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randomblock1@lemmy.worldtoNPCs (NonPolitical Comics)@piefed.social•So, a horse walks into a bar... [Port Sherry]
3·24 days agoI see “we never have to roam free thanks to you + me”, but I’m not sure why that’d instantly turn you into a horse.
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You Should Know@lemmy.world•YSK you can add a noAI version of DuckDuckGo to Firefox
17·28 days agoThere’s a button “Show Bookmarklet and Settings Data” that saves all the settings to query parameters
No, those are known issues with Firefox for Android. They’ve been around for years now, but are not common enough for Mozilla to actually address them. The blank tab thing is what forced me to switch. Sometimes an existing tab would break permanently, had to close and undo close, lose all the page state.
And it’s slower, and it doesn’t have a tablet UI… sucks but it’s not an option for me.
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Buy European@feddit.uk•Bye Bye Big Tech: How I Migrated to an almost All-EU Stack (and saved 500€ per year)English
1·1 month agoThis guy is paying for AWS to host his website. If you can run Linux on someone else’s computer, you can run it on your own, or at the very least, it will be easy to learn how
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Programming@programming.dev•We Mass-Deployed 15-Year-Old Screen Sharing Technology and It's Actually Better
2·2 months agoOops. I meant the modern method is better if network is reliable. Not unreliable
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Programming@programming.dev•We Mass-Deployed 15-Year-Old Screen Sharing Technology and It's Actually Better
13·2 months agoThis seems like a silly workaround at first but it’s really not. If the network is unreliable, you can’t really use normal video streaming, you need to send full screenshots. Probably still a better idea to use only I-frames than a bunch of JPEGs but whatever.
But they did make some very silly mistakes. Par for the course of an AI coding company I guess.
- WTF are you doing with 40mbps. Tone it down to like 8.
- If the network is reliable but slow, just reduce bitrate and resolution. Don’t use JPEGs unless packet loss is the problem.
- WTF are you doing using a whole game streaming server for? It’s meant for LAN, with minimal latency. Just capture the screen and encode it, send via WebSockets. Moonlight is completely unnecessary.
- Only keep the latest frames on the server. Don’t try to send them all immediately or it’ll fall behind. Wait for the client to finish receiving before sending another one. This way it won’t lag behind increasingly. This should have been extremely obvious.
- H264 is so 2003, ask the client if it supports AV1 or HEVC then use that, more data for free.
- Use WebTransport when available, it’s basically made for live streaming
- Why are you running a screenshot tool in terminal then grabbing the jpg… Unnecessary file overhead & dependency
I probably missed some but even for an AI company this is really bad
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Programming@programming.dev•We Mass-Deployed 15-Year-Old Screen Sharing Technology and It's Actually Better
1·2 months agoThe modern method is more efficient if your network is reliable.
Modern: I-frame (screenshot) then a bunch of P-frames (send only what changed). If a frame gets lost, the following frames aren’t really usable, frozen until next I-frame Old: Send only full screenshots. Each frame has all the data, so losing one doesn’t matter.
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Linux@programming.dev•Arch Linux Website Hit by DDoS and Temporarily Limited to IPv6
13·2 months agoWhy ipv6 only though? Is there something about it that makes it more resilient to DDOS? If a device on the botnet has both ipv4 and ipv6 I don’t see how it’s mitigated
A line immediately after that: “Windows Powershell failed to load .NET command. Aborting…”
So presumably some of those commands will fail if .NET is missing.
Just install fd-find. I found it to be the most intuitive way to search for files
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Privacy@lemmy.ml•Proton getting big encourages centralization
24·2 months agoThe average person is not going to sign up and pay for 10 different things, even if it’s slightly more private. Proton is similar to Google in that it’s free and has a lot of things with one account, but vastly different in the way the data is handled, probably the most meaningful difference. I mean the best thing you can do is self host but it’s obviously not something everyone can or wants to do. So there’s nothing wrong with taking the next best thing.
I agree with some of what he’s saying, but is seems like the main issue is surveillance, not digitizing IDs. I mean if you have a driver’s license you’re already in a digital database. Or if you were, know, born. If they wanted to track you, they can use your car (like Flock Safety) or just your face. They already know where you live and where you work. The problem he faced in China is being required to scan IDs everywhere (and get logged), and that the government has total control of their internet. Neither of which are happening here.
It seems like the current way it’s going to be implemented is basically storing ID information on your phone that’s signed by the government. So if the bank scans it they can see your information, that it wasn’t tampered with, and that it matches what the government has. Just some bytes that got cryptographically signed. Not much different from a physical ID that’s “signed” by having a bunch of security features. They already have to verify any identification you hand them, this will just make it more convenient.
Now if the government can see each time you use it and what for, that’s different. That’s what he’s against. But it doesn’t seem like that’s the way it will go. And it seems like digital ID is optional, you can just use a physical ID. So this seems very alarmist to me, IMO.
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Linux@lemmy.ml•Your old android phone is begging to be a cheap home server!
11·3 months agoUse the OS battery charge limiter (or Magisk “ACC” module). Most phones have the capability to bypass the battery and draw from the adapter. Keep it cool and at 60%, and it won’t get spicy. Heat, cycles, and high/low voltages kill batteries, so by avoiding all of those they’ll stay unspicy.
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Linux Gaming@lemmy.world•I wish the Steam Controller used AA batteriesEnglish
5·3 months agoIf there’s a market for it, replacements will be made. You can buy a replacement PS5 battery for $5. You can also buy a iPhone 4 battery (still). LiPos are quite easy to make (geopolitics aside) so making one that fits is not hard at all.
The PS5 battery has a plug, if the Steam Controller is like that (probably is), the only tool required is a screwdriver, which seems like a great tradeoff to replace the battery every 5+ years instead of every week or two, and being able to recharge it easily and quickly.
Worst case scenario you have to use a generic battery that is about the right size instead of a perfect fit. Maybe a little less battery life but it’s still more than enough anyway.
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A Boring Dystopia@lemmy.world•Refrigerator ads are finally here!
16·3 months agodeleted by creator
randomblock1@lemmy.worldtoLife Pro Tips@lemmy.ca•I was right about dishwasher pods, and now I can prove it
21·3 months agoIt’s also more than 10x as expensive as normal powder per oz (plus shipping). At some point you have to ask yourself if this is really better than just getting normal good detergent, donating a few bucks, and not have to worry about the impact of shipping. Maybe if you’re having issues with your dishwasher, but probably not otherwise.









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