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The official uh… this… of Procrasturbate.net. Wannabe Youtuber finding his way. New and old tech is my jam! Follow me as I grow and learn. https://www.youtube.com/c/ProcrasturbateDotNet

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kiwa, to random
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Oh no

procrasturbate,
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@kiwa I’m sorry for your loss.

ActionRetro, to random
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Were there any old phones that could browse WAP over wifi?

procrasturbate,
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@ActionRetro mum had one I’m sure of it. Wish I knew the model. It was a Nokia bar phone and I am positive it had wifi.

If I find the model number I’ll let you know.

Otherwise Nokia N95 was a 3G device that supported the WAP 2.0 protocol and had wifi.

ActionRetro, to random
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A totally normal Mac Plus

procrasturbate,
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@ActionRetro I don’t trust anything you call “totally normal”. Not a thing.

ncommander, to random
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ezPass NJ (electronic toll collection for those not from here) charges for email statements ...

That's probably one of the more asshole things I've seen come out of a government agency

procrasturbate,
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@ncommander I get it for mailed out statements, but for email? Does running the script that sends all the emails out really cost that much??

kiwa, to random
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sometimes i see arcade motherboards for sale on facebook and it's so confusing because they kinda look like XT motherboards

procrasturbate,
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@kiwa isn't there some overlap here? Maybe not XT but some arcades I thought ran with x68 boards instead of full custom stuff.

gabek, to iOS

I was going to wait to talk about this until I could actually release it, but it’s becoming unlikely that will happen.

A few months ago I built an and app for watching streams natively on your phone and tv. You could browse the directory, or add your own private servers that aren’t listed publicly. It would send you push notifications when your favorite streams went live and it all worked pretty well.

Apple has been unable to understand how the “rights” work in this case. I can’t get them to understand that people opt into the directory, and the Owncast project owns and runs the directory. Instead they see it as me “using content without rights” and “accessing a catalog without proper rights”. They asked me to provide the paperwork detailing the agreement I have with every Owncast server. Clearly that’s impossible. The number of servers that want to be public on the directory change every day, I couldn’t send them new documentation every day. I tried to explain that the directory is kind of like a search engine and the application is like a browser. A browser doesn’t have explicit rights to every webpage ever made, as that would be ridiculous. I also tried to compare it to a podcast client. A podcast client can play back any podcast without asking for permission, and there are tons of podcast directories.

They’ll approve the application if I don’t use the directory and don’t have any Owncast servers directly available from the application, however. But I’m not willing to do that as that kind of defeats the point of the convenience.

I contacted a handful of attorneys, and I was willing to fight this. I hoped if I could get an attorney to draft a document that explains, in legal terms, something that Apple’s legal team would understand it could be cleared up. But I haven’t been able to have a meaningful conversation with any of them, as none of them understand what I’m doing or aren’t interested in working with a non-corporate entity.

So I think this is dead, killed by Apple. I tried to build something cool for you all, as a side project, to make viewing Owncast streams more convenient. It’s just not going to happen and I feel bad about it.

Screenshot from the Owncasts iOS application showing the stream detail.
Screenshot from the Owncasts iOS application showing the stream detail menu.
Screenshot from the Owncasts iOS application showing an offline stream.
Screenshot from the Owncasts iOS application showing an in-app action.
Screenshot from the Owncasts iOS application showing the landscape full screen player.

procrasturbate,
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@gabek if all you’re after is a legalese letter explaining it, have you tried the current fad of the month, GPT4? I am honestly unsure how it would handle the task but it could be a cheap way to get a legal sounding argument as to why your app should be permitted. Unfortunately it wouldn’t come with the letterhead of an actual law firm.

GayOldTime, to Vintage
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Last week we learned that the Devil is a lesbian, and now this.

procrasturbate,
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@GayOldTime look for enough money the devil will be whoever you want them to be.

djh, to android
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What happens when manufacturers prefer battery life over proper functionality 😮

This is from the android issue tracker about OEMs stopping background workers unexpectedly ✋

https://dontkillmyapp.com

procrasturbate,
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@djh whilst Android OEMs doing stupid things (Samsung) annoys me no end… but holy cow this isn’t a problem with Samsung. This is a problem with the equipment manufacturer itself relying on a consumer smartphone for critical medical functionality.

Sure, have a configuration interface on a phone. But the logic should be fully handled on the medical equipment and should definitely fail in a safe way.

SinclairSpeccy, to apple

On September 18, 2013, unveiled iOS 7, marking a significant visual and functional overhaul of its mobile operating system.

This update introduced a fresh, flat design, replacing the skeuomorphic look of previous versions. iOS 7 brought a cleaner, more modern look to iPhones and iPads, along with new features like Control Center, AirDrop, and improved multitasking.

Kind of strange to think that the first iOS version I ever used is a decade old now 🥹

procrasturbate,
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@SinclairSpeccy My first was... uh... whatever shipped on the iPhone 3G. Which was the first official model available in Australia.

procrasturbate, to DOOM
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Today I promised I’d start editing a video. So I booted my computer, opened up Ultimate Doom Builder and 4 hours later I haven’t started the video.

SinclairSpeccy, to random

🤨 Kinda weird to see that after Napster shut down, it ended up being sold to a company that does virtual reality concerts in 2020.

Does this mean I can pirate in VR? 🤔

procrasturbate,
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@SinclairSpeccy Napster was acquired earlier than that for an iTunes Music Store type service (buy music online). Didn’t realise it existed still as yet another service.

SinclairSpeccy, to random

🙃 Waiting for that one day when I can have a decent income so I can host my own website instead of having it on GitHub pages.

There's so much I want to do with it that I can't really do on Github pages cause it's a static site

procrasturbate,
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@SinclairSpeccy til that day comes, you could always stuff around on your own machine? Plenty of web servers that are easy to set up and will run on Windows/OSX. XAMPP is one I’ve used before that had Apache, PHP, MariaDB all combines together in a single installer.

procrasturbate, to random
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It may be dead but at least it looks pretty in death.

I’ll be doing a final video on this probably this weekend so stay tuned…

TechConnectify, to random
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Think this'll work?

(I just realized this wasn't their second question and arguably isn't even a question but... eh.)

procrasturbate,
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@TechConnectify why are people so fanboyish about Tesla. Actually about Musk owned crap in general.

Sure, the battery and drivetrain tech is amazing (though it doesn’t seem to be remaining innovative). But they surround that tech with a pretty ordinary car.

The car is made up of average quality parts and build, with additional features that seem to be “solutions to problems that never existed” or progress because an insane person had a hallucination.

procrasturbate, to random
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Today in Australia it is Wear it Purple day. We wear it purple to show young queer youth that they are represented.

Encouraging everyone to put on something purple today. Or at least something rainbow.

Simple things can make a world of difference to others. You may make one person feel more accepted. Give hope to someone.

You may well pull someone off the edge and save them by something as simple as showing them you’re an ally or part of the community.

procrasturbate, to retrogaming
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Well I officially give up. This thing is broken beyond my skill set. If anyone on the fediverse thinks they are able to get this working, feel free to hit me up. I’m happy to part company with it. Well, shipping dependent. I should put together a video on it but I’m not feeling completely motivated to do so. Let me know if you think I should.

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