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  • Ah, yeah Plex will show results for just about any show you search for, but they're not necessarily streaming it themselves. They're trying to be the central place you go to figure out where stuff is streaming. Kinda like justwatch.com.

  • It's good for critical systems that you might need to reboot and do things like see the BIOS (which you can't see if you're using a normal VNC-type remote access solution). It's probably not necessary for most setups, but it can be very useful in certain situations. I made one myself, then literally never used it, and I'm now using that Pi in a different project.

  • Yes, but my point is that you're asking a flawed question. It's possible for us to give you a bunch of different services or processes to look for, but it's trivial for these companies to just make a new service or process with a different name that's harder to find. You're trying to play a cat and mouse game that you're not going to win.

    I work in IT. Most of our clients' computers are managed by an MDM, which means that we can push ANY package or software to the computer at ANY time, without notifying the user. Most of our clients don't bother with tracking software, but some do. And make no mistake, tracking software is basically legal spyware.

    So, my point is this: it doesn't matter whether or not you have evidence of tracking software on your computer. Just assume that it's there, and don't use your computer for anything you don't want your employer to see. That is the safest route.

  • It's not that different from ricotta, honestly. Though I'd probably lean towards ricotta rather than cream cheese for most Italian recipes.

  • For broad compatibility and good quality+compression, h265. I use Handbrake's Nvidia encoder and it works great. I'm not sure about the differences between AAC and AC3.

  • If it's a work laptop, treat it like it has tracking software on it. Don't use your work computer for personal stuff that you don't want your employer to see. Period.

  • Looking again, I feel like it's NOT coming through the thermistor, it's probably coming through the heat break and just dripping down onto the thermistor. That's pretty common when your bowden tube isn't seated properly. Either way, the thing to do is disassemble, clean, re-assemble. Probably put in a fresh bowden tube, too.

  • Why do you need to automate it and do multiple decoy accounts? Can't you just make a single account and use it to subscribe to a bunch of the biggest communities?

  • That's filament leaking out, if it's coming through your thermistor that's a sign that your thermistor might be loose or something? You might need to disassemble, clean, and reassemble your whole hot end.

  • If you're not a power user, then it'll probably work fine for several years. And it will be cheap and easy to replace the battery in 3-5 years when it starts to degrade, or replace the screen if you drop it. Not sure if a full 10 year lifespan is realistic, though.

    And you're right, the price is high, but it's not supposed to be an affordable phone. The stated goal of the Fairphone is to be better for the environment and better for people than most other electronics. So, they have to do things like use sustainable materials and source parts from places that treat their workers well. All of that means that Fairphones will NEVER be as cheap as other brands. Because doing things right costs more.

  • And not the last, I'm sure 😆

  • I've been using Flym since they killed Reader.

  • Again, laptops with that chipset kind of already exist. Steam Deck uses a custom AMD APU, but it's really not that special. The point of the customization is to make it work well in that handheld form factor. If you're putting it in a laptop you might as well just use a more common (and more powerful) laptop chipset because you have more space.

  • But there are already a hundred laptops with similar specs that will run Linux.... There's not much reason for Valve to release a laptop.

  • The SIM is just an identifier. There's nothing particularly special on a SIM card, that's why the switch to eSIM has happened so seamlessly. So, you're right; it's totally POSSIBLE that an eSIM could stick around if you delete. But it's also possible that your phone could save the info on a SIM card.

    For the record, I don't think that's likely. Your phone's operating system (iPhone or Android) is built by a different company than the carriers that presumably want to track you. I doubt they're secretly colluding with carriers, because Apple and Google (especially Google) have enormous business models built around tracking you, and profiting off your data.

  • All of your mobile traffic goes through your carrier. Assume that none of it is private, unless you're taking privacy measures like a trusted VPN.

    I don't see how an eSIM is any worse than a SIM.