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  • It’s not that they now changed something with data collection and sharing within the update. They always did it, all services free of charge do it and most that cost money likely take the extra money as well.

    It’s now that they tell you in a short and informative way (1st sentence) and ask for your consent.

    What’s really infuriating, are websites and services that have an “Accept All” button but no “Reject All”. Instead you have to manage individually and sometimes I have to flip 30 separate buttons to disable data sharing, where they even call advertisers a ‘necessary 3rd party’ requiring interaction on top.



  • As you didn’t read the article:

    “This move seems driven by the government’s interest in collecting and centralizing biometric data for identification, tracking, and surveillance purposes,” he said. Omar agreed: “Probably to keep track of the refugees.”

    They hand out SIM cards to track those SIM cards. Using a certain messaging app on the phone or not doesn’t change SIM card tracking within the network.


  • Chup@feddit.detoNo Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldHow do you reload a warship ?
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    7 months ago

    In a selected port, with a crane. That’s basically the tl;dr from the video Kalash posted at 4:23 time index.

    But the Houthis didn’t fire at warships. I know some outlets had similar sounding titles but they were clickbait and their own articles were contradicting their title. The Houthis were firing towards merchant vessels and within 20 km or so, there was also a warship, which then reacted.


  • Especially living in a city, this looks interesting to me. ‘Fast’ charging I’ve seen was in the range 30-60 min but then it’s like the phone, from about 20% up to 80%. So living in a city, I’d have to wait for half an hour for half the battery.

    With a swap-station, it could be nearly as fast as a fossil fuel stop. About 2 minutes for a 0% to 100% stop.

    This also allows for smaller batteries, for smaller cars, for lighter cars. You don’t need to carry a lot of overall range if you can swap/refill to 100% in 2 minutes.



  • It’s disappointing that they only exclude the information use regarding ads.

    So they will still track everything users do and profile them, just like any other free user. And they can sell to everyone else who pays for user data (e.g. AI learning, market research etc.). With that wording, they could even sell to ad companies, if they e.g. use the data for some algorithm optimisation in their tech department. So they leave the door open to keep selling the data to 3rd parties, while already charging the user ‘starting at’ 12.99€.



  • I feel the very specific community topic split is already affecting Lemmy negatively. So I think having larger, broader community topics (e.g. ‘commuting’ instead of a community for every single option to commute by itself), with more diverse content, interaction and of course more visible activity, would also attract new users.

    Right now some communities are so specific, that by its creation, it’s a filter bubble by design. And then of course you don’t get a lot of content or interaction, as only yea-sayer get accepted.

    Interaction requires different approaches, opinions, options and of course people who upvote them even when disagreeing. The reply box is the correct option when disagreeing, not the downvote. That’s how Lemmy will sprout.

    tl;dr Broader community topics for larger, more diverse and more active communities



  • The article is quite harmless compared to the silly title.

    But the main argument is that Android has too many settings and options where users don’t even know what they are good for. And with further development it’s getting more features and more options.

    That seems to be a very minor and rather luxury problem to have more and more features and options.

    On the PC, there are lots of programs that already use a short list of options available and then a checkbox with ‘I’m an expert’ or ‘Advanced settings’ to show them all. More settings means more freedom for the user to chose from. Hiding them would be a simple task. But just because they exist and are shown, this doesn’t mean that anyone has to click on anything without even knowing what it does. So it’s not really a problem besides reading 3 more words in the list of settings but not doing anything with it.

    For options I don’t know, I just use a web search in case I’m interested. Or I just ignore them as long as I don’t have a problem related to the topic.


  • In the 1st step, maybe a year ago or so, they updated the Kasa app (v 3?) to only function with account and while being logged in at TP-Link servers to use your devices. And in now the 2nd step, they integrate Kasa into Tapo, which was always account-bound. The 3rd step is then probably the discontinuation of the Kasa app.

    Kasa was their more premium product line, that was usable without internet connection and without manufacturer account - which is why I paid more to get those instead of the cheap Tapo products. But now my ‘smart’ power outlets are in a box in the basement collecting dust and I cannot recommend anyone to spend money on TP-Link smart products, as they remove features after sale.


  • I understand ‘worst sales’ but ‘worst performance’ doesn’t really fit. It’s in my opinion this is a fantastic performance on the market. With right to repair, longer software support, some models with replaceable batteries, we can use the phones longer and make the industry more sustainable and consumer friendly. For the last years already, the model feature upgrades were marginal and it’s fine that way.

    In the future, I’d hope for further technical and regulatory development in that direction, resulting in further reduced annual sales numbers.



  • That was a sick race. I had actually planned to watch the first hour and a bit and then start my tour on the motorcycle, as the weather was good.

    But I couldn’t stop watching. Everything was open until the very end, so many drivers could win so close to the end, so many different strategies from the start and new strategies mid race, half way a call that there might be some rain, lots tyres wear and drivers complaining. It was so good.

    I just felt bad for Russell at the end after such a good race. Then again Hamilton now made it onto #3 in the championship standings and switched places with Alonso. And Liam Lawson finished 3/3 races and now even go into the points. That looks pretty good for a rookie driver.


  • Data centres, business, hospitals etc. run batteries to bridge the gap until the diesel starts running. It can take a minute or a few until the diesel generator takes over, but it can run for hours and days with refuelling.

    Getting batteries for 8h is expensive and risky - what if the power cut suddenly lasts 9h? With batteries you have a fixed storage, with petrol or diesel you can just refuel.

    Having that unreliable electricity, my home server would be the least of my problems. I would already have a generator to keep the fridge running so the food doesn’t go bad every other day.


  • A speedometer is on the technical side a rev meter. As you can change rim and tyre size (e.g. summer and winter tyres), the whole circumference changes, leading to different speeds that the car can’t measure. So with summer and winter it shows the same speed but in reality, you’re going different speeds.

    As typically by law, the speedometer is not allowed to show too slow, it’s showing by design too fast. So that even after changing tyre size, it will still not accidentally show too little speed. It’s necessary due to the measuring method with unknown variables.

    Lorries typically have a trip recorder for speed and rest periods. Their speedometer is usually calibrated, which is also why people often think they are speeding when comparing to their own car’s speedometer. But it’s the car showing the wrong number.


  • I just watched the video on Youtube:

    He is not hugging the left lane, there is a car seen on the right, that he and the other traffic in front of him on the left lane, are passing.

    The headphones are only partially visible and only on one ear. Due to the noise level inside, it could be argued to be hearing protection or maybe a headphone on one ear for voice navigation instructions. Not sure what the French law exactly prohibits there.

    The speeding is according to the cars own speedometer. Most of us learned during driving school that a lorry must have calibrated speed but cars don’t. They all show too much, as they can’t show too little. It’s inaccurate by design. How inaccurate? We don’t know.

    So besides a not named person complaining, I don’t think there is not much going to happen. At least the press can get some clicks, Max can say sorry into cameras and in a few days, the French police can release a statement that are glad he sees his wrongdoing and they now stopped their investigation.



  • You should get/use one external drive for backups that you store separately (can be your 2nd or a new one). Having two separate internal drives for backup is not safe, as the system can damage data on both at the same time (e.g. malware/encryption, data corruption etc.).

    RAID is for availability/uptime. I like to compare it to a shop system at the checkout. You can’t have shop payments halted if one drive fails, so you have a RAID. It allows you to repair/replace while the system keeps running and your business keeps operating. In a large business, every hour of downtime can cost you hundreds of thousand of currency, so RAID gets even more sophisticated. Downtime is not an option.

    At home this is up to you. RAID can save you some hassle and grant performance, but likely costs you more money than it saves you. Backup is key, so have at least one separately stored copy and depending on the importance of your data, also have an off-site backup.


  • Chup@feddit.detoAsklemmy@lemmy.mlIs that dangerous?
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    11 months ago

    This post is obviously not meant serious.

    To the right of the damaged section we can see a thread indicator, so there is maybe around 1 mm thread on the right shoulder. Therefore the centre part was below legal limits.

    Before changing tyres, the owner of that bike decided to kill off the old tyre completely by doing a burnout. We can see the flat centre piece all around on the tyre, typical for a burnout.