drnick1

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by drnick1 1mo ago
What is the problem with green bubbles? I don't get it. Doesn't it just mean the other person is not using an Apple device? If you really want blue bubbles, use Signal, the default color is blue.
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by drnick1 1mo ago
How does the carrier even know what phone you are going to use? My last SIM was bought in store at T Mobile, for cash, and I can freely move between phones. I never buy phones from carriers. My Pixel as bought directly from Google and immed
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by drnick1 1mo ago
You seem to forget that moving an eSIM between phones isn't nearly as straightforward as moving a physical SIM, and often must be requested or approved by the carrier. If for some reason you intend to use the same SIM in various phones
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by drnick1 1mo ago
Kodi is essentially a media player; it's not a general purpose TV UI like Plasma Bigscreen. Yes, there are a couple of distros out there like OSMC designed to use Kodi for everything, but in my experience they are way too limited. And
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by drnick1 1mo ago
Absolutely. Independently of the unauthorized sharing of your bandwidth, ISP gateways are notoriously insecure and underspec'ed. They also have nasty backdoors[0]. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TR-069
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by drnick1 1mo ago
> I self host a lot, including jellyfin, but I've never tried to do the Linux HTPC. I think now is the right time to revisit the Linux HTPC, mostly because Plasma 6.7 integrated the new Bigscreen interface. This is a genuine 10-foot
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by drnick1 1mo ago
> Yes, you read that right - the only way to operate the HVAC compressor in several hyundai EVs is via their stupid app and the internet. Noted. Thank you for reminding us not to buy a Hyundai EV.
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by drnick1 1mo ago
> Except... some of us like to stream content on TVs. Linux mini-PC running Bigscreen Plasma. No, it can't be used to stream Netflix at native resolution because of DRM. But if you can't live without Netflix content, you can us
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by drnick1 1mo ago
> your cable provider already uses your cable modem as a hotspot for other people. Is this for real? This does not affect me as I use my own equipment, but I still find it hard to believe.
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by drnick1 1mo ago
One option is to physically remove the WiFi card. I saw an article about this a while back, and it was a surprisingly simple mod. On a related note, you should absolutely remove the cellular modem from your car as well.
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by drnick1 1mo ago
My setup is similar: A server at home runs Unbound for recursive DNS, filtered by Hagezi's blacklists. The phone (running GrapheneOS) consumes the DNS service through a Wireguard tunnel. This is 100% self-hosted and does not rely on Ta
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by drnick1 1mo ago
> At this point the barrier for me to install an app is pretty high. For me, the bar hasn't moved: I will not install any app that isn't a general purpose, open source utility. If something cannot be done in the browser, I will
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by drnick1 2mo ago
> AI will either be the greatest equalizer ever invented, or the worst source of injustice. That title already belongs to the handgun. I am finding it difficult to take anything Gates says seriously. Remember, 640K ought to be enough for
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by drnick1 2mo ago
Does this work better than OsmAnd in any way? The latter has been around for a long time and just works. Perhaps the best feature is that maps can be downloaded and used completely offline. It's the natural map app on a degoogled Andro
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by drnick1 2mo ago
> Maybe it's just me, but I think ATX full and mid towers are going the way of the dinosaur. Even standard ATX cases are kind of small if you want to build a full custom loop and need space for radiators, pumps, reservoirs, tubes, e
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by drnick1 2mo ago
> These sorts of prices are unheard of in the US, so incredibly low. The EU also has incredibly low salaries.
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by drnick1 2mo ago
Why doesn't Apple make a tower PC with a standard ATX motherboard, power supply, extension cards, etc, like in the old days? That's immensely more upgradable, easier to cool, and I don't believe most people expect their deskt
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by drnick1 2mo ago
> So? Will major AI players introduce universal healthcare in US? We don't want universal healthcare, 6-month to one-year waits for routine operations, having to beg doctors for prescriptions, massive tax hikes to pay for all of tha
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by drnick1 2mo ago
> Universal chargers, removable batteries, open app stores, AI data protections... The same "protections" also means that the E.U. has no major AI player at all. It seems like all the E.U. can do is tax and regulate what is inv
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by drnick1 2mo ago
> People here are always complaining about the EU as if it's a single state, even though it's very clearly in the process of becoming one. I think that attempts at making the E.U. a state are doomed to fail. There are too many
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by drnick1 2mo ago
> Could EU just ask DHL/Hermes/whatever to charge an additional €1 "for recycling"? Yes, but... The biggest problem in Europe is the obsession with taxes. Tax on recycling, tax on AI, tax on this, tax on that. So peop
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by drnick1 2mo ago
Keep in mind however that the 4G SIM is not there for the driver's benefit, but for Nissan's. It collects extremely invasive telemetry that is then sold to data brokers and consumed by car insurers and government agencies, among o
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by drnick1 2mo ago
Good point, this seems to be a real alternative, and it even supports GrapheneOS.
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by drnick1 2mo ago
Slate? Or just remove the cellular modem from a Tesla and you have a more or less "dumb" car.
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by drnick1 2mo ago
> Once the Amazon cruft is tamed, I still haven't found a meaningfully better 10-inch thin/light Android tablet than the 2021 Fire HD 10 Pro. It is shocking that no mainstream tablet manufacturer will let buyers exercise contro
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by drnick1 2mo ago
In other news, my Corolla also travels faster than Usain Bolt.
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by drnick1 2mo ago
> The UN is supposed to be a supranational authority over all nations. It's not. It's mostly a U.S. institution. And those 31 entities that you mentioned are expensive and useless to Americans.
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by drnick1 2mo ago
Just because the UK has become a dystopian hellhole with cameras everywhere, Internet censorship, and repeated attempts are ending anonymity online, does not mean that other places should follow suit without resistance.
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by drnick1 2mo ago
> My healthcare provider allows me to access e-perscriptions via the app. Why can't the prescription be sent to email or collected on a website? I don't see why an "app," especially one signed by Google is necessary f
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by drnick1 2mo ago
The good news though is that by replacing the Pixel's stock OS by Graphene, you get something close to AOSP and arguably better. The hardware is nothing to write home about, but the phones are well priced and the bootloaders are unlock

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