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  • Most content (excluding their own) is not available in all regions due to licensing issues.

    Actually, even including their own for some dumb reason. For instance, Paramount holds the rights to Star Trek, but there's no way for me to stream some of the shows legally, because Paramount+ isn't available where I live.

    Which to me makes no sense. It's just a freaking website, globally accessible, hosting content they own...

  • Got tracked down for my school reunion
  • I have a Google Alert set up, so I get notified in case my name pops up on the web. A month after I joined a new company, I got an alert - turned out that their internal directory page was exposed to the public web. I was pretty livid - all this time I was proud of maintaining good anonymity, looking up my name never returned anything meaningful on Google. So I complained to my boss about this, and he said it was actually a bug/misconfiguration - which they were already aware of, but didn't bother fixing it because no one complained. I was super pissed and made it very clear that it was a violation of my privacy and I wanted it taken down ASAP. Thankfully my boss was understanding and got it fixed. Then I had to report the page to Google. It took a while, but it was finally gone from the search results.

  • Winlator v5.0 Released
    github.com Release Winlator 5.0 · brunodev85/winlator

    Improved performance Improved Task Manager Added option to change desktop theme Improved XInput compatibility (Batman Arkham City, Sleeping Dogs and others) Fixed keyboard slowdown (GTA V and other...

    Release Winlator 5.0 · brunodev85/winlator

    Winlator is an Android application that lets you to run Windows (x86_64) games and apps using Wine and Box86/Box64.

    v5.0 Changelog:

    • Improved performance
    • Improved Task Manager
    • Added option to change desktop theme
    • Improved XInput compatibility (Batman Arkham City, Sleeping Dogs and others)
    • Fixed keyboard slowdown (GTA V and others)
    • Other bug fixes and improvements
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    Innovation in Japan: McDonald's installs phone cleaning devices. Kills 99.9% of germs within 30 seconds while customers wash their hands - VIDEO
  • IT guy here, the NFC thing isn't really a concern (NFC doesn't work that way) or for that matter, any other wireless technology, as it'll need to authenticate with your phone somehow. If you can somehow simply scan data from a phone without any form of authentication, that would be a massive security hole - something that would be patched by the vendors real quick. Also, if something like that were possible then the TSA/FBI wouldn't have any issues pulling data from locked phones. Think of all the times you've had to put your phone thru the xray machines at the airports. Also see the case of FBI vs Apple for instance.

    The other issues you've mentioned are valid though. Heck my Galaxy Fold won't even fit in that slot.

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  • A better option, IMO, would be to create this community on retrolemmy.com - as the name implies, it's a community centered around retro gaming and computing, so it'd be a more appropriate place for it. :)

  • Where can I find a signed Windows 7 image for VirtualBox?
  • Have you tried installing MTGO using Lutris? Apparently it works fine, but you'll need some tweaks. The key is to use windowed mode, disable music and card animations:

    Runner options: -Use the latest version of lutri-proton if it's not the default. -Use windowed (virtual desktop) mode and the display resolution of whatever device you are playing on. This was the biggest fix of most problems for me with stuff related to proper rendering of windows. -All else is default from Lutris install

    System options: -Uncheck restrict number of cores -Disable desktop effects -All else is default from Lutris install

    In-game options: -Disable or silence music and Uncheck play client startup music -Disable card animations(summoning sickness and foil treatment)

    I've also found that it is always better to close the program using the Stop button on Lutris, there's a bug where sometimes if you close out of the game via the Close button in the window, it will not properly stop the game, and will prevent starting the game back up again. I also tend to start the game in Lutris instead of via a desktop shortcut.

    https://old.reddit.com/r/SteamDeck/comments/101262d/psa_mtgo_on_steam_deck/j9bqck9/

  • Windows eats partitions
  • In my experience (W11 + Fedora on UEFI Thinkpad), I've seen it actually get rid of the Fedora entry from the UEFI boot list. Reinstalling GRUB from chroot didn't fix it, so I used EasyUEFI and manually added the Fedora EFI file to the boot list and that worked.

    So it wasn't simply changing the boot order, it actually nuked Fedora from the UEFI boot list.

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    Cyberpunk Music - Midtempo / Synthwave / Darksynth Dark Clubbing
    open.spotify.com CYBERPUNK | Breathtaking Mix

    CYBERPUNK | Breathtaking Mix · Playlist · 109 songs · 5.6K likes

    CYBERPUNK | Breathtaking Mix

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    Apple Releases macOS Sonoma With New Widget Features, Safari Updates, Screen Sharing Improvements and More
  • Just upgraded my M1 Air, loving the new animated wallpapers and lock screen.

    My only pet peeve is that the offline phase of the upgrade took a whole 20 minutes - something which no other OS requires - yes, even for Windows, the offline phase of an upgrade is usually in single digits.

    So this is something Apple definitely needs to improve upon.

  • Apple Releases macOS Sonoma With New Widget Features, Safari Updates, Screen Sharing Improvements and More
  • Just upgraded my M1 Air, loving the new animated wallpapers.

    My only pet peeve is that the offline phase of the upgrade took a whole 20 minutes - something which no other OS requires - yes, even for Windows, the offline phase of an upgrade is usually in single digits.

    So this is something Apple definitely needs to improve upon.

  • What non-evil DNS server do you recommend?
  • Mullvad's DNS. It's available for non-subscribers as well, and their privacy policy explicitly claims they do not log DNS requests in any way. https://mullvad.net/en/help/no-logging-data-policy/

    They support both DoT and DoH, and also have various servers for blocking ads, trackers etc (if you wish to use them): https://github.com/mullvad/dns-blocklists

  • Magisk v26.2 Released
    github.com Release Magisk v26.2 · topjohnwu/Magisk

    [MagiskBoot] Support extracting boot image from payload.bin [MagiskBoot] Support cpio files containing character files [MagiskBoot] Support listing cpio content [MagiskBoot] Directly handle AVB 1.0...

    Release Magisk v26.2 · topjohnwu/Magisk
    • [MagiskBoot] Support extracting boot image from payload.bin
    • [MagiskBoot] Support cpio files containing character files
    • [MagiskBoot] Support listing cpio content
    • [MagiskBoot] Directly handle AVB 1.0 signing and verification without going through Java implementation
    • [Daemon] Make daemon socket a fixed path in MAGISKTMP
    • [resetprop] Support printing property context
    • [resetprop] Support only printing persistent properties from storage
    • [resetprop] Properly support setting persistent properties bypassing property_service
    • [MagiskSU] Support -g and -G options
    • [MagiskSU] Support switching mount namespace to PID with -t
    • [MagiskPolicy] Fix patching extended permissions
    • [MagiskPolicy] Support more syntax for extended permissions
    • [MagiskPolicy] Support printing out the loaded sepolicy rules
    • [App] Support patching boot image from ROM zips
    • [App] Properly preserve boot.img when patching Samsung firmware with init_boot.img
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    Google's Bard Urges Google to Drop Web Environment Integrity

    I asked Google Bard whether it thought Web Environment Integrity was a good or bad idea. Surprisingly, not only did it respond that it was a bad idea, it even went on to urge Google to drop the proposal.

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    Good news for AMD Linux users - fTPM RNG will soon be disabled

    For those out of the loop, some AMD users have been suffering from stuttering issues caused by the AMD fTPM random number generator. A firmware/BIOS update appears to fix the issue for some users, but not others, leading to more bug reports being sent in. Last week, Linus Torvalds said "let's just disable the stupid fTPM hwrnd thing", and, as of today the Linux kernel has gone ahead and blanket disabled RNG use for all current AMD fTPMs.

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    Systemd-Free Immutable Distro Nitrux 2.9.1 Is Out Powered by Liquorix Kernel 6.4
    9to5linux.com Systemd-Free Immutable Distro Nitrux 2.9.1 Is Out Powered by Linux Kernel 6.4 - 9to5Linux

    Nitrux 2.9.1 distribution is now available for download powered by Linux kernel 6.4.8 and featuring the latest KDE Plasma 5.27.7 desktop.

    Systemd-Free Immutable Distro Nitrux 2.9.1 Is Out Powered by Linux Kernel 6.4 - 9to5Linux

    Nitrux uses the Liquorix kernel, described as "an enthusiast Linux kernel designed for uncompromised responsiveness in interactive systems, enabling low latency in A/V production, and reduced frame time deviations in games."

    It also uses OpenRC instead of systemd. New in this release is kboot, a utility to switch kernels on-the-fly without needing a reboot, and VMetal, which allows users to run Windows in parallel to Nitrux to provide users of access to Windows software.

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    Google AMP – The Newest of Evasive Phishing Tactic

    A new tactic employed by threat actors utilizes Google AMP URLs as links embedded within their phishing emails. These links are hosted on trusted domains and have proven to be successful at reaching enterprise-level employees.

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    Asahi Linux launches new flagship distro: Fedora Asahi Remix

    "The new Asahi Linux flagship distribution will be Fedora Asahi Remix!

    We’re confident that this new flagship will get us much closer to our goal of a polished Linux experience on Apple Silicon, and we hope you will enjoy using it as much as we’re enjoying working on it.

    We’re still working out the kinks and making things even better, so we are not quite ready to call this a release yet. We aim to officially release the Fedora Asahi Remix by the end of August 2023" [...]

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    How do I enable multi-column posts in tablet mode?

    I'm on a Galaxy Fold 4 and I was expecting Sync to show posts in two columns (like how Sync for Reddit did), but it seems like the second column is for comments only? Anyone know if it's possible to show posts in the second column instead of comments? I tried playing with the tablet options in the settings, but couldn't get it to display two columns of content.

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    Thermalright Quietly Launches New Heilos Thermal Pads

    Heilos pads designed for an easy to use alternative to thermal paste. Thermalright rates the thermal conductivity of its Heilos pads at 8.5W/mK, which is equivalent to the thermal conductivity of Arctic's MX-4/MX-5 - also spec'd at 8.5W/mK, which is considered to be a quite decent level of performance for inexpensive pastes.

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    India joins rush to renewables, but its rural solar systems fall off grid
    www.washingtonpost.com India joins rush to renewables, but its rural solar systems fall off grid

    A cautionary tale for a world racing into renewables: The large majority of mini-grids in India no longer work, an environmental group found.

    A cautionary tale for a world racing into renewables: The large majority of mini-grids in India no longer work, an environmental group found.

    About 4,000 solar mini-grids have been installed in India, of which 3,300 are government financed and owned. Only 5% of the government grids are operational.

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    Amazon's Amp is now available on Android
    play.google.com Amp Live Radio: Music & Talk - Apps on Google Play

    Create and discover live audio shows with music you love and unscripted moments.

    Amp Live Radio: Music & Talk - Apps on Google Play

    Last spring, Amazon launched its live audio-streaming platform, Amp, which aims to reinvent radio with “an infinite dial of shows.” Amp offers users access to a vast, built-in music library to create their own DJ sets with. No need to buy songs or flirt with the DMCA, just make a playlist, go live, talk in between tracks, follow the chat and even invite callers. A little over a year later, Amp is finally available on Android.

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    AMD unveils its first laptop processor with 3D V-Cache
    www.engadget.com AMD unveils its first laptop processor with 3D V-Cache | Engadget

    AMD has revealed its first mobile gaming processor with 3D V-Cache.

    AMD unveils its first laptop processor with 3D V-Cache | Engadget

    AMD claims that the new Ryzen 9 7945X3D with a whopping 144MB cache is the fastest mobile gaming processor on the planet, and that it's more than 15 percent faster than the Ryzen 9 7945HX on average. It has 16 cores, 32 threads, up to 5.4 Ghz boost speeds and 55W+ TDP. The CPU is built on the Zen 4 architecture.

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    Juno Tab 2 Linux Tablet Ships with Debian, Ubuntu, Manjaro, or Mobian
    linuxiac.com Juno Tab 2 Linux Tablet Ships with Debian, Ubuntu, Manjaro, or Mobian

    Juno Tab 2, a Linux-powered tablet with an 11″ screen and Intel N5100 CPU is now available for pre-order. The price starts at $525.

    Juno Tab 2 Linux Tablet Ships with Debian, Ubuntu, Manjaro, or Mobian

    Juno Tab 2, a Linux-powered tablet with an 11″ screen and Intel N5100 CPU, is now available for pre-order. The price starts at $525.

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    [POLL] Do you like the Galaxy Fold's narrow front screen?

    I've seen comments claiming most people would like to have a wider front screen, but I wonder if this is really the case, so thought I'd create a poll to get some actual numbers.

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    Sony adds multipoint LDAC support for the WH-1000XM5 headphones

    If you were holding out on buying the WH-1000XM5 because it lacked multipoint LDAC support, well now may be a good time to get one.

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    [Feature Request] Dark Splash Screen

    It's nice that Voyager has dark mode, but if I open it at night, in a dark room, the white splash screen blinds my eyes, even if it's visible only for a short duration. Therefore, I'd like the splash screen to be a dark themed one, if dark mode is enabled.

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    Mission Center - A Windows Task Manager Clone for Linux
    www.omglinux.com Monitor System Resources on Linux with Mission Center - OMG! Linux

    Keeping an eye on system resource usage is a bona-fide nerd pastime — and now a slick new tool helps Linux users us do it. Mission Center is new system

    Monitor System Resources on Linux with Mission Center - OMG! Linux
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    Now that everyone hates Red Hat, what's a good alternative to RHCSA/RHCE?

    "Good" as in something that looks just as good as an RH cert on my CV. I was considering LFCS, but I haven't come across any job listings mention LFCS (at least, not where I live).

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