Brewchin

None of the existing UK quangos and orgs with the title or mission of “regulator” actually do any regulation*, so maybe they thought it was worth a shot? Can’t be any worse than the status quo, right?

*Well, they do regulate normal individuals. Never business or power. Regulatory capture is alive and well.

“Ah, yes… a 2m tall flower would look great next to my Day of the Triffids merch! Oh, and a starz-n-stripes container plant would be ideal for my shouty, flag-waving neighbour… Take my money!”

We are so doomed as a society.

Jellyfin client on mobile and AndroidTV, and Strawberry on PC. All my music is on my NAS, which Jellyfin server and CIFS/SMB can access.

Keep meaning to look into Music Assistant for Home Assistant, as I have the latter.

Internet points aren’t the only reason people delete their posts/comments, though?

I think people should think seriously about deleting posts, but comments that don’t contribute to the discussion for whatever reason definitely have a shelf life.

And that’s aside from the old “a comment you made 10 years ago in another life gets you fired/cancelled” issues due to times changing, some shitlord quoting you out of context, etc, etc.

Easy in theory to nope out of such insanity with their websites and optional apps. Except for Android users… where every “fuck Google!” cry meets the reality of a captive audience.

(Apple is no better and third-party OS’s tend to break banking, government, etc, apps. 😬)

If you’re not using a domain for email, the MX record should not be left empty, as it can still be used maliciously.

Following a guide like this (it’s one of many) will ensure it’s not used at all:

https://www.mailhardener.com/kb/hardening-unused-domains

Thank you. Needed to be said.

This came up here (I think) last month.

tl;dr: If you use a Synology NAS without ever going to or through Synology’s servers, this doesn’t impact you.

Insights is normally only used when you manage 2 or more Synology devices and want the “convenience” of a cloud-connected service.

I’ve uninstalled it from mine, as I use my NAS locally and self-host the tools I need to manage it.

Prince of Persia is a great example! Did Lemmings ever get a reboot? 😄

I kind of want to see what modern game developers can do with old C64 games like Parallax or Head Over Heels, or Amiga ones like Cannon Fodder or Sensible Soccer, but time has taught me 2 things:

1. Be very careful what you wish for. You may get it in the worst way possible.
2. Nostalgia is sometimes best left in the past.

I do like that GOG, etc, do their game preservation thing. Seeing games like Hexen, Rise of the Triad and Wing Commander running on modern CPUs is kinda fun, but often confirms point 2 above.

The evolution of modes of transportation, and the public’s reaction to change.

This sums up my thoughts on it, too.

Before reading it, I was ready to come back here expecting to say I’m glad someone’s thinking about older gamers and joke that I feel attacked (being grey and not feeling my age), but then I saw it went down the “but their juicy wallets” angle and… I am Jack’s complete lack of surprise.

They’re not even couching it in more palatable terms. So now I expect it will be just a patronising nostalgia IP reboot fest designed to extract as much cash as possible. And almost certainly subscription-based, because what company doesn’t these days.

Good luck with that: older people may have more disposable income, but they also have years of experience with marketing and FOMO tricks, along with the exploitation and butchering of franchises they once loved for a quick buck.

Reason number - oh, hell, I’ve lost count at this point - why anything mobile app store owners say about their service should be taken with a grain of salt.

If you can’t find a fork of it you like for mobile, then I’ll suggest Capy Reader.

I’ve been using it for a year or so and it’s been great. Works fine with my FreshRSS install.

On the one hand, all anime and cartoons are dubs. Duh.

On the other, I think the last decade of English dubs have mostly been brilliant. But then I thought the same for Astro Boy in the 80s or Akira in the 90s. 🤷‍♂️

Some dubs are poorly done or made bad by external factors (politics, budget, half arsed production, retconning, etc), but that’s not a problem with the practice of dubbing.

What’s the point? They know customers are full of piss and wind, threatening blue murder while doing absolutely nothing beyond jaw flapping. (Same with gamers).

Amazon’s service model, for example, is to twiddle the knobs to just under the point where the majority ragequit: the sweet spot of maximum profit right now. Everyone else is copying it.

And the sweet spot moves - probably like boiling a frog. A major player does something many hate, but not everyone/enough and those people live with it. Then it becomes the new normal. Twiddle the knob. Rinse and repeat.

As long as they don’t enshittify the mobile apps and browser extensions, I’m neither surprised nor concerned. Vaultwarden exists.

And if they do ruin the client end, I expect third-party alternative clients, or a wholly new alternative, will appear soon enough.

(Yes, yes, “b-but KeePass!” folks… I’ve been there.)

I see! Thanks for taking the time to respond. It’s useful to have usage examples.

It is! (Or they are!)

Unfortunately (IMHO) they switched to requiring GPU, rather than CPU, processing some time back - for understandable reasons - and that makes the power consumption an issue.

No longer can you do screensaver/idle or shared use without your GPU pegging at 100% while the fans imitate jet engines (the last time I checked). 😟

Oh, like BOINC? I loved SETI@home and the protein folding projects for medical research!

Wait, you mean mandatory, secret distributed computing just to offload expense from an insatiable mega-conglomerate to its users products? GTFOooooooooo…

I hate this timeline.

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