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  • Here's how I fixed my Steam Deck when it stopped turning on.

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  • God forbid people "suffer" by watching a completely voluntary video of someone trying to help others. Look, I didn't watch the video, but no matter how long it was it's got supposedly helpful information in it and we should be thankful someone's taking the time to post at all.

    It's not their job to put it in a format you like, just move on and don't be an entitled ass about it. I'm sure your parents taught you if you have nothing nice to say, don't say anything at all.

  • Over 300 Malicious Chrome Extensions Caught Leaking or Stealing User Data

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  • Good for you! I got fed up with Chrystler and I'm never buying from them again. From now on I'm only buying Dodge!

    /s

  • What desktop operating system would you recommend to the average user?

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  • I respect your opinion, but it's not one that will be held by average users.

  • I want a phone I can actually fix, and Fairphone’s record growth shows the world does too

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  • That's what sparked it here too, a 911 issue with early android phones. They were going to ban several models outright since they couldn't confirm you did the update if you BYOD or were on custom roms, but eventually settled on a waiver that you could sign absolving them of any liability if you kept your phone.

    I can see the perspective of the telcos but outright bans is just not the answer, especially since they make money from the sale of new phones. It re-enforces their monopoly and keeps everyone reliant on them for phones (which they love). The only way to fix this is through the government.

  • I want a phone I can actually fix, and Fairphone’s record growth shows the world does too

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  • Canadian telcos did this 15 years ago, but I haven't heard of behaviour like this in a long time. You need to write a complaint to your government.

  • 'What a great way to kill your community': Discord users are furious about its new age verification checks — and are now hunting for alternatives

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  • It's people that don't want to have to maintain things, which I understand. It's trivial these days to host a forum with a cloud provider, or have a github, but Discord is one click. It's not the ideal tool, but one click, no payment, and you have a place everyone can talk to each other.

  • What are some product categories where the mainstream option IS the best option?

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  • Key word there is "for a time".

  • What are some product categories where the mainstream option IS the best option?

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  • I used to agree with you, but their prices have gone up and they've been transforming themselves into a high end lifestyle brand.

    My Charge is now almost 20 years old and still going strong, so I'm nit saying their products are bad, but I'm not seeing real innovation come out of them and I'd honestly say for most people a Wave clone is probably good enough. They're totally phoning it in on small tools as well, China is way ahead of them on design.

  • 'No One Should Have a Copyright on Vance Being Booed': Video From Olympics Blocked on X

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  • Yeah? Their specialised immigration police? Interesting, I didn't know that. /s

  • Trump Team’s Secret Meetings With Group Plotting to Break Up Canada Exposed

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  • Yeah, I don't know what he's talking about. Forever Canadian got over 400k signatures before the rules got changed to make it easier. I signed it while wandering around a festival where they had a booth set up. That signature was not exciting, but it was no-brainer.

    The sepratists have a rabid fan base that will line up around the block to sign, but that's it. After that they have nothing. They are firmly in the minority with only 20-30% considering it. That tracks with the average for idiots in a population that will vote for anything.

  • Nova Launcher unashamedly inserts malware ads into your home screen now.

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  • Exactly. This is the killer feature that Nova has. So far the only launcher I've seen that has something similar is Action Launcher. I have been using it for the last couple weeks and when it works it works well. However when furst setting it up it would alwaus crash. I just launched jt over and over again until it didn't? Development seems pretty slow as well.

    I'd love to use Lawn Chair, but swipe up folders are part of my organization and a must.

  • Canada is becoming its own best customer

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  • The bike argument doesn't forget these factors at all, in fact it makes them better. No one says everyone MUST bike. You can still have a car, and with more people biking there will be less people on the road, reducing congestion.

  • Canada is becoming its own best customer

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  • Take a look at this video, he goes over why this is actually possible: https://youtu.be/Uhx-26GfCBU

    Essentially if you have a society that actually focuses on alternative transportation; it gets prioritized. Bike rides are the norm and don't feel like a chore, so when it's cold out people still reach for their bikes. Coupled with the municipality clearing bike paths BEFORE roads and you have the infrastructure to support it.

  • Ring Cameras Join Flock and Amazon to Now Create Direct Data Access for ICE

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  • I got a doorbell camera with full Home Assistant support and a 180 fisheye camera for around $100 each (don't remember the exact price). I could use the built in recording until i got my NVR setup and it scaled with me. I thought they were great value.

    Now, if you want just a bunch of standard cameras to cover your house with, maybe those other options are better, I'll save your post and take a look if I'm ever in the market. I'm not a camera expert, just a tech/home auto enthusiast so they work for what I want.

  • Ring Cameras Join Flock and Amazon to Now Create Direct Data Access for ICE

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  • Initial setup with Reolink is hit or miss. You're right that those settings are off by default, which sucks. The better cameras host their own WebUI with which you can login and make changes with no app required, but the cheaper ones cut that corner and need the app. With that said, yes it is an initial hoop you might have to jump through, but once done and isolated you'll never have to deal with it again. It's a worthy trade off for the affordability and featureset IMO, but of course it could always be better.

  • Ring Cameras Join Flock and Amazon to Now Create Direct Data Access for ICE

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  • Uh oh, you need to look into that right away. Most of the camera brands we're talking about CAN be run local, by which we mean you can sever their internet connection with firewall rules and they'll still operate. You have to do that though. They'll almost all connect to the internet if allowed to.

  • Fatberg the size of four buses likely birthed poo balls that closed Sydney beaches – and it can’t be cleared

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  • There's nothing out there

  • Ubisoft shuts down any possibility of Rainbow Six Siege becoming playable on Steam Deck

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  • Yuuup. Ubisoft has some great titles, but their interference makes them not worthwhile.

    No, I'm not installing your crappy bloated launcher. Get bent.

  • What if the Internet Goes Down? - 15 Jan, 7PM CET

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  • Yeah, I understand the limitations of the frequency and the compromises mesh networks have to make. I wouldn't expect it to be an internet substitute. My point is, and I do apologise because I cannot remember the source, I recall hearing about a convention or a protest or some larger gathering where people tried to use Meshtastic and it cratered due to load.

    If that above case actually did happen and I'm not mis-remembering, then it doesn't bode well for adoption by the non-tech savvy. You get into this odd area where you have tech and RF hobbiests that think this is cool beans, but they don't make up enough people for a robust network. However the more people you bring on that don't understand radio settings the more succeptible you are to poor performance. Then if it ever does it mass adoption it is likely oitside the abilities of the tech and scale just isn't possible. You need this sweet spot.

    With ham or something else you can have a few people in more remote locations because of superior range, but with low powered RF like Meshtastic you really want portable devices for people on the ground. All this is to say I love the idea of being able to give something like this to a loved one going to a protest or something, but I'm just not sure if it's more than a toy yet.

    I'm not sure what they could do to keep this open while ensuring stability unless they start to add dynamic settings to tje protocol. Something that detects if there's too much congestion, or if signals are too strong to automatically switch from LongFast to something more applicable to a the dense group you're in. Then manual settings get hidden behind an advanced menu? But that would be entirely on tje firmware to control.

    Anyway, I'm rambling and trying to solution without actually owning one, so I could be way off. I just really like the idea of short range personal communication and want this to be more than a tinker tech.

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