[-] ky56@aussie.zone 3 points 4 days ago

Hopefully this means coreboot support finally.

[-] ky56@aussie.zone 28 points 4 months ago

So a republicans house is just this but every room is labeled guns?

[-] ky56@aussie.zone 36 points 5 months ago

Every time someone writes x.com I immediately think they're talking about a porn site. What a shit rebrand. Or what a perfect name I guess?

[-] ky56@aussie.zone 34 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Cool. So you can no longer turn your phone off.

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submitted 9 months ago by ky56@aussie.zone to c/buildapc@lemmy.world

Newegg seems to be no longer offering free over ~$380 World EggSaver Standard to Australia? Can anyone else confirm this?

[-] ky56@aussie.zone 41 points 10 months ago

Pretty sure Spotify is more powerless than you think. The record labels nearly burned their industry to the ground in the 2000s over digital piracy.

Netflix wouldn't be around today if it wasn't for their move into becoming their own movie studio thanks to just about every big Hollywood studio pulling out, arrogantly thinking that they can each run their own service for a bigger slice of the pie. Newsflash, it's going really bad. Especially for Disney, who deserve everything coming to them.

I reckon if Spotify makes even a small move to undermine the big record labels, they would yank all the popular music. Spotify either wouldn't last long or best case they down size into a niche music platform.

[-] ky56@aussie.zone 16 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

I refuse to buy a DRM infested iPhone / un-rootable Android on wheels with data hoarding spyware and no access to service manuals, parts or service tools. Also decent build quality without excessive and inappropriate use of plastic.

My car is a not a 10 year disposable item. ~< 2008 era cars for me.

I'd argue that cars becoming part of the disposable economy is even worse for the eNViRoMeNt.

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submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by ky56@aussie.zone to c/framework@lemmy.ml

Is there any progress regarding buying a Framework without Intel Boot Guard or AMD PSB enabled?

There is a dead discussion on the framework community form where framework talked about

exploring the idea of shipping a version of the mainboard with boot guard disabled for those who want to run their own firmware

back in 2021 but nothing since.

https://community.frame.work/t/intel-boot-guard-coreboot/1178

[-] ky56@aussie.zone 18 points 11 months ago

I've seen another video like this on a machine being decommissioned. It's likely that was the case with this machine as well.

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I bought this cable for an IcyDock MB699VP-B V1 only to discover by multimeter that it is missing the #PERST and #REFCLK+- pins.

I can't test it but I believe it's good for SAS4 use.

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005003792232466.html

Is this that something that someone will want? Or is it so niche that I'm unlikely to find a buyer? I bought it months ago so while I am waiting for a reply but it's unlikely that the seller will accept a return/refund.

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submitted 1 year ago by ky56@aussie.zone to c/homelab@lemmy.ml

Does lemmy have an even remotely thriving version of r/homelabsales?

I don't want to break my anti-reddit oath since June but this might do it.

[-] ky56@aussie.zone 42 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It's the ultimate cash grab in my opinion. Just imagine how much faster the SSD will wear out from all the swap that'll be needed. The SOLDERED SSD.

[-] ky56@aussie.zone 52 points 1 year ago

The thing I loved about Apple 15+ years ago was that even though the hardware was expensive, it was semi modular and tightly integrated with the software and you got an offline product that you could also buy Apple server equipment and software for. 10 years ago was still ok but things were starting to erode.

These days there is no server software, no modularity, no ways to use enough of the new features without a cloud subscription and the hardware is just as expensive and designed with defects to limit it's lifespan (in my opinion). They want to have their cake and eat it too. I was a proud Apple fan boy but not a blind one. Well now they can fuck off. Bye.

I'm now fanboying about Framework and Pine64.

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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by ky56@aussie.zone to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

cross-posted from: https://aussie.zone/post/2534398

The 10GBase-LR is 1310nm and the QSFP-40G-LR4 CWDM channels are 1271, 1291, 1311 and 1331 nm. Are the 1310nm and 3rd channel 1311nm technically compatible?

I have a 10Gb and (will eventually have) a 40Gb switch both fitted with basic LR (Q)SFP+ transceivers and want to know if I can directly connect them or will I have to use an adapter to fit an SFP+ in an QSFP+ port?

I'm looking at using the XQX2502 QSFP+.

EDIT: The goal of this exercise is I’m trying to work out if I can make an easily interoperable system where a singlemode fiber wall jack fed from a 40G switch can act as a both a 10G or 40G port as needed.

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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by ky56@aussie.zone to c/homelab@lemmy.ml

The 10GBase-LR is 1310nm and the QSFP-40G-LR4 CWDM channels are 1271, 1291, 1311 and 1331 nm. Are the 1310nm and 3rd channel 1311nm technically compatible?

I have a 10Gb and (will eventually have) a 40Gb switch both fitted with basic LR (Q)SFP+ transceivers and want to know if I can directly connect them or will I have to use an adapter to fit an SFP+ in an QSFP+ port?

I'm looking at using the XQX2502 QSFP+.

[-] ky56@aussie.zone 16 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

You're either a troll or an uninformed idiot who has never done operating system development. A properly modularised OS can allow for minimal upkeep for older hardware. A leading example is Apple's .kext system allowing for near 10 years of OS support both on macOS and iOS. Not that I think Apple is a great company but they do have some really good software development practices.

Also regardless of the technical explanination above, accepting a constant flow of e-waste for the sake of a new shiny year is just unethical regardless of the supposed reason.

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submitted 1 year ago by ky56@aussie.zone to c/buildapc@lemmy.world

Alphacool only has plexi front. Is EK's nickel plating still iffy?

[-] ky56@aussie.zone 24 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I'm not riding on the road. Period. I ride too slow and there are some real dickheads in cars on the road. Allow cyclists to switch between using the footpath under a certain speed limit and the road or fuck off.

[-] ky56@aussie.zone 19 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

My buying habits mostly consist of living in the late 2000s and what little open source tech there is a available such as framework and pine64. I'm allergic to manufactured ewaste. If i can't maintain it, i don't want it.

I love the idea of a computerized car and fully integrated infotainment system. In the same way I would love a fully automated house. The automation and debugging benefits would be incredible. But only if I'm in control at an open source hardware / software level. Otherwise it's just manufactured ewaste to me.

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