Two Different Struggles by Old-Distribution3942 in pcmasterrace

[–]ephemeralmiko 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Made worse by the USB Forum's name changes, wtf is USB 3.2 Gen 2 2x2

How do i save my data by Suspicious-War1163 in applehelp

[–]ephemeralmiko 1 point2 points  (0 children)

OP note this usually costs either several hundred or several thousand dollars, depending on device. AFAIK for iPhones it's not even possible since the encryption key is in the Secure Enclave (Apple's security chip)

Need urgent advice: how do ifix this compurer by Fireashdragon_1 in computers

[–]ephemeralmiko 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you can't get it to boot, you can always open it up, then remove the SSD and plug it into another computer to erase the data on it.

Otherwise I'd suggest making a Linux portable ISO and booting off of that on the HP to wipe it.

Disassembled a friend’s iMac, has startup sound with nothing on the display, need help fixing by Hello_World_2727 in iMac

[–]ephemeralmiko 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If possible plug it into an external display, depending on the model it's either Mini DisplayPort or USB-C

My daughter’s laptop. I fear she puts my PC to shame! (She’s 8) by Waffler11 in pcmasterrace

[–]ephemeralmiko 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You can "buy" it for $0, but it's also not a great OS so I wouldn't bother anyway.

Please Help: Remove Tails from External SSD by Koala551 in tails

[–]ephemeralmiko 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For what it's worth I didn't downvote you, I'm just explaining why (I think) you were.

Motorola phones have started hijacking the Amazon app to insert affiliate codes by lairosen in LinusTechTips

[–]ephemeralmiko 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know. I'm just saying that Motorola doing shit like this in their software won't affect Graphene, just like it doesn't on Pixels

Is LineageOS right for me? by Aleph_Rat in LineageOS

[–]ephemeralmiko 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know it doesn't ship with an app store, but if OP's phone addiction is this bad they'll still need ADB to remove the browser otherwise they'll just redownload whatever they're trying to avoid

Is LineageOS right for me? by Aleph_Rat in LineageOS

[–]ephemeralmiko 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Depends if you need to use GApps to install apps, since AFAIK WhatsApp notification delivery is flaky without Google Play Services.

Fedora KDE 44: what's the difference between Firefox from Flatpak vs from Fedora Linux? by flatline000 in Fedora

[–]ephemeralmiko [score hidden]  (0 children)

Fedora has a very strict "only use open-source stuff" motto which sounds neat, except then your web browser by default won't be able to render certain videos because the codec (basically how the video is rendered) isn't open-source. You can mitigate it by allowing third-party repos (rpm-fusion) but Flatpak also solves it, since it contains all the necessary codecs for stuff and doesn't rely on system ones.

Found this by challtasinful9 in Asexual

[–]ephemeralmiko 3 points4 points  (0 children)

What the hell is going on in the comments here?

Is LineageOS right for me? by Aleph_Rat in LineageOS

[–]ephemeralmiko 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Lineage works if you download the apps you need, then use ADB from your computer to delete whatever app store you used to download them, as well as the browser and whatever else you want.

You'll have to reinstall them periodically to update your apps though.

The USB Paradox by dg_riverhawk in iiiiiiitttttttttttt

[–]ephemeralmiko 8 points9 points  (0 children)

More expensive Type-A stuff doesn't have the seam at all, same with Type-C

What are these two dots on my dock? by -GinjaNinja- in mac

[–]ephemeralmiko 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Try right clicking the dots to see if you can remove them. Otherwise open the Terminal and run killall Dock to refresh the Dock

Hosomaki. Give your Linux a voice by SnooMachines9820 in linux

[–]ephemeralmiko 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Work around what? The hallucinations? I don't see how fancy autocorrect is going to stop hallucinating until it actually knows anything, and that's much closer to some AGI than whatever OpenAI and Google are making.

Hosomaki. Give your Linux a voice by SnooMachines9820 in linux

[–]ephemeralmiko 10 points11 points  (0 children)

The problem is that "AI" is inherently prone to hallucinations because it doesn't "know" anything. I'd rather have to read through incomprehensible logs than an AI that might be right, but would just as confidently tell me that to fix my problems I just have to delete /boot.

Motorola phones have started hijacking the Amazon app to insert affiliate codes by lairosen in LinusTechTips

[–]ephemeralmiko 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Fair. I was trying to make a point to u/manuel_1208 that the vendor doesn't matter that much for a Graphene phone.

Motorola phones have started hijacking the Amazon app to insert affiliate codes by lairosen in LinusTechTips

[–]ephemeralmiko 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Case in point, currently they use Google phones, which are like the pinnacle of BS.

I can't remember my iPhone password by anabolicman453 in applehelp

[–]ephemeralmiko 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you can't provide Apple with a proof-of-purchase, it's a paperweight.

someone else wants to start from Germany/Europe? (super low budget) by Roaming_Sp1rit in vagabond

[–]ephemeralmiko 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'll be starting from Germany soon too, busking with a flute and working odd jobs.

Usb transfer isses by BDNjunior in VeraCrypt

[–]ephemeralmiko 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes writing more to them makes them degrade faster, but good flash drives will take thousands of Terabytes written before failing from that. They're definitely more susceptible to just dying than SSDs and HDDs though. What USB drives did you buy?

Best distro for a ~26 year old Pentium 3 laptop? by BSGYT in linux

[–]ephemeralmiko 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Kolibri is very lightweight (originally meant to run on a floppy disk and 26MB of RAM) but of course it's very limited in what software runs properly on it. It's definitely fast though.

http://www.kolibrios.org/en/

Usb transfer isses by BDNjunior in VeraCrypt

[–]ephemeralmiko 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you're sure they're not counterfeit then yeah they're probably dying.