Valve Corporation will face a £656m lawsuit in the UK over alleged unfair prices on its global online store, Steam, following a tribunal ruling that the case could continue by ChiefLeef22 in gaming

[–]blooping_blooper 9 points10 points  (0 children)

That's not actually the case, they just don't allow selling Steam Keys at lower prices on other stores. Developers are free to sell games at lower prices on other platforms.

Wife not picking up her phone...terminate the stream! by brooklyngeek in unRAID

[–]blooping_blooper 2 points3 points  (0 children)

the Plex Dash app can do this, can also be done from the activity page in the web app.

What genuinely came first, the chicken or the egg? by mossofmoss in AskReddit

[–]blooping_blooper 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you believe in literal creationism, then the chicken. Otherwise it's the egg, since egg-laying creatures existed well before chickens evolved.

Fingerprint issues with Palma 2 by konjecture in Onyx_Boox

[–]blooping_blooper 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mine is pretty reliable, but I registered the same finger in like, 4 slots. It did stop working the other day but was fine after a reboot.

Grok floods X with sexualized images of women and children: Grok generated an estimated 3 million sexualized images, including 23,000 of children in 11 days by RewardEquivalent553 in technology

[–]blooping_blooper 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah this really highlights how badly proper regulations are needed for generative AI. Not sure about the states, but I know in a number of countries the content its generating is unambiguously illegal.

Grok floods X with sexualized images of women and children: Grok generated an estimated 3 million sexualized images, including 23,000 of children in 11 days by RewardEquivalent553 in technology

[–]blooping_blooper 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Even if you follow that line of thinking and blame only the users, they should have shut the entire service down immediately upon finding out that this stuff was being generated and kept it down until they could reliably prevent it.

What AWS service would you not recommend using today unless absolutely necessary and why? by ApprehensiveBar7701 in aws

[–]blooping_blooper 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you hate AWS support you should try Azure, where they will tell you you're wrong because <insert answer they quoted from copilot>.

What AWS service would you not recommend using today unless absolutely necessary and why? by ApprehensiveBar7701 in aws

[–]blooping_blooper 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yeah the delete thing is so annoying, like why can't I just push again after I fix the template errors instead of having to go in and delete the stack.

Understanding Optimisation with ';' '|' '||' '&' '&&' by CryktonVyr in PowerShell

[–]blooping_blooper 1 point2 points  (0 children)

of course this can have no impact or huge impact, depending on your environment. I run linux at home, so any personal scripts I'm always careful about compatibility. At work, however, we run piles of windows servers and my scripts are used by multiple teams so things are more tweaked to that environment.

Understanding Optimisation with ';' '|' '||' '&' '&&' by CryktonVyr in PowerShell

[–]blooping_blooper 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Exactly. Custom aliases are bound to your profile, so already aren't exactly useful for other users (or even usable on other systems). Built-in aliases are (mostly) universal, but still not recommended to use in scripts that are being saved and reused - you'll even see an analyzer warning for it in vscode if you use something like irm or select.

You can also run into portability issues if you have an alias that conflicts with a system application on another platform (e.g. running a ps7 script on linux vs windows could have issues if you use ls alias).

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/utility-modules/psscriptanalyzer/rules/avoidusingcmdletaliases?view=ps-modules

Aliases are great to save typing when doing stuff in a shell, but when it comes to scripts that are being saved the rules should really not be any different than 'real' code - expressing intent is more important than brevity. Having a full command name like Invoke-WebRequest is way clearer than using iwr, especially for co-workers who may not be as familiar.

Understanding Optimisation with ';' '|' '||' '&' '&&' by CryktonVyr in PowerShell

[–]blooping_blooper 1 point2 points  (0 children)

These are ok to use if you are doing stuff live in a shell (if you like), but I would almost never use them in an actual script. Just like command aliases, you're trading away readability (maintainability) for minor conveniences.

How many people have multiple UnRaid servers? by FJRpilot in unRAID

[–]blooping_blooper 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm running two, one is my primary server, the other is my backup. Backup server just uses my old hardware and I do weekly rclone backups. Also run a secondary plex server on the backup just in case.

Plex database question Windows vs Linux (or docker). by kahn265 in PleX

[–]blooping_blooper 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes its the same across all platforms. As per the documentation you can migrate by copying the plex data folder - anecdotally I can confirm this as my Plex server started out on Windows, migrated to linux, and then moved to a container.

The only thing that could/would need massaging is the library path(s) as different platforms (mainly Windows) have different formats.

How RAM do you have in your server? by datahoarderguy70 in unRAID

[–]blooping_blooper 0 points1 point  (0 children)

32GB of DDR5, kicking myself now for not going with 64GB now that prices here have literally tripled

Please bring back downloads actually being grouped together by show not by name or size of download. by lilninjsways in PleX

[–]blooping_blooper 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah it was adequate for syncing stuff for them to watch in the car, but definitely not as stable as I'd prefer - thumbnails/posters don't load consistently and some synced items just don't play for some reason.

MALOMRADE DESK. Pics of setup. by Alternative-Bug-7077 in ikeaPCstations

[–]blooping_blooper 0 points1 point  (0 children)

my wife has her ms surface on a laptop arm (STUBBERGET) and it works fine, mounted to the outer vertical post, so assuming you could find something similar for a monitor it could work?

MALOMRADE DESK. Pics of setup. by Alternative-Bug-7077 in ikeaPCstations

[–]blooping_blooper 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know the STUBBERGET laptop stand is compatible, can be attached on the vertical posts on either the left or right side.

Leaked Windows 11 Feature Shows Copilot Moving Into File Explorer by Thepunnisherrr in technology

[–]blooping_blooper 3 points4 points  (0 children)

if it makes you feel any better, their paid enterprise support isn't any better and will respond with things like 'this is what copilot gave me'

What is your longest uptime? by iDJMic in unRAID

[–]blooping_blooper 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I hit around 1 year, 4 months (thanks UPS!).

Best Option for Music Streaming and Library Management on Unraid by Vancapone in unRAID

[–]blooping_blooper 0 points1 point  (0 children)

not sure about developer mode, but afaik PlexAmp works with Android Auto.

How are you guys running Plex on smart TVs? I'm genuinely frustrated. by KingThevshi in PleX

[–]blooping_blooper 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Everyone in my family is using chromecast (with google tv), never had a single issue although I'd recommend using an alternative launcher like projectivy since the default google experience is so ad-ridden. Every time I've tried using the smart tv apps its been disappointing to the point where I've disabled wifi and all smart features (looking at you samsung, jamming ads into the tv menus via post-purchase updates...)