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  1. Comment on Twingate: Go beyond VPN in ~tech

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    I'm curious with this one. Is it an alternative to/same thing as Tailscale?

    I'm curious with this one. Is it an alternative to/same thing as Tailscale?

    3 votes

  3. Comment on Roku says its ads aren’t meant to be ‘interruptive’ after controversial test in ~tech

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    Only Apple TV, AFAIK. Which is a shame, since it's freaking expensive in many countries (literally x10 the price of a basic Roku Express in Brazil, for example).

    Only Apple TV, AFAIK. Which is a shame, since it's freaking expensive in many countries (literally x10 the price of a basic Roku Express in Brazil, for example).

    2 votes

  4. Comment on Roku says its ads aren’t meant to be ‘interruptive’ after controversial test in ~tech

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    A cheap/old computer + Jellyfin is a wonderful combo. Ironically, I'm using a Roku stick to access Jellyfin content on a TV.

    A cheap/old computer + Jellyfin is a wonderful combo. Ironically, I'm using a Roku stick to access Jellyfin content on a TV.

    9 votes

  5. Comment on Roku says its ads aren’t meant to be ‘interruptive’ after controversial test in ~tech

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    I guess The Verge has a policy to only publish official statements from companies if the person can be named — so, no off-the-record statements. These people simply don't care and the public...

    I guess The Verge has a policy to only publish official statements from companies if the person can be named — so, no off-the-record statements. These people simply don't care and the public opinion, at least the majority, doesn't either.

    4 votes

  6. Comment on A quick look at the iPhone 16e made in Brazil in ~tech

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    Oh god… Can you try opening it in an incognito tab?

    Oh god… Can you try opening it in an incognito tab?

  7. Comment on Roku says its ads aren’t meant to be ‘interruptive’ after controversial test in ~tech

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    Besides that, spokespeople are trained to divert from tricky questions. It's often a dead-end to push harder on these. Leaks, whistleblowers, and trials (like Meta's and Google's) are better...

    Besides that, spokespeople are trained to divert from tricky questions. It's often a dead-end to push harder on these. Leaks, whistleblowers, and trials (like Meta's and Google's) are better venues to get what C-level people really think about their business.

    6 votes

  8. Comment on A quick look at the iPhone 16e made in Brazil in ~tech

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    I don't vibe with wireless charging as well, but MagSafe ecosystem has some cool utilities like tripods, car-holders (? Not sure how those are called in English), and other ingenious stuff....

    I don't vibe with wireless charging as well, but MagSafe ecosystem has some cool utilities like tripods, car-holders (? Not sure how those are called in English), and other ingenious stuff. Nothing life-changing, but nice to have…? Maybe it's somewhat like 120 Hz screens — you don't miss it until you have it.

    6 votes

  10. Comment on A quick look at the iPhone 16e made in Brazil in ~tech

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    Sorry about that. It’s probably the ActivityPub WordPress plugin misbehaving. I just cleaned the cache for this page. Can you try again?

    Sorry about that. It’s probably the ActivityPub WordPress plugin misbehaving. I just cleaned the cache for this page. Can you try again?

    4 votes

  11. Comment on Passing the torch - Discord is getting a new CEO in ~tech

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    Tried to move my site’s paying subscribers to Matrix. It was frustrating. The e2ee is very confusing and we lost access to messages frequently when adding a new device or just using different...

    Tried to move my site’s paying subscribers to Matrix. It was frustrating. The e2ee is very confusing and we lost access to messages frequently when adding a new device or just using different ones.

    Element X, their new mobile app, is a step forward to fix this issue, but it’s weird to restrict usage to one app since Matrix is advertised as an open, use-your-preferred-app platform.

    I really wish it were easier for regular folks. It’s not there yet.

    11 votes

  12. Comment on No one likes it, but I have to admit that unexpected, hardcore adversity is a feature not a bug in ~talk

  17. Comment on Why do AI company logos look like buttholes? in ~design

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    In Brazil, when someone tells a fact without any backing evidence, people say they took the info from their ass. (It's kinda rude, but everyone understands.) As an English-as-second-language...

    In Brazil, when someone tells a fact without any backing evidence, people say they took the info from their ass. (It's kinda rude, but everyone understands.) As an English-as-second-language speaker, I guess this is lost in translation, which is a shame since it makes the relationship between AI logos and buttholes even more striking.

    6 votes

  18. Comment on Lana Del Rey - Henry, come on (2025) in ~music

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    I love “Born to die”, was listening to it literally yesterday, however nothing she released afterwards “clicked” with me. “Norman Fucking Rockwell!” is acclaimed, but it didn't work with me, the...

    I love “Born to die”, was listening to it literally yesterday, however nothing she released afterwards “clicked” with me. “Norman Fucking Rockwell!” is acclaimed, but it didn't work with me, the same with “Ultraviolence” — the two I gave a few good listening sessions before dropping.

    Is this song part of a new album?

    1 vote

  19. Comment on How much do I really need to know? in ~life

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    I read this one last year, and was shocked by how fresh it reads ~40 years later. At some point, Postman writes (translated from pt_BR; maybe not exactly this, but you get the idea): If you...

    I read this one last year, and was shocked by how fresh it reads ~40 years later. At some point, Postman writes (translated from pt_BR; maybe not exactly this, but you get the idea):

    The average duration of a scene on television is only 3.5 seconds, so the eye never rests, there is always something new to see. In addition, television offers viewers a variety of subjects, requires minimal skills to understand them, and aims largely at emotional gratification.

    If you replace “television” with “TikTok” or “reels”, the sentence doesn't need any other change to be modernized.

    7 votes

  20. Comment on Can you critique my blog? in ~tech

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    Recently I added an English version to my WordPress-powered, 11+ years old blog, using a plugin called Polylang (the free version). It's quite nice! In the back-end, it's as if I had another blog,...

    Recently I added an English version to my WordPress-powered, 11+ years old blog, using a plugin called Polylang (the free version). It's quite nice! In the back-end, it's as if I had another blog, but sharing resources — layout, plugins, even assets like images used in posts —, all translatable and yet with minimal overhead.

    It's way more complex than your solution, if anything else because it involves a self-manage CMS, but if you're serious about your blog, may worth the investment (of time, resources, and a little money).

    5 votes