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- on Xbox lays off 268 more employees, merges Obsidian into Bethesda and puts Activision in charge of Halo in c/games@lemmy.world · 7h ago
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on Owners mourn spoiled food after firmware update bricks Samsung smart fridges in c/technology@lemmy.world · 1d ago
If the fridge operation depends on a simple thermostat and compressor, then it’s more reliable and can be repaired with lamp wire and a soldering iron if it does break. Samsung would rather have a system depending on a control board they build for $3 and sell you for $600 when it breaks.
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on It’s not just LG. Every TV company is spying on you in c/privacy@lemmy.world · 2d ago
Works fine for me.
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on It’s not just LG. Every TV company is spying on you in c/privacy@lemmy.world · 2d ago
I know my Time Warner/Spectrum router used to have one back in the day as part of their “nationwide wifi” or whatever it was called.
I bought my own modem and router years ago. Last year I bought a new TPLink router when I wanted to upgrade my wifi and I put custom firmware (OpenWrt) on it to make sure I was in comtrol.
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on It’s not just LG. Every TV company is spying on you in c/privacy@lemmy.world · 3d ago
Also - lots of ISP-provided routers have secondary unsecured networks as part of a network for customer devices that you may not even realize are coming from your own router.
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on ‘Doom Loop’: OpenAI and Microsoft Admits LLMs Are Destroying the Web and Built on Theft in c/technology@lemmy.world · 6d ago
The current AI push is specifically for killing people. The billionaires know their days are numbered, and that they’ll eventually vibe called to answer for their crimes. They’re trying to build a system to protect their power and wealth that doesn’t depend on potentially disloyal guards and militaries.
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on Bernie Sanders says if AI is coming for workers, it should bring a four-day workweek with it in c/technology@lemmy.world · 16 Sep 2026
I also think companies should start paying for commute times, and that the time paid should be adjusted based on the cost of living in the area and the salary.
Of someone chooses to live 3 hours away when they could live in walking distance, that’s one thing. But I work for a municipality in a prohibitively expensive area. 0 city employees live in the city they work and literally 100% of households are multi-millionaires or better. I have a 90-120 minute commute depending on traffic because that’s where I can afford to live on my salary, but it also means I’m essentially working 3-4 hours extra a day.
Of course the city isn’t gonna pay me 50% again more money, but if they were required to pay for my commute time they’d suddenly agree that I only really need to be in the office about once a week for public meetings since mostly what I do is Teams meetings, plan review, phone calls and emails, which could be done just as easily from my home office as at City Hall.
Shit - I get more done remote because I don’t have to deal with people walking in without an appointment and demanding a meeting.
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on LG responds to TV spying allegations in c/technology@lemmy.world · 14 Sep 2026
They stop recording for 12 minutes a day.
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on Showerule in c/onehundredninetysix@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 14 Sep 2026
Is curries an ethnic slur? I haven’t heard it used that way.
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on Google mapped the brain and nervous system of a fruit fly, and modders forced it to play Doom in c/technology@lemmy.world · 12 Sep 2026
This is how we’ll end up with that hyperintelligent snail, isn’t it?
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on Google mapped the brain and nervous system of a fruit fly, and modders forced it to play Doom in c/technology@lemmy.world · 12 Sep 2026
It reaches out.
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on This is the back of my 10" Mini server rack -- Custom made 3D printed power modules for each server in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world · 12 Sep 2026
You run 5 amps through a USB?
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on Ubisoft begin removing Ubisoft Connect from Steam with the new Ubisoft Connect Services in c/games@lemmy.world · 11 Sep 2026
There was also a time when you also didn’t need Steam. You would buy a game, install it, and play it without having to connect to the internet at all. Growing up, a lot of friends had gaming PCs in their bedrooms with no internet connection at all.
And if you did do stuff online, it was secondary and the publisher didn’t want a cut. StarCraft actually let you play online without owning the game - it specifically included an installer (The Spawn) that was for installing the multiplayer for free on friends’ systems. You only needed the disc to play singleplayer.
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on Lawsuit: Amazon refused to give pregnant workers bathroom breaks and refused to give them permission to sit or use a chair and later fired them after a pregnancy-related hospitalization in c/technology@lemmy.world · 11 Sep 2026
Yeah. We built a new building and actually have a pregnant employee, so we’re all annoyed that we can’t use the breast-feeding room for storage anymore.
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on don't give them a rule in c/onehundredninetysix@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 11 Sep 2026
TXDoT is responsible for a LOT of roads within cities - especially those with heavier traffic.
The (much smaller) city I work for only has like 2 intersections with enough traffic to require a signal that don’t involve a TXDoT road.
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on No Man's Sky 10th anniversary Cosmos update is here, and that means orbital bases, space station ownership - and yes, you can finally fly to the sun in c/games@lemmy.world · 10 Sep 2026
I’ve tried it several times through the years wanting to like it because it sounds like something I’d enjoy, but it just never sinks its teeth in.
And that’s okay. Not every game has to be made for me. I love that people love it and that the developers have worked so hard to deliver on everything they promised and more. I don’t enjoy the game but I’m so glad it exists for those who do.
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on LG TV shown scanning LAN for third-party phones and other devices in c/technology@lemmy.world · 9 Sep 2026
I think the HIPAA stuff specifically could fuck them HARD. That can be more easily pursued civily. Criminal Courts don’t mean much to companies because they have to pay a minor fine and it goes away, because criminal courts don’t seek relief or compensation. Civil courts are where corporations can get gigafucked.
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on Your reminder to remove the microphone from your TV remote today in c/privacy@lemmy.ml · 9 Sep 2026
ISP routers/modems will often have secondary wifi networks that allow access to subscribers. I can absolutely believe these smart devices connect to them automatically.
Buy your own modem and router, and root the router to install Open Source firmware that gives you control of the internet.
And maybe do some Minecraft stuff with the Flock camera down the street.
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on LG TV shown scanning LAN for third-party phones and other devices in c/technology@lemmy.world · 9 Sep 2026
Depending on the TOS details, that may very well be a legit crime. Even in 1-party consent states this wouldn’t slide because LG isn’t a participant in the conversations it’s recording, and not everyone talking near a TV has agreed to the TOS.
And even with generous TOS, there’s gonna be legal issues. HIPAA, for instance, could really fuck them if the TVs are in a medical facility and are recording and transmitting private medical data without consent of the patients.
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on The Creator of Git and Linux in c/linuxmemes@lemmy.world · 2 Sep 2026
While my setup isn’t meant to be showy, I cannot operate with a single monitor these days. At work I have my laptop screen, a USB monitor to the right, a 36" ultra-widescreen up high, and a landscape 32" monitor to the left.
I still want more screens. I basically want a Neil Pert monitor setup.
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on The studio behind Star Wars Zero Company, which is currently a Steam bestseller, has reportedly furloughed the majority of its staff in c/games@lemmy.world · 2 Sep 2026
Gamerant is saying the studio was low on funds and facing a $20 million dollar lawsuit from a former exec when the workers were furloughed weeks prior to launch, that dozens of employees have already been brought back, and that Bit Locker is claiming to want to bring the rest back.
This was their first game, and if they do bring back the team members (with back pay) now that the game is a sucess, I would actually be much more understanding.
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on The studio behind Star Wars Zero Company, which is currently a Steam bestseller, has reportedly furloughed the majority of its staff in c/games@lemmy.world · 2 Sep 2026
So to reduce time spent looking for new jobs, devs should make sure games take even longer to develop and are in even worse shape at release so they have to hold onto the team for bug fixes.
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on With the backlash to data centers, Flock and AI glasses, a mass opposition to big tech is underway. Silicon Valley is in denial. in c/technology@lemmy.world · 28 Aug 2026
Where I’m at we’re desperate for civil and structural engineers.
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on Flock CEO Garrett Langley targeted as address shared online in c/technology@lemmy.world · 28 Aug 2026
I work for a city that installed flock cameras. Their salesman insisted it was just license plate identification and nothing else when making the pitch to City Council.
The new city manager and I recently read through our “contract” with them. It’s a hyperlink to their TOS on their website. We have nothing in writing and they can change the terms any time they want.
I expect Council to have them removed soon.
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on We ignored the signs. in c/programmer_humor@programming.dev · 25 Aug 2026
Ahh.
The sound was also very different with the later modems. I started on a 9600 baud, and moved to 14400, 28800, and eventually 56k, and they all had different sounds.
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on We ignored the signs. in c/programmer_humor@programming.dev · 25 Aug 2026
I can understand having dial-up 15 years ago, but not having a more modern modem is wild.
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on Cool... I guess. in c/linuxmemes@lemmy.world · 25 Aug 2026
I get that Sweeny doesn’t like to gargle Gabe’s billionaire balls as much as a lot of the users here, but Epic officially supporting Linux is a good thing.
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on World's largest open library calls for volunteers to scan and preserve physical books as AI companies buy, scan, and destroy them — Anna's Archive says ‘time is running out’ as ‘knowledge is permanent in c/technology@lemmy.world · 25 Aug 2026
If you’ve got some comfort with tinkering:
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on Comcast turns your Xfinity WiFi into a home motion detector in c/technology@lemmy.world · 24 Aug 2026
Wrap it in copper and run a hard line to a second router.
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on Big mistake rule in c/onehundredninetysix@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 24 Aug 2026
Don’t worry - this fix is just temporary ^(unless it works)
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on I rule against everyone in c/onehundredninetysix@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 22 Aug 2026
Slay the Spire for me.
I can’t help it. I try to force builds I want instead of adapting to what the game gives me.
Claw is law.
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on Flrulep in c/onehundredninetysix@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 21 Aug 2026
No Man’s Sky is pretty great now. But that doesn’t mean it’s something everyone will enjoy.
I don’t particularly enjoy it myself, but that’s because open world survival and crafting is something I realized I like in theory, but don’t actually enjoy playing.
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on Chinese video platform Bilibili is going global to challenge Youtube in c/technology@lemmy.world · 21 Aug 2026
At this point I’d prefer the Chinese government to track me over US companies. The Chinese government won’t let the US government access its databases, whereas Google will.
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on Chinese video platform Bilibili is going global to challenge Youtube in c/technology@lemmy.world · 21 Aug 2026
Yeah. At this point as an American I’m way less worried about in the Chinese government tracking me than I am with the US government. The Chinese government is evil, but I don’t live in China.
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on Viral De-Flock America campaign urging people to destroy AI cameras on Halloween night gains momentum in c/technology@lemmy.world · 20 Aug 2026
Definitely don’t remind people to leave their phones at home or use a Faraday bag to shield their tech.
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on Viral De-Flock America campaign urging people to destroy AI cameras on Halloween night gains momentum in c/technology@lemmy.world · 20 Aug 2026
They’re not just cameras. They also log nearby mobile devices. They’ve gone from a few hundred nationwide to over 100,000 in like 2 years.
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on Amazon Caught Destroying Rare Books to Train AI in c/technology@lemmy.world · 19 Aug 2026
They also love to publish stuff exclusively through Amazon so libraries won’t get it.
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on Memory prices climb 500% in 12 months, up to 10x the lowest ever tracked prices — 128GB of DDR5 now $3,399 in c/technology@lemmy.world · 19 Aug 2026
The thing with the bubble bursting is it will still take time for it to come down, as they’ll need to start manufacturering consumer RAM again. The stuff they’re churning out now can’t be thrown into a PC or laptop.
And they’ll NEVER allow prices to drop back to reasonable levels. They’ve already learned people will pay a premium during a shortage, so they can still artificially control the supply to keep prices high.
If competitors ever emerge making RAM at reasonable prices, we need to boycott the current fuckwads even when they undercut the new players.
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on YouTube now requires creators to have twice as many watch hours to start earning money in c/technology@lemmy.world · 15 Aug 2026
I had a video of a newsworthy event a while back that went viral, and I made over 5 grand on it over the course of about 2-3 years when YouTube changed its monetization policy to require like 10k subscribers or something before the creator could monetize.
The video didn’t stop getting views. It had a spike in views just a few weeks ago when something similar happened in the same area. But I haven’t made any money from it in like 8 years.
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on Nvidia AI Chip Found in New Russian Missile, Ukraine Says in c/technology@lemmy.world · 14 Aug 2026
The US bombed a girl’s school in the opening salvos against Iran because their AI fucked up.
Missiles that miss their target still hit something.
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on AI agents aren’t legally responsible for any harm that they cause, experts say. So who is? in c/technology@lemmy.world · 14 Aug 2026
The employees and shareholders of the AI companies should be held responsible. Make RICO cases out of it.
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on Playing Zelda Windwaker in 2026. Should I just emulate CEMU Wii U version or wait for decomp? in c/games@lemmy.world · 12 Aug 2026
I haven’t played the WiiU version, but doesn’t it also have a sail you can get that doesn’t require you to constantly change the wind direction?
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on Top economist warns that the AI math doesn’t make sense: 'Profits are currently being funded by investors rather than earned from customers' in c/technology@lemmy.world · 12 Aug 2026
The key difference with a Ponzi scheme is that the Ponzi/Madoff investors weren’t in on the schemes. They though they were investors in a legitimate enterprise. They had a central figure as the fraudster, wheras Enron and the AI bullshit are institutional-level fraud requiring multiple companies to be complicit.
The new one is the most elegant, because they don’t have to break the law to make money on the grift. It also makes it the biggest by far because everyone wants in on the action.
This bursting of this bubble with be catastrophic. Maybe tens of trillions (there’s estimated to be about 125 trillion dollars in assets total worldwide).
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on Top economist warns that the AI math doesn’t make sense: 'Profits are currently being funded by investors rather than earned from customers' in c/technology@lemmy.world · 11 Aug 2026
This has Ponzi elements, but it’s closer to a multi-company Enron in its structure. They’re manufacturing fake revenues through circular investments. Nvidia invests in AI companies and increases their value while AI companies use that investment to buy Nvidia cards increasing its value so, so they invest more in AI, so they buy more cards…
Enron did this by making fake companies to generate fake revenue. Right now the tech sector is all working together on this scheme, so none of the companies are fake, but the revenue is.
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on A cybersecurity researcher covered a Toyota in an AI-generated pattern to confuse Flock cameras in c/technology@lemmy.world · 11 Aug 2026
You don’t need dazzle paint to get hit by a Tesla.
I live in an area where Tesla and Waymo both operate taxis. Waymo is actually pretty solid. Those cars are some of the best, most-predictable drivers on the road. Tesla cabs are meth-addicted clankers.
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on Amid RAM price hikes, Microsoft reportedly raises Windows license cost, forcing OEMs to hike prices even further on hardware in c/technology@lemmy.world · 11 Aug 2026
Big Box stores want you to buy a product and leave. They want fewer skus that work out of the box. Windows sucks ass, but most of the time you end up with a functional, if shitty, PC.
Also - Microsoft and Apple pay for floorspace at the big box stores. What Linux distro is gonna do that?
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on New sodium-ion battery skips mechanical cooling with 97.9% efficiency in c/technology@lemmy.world · 11 Aug 2026
It’s the maintenance period on lots of infrastructure.
What it means isnthe private investors are more likely to bid to build power storage infrastructure for governments because it’s less likely they’ll ever have to change out the cells during the contract.
On the flip side, governments would kinda like them to work for 25 years so they’ll go 50 years without having to buy new cells.
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on Take-Two CEO Says We'll All Be Streaming Our Games In 3 Years in c/games@lemmy.world · 10 Aug 2026
Yeah, but now consoles are gonna cost $1,000 and lower-mid-rang PCs even more.
Streaming games sucks, but it’ll be the only option for people who can spend that kind of cash on the hardware.
The next generation is the problem. With the component pricing being stupid up they’re having to put off releasing the new consoles. They’re raising the prices on existing hardware just to match the component crunch, so they’re not getting the mid-late generation bump of people buying the hardware once it’s come down in price, and the people willing to buy new hardware an a high price already bought this generation’s comsole.
Xbox bled money buying studios for gamepass, then failed to get casual people subscribed to gamepass, but the hardware people who bought new $70 games a couple times a month started spending way less money on Xbox due to Gamepass because of all the day 1 releases. And the Series S held back everything by being wildly underpowered.
Meanwhile Sony burned billions betting on live service failures back to back to back (Microsoft did this too, but to a lesser degree).
And now their “new console generation” parachute/reset is fucked due to hardware costs. They know they can’t make an even halfway decent “next-gen” console under $1000, so now they’ve burned mountains of money and don’t really have a plan going forward. And now they’re amputating limbs to create the illusion of cost-cutting.