM to play around with it.

bobs_monkey ,

I finally got back on the horse a few months ago after about a 10 year hiatus from the Linux world, and I am just cautious about what I install because I've borked many distro installs over the years. Since my DD is also for work, and I don't have the downtime to troubleshoot or reinstall because I went on a package install spree without doing my due diligence on what the packages I'm installing are actually doing, I'd rather take Flatpak for a spin through an Arch VM just to get a feel for it and any kinks I might encounter.

A lot has changed in the past decade, and while I'm amazed at the stability these days, I still err on the side of caution, and also don't want to fill up my install with a bunch of random stuff I don't actually need. Same reason I'm also cautious about using AUR. I know dependency hell has very much improved, but call it PTSD for lack of a better term.

bobs_monkey , (edited )

It's all good. I was on Arch way back when and that's what I'm back on now, if not for anything but familiarity. I was moderately seasoned at one point and I'll get back, just time in the saddle.

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