[-] Jesus_666@lemmy.world 3 points 8 hours ago

Being insecure is fine. Being insecure and then never shutting up about how great you are and how everyone should be like you is deeply annoying. Lie to yourself if it makes you feel better; everyone does that. But don't insist I should be part of it.

[-] Jesus_666@lemmy.world 3 points 13 hours ago

Practically yes, although they still market it as a multi-device OS.

[-] Jesus_666@lemmy.world 4 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago)

Most newer drives won't give you the kind of direct access you need for an accurate copy. Some disc areas necessary for dealing with copy protection are inaccessible except by specially blessed playback software.

Some older drives ignore this restriction but newer ones, especially all 4K-capable drives, don't.

There's an alternative firmware called LibreDrive that enables a low-level access mode where an application has direct control over the laser assembly. That plus ripping software aware of this mode (MakeMKV) will get the data off the disc. Add known decryption keys and you can get at the raw video files.

[-] Jesus_666@lemmy.world 4 points 14 hours ago

You do need magic firmware for BluRays.

[-] Jesus_666@lemmy.world 5 points 15 hours ago

It actually is, although Samsung only released Tizen phones from 2015 to 2017.

[-] Jesus_666@lemmy.world 2 points 15 hours ago

This is obviously set a few hundred years after Final Fantasy Tactics.

[-] Jesus_666@lemmy.world 4 points 18 hours ago

A Backstroke of the West screenshot is definitely an inspired choice for the "keep above others" feature.

[-] Jesus_666@lemmy.world 13 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago)

I mean, it will be vastly more efficient for certain tasks. Like night and day.

Previously, a DOS attack could hope to exhaust the service's bandwidth out maybe overwhelm its load balancer. And that needed a large botnet for most services. Now you can run a small-scale attack and exhaust the business's token budget or (if they don't have token limits) their operational budget. That's incomparably more efficient!

And all of that without needing to wait for exploits; it's an aspect of normal operation.

The future is now, old-timer.

[-] Jesus_666@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

Moving to WinUI 3 a big step forward but it's embarrassing that they implemented Win11 with web UI frameworks in the first place instead of using one of their several actively maintained in-house toolkits. WinUI would've been okay. UWP/WPF would've been fine. WinForms would've been unexpected but still better than web UIs. Win32 has been a reliable and performant workhorse for decades. Or MFC if pure Win32 is too obtuse.

They went with web frameworks because it's cheaper to hire some random web devs instead of training people on toolkits suitable for desktop programming. Now they have to hurriedly undo that because what they delivered was so bad that people look at the state of Linux desktop UIs and say: "Hmm, this looks more professional and intuitive." That's honestly impressive but it's not an achievement.

[-] Jesus_666@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

16x USB 4, 1x 10 GbE, 4x SFP-DD, 2x HDMI, 2x DP, 2x GPMI. Oh, and a couple XLRs for audio connectivity. It's really not much we're asking for here.

[-] Jesus_666@lemmy.world 72 points 1 day ago

That's just misinformation. I put some shows onto a Jellyfin instance and not a single one has disappeared. Not even an email about something being dropped soon. So that's a core part of the Netflix experience you're just not getting with Jellyfin.

Heck, it doesn't even randomly force me to watch in 1080p or 720p despite being on the 4K plan and the show/movie being available in 4K. It's like Jellyfin isn't even trying.

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I'm looking to replace an existing Hue setup and some dumb lamps, especially since Hue is hiding basic functionality behind a user account these days. I'm thinking of going with Nanoleaf instead.

What I have right now:

  • Bridge: Hue bridge
  • Living room: Hue pendant light + Hue E27 bulb, controlled by a Hue switch and optionally synced to a Linux PC running Huenicorn
  • Bedroom: Hue ceiling light, controlled by two Hue switches
  • Guest room: Dumb LED light
  • Bathroom: Dumb LED light

What I want to install:

  • Bridge: SLZB-06* for Matter+Thread, optionally talking to a Home Assistant instance
  • Living room: 2x 3-pack Nanoleaf Skylight, controlled by a Sense+ switch and optionally synced to a 4D V1 camera
  • Bedroom: Nanoleaf E27 bulb, controlled by two Sense+ switches
  • Guest room: Nanoleaf E27 bulb, controlled a Sense+ switch
  • Bathroom: Nanoleaf E27 bulb, controlled a Sense+ switch

Now there's a few questions I have:

  • Would this setup work or am I missing something? Nanoleaf's website is quick to mention several home automation hubs, none of which I want to operate.
  • Can I actually sync the Skylights with the 4D camera? The documentation only seems to talk about the corresponding light strips.
  • Is there another option for screen syncing that works with Linux?
  • Can I set a bulb to change its color temperature on a fixed cycle? If so, I could skip one of the Sense+ switches.
  • If Nanoleaf's stuff is unsuitable for my needs, is there another alternative that isn't Hue?
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