cmnybo

@cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Makers of air fryers and smart speakers told to respect users’ right to privacy⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Don’t install their apps either unless it’s on an old phone that you’ve wiped all of your personal data from.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Amazon Doubles Prime Video Ads to 6 Minutes Per Hour⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  At least with TV, you could tape your shows and fast forward through the commercials.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨HP reveals $24,999 hardware created just for Google Beam⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Nobody needs a $25k display for a conference call. A normal phone will be good enough. Most of the time video is not even needed.

  That 3D display would be cool for CAD or 3D modelling if the resolution is high enough though.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨New tool burns images onto Compact Discs' recording area using ones and zeros — unlike Lightscribe, the technique works on any disc⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Someone just needs to make a double sided CD-R so we can have data and artwork on it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨USB-C ALL the things!⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Those use a lithium ion cell, so they have a buck converter to step the voltage down to 1.5V, which will always use some power. They are not suitable low draw devices because of the high self discharge rate. They can’t be used in high draw devices because the buck converter can only supply a limited amount of current. They also produce noisy power which can cause issues with radios and audio equipment. The USB port and charge circuitry take up a lot of space, so you get less capacity too. A low self discharge NiMH cell will be better for almost any use.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Microsoft wants a version of USB-C that “just works” consistently across all PCs⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  If you buy thunderbolt cables, they support everything. If you look at the cost of those cables, you will see why not all USB cables support every feature. They are also limited to 1 meter without active circuitry, which will make them even more expensive.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Meta and Yandex are de-anonymizing Android users’ web browsing identifiers⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  It looks like Meta or Yandex apps must be installed for the exploit to work. Luckily I don’t have any of those installed on my Android devices.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The sun is killing off SpaceX's Starlink satellites⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  During solar maximum, the lifetime of a satellite could be reduced by up to 10 days, the researchers say.

  I’m sure they have, but it doesn’t make a significant difference. The headline is just clickbait.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨10 to 100 Times Faster than a Starlink Antenna, and Cheaper Than Fiber: Taara Unveils a Laser Internet That Could Shatter the Status Quo⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  The problem with laser communication is that it doesn’t take much rain, snow or fog to block the signal.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The oldest Fire TV devices are losing Netflix support soon⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  You can always use Jellyfin or Kodi with your old Fire TV and get your Netflix shows elsewhere.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Tetra⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  It looks interesting. It has nearly twice the audio bitrate of DMR and it has 4 timeslots.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Amazon is sending customers refunds for some really, really old returns⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  with one poster claiming to have received almost $1,800 this week for a TV returned to the retailer in 2018.

  Wow, I would have filed a charge back and deleted my account if Amazon did that to me.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Huawei’s foldable laptop is probably thinner than your phone.⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I hate thin laptops. The screens flex when you open them and feel like they are going to break and they don’t have enough connectors.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Volvo EX90’s Lidar Sensor Will Fry Your Phone’s Camera⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Every normal color camera has an IR filter. If they did not, the photos would be pink in sunlight. Some IR gets though the filter allowing you to see IR LEDs, but it’s significantly attenuated.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Volvo EX90’s Lidar Sensor Will Fry Your Phone’s Camera⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Cameras have an IR blocking filter and it still damaged the sensor. I don’t know how they can consider it eye safe. I wouldn’t want to be close to one.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Today’s AI can crack second world war Enigma code ‘in short order’, experts say⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  What do you expect? Computers have gotten a lot faster over the last 80 or so years.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Reddit will tighten verification to keep out human-like AI bots⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  It most certainly won’t apply to their own bots.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I found an interesting USB-C alternative to barrel jack wall warts. Thought I'd share...⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Yes, you definitely have to be careful with them. They do come in handy when I can’t find the correct power supply or even one that will work despite having a 50 pound bin full of them.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I found an interesting USB-C alternative to barrel jack wall warts. Thought I'd share...⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  It would be much more useful with USB PPS support for adjustable voltage and barrel plugs that can be swapped.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨MTA wants AI to flag 'problematic behavior' in NYC subways⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  It will probably generate so many false alerts that they just start ignoring all of them.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Eric Schmidt apparently bought Relativity Space to put data centers in orbit⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Keeping data centers cool is hard enough on earth. It would be completely impractical in space.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Everything Google knows about you and how to stop it!⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  They forgot one of the most important things. Use Firefox or one of its forks with uBlock Origin to block google’s ads and tracking scripts.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Microsoft engineer reveals more details about Janet Jackson song that used to mysteriously crash Windows XP PCs⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Maybe the specific model of hard drive that was affected was only used in windows laptops.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Visa and Mastercard unveil AI-powered shopping⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I don’t know what AI shopping is, but I know that I definitely don’t want it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How to Send Audio with Meshtastic⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Why not use Codec2? It only needs 700 bits per second. That’s well within the capabilities of LoRa.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨USB 2.0 is 25 years old today — the interface standard that changed the world⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I still prefer eSATA over USB when using SATA drives. A lot of the USB to SATA chips don’t support reading the SMART data from the drive. Now we have NVMe SSDs connected over thunderbolt, which is much faster than SATA or USB3 and SMART works correctly.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What to do once your Surface Hub v1 becomes an 84-inch, $22K paperweight⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Its got a video input, so it can be used as a monitor.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Discord Begins Testing Facial Scans for Age Verification⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  So, some modeling clay and an airbrush then?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨ISPs and robocallers love the FCC plan to “delete” as many rules as possible⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I noticed a huge increase in spam calls back around September and they haven’t let up since. I had to set my phone to reject calls that aren’t in my contacts. If someone needs to contact me, they will have to text or leave a voicemail.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨SSL/TLS certificates will last 47 days max by 2029⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  What a pain in the ass. I will probably just disable HTTPS and use a VPN or SSH tunnel for my stuff then.