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404mm··on Raspberry Pi Zero 3W and Pi 4 Model A spotted in device trees
I only have one wish for the Zero 3 W: 1GB RAM. I’m not even asking for more.
404mm··on New Apple TV 4K
I think we’re wanting the same thing/ use here. I agree the price is outrageous but I ended up preordering anyway because at the end it’s still a good deal if you do the math. I’m excited for the AV1 (hardware now) and more horsepower for VP9 (software).
404mm··on America.gov
Do you want to swap passports? I’m game.
404mm··on GitHub Outage Tracker: Is GitHub Cooked?
If backend GitHub services are anything like GHES then I’m surprised it even managed to scale this much.
404mm··on uBlock Origin is giving up the fight to keep ads off Facebook
This is the way! And I wish I could be part of it. Sadly, FB Marketplace is the only platform I that seems to be decent for random sales os stuff I no longer need.

Please, tell me there is this better option called X/Y, and I’ll happily switch. I just haven’t found it.

Such a shame that some afterthought Meta accidentally implemented is better than the rest of their entire platform.

404mm··on Starlink unlimited aviation plan to rise from $10k/month to $20k
He’s like the God. Always needs more money!
404mm··on No leap second will be introduced at the end of December 2026
“Time Lord” could have been used instead of Director. At least once. Please.
404mm··on Google Chrome Installed a 4GB AI Model on Your PC
Technically speaking, Safari is the second most used browser. It’s quite surprising how often I get these “unsupported browser” popups. I still use it as my primary and have FF as a backup. No Chrome needed.
404mm··on Sony Deletes 551 Movies PlayStation Owners Paid For
I bet there’s a class action coming.

And Sony made it easy for them too by using this verbiage: “previously purchased content”

404mm··on Caffeinated and decaffeinated coffee lower stress, depression and impulsivity
Also, for anyone who ever tried to quit coffee, probably knows this— the period of feeling down, useless, slow, and tired after you quit is brutal for about 1-2 weeks and can last months for long-time coffee drinkers. No wonder people feel great after having coffee again.

And decaf is not caffeine-free. Decaf coffee still contains about 5-10% of the original caffeine content compared to the same beans but not decaffeinated.

And then there’s the tiny sample size :( and no control group. This is worse than useless. This is the kind of waste that news stations will pick and advertise.

404mm··on Ubiquiti: Enterprise NAS, Built on ZFS
UI is so overrated.
404mm··on Apple is about to make Hide My Email useless
This lacks the easy control over blocking the “aliases” you’re done with. The real pro tip is to use this domain with something like addy.io (paid or self-hosted) where you can either pre-create the aliases or have them dynamically created for you as they become used for the first time - and having control over each of them so you can block it when you want.
404mm··on Driving in America Is Headlight Hell
YES! Tesla account for the majority blinding headlights in my area. The rest is idiot drivers who just drive with their high beams on.
404mm··on Raspberry Pi 5 – 16GB RAM
Imagine having a business relying on the Pi boards! It’s worth adding Pi4@1GB still costs $35 but any other memory configurations (and Pi5) go for much more now.
404mm··on Meta's ships facial recognition on smart glasses
Surely there’s gotta be some narrow frequency band that disrupts it from working, right? I’m getting really tired of all the cameras and ALPRs around us.
404mm··on News about Raspberry Pi 6 and Microcontroller Development
The flagship Pi boards are also hitting the thermal design ceiling of what makes sense for this size or platform. Pi 5 is IMO already on that edge because it pretty much needs active cooling and a dedicated power supply. Going past this point means it will compete with much more powerful platforms and likely loose due to it’s architectural limitations.
404mm··on Air France and Airbus found guilty of manslaughter over 2009 plane crash
Is this the crash where the pilot failed to recognize the airspeed sensors had frozen up and he stalled the plane? I could see how this was an Air France fault since the pilot was not properly trained or experienced to fly this plane in these conditions. Not sure why Airbus is responsible.
404mm··on Plex's 200% Lifetime Pass price hike tries forcing users to another subscription
AppleTV to be more specific
404mm··on Plex's 200% Lifetime Pass price hike tries forcing users to another subscription
I haven’t heard about anything like that.

But I do hear about campaigns focused on members with poor account hygiene and afaik they get their accounts terminated.

404mm··on Plex's 200% Lifetime Pass price hike tries forcing users to another subscription
Convenience. Jellyfin is becoming better and better but still lacks proper support for certain (Apple) devices, while Plex mostly just works.

That being said, Plex apps also lack proper support for HW decoding of some 4K codecs and their AppleTV situation is just plain sad (2 years without an update, no proper HW decoding).

With the Pass being $750, I’m expecting Jellyfin to become a more popular alternative than ever. I’d personally never spend this kind of money on Plex.

404mm··on US transportation bill would add a $130 annual fee for EV drivers
And with my kind of luck, I replace about 2-3 tires in the life span of a set due to road hazards.
404mm··on US transportation bill would add a $130 annual fee for EV drivers
Weight is only one dimension. What matters is weight and mileage. Our family has two cars but we drive less combined than a typical single person in our area.
404mm··on Removing the modem and GPS from my 2024 RAV4 hybrid
When I bought my 2024 Lexus, there was a sticker on the headlamp saying to push the support call button to talk to a rep if I don’t want any vehicle data collected . So I did and the rep told me they can disable it but it will also disable the SOS/911 calls and crash report if I do that. Choosing my own battles, I begrudgingly told them to leave it enabled.
404mm··on macOS 27 won’t be supporting Intel anymore
As a consumer, I’d like to see the end of “universal” builds for various apps. It made sense for a while but downloading and installing ~60% larger bins just doesn’t make sense 6 years later.
404mm··on Franklin's bad ads for Apple II clones and the beloved impersonator they depict
Maybe it was done with MS FrontPage? I still remember that hot pile of garbage. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_FrontPage
404mm··on Apple update looks like Czech mate for locked-out iPhone user
I’m willing to bet a significant portion of the passwords start with the letter “p”.
404mm··on Samsung Magician disk utility takes 18 steps and two reboots to uninstall
It’s like they went backwards on this. The utility that handles .pkg files used to have a command line uninstall option.

Anyway, I kinda like PearCleaner for removing the cruft. It’s not perfect but it’s open source and one of the better options imo.

404mm··on Lessons learned shipping 500 units of my first hardware product
$1200 is a lot, and it would be a straight dealbreaker to me as well. But I also noticed it draws 580W, which is a lot too.

Besides not wanting to waste the money, I doubt the lamp will last 5 years (not 5 years of projected use of XX minutes per day…). 580W converted to heat on a small disk will take its toll.

404mm··on A Year of 3D Printing
ASA and ABS really need a good filtration. Like actual filtration, not what the enclosure has. I personally just run a duct to my window and vent outside.
404mm··on uBlock Origin Lite in Apple App Store
That was my setup until recently. The ads are YT blocked well on iOS but it kept having hiccups on iPadOS. I switched to uBlock in safari and it works well. I wish it showed what is being blocked on each page instead of the little counter in the icon.
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