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41·12 hours agoLot of people saying they don’t give internet access to their TVs.
Fine, but that doesn’t work for cord-cutters who opted out of cable to go with streaming. And if you keep your TV away from internet but have a cable box, it will be doing all the tracking in this paper (and worse) then sending it to the cable provider.
So short of sticking with DVD/Bluray (unconnected) or over-the-air broadcast TV, there’s no way to stop from getting tracked.
The paper also lists domains where the data is being sent. You could always try blocking the destination addresses at the router level.
1·1 day ago“There’s always money in the banana stand.”
If you use github pages, you can create, deploy, and host static websites for free. Only cost, if you want your own URL, is for a custom DNS name.
You can use their default Jekyll static rendering engine, and create the content using Markdown. And with github actions, all you need to update the content is create markdown, then push the change to the same repo. After a few minutes, the new content shows up.
Hugo can also be used, but it takes a few extra steps: https://gohugo.io/hosting-and-deployment/hosting-on-github/
You can also find ‘themes’ to customize the look and feel of the site, specific to the site generation tool.
If you want a lot of extra features, Docusaurus is pretty much as good as it gets, and you can set it up to push out to GH pages: https://docusaurus.io/docs/deployment
4·3 days agoThis could be big. The fact that it’s sub-dollar, open-source, AND could be put on FlexPCBs opens up a whole lot of applications.
Only concern is the same as for RFID. They end up so cheap they’re tossed into landfills or end up in waterways without a second thought. At least there, people are working on biodegradable solutions: https://bioplasticsnews.com/2020/01/12/stora-enso-sustainable-rfid-tag/
If the Flex-RV people address sustainability, they could have a real winner.
254·4 days agoMy favorite tell is when a write-up starts with a verbose explanation of given knowledge on a subject. Yes, we all know what ‘World Wide Web’ and ‘Internal Combustion Engines’ are.
Get to the f’ing point.
So many $$$$$$$$$$$$$, no doubt, for a single record in a database.
First they switched to the mini-spares. Then they got rid of them altogether.
If you’re lucky, there are little filler canisters and a cigarette lighter-powered air compressor to let you get slowly to a tire shop. Sometimes, not even that. If there’s a nail or a blowout, tow-truck city. Just hope it’s not out in the middle of nowhere in the dark or in bad weather.
Can we add ‘cars with spare tires’ to the list?
Having to call a damned tow-truck just to get a flat tire fixed is not a winning move if you’re trying to sell how much your car benefits the environment.
Am amazed at the immense usability flaws. From the company that puts out guidelines on How Things Should Be Done.
Fan of their hardware, but I just don’t get this one.
They’re just trying to learn his dance moves.
Don’t believe in ‘retirement.’ Already have plans to transition into full-time writing.
78·6 days agoHome Alone.
“Hey, sorry Kevin. Come on, hop in the car.”
Monty Python and the Holy Grail, followed by Life of Brian.
4·7 days agoIt’s reposted on HBO Max on Sundays without commercials.
I’ve caught the first two episodes. Mimics some of the British version’s games: caption competition, fill in the blanks, etc. It has more of the early Angus Deayton vibe (single host for each show). The host, Roy Wood Jr. is a comedian along with the captains, so it’s more of a 1+2 show, whereas Angus always played the straight man. Also, the whole scoring point count artifice is missing.
So far, has had some funny bits and very timely for an election year. Worth watching, IMO, as long as you don’t compare it to the current version of the British original.
11·10 days agoWhat do you get when you mix sophistry ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sophist ) and nihilism ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nihilism )?
Dangit, copy-pasta from an unrelated comment. Fixed.