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Comment Dumped Roku 2 years ago (Score 1) 33

I dumped Roku a couple of years ago when they made it clear that I was the product rather than the customer. Generic android boxes work just fine these days and if you're just running Plex/Emby/Jellyfin or whatever you don't even need to sign into a google account - in fact you can remove the play store all together if you buy one that is ASOP. Add to this projectivy or some other sane launcher and you don't have to worry about ads or things changing that you did not ask for or want.

Comment Re:Especially right before a midterm election (Score 2) 59

"Nothing can be fixed while people continue to believe there's a difference between Team Red and Team Blue when the same people own both Team Red and Team Blue"

Yeah, people have been spouting that off for decades. The funny thing is, whenever Team Red or Team Blue is in charge you see a real difference.

I've also never heard the dorm room philosophers who think both parties are the same ever explain exactly why if the same people own both Team Red and Team Blue why the billionaires spend so much time, money, and energy trying to get Team Red into office. Shouldn't they just relax?

Comment Re:Jellyfin (Score 1) 89

If you want "jellyfin that actually works" try Emby. They're on the same enshitification path as Plex because they also made the same lifetime pass revenue mistake, but they're not quite as far along yet. I dumped plex when they started pushing their own shitty ad-littered content over things in my own library. The plex apologists cry out that I've configured it wrong - which I didn't. The clients love to go back to user-hostile defaults on updates. But that was just a bug! Multiple times? Yeah, I don't think so.

Comment Re:Finished products? (Score 1) 50

It doesn't sound like you know much about or work on cars. You've dunning-kruger'd your way into demonstrating that.

There have been increasingly more updates for vehicles for powertrain and safety systems for years and it accelerated with connected services because they can now be pushed without bring a car into a dealership. It's very clear to everyone working in and around modern cars and has been confirmed by automotive sofware engineers that this is intentional and they are simply doing the bay area "we'll test it in prod and send otu updates" thing.

Thanks for demonstrating your vast ignorance on the topic though, it's such typical slashdot.

Comment Re:Old times (Score 1) 29

Modules aren't a security risk. Code is a security risk.

So do you or do you not understand that allowing tons of obscure code to be loaded dynamically (hint: modules) that you certainly don't need or want is a security risk? Meaning TFA solution, which addresses modeules, is a good methodology for many systems, especially servers?

Comment Finished products? (Score 3, Interesting) 50

Consumer advocates are now pushing for structural changes: mandatory software escrow funds that would keep vehicle software running even if the manufacturer disappears, open-source mandates in bankruptcy proceedings, and shared repair data requirements...

Now I know this sounds crazy, but stick with me for a moment: How about we require car manufacturers to deliver finished products to customers? And how about we also require them to provide meaninful service and repair data along with the vehicles? No more connected services unless they are non-essential to the car and trivially switched off, removed or replaceable. So that means no more repeated software updates will be required.

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