@JasGot said in Chromebooks:

I have read here in a few threads that Lenovo really took advantage of users with hidden access to the laptops. For this reason I have never considered Lenovo again. (Not that I was a fan before).....

But I see over and over how much people like their Lenovo CBs, is there any risk in a Lenovo CB or laptop?

@scottalanmiller

There's always a risk. Lenovo could easily create BIOS add-ons that force whatever OS it's aware of to download crap from the interwebs and install it.

ug - user who uses LastPass,

user - hey why is vohs' account info coming up in my LP?
me - don't know, did you log into LP on her computer and possibly forget to log out?
user - yes 4 days ago
me - when did the vohs last work?
user - 4 days ago
me - seems likely that when vohs arrived today, they were attached to your LP, since you likely didn't log out of LP
user - what? no way. that's never happened before

2 hours later - showing logs, user finally agrees that maybe, perhaps, there's a slight chance, that user did forget to log out, vohs on her own decided to try LP, saw stuff that didn't belong to them.. deleted it, tried again, more wrong stuff, again deleted it.. THEN realized she was logged into someone else's account, logged User out, and created a new account for themeselves.
have to wait until tomorrow to find out.

@scottalanmiller said in Huge Mistake:

@stacksofplates said in Huge Mistake:

@scottalanmiller said in Huge Mistake:

@stacksofplates said in Huge Mistake:

@Dashrender said in Huge Mistake:

@scottalanmiller said in Huge Mistake:

@Dashrender said in Huge Mistake:

@JasGot said in Huge Mistake:

@scottalanmiller said in Huge Mistake:

and question if what you are told is true.

Isn't there a slogan that is becoming more and more popular now? "Trust, but verify."

Everyone needs to remember..... If you are signing your name on a project, it's OK to confirm all marching orders and procedures.

LOL - I find that saying so weird - what is trust without the lack of need to verify? The same can be said about faith.

Right... trust but, you know, don't. LOL It's trust OR verify.

We're in a time where trust is just something we don't/can't/shouldn't have at least in IT. It's just - verify - nothing more, nothing less. It's not about someone else doing a bad job, it's about you doing a good one, and verification seems to be a required part of it now, perhaps always was.

I think the phrase means exactly what you said. Trust that the person is doing the best they can and are not trying to do a bad job, but verify that. Not that you're blindly trusting that something is correct

What's the point of the phrase, though? All you need is "verify". Who cares if you trust them or not? Even if you know someone is malicious, still verify.

Because it's dealing with people. It's saying the culture isn't we don't trust you're doing your best, we just verify it. It's a people thing.

LOL, isn't that worse? We trust that you are trying, but we don't trust that you are competent, lol.

Yeah, this is pretty much how I read trust but verify.

If the rule is just 'verify' then there shouldn't be any room for offense - dude, it's not you it's just the job - we verify everything. hell, If I just did the work, and I'm reading the steps - I should verify my own work....etc.

@Obsolesce said in Gaming - What's everyone playing / hosting / looking to play:

I gave RLCraft modpack for Minecraft a try. It's definitely a keeper!

Anyone else play it?

Youtube Video

holy crap!

@scottalanmiller said in Huge Mistake:

@Dashrender said in Huge Mistake:

@JasGot said in Huge Mistake:

@scottalanmiller said in Huge Mistake:

and question if what you are told is true.

Isn't there a slogan that is becoming more and more popular now? "Trust, but verify."

Everyone needs to remember..... If you are signing your name on a project, it's OK to confirm all marching orders and procedures.

LOL - I find that saying so weird - what is trust without the lack of need to verify? The same can be said about faith.

Right... trust but, you know, don't. LOL It's trust OR verify.

We're in a time where trust is just something we don't/can't/shouldn't have at least in IT. It's just - verify - nothing more, nothing less. It's not about someone else doing a bad job, it's about you doing a good one, and verification seems to be a required part of it now, perhaps always was.

@Obsolesce said in Dish Network Alternative:

@Dashrender said in Dish Network Alternative:

@Obsolesce said in Dish Network Alternative:

What useful things does a roku bring to the table that a smart TV doesn't? Last time I looked, I couldn't use roku in Europe.

I'm not for using smart TVs at all. Unlike a Roku/Amazon Fire Stick, etc it's highly likely that television manufacturers will not stay on top of updates.
With a Roku/Fire Stick, you just swap in a new one when the old one fails, is no longer getting updates and you keep on using the TV.

In my case, all is needed is Netflix, YouTube/YT Kids, and maybe eventually disney+

And? or perhaps - So? That doesn't resolve my primary concern - lack of updates in Smart TVs. For example, the new Ripple 20 attacks. What are the chances the TV manufacturer is going to fix that?

@Grey said in Dish Network Alternative:

@Dashrender said in Dish Network Alternative:

@AshKetchum said in Dish Network Alternative:

@Dashrender said in Dish Network Alternative:

@AshKetchum said in Dish Network Alternative:

@AshKetchum so i have 12 set top boxes and i distribute the channels to 100 plus TV in the property. i tried roku last night but in the morning the streaming stops and only shows the roku wallpaper. it much have timeout. i want a channel that will contineuosly play like how cable channel does.

I'm not aware of a Roku channel that does continuous streaming. Doesn't mean one doesn't exist, I just don't know of any.
Amazon FireSticks have a news channel that I believe will keep streaming, but that's not movies.

I think the expectation is different here for streaming services versus cable services.

With cable, there's no fee based on length of access - it's a flat fee wither your TV is on or not.
With streaming fees, the streamer - Let's say Netflix - is likely paying based on bandwidth usage and actual content usage, so they want to make sure their service is actually being used - For example, if you've ever binge watched a show on Netflix, after 4-6 episodes, assuming you haven't touched the remote, it will pause and ask if you want to continue watching? No response, the stream stops.

Of course, because of the non-stop availability on the side of cable, they build their fee structure based upon almost continuous viewing - i.e. higher bills, and I'm guessing things like Netflix can be lower because of the lower expected amount of viewership.
That's a long winded way of saying - I'm guessing there are business solutions to provide what you want, a non stop continuous streaming situation.

And all of that is assuming you're not breaking the law on rebroadcasting, etc.

yah, if some companies tried to reach this private island to inspect for rebroadcasting issue they will need their own private plane that can land on water or their yacht. regulations are almost doesn't exist in the middle of the oceans :). I just need to make sure the guest will be able to watch when they turn ON their TV. compliance and other issues can follow later.

that's true on your island - not so much where ever the transmitter is (i.e. where the dish is, assuming it's in the US).

Do we assume correctly that you can't get dish directly on the island?

Just set up a plex server on the island. You don't need Roku, even, just use a raspberry pi with rasplex.

To what end? The OP mentioned his original source is/was Dish. Now for whatever reason that's no longer working and he's talking about Roku, etc.

And if the TV's don't support Plex, he'll need something on those TV's to attach to the Plex server with.

@Obsolesce said in Dish Network Alternative:

What useful things does a roku bring to the table that a smart TV doesn't? Last time I looked, I couldn't use roku in Europe.

I'm not for using smart TVs at all. Unlike a Roku/Amazon Fire Stick, etc it's highly likely that television manufacturers will not stay on top of updates.
With a Roku/Fire Stick, you just swap in a new one when the old one fails, is no longer getting updates and you keep on using the TV.

@scottalanmiller said in Dish Network Alternative:

@Obsolesce said in Dish Network Alternative:

What useful things does a roku bring to the table that a smart TV doesn't? Last time I looked, I couldn't use roku in Europe.

Roku is the leading maker of Smart TVs

How does a Roku not work in Europe? I've not tried mine there, we switched to it quite recently, but it's lesser alternatives work transparently across regions. I'm unsure how Roku COULD be affected, let alone would be.

it could be IP locked.

Most US cellular carriers GPS lock their IP femtocell boxes.

@AshKetchum said in Dish Network Alternative:

@Dashrender said in Dish Network Alternative:

@AshKetchum said in Dish Network Alternative:

@AshKetchum so i have 12 set top boxes and i distribute the channels to 100 plus TV in the property. i tried roku last night but in the morning the streaming stops and only shows the roku wallpaper. it much have timeout. i want a channel that will contineuosly play like how cable channel does.

I'm not aware of a Roku channel that does continuous streaming. Doesn't mean one doesn't exist, I just don't know of any.
Amazon FireSticks have a news channel that I believe will keep streaming, but that's not movies.

I think the expectation is different here for streaming services versus cable services.

With cable, there's no fee based on length of access - it's a flat fee wither your TV is on or not.
With streaming fees, the streamer - Let's say Netflix - is likely paying based on bandwidth usage and actual content usage, so they want to make sure their service is actually being used - For example, if you've ever binge watched a show on Netflix, after 4-6 episodes, assuming you haven't touched the remote, it will pause and ask if you want to continue watching? No response, the stream stops.

Of course, because of the non-stop availability on the side of cable, they build their fee structure based upon almost continuous viewing - i.e. higher bills, and I'm guessing things like Netflix can be lower because of the lower expected amount of viewership.
That's a long winded way of saying - I'm guessing there are business solutions to provide what you want, a non stop continuous streaming situation.

And all of that is assuming you're not breaking the law on rebroadcasting, etc.

yah, if some companies tried to reach this private island to inspect for rebroadcasting issue they will need their own private plane that can land on water or their yacht. regulations are almost doesn't exist in the middle of the oceans :). I just need to make sure the guest will be able to watch when they turn ON their TV. compliance and other issues can follow later.

that's true on your island - not so much where ever the transmitter is (i.e. where the dish is, assuming it's in the US).

Do we assume correctly that you can't get dish directly on the island?