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chrisdoestech

@chrisdoestech@fosstodon.org

Tech, Privacy, Objective and Subjective Reasoning, Sarcasm and Hot Takes.

Sometimes all at the same time.

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GossiTheDog, to random
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    chrisdoestech,
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    @GossiTheDog The problem is that to officially say that you are now prioritising security over new features is to officially admit that up until now, you have been prioritising new features over security

    arstechnica, to random
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    So much for free speech on X; Musk confirms new users must soon pay to post

    The fee, likely $1, is aimed at stopping “relentless” bots, Musk said.

    https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/04/so-much-for-free-speech-on-x-musk-confirms-new-users-must-soon-pay-to-post/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

    chrisdoestech,
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    @arstechnica Why do I get the feeling that the one-off $1 fee might "accidentally" turn into a recurring fee of whatever he's now charging for the blue tick of shame

    Do real people really trust Elmo to be honest with their banking info?

    Also cue the "If you want x to keep being free click here now" scams

    chrisdoestech, to random
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    I've been experimenting with today because I want a way to condense multiple versions on media (4K, 1080P) in a listing and it works well using the "Name Year - 4K" naming scheme for films but I cannot get it working with episodes of TV shows

    Does anyone know if it is possible for Jellyfin to do this with TV show episodes or is it only possible movies?

    chrisdoestech, (edited )
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    @joel I followed the guide and it works well for movies but the shows section doesn't mention the stacking of versions like the movies section does but does mention adding special features

    I tried "Show name S01E01 - 4K" and "Show name S01E01 - 1080P" and it doesn't show up so I am wondering if it is actually possible to do this for shows

    https://jellyfin.org/docs/general/server/media/shows

    thelinuxcast, to random
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    Maybe I'm too corpratist, but why do companies like Epic think they can force Apple and Google to allow Epic Games into their app stores for free? I get it that 30% is outrageous. It is. But Epic seems to want to be in the stores for free, without having to ever pay any fees to be there.

    It just doesn't make sense to me.

    chrisdoestech,
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    @thelinuxcast I'm not a fan of any of them, they all want the same thing but the typical capitalist response is if you don't like one system then go build your own

    Epic have been trying to do that but Apple built a walled garden then actively blocked any competition & enforced their monopoly to the detriment of the users

    Google are just using scary words about side-loading but they don't block it yet

    Anyone should be able to compete with their own stores regardless of what I think of them

    chrisdoestech, to random
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    The wholesale YT copying hightlighted by @404mediaco is crazy. even Linux channels are getting cloned @thelinuxEXP @christitustech
    @thelinuxcast
    @distrotube

    https://infosec.exchange/@josephcox/112168138510884642

    fedora, (edited ) to fedora
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    Which do you daily drive, Wayland or X11?

    chrisdoestech, (edited )
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    @fedora Given a choice, I'd use Wayland but there are too many deal-breaking problems on an Nvidia GPU so I am back to X11 until either Nvidia sort their problems out or I can afford to replace the card with AMD

    aral, to firefox
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    Mozilla fires 60 people to “focus on bringing ‘trustworthy AI into Firefox.’”

    Fuck you, Mozilla. No one is asking for AI in Firefox. Sadly, you’re the best we can hope for under capitalism. So if we want something better, we should look into alternative models.

    https://techcrunch.com/2024/02/13/mozilla-downsizes-as-it-refocuses-on-firefox-and-ai-read-the-memo/

    #mozilla #firefox #ai

    chrisdoestech,
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    @Deus @aral

    Out of interest what issues are you having with Librewolf being too strict with privacy?

    I use it as a daily driver and the only issue I have with any site is with Canva because sometimes the fonts don't render correctly but for this I just pop into Brave with everything else working fine in LW

    chrisdoestech,
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    @Deus @aral that's fair enough. I was just asking because I've not run into any real issues myself but that doesn't mean there aren't any and its always good to find the limitations

    OutofPrintArchive, to random
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    With WipEout on my mind, I’ve been seeing this music video flash before my eyes all day at work as I’m driving a forklift around here.
    Probably not the ideal way to go. 😂

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHMzCpy0fXc

    chrisdoestech,
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    @OutofPrintArchive the song was also on the soundtrack for the original Gran Turismo

    chrisdoestech,
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    @OutofPrintArchive tbh I'm more of an arcade racer myself but do play the Forza games.

    My brother had GT but I only noticed the music when I picked up the soundtrack CD from a record stall whilst at university in 2000. There are some very good tunes on there.

    chrisdoestech, to firefox
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    I thought I'd try for Android but Firefox confirms once more why I don't trust it

    This is the Github version, not something potenitially tainted by the Play Store

    Warden shows that 3 Trackers were found

    • Adjust
    • Google Firebase Analytics
    • Google AdMob

    So much for the speil on the homepage saying that Firefox doesn't sell you out

    This is why I use & on desktop and Brave on Android

    I can't trust vanilla Firefox which is a shame because I was an early adopter

    Screenshot of the Firefox for Android details in Warden showing some technical details
    Screenshot of Firefox for Android in Warden showing that 3 Trackers were found Adjust com.adjust.sdk. https://www.adjust.com/ Google Firebase Analytics com.google.android.gms.measurement. https:/firebase.google.com/ Google AdMob com.google.ads. https://admob.google.com showing that Firefox does indeed, sell you out to advertisers

    chrisdoestech,
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    @happyborg @mozilla I'm not anti Firefox but I will not blindly ignore the issues because "at least its not chrome"

    My set up on Fedora is Firefox for streaming, Librewolf for YT, content creation etc and Brave for everything else but I will likely shift more to Librewolf because I don't like that Chromium is killing alternative engines

    Android is my sticking point. FF submarines google trackers and FF Focus/Klar don't have extension support for adblocking yet which leaves me with Brave

    chrisdoestech,
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    @happyborg @mozilla interestingly, FF Focus/Klar has options to block Ad/Analytics/Social trackers so maybe a good choice despite lacking extension support. Focus just needs the studies etc disabled but Klar has it switched off by default given its target territory

    It seems to block YT ads too. I will test this over the next week or so as my Android browser and see how I get on with it as an alternative to brave

    Obtained from FF Updater and Obtainium not the play store

    arstechnica, to random
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    Xbox moderation team turns to AI for help filtering a flood of user content

    Automated language/vision models help evaluate player reports, Gamerpic uploads, and more.

    https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2023/11/xbox-moderation-team-turns-to-ai-for-help-filtering-a-flood-of-user-content/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

    chrisdoestech,
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    @arstechnica they need to point it at the xbox store game reviews section

    how any of the "reviews" there get past whatever form of moderation they currently have is beyond me

    itsfoss, to random
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    Grayjay is here to change the way video is streamed.

    https://news.itsfoss.com/video-streaming-app/

    chrisdoestech,
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    @itsfoss the video may have been removed by YouTube but it is still up on Odysee

    https://odysee.com/@rossmanngroup:a/the-best-way-to-watch-online-video-my:c

    BleepingComputer, to random

    Huawei, Honor, and Vivo smartphones and tablets are displaying strange 'Security threat' alerts urging the deletion of the Google app, warning that it is detected as the 'TrojanSMS-PA' malware.

    https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/huawei-vivo-phones-tag-google-app-as-trojansms-pa-malware/

    chrisdoestech,
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    @BleepingComputer sounds like the same issue I had with the @session app with the in-built virus scanner (Avast) wanted me to delete the app

    Tutanota, to random
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    Does anyone know how we can come out from this?

    chrisdoestech, (edited )
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    @Tutanota @thatprivacyguy

    Boosted for reach but unfortunately I cannot participate because I'm from a country that decided to pull out of the EU

    markhughes, (edited ) to random
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    Poll:

    chrisdoestech,
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    @markhughes A fun little poll.

    Are we voting for the lead pledge in the next Tory election manifesto?

    johnleonard, to privacy
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    UK pulls back from clash with Big Tech over private messaging

    Ministers will not immediately enforce online safety bill powers to scan apps after WhatsApp threatened shutdown.

    Good news. Partial e2ee is a circle that can't be squared.

    https://www.ft.com/content/770e58b1-a299-4b7b-a129-bded8649a43b

    chrisdoestech,
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    @happyborg @johnleonard

    I think its certainly a case of not wanting to deal with anger on the doorstep and rejection at the polling booth come election time when people realise that the govt is the reason that WhatsApp is no longer available

    happyborg, to privacy
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    The day before the ridiculously authoritarian UK passes, UK's decide to cover it. 🤦‍♂️

    chrisdoestech,
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    @happyborg the propaganda arm of the government leaving it this late to talk about it?

    Surely there is no reason behind that delay.

    The problem is that most people are too brainwashed by the media to see the consequences of this level of intrusion until services disappear or they get a knock on the door based on an dodgy ai generated flag

    chrisdoestech,
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    @happyborg I haven't had a chance to watch yet but I gave up on broadcast tv years ago and lost respect for newsnight after the Comrade Corbyn stuff

    It's good if they were asking the difficult questions but nobody in govt would be willing to be slaughtered on air because nobody in govt knows how to justify this

    chrisdoestech, to random
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    Just another day on Brexit island

    It seems QR codes on Porn Patrol, sorry! Paw Patrol, snacks in the UK are sending kids to a rather inappropriate website

    https://www.techradar.com/pro/paw-patrol-snacks-withdrawn-after-hackers-hijack-qr-code-to-show-porn

    happyborg, to firefox
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    sucks so much I can't use it as my primary browser on , or . (Sucks means crashes and locks up my devices when handling lots of tabs, which is how I work).

    What sucks even more is that it's the only viable candidate that isn't based.

    Even worse, is using this monopoly to impose an ever more enclosed, centralised and oppressive web. 😱

    Firefox used to do the job but went bad, got a bit better, but is now useless.

    @mozilla

    chrisdoestech,
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    @happyborg @mozilla on Linux I have no problems with LibreWolf which is a Firefox fork

    For Android I'm on Brave which as you say, is chromium based so not sure what to recommend past that

    arstechnica, to random
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    SanDisk Extreme SSDs are still wiping data after firmware “fix,” users say

    SanDisk's ignoring lost data claims. It's time to ignore the company's SSDs.

    https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/08/sandisk-extreme-ssds-are-still-wiping-data-after-firmware-fix-users-say/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

    chrisdoestech,
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    @arstechnica I've been using sandisk camera memory cards for years with not problem but certainly won't be purchasing any of their SSD offerings

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