Ulrich

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[–] Ulrich@feddit.org 2 points 18 hours ago

Cool, thank you!

[–] Ulrich@feddit.org 1 points 19 hours ago (2 children)

When you add a server endpoint in the settings, you're pointing it at your own existing server (Dawarich, Home Assistant, Traccar or any HTTP endpoint).

Ok please forgive me, I'm unfamiliar with this terminology.

Colota actually has automatic file export (Settings > Export Data > Auto-Export)

Oh, sick, I missed that somehow, thanks.

Sorry for the confusion on my part.

I still don't see a way to import data? Doesn't do any good to back it up if I can't import it back in?

[–] Ulrich@feddit.org 2 points 19 hours ago (4 children)

There is no backup server. Users can create and add one if they like.

No I understood the server is self-hosted...?

Colota offers out of the box file export

I see that but this should be an automatic backup process. Plus there's no way I can see to IMPORT that data somewhere else.

When I use an app like Fitotrack, it automatically makes a backup file periodically and then is automatically backed up to my server with Nextcloud or Syncthing. I don't need a dedicated server for it.

Colota already uses WiFi for home detection (WiFi pause in geofence zones)

How can it do that when it didn't ask me for an SSID? And what's the point of the geofence if it doesn't even use it anyway? I am cornfuse.

When wifi disconnects or/and motion is recognized the GPS starts again.

How is motion recognized without GPS?

[–] Ulrich@feddit.org 7 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (6 children)

Why a dedicated backup server instead of just backing up to a local file that can then be backed up to a service of choice?

Also for profiles, it would make more sense to use Bluetooth to detect a vehicle or WiFi to detect when you're home vs. Geofencing or Android Auto or speed. How can it tell when you leave the geofence if the GPS is off?

[–] Ulrich@feddit.org 6 points 3 weeks ago

Advertising doesn't have to be the way it is.

[–] Ulrich@feddit.org 35 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

Unrelated note:

We finally have the technology

We had the technology in like 1998. RSS doesn't solve this problem because publications stopped offering full articles a long time ago. You still have to open the site to read them.

On another note, the author left out that PC gamer hijacks your browser history to show more articles when you try to back out of the site.

[–] Ulrich@feddit.org 6 points 3 weeks ago

Interlocks are for people who have had a DUI

Yes I am actually aware, thanks.

ankle monitors should not be able to be accessed remotely.

Ankle monitors monitor location. Interlock devices monitor intoxication levels, and locally send a signal to the vehicle about whether it's ok to drive. The difference should be obvious.

[–] Ulrich@feddit.org 0 points 3 weeks ago

Of course I am?

[–] Ulrich@feddit.org 1 points 3 weeks ago

I don't understand what your point is. No one is saying it's going to happen tomorrow. The point is that fines themselves aren't the problem. The problem is corruption and cronyism. Fines are totally effective when implemented properly.

[–] Ulrich@feddit.org 2 points 3 weeks ago

If it knows it's been tampered with, it doesn't need to phone home, it can be disabled locally...

[–] Ulrich@feddit.org 2 points 3 weeks ago

If you want to circumvent it, it's as simple as disconnecting it. Source: I've done it (professionally)

[–] Ulrich@feddit.org 12 points 3 weeks ago (7 children)

Since disabling the vehicle remotely is kinda the express intention of this device

Uhhh nope, there's no reason for a remote connection.

 

windows is ass. i use only linux now.

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submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by Ulrich@feddit.org to c/linux@lemmy.ml
 

E: apparently it needs to be said that I am not suggesting you switch to Linux on your phone today; just that development needs to accelerate. Please don't be one of the 34 people that replied to tell me Linux is not ready.

Android has always been a fairly open platform, especially if you were deliberate about getting it that way, but we've seen in recent months an extremely rapid devolution of the Android ecosystem:

  1. The closing of development of an increasing number of components in AOSP.
  2. Samsung, Xiaomi and OnePlus have removed the option of bootloader unlocking on all of their devices. I suspect Google is not far behind.
  3. Google implementing Play Integrity API and encouraging developers to implement it, which prevents apps from the Google Play Store from being downloaded without a system-wide OS-level account login. Notably the EU's own identity verification wallet requires this, in stark contrast to their own laws and policies, despite the protest of hundreds on Github.
  4. And finally, the mandatory implementation of developer verification across Android systems. Yes, if you're running a 3rd-party OS like GOS you won't be directly affected by this, but it will impact 99.9% of devices, and I foresee many open source developers just opting out of developing apps for Android entirely as a result. We've already seen SyncThing simply discontinue development for this reason, citing issues with Google Play Store. They've also repeatedly denied updates for NextCloud with no explanation, only restoring it after mass outcry. And we've already seen Google targeting any software intended to circumvent ads, labeling them in the system as "dangerous" and "untrusted". This will most certainly carry into their new "verification" system.

Google once competed with Apple for customers. But in a world where Google walks away from the biggest antitrust trial since 1998 with yet another slap on the wrist, competition is dead, and Google is taking notes from Apple about what they can legally get away with.

Android as we know it is dead. And/or will be dead very soon. We need an open replacement.

E2: thank you to everyone stopping by from Hacker News, Reddit, etc. to check out the threadiverse. I hope you'll stick around for a while. Check out https://phtn.app/ and the Voyager and Blorp apps for a nicer UI. Fuck Spez!

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E: I AM NOT USING FEDORA. Please stop linking to guides for Fedora. They will not work. uBlue/Bazzite does not use dnf.


I got a free iMac. Installed Linux on an external drive. Bazzite, specifically. WiFi does not work. My research leads me to a problem with proprietary Broadcom drivers but no solutions. If you know how to get this working, your advice would be appreciated.

Also if there's another distro that works "out of the box" on Macs with GNOME I'd be open to installing that as well.

E: "System information" says it is a

Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (7.77.111.1 AirPortDriverBrcmNIC-1772.1)

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Compatible with PeerTube. Unfortunately there is no login support but you can search, watch and subscribe to videos in the same feed with youtube and whatever else.

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submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by Ulrich@feddit.org to c/fediverse@lemmy.world
 

Strava is an absolute nightmare to use. My feed is absolutely chock full of ads and dog-walkers. Don't get me wrong, I'm very happy they're taking a 0.2 mile walk around their block and logging their progress, but I don't need to see it. Nike, TrainerRoad, Zwift, Peloton all have giant ads every time their users upload an activity. And I don't understand it because it's not an ad-supported network. Like I would happily pay to have all this shit hidden. It would be extremely simple for Strava to fix this, which would just be to provide me with a simple filter for what type of activities I'd like to see. The fact that they haven't done so, a long time ago, leads me to believe that they simply don't want to, for whatever reason. Plus they've already begun to enshittify by breaking integrations with third parties.

Are there any good options for this?

E: to be clear, I'm asking about the social aspect of Strava.

 

Playtron has made some waves in Linux gaming. They have lots of big names in Linux working on the project. Recently they were featured by Framework today in their presentation. However, I think it's abundantly clear that anyone who cares about FOSS should stay far away from this.

I was intrigued by this as well some months ago. I even ignored when they blatantly lied about Valve/Steam locking down their OS to only play Steam games. So I gave it a try and installed it. On setup they wanted me to agree to a EULA. That was red flag #2. Never seen that before. Then they wanted me to agree to their privacy policy. It is a very typical corporate user-hostile privacy policy. Some highlights

  • Like many website operators, we collect information that your browser sends whenever you visit our Website. This includes Log Data, such as your computer’s IP address, browser type, browser version, the pages of our Website that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages and other statistics, and whether you reached our page via a social media or email campaign. This information may be collected via several technologies, including cookies, web beacons, clear GIFs, canvas fingerprinting and other means, such as Google Remarketing and Facebook Pixel.
  • If you access our Sites through third parties (e.g., Facebook or Google), or if you share content from our Sites to a third-party social media service, the third-party service will send us certain information about you if the third-party service and your account settings allow such sharing.
  • "Professional, employment, or education information, such as your industry and job level, for news personalization, or copies of your resume or CV and any other information required to verify your qualifications, for recruitment purposes"
  • "Commercial information, such as a record of purchased products or subscriptionsInferences about your consumer preferences or characteristics."

How we use personal information:

  • To market our products and/or services to you
  • With respect to website cookies, to share with third-party marketing partners to provide tailored advertising on our Website and other websites that you may visit

We share your information with our third-party service providers and any subcontractors as required to offer you our products and services. The service providers we use help us to:

They even admit to not respecting "Do Not Track" signals.

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