cmnybo
@cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de
- Comment on You have one week to opt out or become fodder for LinkedIn AI training 2 weeks ago:
There’s no guarantee that deleting your account actually deletes your data. They will probably keep it and use it to train their AI.
- Comment on Here’s what ads on your $2,000 Samsung smart fridge will look like 2 weeks ago:
Even if the smart fridge doesn’t become enshittified, the smart features will likely become obsolete long before the fridge its self is worn out. Just try using a phone or tablet that’s 10-15 years old. It probably won’t be able to open an https website, let alone install new apps.
- Comment on Here’s what ads on your $2,000 Samsung smart fridge will look like 2 weeks ago:
Get a magnetic case for a tablet and stick it to the fridge. If it starts showing ads, you can take it off, put it through the wood chipper and the fridge will still work fine.
- Comment on Amazon unveils prototype AI smart glasses for its delivery drivers 2 weeks ago:
I wonder if this will help the delivery drivers find my house? They seem to deliver my packages to my neighbors house more often than mine, despite it being 600 feet away and me reporting it every time. They will probably just ignore it like they do their GPS.
- Comment on The Internet's Biggest Annoyance:Why Cookie Laws Should Target Browsers, Not Websites 3 weeks ago:
Or just install Consent-O-Matic. By default, it’s set to automatically reject all cookies.
- Comment on DirecTV screensavers will show AI-generated ads with your face in 2026 4 weeks ago:
It will probably just push more people to piracy. The streaming companies have been doing a good job of that lately.
- Comment on Phones may come without bundled USB cables in the future, if OEMs have their way 5 weeks ago:
There are lots of standards for charging over USB such as PD. Many of those standards have multiple versions since newer devices keep needing more power. That’s to be expected of an interface that’s been around for almost 30 years. If every device came with a 240W USB PD charger, the price would increase by over USD $100, not to mention the only model I’ve seen is the size of a brick.
- Comment on Phones may come without bundled USB cables in the future, if OEMs have their way 5 weeks ago:
Non standard cables and chargers either wouldn’t connect, wouldn’t charge, or would burn something up if you used the wrong one.
- Comment on Phones may come without bundled USB cables in the future, if OEMs have their way 5 weeks ago:
Most already have.
- Comment on Smart in-asphalt fabric provides live reports from within roads 5 weeks ago:
It sounds like it’s just natural fiber fabric with some wire woven into it. All the electronics are in a box beside the road.
- Comment on Motion sensors in high-performance mice can be used as a microphone to spy on users, thanks to AI — Mic-E-Mouse technique harnesses mouse sensors, converts acoustic vibrations into speech 5 weeks ago:
That requires a mouse with an 8kHz polling rate. With a 1kHz polling rate, this trick will be limited to sounds under 500Hz.
- Comment on Disney+, Hulu Are Hiking Prices Again Next Month 1 month ago:
Just remember, a seedbox or VPN is a lot cheaper than a single streaming subscription.
- Comment on California could mandate tobacco-style health labels on social media 1 month ago:
There’s a huge difference between e-mail and a site that is specifically designed to keep people addicted.
The warning won’t do anything though. I would be surprised if it takes more than a day before ublock origin has a filter to hide it.
- Comment on Roku wants you to see a lot more AI-generated ads 1 month ago:
I will never buy any of their devices. I prefer to self host my own ad free streaming using open source software.
- Comment on Spotify adds lossless streaming after 8 years of teasing 2 months ago:
Higher resolutions and sample rates only matter when the recordings are going to be edited.
- Comment on E-Paper Display Reaches the Realm of LCD Screens 2 months ago:
It’s certainly not the first e-paper display that’s fast enough for computer use. Dasung has had 60Hz greyscale and 30Hz color monitors available for a while now.
- Comment on Microsoft Word will save your files to the cloud by default 2 months ago:
That would be one of the top three reasons for doing it.
- Comment on Internet standards body proposes new header field disclosing AI — will make it easier for machines to determine if AI was used on a site 2 months ago:
It would have to become law in every country in order to work.
- Comment on The Size of Adobe Reader Installers Through The Years 2 months ago:
It’s been ages since I’ve used Adobe Reader. I typically use Okular or Xreader. They are both tiny compared to Adobe’s bloatware.
- Comment on High-severity WinRAR 0-day exploited for weeks by 2 groups 2 months ago:
WinRAR still exists? I think it’s been a couple decades since I last used it.
- Comment on My new laptop chip has an 'AI' processor in it, and it's a complete waste of space 2 months ago:
You can use object detection to send an alert if there is a person in your yard or if a car pulls into your driveway. It avoids the frequent false alerts you get with normal motion detection.
- Comment on My new laptop chip has an 'AI' processor in it, and it's a complete waste of space 2 months ago:
It would be nice if Frigate supported the NPU in AMD CPUs. Then it could be used for object detection with CCTV cameras.
- Comment on AI video is invading YouTube Shorts and Google Photos starting today 3 months ago:
There are browser addons that hide youtube shorts.
- Comment on Browser extensions turn nearly 1 million browsers into website-scraping bots 4 months ago:
- Comment on Browser extensions turn nearly 1 million browsers into website-scraping bots 4 months ago:
- Comment on TikTok’s ‘ban’ problem could end soon with a new app and a sale 4 months ago:
Just ban it already. Nobody needs that brain rotting site.
- Comment on New Xfinity router motion-detecting feature stokes privacy fears — feature powered by Wi-Fi signals 4 months ago:
Use your own modem and router so your ISP doesn’t have access to it.
- Comment on Lorde Fans Are Complaining That Her New Translucent CD Won’t Play on Their CD Players 4 months ago:
How is that even supposed to work? The laser beam has to be reflected back down to the sensor in order to read the CD.
- Comment on Let’s Encrypt ends certificate expiry emails to cut costs, boost privacy 4 months ago:
Sometimes they fail to update. I would imagine that there are quite a few people who don’t bother setting up monitoring software to let them know if the certificate fails to update.
- Comment on Let’s Encrypt ends certificate expiry emails to cut costs, boost privacy 4 months ago:
There will probably be a lot more websites with expired certificates soon.