Miscellaneous Tech News
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The death of “Works with Nest” begins now with Google account migrations
Google takeover will kill "Works with Nest," and there's no going back.
The smart home company Nest is currently in the middle of a rocky transition from standalone Alphabet company to a full-on merger with Google's hardware team, where it will exist as a Google sub-brand. The details were announced during Google I/O 2019 and include the debut of the first "Google Nest" product, the shutdown of the "Works with Nest" (WWN) ecosystem, and the death of standalone Nest accounts and the Nest/Google data separation. Until now, the transition has mostly involved news and new products, but now a recent update to the Nest app will let existing Nest users "migrate their account to Google." Be warned that doing this will break a lot of things and is irreversible. So far, it looks like the Nest-to-Google transition more or less involves shutting down everything that was unique to Nest and switching to the Google Home/Google Assistant ecosystem. Migrating your Nest account to a Google account basically means jumping ecosystems, leaving behind any "Works with Nest" integrations with other apps or devices. Basic things like the Nest app, website, and Google voice commands will still work, but that's about it. Amazon Alexa users will probably see the current "Works with Nest" skill stop working, but apparently there is a new "Google Nest" skill that will replace some of the functionality. -
Hulu's top level, "ad free" tier still shows ads... So they can go get fucked by a filthy, diseased cock. My gf knows that she's not allowed to log into Hulu on my network (blocked at the pi hole level anyway, strictly on principle). Trailers for your original shit? I'll watch that. Ads on your "premium" service? Hope you die in a fire.
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@RojoLoco said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
Hulu's top level, "ad free" tier still shows ads... So they can go get fucked by a filthy, diseased cock. My gf knows that she's not allowed to log into Hulu on my network (blocked at the pi hole level anyway, strictly on principle). Trailers for your original shit? I'll watch that. Ads on your "premium" service? Hope you die in a fire.
Yeah, I really hate them. But, it's Disney, so exactly what I expect from those pieces of crap.
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@RojoLoco said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
Hulu's top level, "ad free" tier still shows ads... So they can go get fucked by a filthy, diseased cock. My gf knows that she's not allowed to log into Hulu on my network (blocked at the pi hole level anyway, strictly on principle). Trailers for your original shit? I'll watch that. Ads on your "premium" service? Hope you die in a fire.
Using Brave Browser > New private window with Tor bypasses Pi-Hole.
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@black3dynamite definitely not telling my gf or her kids about that. Bypassing my pi hole at my house would cause their devices to get smashed, and any new devices would not be allowed on my network. Her kids hated it when they got QOS'ed (I will not abide having my streaming video diminished by them watching HD videos of someone playing Minecraft).
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@RojoLoco said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@black3dynamite definitely not telling my gf or her kids about that. Bypassing my pi hole at my house would cause their devices to get smashed, and any new devices would not be allowed on my network. Her kids hated it when they got QOS'ed (I will not abide having my streaming video diminished by them watching HD videos of someone playing Minecraft).
Parrot OS is another one to watch out for. That OS is all about privacy and security.
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@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@RojoLoco said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
Hulu's top level, "ad free" tier still shows ads... So they can go get fucked by a filthy, diseased cock. My gf knows that she's not allowed to log into Hulu on my network (blocked at the pi hole level anyway, strictly on principle). Trailers for your original shit? I'll watch that. Ads on your "premium" service? Hope you die in a fire.
Yeah, I really hate them. But, it's Disney, so exactly what I expect from those pieces of crap.
NO, this is not Disney. They were shit long before Disney bought them.
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@JaredBusch said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@RojoLoco said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
Hulu's top level, "ad free" tier still shows ads... So they can go get fucked by a filthy, diseased cock. My gf knows that she's not allowed to log into Hulu on my network (blocked at the pi hole level anyway, strictly on principle). Trailers for your original shit? I'll watch that. Ads on your "premium" service? Hope you die in a fire.
Yeah, I really hate them. But, it's Disney, so exactly what I expect from those pieces of crap.
NO, this is not Disney. They were shit long before Disney bought them.
But seem to have gotten worse. And likely Disney was interested in them because they were crap. That's why Disney went for them and not someone else most likely
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Intel’s line of notebook CPUs gets more confusing with 14nm Comet Lake
Comet Lake looks good, but it seems like a confusing digression from Ice Lake.
Today, Intel is launching a new series of 14nm notebook CPUs code-named Comet Lake. Going by Intel's numbers, Comet Lake looks like a competent upgrade to its predecessor Whiskey Lake. The interesting question—and one largely left unanswered by Intel—is why the company has decided to launch a new line of 14nm notebook CPUs less than a month after launching Ice Lake, its first 10nm notebook CPUs. Both the Comet Lake and Ice Lake notebook CPU lines this month consist of a full range of i3, i5, and i7 mobile CPUs in both high-power (U-series) and low-power (Y-series) variants. This adds up to a total of 19 Intel notebook CPU models released in August, and we expect to see a lot of follow-on confusion. During the briefing call, Intel executives did not want to respond to questions about differentiation between the Comet Lake and Ice Lake lines based on either performance or price, but the technical specs lead us to believe that Ice Lake is likely the far more attractive product line for most users. -
Maybe AMD's success is hitting them hard and this is panic setting in.
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@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
Maybe AMD's success is hitting them hard and this is panic setting in.
Lol maybe
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@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
Maybe AMD's success is hitting them hard and this is panic setting in.
That seems unlikely, designing new chips isn’t an overnight thing.
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@Dashrender said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
Maybe AMD's success is hitting them hard and this is panic setting in.
That seems unlikely, designing new chips isn’t an overnight thing.
Sure seems like it is at Intel
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Is Instagram Making Your Photos, Messages Public? No, Dummy
US Secretary of Energy Rick Perry was among the public figures who re-posted a fake message warning about a purported privacy policy change at Instagram. It was a hoax in 2012 and it's still fake in 2019.
Will Instagram make all your photos and messages public as part of a privacy policy change? No. That didn't stop a number of celebrities and US Secretary of Energy Rick Perry (you know, the guy responsible for the nukes) from falling for a years-old hoax that falsely claims Facebook's photo-sharing app will change its rules so that Instagram "can use your photos" starting today. "Everything you've ever posted becomes public today. Even messages that have been deleted or the photos not allowed," the post reads. The fake message claims that posts and messages can be used against Instagram users in court. It then encourages users to re-post the same message, which concludes with an all-caps message that says Instagram does not have the user's permission to share photos or messages. -
Unsweetened: Android swaps sugary codenames for boring numbers
Android gets a new logo, and it looks like a final release is coming any day now.
We usually get a fun codename to go along with each big new Android release. The names are based on sugary snacks that started with the letter C in Android 1.5 and have been working their way down the alphabet. Over the history of Android, we've had 1.5 Cupcake, 1.6 Donut, 2.0 Eclair, 2.2 Froyo, 2.3 Gingerbread, 3.0 Honeycomb, 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, 4.1 Jelly Bean, 4.4 KitKat, 5.0 Lollipop, 6.0 Marshmallow, 7.0 Nougat, 8.0 Oreo, and Android 9 Pie (this last one dropped the decimal point!). Usually these names are a big deal. There are jokes and guesses made about them all year, Google often commissions a statue, and sometimes there are media events and huge cross-company, brand-sharing initiatives with companies like Nestle or Nabisco. This year's Android Q is one of the harder letters to come up with a snack codename for, so today Google has announced it's not going to do snack names anymore. Android is getting a branding rework, and in addition to new logos and colors, the snack-based codenames are dead. Android Q is official as "Android 10" and just Android 10, with no extra names whatsoever. Google says the codename system was fun, but it wasn't "always understood by everyone in the global community:" -
@mlnews said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
Is Instagram Making Your Photos, Messages Public? No, Dummy
US Secretary of Energy Rick Perry was among the public figures who re-posted a fake message warning about a purported privacy policy change at Instagram. It was a hoax in 2012 and it's still fake in 2019.
Will Instagram make all your photos and messages public as part of a privacy policy change? No. That didn't stop a number of celebrities and US Secretary of Energy Rick Perry (you know, the guy responsible for the nukes) from falling for a years-old hoax that falsely claims Facebook's photo-sharing app will change its rules so that Instagram "can use your photos" starting today. "Everything you've ever posted becomes public today. Even messages that have been deleted or the photos not allowed," the post reads. The fake message claims that posts and messages can be used against Instagram users in court. It then encourages users to re-post the same message, which concludes with an all-caps message that says Instagram does not have the user's permission to share photos or messages.yeah this shit has been viral on FB lately too.. I just need to unfriend those people - they are just to stupid to help.
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Report: Apple will unveil overhauled MacBook Pro, “Pro” iPhones this fall
The iPad Pro, iPad, HomePod, AirPods, and Apple Watch will also see updates soon
Apple has already had a busy year with the launch of the Apple Card and the reveal of the above-pictured Mac Pro, but it's about to get much, much busier. A new report by Bloomberg's Mark Gurman and Debby Wu—who have reported reliably on Apple's plans in the past—details numerous upcoming product announcements from Apple. Citing people familiar with the situation, the report mentions three iPhones, a MacBook Pro, an Apple Watch, iPad Pros, an entry-level iPad, a higher-end iteration of AirPods, and a more affordable alternative to HomePod. -
No More Desserts, Android Q Is Android 10
Google announced new branding and an end to Android code names based on tasty treats.
As the Google Blog explains, for this latest version of Android the mobile operating system is adopting new branding that should be "as inclusive and accessible as possible." Part of the branding change is to drop the use of desserts in alphabetical order to represent each new version. The feedback showed these names could be confusing for Android's global community. Android Lollipop (5.0) is a good example, as some languages don't easily distinguish between L and R when spoken. With that in mind, Android Q will be known as Android 10 when it reaches smartphones, nothing more. -
@mlnews said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
No More Desserts, Android Q Is Android 10
Google announced new branding and an end to Android code names based on tasty treats.
As the Google Blog explains, for this latest version of Android the mobile operating system is adopting new branding that should be "as inclusive and accessible as possible." Part of the branding change is to drop the use of desserts in alphabetical order to represent each new version. The feedback showed these names could be confusing for Android's global community. Android Lollipop (5.0) is a good example, as some languages don't easily distinguish between L and R when spoken. With that in mind, Android Q will be known as Android 10 when it reaches smartphones, nothing more.Yeah that was always annoying. I never remembered which treat was which version of android anyway.
