Immigration takes center stage in debate, but no major proposals from candidates. by Banzai51 in c/politics@beehaw.org
[-] Banzai51@midwest.social 7 points 2 days ago

Trump doesn't want plans. He just wants fear.

Billy, yes!! by Banzai51 in c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
[-] Banzai51@midwest.social 122 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Ad block is NOT piracy. And use Ublock Origin.

Here's Why Microsoft Buying Valve Is A Terrible Idea by Banzai51 in c/gaming@beehaw.org
[-] Banzai51@midwest.social 55 points 3 months ago

Just like when Christopher Tolkien died. No one else was left to be passionate about his father's vision and desires.

Aren't you? by Banzai51 in c/memes@midwest.social
[-] Banzai51@midwest.social 135 points 4 months 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 6 months 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 7 months ago

Also Netflix: We should raise our prices again.

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IP Phone to Home Assistant (midwest.social)
submitted 7 months 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 7 months ago by Banzai51@midwest.social to c/homeassistant@lemmy.world
3 comments fedilink

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 8 months 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 8 months 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 9 months ago

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

The "essential" firefox addons/scripts/ublock filters etc? by Banzai51 in c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
[-] Banzai51@midwest.social 55 points 9 months ago

uBlock Origin
Bitwarden

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CitCon and Pyro (midwest.social)
submitted 11 months 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.

Google is killing Play Movies & TV, will only have three video stores left by Banzai51 in c/android@lemdro.id
[-] Banzai51@midwest.social 55 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Google's problem is they reward bringing new product to market, but they don't reward steady stewardship or iteration to improve existing products. That's why you see Google release multiple products that do the same thing.

What’s the Matter with the smart home? by Banzai51 in c/technology@beehaw.org
[-] Banzai51@midwest.social 73 points 1 year 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 1 year ago

Remember this when Florida is flooding.

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Newbie question: Clearnet sites (midwest.social)
submitted 1 year 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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