sanpo

@[email protected]

This profile is from a federated server and may be incomplete. Browse more on the original instance.

sanpo,

It wasn’t a back door, it was a safety feature working as designed. IIRC it didn’t have any modern security implemented, because it’s very old.

Also, the link from the OP doesn’t mention that, but the trains in this story had locations of competitors’ repair centers coded in, and were apparently set to auto-lock if they detected sitting in one for more than 10 days…

sanpo,

404 proof not found

sanpo,

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_era_name

sanpo,

It used to be a separate app, but it got silently abandoned. The Google way!

sanpo,

That’d imply my life has some kind of specific direction.

sanpo,

And one of the first points is how Wayland crash will bring down all running applications - yep, just like on X11! But it’s somehow Wayland’s fault.

Besides the fact that on Wayland running apps can survive a compositor crash (I think new KDE will have that feature), which I doubt can be done on X11.

sanpo,

It’s not that it doesn’t exist, but it’s an extra paid option.

Google and major mobile carriers want Europe to regulate Apple's iMessage platform (www.engadget.com)

The long fight to make Apple’s iMessage compatible with all devices has raged with little to show for it. But Google (de facto leader of the charge) and other mobile operators are now leveraging the European Union’s Digital Market Act (DMA), according to the Financial Times. The law, which goes into effect in 2024, requires...

sanpo,

I think you’re just being pedantic here.

I’m pretty sure they meant when messages are sent using the iMessage app - from the point of view of iPhone user distinction between iMessage protocol and SMS/MMS doesn’t matter.

Is Star Citizen's new server meshing tech plagiarized?

Sorry if this is not the right place to ask, but am I the only one who thinks that Star Citizen’s new server meshing technology is an old hat? I believe it’s the same technology that a few highly scalable Minecraft servers have been using for years. WorldQL introduced this back in 2021, but I think the idea was around even...

sanpo,

What are you even trying to say?

You acknowledged yourself that the idea is older than whatever Minecraft did, so how exactly did Star Citizen steal anything?
Did Minecraft steal the idea from EVE Online which only had “one” server since the beginning?

Besides, distributed computing is nothing new.
Or are you going to accuse Star Citizen of plagiarizing the idea of using Internet to connect to their servers since someone else also did that before?

There’s plenty of real issues to complain about regarding Start Citizen, you don’t need to invent made up ones. :/

sanpo,

Exactly, that and the mobile app. Having simple markdown files and ability to sync them with Syncthing are just too good.

sanpo,

usually these things aren’t left at dumb resolutions for no reason

They usually are. You have too much faith in Konami.
If some random guy without access to the source code can fix it in a few hours, then a multi million company has absolutely no excuses.

sanpo,

Steam reviews (at least for MGS1) say this release is literally just an ISO+emulator…

sanpo,

They already said they don’t want to.

They asked you to install the app on purpose, in hopes that you’ll decide it’s too much hassle and decide not to delete the account.

sanpo,

There’s no reason an app should be more trustworthy than the email.
It’s pretty standard for scummy companies to make the process as annoying as possible.

Any idea what Google are doing? Is this because I dont use Chrome (use Firefox)? I've no adblockers. (lemmy.world)

So this started coming up today. On every video. I can (so far) click the “x” and remove it to watch (still see 2 ads before the video, and one after 4 minutes - ruins music on YT), but did click the “Report issue” only for the dialogue box not to work....

sanpo,

They’re way ahead of you, they already started implementing it in Chrome.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_Environment_Integrity

sanpo,

Looks like they provide WireGuard configs, which you can simply import in the NetworkManager: protonvpn.com/support/linux-openvpn/

Seems like a pretty complete support, honestly.

sanpo,

Yes. That’s all the ProtonVPN is. A WireGuard connection. Additional fancy UI is unnecessary.

Stockholm to ban all petrol and diesel cars from city centre (airqualitynews.com)

The Sweden’s capital upcoming low-emission zone will only permit use of electric cars and gas cars that meet the Euro 6 emission standards. Euro 6 plug-in hybrid heavy vehicles will also be permitted. The zone is in effect 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Violating the rules of the zone is a traffic offence which can result in a...

sanpo,

Why? They can afford cars that meet Euro 6 standards.

sanpo,

What big update? Wayland has been pretty usable (on AMD, anyway) for a while now.

sanpo,

There was nothing accidental about Linus. He did it on purpose, the system very clearly told him not to.

And Proton works much better than you imply. I don’t know about their new “tiered” rating, but 30% games get Platinum rating (top 1000 most popular titles by player count). Besides that 45% have Gold, and nowadays more often than not that means the game simply just works.
Trying to say “oh, but it doesn’t always work perfect!” is just nonsense.
How many games work perfectly without any issues on Windows?

And please don’t say anything about “UI polish” on Windows when it can’t even keep all its UI consistent - it’d be hilarious if it wasn’t so sad.

And Twitch… almost every game in top works perfectly without any troubles, so what’s your point exactly?

sanpo,

It’s pretty clear you’re doing your best to misrepresent the reality, so arguing any further is useless…

Check you facts, see what Linus really did, as a self-proclaimed technical person you should be able to understand very clear warnings he ignored after running random commands he didn’t understand.

What I read is that 70% of my games are not guaranteed to run.

Maybe read again. 75% of the most popular games on Steam have at least Gold rating, which means they have minor glitches or need trivial workarounds.

That’s quite the disingenuous comparison.

You’ve brought up the point about UI polish.
You’re the one trying to compare UI polish to ignoring simple warnings.
Breaking your system on purpose does not quality as self-destruct.

sanpo,

Is Steam refusing to ship it to Norway, or you can’t buy it at all? Maybe you can you use some kind of package forwarder?

I used to use www.mailboxde.com back when Amazon still refused to ship Kindles directly to my country and it worked just fine.

sanpo,

It wouldn’t be nearly as good. VR is what makes this game as good as it is.

sanpo,

Or maybe he’s just hot.

sanpo,

Using reddit is using reddit, regardless of how you access it.

But you probably shouldn’t worry too much - the fact remains that there’s a ton of old, useful content that can be only found on reddit, so sometimes you don’t really have a choice.

sanpo,

Not replying to the dev’s messages and not paying them for 2 years is not an innocent mistake.

Cyberpunk runs 30% faster on linux than on windows 11 (m.youtube.com)

The YouTube channel “Maximum Fury” conducted a technical test of the new Cyberpunk add-on called “Phantom Liberty” on an older AMD hardware system, testing it separately on Linux and Windows 11. The Linux system, specifically the Fedora distribution called Nobara, performed significantly better, delivering 31% more...

sanpo,

Wine always reports itself as some version of Windows. Mostly, it doesn’t really matter.

sanpo,

Sure, but if they weren’t allowed to sell these items in the first place it’s on them, not Sony.

This really looks like a company trying to stir up drama in their favor by withholding important context.

sanpo,

Does Google Podcasts really not support that? Because that’s like… the basics.

sanpo,

Which is made by the same company (Google owns Fitbit), so?

sanpo,

What’s your point? Microsoft is easily several times bigger and is a “noticeable thing” in pretty much every country.

sanpo,

A man can dream…

sanpo,

Where’s the clickbait? Apple is bad for using an outdated standard out of spite.

Does your ADHD make you forget?

Hi, I’m new to lemmy and this is my first post. I’ve been diagnosed with adhd for a while now and I’m on medication. I’ve always had issues with memory and was wondering if this could have something to do with my ADHD, as taking the meds seems to help and it’s only with small, simple things like what I did today or had...

sanpo,

Now that’s a brand new sentence.

sanpo,

So, what, unless OP somehow changes their habits to buy literally zero of anything produced by unethical companies it’s not even worth trying?

Not sure they’re the ones that need to grow up and be less edgy…

sanpo,

The cable from your main post is probably fine - cheapest, shitty cables won’t have e-marker chips (yours says it has one).

The issue is most likely with the port on the charger, like the other guy said. You should test all type-C ports, because sometimes the manufacturer lies and only one of them actually provides full power.

sanpo,

That’s just basic decency.

OpenTracks is an open source sport tracking application for Android that completely respects your privacy: Almost a Strava alternative (beehaw.org)

Value your health by keeping track on your training. It records as you go running or walking, and gives you a bike computer with a bigger screen for cycling. You can even mark interesting locations along your way with pictures. The app keeps recorded statistics in great detail for analysis....

sanpo,

Because Play Store is the “voluntary donation” option.

sanpo,

Sure, the title sounds like clickbait, but the point is: if a big enough player passes these laws, then the other countries may follow.

My Opinion: NewPipe, Piped, Invidious, etc's days are numbered.

With Reddit shutting down its API setting a precedent in the corporate tech world (and Reddit was a major outlier in that a ton of their users are technical minded and support third party clients, YouTube does not have that kind of userbase and will not get backlash for it), Twitter doing whatever the fuck they’re doing, and...

sanpo,

To be fair, the guy just probably didn’t want to become your tech support for life. :P

If you care, you can try this, assuming you meant clients for TV: github.com/yuliskov/SmartTubeNext

sanpo,

I mean, uBlock is free…

Unpacking Google’s new “dangerous” Web-Environment-Integrity specification (vivaldi.com)

Will accessibility tools that rely on automating input to the browser cause it to become untrusted? Will it affect extensions? The spec does currently specify a carveout for browser modifications and extensions, but those can make automating interactions with a website trivial. So, either the spec is useless or restrictions will...

sanpo,

They didn’t blow any whistles, the proposal was public and lots of people spoke out against it already.

Besides, I like Vivaldi, but they’re part of the problem.
The only reason this discussion is happening is because everyone and their grandma decided it’s a great idea to re-skin a browser built by an ad-company and expect them not to abuse their position.

I prefer Wayland (.social) though

Context: Twitter is currently rebranding it self as X.com, which is the bottom logo. X.org is a FOSS implementation of the The X Window System which is being slowly replaced by the newer Wayland display server. Because of the Twitter rebrand Someone decided to make Wayland.social, to parody the X.org to Wayland transition.

sanpo,

Good because they’re in the past and we don’t have to do this anymore…

sanpo,

You’re in the wrong thready, buddy. Absolutely no one is saying that.

99% of games run out of the box with no more issues than on Windows.

sanpo,

Tutanota doesn’t share their security audits, which Proton does.

Also, IIRC Tutanota uses their own custom encryption implementation, while Proton contributes to open source OpenPGP projects.

And when in the past the the Swiss gov ordered Proton to do some limited tracking for a specific user, after that they went to the court and succeeded in changing the law so it’s no longer possible to order this tracking.

Proton might not be ideal, but they seem to actually care about making the Internet a safer place.

sanpo,

To be honest, that’s probably less of a priority since most Linux users are likely to be comfortable with just downloading the configs and importing them into NetworkManager.

Personally, Linux VPN app is not something I ever had any interest in. I’d rather get a Drive sync client…

sanpo,

I’m not really saying that what Tutanota does is insecure, but historically doing security on your own instead of using established standards has not been a winning move.
Plus their unwillingness to open source it and not sharing the audits just doesn’t inspire my confidence.

Overall they’re probably fine, but these are some of the main reasons I ultimately chose Proton instead.

BTW, they’re not “slowly developing” post-quantum encryption, they’re just saying they may do that at some point in the future - which everyone will have to do anyway when we get to this point.

sanpo,

I didn’t watch the video, because I don’t have 15 minutes to listen to what sounds like a conspiracy theory, but the source link for his info he put in description is dead, so that doesn’t inspire confidence…

Anyway, how would a Swiss company be a honey pot for the feds?

  • All
  • Subscribed
  • Moderated
  • Favorites
  • •
  • random
  • uselessserver093
  • Food
  • aaaaaaacccccccce
  • test
  • CafeMeta
  • testmag
  • MUD
  • RhythmGameZone
  • RSS
  • dabs
  • KamenRider
  • TheResearchGuardian
  • KbinCafe
  • Socialism
  • oklahoma
  • SuperSentai
  • feritale
  • All magazines
    •