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NarrativeBear

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  • Offline TTS in 2026?

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  • Beans aswell

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  • 🍆 Am I doing this right?

  • US Energy Department signs AI collaboration deals with Big Tech for Genesis Mission

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  • Terminator Genisys

  • Parliamentary petition requesting fed gov't to intervene against provincial anti-trans legislation in AB and SK

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  • WTF canada?

  • Google Delays Replacing Assistant With Gemini on Android Phones

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  • Gemini is a hot steamy pile of garbage.

  • Australia’s roads are full of giant cars, and everyone pays the price. What can be done?

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  • People online say old computers are prime candidates for repurposing into routers, is that actually a good idea security wise?

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  • I been running a virtualized pfsense on a PC using Proxmox. It's been serving me well for the last 2-3 years.

    https://imgur.com/a/zUD0jx2

    The benefits of running it on proxmox gives me the option to virtualize a few more servers on the same hardware.

    And as a few people have pointed out in the comments, it's not the hardware that's providing the security per say, it's the software you are running.

    A PC running OpenWRT vs a modem running OpenWRT are more or less the same.

  • Can anyone recommend a privacy respecting 4K streaming device?

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  • Agreed the Nvidia shield in its later updates to the OS really went heavy on the ads.

    One way around this is with a OS downgrade and sticking with OS version 8.2.3 and not upgrading the home launcher, or replacing it with another launcher internally.

    These were the steps I followed to downgrade all my Nvidia shield around the house.

    https://florisse.nl/shield-downgrade/

    Definitely on the lookout for a new media box though and the one you mentioned caught my eye as well.

  • Can anyone recommend a privacy respecting 4K streaming device?

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  • Keep your tv disconnected from the internet completely like you did, and get a dedicated android box like the nvidia sheild for example. You can pick these up second hand for cheap.

    Then uninstall any apps you do not require from the Sheild and you should be okay.

    Now if you hold your own 4K media collection on a NAS you can install something like Plex and/or Jellyfin and keep your Nvidia Sheild completely offline only to access your local content. Though this really depends on your desired threat level or privacy level.

  • Could Congestion Pricing Unlock a Better Toronto?

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  • Easily solved with a government-supported "low-income families" program.

    NYC has implemented congestion pricing, and its been a huge success cutting down congestion and improving transit. Not to mention the added health benefits for those living in cities, as well as making the city more walkable and enjoyable to live in.

  • Could Congestion Pricing Unlock a Better Toronto?

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  • Yes, yes it can.

    Implement it in such a way that anyone driving into Toronto over a specific line/boundary pays the fee. And once again even for anyone driving into the downtown core area.

    This means as long as you remain inside the toll area then you don't pay, but once you exit and come back in then you pay the fee.

  • Reddit files lawsuit against Australia after site is banned for anyone under 16

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  • This is what's also does not make sense to me.

    If every websites requires a age verification process then would that not affect average people that run their own blogs for example or any other type of website.

    What about people that run a wedding photo business and use a website to post and share wedding pictures with clients. Do they now need to implement and manage a age verification process, and what does a person like this do with all this personal data?

    This would make the barrier of entry for a random individual way to high yo even start a publicly facing website.

  • Reddit files lawsuit against Australia after site is banned for anyone under 16

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  • This should really be done at the home network level, anything else is similar to someone coming into my own home and telling me how to raise my kids.

    Routers have had parental controls for years, all it takes is designating a separate network for kids devices with a whitelist of approved websites.

    Hell the government can even curate a list of approved websites for each age group and provide this list accessible in all routers.

    Schools could even use these same curated whitelists to only make certain websites avaliable within a school.

    Anything else is a governments and corporations overreach and borderline privacy invasive.

  • TIL 95% of Americans don't get the minimum recommended amount of fiber

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  • I have been trying to get fiber for a while now. The internet company tells me it's impossible. /s

  • Mailing in your taxes? CRA says changes are coming amid push to digital

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  • Seems like a good idea, though what about people that choose to, or don't have internet access? Also does this account for people who file taxes in braille.

  • What are some funny WiFi network names you've run into?

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    • Beer&Sausage
    • LukeIamYourWifi
    • Networking925
    • TheLanBeforeTime
    • WeCanHearYouInBed
    • YourHeadBoardsLoose
    • TellYourWiFiSaidHello

  • Why Canada should avoid Australia’s teen social media ban: A call for better solutions -- [Opinion]

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  • This can already be done TBH, phones have something called private DNS settings, so all one would need to do is set your phones DNS to a appropriate DNS that blocks or allows a specific websites.

    This DNS could potentially be curated by a local government. This would allow a parent to set their child's phones DNS appropriately at their discretion.

    This would be less privacy invasive and would remove the need for a "digital ID". While at the same time checking the box of protection ones children at the parents discretion.

  • Why Canada should avoid Australia’s teen social media ban: A call for better solutions -- [Opinion]

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  • Parental controls have existed on home routes for years.

    This leaves the ban of certain websites at your own discretion and allows you to raise your children the way you see fit.

    Hell, parental controls can be tailored to only allow certain device on your home-network designated as "children's devices" to only access a list of certain websites blocking everything else. This would the easiest option to implement for any parent as they see fit.

    Handing over personal info so easily to corporately owned websites for the sake of convenience in a huge privacy issue.

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  • Any of these solutions are similar to someone coming into my home and telling me how to raise my own kids.

    Instead provide parents with routers that support parental controls, and a countries government can instead maintain a curated list of websites that are accessible for certain age groups.

    This would be the most practical solution and would meet the "protect the children" narrative.

    Anything more then this is a invasion or privacy and a way to monitor the public.