So, Linus Torvalds is a jerk by Banzai51 in c/technology@beehaw.org
[-] Banzai51@midwest.social 0 points 4 days ago

If you had to wade through all the arguments in the Linux kernal "discussions" you'd be a jerk too.

Buying Private tracker invites by Banzai51 in c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
[-] Banzai51@midwest.social 13 points 4 days ago

If I'm spending money, it is on a Usenet provider and nbz indexer.

BBC: what happens to African sex abused and AIDS positive kids when USAID disappears? by Banzai51 in c/news@beehaw.org
[-] Banzai51@midwest.social 2 points 4 days ago

Trump and his cronies will point and laugh.

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Sanity Check on IPTV (midwest.social)
submitted 2 weeks ago by Banzai51@midwest.social to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
17 comments fedilink

So I want to add IPTV to my entertainment menu. (If you have good provider or app recommendations, DM me). But I want to run it through VPN.

What I'm thinking of doing is getting an inexpensive, second android box to use to watch IPTV. Then set up a VPN tunnel on my router and send all traffic from that device through the VPN.

That ensures I won't disrupt any existing streaming services with VPN, and I won't have to remember to fire up the VPN before watching IPTV (more importantly, I'm sure my kid won't remember). Thoughts?

'I'm over it': Tornado-ravaged red state residents hit out at 'America first' by Banzai51 in c/leopardsatemyface@lemmy.world
[-] Banzai51@midwest.social 123 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Yet they'll head out and vote Republican every time.

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The VoIP in progress binary sensor ... (midwest.social)
submitted 9 months ago by Banzai51@midwest.social to c/homeassistant@lemmy.world
3 comments fedilink

Hey all, anyone know if there are any directions on how to swap out to the assist_satellite from this depreciated sensor? Normally when there is a swap like this, the Home_Assistant folks give us some directions, but I can't find squat on this.

Billy, yes!! by Banzai51 in c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
[-] Banzai51@midwest.social 123 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Ad block is NOT piracy. And use Ublock Origin.

Aren't you? by Banzai51 in c/memes@midwest.social
[-] Banzai51@midwest.social 135 points 1 year ago

Biden shares many of my values and goals, but because he isn't perfectly aligned with my values and goals, I'm voting Trump, a man that shares NONE of my values and goals, as a protest. What could go wrong?

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4k80 (midwest.social)
submitted 1 year ago by Banzai51@midwest.social to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
22 comments fedilink

Hey everyone, I recently acquired the 4k77, 4k80, and 4k83. However, the 4k80 one looks grainy. 77 and 83 look clear in comparison. Did I just get a bad copy, or does 4k80 have issues?

Netflix: Piracy is Difficult to Compete Against and Growing Rapidly by Banzai51 in c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
[-] Banzai51@midwest.social 82 points 2 years ago

Also Netflix: We should raise our prices again.

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IP Phone to Home Assistant (midwest.social)
submitted 2 years ago by Banzai51@midwest.social to c/homeassistant@lemmy.world
8 comments fedilink

Has anyone got Home Assistant to work with an IP phone as a local voice control?

I have a Grandstream GXP 2140, and I cannot get it talking to HA for the functionality. It doesn't have the same settings as the Grandstream pots to IP Phone device from the article.

https://www.home-assistant.io/voice_control/worlds-most-private-voice-assistant/

I have Whisper and Piper installed, and showing up under the Wyoming protocol. I have the IP Phone addon installed, but it never detects my phone.

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Assist Widget (midwest.social)
submitted 2 years ago by Banzai51@midwest.social to c/homeassistant@lemmy.world
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Hey everyone, I've started playing around with Assist to use voice to kick off actions. However, I want to put an Assist widget on my Android home screen. The directions from HA say to open your widgets, go to Home Assistant, then long press the Assist widget. However, when I go to select a widget, there is no Assist widget available.

I have Assist setup and I can access it from the mobile app. But I would like a shortcut so I can quickly access it.

Any idea what I'm doing wrong? Or is the documentation out of date?

Phone: OnePlus 9, running Android 13.
Hopefully this isn't an OxygenOS issue.

Feeling the lack of moderation now Reddit? by Banzai51 in c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
[-] Banzai51@midwest.social 75 points 2 years ago

News reports have Reddit making the IPO push this year. Get ready for more DRAMA!

Looks like DRM prevented to watch movies in many theaters yesterday by Banzai51 in c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
[-] Banzai51@midwest.social 113 points 2 years ago

Pay attention boys and girls, this is also what they want to do with over the air broadcasts with the ATSC 3.0 format.

Starfield design lead says players are "disconnected" from how games are actually made: "Don't fool yourself into thinking you know why it is the way it is" by Banzai51 in c/gaming@beehaw.org
[-] Banzai51@midwest.social 83 points 2 years ago

I may not know how the sausage is made, but I do know if it tastes good or not.

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CitCon and Pyro (midwest.social)
submitted 2 years ago by Banzai51@midwest.social to c/starcitizen@lemmy.ml
0 comments fedilink

So if they don't release Pyro at CitizenCon, how far out can they say it will be released without being yet another 2018 announcement?

If they say sometime next year, count on at least 5 years. They really need to be CLOSE with the way they've hyped Pyro.

What’s the Matter with the smart home? by Banzai51 in c/technology@beehaw.org
[-] Banzai51@midwest.social 73 points 2 years ago

The big device manufacturers DON'T WANT INTEROPERABILITY. They want you nailed down to their ecosystem and hit you with planned obsolescence. Like most anything else in the economy, they want premium pricing. If you adopt open standards, then you're competing with everyone else but now on price. The majority of device makers don't want to do that. THAT is the problem with the smart home.

"Wind and solar power pollute the Earth and make life miserable:" DeSantis's Florida Approves Climate-Denial Videos in Schools by Banzai51 in c/news@beehaw.org
[-] Banzai51@midwest.social 82 points 2 years ago

Remember this when Florida is flooding.

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Newbie question: Clearnet sites (midwest.social)
submitted 2 years ago by Banzai51@midwest.social to c/i2p@lemmy.world
0 comments fedilink

So I installed i2p on a Linux Mint VM. I'm able to see i2p sites, but I'm also able to browse clearnet sites, which I thought would not work. Does the default Linux installer configure an exit node by default?

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