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To save you some time, it’s Google’s Ad Center, which the article doesn’t even link to, as far as I can tell.

I’m not creeped out by any of the info I found in mine, but I am annoyed. “Yes, Google, I searched for [random thing] twice because I needed to know a little more information. That time has passed because I bought it or the event has passed or whatever. Reminding me about it just makes it weird.”

Riptide, free for 2 epic days

Well, that was quick.

Unfortunately, DMCA abuse rarely has consequences for those behind it.

Oh look! The actual problem is buried at the end of the article.

It’s my understanding that filing a DMCA request requires that you certify that you have reviewed the content, and confirm that you believe the content to be infringing.

Here’s an excerpt from a sample takedown notice, provided by Georgetown University:

I am providing this notice in good faith and with the reasonable belief that my rights as the exclusive rights holder are being infringed.

Under penalty of perjury, I certify that the information contained in this notification is both true and accurate

I know that “reasonable belief” gives a lot of wiggle room from a legal standpoint, but c’mon. If no one pushes back on that, of course it will be abused!

There really need to be restrictions put in place mining and sharing of customer data

Full stop.

In a twisted way, I’m glad the problem has become blatant enough that politicians are starting to realize how it affects them. Companies have proven time and again that they shouldn’t be trusted with our data, but it’s hard to do anything without having to agree to let them collect and resell your info.

How difficult was the transition? I assume you don’t have to convert your media. Is it basically just setting up Jellyfin and pointing to the existing data? Is it possible to use both services simultaneously from the same multimedia location (e.g. as a transitional period)?

I think a wiki of useful software and communities would be great! On reddit, weekly threads were often designed to corral posts so that the subreddit wasn’t flooded with similar topics. It seems like that’s not a problem here, so weekly posts would have to be pretty open-ended to spur discussion. For example, this week there could be a Black Friday Hardware Deals Post or something (e.g. I hear those 18TB WD hard drives at Best Buy are decent starter NAS material). Next week, there could be a post about shucking the drives.

He was fired because “he was not consistently candid in his communications with the board, hindering its ability to exercise its responsibilities.”

Has that suddenly changed, or are they just super eager to look like idiots as publicly as possible?

Maybe the AI told them to do it. /s

Don’t take the abrasiveness of their post personally. They were quoting from the movie Office Space.

The fundamental relationship between smart-home companies and their customers is founded on trust.

Man… I’d like to be able to live in their world. In reality, it seems the fundamental relationship is based on “this is convenient and cheap enough that I’m willing to give up some privacy in that aspect of my life.”, but I’d never classify it as “trust”. I’ve had internet connected cameras. I would only ever place them outside my house. My garage door also had a camera watching it, just in case my smart garage door opener decided to act up unexpectedly.

Of course, I still have a smart phone in my pocket. I guess I’ve essentially given up on that front.

I assume “slapformer” is a portmanteau of “slap stick” and “platformer”. I’m intrigued, and I can’t wait to check out Barnsworth.

Imgur started as a place to host photos posted to reddit. It would be interesting if Imgur surpassed Reddit, but they serve different purposes. Reddit is a link aggregator supported by community discussion. You may see a lot of photos, but you’ll also see news and other interesting websites and conversations. I’m not super involved in the Imgur community; I know it’s kind of taken off as its own thing. AFAIK, though, you don’t post “TIL” or “ELI5”-style posts to Imgur.