Most content (excluding their own) is not available in all regions due to licensing issues.

Actually, even including their own for some dumb reason. For instance, Paramount holds the rights to Star Trek, but there's no way for me to stream some of the shows legally, because Paramount+ isn't available where I live.

Which to me makes no sense. It's just a freaking website, globally accessible, hosting content they own...

I have a Google Alert set up, so I get notified in case my name pops up on the web. A month after I joined a new company, I got an alert - turned out that their internal directory page was exposed to the public web. I was pretty livid - all this time I was proud of maintaining good anonymity, looking up my name never returned anything meaningful on Google. So I complained to my boss about this, and he said it was actually a bug/misconfiguration - which they were already aware of, but didn't bother fixing it because no one complained. I was super pissed and made it very clear that it was a violation of my privacy and I wanted it taken down ASAP. Thankfully my boss was understanding and got it fixed. Then I had to report the page to Google. It took a while, but it was finally gone from the search results.

Then it'll probably shock you even more when you realise that this thing is hosted on Github, a site owned by Microsoft... :)

Unihertz makes a bunch of tiny Android phones, which are about the size of a credit card (if you ignore the thickness).

... for now. They've already replaced the old Notepad with a bloated UWP version, so it probably won't be long before it starts sending telemetry as well.

IT guy here, the NFC thing isn't really a concern (NFC doesn't work that way) or for that matter, any other wireless technology, as it'll need to authenticate with your phone somehow. If you can somehow simply scan data from a phone without any form of authentication, that would be a massive security hole - something that would be patched by the vendors real quick. Also, if something like that were possible then the TSA/FBI wouldn't have any issues pulling data from locked phones. Think of all the times you've had to put your phone thru the xray machines at the airports. Also see the case of FBI vs Apple for instance.

The other issues you've mentioned are valid though. Heck my Galaxy Fold won't even fit in that slot.

it is a stupidly simple working demo of DRM circumvention

A much more simpler method is to just use Streamfab. No need for nVidia, a second PC etc.

A better option, IMO, would be to create this community on retrolemmy.com - as the name implies, it's a community centered around retro gaming and computing, so it'd be a more appropriate place for it. :)

I mean, this goes beyond sewing and microfiber to all synthetics containing plastic: that includes materials like polyester, nylon, acrylic etc. I would personally recommend avoiding ALL plastics as much as you can, when it involves your food (so no plastic containers, food processor jars etc) and of course, avoid clothes made from these materials completely.

At the very least, you should avoid tops and bedding/blankets/pillows made from synthetics, to reduce the amount of microplastics you're breathing in to your lungs. Microplastics/nanoplastics are pretty much everywhere now and they're known to cross your blood-brain barrier, cause inflammation and can even cause cancer. We're in too deep to avoid it completely now, but we can certainly try and reduce our exposure to it.

Also see: https://www.meghantelpner.com/blog/your-clothes-are-made-of-plastic/

Have you tried installing MTGO using Lutris? Apparently it works fine, but you'll need some tweaks. The key is to use windowed mode, disable music and card animations:

Runner options: -Use the latest version of lutri-proton if it's not the default. -Use windowed (virtual desktop) mode and the display resolution of whatever device you are playing on. This was the biggest fix of most problems for me with stuff related to proper rendering of windows. -All else is default from Lutris install

System options: -Uncheck restrict number of cores -Disable desktop effects -All else is default from Lutris install

In-game options: -Disable or silence music and Uncheck play client startup music -Disable card animations(summoning sickness and foil treatment)

I've also found that it is always better to close the program using the Stop button on Lutris, there's a bug where sometimes if you close out of the game via the Close button in the window, it will not properly stop the game, and will prevent starting the game back up again. I also tend to start the game in Lutris instead of via a desktop shortcut.

https://old.reddit.com/r/SteamDeck/comments/101262d/psa_mtgo_on_steam_deck/j9bqck9/

Not sure about Start11 but why not use Open Shell instead? Works perfectly on 23H2, and it's free and opensource too.

Nice! Loved the manga, can't wait to see it animated.

In my experience (W11 + Fedora on UEFI Thinkpad), I've seen it actually get rid of the Fedora entry from the UEFI boot list. Reinstalling GRUB from chroot didn't fix it, so I used EasyUEFI and manually added the Fedora EFI file to the boot list and that worked.

So it wasn't simply changing the boot order, it actually nuked Fedora from the UEFI boot list.

Well, if you're using Mullvad's malware/ad filters etc there's really no need for a PiHole in the first place (unless you're doing some funky custom filtering).

Sup. Just a random Lemming here, but personally I'd prefer Spotify I guess, since it's my primary music service and it's convenient to use.

Sure, I mean it's not a big deal. But it felt a bit odd considering macOS and Apple Silicon usually flies in pretty much every other task, so the lengthy update just felt a bit out of place.

Just upgraded my M1 Air, loving the new animated wallpapers and lock screen.

My only pet peeve is that the offline phase of the upgrade took a whole 20 minutes - something which no other OS requires - yes, even for Windows, the offline phase of an upgrade is usually in single digits.

So this is something Apple definitely needs to improve upon.

Mullvad's DNS. It's available for non-subscribers as well, and their privacy policy explicitly claims they do not log DNS requests in any way. https://mullvad.net/en/help/no-logging-data-policy/

They support both DoT and DoH, and also have various servers for blocking ads, trackers etc (if you wish to use them): https://github.com/mullvad/dns-blocklists

I that case, check out Fedora CoreOS.

https://www.talos.dev/

It runs entirely in RAM, administration is super simple, no ssh, easy to update/and upgrade, immutable, minimal distro designed specifically for secure container usage.

Interesting. Also, I didn't know eXo was a guy! Thought it was a name of a project or something.

That looks like a fun mix of analog and digital, done right. I might have to pop into to our local pinball place and see if they've got anything similar.

What do those season 1/2/3 panels do btw?

If you miss the good ol' days, when the Internet was a much better place and computers were simple and fun, check out: https://github.com/grassmunk/Chicago95

If you're browsing with a keyboard/trackpad then Photon may suit you better instead - and I can confirm it supports standard trackpad gestures and keyboard shortcuts for navigating back.

Nice, didn't think of using Rewind that way.

How the heck would you attach another balloon, mid-air, whilst still maintaining balance?

Corrected, thanks!

• Fedora KDE plans to drop the Plasma X11 session, in favor of Wayland

• Because X11 is bloated, insecure, and in a development freeze since many years.

• Wayland is simple, secure, minimal; developed by former X11 devs.

• Challenges:

• Wayland's minimal core protocols lacked essential features.

• Fragmentation in development efforts occurred.

• Protocol approval was political and time-consuming.

• Current State:

• Standard protocols for most requirements are now available.

• Plasma and KDE apps run well on Wayland with the upcoming Plasma 6 release.

• Many 3rd-party apps work via the XWayland compatibility layer, but some need to be ported to Wayland.

• Conclusion:

• Fedora aims to drop the Plasma X11 session entirely, if you don't like it then switch disros.

• Many 3rd-party apps are already Wayland-ready, but many are not, and collaboration is needed to expedite this transition.

Oh. I was expecting Okonomiyaki.

I actually use a Galaxy Tab S8 and haven't experienced any of the issues the parent poster mentioned. The Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 CPU is pretty fast and in fact, it's one of the reasons why I bought it, because I use my tab mainly for emulation / gaming. I emulate consoles like the Nintendo Gamecube, Dreamcast and even the Switch, and it handles all of it very well. I also use it for cloud gaming (xCloud) and have no issues with the WiFi cutting off or anything, nor any latency issues.

One thing I have to admit though is that I'm not a fan of the Samsung bloatware, so the first thing I did after getting my tab is running Universal Android Debloater and getting rid of all the junk like Bixby. Once I did that and switched to a custom launcher, the tab was a pleasant experience. One of the Samsung features I actually enjoy is multitasking, the fact that you can have multiple floating windows and a taskbar gives it a more like a desktop-like experience, and makes it far more useful (for multitaskers) compared to stock-ish Android devices like the OnePlus. Also, Samsung has the DeX mode, which allows you to hook up an external monitor/keyboard/mouse and turn it into a full desktop experience, if you ever need that.

There's TrafficToll. It hasn't had any updates for a while, but since it's just a python frontend for tc (which is still maintained), it should work just fine.

Five pumpkin recipes in a row? You must really love pumpkin lol.

Party Rock is one of my karaoke staples lol. Plus, it gets everyone shufflin', which is always fun.

Thanks! We have Lana Del Rey, Caravan Palace, The Doors, Nirvana, Basement Jaxx and The Beatles in common, but they're not on the pic below. :(

How did you generate this picture? I'm on Pro and I don't see a 2023 rainbow option anywhere. I can get the album grid view, but it also shows the number of scrobbles etc and not just plain album covers like yours.

I'm afraid your info is a bit out-of-date. Firstly, most Chromebook are pretty useful even offline these days - most importantly, you can create and edit documents offline, which is the primary use-case for OP's partner. Second, you don't need to root a Chromebook any more to install Linux - installing Linux is literally just 4 clicks (Settings > Advanced > Developers > Linux), which would then install Debian in less than 10 minutes.

Edit: Also, Google just announced that they're extending the support for Chromebooks to 10 years now: https://www.zdnet.com/article/google-extends-chromebook-lifespan-to-ten-years/

Not sure exactly how many days it's been, but I've been alcohol-free for roughly 4 months now.

My secret: get a doctor to tell you that your incurable autoimmune disease can get worse due to alcohol.

In all seriousness though, I've wanted to quit years ago, but now I'm glad I've got a legit excuse, which is also convenient to give to my friends and colleagues: "sorry mate, doc said that I can't drink, autoimmune condition and all...".

Very cool. I wish I had a drawer like that which I could spare for my spices. Right now I'm just using a single cupboard shelf (which is also at a height I can't easily reach) and it's not very convenient. Thinking of getting something like a small plastic drawer or a like a Tupperware box that I could pull out. Suggestions welcome!