refurbishedrefurbisher

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[–] refurbishedrefurbisher@lemmy.sdf.org 6 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Just install the NewPipe flatpak and replace the apk with whatever.

AntiX runs great on my late 90s Celeron rig with a 1.2GHz single core socket 370 Celeron with 256MB RAM.

Runs waaaaaay better than Windows XP and slightly slower than Windows 98 SE.

[–] refurbishedrefurbisher@lemmy.sdf.org 19 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The place to get snaps is proprietary and exclusive.

[–] refurbishedrefurbisher@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (1 children)

I don't own a VR headset, but I thought SteamVR worked fine on Linux. Gamescope even has specific VR modes.

[–] refurbishedrefurbisher@lemmy.sdf.org 7 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (3 children)

There's Windows 11 IoT LTSC if you really need Windows, but Microsoft is going to continue to fuck its users, and I don't know why people in the know would choose to continue to use an OS that's actively working against them when non-corporate, open source alternatives exists (Linux, or for the more niche people, BSD, Haiku, Redox)

[–] refurbishedrefurbisher@lemmy.sdf.org 16 points 1 month ago (1 children)

How Can Cameras Be Real If Our Eyes Aren't Real?

This guy made some of the best video game music of all time. I hope he has a long, healthy retirement.

[–] refurbishedrefurbisher@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] refurbishedrefurbisher@lemmy.sdf.org 73 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

If the punishment for a crime is a fine, then it's only a crime for poor people and small businesses.

We need to see prison sentences for anyone involved in making the decisions to commit crimes and the platform needs to face banishment.

[–] refurbishedrefurbisher@lemmy.sdf.org 37 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

First you'd need to ban money from politics and change the voting system to better represent the people living there instead of wealthy elites, but that would just be the start.

Whenever wealthy elites have even a tiny bit of power (as they do in any capitalist system, including social democracies like what the Nordic countries have), they will seize as much control as possible. We saw this happen many times.

I'd recommend getting a Hisense Android (or Google) TV since they let you set it up without creating an account, then use "adb uninstall --user 0 ..." to completely debloat it (including removing Google apps). Then you can use your router to block internet access to the TV's MAC address, along with setting the TV's DNS server to 0.0.0.0, which will redirect all DNS traffic to a black hole, effectively blocking internet access.

Also replace the launcher with LeanbackOnFire and the keyboard with LeanKey Keyboard while you're at it. Note that replacing the launcher will block the Input button on the remote from working, but LeanbackOnFire will allow you to access the inputs from the homescreen. You can also use Button Mapper to remap whichever remote button you want to whichever HDMI input you want using an Android broadcast signal, but that's a bit more advanced and requires reading adb logcat logs to figure out how to switch inputs using the proper command.

If you're feeling super adventurous, you can dump the boot.img using UART in the Uboot bootloader and root the device after unlocking the bootloader. Note that you will need to enable UART in the service menu before unlocking the bootloader since unlocking the bootloader will make integrity checks fail (including certain DRM), which will also make the service menu inaccessible.

Additional note: disabling Google apps will make the stock launcher stop working, so you will need to install a replacement launcher before debloating.

[–] refurbishedrefurbisher@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

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