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YouTube ads are about to get even longer and they’ll be unskippable - Dexerto in c/technology@lemmy.world

[–] Kirk@startrek.website 7 points 6 months ago (1 children)

My friend told me recently about TizenTube which is a youtube app with adblock/sponsorblock for Samsung TVs

The duality of the AI conman in c/fuck_ai@lemmy.world

[–] Kirk@startrek.website 2 points 6 months ago

AI maybe. Chatbots forced into a PDF reader, no.

Microsoft gets tired of “Microslop,” bans the word on its Discord, then locks the server after backlash in c/technology@beehaw.org

[–] Kirk@startrek.website 9 points 6 months ago

It is truly astonishing how a company with their resources could have a program like Teams be so terrible for so long. Matrix/Element have advanced faster than Teams.

*Permanently Deleted* in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

[–] Kirk@startrek.website 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Is there a list of sources this pulls from?

Microsoft gets tired of “Microslop,” bans the word on its Discord, then locks the server after backlash in c/technology@beehaw.org

[–] Kirk@startrek.website 22 points 6 months ago (5 children)

Microsoft is using Discord and not Teams?

GrapheneOS Collaboration With Motorola Mobility in c/technology@beehaw.org

[–] Kirk@startrek.website 4 points 6 months ago

Hard to believe it's real, hopefully Motorola is committed to the long term.

What is tux up to these days in c/linuxmemes@lemmy.world

[–] Kirk@startrek.website 8 points 6 months ago

I see myself in this meme

Tonight 😬 in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

[–] Kirk@startrek.website 27 points 6 months ago (8 children)

I've never woken up the next morning regretting greasy food

Which wiki software to host in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

[–] Kirk@startrek.website 6 points 6 months ago

+1 for Bookstack. Very simple and easy to learn.

VPNs Can’t Make You Anonymous Online. Don’t Be Fooled by Anyone Who Says They Can in c/technology@beehaw.org

[–] Kirk@startrek.website 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Oh I see thank you for the explanation. I missed that the university network was called a VPN.

Block ditches 4,000 staff, because AI can do their jobs in c/technology@beehaw.org

[–] Kirk@startrek.website 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I'm pretty sure "Block" is derived from "Blockchain"

VPNs Can’t Make You Anonymous Online. Don’t Be Fooled by Anyone Who Says They Can in c/technology@beehaw.org

[–] Kirk@startrek.website 5 points 6 months ago (3 children)

This may sound dumb, but wouldn't it appear to anyone listening between the client and VPN as though all traffic is coming from the VPN and not the website? Isn't that the point of a VPN?