Broken

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[–] Broken@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 months ago (4 children)

Umm, because my Hisense remote has the mic button and a little hole for the mic to collect sound. Which makes sense when a person wants to speak and be heard and have the mic a foot from their mouth vs 6 feet across the room. But I guess your TV is different and listens with infrared.

[–] Broken@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 months ago (6 children)

Snowden says he does the same thing.

Technically you can do the same for your TV since the mic is probably in the remote. But that's not the TVs worst threat. The constant snapshots of your screen no matter what is displayed is the bigger deal. That is a software issue and not being disconnected without an entire custom firmware/OS approach.

[–] Broken@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I learned it as: Why do seagulls fly by the sea? Because if they flew by the bay they'd be bagels.

I think the flow is nicer and leads the listener down the path "logically". Saying bay in the question tips your hand and is less of a surprise.

But still one of my favorite classics.

[–] Broken@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 months ago

Gamepad... I just use it wired because it was an easier solution. Like I said, sometimes things that should be settings become problems you need to solve.

That's just part of the Linux game.

Its not really a deal breaker to me for the other benefits I get, but it really can be annoying. And more annoying that on average the Linux community doesn't really acknowledge this.

I can completely understand an average person not wanting to deal with stuff like this, especially since its so inconsistent across distros.

[–] Broken@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 months ago
[–] Broken@lemmy.ml 11 points 2 months ago (5 children)

For me its the nuance of things.

Like quality of life settings. Turn Bluetooth on automatically at boot. Yeah, you can do it, but not by looking at settings and turning that option on. No, you need to recognize that's a problem then search for an answer, determine which of the 2 or 3 answers you find are right, then do it. Is it a deal breaker? Absolutely not. But I don't want to "solve problems" for every thing I want to do.

My other gripes would be lack of software support. As great as some apps are, others there are no support for Linux.

[–] Broken@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 months ago

Ironically I miss Affinity. But se la vie.

[–] Broken@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Proper power management on my laptop is the biggest one.

There are many software applications that don't support Linux that I would like to use.

[–] Broken@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 months ago

I agree 100%. Nothing we do is good enough because it's a game of cat and mouse. They do something, people react. They do something else, they react.

Right now I own a Hisense because it's 75" and cost me $300. It has a decent enough picture and sound. Works for all of my uses.

It has never seen the internet nor will it. I use my 6 year old shield for apps, mostly of which is my own content.

In case they decide to use any subsidiary or or partner tech company to daisy chain internet (I don't put it past any of these guys) I have a blacklist on my firewall that catches most stuff trying to go out.

I have done everything I can, but it won't be enough at some point.

They won't stop until laws pass that stop them (actually stop them and not slap on the wrist).

[–] Broken@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 months ago

Yes, but controls on local WiFi networks does nothing if they use a SIM to bypass it. So both are needed. And then that doesn't take into account public networks, so controls are needed there. It's a layered approach.

[–] Broken@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

This is how I feel. I can do without the colony scene but the daughter scene tells so much story and makes Newt calling her mommy at the end so meaningful. The turret scene really added more tension and nuance to the aliens and the situation. It was short, but really emphasized the threat.

[–] Broken@lemmy.ml 22 points 2 months ago

I agree with your first sentiment, proton's not the bad guy here.

I disagree with your second sentiment, that they are unable to services they claim to.

They never claim to make you anonymous. They claim to offer privacy focused services, helping you stay private and not selling your information for profit like big tech does. Privacy is not anonymity.

If you want to be a ghost you need to take far stricter measures than buying a proton account.

 

I've used Bitwarden as my password manager and authenticator for a long time. I've been testing Pass and I really like it overall.

But the thing I realized is that in order to sign in to my Proton account, I need to provide an OTA code. No problem when I'm using a separate password manager/authenticator. But when Pass is my authenticator I don't have access to the OTA code (if I were to log out of all devices).

What are others doing in this situation?

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