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anonomousename··on You can power on a Mac remotely
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anonomousename··on GoPro warned it may not survive
insv files? there are plenty of tools on github that can interact with these files and convert them to standard formats
anonomousename··on Google change is breaking some digital photo frames
Legitamate technological improvements include thread, which allows local control of devices with no cloud servers involved, which lets you use home assistant or an equivalent
anonomousename··on Bypassing regulatory locks, hacking AirPods and Faraday cages
Fun story: I’ve had a speaker which would connect to a Bluetooth device as soon as it was turned on, and only enter pairing mode if a paired device wasn’t in range. I couldn’t figure out what device it was connecting to, so I put it in the microwave (while it was off!) briefly to trigger the pairing timeout.
anonomousename··on Dexcom starts selling its new over-the-counter glucose monitor in the U.S.
Glasses do not require a prescription - you can enter arbitrary values. Contacts on the other hand, require a prescription within the last year and is verified with your optometrist.
anonomousename··on Cox (was) bragging about listening to user mics
Note: article states the restaurant is not Disney affiliated. Disney claims this is the reason why they filed to dismiss.
anonomousename··on Windows File Explorer will be more powerful with version control and 7z
The safer way is to disable the app execution aliases.
anonomousename··on Show HN: I created a selfhostable steam-like platform for loose game files
I remember seeing this a bit ago when it was crackpipe! Glad the name got changed haha
anonomousename··on A recent abrupt change in Internet SSH brute force attacks against us
If true, that seems like some solid evidence. Do you have any links/sources I can read up on? I wasn’t able to find anything.
anonomousename··on Nvidia hits $2T valuation as AI frenzy grips Wall Street
Yes - I believe the shift is coming. For inference especially, check out Groq’s chip design and its simplicity and speed compared to general purpose GPUs.
anonomousename··on NASA regains contact with mini-helicopter on Mars
Excellent explanation! Although 1 lb * 32.2 ft/sec^2 = 32.2lbf.
anonomousename··on The Naz.API Credential Stuffing List
Some of my passwords weren’t found on that tool but I was able to find them on but scatteredsecrets.com - I searched because I was getting 2fa emails from services with that password. Just keep in mind it isn’t a definitive list
anonomousename··on Ask HN: State of gaming and it's developement on Apple Silicon
Moonlight + sunshine also works great! Give it a shot. I believe sunshine has a Apple silicon build.
anonomousename··on Amazon Prime Video starts showing ads in January unless you pay $2.99/month xtra
There is - stremio + torrentio + real debrid is a ~5 minute setup, works on web and android tv, and was easy enough for my parents to setup all by themselves. Real debrid does cost $3 a month but the experience is so much better that it’s well worth it. The money you’re paying goes to a seed box type thing that caches torrents online and lets you stream them to avoid notices from your ISP.

I recently abandoned my jellyfin + radarr + sonarr setup because for the above. After Usenet subscriptions, electricity costs and storage costs, it was much cheaper. And I could watch content on demand rather than having to wait for the whole thing to download.

anonomousename··on An update on HDR and color management in KWin
From https://gregbenzphotography.com/hdr/#tests:

“Note for Safari / iPhone users: The top image on this page (the building with the before/after slider) uses a workaround which shows an HDR video as if it were a photo. This will let you get a sense of the HDR benefit, but you will fail the tests below as Safari / WebKit (which means all iPhone/iPad browsers) only supports HDR video and not HDR photos at this time.” :-(

anonomousename··on Gemini AI
I’m surprised that the multimodal model is t significantly better than GPT4. I thought that all the Google photos training data would have given it an edge.
anonomousename··on Show HN: Free image generation using Cloudflare Workers AI
I just see a sad Pepe.
anonomousename··on Chamberlain blocks smart garage door opener from working with smart homes
If you make the switch to home assistant, you can mirror devices you want to control frequently with the HomeKit integration. It’ll be like nothing changed, expect for increased stability and interoperability. You can also add Google Home and Alexa afaik
anonomousename··on Google Podcasts shut down in 2024 as podcasts debut globally for YouTube Music
I used Google podcasts because it was no nonsense and cross platform. What a shocker - I really should’ve seen this coming.
anonomousename··on Ubisoft account -including games- can be permanently deleted for inactivity
Out of curiosity, what did you search? Searching “gmail plus” gives plenty of results, some of which are from Google themselves.

https://support.google.com/a/users/answer/9282734?hl=en#:~:t... "Create variations of your email address"

anonomousename··on Tell HN: Teddit has been de facto shut down
This is an ideal use case for something like TailScale! It’ll only redirect traffic that’s meant for your internal network, unless you set it as an exit node - then it asks as a regular VPN.
anonomousename··on How to ramp up a factory consuming a lot of energy?
Yes. The voltage alarm in this case would be the voltage dipping too low (voltage sag) due to high current.
anonomousename··on Notes on Vision Pro
Your app does not need to get approved if you are the only one using it - in fact you don’t even need to have a developer account if you’re the only one using it and are ok resigning the app occasionally.

With regards to enshittification: all the examples listed were software companies or service companies. I don’t see any hardware companies on there, and I’d go so far as to say hardware companies that sell with high margins do not undergo enshittification. From the article: “… they abuse their users to make things better for their business customers …” Apple doesn’t have business customers. Their core business strategy is not to sell ads, or data, but rather hardware.

anonomousename··on Apple Vision Pro: Apple’s first spatial computer
I can no longer edit my comment, but this was unnecessarily sarcastic.
anonomousename··on Apple Vision Pro: Apple’s first spatial computer
That’s very surprising to me. The Quest 3 hasn’t even come out yet. Did you mean Quest 2?
anonomousename··on Apple Vision Pro: Apple’s first spatial computer
The Quest 2 has a PPI of 780, and the highest out right now is the HP Reverb with a 1057 PPI. The Vision Pro is 4000 PPI, a substantial jump. That’s not “just a micro OLED display.”
anonomousename··on Minneapolis students use “Rickroll” prank to highlight computer security flaws
Looks like this was a email broadcasting thing? Reminds me of an incredible rickroll I read about earlier. Well worth a read if you haven’t already.

https://whitehoodhacker.net/posts/2021-10-04-the-big-rick

anonomousename··on Tell HN: It's 2023 and you still can't import .ics files into iOS Calendar app
I feel like you used to be able to add .ics files from safari but then scummy advertisements would create calendars with fake virus notifications disguised as events, which would result in a bunch of notifications on someone’s phone.
anonomousename··on Venture-Fund Returns Show Worst Slump in More Than a Decade
https://archive.is/Lhp5g
anonomousename··on Microsoft is scanning the inside of password-protected zip files for malware
Have you tried setting an excluded zone and include your whole SMB share in it
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