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black3dynamite

http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2018/02/ubuntu-data-collection-opt-out

NashBrydges

@black3dynamite said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2018/02/ubuntu-data-collection-opt-out

This is probably one of the least invasive data collection templates I've seen.

scottalanmiller

@nashbrydges said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

@black3dynamite said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2018/02/ubuntu-data-collection-opt-out

This is probably one of the least invasive data collection templates I've seen.

That's the beauty of open source, make it too painful or intrusive and people will fork you and remove it.

NerdyDad

@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

@nashbrydges said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

@black3dynamite said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2018/02/ubuntu-data-collection-opt-out

This is probably one of the least invasive data collection templates I've seen.

That's the beauty of open source, make it too painful or intrusive and people will fork you and remove it.

Talked about getting forked over.

scottalanmiller

@nerdydad said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

@nashbrydges said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

@black3dynamite said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2018/02/ubuntu-data-collection-opt-out

This is probably one of the least invasive data collection templates I've seen.

That's the beauty of open source, make it too painful or intrusive and people will fork you and remove it.

Talked about getting forked over.

Indeed.

momurda

So this is like Steam hw survey for Ubuntu?
Seems like it is less data than popularity-contest gets from a system.

black3dynamite

https://venturebeat.com/2018/02/14/apple-confirms-homepod-leaves-white-rings-on-wood-surfaces/

Danp

Update for Pi-Hole is available

https://github.com/pi-hole/pi-hole/releases

scottalanmiller

@danp said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

Update for Pi-Hole is available

https://github.com/pi-hole/pi-hole/releases

Time to run some updates

JaredBusch

@danp said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

Update for Pi-Hole is available

https://github.com/pi-hole/pi-hole/releases

and for anyone that never looked, just run

pihole -up

nadnerB

This sounds concerning, I don't know if they'll be able to stop at "Just hardware"
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/02/16/ubuntu_data_gathering_plan/

RojoLoco

@black3dynamite said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

https://venturebeat.com/2018/02/14/apple-confirms-homepod-leaves-white-rings-on-wood-surfaces/

And then apple tries to claim that all speakers with silicone bases would do the same... Face it, your new product fucks up people's nice furniture. Own your mistake and fix it.

Dashrender

Samsung makes 30 TB 2.5" drive
https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2018/2/20/17031256/worlds-largest-ssd-drive-samsung-30-terabyte-pm1643

Now the NSA can keep all the information they want in their new DCs.

DustinB3403

@dashrender said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

Samsung makes 30 TB 2.5" drive
https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2018/2/20/17031256/worlds-largest-ssd-drive-samsung-30-terabyte-pm1643

Now the NSA can keep all the information they want in their new DCs.

Damn!!

travisdh1

@dashrender said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

Samsung makes 30 TB 2.5" drive
https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2018/2/20/17031256/worlds-largest-ssd-drive-samsung-30-terabyte-pm1643

Now the NSA can keep all the information they want in their new DCs.

Bringing back what reminds me of the old 3.5" full-height form factor in 2.5" size this time. I wonder how many servers will have drive basis tall enough for these? Hopefully not all custom build servers.

Dashrender

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/02/21/e_waste_lundgren_windows_dell/

Guy sentenced to jail after pleady to making 28000 copies of Windows install disks as backups for secondary device sale.

scottalanmiller

@dashrender said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/02/21/e_waste_lundgren_windows_dell/

Guy sentenced to jail after pleady to making 28000 copies of Windows install disks as backups for secondary device sale.

Wow. Copying free disks of zero value and go to jail. Only in America.

Lesson... avoid Windows!!

Obsolesce

@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

@dashrender said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/02/21/e_waste_lundgren_windows_dell/

Guy sentenced to jail after pleady to making 28000 copies of Windows install disks as backups for secondary device sale.

Lesson... avoid Windows!!

or avoid discs...?

scottalanmiller

@tim_g said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

@dashrender said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/02/21/e_waste_lundgren_windows_dell/

Guy sentenced to jail after pleady to making 28000 copies of Windows install disks as backups for secondary device sale.

Lesson... avoid Windows!!

or avoid discs...?

Same issue if copies to something else.

CloudKnight

@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

@dashrender said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/02/21/e_waste_lundgren_windows_dell/

Guy sentenced to jail after pleady to making 28000 copies of Windows install disks as backups for secondary device sale.

Wow. Copying free disks of zero value and go to jail. Only in America.

Lesson... avoid Windows!!

Does seem pretty mad, he wasn't using cracked copies or using dodgy keys, seems completely waste of court time and waste of money, especially when there a lot more things to worry about in the U.S....