Microsoft is working on a new project labeled Windows 'K2', intent on removing bloatware, reducing AI, and optimizing Windows 11 for gaming, with three focuses of 'performance, craft, and reliability'.

the issue is not about performance, is about enshitification. I mean, do we need TPM? do we need Microslop account to login our pc/laptop? do they really need to shove Copilot into Windows?

Hey!

I've decided that it's time to finally get something resembling an actual server for my home setup, and I was hoping you folks could give me some pointers (given the current prices).

My current set up is just my old laptop with 2 external hard drives plugged in - one is the regular portal USB HDD, another is 3.5 HDD plugged via powered enclosure (ZFS and LUKS on both). I want to switch that for something relatively small, but extendable, as I want to add more disk space in the future. I'm selfhosting Plex, Immich and Navidrome, and occasionally some multiplayer games like Valheim. I'm not planning to use Proxmox or TrueNAS/whatever, I mostly just plan to throw Debian on it and spin everything in Docker.

I looked through some guides on https://selfhosting.sh/ and on Reddit, but that just got me more confused, as everyone keeps suggesting Optiplexes and NUCs, but I don't get how to combine that with 20TB+ disk space while ensuring the disks are secure and well powered. Plus my understanding is most of those mini-PC's/refurbished workstations use regular DDR3/4, whereas I was hoping to get ECC.

Should I go DIY route, or is there something I could get as a solid enough base to expand in the future? If DIY is the answer - what mobo/cpu/case should I get? My ideal budget (for everything excluding hard drives and maybe PSU since I have one lying around) is ~500 euros, but if paying a bit more would mean a substantially better deal - then I'd be OK with that. I'm in Berlin, so if you know any good local markets - that'd be great too.

Thanks!

Today's game is Mario Kart Double Dash. I had a long day and just wanted to play something. Usually my go to is 64 or 8 Deluxe. It's what i know, and in 8's Case it lets me spend time with friends. I decided though to try double dash. I've never really cared for it and wanted to give it an honest try outside of the grand prix.

I selected 4 of the courses that stood out to me on the list and tried them. Namely i like the snow one (Frappe Snowland). I love snow levels and this is no exception. I tried this one a few times actually, but that brings me to my complaint. All the courses felt not only too short, but also Arcadey. I'm not sure what it is but Double Dash to me feels kind of like a parody that's trying to also be an Arcade Game.

Maybe it's because i have no fondness for the gamecube era, maybe it's me being unfair, i don't know what it is. But the game just feels off to me.

Also the controls feel a little weird too. Almost stiff i'd say, though this may just be the cart i picked.

Overall i have no hate for this game, but i do find myself wishing i had played 64 instead. Maybe it's on me for trying it though when i was so drained from today (spent 9 hours driving today. Also an explanation of why today (i imagine) feels so weirdly worded), so i might try some more again when i'm more well rested.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/46701277

I’ve been running my home lab since 2021 and honestly thought my update routine was solid: apt update && apt upgrade, reboot, job done.

Turns out I was wrong. I was checking CVE‑2026‑31431 (Copy Fail) this morning and realised that despite my “successful” updates, I was still running a vulnerable kernel from March.

I’ve had to rethink how I handle host updates. If you’re relying on a standard upgrade and a reboot to keep Proxmox or Debian hosts safe, you might want to check if yours is lying to you as well.

Hello all,

I tried to get the apk of DysCalculator from pretty much everywhere, but it just doesn't exist (or I couldn't find it). As a dyscalculic person, I need this app for my daily work and would greatly appreciate any help in getting the apk. The price in my local currency is just way too high and I also use a de googled phone.

The web version is free, but the native app for android is paid

This is during the era when the N64, PS1, SNES, Dreamcast or Sega Genesis were popular. Games back then were released physically via disc or cartridge, meaning distributors or publishers would've implemented anti-piracy (like Lenslok) measures onto physical copies but some knew how to tamper with anti-piracy if they have a computer using other sources of capturing data (floppy disks).

Also, games at the time were 'simple' to torrent but with a catch (dial up was still a thing at the time meaning downloads could take a while if you have a PC). Discs were more straight forward than "torrenting" cartridges (unless you have connections with the manufacturer on smuggling circuit boards). Like with movies, games that came on discs were "torrented" through CDs by using a PC.

i came up with the idea of a no meta may challenge super last minute and i’ve been enjoying a migraine all day, so i’m taking a break. not a great time for a break when the first day of the challenge ends today but it’s probably fine

i know it’s not great and not everyone will agree with my choices; at the end of the day i think we can all at least agree that the alternatives are still an improvement over staying with meta

thinking i might want to increase the font size on the challenges

if you think it’s a good idea, feel free to edit, share, make your own, idc, fucc the zucc

EFF is alarmed by recent laws in several states that have blocked public access to data collected by ALPRs, including, in some cases, information derived from ALPR data. We do not support pending bills in Arizona and Connecticut that would block the public oversight capabilities that ALPR information offers.

Related: Bernie Sanders, labor leaders warn of AI risks for workers.

I did some analysis of the modlog and found this:

Ok, bigger instances ban more often. Not surprising, because they have more communities and more users and more trouble. But hang on, dbzer0 isn't a very big instance. What happens if we do a ratio of bans vs number of users?

Ok, so lemmy.ml, dbzer0 and pawb are issue an outsized amount of bans for the number of users they have... But surely the number of communities the instance hosts is going to mean they have to ban more? Bans are used to moderate communities, not just to shield their user-base from the outside. Let's look at the number of bans per community hosted:

Seems like dbzer0 really loves to ban. Even more than the marxists and the furries! What is it about dbzer0 that makes them such prolific banners?

Raw-ish numbers and calculations are in this spreadsheet if anyone wants to make their own charts.

Full Report(PDF).

Earlier this month, a member of the US military was charged with insider trading after allegedly leveraging classified information to place a series of bets on Polymarket related to the US abduction of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. This is just the latest scandal involving prediction market platforms – trading applications where users can exchange contracts on the outcome of real-world events.

Amidst a surge of media reporting and investigations into potential insider trades on these platforms – about everything from the Nobel Peace Prize, to presidential pardons, to US and Israeli attacks against Iran and even the weather – ACDC set out to determine whether these incidents reflect isolated, albeit recurrent, cases or a broader, systemic risk.

We analyzed all settled markets on Polymarket, one of the two main prediction market platforms along with Kalshi, and found that political markets with outcomes determined by groups of insiders display disproportionately high signs of trading on insider information. Within political markets, those related to military or defence actions show the clearest signs of widespread information asymmetries.

Trailer

It has finally arrived! So far good reviews. I'm looking forward to next week.