Biblically accurate roadrunner wasn't on the list of things I was expecting to see today

No I can't say I'm excited for an OS that will undoubtedly contain first-party spyware

A to B made more sense in a world where devices cannot serve as both roles via negotiation. My android phone when I got it utilized a data transfer method of plugging my iPhone charge port into my Android charge port, then the Android initiated the connection as a host device.

The true crime is not that the cable is bidirectional, the true crime is that there is little to no proper distinction and error checking between USB, Thunderbolt, and DisplayPort modes and are simply carried on the same connector. I have no issues with the port supporting tunneled connections - that is in fact how docking stations work - just the minimal labeling we get in modern devices.

I'd be fine with a type-A to type-A cable if both devices had a reasonable chance at operating as both the initiator and target - but that type of behavior starts with USB-OTG and continues in type-C.

"broken build" here likely refers to the phrase as defined by gamers to function as synonymous to "overpowered".

As in, "the build is so broken you can't/it is difficult to play against it". This phraseology could be used by either an ally or an enemy, but it contextually changes connotation from positive for allies to negative for enemies.

Build is often used as a shorthand for a character's combination of items, skills, and levels (as the various games define it).

Even Opera is now Chrome....

I think the funnier part of the meme is that the actual song they're playing is mission impossible

Looks AI generated - wonky fingers on kitty's right hand (left of image) and a partial cat face on their left index (right of image)

No we're not OK

I remember in grade school my district had a system where everyone who bought anything at the cafeteria went through an internal "type in your ID to the pin pad" system. Internally, the computer would decide whether the student was charged against their account or if it did a discount/free. This was how they dealt with that.

Probably best to go with something in the 3.5" line, unless you're going enterprise 2.5" (which are entirely different birds than consumer drives)

Whatever you get for your NAS, make sure it's CMR and not SMR. SMR drives do not perform well in NAS arrays.

Many years ago I for some low cost 2.5" Barracuda for my servers only to find out years after I bought them that they were SMR and that may have been a contributing factor to them not being as fast as I expected.

TLDR: Read the datasheet

I've got one to add that should be used more often than it is.

Wouldn't that require running the service as an admin?

If Unity had a problem with VLC playing copyrighted content they should have said so, not issued a takedown on LGPL grounds. Regardless of whether they're right or not from a lawyer perspective, it's a bad look for Unity to show the double standard here.

fedora themed music starts playing

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Several paragraphs of licensing drama

Sadly the so-called "smart TV" is becoming the norm. Companies add unnecessary crap to TVs that's often as slow as your car's factory infotainment system, and when they feel like not upgrading the software anymore for security issues in a few years, it's a permanent security hazard until you disconnect it from the network.

I have a Vizio TV from several years ago with Yahoo branded smart functions (that should date it) that I need to factory reset because I can't find the WiFi password erase.

I have a GitHub for commenting and contributing on GitHub

I have a Gitlab for commenting and contributing on Gitlab

I have a personal gitea instance for all my personal projects.

Honestly, the project default instance is whatever makes sense for that project.

There's always a bigger fish

Wasn't there a subreddit for Cat Distribution System?

A paywall?
WSJ the paywall??

For your consideration, I present an anti-paywal-inator!!! TO THE ARCHIVES! https://archive.is/5VPB5

OT but am I the only one that noticed the fox's headphones aren't on their ears?