cmnybo
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- Comment on You have one week to opt out or become fodder for LinkedIn AI training 3 days ago:
There’s no guarantee that deleting your account actually deletes your data. They will probably keep it and use it to train their AI.
- Comment on Here’s what ads on your $2,000 Samsung smart fridge will look like 4 days ago:
Even if the smart fridge doesn’t become enshittified, the smart features will likely become obsolete long before the fridge its self is worn out. Just try using a phone or tablet that’s 10-15 years old. It probably won’t be able to open an https website, let alone install new apps.
- Comment on Here’s what ads on your $2,000 Samsung smart fridge will look like 4 days ago:
Get a magnetic case for a tablet and stick it to the fridge. If it starts showing ads, you can take it off, put it through the wood chipper and the fridge will still work fine.
- Comment on AWS outage reminds us why $2,449 Internet-dependent beds are a bad idea 6 days ago:
Anything that relies on an internet connection that should be unnecessary is a bad idea.
- Comment on Amazon unveils prototype AI smart glasses for its delivery drivers 1 week ago:
I wonder if this will help the delivery drivers find my house? They seem to deliver my packages to my neighbors house more often than mine, despite it being 600 feet away and me reporting it every time. They will probably just ignore it like they do their GPS.
- Comment on The Internet's Biggest Annoyance:Why Cookie Laws Should Target Browsers, Not Websites 1 week ago:
Or just install Consent-O-Matic. By default, it’s set to automatically reject all cookies.
- Comment on Detection of Strong S-Band Emissions from the Starshield Constellation — Observations and Regulatory Context 2 weeks ago:
That would be the US military. These are Starshield satellites, not Starlink.
- Comment on DirecTV screensavers will show AI-generated ads with your face in 2026 2 weeks ago:
It will probably just push more people to piracy. The streaming companies have been doing a good job of that lately.
- Comment on How close are we to solid state batteries for electric vehicles? - Ars Technica 2 weeks ago:
The energy density of sodium-ion batteries keeps improving. They are getting pretty close to LiFePO4. Chinese EV manufacturers have started using them. Not everyone needs a super long range, especially in places where there are lots of charging stations available.
- Comment on How close are we to solid state batteries for electric vehicles? - Ars Technica 2 weeks ago:
I think the future for EV batteries is going to be sodium-ion for quite a while. They are good enough for most people and the materials to make them are plentiful.
- Comment on Phones may come without bundled USB cables in the future, if OEMs have their way 3 weeks ago:
There are lots of standards for charging over USB such as PD. Many of those standards have multiple versions since newer devices keep needing more power. That’s to be expected of an interface that’s been around for almost 30 years. If every device came with a 240W USB PD charger, the price would increase by over USD $100, not to mention the only model I’ve seen is the size of a brick.
- Comment on Phones may come without bundled USB cables in the future, if OEMs have their way 3 weeks ago:
Non standard cables and chargers either wouldn’t connect, wouldn’t charge, or would burn something up if you used the wrong one.
- Comment on Phones may come without bundled USB cables in the future, if OEMs have their way 3 weeks ago:
Most already have.
- Comment on Smart in-asphalt fabric provides live reports from within roads 3 weeks ago:
It sounds like it’s just natural fiber fabric with some wire woven into it. All the electronics are in a box beside the road.
- Comment on Motion sensors in high-performance mice can be used as a microphone to spy on users, thanks to AI — Mic-E-Mouse technique harnesses mouse sensors, converts acoustic vibrations into speech 3 weeks ago:
That requires a mouse with an 8kHz polling rate. With a 1kHz polling rate, this trick will be limited to sounds under 500Hz.
- Comment on Disney+, Hulu Are Hiking Prices Again Next Month 5 weeks ago:
Just remember, a seedbox or VPN is a lot cheaper than a single streaming subscription.
- Comment on Eliminating PoE interference 1 month ago:
Most cat6 is unshielded. Make sure you’re using shielded cat6 and shielded connectors. Check it with a multimeter to make sure there is continuity from end to end too.
- Comment on California could mandate tobacco-style health labels on social media 1 month ago:
There’s a huge difference between e-mail and a site that is specifically designed to keep people addicted.
The warning won’t do anything though. I would be surprised if it takes more than a day before ublock origin has a filter to hide it.
- Comment on Roku wants you to see a lot more AI-generated ads 1 month ago:
I will never buy any of their devices. I prefer to self host my own ad free streaming using open source software.
- Comment on Spotify adds lossless streaming after 8 years of teasing 1 month ago:
Higher resolutions and sample rates only matter when the recordings are going to be edited.
- Comment on E-Paper Display Reaches the Realm of LCD Screens 1 month ago:
It’s certainly not the first e-paper display that’s fast enough for computer use. Dasung has had 60Hz greyscale and 30Hz color monitors available for a while now.
- Comment on Automated Sextortion Spyware Takes Webcam Pics of Victims Watching Porn 1 month ago:
Don’t leave cameras uncovered. Webcam covers are cheap. Tape works too.
- Comment on Is AI Slop Killing the Internet? 1 month ago:
There are some channels uploading several AI generated videos per hour 24/7. I’m surprised they don’t get banned.
- Comment on Power Loss but Still Online with Fiber Connection 1 month ago:
Your ISP has working battery backups. Don’t expect it to stay on for longer, widespread outages though. When the power is out for a week, satellite is usually the only thing that will still work.
ISPs that still provide DSL, really don’t want to put any effort into maintaining their equipment these days. They probably stopped replacing the batteries a long time ago.
- Comment on Meta might be secretly scanning your phone's camera roll - how to check and turn it off 2 months ago:
Don’t install their spyware apps in the first place.
- Comment on Microsoft Word will save your files to the cloud by default 2 months ago:
That would be one of the top three reasons for doing it.
- Comment on Internet standards body proposes new header field disclosing AI — will make it easier for machines to determine if AI was used on a site 2 months ago:
It would have to become law in every country in order to work.
- Comment on The Size of Adobe Reader Installers Through The Years 2 months ago:
It’s been ages since I’ve used Adobe Reader. I typically use Okular or Xreader. They are both tiny compared to Adobe’s bloatware.
- Comment on The Math Hack You Didn’t Know Was in Your Credit Card 2 months ago:
The check digit is to catch a mistyped number.
- Comment on High-severity WinRAR 0-day exploited for weeks by 2 groups 2 months ago:
WinRAR still exists? I think it’s been a couple decades since I last used it.