Joelk111

@Joelk111@lemmy.world

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Joelk111,

I’m using my old laptop as a PleX server. It does pretty well. It has a GTX1050 in it, so not too bad. Saves me having to put real hardware in my NAS

Joelk111,

That’s pretty wild tbh, it’s old. I got it for gaming back in the day before I had a desktop.

iPhones And Androids Can Now Warn You of 'Secret Trackers' (www.ibtimes.co.uk)

In a collaborative effort, Apple and Google have developed an industry-standard detection feature called “Detecting Unwanted Location Trackers” (DULT) for Bluetooth trackers. This standard allows users on iOS and Android devices to be alerted if an unknown Bluetooth tracker is monitoring their location.

Joelk111,

Could you elaborate? I haven’t got a clue what you mean.

Joelk111,

What do you mean by own though? I just don’t get the gist of your comment. How does it relate to Apple and Google working together to ensure these can’t be used for stalking? What’s your point?

Joelk111,

Yeah, I thought of that, but it didn’t make any sense with the context of the article. We already know we’re always being tracked, that isn’t what we’re talking about here.

If we’re going to have these trackers around, it totally is a responsible move to implement this feature, I agree 100%

Joelk111, (edited )

That’s honestly odd. A refill costs nothing as compared to the initial cost of the cup/lid/straw.

Joelk111,

I hate Facebook. Marketplace is unfortunately the only place a lot of stuff is listed, even though it also sucks. I said I wanted stuff within 85 miles, why are you showing me stuff that’s 400 miles away??? Craigslist is genuinely a better experience (via the mobile app) these days, but no one uses it.

Joelk111,

Often I do too, but I’m in a mid-sized city so sometimes it isn’t an option if I want to find a deal on something.

I only set up notifications on Craigslist’s app though.

Joelk111,

Yeah, those two are debatable at best, but the other points sure make a lot of sense, and definitely have value. I say this as a SteamDeck user who never even considered the Ally for myself.

Americans are choking on surging fast-food prices. "I can't justify the expense," one customer says (www.cbsnews.com)

Kevin Roberts remembers when he could get a bacon cheeseburger, fries and a drink from Five Guys for $10. But that was years ago. When the Virginia high school teacher recently visited the fast-food chain, the food alone without a beverage cost double that amount....

Joelk111,

Wendy’s biggie bag is the only good deal in chained fast food right now. Otherwise you’ve gotta find a local joint with good prices.

Joelk111,

It’s easy though, just pay an extra 36 bucks per year, bringing your total prime sub cost to 176 bucks per year, very reasonable!

Joelk111,

Automatic physical camera shutters? Only ones I can think of on phones are pop-up selfie cameras like the LG Wing and OnePlus 7. LG doesn’t make phones any more and OnePlus dropped the pop-up camera in their next phone, and haven’t brought it back.

Joelk111,

I’m still using re-vanced, as last time I used Grayjay there were still some missing features as compared to revanced, a complete lack of a webapp, and lack of multiple video services I use. Between all of those things, I just didn’t find it worth sticking with it.

However, I did pay the 10 bucks and do come back to visit it occasionally.

Joelk111, (edited )

Yes, same as the normal YouTube app. It is nice that Grayjay allows 2160p downloads though.

I think it also supports third party download tools, if you don’t pay for premium.

Joelk111,

Also want to shout out Technology Connections’ video.

Joelk111,

Enshittification is used plenty often enough, we don’t need to be using it incorrectly imo.

Joelk111,

They’re largely disregarding the fact that the laptop is easily repairable… They’re kinda missing the whole point of the device/company.

Joelk111,

Proton can make games from the windows store that I already own work on Linux? Proton can make games that are borked rated on protondb work?

I love Linux as much as the next tech nerd, I have a SteamDeck that I essentially use as a laptop when away from home, and I tried dailying Manjaro on my main machine for a couple months. Proton doesn’t solve everything.

I can totally understand running windows on your main gaming machine, as that’s what I do. I don’t like it, but all of my games work. I also don’t want to have to re-buy games on Steam that I own via the Windows store.

Joelk111,

If I had a dollar for every time Comcast told me to check if I qualify for this rebate, even after I tell them that I do not qualify, my internet cost would make sense.

Joelk111,

This post isn’t “for car enthusiasts,” it’s for the birds.

Aaaaaand it’s the top post of all time… That’s depressing.

Joelk111,

According to the example, it just shoves your video to the side and shows a static ad, not a video. If it played a video with audio that would be fucked. If it’s just silent stuff, honestly not even that intrusive or crazy imo. Smart TV boxes have been doing similar shit for a while, right?

Also, at least with YouTube you can pay to avoid it, if you’d like.

Joelk111,

Laughs in… Supporting creators by supporting them in other ways than watching ads on their videos, right? Right???

Joelk111,

Sweet, for sure, I have no issue with that.

The people complaining about ads who don’t support creators in other ways is what bothers me.

Joelk111,

If so it won’t be a buy for me, wifi7 is a must.

Joelk111,

Yeah, that’s all Alexa and Google have on home assistant. Not to mention that sometimes you have to write yaml to create automations.

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