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Google Messages is blocking rooted Android users from using RCS - The Verge in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

A long time ago, Google stopped doing updates on rooted phones. It's why I stopped rooting my phone. Doing Android updates by reinstalling the latest release every couple months was a PITA. Also, Google finally got the Restore from last Backup working to the point that I didn't have to rely on a backup utility that required rooting my phone. Ah, the early days of Android.

Not being able to rely on RCS from rooted phones makes sense security-wise. You can't trust what's attached to that message. It could be a code injection hack.

How does employing a rapist not constitute an unsafe work environment for female employees? in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] -4 points 7 months ago (2 children)

I AM NOT A LAWYER nor have I slept in a Motel 6 recently, but I believe in California, someone convicted of a sex-related crime becomes a "registered sex offender" for life. They can't live near schools and there are other restrictions. During employee-onboarding, HR must have discovered that this guy has a criminal record. If not, you should discuss this with your manager and HR. If they're a registered sex offender, then the company should follow the guidelines for employing such people.

Who's we? in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

As of tomorrow, she'd be arrested the moment she steps into any public locale in California.

poggers in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago (2 children)

I thought it was Euler that did this. But I can imagine Gauss doing it too.

Henry Kissinger, War Criminal Beloved by America's Ruling Class, Finally Dies in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 42 points 9 months ago (3 children)

My great Aunt had a terrific joke about Henry:

Nixon is walking outside the Whitehouse near an area of freshly fallen snow.

He sees NIXON SUCKS in yellow snow and asks the Secret Service (and the FBI) to investigate who did it.

A couple days go by and someone from the FBI Forensics Lab comes into the Oval Office to report.

"Well?" Nixon asked.

"You're not gonna like this."

"Just tell me."

"It's Henry's."

"I knew it!"

"Ah. That's not all Mr. President."

"What else?"

"It's Pat's handwriting."

Does everyone learn the same gravity in school or is it different everywhere? in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 28 points 9 months ago (1 children)

This is why you have so many Russians being thrown out of windows in high buildings. They're testing the local value of g.

WFH in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago

If I'm Nancy's Secret Santa, I'm getting her gift cards to PetSmart and Dunkin Donuts.

Bad Dog! in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 11 points 10 months ago

During 45's badministration, the Voodoo supply shop kept running out of pins. Once he was out, I transferred a bunch to other dolls.

The hard part is getting hair or nail clippings for all those Election Deniers in Congress.

Alone in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 21 points 10 months ago

A variation of Carl Reiner's joke: How do you make God laugh?

Tell her your plan.

Cookie purchase or hell? in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 12 points 11 months ago

I stopped tipping the grocery clerks when they stopped asking to see my ID when I purchased alcohol.

I mentioned this when the woman ahead of me bought a bottle of wine. The clerk said "She looks under 35. You don't."

Definitely no tip.

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Youtube let the other shoe drop in their end-stage enshittification this week. Last month, they required you to turn on Youtube History to view the feed of youtube videos recommendations. That seems r (media.kbin.social)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Youtube let the other shoe drop in their end-stage enshittification this week. Last month, they required you to turn on Youtube History to view the feed of youtube videos recommendations. That seems reasonable, so I did it. But I delete my history every 1 week instead of every 3 months. So they don't get much from my choices. It still did a pretty good job of showing me stuff I was interested in watching.

Then on Oct 1, they threw up a "You're using an Ad Blocker" overlay on videos. I'd use my trusty Overlay Remover plugin to remove the annoying javascript graphic and watch what I wanted. I didn't have to click the X to dismiss the obnoxious page.

Last week, they started placing a timer with the X so you had to wait 5 seconds for the X to appear so you could dismiss blocking graphic.

Today, there was a new graphic. It allowed you to view three videos before you had to turn off your Ad Blocker. I viewed a video 3 times just to see what happens.

Now all I see is this page.

Google has out and out made it a violation of their ToS to have an ad blocker to view Youtube. Or you can pay them $$$.

I ban such sites from my systems by replacing their DNS name in my hosts file routed to 127.0.0.1 which means I can't view the site. I have quite a few banned sites now.

#tech

McCarthy dares GOP detractors to 'file the f---ing motion' if they want to remove him in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Oh, wouldn't it be wonderful...
if Loren Bobert, George Santos, or MTG filed the motion?

[listening to my Julie Andrews in my OCR of MY FAIR LADY]

Police union leader said woman killed by Seattle officer ‘had limited value’ in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

While I can't be sure, but I'll pretty certain that someone saying the same thing about the Police Union Leader's family would be met with a visit from a SWAT team. I wonder where when Anonymous will start doing takedowns of such people. I'm sure there's plenty of dirt underneath this guy's carpets.