Post AwipsNmKLPS8lAJ7JY by SuperDicq@minidisc.tokyo
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(DIR) Post #Awic77NMDG2KsBlBku by miiamustang@eliitin-some.fi
2025-08-01T04:35:07Z
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Hackers in 2003: "Hey look, I hooked up my fridge to the internet!"Hackers in 2025: "phew, finally got my fridge off the internet! 💪"
(DIR) Post #Awip9UkfZTW7M77zqy by SuperDicq@minidisc.tokyo
2025-08-01T09:45:02.743Z
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@miiamustang@eliitin-some.fi Fridges don't bother me that much. You can still buy many non-smart fridges thankfully.But TVs nowadays however are completely screwed. There are little to no TVs you can still buy that do not have "smart" functionality.
(DIR) Post #AwipRa9wCko9L6ZVNA by VD15@pl.valkyrie.world
2025-08-01T09:48:16.493647Z
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@SuperDicq @miiamustang I think you used to be able to buy 'commercial displays' that are basically just smart tvs with the 'smart' taken out. Don't know if they've patched that exploit yet tho
(DIR) Post #AwipbWyws9d0NhAwPA by SuperDicq@minidisc.tokyo
2025-08-01T09:50:06.428Z
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@VD15@pl.valkyrie.world @miiamustang@eliitin-some.fi The Finnish brand Salora still makes non-smart TVs. I own a 55 inch one of those.Unfortunately the reason why they are non-smart is because they are targeting a cheaper market segment so the panels themselves aren't super high quality, like it doesn't come with fancy LED panels or something like that. It's all LCD, but at least it is 4K resolution tho.
(DIR) Post #AwipgzFdCDo3VJa2Km by lain@lain.com
2025-08-01T09:51:07.944225Z
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@VD15 @miiamustang @SuperDicq i think it's still legal to just not connect it to the internet
(DIR) Post #AwiplHkKNEPg1XzJ6u by SuperDicq@minidisc.tokyo
2025-08-01T09:51:51.962Z
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@lain@lain.com @VD15@pl.valkyrie.world @miiamustang@eliitin-some.fi Buying a smart TV and not connecting it to the internet does not remove the proprietary software.
(DIR) Post #AwipoLyP78ZG0E2EQi by VD15@pl.valkyrie.world
2025-08-01T09:52:22.062422Z
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@lain @miiamustang @SuperDicq Think most have a w*nblows 11-style 'out-of-box-experience' that means you basically means the device is a brick until you let it phone home
(DIR) Post #AwipriCmudfBp4MejA by sun@shitposter.world
2025-08-01T09:53:05.454387Z
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@lain @miiamustang @SuperDicq @VD15 every smart monitor I've used was a buggy piece of shit
(DIR) Post #AwipsNmKLPS8lAJ7JY by SuperDicq@minidisc.tokyo
2025-08-01T09:53:09.216Z
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@lain@lain.com @VD15@pl.valkyrie.world @miiamustang@eliitin-some.fi My Salora TV however has very simple and non-upgradable firmware. It being proprietary is not an issue here.
(DIR) Post #AwipvN9R8IrVgPXgWG by lain@lain.com
2025-08-01T09:53:44.497421Z
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@sun @miiamustang @SuperDicq @VD15 samsung?
(DIR) Post #Awiq08sJdf2qr1oBvc by VD15@pl.valkyrie.world
2025-08-01T09:54:30.376346Z
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@lain @miiamustang @SuperDicq @sun I remember when dankpods bought like a $2k apple display thinking he'd use it for 20+ years like his old one only for it to completely brick during an update
(DIR) Post #Awiq4WKiMdmilaBCJk by VD15@pl.valkyrie.world
2025-08-01T09:55:19.058498Z
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@SuperDicq @lain @miiamustang at least the device you paid hundreds of dollars for isn't advertising to you whenever you turn it on
(DIR) Post #Awiq5erQ91XVVI1J0y by SuperDicq@minidisc.tokyo
2025-08-01T09:55:33.290Z
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@VD15@pl.valkyrie.world @lain@lain.com @miiamustang@eliitin-some.fi @sun@shitposter.world Oh yeah. I remember seeing that video. I believe Dankpods is completely done using modern Apple stuff and he is using GNU/Linux now.
(DIR) Post #AwiqdtqQwNCPp0sziq by VD15@pl.valkyrie.world
2025-08-01T10:01:40.671585Z
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@SuperDicq @lain @miiamustang @sun Yeah, I think he said that aside from his recording and editing that he's basically daily driving it now. but I like seeing more random content creators switching because it proves that moving isn't as hard as some people say it is
(DIR) Post #Awiqk99cvtV72bqHrs by SuperDicq@minidisc.tokyo
2025-08-01T10:02:53.105Z
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@VD15@pl.valkyrie.world @lain@lain.com @miiamustang@eliitin-some.fi @sun@shitposter.world Yes, it still bothers me that they never give the GNU project any credit and that they are probably still using proprietary software on top of GNU/Linux.But a step on the freedom ladder is still a step on the freedom ladder so I'll take it.
(DIR) Post #Awiqy6iGo2BDWXhfSS by SuperDicq@minidisc.tokyo
2025-08-01T10:05:23.504Z
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@VD15@pl.valkyrie.world @lain@lain.com @miiamustang@eliitin-some.fi @sun@shitposter.world I like how Dankpods often points out how a lot of modern stuff just keeps getting worse and worse. He's very opinionated on the tech that he uses, I appreciate that.It's just so often it feels like he is almost approaching all the points of free software but just not quite getting there fully. A bit frustrating sometimes.
(DIR) Post #Awir7lN30k7SEBNg2a by SuperDicq@minidisc.tokyo
2025-08-01T10:07:08.949Z
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@VD15@pl.valkyrie.world @lain@lain.com @miiamustang@eliitin-some.fi @sun@shitposter.world Also a lot of videos he made on audio stuff are very informative. I bought a set of those KZ IEMs because of his videos on them and I enjoy them a lot.I also really enjoy his car channel probably more than his main channel. It's just great entertainment.
(DIR) Post #AwirGnrD8SzOXtnfns by SuperDicq@minidisc.tokyo
2025-08-01T10:08:46.224Z
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@VD15@pl.valkyrie.world @lain@lain.com @miiamustang@eliitin-some.fi @sun@shitposter.world The car channel reminds me a lot of my own workshop where we just have a bunch of really old crappy cars and we work on them.We don't put intentionally break our cars by making them run on Pepsi or Nutella tho.
(DIR) Post #Awirp6360PjCoPiBUW by VD15@pl.valkyrie.world
2025-08-01T10:14:55.803014Z
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@SuperDicq @lain @miiamustang @sun dude, the nutella arc was so fucking funny
(DIR) Post #AwirwI13uV6fxGBrF2 by SuperDicq@minidisc.tokyo
2025-08-01T10:16:16.741Z
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@VD15@pl.valkyrie.world @lain@lain.com @miiamustang@eliitin-some.fi @sun@shitposter.world I can't believe they actually rebuilt the engine and clean out the Nutella.That's some dedication to the bit right there. Nobody would ever save a cheap ass car like that if it has a seized engine.
(DIR) Post #Awit2Pplr9txtROU52 by VD15@pl.valkyrie.world
2025-08-01T10:28:30.705622Z
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@SuperDicq @lain @miiamustang @sun It's a miracle they got that thing running again after they basically used it to cook caramel
(DIR) Post #AwitARE4Z5eKWjaPSa by SuperDicq@minidisc.tokyo
2025-08-01T10:30:03.815Z
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@VD15@pl.valkyrie.world @lain@lain.com @miiamustang@eliitin-some.fi @sun@shitposter.world And not to mention that they ruined the threads of the camshaft bolts and were forced to random bolts they had lying around not even intended for this engine.I assume the only reason this car even works is because it is such an underpowered and undertuned piece of junk that doesn't really care about tight tolerances anyways.
(DIR) Post #AwjC9gCfICJHolHPBA by notthatdelta@furry.engineer
2025-08-01T14:00:51Z
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@SuperDicq @miiamustang ugh, modern smart TVs. Some *require* an internet connection now, even if you're only using wired inputs (ie, HDMI).A housemate connected the Hisense in our living room to WiFi to watch Netflix when we were gone one weekend. I went into the menu and told it to forget the WiFi network, and it just LIED to me about doing so (I could still see it chattering away via my router UI and PiHole). Had to change the WiFi password to get it disconnected again!
(DIR) Post #AwjC9gvgaoK44OLMLw by SuperDicq@minidisc.tokyo
2025-08-01T14:02:45.144Z
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@notthatdelta@furry.engineer @miiamustang@eliitin-some.fi "Smart" functionality is still harmful even if you decide to not connect it to the network. It either needs to not have "smart" functionality or the "smart" functionality needs to be fully free software so the user has control over what it does.
(DIR) Post #AwjCH3Hls4w5QwBR5M by SuperDicq@minidisc.tokyo
2025-08-01T14:04:06.846Z
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@notthatdelta@furry.engineer @miiamustang@eliitin-some.fi This is the sort of stuff why I don't trust proprietary malware at all. They can just lie to their users and get away with it.
(DIR) Post #AwjDomiE63ZRpfCro0 by Suiseiseki@freesoftwareextremist.com
2025-08-01T14:21:23.077725Z
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@VD15 @miiamustang @SuperDicq Commercial displays now run the same proprietary OS, but those don't tend to refuse to function without the internet (in fact, some refuse to run certain proprietary software like netflix's players - although that was only done with the bad intention of stopping non-commercial users from buying a TV with a decent PSU) - so you can use those without connecting them to the internet.
(DIR) Post #AwnWWc8HMvmvZJHVGS by anthk@paquita.masto.host
2025-08-03T16:09:08Z
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@Suiseiseki @miiamustang @SuperDicq @VD15 I IP and MAC blocked my SO's 'smartass TV' because of 'reasons'.
(DIR) Post #AwnWWd4lrSZmUieDR2 by Suiseiseki@freesoftwareextremist.com
2025-08-03T16:09:51.691938Z
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@anthk @miiamustang @SuperDicq @VD15 Why is it connected to the internet in the first place?