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Comment Re:Structured for your comprehension (Score 1) 112

by darkpixel2k (#64580383) Attached to: How The Kaspersky Ban Will Hit Resellers in the US

1. Even western (NATO) countries spy on each other 2. When they catch one another in the act 3. They have beef and sort it out 4. They do not get so upset with their allies that they break up 5. They do not run off to join the warsaw pact 6. The warsaw pact is often viewed as the counterpart to NATO 7. The warsaw pact is closely associated with the soviet union (aka USSR in case this confuses you) 8. The soviet union is closely associated with present or former Russia, Ruzzia, Rus.

Synopsis: The allies of the united states of america spy on america, the united states of america spies on its own allies. They do not hold major grudges over this and it is not considered as big of a deal as when hostile states spy on them

This is why it's not a big deal that the USA spies on merkle and jesus christ I can't believe you're still talking about it.

Jesus Christ....I can't believe you're still not getting the point that it's about *software* being *secure* or not based on if the country said software is from is friendly or not.

I don't run Kaspersky because the software is shit. It doesn't matter if it's developed in Russia, China, Ukraine, Germany, the United States. And yes, the United States Government can put pressure on any company they want to gather intelligence. Even on US citizens.

Comment Re:Nothing could have prevented this! (Score 1) 112

by darkpixel2k (#64580187) Attached to: How The Kaspersky Ban Will Hit Resellers in the US

News Flash: Even western countries spy on their allies and have done so probably since before you were born. Didn't mean that they'd drop NATO and run off to join the Warsaw Pact.

Ooh, let's see if I can madlib reply:
News derp: Warsaw isn't a city in New York. Doesn't mean they have NATO spies in New York.

You do realize you replied to a comment that has nothing to do with NATO and/or the Warsaw Pact.
The comment was about buying from "friendly" countries because the implication appeared to be that unfriendly countries would spy on you and friendly countries wouldn't.

Comment Re:Nothing could have prevented this! (Score 1) 112

by darkpixel2k (#64580051) Attached to: How The Kaspersky Ban Will Hit Resellers in the US

You don't really need specific evidence. Any company which is based in $COUNTRY is beholden to demands made by the government of $COUNTRY. If $COUNTRY is hostile to the country where you operate, then you should not use their products. You should find either domestic products, or some from a friendly country. Unless of course you are actively working against your government, in which case you should use products from a country which shares your common enemy.

It's the same reason why russia has banned the use of american suppliers such as apple, and demands that government employees source products from local or chinese suppliers.

Aah yes. $FRIENDLY_COUNTRY. Ask Angela Merkle about how friendly the US is. I wonder if she knows how we managed to compromise her phone...

Comment Re:Not surprising... (Score 1) 39

I had presumed the person I was replying to hadn't seen that documentary.

No offense intended, but why do you love me? Are you Chinese and trying to scam me? Eastern European and same deal?

No one loves me, no one could. I am a boomer, I am bald. I am overweight, I am not right wing, and live in the south. When I lived in Boston, I wasn't leftwing enough. I like cats. (most Americans prefer Dogs).

Someday soon, when I outlive my usefulness, I will remove myself, so people in the USA who hate old people can rejoice that there is one less.

Just in case I *whooshed* you...that's a take on the line "Welcome to Costco, I love you" from "Idocracy".

Comment Re:Used it for many years but won't miss it. (Score 1) 83

I used to use that one, too, and Trillian. I don't think there is much good left over from the "web 1.0" that you and I both remember. They drowned it in the bathtub and replaced our budding libertarian paradise with a strip mall and a soviet-style censorship mandate.

I think the Trillium was the last closed-source client I used before switching to Pidgin. I just checked my ~/.purple/logs directory and all my old chats are still in there even though I haven't used it in decades.

Comment Re:Glad this stuff happens (Score 1) 18

In your dystopic world, maybe you will get accused of murdering someone. Then it is off to the gallows with you, we'll skip the trial since we now know what you want.

None of what you said makes sense. In his dystopic world he's going to get *falsely* accused of murder? And it's going to be worse because he's going to be hanged for a false accusation? And somehow all trials get skipped in his worldview and you just get executed on false accusations?

Huh. Someone might want to check on gtall. What with the low UID, incoherent ramblings, and amazing logical leap to "skipping trials", he might be having a stroke.

Comment Re:Great... (Score 1) 36

I recently bought a UniFi "Connect Display".

I've been looking for something similar for my HA setup, and that guy looks like it would fit the bill. But $700 for a low-spec android tablet? I want some of whatever the hell they are smoking.

Yeah...it's a bit pricey....but it's much larger than a tablet, and I already had a bunch of UniFi infrastructure, so it made sense.

It does have a mic, so maybe someday they'll get wake-word support built in. But you totally can tap on the assistant icon so it starts listening and speak a command to it.

Of course you can always take the more geeky route and buy some ESP components and start soldering your own display/speaker/mic.

Comment Re:Great... (Score 1) 36

So, to pay extra, we would get something that would push ads at us, and argue.

No, you're going to have to pay to be able to turn your lights on and off.

I switched to the open source Home Assistant a few years ago and never looked back.
I recently bought a UniFi "Connect Display". It's basically a large touch-screen monitor that runs Android apps and installed the Home Assistant Android app on there. It works perfectly in the living room for showing the status of lights, solar power and batteries, appliances, todo lists, etc...

The only down-side is it doesn't support having a "wake word"...but for that I bought a few ESP32 speaker devices and planted them around the house.

No more Amazon or Google trying to monitize things by appending shit to every query. "Turn off the lights". "Done. By the way, did you know I can also " followed by a mix of "tell you the weather, read you sports scores, order more laundry detergent, etc...

Comment Huge market (Score 1) 23

by darkpixel2k (#64469371) Attached to: Meta Explores AI-Assisted Earphones With Cameras

could be used to identify objects and translate foreign languages

I'm sure there's a uuuuuge market for this worthless product. "Hey Meta, what in the fuck is that thing in the distance?" "The sun" "No, the other thing" "A 1957 chevy pickup truck" "Oooooh....weird, I thought it was an airplane".

Maybe it's just because I live in the country, but after 40 years, I have only needed a translator once....but I didn't need a meta earbud because the father's daughter was able to translate for me...

Anyone else regularly run into objects they can't identify or languages they can't speak? Anyone frequently get kidnapped and taken to Canada?

"I'm verrry soooory aboot this".
*ding*
"I'm very sorry about this".

Thanks Meta...

Comment Re:Not mine (Score 1) 50

by darkpixel2k (#64402598) Attached to: AI Computing Is on Pace To Consume More Energy Than India, Arm Says

Disclaimer: I have solar panels (good investment). I do not have batteries (bad investment).

Yeah, last time I did the math on it, batteries totally killed the ROI of a PV system. Going fully grid-tied with net metering is the only way it makes sense financially, if the goal is to save money rather than being done out of necessity (such as for an off-grid cabin) or for environmental principles.

I have enough battery to run for a few hours during an emergency, then a generator kicks in. That's probably a better investment than just a bunch of batteries.

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