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   Kiernian (kiernian@infosec.exchange)'s status on Tuesday, 15-Jul-2025 23:35:18 JST Kiernian

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   @JessTheUnstill @dannotdaniel Smart TVs drive me almost as batty as smart phones. Low lifespan, underpowered, bloaty garbage that does weird things with DNS from brand to brand.

   When smart TVs first started being slightly more available than regular TVs, I rebelled pretty hard and went to "Monitor + PC + DVD drive".

   I caved for a year and change in 2018, angrily reverted to a PC+monitor solution again for 4 more years, caved once more a year ago, again for simplicity's sake, and am currently planning on switching when these 5+ year old used smart TVs I have finally burn out.

   So far the only thing that makes the PC+Monitor solution lackluster by comparison is the fact that the interface is designed around mouse+keyboard, not a remote. I can create individual desktop browser shortcuts to each specific streaming service easily enough, but navigating while laying in bed or curled up on the couch snuggling sucks compared to smart TVs. Not even conference room "presentation" peripherals are quite the same as a TV remote.

   Smart TVs keep getting more invasive and less robust, and Roku has been talking about injecting ads over HDMI regardless of what's connected to what for years now but honestly, I don't want a modern smart TV for the same reason I don't want a mid-range smartphone or a home grade router. They're underpowered for any period of use greater than about 2 years. I chose the phone I got last year solely because it has 12 gigs of RAM. I would have ditched the smart TV in the bedroom sooner because the wireless radio in it is such utter garbage that I wouldn't put it in an IoT thermostat, but instead I put in an additional subnet and stood up a whole piece of infrastructure for a single extra AP because it was CHEAPER (wtf?).

   I'd like to see someone release a truly usable model of smart TV that has a full "business laptop grade" wireless radio with antenna wires that aren't nestled up next to the power molex, the functional equivalent of an i5 6th or 7th gen, 16 gigs of ddr4 2133ghz RAM, and a cheap 256gb SSD but despite that being the specs on a $100 computer on amazon these days I doubt we'll see anything like it on TVs, or even any improvement, because if consumers see that these things CAN perform better than nearly everything currently does, I suspect lots of people will quit buying off of the revolving carousel of lowest common denominator disposable black Friday deals they're currently shelling out for, and how would the landfills curb their appetite then?

   This topic incenses me because things COULD be SO much better and at not that much extra cost to the consumer, but then they'd last longer and that'd cut into the continuous rise of quarterly profits.

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   samir, lost and found (samir@mastodon.functional.computer)'s status on Wednesday, 11-Jun-2025 18:42:36 JST samir, lost and found

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   @ryanc @q Only one way to find out.

   So, about that bug bounty… I think you have a case.

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   cliffle@hachyderm.io's status on Saturday, 01-Mar-2025 07:41:31 JST cliffle

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   @dalias I charge laptops and things from limited DC supplies kind of a lot, and as far as I can tell, every one made in the last 20+ years carefully regulates how much power it draws from the charger. Your laptop might be _able to_ charge at 100W, but if the voltage starts drooping at 45W, it'll work that out.

   So, yeah, ignore this "expert," those PD-to-barrel cables are great.

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   TransWorldExpress (transworldexpress@milliways.social)'s status on Saturday, 08-Feb-2025 17:06:17 JST TransWorldExpress

   -= We hoped we never had to do this but here we are and we now have to do this. =-

   American trans humans are under threat and like in 1930s Germany, they now have to GTFO of their home country.

   We have decided we need to collect some information on the possible ways out.

   So we made a wiki.

   We are collecting information on possible exit routes into various countries. We focus on work, study and self employment visas as they are availible at the moment.

   https://transworldexpress.org/

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   Joscelyn Transpiring (joscelyntransient@chaosfem.tw)'s status on Friday, 07-Feb-2025 10:56:56 JST Joscelyn Transpiring

   Friends, I have a favor to ask: please start doing something to help the trans community.

   One of my mentors finally said it to me today: when you step back, you give someone else the opportunity to step up.

   My dayjob allows me to do things that most folks never get a chance to do to help and make a difference. This is where I can do the most with what limited time and energy I have. But I still feel like I'm falling short, because there is so much work that needs doing right now to take care of each other or that allies can do to help out.

   So please, if you are cis and care, get involved in the local groups that are organizing to push back and resist the attacks on trans and queer folks. Help organize a fundraiser for your local LGBTQ center. Get involved in local organizations like PFLAG or GLSEN where you can help push local school boards, city councils, and others to make a difference.

   If you are trans, we all gotta step up to care for each other right now. I need others to step up and help with the emotional labor we give each other - reach out and make yourself actively available to talk to and support. Organize a local trans potluck and get folks talking about what you can do to make a difference. Have whatever queer friends you know over for a game night and start building up connections.

   I know we are all struggling right now, but I am pushing myself too far and need to step back more. Please, take this opportunity and step up my friends. 💖

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   Mr. Funk E. Dude (mrfunkedude@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 26-Jan-2025 23:39:02 JST Mr. Funk E. Dude

   A lot of newbies don't know, but in the early times of Mastodon an emphasis was put on being as inclusive as possible.

   One way was a simple courtesy to some of our autistic friends. You see some autistic individuals have issues with pictures that have direct eye contact in them.

   You know, selfies.

   To help them, the community decided to make sure to use a content warning or to use the hashtag #selfie so that they can be filtered out.

   So please, be kind and consider doing the same. Thanks.