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So, this is the place where I'm going to be generally hanging out and trolling around, while my Pixelfed, Mastodon, and Blacksky accounts are going to be primarily art posting accounts, and I also have a Nooki account.

I'm also going to start to be active more on here than on lemmy.org, so I'm making this my primary Lemmy account now.

I'll link the other socials I'm varying levels of active on below, plus my lemmy.org account which I'm demoting to my secondary account if that instance is going to be more unstable from now on.

  • Generally, anything that isn't a Tesla because politics aside, Teslas are built terribly and are reportedly already falling apart, so not only is the Tesla brand saddled with baggage, but the cars themselves are built like crap.

    Performance-wise if you're filthy rich, the Rimac Nevera is one of the fastest EVs in existence and snatched performance records left and right when it launched.

    If you have mech and electrical skills, you could also build your own out of something like a Geo or an older Civic by swapping the gas drivetrain for the drivetrain out of a wrecked EV, although you'd need a custom controller for it.

  • I just blocked that instance on my end.

  • Think of how Wyse thin clients are typically ridiculously locked down, these are basically a newer version of those.

  • Assuming they're not ridiculously locked down, which they probably are.

  • Plus laws going after alternative OSes, no doubt lobbied for by MS to eliminate competition for Windows, are starting to creep in now, see Cali and Colorado.

    Next step will be mandating SecureBoot and limiting OS selection to a short list of approved options.

    And the end game will be thin clients connected to the cloud.

  • I know certain people in the US are probably clamoring to get their hands on this.

  • Good thing git itself is decentralized and self-hostable. Codeberg/Forgejo exists or you can spin up your own bare git repo.

    You don't have to use Github, people, or even Gitlab for that matter as since Gitlab is ran by a for-profit company, it's only a matter of time before they go in the direction of Github as well.

  • F-droid doesn't exist on Apple and its days are numbered on stock Android too.

  • How soon before the Internet Archive goes under because they can't afford hardware anymore, and to take this further, how soon before self-hosting becomes untenable and self-hosted platforms like the Fediverse start to collapse as a result?

  • Another thing that could hypothetically be done given NK does this already so there's precedent as far as this goes, is any given government could make their own Red Star OS equivalent, and then have that as the only state-approved distro

  • DVD actually still holds up for 2D animation, as 2D animation is probably the only medium that holds up well upscaled from 480p, there's just not a lot of detail to lose in the upscaling process compared to live action or even 3D animation to some extent.

  • Think about mp3 CDs...

    • ..Or worse, ATRAC CDs, which thankfully also never caught on because had they caught on, given ATRAC is a proprietary Sony codec, they would've only been able to be played back on Sony CD players which supported the ATRAC codec.
  • The only platforms for now where this might work are Windows, macOS, iOS, and stock Android, however as Muta hypothesized, if this extends to hardware-level, a law could just mandate SecureBoot and lock out the ability to implement custom keys, and then only allow a short list of state-approved OSes to boot on the hardware, which no doubt Windows would be on that short list.

    Similarly, all non-Apple mobile devices as an extension to that could be locked exclusively to stock Android, eliminating custom ROMs like LineageOS or GrapheneOS as an option entirely, let alone mobile Linux distros.

  • Given all the attempts at eroding tech freedom, this might end up being future computing, but the cloud is state-controlled.

  • Assuming the bootloader is not super locked down or even nonexistent, think Wyse thin client levels of locked down.

  • Changed it to the YT link.

  • Technology @lemmy.world

    Not good.

  • Walmart already locks their computers and other pricey tech up in cabinets for anti-theft reasons.

  • Doesn't exist, 'no rooms available.'

  • I can't believe we're at the point where entire OSes are blocking whole areas now. What's next, Cali and anyone else who pushes this will ban building custom PCs because they don't ship with a pre-approved OS by default? Will companies like System76, Framework, Tuxedo, and Valve stop selling their hardware because they either don't ship with Windows by default or give you the option to provide your own OS entirely?

  • Fuck AI @lemmy.world

    Dave Jones is rightfully tearing an AI slop peddler a new one.

    odysee.com /@eevblog:7/eevblab-137-youtube-ai-slop-creators-are:a
  • Art Share🎨 @lemmy.world

    'Pichu Plays with Letter Blocks'

  • Art Share🎨 @lemmy.world

    I started to mess around with Sonic fanart recently.

  • Open Source @lemmy.ml

    LibreWolf remains AI-free!

    chaos.social /@librewolf/115716906957137196
  • Privacy @lemmy.world

    LibreWolf remains AI-free!

    chaos.social /@librewolf/115716906957137196
  • Fuck AI @lemmy.world

    LibreWolf remains AI-free!

    chaos.social /@librewolf/115716906957137196
  • Fuck AI @lemmy.world

    GenAI is a fraud and it needs to start being treated like a fraud.

    friendica.world /display/84b6ef2b-4869-378b-a84a-f52936373467
  • Privacy @lemmy.world

    How feasible would it be to host Mastodon, Pixelfed, Lemmy, Friendica, or Matrix over Tor/I2P?

  • Fediverse @lemmy.world

    How feasible would it be to host Mastodon, Pixelfed, Lemmy, Friendica, or Matrix over Tor/I2P?

  • I Made This @lemmy.zip

    'Watching a Double Rainbow'

    pixelfed.social /p/DFX4509B/897722836544806625
  • pics @lemmy.world

    'Backyard Rainbow'

    pixelfed.social /p/DFX4509B/897265942374996056
  • Fuck AI @lemmy.world

    If this isn't a warning sign to leave YT as a creator, nothing will be.

  • I Made This @lemmy.zip

    'Playroom doodles'

    pixelfed.social /p/DFX4509B/896676757692270064
  • Technology @lemmy.world

    RIP Mac Pro, I guess.

    appleinsider.com /articles/25/11/17/in-with-a-bang-out-in-silence----the-end-of-the-mac-pro
  • aww @lemmy.world

    'Chilling Bijou'

    pixelfed.social /p/DFX4509B/895831461914807570
  • I Made This @lemmy.zip

    'Chilling Bijou'

    pixelfed.social /p/DFX4509B/895831461914807570
  • Traditional Art @lemmy.world

    'Chilling Bijou'

    pixelfed.social /p/DFX4509B/895831461914807570
  • Anime Art @ani.social

    'Chilling Bijou'

    pixelfed.social /p/DFX4509B/895831461914807570
  • I Made This @lemmy.zip

    'Swinging Pichu'

    pixelfed.social /p/DFX4509B/895772225706900696