More major software developers should be doing this and porting everything to Linux as fast as they can. Microsoft is getting greedy these days; and pretty soon we will find ourselves in a world where too many users can’t and won’t afford Windows anymore.
Microsoft is stupid, someone high up is getting greedy or desperate.
Patching HWID is annoying and doesn’t stop piracy. In fact it will break a lot of legacy systems in general; which is probably what they intended and why they are guilty of corporate greed in this case.
I hate Micro$hit but I am REQUIRED to use Windows by too many stupid fucking different idiots, apps, and games to count. Linux is still not there yet for me usability-wise; though it probably is still improving.
No; I will never accept that CLI is an acceptable end-user implementation; GUI is required; along with ease of use and the polish that comes with it. I don’t mind CLI interfaces; but I do feel they’re not user-friendly enough usually. They REQUIRE YOU to LEARN a few things to get used to them; which is the opposite of an intuitive interface.
NOTE: I am very FLOSS accepting when it meets my needs; but I will not hold back criticism. Do not try to shout me down. You will always be wrong. Windows is factually more user-friendly and application compatibility diverse than Linux.
I genuinely hope that Linux finds more ways to 100% match Windows functionally without forcing the user to compromise. We need to punish Microsoft for all these years of monopoly holding and reclaim computing more effectively.
Your mobile device cannot sleep like your desktop can.
It can however, sleep it’s own way. Typically this involves CPU throttling. Android does enter a “Deep Sleep” state, minimizing all power consumption, and even switching it’s CPU to a completely idle state where it only periodically “wakes” to handle synchronization and other needed tasks.
https://developer.android.com/training/monitoring-device-state/doze-standby
Here’s a rule for uBlock Origin.
Credit: https://lemmy.one/comment/597479 && original link: https://lemmy.nz/comment/446556
! Anti-Youtube Anti-Adblocker https://lemmy.one/comment/597479
youtube.com##+js(set, yt.config_.openPopupConfig.supportedPopups.adBlockMessageViewModel, false)
youtube.com##+js(set, Object.prototype.adBlocksFound, 0)
youtube.com##+js(set, ytplayer.config.args.raw_player_response.adPlacements, [])
youtube.com##+js(set, Object.prototype.hasAllowedInstreamAd, true)
Lending the “copy of Your Copy” is arguably not always personal use. The law explicitly only authorizes copies of your copy if those copies are “at rest” for “archival” purposes. I only ignore the distinction that this rule is only for computer software because I view digital video/audio data files as computer software itself. It’s just a standardized format that tells an application what to draw and present on the screen and/or what sounds to make.
If you’re not going to abuse the mechanic and only lend out fewer copies of your copies than you can count on one hand…then sure, knock yourself out. I don’t think the law is ever going to be robustly enforced enough to seek you out specifically for doing this. Personally though; I don’t think doing this passes muster under the expected fair and personal use unless you’re loaning said copy to someone you live with.
When you purchase a physical copy of a movie in general; you obtain and retain the right to “copy your copy” and “use it strictly for personal use” ad infinitum.
So yes, it’s completely 💯% ethical piracy to pirate titles you already paid for but found the format to be lacking. You don’t owe filmmakers a second purchase for a new or better format. Don’t bother getting into the weeds over per-screen or per-head copies either; you don’t owe them that either. Just don’t screen a film for more than 3-5 people outside of your immediate household family who are not related to you by blood or name and you’ll probably never run into Copyright Lawsuits… because it’ll never be worth their time to bother.
Pirate away happily matey. Don’t let people fool you into thinking you are more or less ethical in your piracy than what you yourself believes is ethical or unethical. You decide how you will and want to pirate because a pirate is free.
Remember that many of the people here are ex-redditors and their first instinct is to be a shitty reply guy instead of Assuming Good Faith.
I’m assuming that unless told otherwise; they have no such capability in the BIOS. It IS probably a public school and IT department that isn’t that clever/resourced.
They can’t detect if you boot into Linux; but they can detect the presence of external storage devices and scan their contents. It is best if you do not plug in your LiveUSBs or disks while the system is [ONLINE] (Meaning while the device is booted into any default operating system)
Chances are if your hardware has not changed; the capabilities have also not changed. I do however have a few tips for you:
Not an unfair opinion to have; but at least they tried. Sadly the “Scene” is this fucked up. They don’t adhere to the same standards of behavior that we do on the clear web…mostly because they interact on IRC or other private chatrooms and kick out anyone they don’t like, or disagree with.
I’m at least somewhat proud that Skidrow managed at least a halfway decent snapback at Empress.
You are 120% wrong and it IS enshitification.
No. It is enshitification. Do not @ me.
This feels like an obvious bullshit cop-out reason to defederate against a specific community that they don’t like for whatever silly reason they can’t reveal to the public.
Never have I seen an actual link to content survive very long on lemmy.ml or dbzer0.com. Just like the good old /r/Piracy we discuss piracy, but we do not directly facilitate it.
Someone please slap the back of their heads repeatedly and aggressively with these facts. This excuse is disingenuous as hell.
If you are a user of lemmy.world; RUN. NOW! Find a new instance. Switch away from them before they reach terminal enshitification velocity.
The trouble with Rooting is trust. You are placing trust in a number of apps and software components to not abuse that access.
If you limit apps that are granted root access and make sure only safe apps are granted access; then all should be well. But don’t blame anyone if you damage your device.
This is why Rooting your device should ideally only be done after any manufacturer, OEM and carrier warranty has expired. It has benefits; but so too do the guardrails we program into modern operating systems. Rooting your device can be akin to bowling without the bumpers preventing your ball from falling into the gutter.
“Rooting” is literally the act of taking control of the “root” user profile. This is the same as SYSTEM on Windows and even “root” on a Macintosh. As the names imply; the “root” user is the first user. When you are “root”; there are no rules about what you can run. You are essentially as powerful as the operating system itself.
But that omnipotent power does come with a great responsibility. With root access you can literally order the Operating System or even the hardware to kill itself; deleting important files or altering core code is not going to be met with resistance. Sometimes it will even comply with your commands without even checking if they are valid.
Without appropriate understanding of what you are commanding your device to do…Yes, rooting can be dangerous. However; if you do know exactly what you are doing, or are following instructions that are well known to work exactly how you intended them to that were written by someone who does know what they are doing…then Yes, Rooting can be Safe
Yeah they’re probably banking on people not leaving. Depending on if that agent is good to you and if he/she is local; you should consider just asking them to help you shop around because you need “Change XYZ in your ABC policy” and you need a provider who isn’t going to shaft you for making that change.
If they are not a local agent with access to multiple insurance providers…I guess find one locally.
I was talking to my insurance company the other day and they warned me that if I make any changes to my policy they’ll drastically jack up my rate because of the changes in the economy.
This is when you sternly warn the agent/sales rep that this behavior will result in you seeking a new insurance company AND agent for all of your needs
Who needs an NFC chip when you can just place a nail shaped NFC sticker on them and gel paint over them? We don’t need implantables; those could get copied anyways and cause the need for unnecessary surgeries to replace them as well.
Buy the tags; apply them to your nails and paint them any color you want; pair them to your phone and use appropriate username + password + 2FA + Fingerprint combos to authenticate to your financial institution.
Lost a nail? No big deal. The tags don’t carry financial data; they just provide a URI to the merchant; which can ping your phone/smartwatch and ensure that you are:
Samsung SmartThings and all related apps/frameworks.
Any kind of app that will let me interact with my “Samsung” branded accessories without using a Samsung Device; without the limitations caused by not using a Samsung device