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mmmlinux··on Reverse engineering a 27MHz RC toy communication using RTL SDR
was the submarine remote RF or IR?
mmmlinux··on Privacy Badger is a free browser extension made by EFF to stop spying
unless they are an independent contractor. which would likely be the case.
mmmlinux··on Disney is raising the price of Disney+ and Hulu
I was just yesterday thinking what a brilliant move it would be for a business to cause some outrage, get a bunch of people to unsub. and then jack up the price for when they come crawling back. I should have gone into marketing.
mmmlinux··on macOS becomes iOS: Safari video controls
last time i tried to set up a new android phone. the built in phone app asked me permissions to use the built in contacts app.

people complain if the apps don't all have fine grained permissions. and then complain when they have to agree to stuff all the time. and then complain they got "hacked". damned if you do, damned if you don't.

mmmlinux··on Find SF parking cops
From all the trash that everyone leaves everywhere. and broken glass from car windows getting smashed in. its not a nice place.
mmmlinux··on Tesla influencers tried coast-to-coast self-driving, hit debris before 60 miles
the cash for clunkers program put a huge dent in the ultra cheap used car market. but also Florida has basically no car laws.
mmmlinux··on Kmart's use of facial recognition to tackle refund fraud unlawful
casinos have been doing this for years, its nothing new.
mmmlinux··on Internet Archive's big battle with music publishers ends in settlement
i'm sure they have lost sales though from bad reviews.
mmmlinux··on Apple Photos app corrupts images
well you're already starting off assuming that the kid is holding an iPhone. so its already an "oh but not that one" situation.
mmmlinux··on Meta RayBan AR glasses shows Lumus waveguide structures in leaked video
why would i spend 15 minutes copying a CD to the computer and another 15 copying it to the device, the man thought to him self while making a 90minute mix tape.
mmmlinux··on Scammed out of $130K via fake Google call, spoofed Google email and auth sync
is talking to amazon on the phone at all even actually possible?
mmmlinux··on Things you can do with a Software Defined Radio (2024)
Oh that's too bad, I had done this in the past and it was good fun.
mmmlinux··on The madness of SaaS chargebacks
Does stripe not block users that have done charge backs?
mmmlinux··on An embarrassing failure of the US patent system: Nintendo's latest patents
They don't want a "pokemon-like" genre to exist at all.
mmmlinux··on Freeway guardrails are now a favorite target of thieves
Hopefully they aren't just picking out the good bits and dumping the remainder of the box somewhere else.
mmmlinux··on Freeway guardrails are now a favorite target of thieves
And some how he still struggled to cut through it apparently. Must have been the cheapest used recip saw blade he could buy.
mmmlinux··on Microsoft BASIC for 6502 Microprocessor – Version 1.1
Do you know about half button presses?
mmmlinux··on The 16-year odyssey it took to emulate the Pioneer LaserActive
CDs are still digital though. Its more like how records are just analog audio.
mmmlinux··on How Not to Buy a SSD
nah it goes on those discount wire rack shelves they have sprinkled throughout the store.
mmmlinux··on Privately-Owned Rail Cars
Screw buying expensive road cars when you win the lottery, ill be buying train cars.
mmmlinux··on VHS-C: When a lazy idea stumbles towards perfection [video]
I got a little less interested in the videos once they got to the trimming out the car part. I liked when they were building the car and were doing (what seems to me) like excellent work. then they got to the dashboard and it became what ever goes. like the dashboard clock in the latest video...
mmmlinux··on Home Depot sued for 'secretly' using facial recognition at self-checkouts
Yeah i feel like there are exact same pictures when i buy something, if you happen to leave out the pictures from when i was standing in line and at the checkout. you could totally make it look like i stole stuff.
mmmlinux··on Home Depot sued for 'secretly' using facial recognition at self-checkouts
If a hit and run hadn't been involved they wouldn't have gotten caught.
mmmlinux··on Bank forced to rehire workers after lying about chatbot productivity, union says
the last time i tried this i got pretty far then it switched to a human and i had to provide all the same information again. and then the person ghosted me.
mmmlinux··on Pixel 10 Phones
And here i was thinking it was irresponsible to have a decorative phone in my house because someone might try to call 911 with it in need. but these guys are selling phones that randomly may or may not? and people are still like but but apple?
mmmlinux··on Pixel 10 Phones
Dont worry theyll all be pushing 8 now that the barrier has been broken.
mmmlinux··on Realizing we needed two sorts of alerts for our temperature monitoring
Air Conditioner. The exact same abbreviation they are using in the article.
mmmlinux··on Open hardware desktop 3D printing is dead?
Some people want a hobby. some people want a tool to use.
mmmlinux··on VC-backed company just killed my EU trademark for a small OSS project
Trademarks mean nothing. A bigger company can always come along and bully you till you give it up. Just like what happened to Allen Pan and his Mythbusters trademark.
mmmlinux··on Multimodal WFH setup: flight SIM, EE lab, and music studio in 60sqft/5.5M²
Those are some dusty remotes.
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